Kevin McMullen
@astrodermatologist.bsky.social
Dermatologist, astrophotographer, enthusiast.
Evolution, mind, light.
🧬astrodermatologist.substack.com
Evolution, mind, light.
🧬astrodermatologist.substack.com
New Field Note: Why 3I/ATLAS Needs to Be a Spaceship
"The more we learn about how big and empty it all is, the more alone we feel. When something comes hurtling into our little ecosystem from the great beyond, of course we hope it’s something more than a pebble."
#NASA #3IATLAS #astronomy #Space
"The more we learn about how big and empty it all is, the more alone we feel. When something comes hurtling into our little ecosystem from the great beyond, of course we hope it’s something more than a pebble."
#NASA #3IATLAS #astronomy #Space
Field Note: Why 3I/ATLAS Needs to Be a Spaceship
On comets, clickbait, and the algorithm’s hunger for awe.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
New Field Note: Why 3I/ATLAS Needs to Be a Spaceship
"The more we learn about how big and empty it all is, the more alone we feel. When something comes hurtling into our little ecosystem from the great beyond, of course we hope it’s something more than a pebble."
#NASA #3IATLAS #astronomy #Space
"The more we learn about how big and empty it all is, the more alone we feel. When something comes hurtling into our little ecosystem from the great beyond, of course we hope it’s something more than a pebble."
#NASA #3IATLAS #astronomy #Space
Field Note: Mandrills shouldn't be blue, but they are...
"And just like that—through a little physics, a lot of social competition, and millions of years of female preference—you get blue skin."
#evolution #weirdscience #biophysics #skin #biology
"And just like that—through a little physics, a lot of social competition, and millions of years of female preference—you get blue skin."
#evolution #weirdscience #biophysics #skin #biology
Field Note: Mandrills Shouldn't Be Blue
But they are
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November 8, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Field Note: Mandrills shouldn't be blue, but they are...
"And just like that—through a little physics, a lot of social competition, and millions of years of female preference—you get blue skin."
#evolution #weirdscience #biophysics #skin #biology
"And just like that—through a little physics, a lot of social competition, and millions of years of female preference—you get blue skin."
#evolution #weirdscience #biophysics #skin #biology
What kind of planet could evolve a slug crime lord? My first Speculative Field Note dives into the impossible biology — and perfect psychology — of Jabba the Hutt.
This is part of a larger series on exobiology, astronomy, and the strangeness of being alive. #evolution #exobiology #starwars #science
This is part of a larger series on exobiology, astronomy, and the strangeness of being alive. #evolution #exobiology #starwars #science
Spec Note: Jabba the Hutt's Evolutionary History
Why we love to hate the Galaxy's most infamous gangster.
open.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
What kind of planet could evolve a slug crime lord? My first Speculative Field Note dives into the impossible biology — and perfect psychology — of Jabba the Hutt.
This is part of a larger series on exobiology, astronomy, and the strangeness of being alive. #evolution #exobiology #starwars #science
This is part of a larger series on exobiology, astronomy, and the strangeness of being alive. #evolution #exobiology #starwars #science