ESP Biography



CHARLOTTE MINSKY, MIT junior studying astronomy, history, and CS




Major: EAPS and History + CS

College/Employer: MIT

Year of Graduation: 2020

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Brief Biographical Sketch:

http://web.mit.edu/~cminsky/www/



Past Classes

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S12691: How to Find a Planet ft. a Non-Astronomer in Splash 2018 (Nov. 17 - 18, 2018)
Want to learn how to look into the deep unknown and find extraterrestrial life? Wondering what challenges astronomers face in the search for other other worlds? You'll still be wondering after this class! I, a serious student in the department of Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Science with experience in planetary and small body astronomy, will be preparing slides on the basics of exoplanet detection and properties. My friend, a computer science major with absolutely no knowledge of planetary science, astronomy, or the relevant branches of physics and chemistry, will be attempting to present these slides and explain exoplanet detection to you without ever having seen the presentation. Come through for a fun - or at least cringe-worthy - attempt at science! I'll also be available for the last 20 minutes of class to answer questions and tell you about the real science on the slides if you want :)