haqqmisra.net » conferences http://haqqmisra.net Jacob Haqq-Misra Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:16:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Planetary Messenger http://haqqmisra.net/2009/06/planetary-messenger/ http://haqqmisra.net/2009/06/planetary-messenger/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:39:18 +0000 Jacob http://haqqmisra.net/?p=204 At long last my philosophical novel is complete! A journey through space, time, and dreams, Planetary Messenger explores the social, scientific, and spiritual consequences of discovering another planet in the galaxy just like our Earth. I began this project as a NaNoWriMo entry in 2007 and continued editing and revising for a year and a half.

From the back cover:

Since the dawn of humanity we have gazed at the stars to ponder our existence. To the naked eye the skies are dark and lifeless, but what if, through a glass, we looked to the heavens and saw our mirror image, a twin Earth from afar? If we found our uniqueness shattered in the vast cosmic arena, then what, if anything, could we still hold sacred?

Planetary Messenger is now available either directly from Createspace or through Amazon. Thanks to all of you who have been part of my life so far and helped make this possible. Happy reading!

]]> http://haqqmisra.net/2009/06/planetary-messenger/feed/ 0 No GCC This Year http://haqqmisra.net/2009/02/no-gcc-this-year/ http://haqqmisra.net/2009/02/no-gcc-this-year/#comments Mon, 16 Feb 2009 23:47:54 +0000 Jacob http://haqqmisra.net/?p=134 Last year I presented a poster on early Earth climate at the Graduate Climate Conference in Seattle. This year my abstract titled “Gaia Through Time: The Coevolution of Life and Climate” was accepted for the poster session. Although I’d like to reconnect with the folks I met last year, I can’t justify the time (or money) for a weekend in Seattle to present a poster. So no GCC for me this year.

On the flipside, I’m now available for Exploration Day on April 18 at the Bryce Jordan Center. I’ll have my “Walk Through Earth’s History” timeline to take kids (and adults) on a 13.7 meter journey through the 13.7 billion years of our planet’s story.

This also means I’m free to play with Mysterytrain that weekend at the Penn State Eco-Action Earth Day celebration on the HUB Lawn. Not sure what time we’re playing yet, but we’re looking forward to playing for the Eco-Action crowd!

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