Newer Horizons Beyond Pluto
New Horizons is going to reach Pluto in July, 2015. What happens after that?
Astronomers Beyond Astronomy: Using Your Degree Outside of Academia
Academia isn’t the only future open to an astronomy degree. In this ‘beyond’ post, we discuss the universally-useful skills you can hone as a student, and then explore a variety of non-academic jobs where you can put those skills to good use.
Thinking Beyond ADA Compliance: How to Make Astronomy Accessible
When we think about access, we may think of ramps or other physical accomodations – but what more can we do to ensure that astronomy is truly accessible to everyone in our community? This Astro2020 white paper delves into what’s not working, and what we can do to improve.
Beyond Chi-Squared: An Introduction to Correlated Noise
A common measure of the quality of a fit is the chi-squared statistic. While common, implementation of this statistic assumes uncorrelated noise, which is much less common. Today, we discuss how to deal with noise that is correlated and why it’s important.
Beyond the Binary: Gender in Physics Education
This bite focuses on an article that synthesizes and covers previous reports in gender in physics education. The authors draw on these reports to propose a nuanced treatment of gender in physics education research.