Articles Tagged with science communication

Making paradoxers

Deliberate deception

Paradoxers can be made, as well as born.

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Nobel or teaching?

Considering Feynman

We wonder where a scientist made the most impact.

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A voyage to Uranus

Space is big

It takes a long time to get to the outer planets.

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Old-fashioned astronomers (III)

Publishing Roger Griffin

Where does an astronomer go to discuss his results?

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Reading the dial (III)

Displaying the data

Communicating science can be difficult, even to and by scientists.

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A simpler theory

Measuring complications

A simple idea can become a complicated thing to implement.

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Alphabetical order

An historical mistake

We highlight an instance in which not knowing one’s history led to mistakes in astrophysics.

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Black hole ironies

Bright and dark, near and far

We point out some astronomical ironies.

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How did you do that?

Doing and teaching

Watching yourself think takes effort and attention.

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Making a drawing (I)

The importance of the rough sketch

Sometimes, the rougher the better.

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