I'd like to post a public thank you to everyone involved with the Schroedinger II Sessions.
Especially to Chad Orzel for having the idea in the first place, Emily Edwards for organizing. And the American Physics Society for paying for stuff.
And everyone who spoke as well as fellow participants. It was a blast. My brain is broken, but it was a blast.
Monday, August 1, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Out of here.
Leaving tomorrow for the Schroedinger II workshop at JQI. I won't be posting until Monday - I might sneak something in before I leave, but I don't want to have to worry about it, so putting this up now.
My website is up, but please do not leave comments right now as they might not save.
My website is up, but please do not leave comments right now as they might not save.
Monday, July 25, 2016
For DC People
Did some museum time over the weekend.
The Air & Space Museum has "A New Moon Rises" - it's temporary, but there's no formal closing date. It has some amazing pictures of the Moon taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Yes, you can see them online, but...) Capitol end of the museum, upper floor on the right.
The American History has "Fantastic Worlds" through February 26, 2017. It's an exhibit of the intersection of science and science fiction in the Victorian era that features very little from America - but it's worth checking out, especially if you're interested in steampunk.
The Air & Space Museum has "A New Moon Rises" - it's temporary, but there's no formal closing date. It has some amazing pictures of the Moon taken by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. (Yes, you can see them online, but...) Capitol end of the museum, upper floor on the right.
The American History has "Fantastic Worlds" through February 26, 2017. It's an exhibit of the intersection of science and science fiction in the Victorian era that features very little from America - but it's worth checking out, especially if you're interested in steampunk.
Friday, July 22, 2016
Oops
Sometimes we're wrong in science.
Sometimes we're very wrong.
Scientists trying to sequence two species of lichen discovered they were genetically identical. Both the photosynthetic algae and its fungal symbiote were identical.
Snag?
One of them was toxic. The other wasn't. So, something else had to be going on - and the something turned out to be a second fungal symbiote specialized for defense.
Scientists are now trying to find out whether all lichens are, in fact, threesomes...or only some.
Sometimes we're very wrong.
Scientists trying to sequence two species of lichen discovered they were genetically identical. Both the photosynthetic algae and its fungal symbiote were identical.
Snag?
One of them was toxic. The other wasn't. So, something else had to be going on - and the something turned out to be a second fungal symbiote specialized for defense.
Scientists are now trying to find out whether all lichens are, in fact, threesomes...or only some.
Thursday, July 21, 2016
Changes Episode 50
If you weren't able to see this live, you can watch it here:
Also, my website and Making Fate will go down on Sunday for server upgrades (I'm with a small provider). It will be down for a few days - please be patient. I should be able to upgrade WordPress and my themes afterwards - and hopefully this will allow me to make the site properly mobile friendly. This will also fix the random unavailability issues that have been going on for the last couple of weeks.
Also, my website and Making Fate will go down on Sunday for server upgrades (I'm with a small provider). It will be down for a few days - please be patient. I should be able to upgrade WordPress and my themes afterwards - and hopefully this will allow me to make the site properly mobile friendly. This will also fix the random unavailability issues that have been going on for the last couple of weeks.
Wednesday, July 20, 2016
X Marks The...
...center of the galaxy?
Apparently, yes. There really is a giant X made out of stars at the center of the Milky Way. It probably has to do with how gravity propagates, but...we humans like our patterns.
(The treasure at the middle is, of course, unreachable - a supermassive black hole that acts as the anchor that holds the galaxy together).
http://www.popsci.com/how-two-astronomers-on-twitter-discovered-center-our-galaxy
Apparently, yes. There really is a giant X made out of stars at the center of the Milky Way. It probably has to do with how gravity propagates, but...we humans like our patterns.
(The treasure at the middle is, of course, unreachable - a supermassive black hole that acts as the anchor that holds the galaxy together).
http://www.popsci.com/how-two-astronomers-on-twitter-discovered-center-our-galaxy
Monday, July 18, 2016
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