“An air fryer can be a powerful and reliable tool, but it’s no replacement for genuine interactions with other human beings,” said psychiatrist Lisa McDougan
BALTIMORE—Responding to widespread proliferation of the technology in Americans’ daily lives, doctors at Johns Hopkins University warned Thursday that air fryers should not be considered an adequate s...
Famous #exoplanet K2-18 b: is it a super-Earth, a sub-Neptune, or something else entirely? 🌍🌔☁️🪐 The secret of its interior lies in its exterior... the atmosphere!
Hear more from Shang-Min (Shami) Tsai's #RockyWorldsDiscussion on Thu 7 May @ 13:00 UTC!
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The explosion of the New Glenn rocket seriously damaged the launch site as well. The cadence of lunar missions that NASA just announced will be completely scrambled.
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I saw The Phantom of the Opera up in San Francisco last night. First time for my, 6th time (!) for my wife.
Ummm....ok? Gosh, probably my least favorite musical. I did enjoy the set!
We look cute though.
Yikes…
Blue Origin's New Glenn just blew up at LC-36 while attempting to Static Fire ahead of NG-4.
Great news for Dr. Blunt and CU Boulder!
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Interesting tidbit from my group meeting, regarding LLMs & astrophysics:"Why is this always cast as AI can replace grad students? I think it just as easily could replace advisors. If a group of young people got together for a few months without supervision I'm sure they could do some great science."
Hello! We have a very-off-cycle postdoc fellowship at UC Santa Cruz. Open to any area of Astronomy and Astrophysics. Applications are due July 15th. It is funded by the Moore Foundation. Looking for someone to start Oct 1, 2026 (!, approx), see details below.
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After 3 months, now 2 of 3 reviews are in for the textbook! They are strong! Pfew! Also, I feel like something about me may annoy Reviewer A. That, or they were annoyed that they agreed to review the book. The "flavor" of some of the comments was a little...odd.
Time to address the recommendations!
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You know, I take that back! I saw Lestat in San Francisco in like 2005 before it went to Broadway and immediately bombed. That was reeeeal bad.
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As seen in Santa Cruz (I believe ironically?) vol. 156, Bass Pro Shops hats
The Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics invites applications for a two-year Postdoctoral Fellowship position at the University of California, Santa Cruz, funded by the Moore Foundation. The searc...
