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April Mini Post 3: Mars rover Perseverance has MOXIE
Making something out of the red planet's atmosphere
Nat Gingerich
Apr 29, 2021
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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.
Nat Gingerich
Apr 21, 2021
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April Mini Post 1: Wall in the Family
Father-son oneupmanship in second-century Rome
Nat Gingerich
Apr 15, 2021
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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.
Nat Gingerich
Apr 1, 2021
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The Substack Question
What it means to share a platform with writers who have free rein to publish hate speech.
Nat Gingerich
Mar 30, 2021
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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.
Nat Gingerich
Mar 19, 2021
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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
Nat Gingerich
Mar 3, 2021
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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…
Nat Gingerich
Feb 27, 2021
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The Way You Schmeck Me Feel
Wading into the book-writing process, relic in hand.
Nat Gingerich
Feb 16, 2021
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How do vinyl records work?
I can't believe these things exist. Also, hi new subscribers!
Nat Gingerich
Feb 13, 2021
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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…
Nat Gingerich
Jan 31, 2021
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What determines the shape of popcorn?
Brain, satellite, cloud, branch. Mushroom, snowflake, octopus, butterfly. A treatise on a snack.
Nat Gingerich
Jan 20, 2021
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