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Ann K. Finkbeiner's Books
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A Grand and Bold ThingThe story of a group of astronomers who decided to create an enormous map of the universe, an extremely detailed computerized observatory.Read More
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New York Times, March 26, 2011
...asking, Why? to answering, How? this change, of all the worlds revolutions, must surely be the most remarkable. Ann Finkbeiner is the author, most recently, of “A Grand and Bold Thing: An Extraordinary New Map of the Universe Ushering In a New Era of...
The Last Word On Nothing, July 29, 2011
...Pulling the Primary By Ann Finkbeiner | July 29, 2011 | No Comments Turn right at Alamogordo, pass High Rolls, and 9000 feet up into New Mexico’s Sacramento Mountains, turn right again and go...
The Last Word On Nothing, July 19, 2011
...Wed 7/20 Christie Thu 7/21 Abstruse Goose Fri 7/22 Cassandra Being Noticed Subjects and Writers Archives Recent Comments Ann Finkbeiner on Internet Astronomy Richard Panek on Drawing the Line Somewhere, Part 1 Nicholas Suntzeff on Drawing the Line...
The Last Word On Nothing, July 14, 2011
...do you get when you put a terrorist inside of a brain scanner? Ginny on Voyeurism and Facebook Ann Finkbeiner on You Don’t Live in the Twitterverse: a Plea to Ground Yourself in Place What do you get when you put a terrorist inside of a brain scanner?...
The Last Word On Nothing, July 12, 2011
...Metaphors (cont.) Chris on You Don’t Live in the Twitterverse: a Plea to Ground Yourself in Place Ann Finkbeiner on Synthetic biology: Parlor trick, or proof of concept? Bruce Walck on Synthetic biology: Parlor trick, or proof of concept? Alison on You...
The Last Word On Nothing, July 8, 2011
...a moment too soon Evanstonian on Voyeurism and Facebook Gail Finkbeiner on Abstruse Goose: Math Doesn’t Suck Ann Finkbeiner on Abstruse Goose: Math Doesn’t Suck Maryann on Abstruse Goose: Math Doesn’t Suck...
The Last Word On Nothing, June 28, 2011
...How to Beat a Closed System By Ann Finkbeiner | June 28, 2011 | No Comments Christie wrote a post about the suckiness of power-point presentations and of scientific conferences in general. Conferences are an occupational hazard...
The Last Word On Nothing, June 22, 2011
...Writers Archives Recent Comments Cassandra Willyard on Delectable Dirt Thomas on Delectable Dirt Christie Aschwanden on Delectable Dirt Ann Finkbeiner on Delectable Dirt Ann Finkbeiner on Delectable Dirt RAJensen on Autism’s Plot Tim on Delectable Dirt...
