Getting around Windows permissions issues and user logins to make a python script run anytime your computer is on is tricky business. Here I share an easy step-by-step guide on how to do it. There are many reasons you may want to run a python script 24/7 in the background…

Most National Parks are easily accessible and handle hundreds of thousands if not millions of visitors each year. You won’t find Yellowstone, Grand Canyon, or the Smokey Mountains on this list, but what you will find if you travel to these places, is complete solitude and undisturbed wilderness.

A very basic introduction to micro controllers and their endless possibilities for scientific research. A brief overview of the benefits of learning to program Arduino microcontrollers for scientific research. More detailed articles to follow. Sensors and data loggers are constantly changing Data collection is a scientists bread and butter and the constant barrage of fancy new IoT…

Writing will make or break your career. Disclaimer: I do not and could not claim to be a decent writer. Like most writers I try to constantly work on training myself to be better. …

It’s not the same as a private sector job. In college I studied geology because I always had a strong interest in how natural systems and processes work, and getting a job where I could apply these interests was a dream of mine. While there are plenty of private sector…