#ICYMI: Dr. Andrew Siemion received the Drake Award Thursday night. Ahead of the awards reception, communications specialist Beth Johnson sat down at the SETI Institute offices and talked with him about his career so far, receiving the Drake Award, and his vision for the future of SETI research.
English self-taught mathematician and physicist Oliver Heaviside was born #OTD in 1850.
He invented a new technique for solving differential equations, independently developed vector calculus, and rewrote Maxwell's equations in the form commonly used today. He significantly shaped the way Maxwell's equations are understood and applied in the decades following Maxwell's death. His practical experience in telegraphy provided a foundation for his later theoretical work.
He was an unusual man, who had some unfortunate mental health problems in later life: signing his name with the "title" suffix "W.O.R.M.", painting his nails pink (more unusual then than it would be now), replacing his furniture with granite blocks, and so on. (See Wikipedia, below.)
On the other hand, I sorta like the idea that there's a lot more room for weirdness in the world than we normally allow for.
@weekend_editor He made a significant contribution by providing a new interpretation of Maxwell's equations. And probably his mental issues were due to the intense dedication to his work. We should look at his legacy instead...
Expect new images and first science results from #ESAEuclid coming Thursday, 23 May. Five new stunning images, first ten science papers plus five #Euclid reference publications.
There will be broadcast by #ESA as well as press and paper releases by ESA and us. Stay tuned!
Started listening to the audiobook edition of Everything Is Predictable. How Bayes' Remarkable Theorem Explains the World, written and read by Tom Chivers.
Il reprochait ร #DidierRaoult des erreurs "niveau brevet des collรจges" : accusรฉ de diffamation, un prof de #maths relaxรฉ
Attaquรฉ en #justice par Didier Raoult pour diffamation et injure publique, Guillaume Limousin a รฉtรฉ relaxรฉ, mardi 14 mai [...]. Sur Twitter, ce professeur de mathรฉmatiques isรฉrois, reprochait ร l'infectiologue une sรฉrie d'erreurs de "niveau brevet des collรจges". Didier Raoult devra lui verser 2000โฌ, au titre des frais de justice.
@cpolitic
รvidemment, ร 70 ans, le charlatan s'en contrefout et se fera encore des royalties sur ses livres "scandaleux" que des gogos continueront d'acheter.
"She criticized my organizational skills and told me that she didnโt see a passion or spark for doing research in me."
Pleading to passion are cop outs for not paying your, or providing sufficient guidance. This was squarely on the PI to begin with, by not reading the room or asking for timely feedback on workload. The the response left a culture of fear (nor one of responsibility and disclosure). Poor management as ever.
Les milliardaires techbros libertariens sont vraiment la plaie de l'humanitรฉ.
Les dรฉchets volants de Musk pourrissent les images scientifiques de Hubble ๐ฑ
Si la Terre est entre lui et le soleil, il a pas forcรฉment besoin de pointer pile dans le dos.
Un peu de travers, avec toujours la Terre hors du champs, mais un poil ร raz pour voir des satellites ?
J'y crois moyen. Vu la focale de hubble tu dois avoir de la lumiรจre รฉmise par la terre qui rentre par le bout du tube bien longtemps avant que celle ci entre dans le champs.
Complรจtement a l'instinct je dirais mรชme que pile perpendiculaire ร la surface c'est dรฉjร polluรฉ.
Je pense que hubble ne voit pas starlink pour le moment (c'est prรฉvu des orbites plus hautes et lร oui, รงa posera problรจme)
Mais ya bien plus d'autres objets dans son champs que le jouets de musk :)
> Nestle, Kelloggโs, and other big food conglomerates have been funding a massive misinformation campaign to make you think their foods are healthy.Their goal ...
https://www.seti.org/keeping-eye-comet-a3-next-naked-eye-comet-candidate
In early 2023, a new comet took stargazers by surprise. Called Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinan-Atlas), this icy visitor was discovered by two separate observatories in South Africa and China. Comet A3 had scientists and amateurs alike wondering if it would be the next naked-eye comet to light our skies. As 2024 unfolds, we eagerly anticipate whether Comet A3 will deliver the breathtaking celestial display we have all been hoping for!
In their promo social media posts: "Donโt miss our special report featuring 380 climate scientists on how they feel about the future of our planet." #climate
The low-carb, high-fat ketogenic diet comes with promises of weight loss, but a new study says it also has some serious health risks. In mice, a keto diet increases the buildup of zombie-like cells in the heart, kidneys, lungs and brain, which can accelerate organ aging and other health problems. New Scientist has more: https://flip.it/HNFJFR #Science#Health#Diet#Nutrition#Keto