Turns out our genetic first cousins appear to have no musical tastes whatsoever.
Author: JD Voyek
The Science of Eurovision 2017
Can you turn Eurovision lyrics into mini science lessons?
A Nightmare Planet for Fictional Terrans & Real Astrophysicists Alike
The year is 2500; mankind has been at peace for a while, relies on solar energy, can cure most diseases, and the few soldiers left in existence are seen as a complete waste of taxpayer money because they do absolutely nothing. But when this nightmare of a planet passes the solar system, 12 of them are sent to the surface (an 18-hour trip) to find out what the giants want with the Earth.
Go Johnny go…
With Chuck Berry's death, the fact that his song Johnny B. Goode is on the 12-in Voyager Golden (actually gold-plated copper) Record - found abroad both Voyager 1 and 2 - has been floating around the internet. Carl Sagan chaired the committee that picked the contents of the record, which includes images, sounds, music, and… Continue reading Go Johnny go…
The Roundaround Board of the Firststuffs – Etymologies
Renaming the Periodic Table, one non-Germanic English word at a time.
The Roundaround Board of the Firststuffs
Inspired by Poul Anderson's essay Uncleftish Beholding - wherein he explains the basics of atomic theory without using any English words of non-Germanic origin - I wanted to make a Periodic Table of the Elements (or, "Roundaround Board of the Firststuffs", as he calls it) doing the same. I put one together (made with Crayon!) a… Continue reading The Roundaround Board of the Firststuffs
NASA had a press conference. It’s not aliens.
Dr. Michaël Gillon, whose team discovered the new planetary system, said they should be named after the first seven Trappist beers.
“The Big Yellow One’s the Sun!”?
THE YELLOW ONE IS THE SUN!!!
90 movies, 19 days, 1 dissertation
Who likes data? I collected a fair amount of data (and made many an Excel spreadsheet) over the three weeks I watched all those movies for my Master's project. This turned into my four-part video series Hollywood's Outer Space, but I also had to write up a more formal-sounding review of that data. It had to… Continue reading 90 movies, 19 days, 1 dissertation
Antibiotic Apocalypse
If you look really closely (and, of course, know what I look like), you just might be able to find me in the background of the wider shots.
JD Voyek 