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seven rasmussen — STARSHIPS out 8/4/26
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humanoid astrobiologist 🌌 SFF author (largely oxygen by mass) 📚 transhumanist 🤖 star trek autism character 🖖 she/they 🏳️‍🌈 antifascist educator ✒️ CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS out Aug 4, 2026

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it’s the sodium atom from Payne-Gaposchkin’s thesis!
February 16, 2026 at 3:03 AM
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jason have you seen my Figure 1 tattoo
a representation of a sodium atom from payne gaposchkin’s graduate thesis
February 16, 2026 at 2:47 AM
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thank you so much Linn! I can’t wait to share this book with everyone! and double thank you for your scientific contribution!
February 11, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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more about STARSHIPS:
Cloudy with a Chance of Starships takes readers on an irreverent expedition through the marvelous world of astrobiology, using as a guide the most important equation in science since E=mc' • With an irresistible blend of wit, insight, and the latest cutting-edge research, Seven Rasmussen looks at the thrilling possibilities of life in the cosmos through the lens of the Drake equation, a seven-variable mathematical expression that calculates the number of civilizations in our galaxy that humans could potentially contact. First proposed in 1961 by astrobiologist and SETI scientist Frank Drake, the equation begins with simple and well-known numbers such as the rate of star formation in the Milky Way and the fraction of stars with planetary systems. It then wades into thornier topics such as the number of planets with environments suitable for life, the fraction of suitable planets on which life appears, and the likelihood of intelligent life emerging on a planet and becoming technological. It concludes with the truly unknowable average lifetime of a civilization. While we will never resolve all its variables, the Drake equation offers an invaluable road map to the questions and challenges that
February 11, 2026 at 6:38 PM
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Also shoutout to this upcoming book:
toomanyspectra.bsky.social seven rasmussen — STARSHIPS out 8/4/26 @toomanyspectra.bsky.social · Dec 13
the day is finally here: you can order my debut non-fiction, CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS: HOW THE DRAKE EQUATION REVEALS THE ODDS OF LIFE IN THE COSMOS from B&N!!

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Cloudy with a Chance of Starships takes readers on an irreverent expedition through the marvelous world of astrobiology, using as a guide the most important equation in science since E=mc2. With an irresistible blend of wit, insight, and the latest cutting-edge research, Seven Rasmussen looks at the thrilling possibilities of life in the cosmos through the lens of the Drake equation, a seven-variable mathematical expression that calculates the number of civilizations in our galaxy that humans could potentially contact. First proposed in 1961 by astrobiologist and SETI scientist Frank Drake, the equation begins with simple and well-known numbers such as the rate of star formation in the Milky Way and the fraction of stars with planetary systems. It then wades into thornier topics such as the number of planets with environments suitable for life, the fraction of suitable planets on which life appears, and the likelihood of intelligent life emerging on a planet and becoming technological. It concludes with the truly unknowable average lifetime of a civilization. While we will never resolve all its variables, the Drake equation offers an invaluable road map to the questions and challenges that lie before us in our quest for alien life.
February 8, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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has to be a food item
February 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
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i think the best answer i’ve heard so far is “hot coffee”
February 8, 2026 at 1:49 AM
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- Chinese Calligraphy (really enjoyed the poetry exercises)
January 31, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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normally i don’t endorse hinge shaming but this is actually a COPYPASTA i’ve seen going around so it’s especially heinous
January 29, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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the realest shit i’ve ever heard
January 28, 2026 at 1:01 AM
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thank you so much 🥲
January 27, 2026 at 2:30 AM