I just returned from a short trip to Idaho,1 and a short stint at NSF,2 so I've been in the air a bit in the last few days. One of the things I found in my inbox when I returned was a link3 to the YouTube video below. It simulates the position of commercial planes in the air over the world for a period of 24 hours. You can easily see the raft of morning departures from Europe to the east coast of the United States, and the raft of evening departures in reverse. It's wierdly fascinating to watch. Enjoy!
1Someone at the College of Idaho seemed to think that I deserved the Distinguished Alumni Award, so I was in Caldwell to accept it. (They obviously don't know me very well.)
2I was serving on a panel reviewing grants. As always, the work was interesting and exhausting.
3The simulation is even more impressive if you follow the link to the high resolution version.
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