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[!DISCLAIMER] Posts here cover a mix of research updates, conference highlights, and personal interests. Opinions expressed are my own.
A walk through one of astronomy's oldest measuring sticks: the magnitude scale, from Hipparchus to Hubble.
2023 is upon us and it’s time to look back at the albums released in 2022 and see which of them are still resonating with me. There were plenty of ...
Following the dramatic conclusion to the 2022 Men’s FIFA World Cup in Qatar, I thought this might be a good time to answer the question that no one...
EuroPython 2022 This year I was fortunate enough to be selected to give a talk about ShapePipe at the EuroPython 2022 conference in Dublin. It was...
Unsurprisingly, given the global health crisis, it has been a few years since my wife and I managed to get out of Europe and have a slightly more a...
2021 was a trying year for everyone, being stuck at home, anxious and with no clear end to the pandemic in sight. One silver lining from this dire ...
Rating: ★★★★★ Having grown up moving around the world can be seen a both a blessing and a curse. A blessing in that wherever I lay my head is home...
EuroPython 2021 This July I had the very nice opportunity to present a tutorial called The Anatomy of a Python Class at the EuroPython 2021 confer...
Rating: ★★★★★ A couple of years ago some good friends, Austin Peel and Justin Burks, introduced me to an indie game called Gris (Spanish and Catal...
Rating: ★★★★☆ I just finished watching all seven seasons of Star Wars: The Clone Wars on Disney+. So, while it is still fresh in my mind, I figure...
Last year I was graciously invited to give a talk about PySAP at the 30th annual Astronomical Data Analysis Software and Systems (ADASSXXX) confer...
Back in 2018 my wife and I had a fantastic three week holiday in Japan. I thought I would share some tips and impressions of the places we visited ...
It recently occurred to me that 2020 marked 50 years since Black Sabbath released their debut album. I am sure there are plenty of debates out ther...
Welcome to my new website! This is a little project that my wife and I worked on together and we had a lot of fun doing it. My wife deserves all th...
In September 2019 I had the pleasure of giving a keynote talk at EuroScipy 2019 in Bilbao, Spain. The talk, titled “From Galaxies to Brains! — Imag...