So… just as I was saying how I need to spew forth words into a thesis by April… I’ve also joined SkepChick as a new blogger! I figure, if I just keep writing and writing and writing in different places, something good will come out. Right? In any case, I’m honored to join such a…
Come, Explore the Universe With Us!
Citizen science online is catching on these days. Not just for your screensaver anymore, these projects let you get your hands dirty, metaphorically speaking. You can classify galaxies or fold proteins. I am really happy to share this project which is now in beta and building a community for astronomical research: CosmoQuest.
Overloaded with Astronomy
Aaaannnnddd… back. In Charlottesville. The last week and a half saw me in two of the most fun cities I know and at two different conferences presenting my thesis work and all kinds of other professional stuff. Crazy. You can get a nice sense of the week’s astronomy and space stories by watching the weekly…
Video Killed the Radio Sky
Greetings from Boulder! I’m at the National Radio Sciences Meeting of URSI, listening to lots of talks on radio astronomy and geosciences, as well as madly finishing my own talk which I gave yesterday. I just had to share this cool website that was in one of the talks in the education section of the…
On the Road: See you in Boulder and/or Austin!
Just got home from a whirlwind of family holiday travel, and I’m not even going to put my suitcase away. In a few days, I’ll be leaving again for the National Radio Sciences Meeting of URSI in Boulder, Colorado. I give a talk there on Wednesday afternoon, then I fly out to Austin two days…
A Toast to Hitchens
I woke up to the news that Christopher Hitchens has died. Well, that sucks. Controversial and ornery though he could be, he was also a superb writer, thinker, and pusher-of-boundaries. So, in his honor, I’ve dug up an old post I did in 2008, reporting on his debate with Frank Turek over the existence of…
December’s “Peek into my Brain”… or, at least, RSS feed
Apparently my weekly updates are now… monthly. Or of some periodicity that is too long for this to be considered a consistent blog. Or something. But it’s my website and I’ll post if I want to, right? Interesting Things on the Internet Carnival(s) of Space 224 (Smaller Questions), 225 (me!), 226 (Dear Astronomer), and 227…
Carnival of Space #225
Greetings, fellow space nerds and geeks! For the US folks, I hope you have recovered from your turkey coma and are getting back to your regularly scheduled week. We’re getting ready to celebrate the longest night of the year here in the Northern Hemisphere, while you Southern Hemispherers approach summer. However you celebrate the impending…
Oh my, it’s already November…
Even though it’s been a few weeks, I still want to bring attention to some of the interesting stuff on the internet that has caught my attention… Earth had a visitor of the rocky kind in YU55 which passed within the distance of the Moon’s orbit. See the radar video from NASA and get your…
Thanks and Hugs
Hello, all. Checking in to say GGEEEAAAAGGGGGHHH. Between #NaTheWriMo, aka National Thesis Writing Month, or several months really, and #willastronomfornoms, aka my search for a job after said thesis is finished, I’m a wee bit stressed. BUT, I did run all you lovely donators for the VA Earthquake victims through a random number generator for…
For Bob Rood, one of the coolest people I know
Update: The family has set up a public Facebook page where you can share your favorite Bob Rood stories and memories. Also, the current astronomy department chair wrote this in remembrance of Bob. Update 2: A public memorial service will be held at 4pm on November 10th at the University of Virginia chapel. It will…
I would walk 500 miles for The Doctor…
I know I already tweeted this last night. But it is so freaking cool that I have to share it everywhere. Favorite part… dancing Sigma Ood! Thanks to Whitney for sharing this on Facebook. This made my night.
Black holes, Homeopathy, and Robots… Stuff I’ve Missed
Last weekend I had lovely time at Women Thinking Free Foundation’s “Skeptics Under the Stars.” We had a meteor shower! And marshmallows! And comets! And the Yerkes Observatory! I took a few pictures of the observatory and the campsite and also around Chicago as Jamie, the skeptical ninja of WTFF, gave me a lovely tour.…
Quakes and Hugs
Update 2: I’ve been totally MIA this past week and have a deadline coming up October 31, so I’m extending my offer until November 5th. Which is also the day of the NRAO open house! (Hope to see you there.) Also, you can donate to the Housing Foundation linked below, or to the Louisa Education…
News, Where I’ve Been, Where I’m Headed
It’s Friday, not Monday, which means I’m going to load up part 1 of the “stuff that interests me” from the past few weeks. Since I… I missed a couple of Mondays there. Obviously, big news in the tech world… Steve Jobs has died. Amanda Bauer’s blog brought his 2005 Stanford speech to my attention,…
No links, but Cool Eye Candy!
I was away this weekend at a really fun wedding and with no wifi, but I did manage to write about the stupendous amazing lovely first images from ALMA, the Atacama Large Millimeter/sub-millimeter Array. And now, the astropr0n… ALMA shows us what’s going on in the Antennae. Click the picture for a bigger view and…
Monday (not)-morning Links!
Waking up is hard to do… My sleep schedule is bizarre. However! I still have my favorite links and stories from the week to share…
Help CosmoQuest
On March 22, 2013 we found out that many NASA EPO programs will be suspended as a direct result of US budgetary sequestration. We are proactively working to raise money to make sure that CosmoQuest can continue to support its staff and its programs.
Your donation will support science education that produces science!
Total Raised: $20,557 (as of 6/18/2012)
About Nicole Gugliucci
I’m a brand new post-doc in astronomy working as part of the CosmoQuest team. My thesis focused on radio astronomy instrumentation. That means, I got to build cool telescopes that will open up new frontiers in the universe. I also love to teach, both in a classroom setting and informally. I'm happy to talk about the universe with anyone who will listen, and I am skeptically curious about all things.Also blogging at…
