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Lovecraft does the Brady Bunch</a> 623</h3> 624<div class='post-header'> 625<div class='post-header-line-1'></div> 626</div> 627<div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-6595585164364460958' itemprop='description articleBody'> 628<p> More ChatGPT madness. Here is what it gave me when I asked it to rewrite the Brady Bunch theme song in the style of H.P. Lovecraft:</p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 629Brady Bunch theme tune in the style of H.P. Lovecraft would be a dark and eerie 630composition, evoking the sense of cosmic dread and madness that are common 631themes in Lovecraft's writing. The melody would be slow and ominous, with a 632sense of foreboding and impending doom. The lyrics might include references to 633ancient and unknowable beings, as well as the corruption and decay of the human 634mind in the face of the universe's horrors.</span><o:p></o:p></p> 635 636<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Verse 6371:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p> 638 639<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">In 640the land of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> 641 642<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where 643the air is musty and stale,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 644 645<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Lurks 646a darkness, deep and ancient,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 647 648<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That 649no mortal can avail.</span><o:p></o:p></p> 650 651<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Chorus:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p> 652 653<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">In 654the house of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> 655 656<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where 657the laughter once did ring,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 658 659<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now 660there dwells a creeping terror,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 661 662<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That 663will make your heart take wing.</span><o:p></o:p></p> 664 665<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Verse 6662:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p> 667 668<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">In 669the hearts of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> 670 671<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where 672once joy did reign,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 673 674<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now 675there grows a creeping madness,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 676 677<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As 678they stare into the void.</span><o:p></o:p></p> 679 680<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Chorus:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p> 681 682<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">In 683the home of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> 684 685<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where 686the family once did thrive,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 687 688<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now 689there reigns a lurking horror,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 690 691<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">That 692will steal their peace of mind.</span><o:p></o:p></p> 693 694<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Bridge:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p> 695 696<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="font-family: arial;">As 697the stars align in cosmic fury,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> 698 699<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And 700the gates of chaos open wide,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 701 702<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 703Brady Bunch will face their doom,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 704 705<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As 706they confront the Great Old Ones.</span><o:p></o:p></p> 707 708<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> Chorus:</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><o:p></o:p></p> 709 710<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> In 711the world of the Brady Bunch,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><o:p></o:p></span></p> 712 713<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Where 714the sun has lost its glow,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 715 716<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Now 717there reigns a creeping horror,<o:p></o:p></span></p> 718 719<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"><span style="font-family: arial;">As 720they face the Great Old Ones.</span><o:p></o:p></p><br />
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779true, A tale of a fateful trip that ended in woe.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The 780castaways, they set sail on the sea, But a storm, it did arise, and their 781vessel was tossed.</span></p> 782 783<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Stranded 784on an island, with no way to go, The travelers must find a way to make their 785home.<o:p></o:p></span></p> 786 787<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">There's 788the valiant skipper, the first mate, and more, Each one with a strength to help 789them explore.<o:p></o:p></span></p> 790 791<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">But 792the bumbling Gilligan, oh what a sight, His clumsiness leads to problems, day 793and night.<o:p></o:p></span></p> 794 795<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Together, 796they must learn to survive, And find a way off the island, if they're alive.<o:p></o:p></span></p> 797 798<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 15.0pt; margin-left: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">With 799dangers lurking, and challenges ahead, The castaways must work together, or 800they'll all be dead.<o:p></o:p></span></p> 801 802<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: arial;">So let us cheer on Gilligan's Island, As they 803strive to escape their fateful plight.</span><span style="font-family: Segoe UI, sans-serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">And the theme from <i>Flipper</i> in the style of Chaucer:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the days of old, when knights were bold,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And dolphins roamed the sea,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">There was a tale of a noble steed,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Whose name was Flipper, oh so fleet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">With fins as strong as any sword,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And a heart that knew no fear,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">He swam the waves with grace and ease,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And saved the day time and time again.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Through storm and strife, through battles won,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Flipper was always there,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">A symbol of strength and courage,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">A friend to all who knew his name.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">So if you ever find yourself adrift,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In danger or in need,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">Just call upon the mighty Flipper,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">
803And he will come to your aid, indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial;"> </span></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">For Flipper is the bravest of them all,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">A true and noble hero,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">And his legend shall live on forever,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 15.0pt;"> 804 805 806 807 808 809 810 811 812 813 814 815 816 817 818 819 820 821 822 823 824 825 826 827 828 829 830 831 832 833 834 835 836 837 838 839 840 841 842 843 844 845 846 847 848 849</p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial;">In the hearts of those who know his name.<span style="font-size: x-small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times;">I'm always happy to see the latest technology put to good use.</span></p><p> 850 851</p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: x-small;"> </span></o:p></p><br /><p></p> 852<div style='clear: both;'></div> 853</div> 854<div class='post-footer'> 855<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> 856<span class='post-author vcard'> 857</span> 858<span class='post-timestamp'> 859</span> 860<span class='post-comment-link'> 861<a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/627288822362203855/390644012547521267' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); return false;'> 862No comments: 863 </a> 864</span> 865<span class='post-icons'> 866<span class='item-control blog-admin pid-734243917'> 867<a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=390644012547521267&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> 868<img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> 869</a> 870</span> 871</span> 872<div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> 873<a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=390644012547521267&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=390644012547521267&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=390644012547521267&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=390644012547521267&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=390644012547521267&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> 874</div> 875</div> 876<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> 877<span class='post-labels'> 878</span> 879</div> 880<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> 881<span class='post-location'> 882</span> 883</div> 884</div> 885</div> 886</div> 887 888 </div></div> 889 890 891 <div class="date-outer"> 892 893<h2 class='date-header'><span>Thursday, September 8, 2022</span></h2> 894 895 <div class="date-posts"> 896 897<div class='post-outer'> 898<div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> 899<meta content='627288822362203855' itemprop='blogId'/> 900<meta content='9117483041155966641' itemprop='postId'/> 901<a name='9117483041155966641'></a> 902<h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> 903<a href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2022/09/ill-be-speaking-about-webb-telescope-on.html'>I'll be Speaking About the Webb Telescope on Wednesday</a> 904</h3> 905<div class='post-header'> 906<div class='post-header-line-1'></div> 907</div> 908<div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-9117483041155966641' itemprop='description articleBody'> 909<p> For those of you who live in Nashville, I will be giving a talk as part of the "Profs and Pints" series (yes, that's academics
909speaking in bars) this coming Wednesday. Details are <a href="https://profsandpints.ticketleap.com/nashvillestars/" target="_blank">here</a>. I will be speaking about the James Webb Space Telescope, with particular emphasis on what it can tell us about cosmology.</p> 910<div style='clear: both;'></div> 911</div> 912<div class='post-footer'> 913<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> 914<span class='post-author vcard'> 915</span> 916<span class='post-timestamp'> 917</span> 918<span class='post-comment-link'> 919<a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/627288822362203855/9117483041155966641' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); return false;'> 920No comments: 921 </a> 922</span> 923<span class='post-icons'> 924<span class='item-control blog-admin pid-734243917'> 925<a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=9117483041155966641&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> 926<img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> 927</a> 928</span> 929</span> 930<div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> 931<a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=9117483041155966641&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=9117483041155966641&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=9117483041155966641&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=9117483041155966641&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=9117483041155966641&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to Pinterest'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Pinterest</span></a> 932</div> 933</div> 934<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-2'> 935<span class='post-labels'> 936</span> 937</div> 938<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-3'> 939<span class='post-location'> 940</span> 941</div> 942</div> 943</div> 944</div> 945 946 </div></div> 947 948 949 <div class="date-outer"> 950 951<h2 class='date-header'><span>Wednesday, October 9, 2019</span></h2> 952 953 <div class="date-posts"> 954 955<div class='post-outer'> 956<div class='post hentry uncustomized-post-template' itemprop='blogPost' itemscope='itemscope' itemtype='http://schema.org/BlogPosting'> 957<meta content='627288822362203855' itemprop='blogId'/> 958<meta content='4741269027808401211' itemprop='postId'/> 959<a name='4741269027808401211'></a> 960<h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> 961<a href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/10/this-years-nobel-prize-in-physics.html'>This Year's Nobel Prize in Physics</a> 962</h3> 963<div class='post-header'> 964<div class='post-header-line-1'></div> 965</div> 966<div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-4741269027808401211' itemprop='description articleBody'> 967Jim Peebles was awarded half of this year's prize for his foundational contributions to cosmology. I've known him for 40 years -- he was my senior thesis advisor at Princeton and had already been the most influential figure in the field long before I met him.<br /> 968<br /> 969Cosmology was actually a bit of a backwater from the 1930s until the discovery of the cosmic microwave background in 1965. Peebles had a tangential role in that discovery (look it up --
969it's a very famous story), and he played a central role in the development of the field for decades afterwards. His most influential work has to do with the way that large-scale structure forms in the universe -- how small fluctuations in the density grow with time to give us galaxies and everything that goes with them. (Peebles was also the best physics teacher at Princeton, at least when I was there). So this is a well-deserved prize. 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The talk is free and open to the public:<br /> 1028<br /> 1029<br /> 1030<div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"> 1031Our 1032place in the Cosmos and Is Anyone Out There? </div> 1033<div class="MsoNormal"> 1034<span style="font-size: 8.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br /></span></div> 1035<div class="MsoNormal"> 1036In both science and literature, 1037the question of ‘others’ can be a mirror illuminating our own origins and 1038plausible destinies. Are we a fluke? Might we be the first to navigate the 1039minefield of existence? Astrophysicist and novelist David Brin will (briefly) 1040survey both what we know and can speculate about life in the universe.<span style="mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div> 1041<div class="MsoNormal"> 1042<br /></div> 1043<br /> 1044<div style='clear: both;'></div> 1045</div> 1046<div class='post-footer'> 1047<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> 1048<span class='post-author vcard'> 1049</span> 1050<span class='post-timestamp'> 1051</span> 1052<span class='post-comment-link'> 1053<a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/627288822362203855/8784350187806944292' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); return false;'> 1054No comments: 1055 </a> 1056</span> 1057<span class='post-icons'> 1058<span class='item-control blog-admin pid-734243917'> 1059<a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=8784350187806944292&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> 1060<img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> 1061</a> 1062</span> 1063</span> 1064<div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> 1065<a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=8784350187806944292&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=8784350187806944292&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=8784350187806944292&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=8784350187806944292&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=8784350187806944292&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to P
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It is true because I say it 1165is, whether you intended it or not. By writing about it, I will make sure that 1166everyone thinks of it this way.<o:p></o:p></i></div> 1167<div class="MsoPlainText"> 1168<br /></div> 1169<div class="MsoPlainText"> 1170<i>Physicists couldn't tolerate the grandiose vision implied 1171by the many-worlds understanding of quantum mechanics. Retreating from this, 1172they narrowed their consciousness. This is called "collapse of the wave 1173function". What happened to the little girl is a metaphor for the 1174Copenhagen Interpretation.<o:p></o:p></i></div> 1175<br /> 1176<div style='clear: both;'></div> 1177</div> 1178<div class='post-footer'> 1179<div class='post-footer-line post-footer-line-1'> 1180<span class='post-author vcard'> 1181</span> 1182<span class='post-timestamp'> 1183</span> 1184<span class='post-comment-link'> 1185<a class='comment-link' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment/fullpage/post/627288822362203855/3036016285934774495' onclick='javascript:window.open(this.href, "bloggerPopup", "toolbar=0,location=0,statusbar=1,menubar=0,scrollbars=yes,width=640,height=500"); return false;'> 11861 comment: 1187 </a> 1188</span> 1189<span class='post-icons'> 1190<span class='item-control blog-admin pid-734243917'> 1191<a href='https://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=3036016285934774495&from=pencil' title='Edit Post'> 1192<img alt='' class='icon-action' height='18' src='https://resources.blogblog.com/img/icon18_edit_allbkg.gif' width='18'/> 1193</a> 1194</span> 1195</span> 1196<div class='post-share-buttons goog-inline-block'> 1197<a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-email' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=3036016285934774495&target=email' target='_blank' title='Email This'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Email This</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-blog' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=3036016285934774495&target=blog' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=270,width=475"); return false;' target='_blank' title='BlogThis!'><span class='share-button-link-text'>BlogThis!</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-twitter' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=3036016285934774495&target=twitter' target='_blank' title='Share to X'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to X</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-facebook' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=3036016285934774495&target=facebook' onclick='window.open(this.href, "_blank", "height=430,width=640"); return false;' target='_blank' title='Share to Facebook'><span class='share-button-link-text'>Share to Facebook</span></a><a class='goog-inline-block share-button sb-pinterest' href='https://www.blogger.com/share-post.g?blogID=627288822362203855&postID=3036016285934774495&target=pinterest' target='_blank' title='Share to P
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1281yD1nfhgYvvYYixUP0f739D928xeTz1_TYKKU2P/s320/Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg' itemprop='image_url'/> 1282<meta content='627288822362203855' itemprop='blogId'/> 1283<meta content='2594226543292980642' itemprop='postId'/> 1284<a name='2594226543292980642'></a> 1285<h3 class='post-title entry-title' itemprop='name'> 1286<a href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/02/the-most-famous-person-you-would-never.html'>The Most Famous Person You Would Never Recognize in a Photo</a> 1287</h3> 1288<div class='post-header'> 1289<div class='post-header-line-1'></div> 1290</div> 1291<div class='post-body entry-content' id='post-body-2594226543292980642' itemprop='description articleBody'> 1292Think of the most famous people of the past 100 years:  Einstein, Churchill, Gandhi.  All of them, and hundreds more, are instantly recognizable from their photos:<br> 1293<br> 1294<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1295<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaREZKFYHYWSxtVA-shiPnnveZ1yiwPxWWW5jIvpi0uGNOiDBtkvlop3h3YI1sZebfPg_YZ_Pl52DP13_qEB4mL0IWP_S4wXtHG7Hk19yD1nfhgYvvYYixUP0f739D928xeTz1_TYKKU2P/s1600/Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="440" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaREZKFYHYWSxtVA-shiPnnveZ1yiwPxWWW5jIvpi0uGNOiDBtkvlop3h3YI1sZebfPg_YZ_Pl52DP13_qEB4mL0IWP_S4wXtHG7Hk19yD1nfhgYvvYYixUP0f739D928xeTz1_TYKKU2P/s320/Albert_Einstein_Head.jpg" width="240"></a></div> 1296<br> 1297<br> 1298<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1299</div> 1300<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1301<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5zsXE-2_r48yg6CtxQyM-Yk961Qbe5j_TR_4bEnCEWBcyhKr1ZK1k9Efq5UvqmPlzH5pMqGXvFfHXHbNTFd7gFBuVbEq_ISFW2p_FvzggOQnA2DNp8I1L65m6EFze_JCSvdAUR0Z2lVJ/s1600/Churchill+photo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="330" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5zsXE-2_r48yg6CtxQyM-Yk961Qbe5j_TR_4bEnCEWBcyhKr1ZK1k9Efq5UvqmPlzH5pMqGXvFfHXHbNTFd7gFBuVbEq_ISFW2p_FvzggOQnA2DNp8I1L65m6EFze_JCSvdAUR0Z2lVJ/s320/Churchill+photo.jpg" width="249"></a></div> 1302<br> 1303<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1304<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY5v7NL6Mg70BTPyP21IxpRdINrA3rjnsr3e2YOZgTztUlM7lxkDAFtnuVFTf6pp25iCCtVnWdSbVtMHl5aBY5vfaKC-E8vfTVkuqXZdF5cBa0pIvrrilYsWsyXHgpQLUCGHBegjsmlmg/s1600/Gandhi.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="168" data-original-width="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHY5v7NL6Mg70BTPyP21IxpRdINrA3rjnsr3e2YOZgTztUlM7lxkDAFtnuVFTf6pp25iCCtVnWdSbVtMHl5aBY5vfaKC-E8vfTVkuqXZdF5cBa0pIvrrilYsWsyXHgpQLUCGHBegjsmlmg/s1600/Gandhi.jpg"></a></div> 1305<br> 1306<br> 1307So here is a question to ponder: who is the most famous person of the past century whom most people would <i>never</i> recognize from a photo? I have a nominee -- it's this guy:<br> 1308<br> 1309<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1310<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZnyfoMMED39U9Nom6FZd40xFusHmUZPsl_v9e2O5GiANQ4jx-6BDEENqE6oIa5wmh4Vv5fRRxEHSTwXAAGGNLjDbKmL32WfFUee-eX1nRRfLzAhj0ulzOND4v28cOZkR-bBKXL_Ypv_B/s1600/neil+armstrong.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="606" data-original-width="1024" height="189" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvZnyfoMMED39U9Nom6FZd40xFusHmUZPsl_v9e2O5GiANQ4jx-6BDEENqE6oIa5wmh4Vv5fRRxEHSTwXAAGGNLjDbKmL32WfFUee-eX1nRRfLzAhj0ulzOND4v28cOZkR-bBKXL_Ypv_B/s320/neil+armstrong.jpg" width="320"></a></div> 1311<br> 1312Do you recognize him? Who is it? I'm being a little unfair here, as he became famous at a much younger age. Try this photo instead:<br> 1313<br> 1314<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 1315<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzm7E_VicU3835-A038IUl-JGFbU-XGyW6WqlP9hReUvn_VyqLD4XLGt73FsYqkm3dzm4lYOnbrvDp7f0v4QrnFyZQ1NjiXBM9jCCOM-n-Nh_vVIqsFz8lpHCjRPi_J3rmyfxXsX29jn0/s1600/neil-armstrong---man-on-the-moon.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="675" data-original-width="1200" height="180" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDzm7E_VicU3835-A038IUl-JGFbU-XGyW6WqlP9hReUvn_VyqLD4XLGt73FsYqkm3dzm4lYOnbrvDp7f0v4QrnFyZQ1NjiXBM9jCCOM-n-Nh_vVIqsFz8lpHCjRPi_J3rmyfxXsX29jn0/s320/neil-armstrong---man-on-the-moon.jpg" width="320"></a></div> 1316<br> 1317Time to guess: who are we talking about?<br> 1318<br> 1319<div style='clear: both;'></div> 1320</div> 1321<div class='jump-link'> 1322<a href='http://www.cosmicyarns.com/2019/02/the-most-famous-pers
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(I need to specify here that my cosmology research does <i>not </i>fall under the category of "science fiction"). 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(The "radial" velocity is the motion of an object directly toward or directly away from us). Astronomers use the Doppler shift, the stretching or compression of light from the moving object. Light from stars or galaxies moving toward us gets "bunched up," and the wavelength shrinks, making the light bluer, while light from objects moving away from us gets stretched out and becomes redder. The Doppler effect works so well that we can pin down the radial velocities of the most distant galaxies in the universe -- these observations provided the first evidence for the expanding universe.<br> 1438<br> 1439But it's a lot harder to measure the sideways, or "transverse" velocity. The only way to measure a transverse velocity is to keep careful watch on an object and wait... and wait... and wait... We've been able to measure the transverse motions of stars for a long time -- the star with the fastest transverse motion is Barnard's Star, named after Vanderbilt's E.E. Barnard. But even Barnard's star is moving at a glacial rate across the sky -- 10 arcseconds a year.  At that rate, it will take almost 200 years to move the width of a full moon.<br> 1440<br> 1441Galaxies are much farther away than stars, so their transverse motions are minuscule in comparison and have never been observed. But recently the <a href="http://sci.esa.int/gaia/">Gaia</a> satellite has allowed astronomers to pinpoint the locations of distant objects with unprecedented accuracy. So there's speculation that if we could monitor distant galaxies for a long enough time (10 years? 20 years?) we might be able to measure their transverse motions.<br> 1442<br> 1443All of which leads to a puzzle. We don't want to sit around for 10 years, only to discover that we've been watching a slowpoke galaxy that's hardly moving sideways at all. If we could monitor only a handful of distant galaxies, which ones are likely to have the biggest transverse velocities? Are they the galaxies with the largest<i> </i>radial velocities? That makes sense -- a galaxy with a large radial velocity is more likely to have a large<i> total</i> velocity, so the component of its velocity in the transverse direction is also likely to be large. But here's an argument in the opposite direction: if all the galaxies are moving at about the same speed, then a large radial velocity means that the galaxy is likely to be moving almost directly toward or away from us, so it will have a small transverse velocity, while a galaxy with almost no radial motion is likely to be moving perpendicular to our viewing direction and will have a very large transverse velocity. 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