verb (used without object)
- to think or speculate curiously: to wonder about the origin of the solar system.
- to be filled with admiration, amazement, awe; marvel (often followed by at): He wondered at her composure in such a crisis.
- to doubt: I wonder if she'll really get here.
verb (used with object)
- to speculate curiously or be curious about; be curious to know: to wonder what happened.
- to feel wonder at: I wonder that you went.
noun
- something strange and surprising; a cause of surprise, astonishment, or admiration: That building is a wonder. It is a wonder he declined such an offer.
- the emotion excited by what is strange and surprising; a feeling of surprised or puzzled interest, sometimes tinged with admiration: He felt wonder at seeing the Grand Canyon.
- miraculous deed or event; remarkable phenomenon.
I worry that my wonder might wander away, so random-walking the series of tubes is a way to find an antidote to Ted Stevens...
Occasionally I find the perfect elixir.
GÉANT, the pan-European data network serving 50 million research and education users at speeds of up to 500Gbps, demonstrates its power by sonifying 36 years’ worth of NASA Voyager spacecraft data and converting it into a musical duet.
Not only was that a wonder of data science it is wonderful music.
The Voyager missions plays a part in this Staff Pick from Vimeo by Sander van den Berg.
Outer Space from Sander van den Berg on Vimeo.
The footage in this video is derived from image sequences from NASA's Cassini and Voyager missions. The song is The Cinematic Orchestra -That Home (Instrumental).
Well, there you have it. Did you get your wonder back?
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