Not to be outdone by Mumu, I thought it might be fun to share the things that I’ve been reading. I like to try to mix in a few non-fiction books into my mostly fiction book list but sometimes, it’s just so hard to resist a good spy thriller. So, here we go: Just finished: […]
Month: May 2015
Episode 7: The Joy of Sex (and Fidelity)
As the great hip hop trio Salt-n-Pepa used to say… Let’s talk about sex. Today’s guest is Dana Weiser, an assistant professor in Human Development & Family Studies and affiliate faculty in Women’s Studies at Texas Tech where she teaches human sexuality. On this episode we cover infidelity, domestic abuse, and Jake Gyllenhaal. (He’s unrelated to […]
A peek into Mumu’s bookshelf
In my ongoing quest to convince others that engineers are people too, I thought I’d share a few books from my queue. Work is always full of robots and computers, so my reading list usually skews away from “technical” topics. Don’t worry, we’ll be back with plenty of science-y goodness. But today, let’s take a dive into my […]
When things go right! First images and data from SMAP
So I’m now the proud parent of one orbiting, deployed, spinning, fully functional spacecraft! The SMAP satellite is done initiating all its systems and has taken its first global soil measurement maps: Since the Earth environment where we built SMAP is very different than the space environment where we operate SMAP, we never before had […]
Episode 6: The (Space) Xplorers Club
It’s Podcast Tuesday, Scopers! We’ve got a fun episode for you all. The (Space) Xplorers Club features guest Emily Calandrelli, host and producer of Fox’s Xploration Outer Space, a show featuring the coolest aspects of the space industry. We chat with Emily about STEM outreach, interviewing astronauts, and the joys and challenges of filming a television show. Have […]