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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · 13h

Thanks so much for inviting me! :)

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · 13h

Hope you enjoy it!

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Callan Bentley @callanbentley.bsky.social · 18h

We were delighted to host @weinersmith.bsky.social today in the Geology Lab to give us a talk on the 563 major downsides to settling outer space. ⚒️ 🔭

Photo of a teaching classroom with a middle aged woman standing and a bunch of college aged students sitting. On the screen is the cover of the book A CITY ON MARS and the podcast DANIEL AND KELLY'S EXTRAORDINARY UNIVERSE.

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Luis Esteban Rubio @luixer.bsky.social · 1d

📖🌌 Ayer por la noche comencé "Una ciudad en Marte" de @weinersmith.bsky.social y @zachweinersmith.bsky.social. Más que recomendable!

🔍 "Abandonar una Tierra 2°C más calurosa para instalarse en Marte sería como renunciar a una habitación desordenada para irse a vivir a un vertedero contaminado".

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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 9d

Some of you reached out after seeing this post and it has led to some promising leads! A re-up for this week in case someone with louse samples hasn't seen it yet! Many thanks and I'm happy to answer questions!
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Kayce Bell @kaycebell.bsky.social · 15d

Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...

Mammals & Lice

We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 20d

Locality and causality! Very important ideas in physics, but not things that usually get the podcast treatment. I hop on @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social's Extraordinary Universe to do something different.

Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe @dandkuniverse.bsky.social · 20d

Does physics have to be causal and local?

Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe @dandkuniverse.bsky.social · 22d

Daniel and Kelly talk about the science behind the "zombie ants".

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · 23d

Thanks for the kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed the book.

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Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe @dandkuniverse.bsky.social · 28d

Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review.

How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 28d

So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.

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Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe @dandkuniverse.bsky.social · Sep 4

How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)

Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Sep 3

He did.

Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · Sep 2

Bonus panel here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/chew
#smbc

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Sep 2

Michi sounds amazing! Thanks for sharing her story!

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Aug 30

🎧 Listen to the podcast!

Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about colonizing Mars and the nuanced logistics of living in space.

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Can We Really Live on Mars?

KQED's Forum · Episode

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 30

Hello! Nice to "see" you in another venue! :)

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 29

Thanks for recommending the book! Glad you enjoyed it.

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KQED Forum @kqedforum.bsky.social · Aug 29

🚀FRI at 10AM:

Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. NASA renews its push for interplanetary travel. Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social join to discuss the nuanced logistics of living in space.

❓What Q's do you have about expanding human life beyond Earth?

Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. A prize-winning book offers a reality check | CNN

In “A City on Mars,” Kelly and Zach Weinersmith investigate what life would be like for humans on the red planet, arguing that Elon Musk’s dream is doomed to fail.

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 24

I'm signing books at the @barnesandnoble.com store in Glen Allen Virginia for the next few hours! Come say "hi". :D

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 21

I really enjoyed this interview! I learned so much!

Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe @dandkuniverse.bsky.social · Aug 21

Daniel and Kelly chat with Dr. Gina Poe about sleep and dreams - including whether mushrooms sleep, what Daniel's dog is doing in the middle of the night, and what rats dream about.

www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'll bring the water balloon sling shot. And tomatoes to throw at @zachweinersmith.bsky.social

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 19

I'm so glad to hear you had fun! I had a blast!

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 19

Absolutely! We'll happily sign hardback copies. :)

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 18

Thank you!! :)

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Kelly Weinersmith @weinersmith.bsky.social · Aug 18

We have signings coming up this weekend in Virginia! This Sat @zachweinersmith.bsky.social & I will be at the @barnesandnoble.com in Charlottesville. On Sunday I'll be in Glen Allen, and I'll be bringing stickers signed by Zach as well, so your book can still get both signatures. :)

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Kamil Kopij @kkopij.bsky.social · Aug 16

Po dłuższej przerwie, recenzja dla Mądrych Książek @jagiellonskiuni.bsky.social. Duża dawka zdrowego rozsądku (i kubeł zimnej wody) ws podboju Marsa oraz fascynujące rozważania nad prawem kosmicznym od @weinersmith.bsky.social @zachweinersmith.bsky.social www.madreksiazki.uj.edu.pl/aktualnosci/...

www.madreksiazki.uj.edu.pl

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