shichahn | Your consequent ambitions trump all other forces.

So, in between bouts of working on a paper about shorebird habitat partitioning, I've also been finding some pretty cool things on the internet today. Coolest of all was finding this amazing piece on Reddit: I am Neil deGrasse Tyson -- AMA, in which Tyson, who, unsurprisingly, is a Redditor, sat and answered questions on all kinds of things. He really is a remarkable person, and his thoughts on everything from physics to education to life in general are absolutely worth reading by anyone and everyone. For those who don't know, Tyson is the director of the Hayden Planetarium at the American Museum of Natural History, and an example of my favorite kind of scientist - one who is not only a creative, thoughtful researcher, but who is also extremely good at making science accessible to anyone. So, go on, read what he has to say in the link above.

And then watch this video: Onward To The Edge, a music video about the wonders of space exploration. And then go watch all the other Symphony of Science videos. Look everyone, there is a valuable use for autotune after all!