So I’ve finished my proofreading of Deathless draft 2, and I’m pleasantly surprised at what I’ve found. It’s not terrible. In fact, it’s pretty good. That might seem a little underwhelming, but some of you might remember the result of my reread of the first draft. t looked something like this: I made much fewer annotations …
Welcome to Science Saturday. Let’s Begin: Science Magazine: RIP Opportunity (Probably) Massive dust storms in 2018 blocked out the sun over NASA’s Opportunity rover, limiting the rover’s solar cell output, and draining the batteries. It also likely coated the solar cells with dust, so that they have not produced power for the rover, even though …
Today, I picked up Deathless again for the first time since I finished draft 2. I’ve let it sit long enough, and it’s time to approach it again with a fresh perspective. The first step of this process is to print out the draft. This is the fun part: There it is in its entirety. …
Hello again, and welcome to another Science Saturday. Let’s begin: NewScientist: #TenYearChallenge The Ten Year Challenge has been trending on social media this week. It involves posting side-by-side pictures of yourself, taken ten years apart. NewScientist made a science edition of the challenge, featuring a few scientific photos taken ten years apart. My favorite is …
Artificial Intelligence has occupied humanity’s interest for quite some time now. As thinkers, imaginers, innovators, and dreamers, we just can’t help but wonder about the extent of our own ability to create. To some, the concept of AI is scary, and to others it is an exciting challenge to pursue. Regardless of which camp you …
Good Morning, and welcome back to Science Saturday. Let’s begin. BBC: Weird Signals from Space Scientists have detected repeated, millisecond-long radio signals from a galaxy approximately 1.5 billion light-years away. The signals were generated with a level of energy roughly equivalent to what the sun can produce in one year. This is only the second …
Welcome back to the Cluttered Desk! After taking a few weeks off from the blog, I’ve returned to my usual post schedule. This rest has been much needed, but I feel refreshed and ready to take on 2019! Just because I’ve been away from the blog though, doesn’t mean I’ve been away from writing completely. …