Jonathan Williams
- UMD Astronomy
- https://www.astro.umd.edu/~jonvwill/
NSF Astronomical Sciences/Electromagnetic Spectrum Management · Astrophysicist · Engineer · Posts are my own.
Joined Dec 2017
Jonathan Williams
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Happy New Year CoSo! Wishing good luck to everyone in 2018! Special thank you to @th3j35t3r for creating such an amazing platform. CoSo is going to rock in 2018!
Even when it seems like things might be going backwards, I think about the fact that we're now a species that can sense the warping of spacetime itself, and is on the verge of being able to control its own evolutionary destiny to an unimaginable degree.
And it's hard not to want to see how it all turns out.
So, along with everything else that happened in 2017, astrophysics had a discovery so big (neutron star merger-associated gravitational waves) that roughly 1/3 of living, active astrophysicists were listed as co-authors on the official paper.
In addition, gene editing/biomed engineering continues to make revolutionary discoveries monthly.
Science marches on. And 2018 won't be an exception.
Jonathan Williams
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Go outside. See that moon? It's the same one I'm looking at.
Online mediums like this can make us feel disconnected at times, but a little perspective can really do wonders at bringing us all together.
So go. Look at the moon, and never forget. We are all here. On this tiny spinning rock. Together.
Happy New Year, my friends. 🍻 https://counter.social/media/wH0SLQzQd7KupfU2MWM
Wow - OK, this is going to take some getting used to :) Thank you for the warm welcome, all!
My first post here will be a simple wish for a great 2018 for everyone.
Jonathan Williams
- UMD Astronomy
- https://www.astro.umd.edu/~jonvwill/
NSF Astronomical Sciences/Electromagnetic Spectrum Management · Astrophysicist · Engineer · Posts are my own.
Joined Dec 2017