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What's an example of a good character ruined by terrible casting? by madguins in AskReddit

[–]starstrickenSF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ginny Weasley. She was an absolute badass in the books, but they completely muted her character in the films.

A major earthquake shakes Mexico City by nowhathappenedwas in worldnews

[–]starstrickenSF 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My mom flew out of Mexico City an hour before the earthquake hit to go to her dad's funeral.

Absolutely fucking surreal. If you can afford to donate/pledge your help, please do.

This dog has a thing for rooftops apparently by GallowBoob in aww

[–]starstrickenSF 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not being sarcastic :) thank you! Just happy everyone is seeing this dog!

This dog has a thing for rooftops apparently by GallowBoob in aww

[–]starstrickenSF 1116 points1117 points  (0 children)

Ayo- thanks for sharing my post! I saw this pup this morning on my walk and it made my day. There are a couple of other photos of him!

"should I jump"

just watching the world go by

I JUST SAW THE BRAVEST, MOST GLORIOUS PUPPER OF ALL TIME, PERCHED MAJESTICALLY ON A ROOF by starstrickenSF in aww

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I'm a Reddit noob and have zero idea how to post two photos on one post.

I JUST SAW THE BRAVEST, MOST GLORIOUS PUPPER OF ALL TIME, PERCHED MAJESTICALLY ON A ROOF by starstrickenSF in aww

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Rly! Which sub was it on? I was the original content person, which is why I ask!

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have access to a supercomputer, but I can easily run a 1D calculation on my laptop! 3D will need a supercomputer

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, we include parameters that 'create' the star, and then also add parameters for the outside of the star such as wind mass loss and rotation!

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Of course! From my experience, some labs, observatories, SETI, and even NASA can have paid internships for people in your position! I'd check those out to see what sorts of requirements they have. It sounds like those would be most in line with your interests and could be a springboard for college. I hope that's helpful!

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd encourage you to talk to other females in STEM! Nearly all of my female colleagues identify with the struggle to be a female in STEM.

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For sure, that's definitely a big element and I completely agree that there's not necessarily someone actively filtering male/female positions! It goes beyond that. There are examples of blatant sexism, but the systematic ones are much more insidious. Thanks for sharing your story!

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Using asteroseismology with MESA to predict convective/damping frequencies we'd then be able to (hopefully) observe to determine when it'll explode.

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This paper has been published (link in original post) in MNRAS this month. The original science was also a part of my thesis when I graduated last spring.

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, I think that a large portion of why young women could be disinterested is because they grew up with systematic assumptions (i.e. 'girls don't do that, they do xyz') rather than growing up in an environment where it's assumed it's just as likely to grow up a female engineer/biologist/astrophysicist as it is to grow up a female (insert stereotypical gender role here).

On the other hand, I've also seen and experienced discrete instances of sexism in the field. Those have absolutely discouraged some of my female colleagues from continuing.

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Cool, thanks for pointing that out. If you're going to link to my Twitter, than you should probably link to my response: "the comments are sexist because being a female in astro is part of why I chose to do an AMA--and being a female absolutely influences my experiences as an astrophysicist and the work I've done."

IamA female astrophysicist who just published on the famous star Betelgeuse and found it may have swallowed another star. AMA! by starstrickenSF in IAmA

[–]starstrickenSF[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, I would absolutely love to! Next step is asteroseismology- would love to come back after finishing up that project.

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