In teaching, I have found that introducing students to new concepts using new media, usually in conjunction with “old media” is an effective way to increase engagement, learning, and, perhaps most importantly, curiosity. In this talk, I will draw from a...
A presentation to a crowd of Barnstable High "AstroJunkies," about how we use physics, statistics, and visualizations to turn information from large, public, astronomical data sets, across many wavelengths into a better understanding of the structure of...
Humans are alone in the animal kingdom as worriers. We are the only ones who expend tremendous amounts of time, energy and resources trying to know and understand our futures before they happen. The Prediction Project is a coordinated investigation...
March 2 Talk abstract (March 1 demo information is below): Astronomy has long been a field reliant on visualization. First, it was literal visualization—looking at the Sky. Today, though, astronomers are faced with the daunting task of understanding...
Once upon a time, I was an astrophysicist. Then, about fifteen years ago, I started using medical imaging tools on high-dimensional astronomical data sets, and caring more than was normal about sharing and re-using data and software, and making online...
