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Originally written for Google+, these were transferred to the website as Google’s social network experiment lurched toward its inevitable demise. Some are a bit rough around the edges, but they mark the beginning of the current blog.
2013
October
Chemodynamics
31stCold Embers
30thA Galaxy Far, Far, Away
29thSelf Centered
28thRaising a Glass
27thThe Phantom Menace
26thOlder Than the Universe
25thA Holmes Mystery
24thBlack Hole Sun
23rdMagneto
22ndSphere of Influence
21stDodgeball
20thSticks and Stones
19thProblematic
18thImpact Factor
17thWeighing Heaven
16th…Therefore Aliens
15thPurcell Rockets
14thFlyby Night
13thGalactic Scale
12thProfile Matching
11thHow Far We’ve Come
10thStringing You Along
9thLearning Curve
8thHiggs Goes the Theory
7thTake It to the Limit
6thSuper Luminous
5thCountless Worlds
4thDark Shadows
3rdEchoes of Light
2ndWake Up Sunshine
1st
September
Pillars of Creation
30thForever Alone
29thI’ll Fly Away
28thEat and Run
27thBound
26thThe Coolest Star
25thBig Bang Burger Bar
24thGetting Bent
23rdMovin’ Right Along
22ndEnergy Bubble
21stTwo By Two
20thThe Big One
19thSound It Out
18thIsland Universe
17thDust in the Wind
16thPale Blue Dot
15thElvis Has Left the Building
14thA Shapley Galaxy
13thTo Your Scattered Photons Go
12thBackground Check
11thHole-y War
10thBlack Hole Thermodynamics
9thInto Darkness
8thProof
7thWater in the Sky
6thFuzzy Wuzzy
5thDoppelganger
4thGravity Check
3rdVariables of Nature
2ndFlight Delay
1st
August
Bok Globules
30thRed Dawn
29thThe Great Escape
28thGoing Rogue
27thPoint of No Return
26thAnomalous Anomalies
25thStellar Noise, Stellar Sounds
24thOh God, Oh God, We’re All Gonna Die
23rdNot So Super Nova
22ndCANDELS in the Dark
21stWe Already Know Quite a Bit
20thKnown Dark Matter Isn’t Enough
19thThe Dark Matter Model Does Work
18thAlternative Gravitational Models Don’t Work
17thThe Old Model Doesn’t Work
16thFive Facts
15thLike a Boss
14thThe Reveal
12thHidden Variables
11thNot So Fast
10thSecular and Periodic
9thSpirals
8thNerds Seeking WIMPs
7thSmall Changes
5thDying Embers
4thGalaxy Wind
3rdThe Sleeper Awakens
2ndBend It Like Newton
1st
July
Dying Light
31stNeedle in a Haystack
30thBy the Numbers
29thPolar Eyes
28thMagnificent Seven
27thDiamond Sky
26thEngage Statistics
25thCosmic Rainbow
25thHome
24thCosmic Latte
23rdTen Billionths of a Gee
22ndJust a Phase
21stHope You Waved
20thMoons of Galileo
20thBehind the Veil
19thStardust
18thTo Greet the Morning Sun
18thThe Planet That Never Was
17thMissing Mass Mystery
16thLittle Neutral One
15thTrue Blue
14thThe Great Unknown
13thAs You Like It
12thAccepting a Compliment
11thInfinity and Beyond
10thStep by Step
9thState of Decay
8thThe Way the Universe Changed
7thTrust Me, I’m a Scientist
6thTuring the Universe
5thTwilight Sparkle
4thThat’s So Random
3rdA Rusted Development
2ndIn a Flash
1st
June
Equations of State
30thDance Magic Dance
29thWhere Are You?
28thRipples
27thAchievement Unlocked
26thSEO Astronomy
26thMonopole Mystery
25thStandard Variables
24thSuper Moon
23rdFire, Burn and Caldron Bubble
22ndIn the Deep Midwinter
21stRound Round Worlds
20thUnder Pressure
19thIt’s a Trap!
18thStars Like Dust
17thFather and Son
16thIsaac Newton, Jedi Knight
15thLight of Dead Stars
14thChroma Key
13thNewton’s Apple
13thKepler’s Hypothesis
12thMini Me
11thThe Death Star
10thTwist and Shout
9thThe 5th Dimension
8thScience for Kids
7thThe Universe in Your Hands
7thThree is a Magic Number
6thWinds of Change
5thUnder the Lens
4thWater World
3rdSnapshot
2ndShades of Gray
1st
May
Moving Heaven and Earth
31stYarr…
30thGlitch and Anti-Glitch
30thMagnetars, Pulsars, and X-rays, Oh My!
29thColor Kin
28thTo Boldly Go
27thAdaptation
27thData Rock
26thSurvey Says
25thName and Shame
24thWow!
24thThe Inbetweeners
23rdFour of a Kind
22ndLight Me Up
21stEvidence That Demands a Verdict
20thEinstein and Eddington
19thLosing Direction
18thAcross the 8th Dimension
17thX Factor
16thIt’s a Gas
15thLittle Green Men
14thNon-Singular Black Holes
13thScience and Non-Science
12thMeasuring the Sun
11thAnd Yet It Moves
10thHeart of Darkness
9thMassive Speed
8thStar Light, Star Bright
7thSahara Wind
6thTake Me Out to the Nano Lab
5thContact
4thMirror, Mirror
3rdCan’t Stop the Signal
2ndStill Alive
1st
April
Make It So
30thThere and Back Again
29thScience Fiction, Science Fact
28thPassing the Test
27thSim Universe
26thHubble’s Tuning Fork
25thNever a Miscommunication
24thHydrogen, Helium, Metal
23rdNASA Outreach
22ndOur Universe
21stFiat Lux
20thBrown Dwarf Desert
19thThe Four Elements
18thMine Over Matter
17thFlare Up
16thWondrous Star
15thAstronomical Units
14thParallax View
13thGoldilocks Zone
12thBeyond the Farthest Star
11thTower of Babble
10thCycle of Stars
9thHidden Giants
8thHot Rocks
7thA Blanket of Sky
6thDark Matters
5thWhat You Get is What You See
4thDancing With the Stars
3rdA Supernova’s Tale
2ndRose of Venus
1st
March
Dying of the Light
31stMemory Hole
30thUnity
29thTime After Time
28thMutual Attraction
27thA Muse of Fire
26thProven World
25thThe Thought Arises
25thPrimeval Atom
24thEagle Eye
23rdWhere’s the Proof
22ndBeyond the Sea of Stars
22ndAlas, Poor Ceres
21stEarth in the Balance
20thBillions and Billions
19thColor Scheme
18thNo Irish
17thDusty Starburst
16thAll These Worlds
15thA Star is Born
14thBetelgeuse, Betelgeuse, Betelgeuse
13thCosmic Corn Syrup
12thColor and Light
11thAstronomy Rocks
10thScales of Magellan
7thAnother Balancing Act
5thSignal to Noise
4thYou Are Here
2ndRight Round Baby
1st
February
Shock and Awe
28thIt’s a Gas
27thIn a Relationship
26thSounding It Out
23rdZoom and Enhance
22ndAstral Projection
21stAbout That Russian Meteor
15thCloser Encounters
5thPrivate Time
1st
January
You Can Never Be Too Careful
23rdBig Badda Boom
22ndTully-Fisher King
20thDue in May
15thViolence Inherent in the System
13thCareful Where You Step
12th
2012
December
Devil in the Details
28thChalk One For My Wife
26thMy First Science Book
24thA Kodak Moment
23rdLight Meter
16thHere and There
14thFive Misconceptions About Black Holes
11thIslands in the Sky
9thSteady State
8thCoin Toss
7thStella Nova
4thBalancing Act
2nd
November
Butterfly Effect
30thLogs of Nature
27thIngredient X
25thHaving FITS
24thPattern Recognition
23rdWhen Worlds Collide
19thType Casting
18thSuperluminal
12thBend and Stretch
11thThe Color of Speed
9thMatters of Gravity
2nd
October
Engineering Problems
30thWhat About Light
29thFaster Than Light
28thUgly Theory, Beautiful Data
27thBeautiful Theory, Ugly Data
26thPoint of Origin
20thAlpha Centauri has a Posse
17thBorder Crossing
12thThe Upside of 8am Classes
11thAs the World Turns
9thThe Brew That Is True
7thThey Pay Me To Grade
6thA Short Period
5thCircling the Drain
4thSpot the Pattern
1st
September
That’s No Moon
30thEquation of Time
28thMore Things in Heaven and Earth
25thNew Earths
24thAnd Yet It Moves
21stRocking Asteroids
18thFun With Yeast
16thThe Sun’s Magic
10thBurning Metal
7thVectors and Tensors
5thRainbow Shadows
4th
August
Once in a Blue Moon
31stMass Transit
30thMutual Attraction
29thFirst Edition
28thAether Or…
24thRipples on the Cosmic Pond
23rdTwo Big Things
22ndRelative Motion
21stFirst Light
20thBest Of
19thEinstein’s Cross
14thA Biased View
13thThe Universe in a Grain of Sand
10thPoint of View
9thTwinkle Twinkle Little Galaxy
8thQuasar, Quasar, Burning Bright
7thDare Mighty Things
6th
July
Cosmic Energy
29thWho Ya Gonna Call?
24thCatalytic Converter
23rdGalaxy Quest
22ndHow and Why
21stTraffic Jam
20thOrder and Chaos
18thAll Work and No Play
17thMore Massive Evidence
10thMassive Evidence
10thMeeting of the Minds
9thYou’re Hot
6thBully for Science
5thWe’ve Got One!
4thFun Fact: Earth
4thFive is a Magic Number
3rdHe Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Boson
3rdI’ll Drink to That
2nd
June
Seen and Unseen
29thRaising the Bar
28th21 Centimeters
27thMining for Science
25thTextbook Update
24thDare Mighty Things
22ndClose Encounters
20thGoing Virial
13thThe Error of My Ways
11thReal Kids. Real Questions. Real Answers.
10thAnother One Bites the Dust
8thSolar Wind
7thPinhole Camera
5thMapping the Galaxy
4th
May
This is Your Brain on Astrophysics
31stWhistlers
30thTwinkle Twinkle Little Pulsar
29thLeonardo da Vinci’s Particle Accelerator
24thAurora
21stAnnular Eclipse
20thA Pocket Full of Star
13thSupernova
3rd
April
March
I Gave a TEDx Talk
30thStar Light, Star Bright
24thBuilding a Better Star
23rdBlack Holes, Brownian Motion
22ndGravitational Lensing
20thThe Attraction of Curves
18thBlack Holes
15thFrame Dragging
14thCutting Edge Science in the 1800s
11thEquivalent Principles
10thDark Matters
6thIt Goes To Eleven
5thDoppler Effect
4thChandrasekhar Limit
1st
February
Puppet Party
27thBack of the Envelope
22ndMore on Gravity Waves
19thMorning Cuppa
14thEver Expanding, Into Nothing
12thGravity Waves
11thFun Fact: Meetings
10thTurn, Turn, Turn
9thInfinite, But Finite
8thLosing Air
8thAsk an Astrophysicist
7thFun Fact: Light
6thGravitational Redshift
3rd
January
More General Relativity
25thFive Gripes About Children’s Television
22ndSpan of a Heartbeat
21stMy Afternoon
21stWe Can Do Better
20thAdvance of the Perihelion
19thOkay, Boss
18th
2011
November
September
Humans vs Zombies
19thHousework
11th
July
Fun Fact
12th