Okay, that word makes me giggle. Quasquicentennial. It means 125 years, and that’s how old the McCormick Observatory at the University of Virginia is on April 13 (tomorrow)! Many people know it on Grounds as that dome on O-Hill if they’ve hiked or run the trails back there. Other students have been there for a…
Weekly World News, that bastion of scientific credibility, has reported that 53% of people are psychic, based on a study done at the University of Virginia on the townspeople and students of Charlottesville. Say what now? This study was published by the “parapsychology division of the University of Virginia School of Medicine” in the Journal…
Mooeypoo of Smarter Than That and SmartAxe has started an astronomy answering service on Twitter! Just tweet your question with the tag #asktronomy and one of our “astronomy experts” will answer. In other news, someone actually thinks I’m an expert at something… boy will they be surprised. I know what you are thinking, 140 characters…
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 a class project to design and guide, and generally trying to keep my project moving! …
On Tuesday,VCU in Richmond is hosting a debate between atheist author Christopher Hitchens and Christian author Frank Turek. It starts at 7pm in the Commonwealth Ballroom in the Student Commons and is free admission. Although I’ve read some pieces from and seen some video clips of Hitchens, I haven’t actually finished his most recent book,…
I work for an amazing citizen science program called CosmoQuest. With the rapidly changing funding landscape in the US with regards to science education, we need your help to keep our programs thriving. Your donation will support science education that produces science!
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