Saturday, November 9, 2013

NPR Stories: Week of October 27, 2013


Listening to NPR exposes me to stories in the news round the world. This week we have dancing in the Kiev subway stations, the struggles of the Roma, and two stories from Kenya. One involves protests against rape, and the other involves reasoning behind one Kenyan tribe’s dominance in the sport of running.

Friday, November 8, 2013

Day of the Devs Trip Report


This year November 2, also known as the Day of the Dead, fell on a weekend. Video game development studio Double Fine teamed up with iam8bit to put on a event comprising of video games, art, music, food, and general entertainment. Though I was not able to stay too long at the venue, I thought I would share my perspective on this fabulous festival.

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Astronomy Pictures of the Day: Week of October 27, 2013

Too much time has passed since the last update. While I have been posting the Astronomy Pictures of the Day to Twitter, I have been aggregating the pictures on my own. Here’s the series of astronomy pictures from last week.