While presidents threaten each other’s countries with nuclear obliteration, or repress and starve and bombard their own citizens, other humans of more constructive character Continue reading “Transnational science”
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Oumuamua
You’ve probably read about this unprecedented visitor from inter-stellar space. I thought you’d like to see its trajectory through our solar system.
Gander
This is how the great-circle route from London to Puerto Vallarta should have looked. Beginning,
Flight to longer days
This picture shows the shortest way from London to Puerto Vallarta.
Across from Baja
Commenters, you solved my double riddle, or more than half solved it. Continue reading “Across from Baja”
A constellation’s footprint
We’re going away on Thursday for a few sunny days near the Tropic of Cancer. Continue reading “A constellation’s footprint”
Thanksgiving across the pond
We Americans sailed up the Thames to get to a Thanksgiving Day service.
Leonids from midnight to dawn
And now for some real meteors (as opposed to Continue reading “Leonids from midnight to dawn”
Talos
Algorithms and Sloped Tax
This piece will start off about astronomy but segue into fair taxation. You may have noticed Continue reading “Algorithms and Sloped Tax”