I am one of the things hydrogen atoms do after 14 billion years.
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Michael Nelson retweeted
"There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths." teapaw.org/brainpickings/status/7…
Carl Sagan on humility, science as a tool of democracy, and the value of uncertainty brainpickings.org/2015/11/09…
Michael Nelson retweeted
As scientists, we can't afford to let other people be the representatives of our work and field, it is up to us to be the face of science.
Michael Nelson retweeted
Today's 7.5 hour #MercuryTransit across the sun will go from 7:12am ET to 2:42pm ET. Here's the latest view:
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Oh - I may need a vector version of this graphic that I can use to make the world better.
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Happy #EarthDay - one of my favorites, view from a side window on the @Space_Station in 2014 looking south to Baja.
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Want to honor people like Prince & Bowie? Be unapologetic for who you are, be proud, be different, be strange without fear of the status quo – at Seattle, WA
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Badass: "The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters" bbc.com/news/world-asia-indi…
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"I think it would be good for the public to know a little about orbital dynamics, because it's counter-intuitive." — @elonmusk
PREACH
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Badass. "Girl Designed Her Own Superhero Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Sparkles" fastcompany.com/3058221/this…
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Today in 1781 Uranus was discovered. I am just gifting this to the Internet as a straight line.
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400 years ago #today the Church denounced Copernicus, banned books by Galileo & de Zuniga. bit.ly/21dv2kP
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That Ferrero Rocher can rotate like gears is probably the most important thing I've learned today.
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Coolest thing I learned about @MarsCuriosity today: descent stage propulsion employed a used Space Shuttle part.
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Groundbreaking physics: Scientists detect #gravitationalwaves using the @LIGO observatory mitsha.re/Yb0yR
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The Crab Nebula is what's left of a massive star that went supernova exploding to a span of 10 LYs. #SupernovaSunday
Michael Nelson retweeted
Every day where someone could have made a discovery but cultural or political forces impede it, is a sad day for civilization
