Geraint F. Lewis
@cosmichorizons.bsky.social
Cosmologist & Galactic Archaeologist at
@Sydney_Uni. Proud Silurian, Australian immigrant, & author of books about the strange universe we find ourselves in!
@Sydney_Uni. Proud Silurian, Australian immigrant, & author of books about the strange universe we find ourselves in!
Are you related to John Michell, the first person to predict the existence of black holes? That would be a cool coincidence!
If you are the same person, that would be even more astounding!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mi...
If you are the same person, that would be even more astounding!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mi...
John Michell - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 11, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Are you related to John Michell, the first person to predict the existence of black holes? That would be a cool coincidence!
If you are the same person, that would be even more astounding!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mi...
If you are the same person, that would be even more astounding!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mi...
Yes, it's explosion was part of the opening of Season 2 of COBRA, but I knew about it before then too :)
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Yes, it's explosion was part of the opening of Season 2 of COBRA, but I knew about it before then too :)
I was a teenager and watched the release of the video (on MTV?) at midnight when visiting cousins. Remember it vividly.
November 11, 2025 at 9:59 AM
I was a teenager and watched the release of the video (on MTV?) at midnight when visiting cousins. Remember it vividly.
"We"? This suggests that it was some outside force that drove the dismissal.
It appears that all the people involved were Australian, even Norman Gunston.
It appears that all the people involved were Australian, even Norman Gunston.
November 10, 2025 at 10:47 PM
"We"? This suggests that it was some outside force that drove the dismissal.
It appears that all the people involved were Australian, even Norman Gunston.
It appears that all the people involved were Australian, even Norman Gunston.
Not a single mention of the graphics for Unknown Pleasures are pulsar signals taken from The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Astronomy.
October 28, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Not a single mention of the graphics for Unknown Pleasures are pulsar signals taken from The Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Astronomy.
American Pie has only one, possibly two if you count Vincent
October 25, 2025 at 7:05 PM
American Pie has only one, possibly two if you count Vincent
Just to note that sharkmouth has fangs, something that sharks don't have. It seems the painter adlibbed a bit on the standard design.
October 20, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just to note that sharkmouth has fangs, something that sharks don't have. It seems the painter adlibbed a bit on the standard design.
Why do you think we ignore evolution? We wrote about it in our book and in this article. Evolution doesn't save you if there's not even the raw material for life to form - www.royalsoc.org.au/wp-content/u...
October 1, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Why do you think we ignore evolution? We wrote about it in our book and in this article. Evolution doesn't save you if there's not even the raw material for life to form - www.royalsoc.org.au/wp-content/u...
IMHO one of the important things is seeing that Einstein was young when he did this, not a crazy haired old prof. Breakthroughs are the lands of the young.
September 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
IMHO one of the important things is seeing that Einstein was young when he did this, not a crazy haired old prof. Breakthroughs are the lands of the young.
As a professional astronomer, I can confirm no. The phases of the moon are not sure to the Earth's shadow.
September 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
As a professional astronomer, I can confirm no. The phases of the moon are not sure to the Earth's shadow.
Any chance you will be taking in Australia?
September 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Any chance you will be taking in Australia?
PIA Corgi is Welsh for dwarf dog
September 4, 2025 at 1:15 AM
PIA Corgi is Welsh for dwarf dog
... Oh, oh, oh!! And how about making its easier for staff to succeed in those two things, rather than putting multiple barriers in the way?
September 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
... Oh, oh, oh!! And how about making its easier for staff to succeed in those two things, rather than putting multiple barriers in the way?
The problem is that the media rarely portrays the negative side (Bicep2 was an exception). But let's see....
September 2, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The problem is that the media rarely portrays the negative side (Bicep2 was an exception). But let's see....