Sept 2 to 6
We’ve been spoiled by gluts of gorgeous hi-res Hubble photos of spiral galaxies and nebulae, but it wasn’t always that easy to see off this planet. This week, guest poster Jeff Kanipe unearthed the compelling mystery behind the first public glimpse of Arcturus at the 1933 worlds fair.
Erik explained why some science writing metaphors are good, some are great, and some are so larded with truth that they define the climate change debate.
Cameron muses about the reopening if the Bay Bridge and feeling the future, equal parts hope and trepidation.
“Students nowadays are expected to discover haphazardly. Working alone for a few hours, they must somehow derive principles that took centuries for scientists to decode.” Jessa diagnoses the flaw in nontraditional science curricula.