April Mini Post 3: Mars rover Perseverance has MOXIEMaking something out of the red planet's atmosphere
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April Mini Post 2: Can the new kilogram really help us communicate with extraterrestrials?For 130 years, there was one golfball-sized hunk of metal to rule (and measure) them all. Now there's a new kilo in town.
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April Mini Post 1: Wall in the FamilyFather-son oneupmanship in second-century Rome
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What's the difference between thinking about the future and thinking about the past?The future is not a capitalist enterprise. Memory shortcomings, the art of astral projection, and building a future we can be proud of.
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The Substack QuestionWhat it means to share a platform with writers who have free rein to publish hate speech.
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Why do our noses run when it's cold?The secrete life of mucous. Bonus free idea: a Meat Loaf/Wheatus tribute band called Meatus.
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Geology Rocks II: Can you isolate a single day in a million-year-old chunk of ice?This makes me want a blue freezie
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Can you isolate a single day in geological history? Figuring out what happened the day the dinosaurs died, missed opportunities for Fred Flintstone vs Leon Limestone jokes, and the perfect conditions for…
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The Way You Schmeck Me FeelWading into the writing process, relic in hand.
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How do vinyl records work?I can't believe these things exist. Also, hi new subscribers!
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What do mushrooms, pants, and astronauts have in common?They're made of genes! The state of #SciComm and a couple of gene-based articles (not written by me) with brief commentary (written by me) for your wee…
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What determines the shape of popcorn?Brain, satellite, cloud, branch. Mushroom, snowflake, octopus, butterfly. A treatise on a snack.
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