John Rummel
@darksky2500.bsky.social
Madison, WI. Science advocate, politics junkie, progressive, dog dad, seismology fanboy, astronomy nerd, dark sky champion, lousy chess player, sometimes shit-poster, occasional smart-ass, and all-around nice guy. One space after a period.
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Super proud to share the first first-author paper from @ashockney24.bsky.social and our first official Rummel lab publication! Check it out here: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
NYAS Publications
Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight, and while they retain the furry coat of other small mammals, their wings, the primary flight surface, are generally thought to be hairless. We ass....
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Super proud to share the first first-author paper from @ashockney24.bsky.social and our first official Rummel lab publication! Check it out here: nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Hi 👋 I’m a new assistant prof at Rice studying bats and what makes them so cool. Here I am with what quite possibly may be the ugliest bat in the world, my fav Centurio senex (handled with proper permits and experience)
November 17, 2024 at 12:34 AM
Hi 👋 I’m a new assistant prof at Rice studying bats and what makes them so cool. Here I am with what quite possibly may be the ugliest bat in the world, my fav Centurio senex (handled with proper permits and experience)
This 15,800-Year-Old Etching Could Be One of the Oldest Depictions of Fishing gizmodo.com/this-15800-y...
This 15,800-Year-Old Etching Could Be One of the Oldest Depictions of Fishing
The etching, discovered at a Paleolithic campsite, may be the only known evidence hinting at how our ancestors fished over 150 centuries ago.
gizmodo.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day, another wonderful APOD choice that blurs the boundaries between science and art. Just look at this f---ing photo! apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap24111...
APOD: 2024 November 16 - Pluto at Night
A different astronomy and space science
related image is featured each day, along with a brief explanation.
apod.nasa.gov
November 16, 2024 at 4:38 PM
Today's Astronomy Picture of the Day, another wonderful APOD choice that blurs the boundaries between science and art. Just look at this f---ing photo! apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap24111...
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FOLLOW FRIDAY!
Let’s build up the Resistance here — if you’re here, I want to follow ALL of you 🦋
Until midnight
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Let’s build up the Resistance here — if you’re here, I want to follow ALL of you 🦋
Until midnight
- Follow me, I’ll follow you back
- Already follow me? Repost and I’ll follow you
November 16, 2024 at 12:36 AM
FOLLOW FRIDAY!
Let’s build up the Resistance here — if you’re here, I want to follow ALL of you 🦋
Until midnight
- Follow me, I’ll follow you back
- Already follow me? Repost and I’ll follow you
Let’s build up the Resistance here — if you’re here, I want to follow ALL of you 🦋
Until midnight
- Follow me, I’ll follow you back
- Already follow me? Repost and I’ll follow you
Some astronomy nonsense:
In honor of Europa Clipper's journey to Jupiter (arrives in April of 2030). From Europa, Jupiter would appear 12 degrees wide. That's about the equivalent of 25 full moons (from Earth) lined up side by side. (simulation by Starry Night software)
In honor of Europa Clipper's journey to Jupiter (arrives in April of 2030). From Europa, Jupiter would appear 12 degrees wide. That's about the equivalent of 25 full moons (from Earth) lined up side by side. (simulation by Starry Night software)
November 15, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Some astronomy nonsense:
In honor of Europa Clipper's journey to Jupiter (arrives in April of 2030). From Europa, Jupiter would appear 12 degrees wide. That's about the equivalent of 25 full moons (from Earth) lined up side by side. (simulation by Starry Night software)
In honor of Europa Clipper's journey to Jupiter (arrives in April of 2030). From Europa, Jupiter would appear 12 degrees wide. That's about the equivalent of 25 full moons (from Earth) lined up side by side. (simulation by Starry Night software)