Getting Down In Space!

Eratosthenes was an ancient Greek mathematician who calculated the Earth's circumference over 2,000 years ago. On the summer solstice, he measured the angle of a shadow in Alexandria, where it was about 7 degrees, while no shadow was cast in Syene. By determining the distance between the two cities and using basic geometry, he estimated the Earth's circumference to be around 40,000 kilometers, which is remarkably close to the modern measurement of 40,030 kilometers.

And it has Carl Sagan in it. The video doesn’t just demonstrate a science fact, but how critical thinking works, asking why and how, then design a way to test if something is true,

I miss this.

literally one of the best feelings in the world is like. when you are keeping up with your studies enough to where you're still able to do your hobbies. and you're romanticizing your schoolwork. and you feel all academic. and your hobbies feel even more special because they're like a reward after completing your schoolwork

 (The Martian - 2015 dir. R.Scott) “They say once you grow crops somewhere, you have officially colonized it. So, technically, I colonized Mars. In your face, Neil Armstrong! “ 

the martian is like I am going to succeed I just need to complain first and make jokes about this overwhelming adversity. and shit on disco music

the funniest part of the secret history is that even though it's a satirical commentary about the effects of elitism and pomposity of certain academia, the fandom is full of people WANTING to be those pretentious Greek students. tartt i think your writing had the opposite of the intended effects ....

Driving to class its sunrise and ending the day at sunset, definitely autumn now

2. What was the last book you read

The last book I read was Bunnies by Mona Awad

homesick