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Michael Robinson
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Historian of science at the University of Hartford, host of exploration podcast Time to Eat the Dogs, author of The Coldest Crucible (Chicago) and The Lost White Tribe (Oxford) https://timetoeatthedogs.com/
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Jason Wright talks about 3I/ATLAS, SETI, Avi Loeb, and his new book SETI: Theory and Practice @astrowright.bsky.social @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social @patrickmccray.bsky.social @ioppublishing.bsky.social timetoeatthedogs.com/2026/01/27/3...
3I/ATLAS, SETI, and the Controversy Over How We Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Jason Wright talks about 3i/ATLAS, the controversy surrounding it, and the way the search for life in the universe is beginning to change. Wright is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pen…
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drspacejunk.bsky.social
The Moon is an abiotic component of Earth's biosphere.
February 8, 2026 at 7:04 AM
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saraimari.bsky.social
Currently hiring 1-2 postdocs to work on origins of life theory/experiment, assembly theory, life detection, with me and @leecronin.bsky.social, positions are mostly based at ASU but also some time could be spent at U. Glasgow, Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/176391 Please help us spread the word!
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February 4, 2026 at 9:41 PM
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The PAPERBACK of Humans: A Monstrous History from @ucpress.bsky.social, a history *through* monsters from antiquity to the present, is available to preorder! Here's a 🧵 of excerpts from the book.
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🧪💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH
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February 5, 2026 at 11:49 AM
explorationblog.bsky.social
Interesting (and frankly terrifying) discussion of AI use at Princeton’s IAS by @davidkipping.bsky.social and its implications for sci research going forward
We Need To Talk About AI...
YouTube video by Cool Worlds Podcast
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February 5, 2026 at 4:49 PM
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In the zeitgeist, baby:

spectrum.ieee.org/exoplanets
Astronomers Celebrate 6,000 Exoplanets and Counting
Are we alone in the universe? NASA's Exoplanet Archive now holds over 6,000 alien worlds, offering clues to this age-old question.
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January 30, 2026 at 11:08 PM
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astrowright.bsky.social
My textbook on SETI is published!

I hope you like it!

Please see if your libraries offer a free download—mine does!

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The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Theory and practice
The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Theory and practice, Wright, Jason T
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January 19, 2026 at 5:55 PM
explorationblog.bsky.social
Hasbruch Wald after the snow
January 29, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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oceanhistories.bsky.social
Look! My research is featured on JSTOR Daily today :)
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Arthur C. Clarke’s Scuba Adventures and Ocean Frontiers - JSTOR Daily
Clarke’s interest in oceanic exploration in the 1950s was, like his undersea fiction, often neglected by an audience focused on the race for outer space.
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September 26, 2025 at 3:49 PM
explorationblog.bsky.social
ADHD-me goes online for a purpose, forgets purpose, finds something else, logs off, remembers what it was. Repeat.
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January 27, 2026 at 11:09 AM
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Jason Wright talks about 3I/ATLAS, SETI, Avi Loeb, and his new book SETI: Theory and Practice @astrowright.bsky.social @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social @patrickmccray.bsky.social @ioppublishing.bsky.social timetoeatthedogs.com/2026/01/27/3...
3I/ATLAS, SETI, and the Controversy Over How We Search for Extraterrestrial Life
Jason Wright talks about 3i/ATLAS, the controversy surrounding it, and the way the search for life in the universe is beginning to change. Wright is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pen…
timetoeatthedogs.com
January 27, 2026 at 10:28 AM
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drspacejunk.bsky.social
I'm excited to have my first publication of 2026 coming soon! Look out for The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Ethics Chapter 34: Ethical Considerations in Managing the Heritage Values of Lunar Sites. 🏺 #PlanetSci 🔭
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December 11, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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astrobites.bsky.social
From Drew Lapeer @giantmolecular.cloud : Today’s paper looks at a galaxy hosting not one…not two…but three potential supermassive black holes! ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/11/13/d...
Three Supermassive Black Holes for the Price of One in the Early Universe
Today's paper looks at a gaalxy hosting not one...not two...but three potential supermassive black holes!
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November 14, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Claire Sabel discusses the gem trade in SE Asia & the way it was impacted by European traders 17-18c @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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Gems, Science, and Empire
17th century traders who traveled the sea routes between India and Southeast Asia were interested in spices, but they were also interested in gemstones, objects of desire, commercial value, and inc…
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October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM