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- Jennifer is a first-year DPhil in English at Exeter College, Oxford, a path she chose after realizing the the lack of career options that would allow her to work on both theoretical physics and medieval literature. She's committed to making complicated scientific and mathematical ideas accessible and engaging for a general audience, and previously wrote for The Varsity (University of Toronto) and The Fulcrum (University of Ottawa).
About Author: Jennifer Hurd
Posts by Jennifer Hurd
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Landing on a Comet: Philae Makes History
Posted on November 16, 2014 | No CommentsLand safely on a comet so far away that it takes half an hour for light and radio waves to travel back to Earth, making […] -
Dangerous Radiation Limits Space Missions
Posted on November 2, 2014 | No CommentsSpace exploration inevitably conjures up the image of an astronaut in a space suit – Chris Hadfield, perhaps, or Neil Armstrong. But this is far […]