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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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June 30, 2008

world in a grain of sand

Category: astro

What would it take to capture our life, in full fidelity? It may be less than you think. I think....

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June 27, 2008

iPod iChing -wet weather

Category: random

Stormy friday, and we idly ask the iPod: what about the weather? Will the Mississippi flood down river? Will the droughts continue elsewhere? We gots to know. Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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Carnival of Space #60

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #60, like, up at Slacker Astronomy, dude....

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Phoenix base

Category: astro

Early tantalizing Phoenix lander results from Mars....

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June 25, 2008

Who is Obama's Science Adviser?

Category: science

Who is Obama's Science Adviser?...

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The Colour of Matter: Colbert Report

Category: astro

Neil deGrasse Tyson, Colbert BFF, is back on The Report......

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Eur08

Category: random

Hardly seen any of the footie to date, just caught the second half of the Spain-Italy quarter final, and now the last 30 mins of Turkey vs Germany (replay)....

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June 20, 2008

iPod iChing - crush

Category: random

Frantic, frazzled frændfólks friday. So, oh mighty iPod - will any good come of all this, and you know of which I speak...? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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June 19, 2008

Holy Vanishing Crumbs, Phoenix!

Category: astro

Phoenix has been digging shallow trenches on Mars, and hitting hard stuff, which is bright white - like maybe ice. Now bits of the stuff are vanishing before our eyes......

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Carnival of Space #59

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #59 up at SciBlog Green Gabbro...

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Philosophy and Modern Physics - Request for Comment

Category: astro

What is your take on the philosophical, or theological, tone in some recent popular treatments of modern physics?...

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June 18, 2008

GLAST blog and other NASA snippets

Category: astro

NASA is really getting into the blog thing......

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June 17, 2008

there is always one...

Category: academia

why is there always One that hatesdoesn't click with you......

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June 13, 2008

Sometimes I despair

Category: academia

"So, you get through grad school. You do research that gets lot of citations. You get tenure... ...then Larry King wraps it up: "Tomorrow, we'll talk about psychic kids." " 'cause y'know linking is an intrinsically good thing to...

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iPod iChing - annihilate this

Category: random

Hot and sultry friday. We ask the iPod: will GLAST really detect cold dark matter annihilation radiation from centers of nearby galaxies? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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Carnival of Space #58

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #58...

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June 12, 2008

China, Cuba and Oil

Category: random

About a week ago, George Will, in a column, asserted incorrectly that Cuba was letting NorwayChina drill for oil in Gulf waters. The meme was promptly picked up and eventually asserted by the US vice President. Where did this come...

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downstream

Category: science

A few weeks ago I noted that the spring had the potential for some worrying flooding in the Mississippi basin...

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June 11, 2008

GLAST launched

Category: astro

GLAST launched at noon video here...

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June 9, 2008

SMEX - six up

Category: astro

In case you missed it, NASA announced selection of the six SMEX concept studies that will be downselected to two launch missions in 2012-2015....

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June 8, 2008

Sigur Rós

Category: random

New Sigur Rós album coming out, they they do a free concert with Björk in Reykjaví at the end of June. In the meantime video and free download of Gobbledigook - first song on the album - here - signin...

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June 6, 2008

iPod iChing - I got nothing

Category: random

Sunny, glorious friday, as we head home. So, we skip to the Great iPod and ask: what is in store for us in the near future, oh Great iPod One? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Whoosh....

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subprime 1.6 mile high

Category: random

I've spent the last couple of weeks at the Aspen Center for Physics. As always, it has been productive and a pleasure, but I noticed one big change as I was puttering around town....

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unthinkables

Category: random

Cordesman of the CSIS has a presentation on potential Middle East nuclear conflicts...

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The gifts of Ares

Category: astro

Three times smitten by my spear he pressed the dust...

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Carnival of Space #57

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #57 is up...

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Golf Gear?

Category: random

John McCain's website is puzzling:...

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June 5, 2008

GLAST divergence

Category: astro

Battery anomaly on GLAST launcher, launch now no earlier than 11 June. Instantaneous slip rate is > day-per-day Current launch window is good for another 8 weeks or so though. This too shall pass....

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the second intelligence report

Category: random

Senate Select Intelligence Committee has released its second report on 9/11 and Iraq related issues....

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June 4, 2008

vignettes from a life in science 2.

Category: science

I am currently in one of my favourite physics hostels......

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June 3, 2008

Goosh

Category: science

"In the beginning......

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Lonely Ice Bear of the North

Category: science

A young, male polar bear was discovered in northern Iceland this morning. He had, almost certainly, got stuck on an ice floe that broke off the east Greenland pack and drifted to Iceland, where he swam to land....

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June 2, 2008

low mass planet discovered

Category: astro

New planet discovery by Bennett et al, about three Earth masses, adds to the variety of exoplanets. Prospects for lots of Earth mass planets being out there are improved....

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A Final Theory

Category: astro

It is very rare at this stage of my life that I find myself unable to put a book down....

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June 1, 2008

Hubble Mountain High

Category: astro

The Roadside Gallery in Carbondale, CO, is doing a Hubble exhibit...!...

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Big Dig Begins

Category: astro

The Phoenix lander on Mars has touched the soil and is getting ready to do some digging...

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Carnival of Space #56

Category: astro

Carnival of Space #56 is up at the Lifeboat Foundation...

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vignettes from a life in science

Category: astro

today was a beautiful day. the sun shone, temperature was mild, the air was clear, the pool was open...

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