Weekend reading thoughts. Human brains, and the ease of deception when in a area outside our expertise. How many scientists are as easily fooled? As many as are not experts in trickery (even then..)

How many today buy into #AI magical thinking? As many who are not experts in coding AIs (even then..)

Same tricks, fake outs, waste of money, don't fall for it peeps, it's an AILlusion.

Props to @emilymbender for being a #houdini of #aitools btw 😄

#artificialintelligence #coding #magic #aislop

me, a serious person, professoring away on sabbatical*

*spends 1 week compiling 16 page coloring booklet for serious astronomy reasons

other than creative copyright commons do other tiny booklet #mastodon printers have publishing suggestions?

#astronomy #Astrodon #selfpublishing #academia #coloring #art #science #telescopes #space #yorkuniversity #YorkUObservatory #publishing #allanicarswellobservatory #booklets

Our crew at the observatory has CAPTURED THE ORION SPACECRAFT... despite the weather in #Toronto #canada ... the low position of #ArtemisII in the sky and having had to take the science ccd off for repairs.

Enjoy everyone, now you too can wave at the pixel of #jeremyhansen ! Video is up on the @AllanICarswellObservatory YouTubechannel! https://www.youtube.com/live/dT_ykVY1VaI?si=wDd_GQHUpdYP0-qy

#space #orion #Artemis2 #moonmission #science #telescopes #yorkuniversity #moon #observatory #Astrodon #astronomy

I have been watching #tinybalancingsheep and decided to give it a try with my tiny balancing cat...

#caturday #CatsOfMastodon #cats #CatsOfFediverse #tinybalancing

Just the sound of cold metal creaking and the wind this #SilentSunday

Icy, cloudy, snowy #telescopes in #Toronto... with conditions like this we just wrap up warmly and work on data reduction!

Here's the 1m telescope with its winter parka on 😄 (its to protect from drip, freeze, melt, freeze drips... not the temperature alone).

#astronomy #observatory #Astrodon #science #winter #yorkuniversity

One of my favorite things about #astronomy is how well it goes with #art and spacing out generally. Since I can't go into the telescopes atm, had a bit of fun. Def recommend #watercolour paints for #planets .

Obviously these ones are destined for a fabulous collision due to their proximity but it makes for some fun #scifi thoughts. Please imagine at least 1 is traveling escape velocity and will get away.

#Astrodon #sciart #science #saturday #AstroArt #fediart #astro