Christopher Michel
@christophermichel.com
Artist-in-Residence at the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering & Medicine. Documenting science and the edges of human curiosity.
https://linktr.ee/ChrisMichel
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Satyendra Nath Bose (1894β1974) was a brilliant Indian theoretical physicist/polymath. He revolutionized quantum mechanics in 1924, developing Bose-Einstein statistics & predicting the Bose-Einstein condensate.
Einstein was 1st to recognize his brilliance.
Bosons are named for him. π§ͺ
Einstein was 1st to recognize his brilliance.
Bosons are named for him. π§ͺ
February 9, 2026 at 10:59 PM
Satyendra Nath Bose (1894β1974) was a brilliant Indian theoretical physicist/polymath. He revolutionized quantum mechanics in 1924, developing Bose-Einstein statistics & predicting the Bose-Einstein condensate.
Einstein was 1st to recognize his brilliance.
Bosons are named for him. π§ͺ
Einstein was 1st to recognize his brilliance.
Bosons are named for him. π§ͺ
One of the quiet failures of our time is how rarely we humanize science. We celebrate breakthroughs, but often lose sight of the people behind them. When science feels abstract, it becomes easy to dismiss or distrust it. That's why New Heroes exists www.explorers.com @nationalacademies.org #SciArt
February 10, 2026 at 2:06 PM
One of the quiet failures of our time is how rarely we humanize science. We celebrate breakthroughs, but often lose sight of the people behind them. When science feels abstract, it becomes easy to dismiss or distrust it. That's why New Heroes exists www.explorers.com @nationalacademies.org #SciArt
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When photographing wildlife, I love to capture the more artistic and subtle aspects: Soft afternoon light graces an elephant's beautifully textured face in Namibia's Etosha National Park.
#photography #wildlife #nature #bluesky #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sunset #art
#photography #wildlife #nature #bluesky #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sunset #art
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
When photographing wildlife, I love to capture the more artistic and subtle aspects: Soft afternoon light graces an elephant's beautifully textured face in Namibia's Etosha National Park.
#photography #wildlife #nature #bluesky #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sunset #art
#photography #wildlife #nature #bluesky #naturephotography #wildlifephotography #sunset #art
I recently spent time with George Dyson and think you might enjoy this short piece tracing his path from the wilderness to the foundations of the digital age. Itβs a story about curiosity, restraint, and paying attention to forces larger than ourselves.
More:
explorers.com/george-dyson...
More:
explorers.com/george-dyson...
February 10, 2026 at 1:33 PM
I recently spent time with George Dyson and think you might enjoy this short piece tracing his path from the wilderness to the foundations of the digital age. Itβs a story about curiosity, restraint, and paying attention to forces larger than ourselves.
More:
explorers.com/george-dyson...
More:
explorers.com/george-dyson...
There are scientists who map the world as it is, and then there are those who reshape it entirely. @francesarnold.bsky.social is among the latter. She is an evolutionary sculptor, bending the raw forces of biology toward remarkable ends. More: explorers.com/frances-arno... @nationalacademies.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:18 AM
There are scientists who map the world as it is, and then there are those who reshape it entirely. @francesarnold.bsky.social is among the latter. She is an evolutionary sculptor, bending the raw forces of biology toward remarkable ends. More: explorers.com/frances-arno... @nationalacademies.org
San Francisco still knows how to vanish if you let it. #Photography
February 9, 2026 at 2:01 PM
San Francisco still knows how to vanish if you let it. #Photography
.@snbhatia.bsky.social is one of the few members of all three @nationalacademies.org. A pioneer in organs-on-a-chip and nanomedicine, she works at the edge of biology and engineering, building tools that change medicine. @nam.edu
More: explorers.com/sangeeta-bha...
More: explorers.com/sangeeta-bha...
February 8, 2026 at 2:21 PM
.@snbhatia.bsky.social is one of the few members of all three @nationalacademies.org. A pioneer in organs-on-a-chip and nanomedicine, she works at the edge of biology and engineering, building tools that change medicine. @nam.edu
More: explorers.com/sangeeta-bha...
More: explorers.com/sangeeta-bha...
Occasionally in front of the lens. Photo by JJ
February 7, 2026 at 7:18 PM
Occasionally in front of the lens. Photo by JJ
As lunar module pilot on Apollo 9, Rusty Schweickart played a vital role in the Moon landingβs success. The mission was the first full test of the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit, including the lunar moduleβs debut as a separate vehicle.
More: explorers.com/rusty-schwei... @nationalacademies.org
More: explorers.com/rusty-schwei... @nationalacademies.org
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 AM
As lunar module pilot on Apollo 9, Rusty Schweickart played a vital role in the Moon landingβs success. The mission was the first full test of the Apollo spacecraft in Earth orbit, including the lunar moduleβs debut as a separate vehicle.
More: explorers.com/rusty-schwei... @nationalacademies.org
More: explorers.com/rusty-schwei... @nationalacademies.org
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The Picture of the Day of Sunday 6 July 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: 14th Dalai Lama.
Credits: Christopher Michel.
Credits: Christopher Michel.
July 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The Picture of the Day of Sunday 6 July 2025 on @wikipedia.org is: 14th Dalai Lama.
Credits: Christopher Michel.
Credits: Christopher Michel.
Some places bring you closer to liminal worlds, where the veil feels thin and moments of magic slip through. #Lofoten #SciArt #Photography
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Some places bring you closer to liminal worlds, where the veil feels thin and moments of magic slip through. #Lofoten #SciArt #Photography
Good morning, San Francisco!
February 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
Good morning, San Francisco!
They are non heated tents for 1 or 2 people
February 3, 2026 at 8:41 PM
They are non heated tents for 1 or 2 people
Living in Antarctica means order carved out of white noise. Tents stitched into the ice, steel buildings lifted on legs, planes as a lifeline. You wake to daylight that never fades, cold sharp enough to get your attention, and a silence so complete you notice your heart beating. #SciArt #Photography
February 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Living in Antarctica means order carved out of white noise. Tents stitched into the ice, steel buildings lifted on legs, planes as a lifeline. You wake to daylight that never fades, cold sharp enough to get your attention, and a silence so complete you notice your heart beating. #SciArt #Photography
Dr. Steve Chu is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose career defies conventional boundaries, stretching from quantum mechanics to energy policy to entirely new scientific frontiers.
explorers.com/steve-chu/ @nationalacademies.org @nobelprize.org
explorers.com/steve-chu/ @nationalacademies.org @nobelprize.org
February 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Dr. Steve Chu is a Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose career defies conventional boundaries, stretching from quantum mechanics to energy policy to entirely new scientific frontiers.
explorers.com/steve-chu/ @nationalacademies.org @nobelprize.org
explorers.com/steve-chu/ @nationalacademies.org @nobelprize.org
Antarctic Storm
February 2, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Antarctic Storm
Grateful for you
February 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Grateful for you
Thank you, Cameo!!!
February 2, 2026 at 2:58 PM
Thank you, Cameo!!!
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Scientists have identified unique sounds for 8 fish species
Have you ever wished you could swim like a fish? How about speak like one? In a paper recently published in the Journal of Fish Biology, our team from the University of Victoria deciphered some of the...
phys.org
February 2, 2026 at 2:56 PM
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Silence thick as fog. The Arktika slips through ice that glows blue and waits to kill you. The hull creaks, charts glow softly in the wheelhouse, and the sea stays calm just long enough to let us pass. East Greenland. #Photography
February 2, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Silence thick as fog. The Arktika slips through ice that glows blue and waits to kill you. The hull creaks, charts glow softly in the wheelhouse, and the sea stays calm just long enough to let us pass. East Greenland. #Photography
Guido Imbens is an @nobelprize.org winning economist who builds bridges, between data and understanding, between correlation and causation, between abstract mathematical theory and real-world application. #SciArt
More: explorers.com/guido-imbens/
More: explorers.com/guido-imbens/
February 2, 2026 at 2:25 PM
Guido Imbens is an @nobelprize.org winning economist who builds bridges, between data and understanding, between correlation and causation, between abstract mathematical theory and real-world application. #SciArt
More: explorers.com/guido-imbens/
More: explorers.com/guido-imbens/
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All honor to Neil Shubin: if you have never read Your Inner Fish then run right out and get a copy. It is a fabulous book.
.@neilshubin.bsky.social is a paleontologist, evolutionary biologist, and writer whose work has reshaped how we understand the deep history written into the human body. He is best known for leading the discovery of Tiktaalik, a fossil that illuminated the transition from fish to land animals.
February 2, 2026 at 1:37 AM
All honor to Neil Shubin: if you have never read Your Inner Fish then run right out and get a copy. It is a fabulous book.