When stars are torn from smaller, satellite galaxies by larger galaxies, they form thin streams, or tails. The streams collect either in front or behind the satellite galaxy as it orbits.  During her March 22 lecture, “Tales from Tails”, Prof.

When are women at their highest peak of fertility? At their lowest? How can women choose between motherhood and their careers? And how does female anatomy cause such a dilemma? New research is helping women make the difficult decision, and modern technologies are allowing women to choose entirely new paths to motherhood.

Just when you start to think that fame and success go straight to every human head, Torquil Campbell, lead singer and songwriter for Stars, proves that the brilliant can still be unpretentious and modest. Stars is typically categorized as an “indie rock band,” and although “indie” has become an arbitrary and unspecific genre designation, Campbell is somehow just what you hope every indie musician would be. In fact, with his simple philosophy on music and his remarkable voice, Campbell is just what you hope all musicians would be, onstage and off: really, really cool.

The Sun: Your albums have unusual names, like Dead Child Stars and Set Yourself on Fire. How did you come up with these titles?