Elizabeth Fernandez

I had so much fun working on the latest video for the Up and Atom channel. For this video, I wrote the script describing the #topology of the #Universe and how we can figure out what the shape of the cosmos is. youtube.com/watch?v=xqDmTB…

It turns out that our inhospitable neighbor Venus can teach us a lot about where not to find life. I talk about how those lessons can be extended to #exoplanets in my first article in @NautilusMag #astronomy nautil.us/life-lessons-f…

Love playing with #LEGOs? These scientists do too, and they have used them to do high quality science in their labs! I covered four different groups using LEGOs to do science in my recent article in MIT Technology Review. technologyreview.com/2024/06/25/109…

Water drops can gain an electric charge as they roll down surfaces. Such an effect is important in various places, like in cleaning semiconductors. I discuss the physics of how this happens in Physics Magazine. physics.aps.org/articles/v17/91

We've landed on, descended into the atmosphere, or crashed into all of the planets except two - Uranus and Neptune. Scientists simulate what it would be like to visit these two windy and cold ice giants! space.com/falling-into-u…

A new method using a mashup of #datascience and #astronomy is helping astronomers correlate objects from different telescopes, wavelengths, and time. My latest on Space.com. space.com/space-discover…

What's happening with the volcanoes and earthquakes in @Iceland, and why it may mark a period of centuries of volcanic activity. My latest in @bigthink bigthink.com/hard-science/i…

Halloween is also international #DarkMatterDay! In Latin America, it is celebrated with puzzles, Marvel Superheroes (and their apparent tie to dark matter), and dark matter ice cream! Find out more in my article in @symmetrymag. symmetrymagazine.org/article/celebr…

I was so happy to receive the second place in the journalism category for the annual Science Communicators of North Carolina awards and stand among some truly impressive competition. Thanks @sconc!

It's important to share science with your children - even for people of faith. If you are unsure on how to do this, perhaps take a look at a letter I wrote to my own children on the topic on BioLogos. biologos.org/articles/a-let…

Minerals and rocks come in a dazzling array of colors. But what you may not know is that these colors demonstrate how light acts as both a wave and a particle. I talk about what makes the colors of rocks so fascinating in @bigthink. bigthink.com/hard-science/r…

#Quantumphysics is happening everywhere within the biological world - from bird's eyes to your DNA to even what's happening within your nose! I explore quantum entanglement, tunneling, and other phenomenon in my latest in Big Think. bigthink.com/life/quantum-p…

Scientists recently found that what happens in a leaf is similar to a Bose-Einstein Condensate (which we normally see at very low temperatures). This happens on a normal spring day, and shows us how nature still can surprise us! My latest in @bigthink . bigthink.com/hard-science/p…

This absolutely boggles my mind! Six million years ago, the Mediterranean was dried up. Then, in what is possibly the world's largest flood, it was refilled again in as little as a few months to a couple of years! I talk about it in the @bigthink. bigthink.com/hard-science/w…

What would happen if we discovered an asteroid heading to Earth? What if it wasn't a single rock, but a "pile" of rocks? These "rubble pile" asteroids might be tougher than we originally thought. My latest on @bigthink bigthink.com/hard-science/r…

How can you predict events that are ultra-rare but devastating, like a massive earthquake, rogue wave, or bridge collapse? By using #AI and #machinelearning! Scientists at #MIT show how. bigthink.com/the-future/mit…

Space travel will change our spirituality, our religion, our myths, and how we see ourselves as human. I explore these ideas in my latest article on Big Think. bigthink.com/the-future/spa…

Are we alone in the Universe? Should we try to send a message to whoever may be listening - or is that a really bad idea? My latest in @bigthink. bigthink.com/hard-science/s…

with @BrianaPobiner @gregorysimpson @carlorovelli @jorgemlg @ackermanmaya @SethShostak Eiichiro Komatsu, Lekelia Jenkins, Brian Green, and Guy Consolmagno

Science changes how you think - here is how several scientists responded to how their research changed what they believed, thought, and felt about the world. bigthink.com/thinking/how-s…