As mentioned in my calendar: I had another photo shoot. It’s for The Chronicle of Higher Education in Washington. The interview took place a few weeks ago, over the phone. It was a nice conversation; the reporter was thorough. And the photographer knew what he wanted, so the shoot went brilliantly as well. Here’s a [...]
And other crazy search terms. Did you know that when you Google a phrase and you find a website, that the people behind that website are able to see what you originally searched for? Don’t worry, I can’t see who typed the following terms into the search machine, but these phrases were all used [...]
As a ‘woman in astronomy’ I’ve been moderating the SIAA forum for a while, together with my colleagues Alice and Paula and the three of us were invited by Helen Walker – chair of this project – to join the conference recently held in London. “Celebrating success and seeking solutions” was the theme of [...]
As Hanny’s Voorwerp said itself, on twitter (!), it’s in the spotlights a lot again lately. And I do realise lots of people are waiting to see another picture of Hanny’s Voorwerp – one taken with the Hubble Space Telescope – but this is very cool too! I love Google. Edd asked it to send [...]
I just noticed this is my 101st article on the blog part of this site and I can tell you it’s going to be a short, important message. Unlike the title suggests, I don’t need to be saved. But native wild animals in the United Kingdom do! With the elections coming up, things could [...]
