Sara+Seager

Sara Seager

-Canadian- American Astronomer, Planetary Scientist
Edited by: Tommy Smith / Fall 2015

photo credit:[]

Get That Life: How I Became an Astrophysicist
=Image:= photo credit:[]

website:[]

**//__Overview:__//**
The popular magazine "Cosmopolitan" gives you the background overview of Sara Seager. This reading provides a small look at the road to Sara's successful profession by giving the reader a small segment of Sara's timeline that led her to achievements she was able to obtain. On the site you will see Sara's typed history of the steps she took and the few obstacles she had to get past. The article on the page also gives a short summary of her past as a child all the way up to the point of 35; explaining how she developed a passion for astronomy. Acknowledgements of her reward (The Genius Grant) is also noted in the article.

__//**Author:**//__
Heather Wood Rudulph

**__//Last Updated- If Known://__**
Aug 24, 2015

__//**Date Reviewed:**//__
12/9/2015

__//**Reviewed by:**//__
Tommy Smith

__//**Accuracy:**//__
This entry is from a one on one sit down with Sara herself so this information is coming straight from the source

__//** Readability and Clarity: **//__
If one can read then they are able to read this. It is very easy to understand with a moderate use of advanced vocabulary. Cosmopolitan is a magazine geared mostly for a women audience but anyone who shows interest is more than welcome to read it.

**__//Ease of Navigation://__**
Cosmopolitan falls short with providing additional information other than what is provided from the person who interviews Sara. This site neglects to give the audience extra links simply do to the fact that it only has a minimal portion for one person such as Sara and has to allow room for other entries. If expectations of having more information available are high then Cosmopolitan did not meet this standard

=LIFE IN THE COSMOS:=  Sara Seager’s Tenacious Drive to Discover Another Earth =**Image:**= photo credit: Trent Bell website:[]

__//** Overview: **//__
This website gives the audience an article provided by Corey S. Powell similar to the first reviewed website. The difference with this article is that it gives the reader even greater detail about Sara and her ambitious plans of finding new Earths to inhabit for generations to come in the future. This is a 3 page article that not only talks about her plans to tackle future objectives but also gives the reader history about Sara Seager and how she developed the motivation to complete her missions. Overall the website provides a hefty amount of incite on Sara's plans for the future giving the reader a view of her thought process.

__//** Author: **//__
Corey S. Powell

__//** Last Updated- If Known: **//__
May 2014

__//** Date Reviewed: **//__
12/9/2015

__//** Reviewed By: **//__
Tommy Smith

__//** Accuracy: **//__
This article was published on May 2014 and is typed in an analytical format. The article is accurate in the sense of providing information that is also found on many Biographies made for Sara Seager. Corey elaborates on his quotations in a fashion that doesn't jeopardize the credibility of the information.

__//** Readability and Clarity: **//__
This Page is for those who are really interested in Sara Seager and her background. If Sara Seager is someone you follow and show interest in then this article does a great job with providing you with a detailed summary of her work. The article is type at a high reading level and offers the reader the chance to read an articulate piece. Considering the author is the acting editor and Chief of //American Scientist// magazine expect to find words that test your abilities as a reader but not severely.

__//** Ease of Navigation: **//__
This site does not provide additional avenues to find out more information on the Sara. However, the site does provide you with three pages worth of information that should give the reader the ability to form a general idea of Sara's motivation and direction. For students this site should give them a jump start that can lead them to further explore Sara's Seager.

=Planet Hunter Sara Seager Wins $625,000 'Genius Grant'=

=Image:= photo credit: MIT website: []

=__//** Overview: **//__= This article is a small briefing of the $625,000 "genius grant" awarded to Sara Seager. This article acknowledges other recipients of this reward and Sara goes on to explain her plans with her newly acquired earnings, expressing that she plans to use the money to help manage her day to day living being a single mother. The Genius Grant is no small accomplishment and is recognized as a major achievement to those in the field of astronomy.

//__ Author: __//
Mike Wall

__//** Last Updated: **//__
September 25, 2013

__//** Date Review: **//__
12/9/2015

__//** Reviewed by: **//__
Tommy Smith

__//** Accuracy: **//__
This article was published in 2013 with the intention of only explaining to the reader the acceptance of the award given to Sara. Other sources confirm that Sara was in fact given this reward.

__//** Readability and Clarity: **//__
As stated before this is a short and simple reading and serves as a post telling its viewers of the Award given to Sara and others who also received this award. This article is very easy to understand and gets straight to the point. This article is meant for students or anyone who follows Sara's career accomplishments. It provides the reader with a nice fact about Sara that can be applied for research papers.

__//** Ease of Navigation: **//__
Due to its shortness in the length, the article is very easy to navigate and serves no problems in that aspect. The site offers additional information on the subject of space as well as additional links and references on Sara Seager. The site provides the reader with its own search engine that allows to user to search what they need in the field of astronomy.

=**The Drake Equation Revisited: An interview with Sara Seager**=

=**Image:**= Photo credit: Jordan Erica Webber

__//** Overview: **//__
The purpose of this site is to provide the reader with a Q&A between someone who goes by the name Astrobio and Sara Seager. The Q&A is based around the Drake Equation that Sara revised to "focus on simply the presence of any alien life". The website is laid out in a well organized format that offers the viewer different tabs to choose from; being able to explore the different content available. The tabs allow for discovery in the categories of exploration, solar system, origins, deep space, and other sections that hold beneficial material. Before the Q&A on this site, there is also a summary of what the Equation is and have Sara implements it into her research.

//__Author__// __//** : **//__
Astrobio

__//** Last Updated- If Known: **//__
Sep 3, 2013

__//** Date Reviewed: **//__
12/9/2015

**//__ Reviewed By: __//**
Tommy Smith

__//** Accuracy: **//__
Given that this is an interview with Sara it is safe to call this site accurate with its evidence. Every question answered by Sara was noted and used in her own words. Although the questions were asked in 2013 application of the equation still holds in her findings

__//** Readability and Clarity **//__
Reading this discussion at first glance may portray that it is somewhat complex but it does a good job of providing the reader with images to get a visual idea of what is being discussed; such as the drake equation being displayed for one to see and understand. This entry has a focus on someone who is in the major of astronomy considering the website is loaded with material for someone in that major to view. Also it is safe to assume that if you want quotes for an assignment as a student then the website can be used.

__//** Ease of Navigation: **//__
Astrobio is easy to navigate for the sake just about anything you need when it comes to astronomy. Everything on this site from blogs to different forms of Media is easily accessible and available at informational needs. One negative to point out, specifically dealing with the Q&A is that it does not provide the name of the person doing the questioning which some may feel disrupted by that.

= Worlds Without End: Q&A with Exoplanet Hunter Sara Seager =

Image:
photo credit: Sam Ogden

=__//** Overview: **//__= This is another Q&A along with a briefing on Sara's advancements in discovering new habitable planets for the next generations to come. The interview is done by Adam Hadhazy and he asks excellent questions that set a gauge on Sara's progress on her objective. Questions such as "what equipment is used in her studies and what new ideas has she thought of to help proceed with her discoveries" are just a couple of the many different questions he asked Sara to pick her brain. Reading this Q&A will allow you to know how close Sara is to successfully completing her objective of finding the planets she is looking for.

__//** Last Updated- If Known: **//__
January 6, 2014

__//** Review By: **//__
Tommy Smith

__//** Accuracy: **//__
This website post was uploaded on January 6, 2014. this means the content is fairly still fresh. This was a one on one interview with Sara so the material is accurate in that aspect. There are no know contradicting errors or facts that are apparent.

__//** Readability and Clarity: **//__
This article is for the audience of the curious. either students or a casual reader who shows interest in current advancements in astronomy would be intrigued by what they will read in this article. All the questions asked by Adam are great questions in which Sara has great responses that are clear and well understood; even if you are not an astronomy major.

__//** Ease of Navigation : **//__
In terms of material on Sara Seager, the site is limited in that department with this being the only article on this particular astronomer. The site does offer a search engine for other terms one may need to search. Blogs, Magazines, articles, and other tabs full of info are also available for one to browse through with little degree of difficulty if using a computer isn't difficult for the user.