A Satellite with an Attitude Problem
“High school students could do a better job!” a NASA executive said to us after the launch of the Solar Maximum Mission satellite (SMM). He was angry because the satellite could not tell us its attitude, which is satellite-lingo for how was it is oriented within its...
Modeling in the Martial Arts with a Few Twists
Neuro-Semantics provides the martial artist with an abundance of models to use, and martial artists provide modelers with an abundance of things to model. Here I cover examples for martial artists, modelers, and anyone who wants...
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On a cold, sunny day in October 2015, I reported for jury duty in Montgomery County Maryland, where jury service was for one day or one trial. After a long orientation, I was called to a trial. Along with sixty-four other potential jurors, I went to a courtroom...
Pascal is a master modeler, who has modeled physical phenomena, satellite motion, and the behavior of people, organizations, and corporations.
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