Well, I have had very limited experience in blogging, having blogged twice only because I had to, and even then it was on some obscure server which 20 people have access to (and only a fraction of them even try to access it). So, having seen some peoples blogs, I decided that for me who has alot of stuff on my mind, this would be a great place to get it out.
Seeing as how its my first blog, lets do an introduction. I am a Phd student, studying space physics in Durban, South Africa. Since most of my (work) day is consumed by space physics, a lot of my blog will be flavoured with space, and general physics. Also, because I consider myself a nerd anyway (or geek, depending on your interpretation) , there will be a generous helping of nerdiness in this too.
I am a 20-something year old male (for the next five years anyway :P), and I enjoy reading, watching cricket and rugby, computer games (Starcraft 2!!!), geo-caching (I'll explain what that is later) technology, music (and playing it) and of course, science!
Something I get asked a lot is, "Are you going to be a rocket scientist one day?". This question can be rather annoying, because space physics (believe it or not) doesn't actually involve much of space. Astronomy is the study of stars, galaxies, black holes, the big bang and stellar evolution. Space physics, is quite plainly, the study of the Sun, and how it affects the Earth, and the space nearest us.
That will do for now. Looking forward to getting more stuff out there soon, and for now, I think a more in depth look at space physics will be required... later.
No comments:
Post a Comment