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Space geekiness: a lecture
I really, really hate it when events don’t have an online presence. I like broadcasting things. Not to be able to do so easily, particularly when it’s something interesting, is upsetting. I have fitlets of pique thereover. As it were. Anyhoo, on to the point of this post: tomorrow, in Wellington, there’s going to be […]
Planck telescope's first full-sky image of the universe
A brief post, this, simply to alert everyone to this absolutely stunning image. The European Space Agency has a telescope called Planck. This marvellous technological beastie was sent about a million miles into space in August last year and proceeded to take the next ten months or so scanning the sky. Why? Because of what […]
Mindbullets goodness: The Avatar Wars
Does anyone else out there read Mind Bullets? If not, I’d thoroughly recommend it. Or else wait for me to occasionally post on it (when it’s appropriate to this forum). The most recent post certainly is. Mind Bullets, for the uninitiated, is part of the FutureWorlds network. Basically, a bunch of really interesting people like […]
When art meets science - Wireless in your World
This is what happens when art and science get together and make very beautiful motion infographic babies. We’re used to the idea that we’re surrounded by wifi networks (well, I hope we are). Still, have you ever actually tried to visual them all, and how they surround you and overlap with each other? I’ve not, […]
Quantum memory improves (vastly)
Let’s hope I manage to explain this properly :) Firstly, a shoutout to a local - a University of Otago researcher was actually involved in this. Hooray! It means I get, not only to geek out, but to have pride in doing so. Always a nice feeling. So, on with the post. Well, in essence, […]
Sciencey goodness Pt I
Sometimes I am able to write posts on Friday. Sometimes not. At least part of the reason for this is that I spend my Thursday afternoons and Fridays (or at least parts thereof) research for and writing the SMC weekly newsletter. Which is awesome. And you should sign up! Why? Because it’s well interesting, of […]
The Creativity Machine
Ah, the Creativity Machine - generator of a phrase I considered having tattooed onto my tender self. I mentioned the Creativity Machine in the footnotes of a previous post. And certainly, it’s not a new invention either. But it is a fascinating one, if nothing else for its illustration of what near death experiences can […]
Towards evolvable circuitry
In the recent past, I stumbled across a paper entitled “The evolvability of programmable hardware”. I was, as I’m sure would be the case for anyone, immediately fascinated. This, then, is the account of that paper, dear reader. But a word of background, perhaps, before we dive in. Biological systems are known for their ability […]
A miscellany: delinkification, engineer duels and email addresses
I spend a great deal of my time every day reading things. Not only is it my job, but it might well be a compulsive habit anyway. And I often want to share these things. For this purpose, I have begun using Twitter frequently, but sometimes it’s nice to share interesting and amusing findings using […]