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Speculations on astronomy, astrophysics, news I find interesting, theoretical issues, science and science policy. I will digress into computational physics, science fiction and general issues and basically whatever I feel like whenever. And, of course, cats.

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March 31, 2007

game on?

Category: random

So the USS Nimitz leaves San Diego on monday with its strike group, destination Arabian Sea...

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March 30, 2007

Law of Large Numbers: $$$ edition

Category: astro

As the number of proposals submitted go to infinity, most all researchers must have near average success rate.

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HST cycle 16 announced

Category: astro

STSCI just announced cycle 16 selections......

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More bad pet food news

Category: random

Apparently an FDA press conference this morning gave some bad news on pet food....

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iPod iChing - $$$

Category: random

Oy vey, it is friday again. On this season of passing over, we intrepidly approach the mighty iPod One, and ask humbly: what about funding, oh Mighty Omnipotent iPod? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whooooooosh....

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March 28, 2007

smallpox scare in air

Category: random

USAir flight 1014 - New Orleans-Charlotte held on runway while man tested for smallpox Update: He was the Director of the Navy Medical Service Corps? (kos diary) That is weird....

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Evil Genius Redux

Category: astro

Ouch. Julianne treads where few dare......

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Deadly Dark Matter

Category: astro

"...invisible clouds of something that seem to swaddle the galaxies, and to provide the scaffolding for the structure and evolution of the visible universe." "It's about power, in a way."...

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Political Paranoia

Category: random

There is a lot of speculation in the non-US press and in blogs about an imminent US strike on Iran, what with two US carriers in the Persian Gulf (and two Marine amphibious groups), the incident with the UK...

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Science Paranoia

Category: science

The Incoherent Ponderer just submitted a paper to Science, and got an e-mail notifying him that he was listed as a co-author and asking him to do something if he did not accept this. I had the same thing...

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March 23, 2007

wikisky

Category: astro

wikisky?...

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iPod iChing - I've got an idea...

Category: random

Oops, friday again already. So, we ask the omniscient iPod - got any good ideas? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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the best student complaint ever

Category: academia

I am soooo jealous h/t PZ...

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March 21, 2007

pet food contamination

Category: science

As widely reported in the media, a number of cat and dog foods were recalled in the US after a common supplier decided there was a problem with their new wheat gluten supplier (a common additive). 10 animals (9...

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March 20, 2007

why do we hold people back

Category: astro

IF we grant the perception that researchers are being held back from doing some of the "really interesting research", then why do we do it, especially if people are aware of it as an issue?...

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ideas of your own

Category: astro

When, in the course of an academic career, should you work on your own ideas: you know, the stuff that deep down you think is really interesting, potentially breakthrough stuff. Because, most scientists, most of the time, don't....

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snippets of life, ca

Category: random

seen in the back of a not-so-expensive model from an expensive car maker: "How to make money from foreclosures" heard at a a slightly non-random brunch spot, couple of tables to the left: "no, you need to go to...

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Backreaction, Apples and Democracy

Category: astro

Bee follows up the legendary Science and Democracy and Science and Democracy II: the Hierarchy Problem with...

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Vernor Vinge would be proud

Category: random

The Department of Justice has released 3000 paper documents in response to the House judiciary committee request investigating the dismissal of federal US attorneys. The committee staff have started posting the documents in 50 page blocks of scanned PDF files!,...

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NASA: the pain goes on

Category: astro

via NASAwatch we have the promised March 15 statement on how the new budget request impact NASA actuals...

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A few pints short

Category: science

I am counter to the old saying that you can't squeeze blood from stone, having been a proud member of the Red Cross "gallon club" and counting. But I am now not permitted to give blood in the US,...

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Dangeral Professors 2: A Crooked Style

Category: academia

Chad has news of newbies at Crooked Timber...

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March 18, 2007

NASA: Alpha to Omega

Category: astro

The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer is a billion++ $ experiment designed to look at cosmic rays (and to have the absolutely worst set of project web pages yet discovered). In particular it will look at the anti-matter content of cosmic...

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NASA: the Stern Look

Category: astro

Interesting article in Science on the challenge facing Dr Stern in taking over NASA's Science Mission Directorate...

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March 16, 2007

iPod iChing - Free?

Category: random

It is friday, sunny friday, so we spontaneously ask the Mighty iPod: do we actually have Free Will? Woosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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March 15, 2007

What We Need More of is Science

Category: astro

MC Hawking raps...

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Functional Free Will

Category: science

Are we predictable? If we know someone is trying to predict, are we still predictable?

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March 14, 2007

NYT caters to liberal elite

Category: academia

I feel slightly ambivalent about this, but New York Times "Select" content is now available free for students and faculty with valid university e-mail addresses...

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competitive lecturing

Category: astro

note to self: check who else is giving talks in town that day before picking dates......

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March 12, 2007

NASA hints?

Category: astro

The NASA ROSES-2007 is out. This is the omnibus announcement of opportunity/request for proposals for most of th in-house activities for the science mission directorate - everything from evolutionary biolology through test of relativity via the moon and mars...

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selection biases and risk assessment

Category: random

flicking across cnn.com, I see a propane train derailment and an oil well fire in Texas is it heigtened awareness, broader reporting to fill cable news shows, or is there a higher incidence of petrochemical and industrial chemical accidents...

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that's curious

Category: random

In my previous sunday night ramblings on world non-events I said there was no sign of a surge in submarine deployment I was wrong....

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Holistic Yarn Theory

Category: astro

Like String Theory, but more Crafty.

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Bush ehr?

Category: random

Curious, the Iranian news agency say the Bushehr nuclear reactor is to be operational (but not fueled) on tuesday and that the fuel is to be delivered within two weeks!, but......

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March 11, 2007

Significant SF

Category: random

I see the Sciblings are reading most significant science fiction and fantasy...

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March 9, 2007

iPod iChing - PZ'Ching

Category: random

It is friday morning, and happy birthday PZ! So, we approach the mighty iPod and we ask... what does the iPod have to say about PZ? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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Numerology of PZ

Category: random

Nifty, nifty, nifty! PZ now'll be fifty! We all a poem must produce Proper homages as we choose...

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March 8, 2007

whacky week

Category: astro

Talking of which, last week I put together the whackiest research proposal I have ever done....

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March 7, 2007

The Purpose of Academia

Category: academia

Teacher, Educator, Researcher or Charity Worker...

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Strings and Apples

Category: astro

I discuss Apples in Academia, And why string theory is cute when it is angry.

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March 6, 2007

Wunderpalace

Category: random

California, again. At least it is sunny this time. Weird and very tiring trip. Tom still has that magic touch with parties though, and sunsets over the Pacific are as beautiful as ever....

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March 2, 2007

iPod iChing -ides of March

Category: random

New month, new iPod divinations... So, oh mighty iPod, what is in store for us this month then? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Woosh....

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March 1, 2007

fuelling rumours

Category: random

unconfirmed AsiaTimes article claims "refueling assets" are being relocated to Diego Garcia...

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