Look through my blog posts by category
- ABCs of Interesting Things
- Announcements
- Astronomy Reflections
- Awesome Extinct Animals
- Essay-A-Week
- Projects
- Science Writing
- Thought for the Week
- Videos
- Your Questions: Answered
Or look for what was published in a particular month
- November 2020
- June 2018
- April 2018
- June 2017
- May 2017
- April 2017
- March 2017
- February 2017
- January 2017
- September 2016
- January 2016
- July 2015
- June 2015
- May 2015
- April 2015
- March 2015
- February 2015
- January 2015
- December 2014
- November 2013
- August 2013
- July 2013
- June 2013
- May 2013
- November 2012
- October 2012
- September 2012
Or just scroll through:
-
Galactic Map
This week I downloaded an application called Exoplanets onto my iPhone. Not only does it have a list of confirmed extra-solar planets (some 825 and counting in the database), but it also has the…
-
Three Laws
My favourite author of all time is Isaac Asimov: he crafted the wonderful Foundation series, he penned (or type-writered) countless essays on the importance of science literacy and education, and he’s the mastermind behind…
-
New Theme
I haven’t posted in a little while. Last week I got busy and didn’t have time to reflect on the things I had learned in the previous week, and a reflection from the week…
-
Galaxy Collisions
I saw a video today of a NASA supercomputer’s simulation of the collision of two spiral galaxies. It is less than two minutes long but simulates the passage of nearly 2 billion years. I…
-
We Are Small
I like to think of myself as a moderately sized human. I’m almost six feet tall and I weigh 80 kg. I can lift heavy objects and reach the cookies on the top shelf. …
Jon Farrow 