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Tag: cosmic

The cosmic finger of friendship

December 4, 2012 Marc Abrahams

Investigator Ian Davis wrote us today to reminisce about the coining here, in 2001, of the phrase “The Cosmic Finger of Friendship”. A year later, the phrase and the photograph that inspired it (reproduced here) made it onto the cover of the magazine.

Arts and Sciencecosmic, finger, friendship

Bunny Dust, and Cosmic Dust Bunnies

September 9, 2012 Marc Abrahams

These two studies, if read together, show a contrast between the very different meanings of two phrases that sound similar: (1) dust bunnies and (2) bunny dust. “Formation of Cosmic Dust Bunnies,” Lorin S. Matthews [pictured here], Ryan L. Hayes, Michael S. Freed and Truell W. Hyde, arXiv:astro-ph/0701385v1, 2007. The authors report: “Planetary formation is […]

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Cosmic boxing

September 20, 2010 Marc Abrahams

This video called “Cosmic Boxing“, by Ann Tracy (aka Gianroop Kaur) shows a interdisciplinary concept called, yes, cosmic boxing:

Arts and Scienceboxing, cosmic, video
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