Is there life on Mars? The debate continues. In 1976, NASA launched three experiments to investigate the possibility of life on Mars as part of the Viking Mission. An exhibit on […]
Life on Mars?
Open Access Success Story: 20,000 Free Articles in Particle Physics
Back in 2008 researchers and librarians at CERN wanted to be sure that the high energy and particle physics journals they utilize would be freely available to any reader in […]
On the Modest Genius of Laurence Hall Fowler: A Conversation with Amy Kimball
You may not recognize the name Laurence Hall Fowler, but you certainly know his work. As one of the preeminent architects at work in Baltimore during the first half of […]
Happy Pi Day! 3.14
As you start your Spring Break festivities, please include a moment of acknowledgment for pi. Irrational? Maybe, but I’ll take any excuse to have a piece of pie. To see […]
Adventures in Publishing: Homewood Researchers Share Experiences with New Publishing Models
The panel will take place on: Monday, March 26th 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Macksey Room, M-Level, Brody Learning Commons Refreshments will be served. This event this is FREE; please […]
Artificial Languages, Universal Languages
An undergrad recently asked me about Lojban. Those in computer science and related fields have probably heard of Lojban (a constructed language, formerly known as Loglan). And most of us […]
EVENT: Doing Medicine in Space, October 26th
CONVERSATIONS IN MEDICINE EVENT: Date: Thursday, October 26, 2017 Time: 5:30-6:30 Social Hour; 6:30 talk by Dr. Feinberg Place: Mason Hall RSVP required! Dr. Andrew Feinberg leads the Johns Hopkins […]
Scientists, Communicating, Doing Science
How does science get done? In many ways — experimenting, theorizing, testing, observing. But good science also comes from lots and lots of talking. At conferences, in journals, in hallways, […]
Patents — Amaze Your Friends!
Patents are historical, technical, artistic, ground-breaking, legally binding, creative, and revealing. Patents are incredibly cool, and extremely useful. What’s a patent? A patent is the right to keep other people […]
Snowflakes keep falling on my head…
While I know those are not quite the lyrics for that song, I can’t help but want to twist the words around slightly this time of year, particularly when the […]