Jill Tarter: Why the search for alien intelligence matters
Tue Apr 21 2009
Post a commentWith today’s news that two rather Earth-like planets have been spotted using the European Southern Observatory’s telescope in La Silla, Chile, SSD has decided that highlighting Jill Tarter’s call to join the SETI search (winner of the TED Prize this February) is most appropriate:
Enjoy!
Feynman’s Chess Analogy
Tue Apr 21 2009
Post a commentIt seems I’m in very good company when I use chess metaphors in my talks or lectures, or even in my thoughts on how to give a better talk or lecture:
The latest edition of Scientia Pro Publica was published today…
Tue Apr 21 2009
Post a comment…and SSD is honoured and delighted to be part of this issue, hosted over at GrrlScientist’s wonderful blog. Scientia Pro Publica (which translates as Science for the People), celebrates excellent writing in science, nature and medicine that has been recently published in the blogosphere.
It’s always fun to find out what others in your field (or closely neighbourhing it) are thinking, doing and writing, but I’m so impressed with the content of the issue in particular that I’m tempted to post a summary. In the meantime, you all should go check it out… NOW!. If you have a blog, go ahead and link to it — support your fellow science bloggers!
Famous Dates: October, 1929
Mon Apr 20 2009
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(USDA Weather Bureau Meteorological Report from Norwich, near Washington, D.C.)
Every once and awhile, while poring over data for a study, I get inspired (or maybe a little distracted) and find an item I decide is worthy of keeping for my own amusement and/or interest (and now, yours, oh lucky readers!). I think handwritten historical records, like the one above, are particularly interesting.
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