I get to give a talk at a conference next week, woo-hoo! It's on data visuals that you can make using free computer programs like R, QGIS, and Blender3D. Here's a little preview. https://youtube.com/shorts/5jzPF1bZPs4?feature=share
Tag: scicomm
Don’t plant vinca part 2
I made a video about not planting vinca: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3JBtcSOyMM So seriously, don't plant vinca. I entered this video into the Fredrikstad Animation Festival. I've been entering animations into this festival since I was in graduate school. I had it as one of my life goals to be selected into this festival, even if it took… Continue reading Don’t plant vinca part 2
Siler City Fame
I went to the California Science Center, and guess what, there's a drawing of a kid from Siler City, North Carolina, hanging on the wall. Somehow, a drawing from one of the most random towns in North Carolina made it to a very busy area on the other side of the country. I'll bet it… Continue reading Siler City Fame
Film-making class at Rice University
I took a film-making class while I worked at Rice University. I did not really "take" it, though, I more audited it. But I did a lot of work for it, until I quit with a month left. Here's why. First, Rice has some pretty cool creative classes. There's a class where every student is… Continue reading Film-making class at Rice University
Should you take time off after your PhD?
I took time off after my PhD, and here's my thoughts on the matter: 1. I was very tired after my PhD concluded. I really wanted to rest. And this felt like a more important consideration than needing to find a job right away for the sake of being able to have a ready, assured… Continue reading Should you take time off after your PhD?
Applying for a job and interviewing at SESYNC
(Back in spring 2019) "Well, it was nice to meet you!" So said a man as my Skype interview with him and his colleagues was wrapping up. He hadn't otherwise said much of anything the whole time, he'd just sat there while the lady beside him ran the show. But at the very end, he… Continue reading Applying for a job and interviewing at SESYNC
Remove landsat 7 black stripes from QGIS
I figured this out on my own! This is a manual solution. So first, you have a raster file as follows: (in my case, I downloaded it from Google Earth Engine). Those black stripes are from when the satellite that took the picture of this place (Landsat #7) broke. It broke four years after it… Continue reading Remove landsat 7 black stripes from QGIS
How I got two science communication jobs
I have seen on Twitter the heart-ache for people in science communication who can't find full-time jobs with benefits. Well, I found two of them. So let me tell you how I did that. First, how did I search for job openings? I'm not very good at that, but one thing I did was to… Continue reading How I got two science communication jobs
My 2019 AGU talks
AGU is a conference held in December each year, about a week before Christmas. AGU stands for American Geophysical Union. It's more interesting than it sounds, promise! Usually it's held in San Francisco. I've been a couple of time. This past December, I had three talks at AGU. Two were invited. I felt very special.… Continue reading My 2019 AGU talks
Easily fill an empty spot on a picture
Adobe Photoshop costs a lot of money. Also it's a big and unwieldy program. Here's one somewhat complicated task that you can do without it! (Actually, although I'm sure that Photoshop can accomplish the following, I don't even know how). The problem: you have a picture like this ... Golly, I wrote half a dissertation… Continue reading Easily fill an empty spot on a picture
mejshasan.com 