Tag Archives: LIGO
Can gravitational waves be waylaid by gravity?
Yesterday, I learnt the answer is ‘yes’. Gravitational waves can be gravitationally lensed. It seems obvious once you think about it, but not something that strikes you (assuming you’re not a physicist) right away. When physicists solve problems relating to … Continue reading
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Tagged Albert Einstein, Einstein Telescope, general theory of relativity, gravitational energy, gravitational lensing, gravitational waves, Hendrik Lorentz, Hermann Minkowski, LIGO, quadrupole momentum, spacetime continuum
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A shorter article about short gamma ray bursts lights up little
Identify a simple and well-defined question Describe the question and answer it Get the fuck out Writing with these three rules in mind makes for a good science article. You stick to the point, you know what details to include … Continue reading
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Tagged BusinessLine, gamma-ray bursts, gravitational waves, GW170817, LIGO, neutron star mergers, science journalism, short gamma ray bursts, The Hindu
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Onto drafting the gravitational history of the universe
It’s finally happening. As the world turns, as our little lives wear on, gravitational wave detectors quietly eavesdrop on secrets whispered by colliding blackholes and neutron stars in distant reaches of the cosmos, no big deal. It’s going to be … Continue reading
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Tagged general theory of relativity, gravitational waves, LIGO, multi-messenger astronomy, neutron stars, solar mass, stellar graveyard, stellar mass black holes, VIRGO
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On that 'Last Word on Nothing' post
A post published on the Last Word On Nothing blog yesterday has been creating quite the stir on Twitter. Excerpt: While I can appreciate that this is an important scientific discovery, I still have a hard time mustering excitement over … Continue reading
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Tagged Cassandra Willyard, Last Word on Nothing, LIGO, neutron stars, populism, science journalism
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Neutron stars
When the hype for the announcement of the previous GW detection was ramping up, I had a feeling LIGO was about to announce the detection of a neutron-star collision. It wasn’t to be – but in my excitement, I’d written … Continue reading
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Tagged black holes, density, electromagnetic energy, gravitational waves, LIGO, neutron stars, pulsars, Virgo detector
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Are the papers behind this year’s Nobel Prizes in the public domain?
Note: One of my editors thought this post would work for The Wire as well, so it’s been republished there. “… for the greatest benefit of mankind” – these words are scrawled across a banner that adorns the Nobel Prize’s … Continue reading
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Tagged circadian rhythm, cryo-electron microscopy, journal paywall, LIGO, Nobel Prize, Open Access, scientific journals
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Are the papers behind this year's Nobel Prizes in the public domain?
Note: One of my editors thought this post would work for The Wire as well, so it’s been republished there. “… for the greatest benefit of mankind” – these words are scrawled across a banner that adorns the Nobel Prize’s … Continue reading
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Tagged circadian rhythm, cryo-electron microscopy, journal paywall, LIGO, Nobel Prize, Open Access, scientific journals
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The nomenclature of uncertainty
Many science articles in the past year dealt with observations falling short of the evidence threshold but which have been worth writing about simply because of the desperation behind them. Has this prompted science writers to think about the language they use? Continue reading
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Tagged blackholes, Forbes, futurism, gravitational waves, headlines, high-energy physics, LIGO, nature, science journalism, Scientific American, statistical significance, The Wire, uncertainty
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