{"id":9295,"date":"2019-04-17T08:30:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-17T14:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/?p=9295"},"modified":"2019-04-23T21:32:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-24T03:32:16","slug":"dr-katie-bouman-and-the-black-hole-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/dr-katie-bouman-and-the-black-hole-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"dr. katie bouman and the black hole photo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>last week, the first ever photo of a black hole was released. <strong>dr. katie bouman<\/strong> was credited with designing the algorithm that made the complicated process of taking the picture with the <strong>event horizon telescope<\/strong> possible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9309\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/7200-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"first black hole photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>the first photo of a black hole. ever. (eht collaboration)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>this video from <strong>the today show<\/strong> in the united states talks about the \u00a0(negative reaction) bouman faced online after the black hole pic went public\/viral.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Colleagues Defend Katie Bouman For Her Work Creating 1st Black Hole Image | TODAY\" width=\"758\" height=\"426\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Ff6MijCZZc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>the video starts&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>humanity revealed a picture of something so <em>huge<\/em> and amazing, <em>even<\/em> [albert] einstein <em>hadn&#8217;t dared<\/em> dream <em>it existed<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p> means <em>really big<\/em> emphasizes the position of authority that einstein still occupies today. <strong><em>hadn&#8217;t dared<\/em><\/strong> is  (auxiliary had + past participle). it refers to when albert einstein theorized the concept of black holes and the time beforemeans <em>have the audacity<\/em>. <strong><em>it<\/em><\/strong>, referring to the black hole, precedes the verb <strong><em>exist<\/em><\/strong>. , where <em>existir<\/em> precedes the subject, for example <em>existen<\/em> <em>los agujeros negros<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-13.17.47-e1555569951449.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9299\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-13.17.47-e1555569951449-300x300.png\" alt=\"facebook post by dr. katie bouman after first picture of black hole\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-13.17.47-e1555569951449-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-13.17.47-e1555569951449-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-13.17.47-e1555569951449.png 657w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>bouman&#8217;s reaction to the first picture of a black hole (facebook)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>at :07 <strong>sheperd doeleman<\/strong>, the director of the <strong>event horizon telescope<\/strong>, says<\/p>\n<h4>we <em>have seen<\/em> what we thought was <em>unseeable<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>have seen<\/em><\/strong> is <strong>present perfect<\/strong> (auxiliary have\/has + past participle). <strong><em>unseeable<\/em><\/strong> is <em>impossible to see<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cannot-unsee_cat.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9308\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cannot-unsee_cat-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"meme of cat with very wide eyes:what has been seen, cannot be unseen\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cannot-unsee_cat-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Cannot-unsee_cat.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em><u>unsee<\/u> can also mean forget an unpleasant sight<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>several times during the video u can see a graphic that reads<\/p>\n<h4>how internet <em>trolls<\/em> ruined a <em>scientific marvel<\/em><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/troll-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>trolls<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<\/a><em>post negative attacks online<\/em>.  is an adjective, NOT a noun like the word <em>scientifico<\/em> in spanish is the <em>person<\/em> in english. a <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/marvel-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>marvel<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an <em>amazing event<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/71wDFXMWIAL._SY606_.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9315\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/71wDFXMWIAL._SY606_-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"trolls movie poster\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/71wDFXMWIAL._SY606_-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/71wDFXMWIAL._SY606_.jpg 434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>this movie starring  is not about internet trolls<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the <em>trolling<\/em> involved <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/tag\/inaccurate-definition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>inaccurate<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0(incorrect, imprecise) accusations against bouman; that her participation in the project was less than reported. as the video describes at :39<\/p>\n<h4>it was the internet at <em>its worst<\/em>.<\/h4>\n<p><strong><em>its<\/em><\/strong> is a <strong>possessive pronoun\u00a0<\/strong>that refers to the internet. <strong><em>worst<\/em><\/strong> is the of <em>bad<\/em>;\u00a0<em>the most extreme bad<\/em>.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h4>\n<p>at 1:00, nbc news reporter <strong>ben collins <\/strong>explains that&#8230;<\/p>\n<h4>if people with a <em>louder<\/em> <em>megaphone<\/em> who know how to corrupt the internet do a <em>better<\/em> job of explaining history they will win the <em>rhetorical<\/em> war here.<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>louder<\/strong><\/em> is the <strong>comparative<\/strong> for <strong><em>loud<\/em><\/strong> (easy to hear) is the <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/comparatives_richyrocks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>comparative<\/strong> <\/a>for <em>good<\/em>. a <strong><em>megaphone<\/em><\/strong> is a <em>device used for amplifying voices<\/em> is related to <em>language<\/em> and how it is used to <em>convince<\/em> or <em>persuade<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/young-man-sitting-at-his-desk-and-using-a-megaphone_1459-5049.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9311\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/young-man-sitting-at-his-desk-and-using-a-megaphone_1459-5049-300x168.jpg\" alt=\"guy sitting at a computer using a megaphone\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/young-man-sitting-at-his-desk-and-using-a-megaphone_1459-5049-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/young-man-sitting-at-his-desk-and-using-a-megaphone_1459-5049.jpg 626w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>corrupting the internet with a loud megaphone<\/em><\/h5>\n<p><strong>deborah vagins<\/strong> of the <strong>american association of university women<\/strong> (1:20) contributes that<\/p>\n<h4>women continue to suffer discrimination. this is <em>even<\/em> <em>moreso<\/em> when u are a woman working in a male-dominated field.<\/h4>\n<p> means the discrimination women face in male-dominated fields is <em>higher<\/em>. not everybody agrees that moreso is actually a word, it is often written as two words:\u00a0<em>more so<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/271843-woman-700.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9316\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/271843-woman-700-300x171.jpg\" alt=\"illustration of one woman in an office of men\" width=\"300\" height=\"171\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/271843-woman-700-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/271843-woman-700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h5><em>deborah vagins: discrimination against women is higher in male-dominated professions (zeenews.india.com)<\/em><\/h5>\n<p>the final observation in the video is that<\/p>\n<h4>humans can <em>turn our planet into<\/em> a giant telescope; photograph a one-way portal to eternity <em>larger than<\/em> our entire solar system. but we can&#8217;t protect <em>each other<\/em> from the web.<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/turn-into-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>turn into<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>convert<\/em>. <strong><em>larger<\/em><\/strong> is the comparative of large. <em><strong>each other<\/strong><\/em> describes a <em>mutual action between members of a group<\/em>, in this case people in general.<\/p>\n<p>in fact, dr. bouman used facebook to give credit to her <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/yu-darvishs-comeback-in-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whole<\/a> team.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fkatie.bouman.3%2Fposts%2F10213326025523041&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"444\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/pull-off-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>pull off<\/em><\/strong><\/a> means <em>have success<\/em>, especially when the objective difficult.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/seemingly-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>seemingly<\/em><\/strong> i<\/a>s the adverb equivalent of the verb<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/seem-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <em><strong>seem<\/strong> <\/em><\/a>(appear). a <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/feat-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>feat<\/strong><\/em><\/a> is an a<em>ccomplishment.\u00a0<\/em>bouman&#8217;s post also uses <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-continuous-in-songs-u-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect continuous<\/strong><\/a> (have been working) and <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/present-perfect-in-songs-u-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>present perfect<\/strong><\/a> (have had the opportunity).<\/p>\n<p><em>trolls<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/claim_definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a>\u00a0that one of bouman&#8217;s colleagues, <strong>andrew chael<\/strong>,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/deserve-def\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">deserved<\/a> more credit than bouman for the black hole photo. but chael defended bouman&#8217;s work and the recognition she received in a series of seven tweets. the last two \u00a0are presented here.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-10.56.43.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-9298\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-10.56.43-300x189.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"342\" height=\"215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-10.56.43-300x189.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-10.56.43-768x484.png 768w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-15-a-las-10.56.43.png 1004w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 342px) 100vw, 342px\" \/> <\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-19-a-las-11.23.46-e1555694054236.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9320\" src=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-19-a-las-11.23.46-e1555694054236-300x163.png\" alt=\"andrew chael tweet (7\/7) defending katie bouman\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-19-a-las-11.23.46-e1555694054236-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/richyrocks.com\/coolenglish\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Captura-de-pantalla-2019-04-19-a-las-11.23.46-e1555694054236.png 608w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>go away<\/strong><\/em> is <em>a strong recommendation to leave<\/em>.  means <em>if not<\/em>. \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/stick-around-definition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><em>stick around<\/em><\/strong> <\/a>means <em>stay<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>what are your feelings about the first ever picture of a black hole and the reaction to katie bouman&#8217;s role in the process? share under <strong>leave a reply<\/strong><\/p>\n<form name=\"s2form\" method=\"post\"><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"ip\" value=\"216.73.217.120\" \/><span style=\"display:none !important\"><label for=\"firstname\">Leave This 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