As of this morning we have discovered over 1,500 exoplanets, planets orbiting stars other than the Sun. In addition to the confirmed discoveries, we have over 3,000 candidate exoplanets, most discovered by the NASA Kepler Mission through transits, where we see the shadow of a planet as it crosses in front of its parent star. We know, statistically,...

Well, that took longer than expected. Anyone still out there? Lots to talk about, eh?

We haven’t done an iPod iChing prognostication in a very long time, and needs must! So, Oh Mighty iPod One! What say you? Whoosh goes the randomizer. Woosh. The Covering: The Secret Marriage – Sting The Crossing: I Will Not Be Denied – Bonnie Raitt The Crown: Away in a Manger – Kenny G The Root: Last Christmas – Wham The Past: All At Once – Bonnie...

Bee at Backreaction has been busy over the last few months, here is my backlog reading list: A Thousand Words Do we live in a computer simulation? Consciousness and Physics from Scratch 10 things I wish I had known 20 years ago Science changed my life and yours too Do we write too many papers? Frequently Asked Questions No, the long sought-after...

Because I must trim browser tabs, here is a current short list of things that might be useful: Threebody – online implementation of the open source IAS15 integrator – a 15th order high precision N-body integrator – ASCL – Astrophysics Source Code Library – Open Source Code Visible Spectra of the Elements – Except Astatine Astronomy Simulators – small...

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