Articles Tagged with science communication

Numbering the stars (II)

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The observable universe

One word is the difference between calculation and infinity.

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Numbering the stars (I)

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Big numbers

We look at answers to an obvious question.

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The narrative imperative

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Telling the story

We notice that novel-writing and movie-making are different from Physics and History.

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Names for numbers

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Changing designations

Our astronomer wonders about Thor’s Helmet, the Heart and Soul, and other things.

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Students return (II)

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Unintended consequences

We find, again, that the message we thought we sent is not always what was received.

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Ghosts of future theories

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Magnetic monopoles

We know a great deal about things that may not exist.

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A new type of paradoxer

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Collective individuals

Has the internet made possible a new form of anti-science?

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A village in space

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Interstellar genetics

A recent paper contemplates a very long voyage.

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The discard pile

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It didn’t work out

What is the use of scientific theories that aren’t right?

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Transistors, candles and light bulbs

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Simple or complicated

Which would you rather explain?

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