Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Aug 26 Lunch Break Science at Science Museum of Virginia

Best wishes to my friend of many years, Ted Bethune as he gives a talk today.
We met in grade school.
Science was one thing we both followed and talked of with each other often.
Aug 26 Lunch Break Science Noon-1 pm • FREE!
The Missions of John W. Young presented by Ted Bethune, Aerospace Program Specialist at Space Science.
http://www.smv.org/visit/events/lunchbreakscience

Thursday, August 20, 2015

Roald Hoffmann

I am reading about Roald Hoffmann here (http://www.roaldhoffmann.com/home).

Public Lecture—The Dark Universe Through Einstein's Lens

I am watching this video Public Lecture—The Dark Universe Through Einstein's Lens here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgTyaHTanT4).

THE MYSTERY OF MATTER on PBS

I watched this series The Mystery of Matter: Search for the Elements on PBS last evening. I am looking at the website here (http://www.pbs.org/program/mystery-matter/).

Melanie Vandenbrouck And Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015

I am reading about Melanie Vandenbrouck here (http://www.rmg.co.uk/about/the-organization/staff-profiles/curatorial/melanie-vandenbrouck).

I am reading about this event Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year 2015 here (http://www.rmg.co.uk/whats-on/exhibitions/astronomy-photographer-of-the-year).

I am watching this video Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year - shortlist selected here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLT6EQulbgyGdI0UbdRSbcNi6uh6DwoFp8&v=V7Py57n4RDY).

Monday, August 17, 2015

Age of the neutrino: Plans to decipher mysterious particle take shape

I am reading this article Age of the neutrino: Plans to decipher mysterious particle take shape here (http://www.nature.com/news/age-of-the-neutrino-plans-to-decipher-mysterious-particle-take-shape-1.18159?WT.mc_id=TWT_NatureNews).

Dr. Rikkert Frederix receives highly-endowed award of the Humboldt Foundation Kovalevskaja prizewinner investigates the structure of the universe

I saw this on Twitter
Fraser Cain ‏@fcain 9h9 hours ago
"Kovalevskaja prizewinner investigates the structure of the universe" https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/short/article/32565/ … via @TU_Muenchen

I am reading this article Dr. Rikkert Frederix receives highly-endowed award of the Humboldt Foundation Kovalevskaja prizewinner investigates the structure of the universehere (https://www.tum.de/en/about-tum/news/press-releases/short/article/32565/).