Resonant Constellation

I have two things to talk about today which are not connected other than the fact that that they can be found on the same website. The first was under the headline: “Mirrors Tested as Global Warming Block.” As soon as I heard this, I knew that Roger Angel had to be involved. I knew this because he has talked about this very subject several times before and nobody else is awesome enough to actually try it. This summer, I worked just down the hall from Dr. Angel’s office and I must say, it was a thrill to work so close to such a big name in my field. Of course, he had no idea who I was and we never spoke (our interaction consisted of passing in the hallway), but it was still cool.

The other story is simply a photoessay of a volcanic eruption in Chile in May of last year. I don’t know why I hadn’t seen this before now, it is clearly something you’d want to publish right away. There was also an electrical storm going on at the time, which makes the photos truly epic. Volcanoes and lightning; trust me, it’s awesome.