Dr. Christopher Bird

February 18, 2019 - Another cyber-attack last week, and another week of repairing my servers and restoring backup data. Once again I will endeavour to respond to emails and text messages as fast as I can, but it might take a while so please be patient.

February 13, 2019 - Nearly fifteen years into what was meant to be a three month mission, NASA's Opportunity rover has finally stopped working. NASA sent a final communication, and the rover did not respond indicating that its systems have shut down. Still, having lasted a decade and a half longer than it was intended to it can't exactly be deemed a tragedy...

February 9, 2019 - I have learned that while dealing with the cyber-attacks on my network server, someone has used photos from my website to create false profiles on a number of dating apps. I am told that they have a different name and information on each, but are using profile photos from this website. They are false, and I would advise anyone who sees them to stay far away from who ever is posting false profiles...

January 30, 2019 - Due to another cyber-attack on my render servers and my primary network server late last week, I am about a week behind in all of my various projects (including answering emails). However I have the affected systems rebuilt now and we are back in operation, so I will be working to get everything completed and sent out in the next few days. I apologize for any difficulties that these delays have caused.

January 21, 2019 - For those experiencing nice weather tonight, there will be a rare lunar eclipse combined with a supermoon that should make for an interesting sight tonight. It might be worth a quick look...

January 2, 2019 - And we start of the year with another great advance in our understanding of the formation of the Solar System with the announcement from the New Horizons mission that yesterday morning the probe completed a successful flyby of Ultima Thule, a Kuiper Belt Object and the most distant object to ever be visited by a man made probe!

January 1, 2019 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

December 15, 2018 - For those who have been asking, the twentieth anniversary edition of the Grandiloquent Dictionary has now been published and distributed to the book sellers. The most affordable option is to buy it directly from the publisher, in hardcover or softcover, but it will also be available through the major online book stores as well.  (UPDATE: After receiving the proofs from the publisher, I am not entirely happy with their layout and print quality, so when I get some time in the new year I might be re-issuing this edition with another publisher)

November 26, 2018 - Congratulations to the team behind the NASA InSight rover which today made a successful landing on Mars. In the comings months it will begin burrowing into the surface, and should then relay back information on the inner structure of the red planet, and give us greater insight into how rocky planets form in our solar system and in others.

November 24, 2018 - A couple of my friends from the physics and mathematics community have asked me to share a link for their new online science program, The Edge Of Reality, with the first episode being posted this afternoon. (For the sake of full disclosure I should add that they have contracted my company, Intergalactic Visuals, to produce some of the animations for upcoming episodes as well). The first episode is just introductory materials, but based on the animations and CGI work that they have requested I can tell you that some of these upcoming videos are going to be truly amazing! I would encourage anyone with an interest in modern physics and mathematics to watch them and perhaps even try a free subscription...