https://youtu.be/WY7POkaxAX8 I grew up listening to Pearl Jam songs. Over two decades have passed and I still have lyrics to the band's songs memorized. Having to hear Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder singing this song that is clearly meant for a literally and figuratively out-of-this-world lunar mission adds much excitement to my fan heart as I now share my passion in astronomy with my little child whose name is Tala, the Filipino word for star. This is the official music video to
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The Case of Computer Scientist Katie Bouman: The social media that glorifies and bullies
The name Katie Bouman, alongside the photo of this young, charming computer scientist, went trending for a couple of days as people celebrated the first-ever image of a black hole through her efforts, alongside a team of brilliant scientists and engineers. She led the development of an algorithm for creating the image of a black holes, known as the Continuous High-resolution Image Reconstruction using Patch priors (CHIRP). After the hype of her feat, it didn't take long when others started bullying her,