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Tag Archives: astronomy
Why does the Moon have phases?
“Moonspinners. They’re naiads – you know, water-nymphs. Sometimes, when you’re deep in countryside, you meet three girls, walking along the hill tracks in the dusk, spinning. They each have a spindle, and onto these they are spinning their wool, milk-white, … Continue reading
Posted in fiction, literature, physics
Tagged astronomy, folk tales, legend, moon, moon phases, mythology, naiad, Naiades, night sky
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Talking cosmology at a party
“…I barely know her, but if I were you, I would not mention cosmology.” Jon’s advice was not surprising. Danielle did not mention what she was studying when the likely responses were astonished stares, ill-fitted jokes, and awkward silences before … Continue reading
Posted in academia, cosmology, physics
Tagged astronomy, misconceptions, observation, oversimplification, popular science, science popularization, spirituality
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Nothing is going to change
It’s an issue I was determined to avoid in this blog and for a good reason. A lot has been written (and blogged, tweeted…) about sexual harassment of female students in STEM. Reading Sean Carroll‘s blog-post, “We Suck (But We … Continue reading
Posted in academia, physics
Tagged academic career, academic life, astronomy, harassment, sexual harassment, women in physics, women in science
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Who is looking for high-stakes, cutting-edge cosmology?
“At eleven sharp, Susan Brophy introduced Mathias Kramer and stepped aside to let him say all the appropriate things. As soon as the lights were dimmed, the audience saw a pair of huge, flaming jets move on the screen. The … Continue reading
Posted in cosmology, disruptive technology, fiction, physics, science fiction
Tagged astronomy, Initial Conditions, NASA, satire, space
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The Falling Sky – contemporary fiction with realistic physics
‘Do you believe it?’ Ah, that word again. It sounds odd in this space. They are all used to statistical odds, experiment, proof, even uncertainty, but they rarely talk about belief. It sounds too human. And they like to pretend … Continue reading
Posted in Big Bang, cosmology, fiction, literature, physics
Tagged arrogant professors, astronomy, fiction, lab lit, women in physics, women in science
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