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An astronomer's personal view on life, the Universe, and everything. Informative, funny, skeptical, and topical, it's mostly cool astronomy stuff and science in general, with a definite slant against antiscience and uncritical thinking.
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Time and Relative Dimensions in Cookies
One of the reasons I love this time of year is that Mrs. BA is a fantastic cook and baker. She was making cutout cookies the the day, and asked if I wanted anything special. Well, duh. Who wouldn’t want a cookie that’s bigger on the ins...
Tennant’s and Stewart’s Hamlet to air this month
Are you a scifi+ Shakespeare dork? I just found out that the stage version of Hamlet starring David Tennant and Patrick Stewart has been made into a film, and it will air on BBC 2 on December 26th. The BBC has the info (look to the right, fourth pane...
Today IS a good day to MMORPG
I’m not much of an online game player, but I may have to rethink that stance: Mwuhahahaha. That looks like fun! Now I just have to slow the Earth’s rotation to give me more time per day to play. Where’s Q when you need him? Tip o&#...
Doctor Who End of Time trailer, preview, spoilers!
MAJOR SPOILERS FOR DOCTOR WHO BELOW! If you don’t want to have any inkling of what happens to The Doctor next, then you need to EXTERMINATE/DELETE this post immediately. (Here’s a picture just to use as filler so you can avoid spoilers): ...
CERN, Flash Forward, and Robert Sawyer
Earlier this year, I spent a few days in Wyoming attending Launch Pad, a NASA-sponsored workshop for science fiction writers to help familiarize themselves with astronomy. It’s run by Mike Brotherton, himself an astronomer and science fiction a...
Portugal: 1999
This makes me want a) to be in Portugal, and 2) to be 8 years old again. But then, looking at it does make me feel like a kid. So cool! For those wondering what this is all about: here you go. Tip o’ the commlock to Ron Britton. ...
The Big Blog Theory
A little while back, I made a sojourn to Los Angeles to get a few things done. You know, the usual for a science blogger: get a tattoo, hang out with a man crush, watch a live taping of a smash hit comedy show, meet and greet with TV execs. Ho hum. ...
Doctor Who news: Waters of Mars special airs November 15!
The BBC has announced that the new Doctor Who special, Waters of Mars, will air on BBC One on Sunday, November 15! Squeeeee! You can get more info on the BBC’s DW site. I’ve been without my dose of the Doctor for far too long, so this ...
Tim Minchin on Jonathan Ross Friday!
For U.S. folks who get BBC America, the fantastic comedian, skeptic, and musician Tim Minchin will be on the Friday Night with Jonathan Ross show tonight! Tim is brilliant; his performance at TAM London brought the house down. Jonathan Ross is somet...
Cox on Colbert
As promised, Brian Cox was on The Colbert Report last night, and hit it out of the park. The whole show was better than average (which is saying a lot) but Brian truly rocked! If you missed it (and live in the States) the whole episode is online (Bri...
Who does their decorating
I’m not in the house market right now, but if I were, I might be interested in this timeless home in Canada (you can go to the original listing as well). I wonder what they use as the number of square feet. ∞? Tip o’ the sonic screw...
The Big-E Bang Theory
What happens when you take two of my favorite things in the whole world and put them together? Why, you get my mancrush Wil Wheaton on The Big Bang Theory! Here’s the promo from CBS. The episode airs Monday, October 19. Squeee!...
Hypnotoad IRL
ZOOLOGY IS THE BEST SCIENCE. ESPECIALLY AMPHIBIANS. WE SHOULD ALL SUPPORT AND OBEY AMPHIBIANS. Anyone out there in BALand know what kind of toad frog this is for realz? Very cool. Update: It’s an Amazon Horned Frog. Thanks to commenter Charles...
Agora
I just heard about a movie that I’m very much looking forward to seeing: "Agora". I was halfway through the trailer when I realized who Rachel Weisz was playing: Hypatia, one of the greatest women in all of history. It’s...
