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On Black Holes, Dragons, and Yarn…

by Nicole Gugliucci • April 5, 2011 • 4 Comments

Oh. Uh, hello there. *Unburies self from pile of papers* Glad you are still here, reading this and such. My research took a turn for the busy in the last month (yay!) and now I’m focusing my attention on writing.…

by Nicole Gugliucci • February 9, 2011 • 3 Comments

I’ve had “The Art of Being a Scientist: A Guide for Graduate Students and their Mentors” sitting on my desk for some time now. It looks to be a fascinating and useful read, however, I was deathly afraid that I…

by Nicole Gugliucci • December 28, 2010 • 15 Comments

I have so many things I *have* to write, but I find it hard to just get started. So here’s something rather whimsical and personal and free-form to start… the journey of just one little skeptic. I am skeptical because…

by Nicole Gugliucci • September 1, 2010 • 0 Comments

If you know me in person, you’ve probably heard me talk on and on about Dark Skies, Bright Kids, aka DSBK. This is an astronomy club for elementary school kids in Albemarle County, run by volunteers from the Astronomy Department…

by Nicole Gugliucci • July 1, 2010 • 0 Comments

There must be a way to stay sane amongst the insanity of teaching. If there is, I haven’t found it yet. But, two things that have helped are new works from two of my favorite artists! TREBUCHET is out! Fans…

by Nicole Gugliucci • October 30, 2009 • 4 Comments

I’ve been busy, as it usually goes, being all grad student-y and the like. Usually when I get home at night I’m too tired to blog or dance or any such thing. My creative juices are sapped. So I was…

by Nicole Gugliucci • August 31, 2009 • 2 Comments

I was fortunate enough to receive a copy of National Geographic’s Backyard Guide to the Night Sky for my first “official” book review. (My first “unofficial” one was for Death from the Skies.) So instead of fearing for our lives…

by Nicole Gugliucci • July 20, 2009 • 2 Comments

Hey all, it’s been a while again. I’ve been sloooowly getting things done at work. As Swoopy aptly puts in the latest Skepticality (106), When I get to talk to scientists, often they are in the lab and they are…

by Nicole Gugliucci • May 15, 2009 • 8 Comments

So if you are one of those who have wandered over to my blog from time to time, surely you know of the Bad Astronomer. He’s not “bad” in the “good vs. bad” sense, more like “badass.” Well, actually, Phil…

by Nicole Gugliucci • March 31, 2009 • 5 Comments

I’m still around. Promise! The last few weeks have been super busy with travel, being sick, and work. Coming up in the next few weeks are my thesis committee meeting, a regional conference for my grant, a bellydance workshop, and…