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Making something out of the red planet's atmosphere

Apr 29, 2021

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.

Apr 21, 2021

Father-son oneupmanship in second-century Rome

Apr 15, 2021

The future is not a capitalist enterprise. Memory shortcomings, the art of astral projection, and building a future we can be proud of.

Apr 1, 2021

What it means to share a platform with writers who have free rein to publish hate speech.

Mar 30, 2021

The secrete life of mucous. Bonus free idea: a Meat Loaf/Wheatus tribute band called Meatus.

Mar 19, 2021

This makes me want a blue freezie

Mar 3, 2021

Figuring out what happened the day the dinosaurs died, missed opportunities for Fred Flintstone vs Leon Limestone jokes, and the perfect conditions for…

Feb 27, 2021

Wading into the book-writing process, relic in hand.

Feb 16, 2021

I can't believe these things exist. Also, hi new subscribers!

Feb 13, 2021

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…

Jan 31, 2021

Brain, satellite, cloud, branch. Mushroom, snowflake, octopus, butterfly. A treatise on a snack.

Jan 20, 2021

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