"...A good science is a good story. We're all storytellers, you know, all of us, from the novelist to the artist trying to say something new and take us in a new direction on canvas to scientists who have discovered something. And when they discover something, they want to tell a story. They want to fill out and explain to others why, where it came from, what's happening, what kind of a process is going on and where is it going to lead?"
--Edward O. Wilson, "Advice for Future Scientists," interview by Ira Flatow,
Talk of the Nation, NPR (June 21, 2013).
Movie: Horizon (*.html) [00:34]
"Episode 48x02: Seeing Stars (excerpt)," BBC (2011)
(Take notes during the movie, turn in group worksheet before leaving today)- Discuss the most interesting aspect of the movie, and explain why this was personally interesting for you.
- Discuss the most confusing part of the movie, and explain why this was personally confusing for you.
- Record one question that you were able to ask the instructor after the movie, and summarize the answer/explanation given by the instructor. (If you weren't able to ask this question to the instructor and/or get an answer, write your question down, and explain why you wanted to ask this question.)
Additional information:
Paranal Observatory (The Very Large Telescope) (*.html)
"The Coolest Hotel You'll Never Stay At" (La Residencia) (*.html)
Motion of "S2" and other stars around the central black hole (*.html), (*html)
Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (*.html)
James Webb Space Telescope--deployment animation (*.html)
Quiz 4 announcements
Wednesday, 3/25, 6:00-6:20 PM
Closed-book, closed-notes
Ten multiple-choice questions = 40 points
Earth/greenhouse effect/the moon: two questions
Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter/Saturn, Uranus/Neptune: one question each
IAU classification: three questions
No work needs to be shown; partial credit possible
No scantrons; circle answers directly on quiz
**USE YOUR OWN UNIQUE 4-DIGIT P.I.N.**
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