I need to make an explosion in Blender for work. First I used this tutorial, which was only 7 minutes long, and I followed it easily and got the result. But then I decided it looked too cartoonish, so I went for this tutorial, which was 14 minutes long. So still quite short, and for… Continue reading Explosions in blender
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All about pens
Today I saw an hour-long demonstration by a professor at Rice, all about pens. It was very interesting! He had a pen straight out of the 1800s, or 1700s. It doesn't look like a pen; it looks like something you'd have in a toolbox to scrape paint. It's a wooden stick to grip, and then… Continue reading All about pens
Honest feedback from kids
When I make animations with kids, part of the point is that other kids will want to watch the stories and learn something about the environment and about science on the way. Well, after I had finished "When Anders, Dilsa, and Reza were mean: a bird story" with the kids at a local summer camp,… Continue reading Honest feedback from kids
How to view Instagram photos past the new limits
(More accurately, how to stalk people on Instagram without having an account yourself.) I always derive so much joy from doing this. And in fact, my Instagram-stalking skills came to my aid when I worked as a writer at WIRED for a summer. But recently, Instagram made it harder to stalk people. They made it… Continue reading How to view Instagram photos past the new limits
Public transportation in Houston
Everyone says public transportation in Houston is horrible. I've lived there now for a few months, without a car, and it's not as bad as everyone makes out. There's some real positives, in fact -- but there also are some real drawbacks. I'd say the biggest drawback is that you really cannot get out into… Continue reading Public transportation in Houston
Configure Windows laptop without making a Live account
I was setting up a new laptop, and it was a Windows system laptop. I guess that means the Microsoft spy tentacles are already buried all over the place. But then the Microsoft spy tentacles wanted to ensnare themselves even further -- way more than I wanted. Have you ever tried to configure a brand-new… Continue reading Configure Windows laptop without making a Live account
What if you forget to write the zip code on a piece of mail?
I dropped three postcards in a rush into a blue mail pick-up bin in Union Station in Los Angeles on a Monday evening in December. In my hurry, I had forgotten to write the zip code of the delivery address on two of those postcards (I wrote the addresses down from memory, and meant to… Continue reading What if you forget to write the zip code on a piece of mail?
Scicomm on Halloween
I made this short little video for work way back, just in time for Halloween: Here's a very special witch's brew to enjoy this Halloween ... the brew that brought us life. #HappyHalloween from CLEVER Planets@RiceEarthSci @RiceUniversity @RiceSpace @RicePhysAstro pic.twitter.com/fW6LwJk7YF — CLEVER Planets (@CLEVER_Planets) October 31, 2019 I spent the week leading up to Halloween… Continue reading Scicomm on Halloween
Animated Twitter story: Jupiter and Juno
I made this animated Twitter story about a satellite called Juno that traveled through the deeps of space to meet her lover Jupiter. What do you think? I built all parts of all the animations myself. Even the satellites I built in Blender from scratch. I've never really built complicated stuff before just from looking… Continue reading Animated Twitter story: Jupiter and Juno
The best science artists (according to the European Space Agency)
I am making this list based on certain online sleuthings I made a few months ago. There was an art competition announced ... and it was an art competition that specifically had to do with satellites and climate change. Those were two topics heavily featured in my PhD dissertation, so I thought, why not enter?… Continue reading The best science artists (according to the European Space Agency)
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