Stream of consciousness Technically, we still haven’t imaged the actual black hole… 26 Sep 201924 Sep 2019 Alright, that's not just nitpicking, that's misunderstanding what language is for. This, right there, with its global network of collaborators turning their telescopes on the same object at given times,…
Nerdy stuff Who says there’s “fun” in physics? 3 Sep 201925 Aug 2019 Making fun of physics is difficult. Sure, you can go Sitcom-style and make fun of people, the scientists. But making fun of science itself? What's the Sheldon Cooper of actual…
Stream of consciousness Ever seen a spiral galaxy? 30 May 201929 May 2019 As in: Have you ever looked through a telescope and seen the spiral arms reaching outwards? Not many objects in the sky will give you that pleasure. The Andromeda galaxy…
Stream of consciousness Storm in the teacup (quasar) 23 May 201923 May 2019 This is a good example of a galaxy which we know pretty well, but keep probing further into. Does that make sense to you? See, it's a quasar. That's fine.…
Stream of consciousness “Super-Earth orbiting Barnard’s star” 28 Feb 201927 Feb 2019 "Super-Earth orbiting Barnard's star" it says at the source of this image (link below). As a writer, I can feel the pain here. I have my fair share of these…
Stream of consciousness Ever wondered how we know all this? 14 Feb 201911 Feb 2019 This is what you see in this image: Upper atmosphere, top clouds. Atmosphere consisting of hydrogen, helium, and methane gas. Mantle consisting of water, ammonia, and methane ices. Core consisting…
Nerdy stuff Revenge of the nerds? 5 Feb 201913 Feb 2019 Look at the image. Feel small, yet? It would be quite legitimate, if you did. In fact, most people look at the image and realize what it means, feel that…
Stream of consciousness A sky full of stars 31 Jan 201919 Jan 2019 When growing up, I thought accountancy was boring. Becoming a researcher, spending nights looking at lines and points on screens during experiments, I realised that accountancy was probably really exciting,…
Nerdy stuff Not pretty, no, no. Not pretty. 15 Jan 201915 Jan 2019 The Big Bang Theory is awful, really awful. I mean, yeah, it's successful and everything, I guess, but it's awful. Really awful. Oh, it looks quite ok on the surface.…
