To get from Houston to Los Angeles by train, there is no need to ever switch trains or any hassle like that: all you do is take one single train, the Sunset Limited. And I think you should almost definitely take the train, and not fly, because it's a cute train; and it's nice scenery;… Continue reading The train is better than the plane from Houston to LA
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My protoplanetary disk in Blender3D
A protoplanetary disk is, in my opinion, a stupid word that means something very sweet ... it just means a solar system in its infancy, when it's still a baby, still developing. But instead of just calling it a "baby solar system" or, to be more regal, an "infant solar system", they had to christen… Continue reading My protoplanetary disk in Blender3D
Scicomm made polished, part 3
I finished a new animated Twitter thread for work. This one is on planet collisions. Woah! You can see it here. It's nine tweets in all. I wrote about getting feedback on my animated Twitter threads earlier. I was sad because I was told about how bad and unpolished my work was. Well, after all… Continue reading Scicomm made polished, part 3
So you got a AAAS fellowship. What’s next?
A follow-up to: My best tips for your AAAS Mass Media Fellowship application. If you got it, congratulations! If you didn't, you know what? Screw everything. Life sucks. I've definitely been in the same boat with other fellowships. But any case! Here's my top ten list of things you should know as you prepare for… Continue reading So you got a AAAS fellowship. What’s next?
Scicomm tips: making maps
I had to make a map of Brazil -- of a specific province in Brazil called Paraná. The map was for this story, that I also wrote. The map is the second image. I know it looks small and insignificant, but my, that map took me a long time to make. It first takes a… Continue reading Scicomm tips: making maps
Walking Brays Bayou in Houston
I've wanted to walk along one of the canals in Houston to get to an event. The canals here are called "bayous." Whatever floats your boat. This was the route I approximately wanted to take: starting from around the Museum of Fine Arts, and ending up at the University of Houston stadium. Hey, you know… Continue reading Walking Brays Bayou in Houston
Construct3D: Mars ice house
One more memorable talk from Construct3D: a lady gave a keynote about the houses she and her team is building to put on Mars. Her name is Melodie Yashar. It was nice that one of the keynotes was given by a woman. Any case, they are 3D-printing houses to one day have on Mars. It… Continue reading Construct3D: Mars ice house
Construct3D: Sculptures in virtual reality
I saw a talk by a man who makes real sculptures -- but he doesn't even make it with his hands! He makes it with his head. He puts on virtual reality goggles -- or some sort of headgear -- and then he sculptures a virtual sculpture! In the talk I saw, he made a… Continue reading Construct3D: Sculptures in virtual reality
Construct3D: Making animations with real-life puppets
I saw a really cool talk the other day. It was the keynote on the opening night of the Construct3D conference. The speaker was Brian McLean from a movie company called Laika. They are in Portland, Oregon. Now, I'd never heard of that company before, but they've won some Oscars, and been nominated for more.… Continue reading Construct3D: Making animations with real-life puppets
My poster at Construct3D
There's a "makerspace" conference that's been around for 3 years now. It started first back in 2017. This year, it was held at Rice, and I got to go to it. I presented a poster at it. It's called Construct3D. The Makerspace is where you have cool things like laser cutters and 3D printers and… Continue reading My poster at Construct3D
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