Eric Shear
@astroshear.bsky.social
Deaf aspiring astronaut | @yorkuniversity B.Sc Physics '15 | @uflorida M.E. Chemical Engineering '22 | Ph.D. Chemical Engineering '26 | @astroaccess
https://www.ericshear.space
https://www.ericshear.space
Tell Congress: Save NASA Science www.congressweb.com/PlanetarySoc...
Tell Congress: Save NASA Science
The current administration's 2026 budget request includes a staggering 47% cut to NASA's science programs as part of a 25% cut to NASA overall. This is an extinction-level event for the Earth and spac...
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June 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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My latest blog post on the possible connection between deafness and lack of motion sickness.
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Space Motion Sickness and Deafness
The case for deaf astronauts to investigate space motion sickness.
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May 20, 2025 at 3:45 AM
My latest blog post on the possible connection between deafness and lack of motion sickness.
www.ericshear.space/space-motion...
www.ericshear.space/space-motion...
Use these talking points the next time you contact your government representatives!
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Why DOGE’s meddling at Treasury could have catastrophic consequences for the US economy
It’s only a matter of time until DOGE meddling inadvertently triggers a catastrophic failure of Bureau of the Fiscal Service systems.
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February 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Use these talking points the next time you contact your government representatives!
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This is the coolest science news I've seen in a while.
This discovery has implications for how the Earth developed its oxygen atmosphere, and how we might search for habitable exoplanets.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/deep-se...
This discovery has implications for how the Earth developed its oxygen atmosphere, and how we might search for habitable exoplanets.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/deep-se...
Deep sea's 'Dark Oxygen' is "most profound discovery of our time" - Oceanographic
Scientists and leaders from IOC UNESCO have hailed the launch of new and extended research into Dark Oxygen as "most important of our time".
oceanographicmagazine.com
January 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
This is the coolest science news I've seen in a while.
This discovery has implications for how the Earth developed its oxygen atmosphere, and how we might search for habitable exoplanets.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/deep-se...
This discovery has implications for how the Earth developed its oxygen atmosphere, and how we might search for habitable exoplanets.
oceanographicmagazine.com/news/deep-se...
Some food for thought this Christmas. If you travel back in time, your memory might get wiped!
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
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Mathematician Reveals Strange New Enigmas for Time Travelers
The laws of physics mean time travelers would have their memories wiped, according to a new study.
www.discovermagazine.com
December 25, 2024 at 4:25 PM
Some food for thought this Christmas. If you travel back in time, your memory might get wiped!
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences...
Here's my first update on my experiences in the PhD program in chemical engineering at UF so far.
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PhD Update #1: The End of The Beginning
Preparing for and passing the candidacy qualification exam.
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December 9, 2024 at 6:55 PM
Here's my first update on my experiences in the PhD program in chemical engineering at UF so far.
www.ericshear.space/phd-update-1...
www.ericshear.space/phd-update-1...
Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman to head NASA.
While I have a lot of respect for Isaacman, and I think he's the best of all Trump's picks, it's not clear how he will run or change a large, slow bureaucratic organization.
We'll see.
While I have a lot of respect for Isaacman, and I think he's the best of all Trump's picks, it's not clear how he will run or change a large, slow bureaucratic organization.
We'll see.
December 4, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Trump has nominated Jared Isaacman to head NASA.
While I have a lot of respect for Isaacman, and I think he's the best of all Trump's picks, it's not clear how he will run or change a large, slow bureaucratic organization.
We'll see.
While I have a lot of respect for Isaacman, and I think he's the best of all Trump's picks, it's not clear how he will run or change a large, slow bureaucratic organization.
We'll see.
Reposted by Eric Shear
Sorry to be reposting a lot of other people's thoughts, but there's plenty of wisdom here!
We don't learn from history because we haven't experienced those events, and humans don't learn well from being told things, we have to experience them for ourselves. History is the parent telling their kid not to make the same mistakes; humanity is the kid certain that their parent knows nothing.
I’ve been thinking about how history seems to be repeating itself, in its worst ways. Fascism, mysogyny and hate all seem to be on the rise, around the world. I wish we’d learn from history and try not to repeat ourselves.
December 4, 2024 at 12:41 AM
Sorry to be reposting a lot of other people's thoughts, but there's plenty of wisdom here!
Hi, everyone. My first post on Bluesky.
To introduce myself, I'm a #PhD candidate in chemical engineering at #UF. My passion is human spaceflight, especially life support systems.
I'm an avid #scuba diver and two-time deaf #AstroAccess weightless flyer.
Am I doing these hashtags right?
To introduce myself, I'm a #PhD candidate in chemical engineering at #UF. My passion is human spaceflight, especially life support systems.
I'm an avid #scuba diver and two-time deaf #AstroAccess weightless flyer.
Am I doing these hashtags right?
November 21, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Hi, everyone. My first post on Bluesky.
To introduce myself, I'm a #PhD candidate in chemical engineering at #UF. My passion is human spaceflight, especially life support systems.
I'm an avid #scuba diver and two-time deaf #AstroAccess weightless flyer.
Am I doing these hashtags right?
To introduce myself, I'm a #PhD candidate in chemical engineering at #UF. My passion is human spaceflight, especially life support systems.
I'm an avid #scuba diver and two-time deaf #AstroAccess weightless flyer.
Am I doing these hashtags right?