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Category Archives: Outreach
Yes, the Sun did flare
Some of you asked me today. Yes, the Sun is pretty active lately. Not many hours ago it did flare on its surface. With such luck that the ejecta pointed towards us. That´s rather unusual considering the tiny size of … Continue reading
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At the Water Hackathon Reception
[More less transcription of the speech I gave today] Thank you very much for the invitation to join the Kick-off of the Water Hackathon. The topic at hand is extremely important. Water is essential, yet billions of people face aggravating … Continue reading
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Communication
I meant what I said, and I said what I thought, but it doesn’t mean you understood what I wanted. random
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Headaches in 3D
Why do some people get headaches watching 3d movies? Throughout evolution, eyes converge and focus to the same distance, on a 3D screen, we keep the focus on the screen while fooling convergence. Our brain is not used to that.
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A [ballistic back-] mapping tool for NASA/STEREO
The video above shows the map of the Sun from 2007 to 2010. The map calculates the image as if neither the Sun or the Earth rotated, leaving thus a black region that corresponds to the section of the Sun … Continue reading
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Science and prosperity
“Is not that rich countries make Science, rather that rich are the countries that make Science”. Vladimir de Semir (1948). [via Elena Sanz]
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Science and Technology Advisor
Dear reader, As I have recently posted, I have just completed the Mirzayan S&T policy fellowship at the U.S. National Academies. Upon finishing, I am excited to continue in the field of international science and technology policy. Being a very specialized area, … Continue reading
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Peopolizing press releases
This is a screenshot of the NASA press release today about astrobiology. It clearly depicts the direction [Science] outreach should go. There was a time where only journalists would go to press releases, where only them could make questions. They … Continue reading
Manifiesto por una Universidad libre de pseudociencia y oscurantismo
Ante la cada vez más abundante proliferación de conferencias, cursos, seminarios y todo tipo de actividades que diferentes corrientes pseudocientíficas están desarrollando dentro del marco de las universidades españolas y latinoamericanas, tendencia que cristaliza en la reciente creación de … Continue reading
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Tagged Ciencia, educación, Escepticismo, investigación, oscurantismo, pseudociencia, superstición, Universidad
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Crowdsourcing Development
With the burgeoning use of Internet and mobile phone technology, user-generated content (UGC) has emerged as an innovative means of sharing data. In the last decade, subscriptions to mobile phones rose from 18% to 97% in the developed world, and … Continue reading
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Tagged crowdsourcing, development, Internet, mobile, policy, science, social, technology, UGC, user generated content
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