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  1. 3 hours ago

    Adele doing a concert at Griffith Observatory AND rocking huge sparkly Saturn earrings - she is so a startorialist ✨

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    she got proposed in front of adele, lizzo, melissa mccarthy, selena gomez etc. 😭 she’s never forgetting this night
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  2. Nov 13

    BPP FOREVER

    Bryant Park Project; Ask Me Another; Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me
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    A lot of extreme imperialism, colonialism, and even a sprinkling of fascism were on display in the livestream chat. Astronomy education is clearly severely lacking in ethics and human rights.

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  4. Nov 4

    When did we switch from multiwavelength to panchromatic? That's gonna be a fun new EPO challenge...

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    Nov 4

    A live shot from the decadal livestream.

    Get ACar Oprah GIF
    Replying to @niais
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    Nov 4

    Tune in now for a discussion of the future of astronomy and astrophysics with the co-chairs of the decadal survey. Watch:

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    Really thrilled that this paper, which states that archives allow for a broader group of folks to do astronomy, got a shout in (page 143)

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    Nov 4

    Happening in ~ 1 hour! Hear about the decadal report live!

    The decadal survey presents an ambitious plan for future investment in astronomy and astrophysics and highlights critical actions to support the profession. Join us tomorrow at 2pm EDT to learn more. Register:
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  10. Nov 4

    The Astronomy and Astrophysics Decadal Survey (Astro2020) of has given high priority to Next Generation Very Large Array (ngVLA) as part of its strategy and vision for the next decade of research at the frontiers of astronomy and astrophysics.
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    Nov 4

    In other words, astronomers want to send the NSF to work with regulators to protect the night sky from corporate satellite polluters. Indigenous people don't get those same regulatory powers over them because astronomy >> Indigenous sovereignty in this equation.

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  12. Nov 4

    YES "Imagine if Indigenous people had a whole federal agency that could be compelled to similarly work with the Department of the Interior to come up with a regulatory framework to manage the impact of ground-based telescopes on land and its traditional peoples" -

    It is clear that the decadal panel understood this in the context of the artificial megaconstellations that are becoming a barrier to ground-based astronomy, Vera C. Rubin Observatory in particular. I am intrigued by their recommendation that the NSF work with appropriate regulatory agencies (presumably including the FCC) to develop a regulatory framework to manage the impact of satellite constellations on astronomy. I agree that this is a fantastic idea, and it is also a signal of how powerful it is when you have an in-house advocate, such as the NSF. Imagine if Indigenous people had a whole federal agency that could be compelled to similarly work with the Department of Interior to come up with a regulatory framework to manage the impact of ground-based telescopes on land and its traditional peoples. This is not just a rhetorical question but I think also directly linked to their discussion about the abysmal number of Native Hawaiians and Native Americans who are earning degrees in as
    I understand why there wasn't space to include all of my comments, but here's more of what I said about the juxtaposition of who should do advocacy around megaconstellations vs. how Indigenous rights should be accounted for
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    “Sometimes scientists have to accept a hard ‘no’ from Indigenous people,” Prescod-Weinstein says. “Instead [Astro2020] focuses more on what the characteristics and quality of a collaboration between Indigenous communities and scientists should be. It never directly acknowledges the scenario that Indigenous people may not want to collaborate.... My view may change once I’ve had more time to sit with the report, but my first impression is that scientific goals are still supreme and that we are still not ready, as a community, to talk to nonastronomer Indigenous people as if they are our equals and their concerns matter as much as ours.”
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    Nov 4

    I have some comments in this piece in Scientific American about the proposed Community Engagement model. It's a great idea, but needs to include the possibility of hitting pause/cancel on a project when the local community says no to it.

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    Nov 4

    I have some other comments about that may appear in another publication but I think there are some real strengths, particularly in the proposal for a Community Engagement model, but weaknesses, like not acknowledging that Indigenous people might just say no

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    Nov 4

    "NASA, DOE, and NSF should consider including diversity—of project teams and participants—in the evaluation of funding awards to individual investigators, project and mission teams, and third-party organizations that manage facilities." (p3-30)

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    Nov 4

    FCK YES: "Too often, interpretation of Title IX and Title VII has incentivized institutions to create policies and training on sexual harassment that focus on symbolic compliance with current law and avoiding liability, and not on preventing sexual harassment."(p 3-26)

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    Nov 4

    in one plot Read the full report here:

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    Nov 4

    I told my housemate over breakfast that it was a Big Day in astronomy. He asked "Are the stars aligning, and you can tell the future?" Yup, the next ten years.

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  20. Oct 29

    EFF THIS

    Higher education has a poorly-kept secret: Professors accused of sexual harassment are often allowed to leave with their reputations intact, and resume the same harmful behavior at other institutions. It’s a practice some call "pass-the-harasser."
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