Pretty blown away by all of the folks who reached out to chat after my appearance on Fraser Cain's Universe Today podcast! This was a terrifically fun conversation 🚀 youtu.be/2_buH0GXFx8?...
YouTube video by Fraser Cain
Remembering the time that we discovered a snowy owl's nest among the landscape of the High Arctic near Borup Fiord Pass. medium.com/@cosmobiolog...
Our minds have evolved to highlight patterns.
While out for a walk in the mountains last weekend, I started thinking on the concept of collective effervescence and one of my favorite examples from science fiction, the sietch orgy in Dune. open.substack.com/pub/cosmobio...
The intricacies of communal connection and the spice
We asked Richard Camilli on Ep70 of Ask an Astrobiologist what stories have inspired him, and he shared about John (Johnno) Johnstone. Can you imagine the sheer strength of will required to spend that much time walking on the seafloor in such a heavy diving suit? www.abc.net.au/news/2019-12...
It took courage, ingenuity and plenty of nerve when Johnno Johnstone walked, bounced and was dragged across the Bass Strait sea floor in a brazen mission to fix a vital telecommunications cable.
How are things going over here on Bluesky?
My sister is ranked pretty high in the voting for America's Favorite Teacher! Check out their site and read about the incredible work she has done in her career as an educator and what she would do with the funds if she were the winner, and then vote! americasfavteacher.org/2024/christy...
Help Christy M Rehm be America’s Favorite Teacher and win $25,000, a trip to Hawaii, and a feature in Reader’s Digest.
Since some people asked about the comic book in which I had a cameo, you can jump over to Spacewalk Comics and pick up your own copy of Astrobiology #1 if you'd like! spacewalkcomics.com/products/ast...
A scientist and a soldier explore alien worlds for new forms of life while struggling against a corrupt megacorporation that's intent on owning every undiscovered natural wonder. 34 page comic book. W...
From the SAGANet logo (by Katarina Eriksson) that I have tattooed on my arm to my own cameo in a comic book on astrobiology (drawing by Tyrell Cannon), I've been enamored with the ways that artists and musicians and creators can tell stories and share our ideas about our place in the cosmos.
