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Have some Proxima Centauri with ESPRESSO
“Proxima is our closest neighbor in an immense universe. How could we not be charmed by it?” Well, the planet may or may not exist (the confirmation data won’t be publicly available for another couple years). And it is most likely not inhabitable — despite being dubbed a “Super-Earth” (which really only refers to size […]
Two men make “Earth sandwich” 20,000 kilometers apart
File under “strange reasons to study Earth science in school” and “things to do when you have far too much free time.” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-51171834
99.9999999% of Your Body Is Empty Space
Are you sitting down for this? Well, you’re not really. Your butt isn’t actually touching the chair you’re sitting on. Since the meat of your atoms is nestled away in nuclei, when you ‘touch’ someone (or something), you aren’t actually feeling their atoms. Nobody has ever really touched anything in their lives. Sleep tight… (Not […]
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First Year Wall (Part 2) – The (not-so voluntary) parent-teacher conference
In mid-April, I went to a parent-teacher conference. Actually, it was more like an enforced PTA committee, which one parent per kid had to attend. As a group. We sat at our kids’ desks (tiny!) and introduced ourselves. This was … Continue reading
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