Kelly Weinersmith
@weinersmith.bsky.social
A big nerd. Co-author of NYTimes Bestsellers Soonish & A City on Mars. Co-host of Daniel and Kelly's Extraordinary Universe. She/her
www.weinersmith.com
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New Book Day! Please tell the world. Read a comic about it here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sawyer...
Or if you just want to buy it: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Thanks everyone! It took me over a year to write, but I think you and/or your kid(s) will have many laughs together.
Or if you just want to buy it: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Thanks everyone! It took me over a year to write, but I think you and/or your kid(s) will have many laughs together.
November 10, 2025 at 4:43 PM
New Book Day! Please tell the world. Read a comic about it here: www.smbc-comics.com/comic/sawyer...
Or if you just want to buy it: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Thanks everyone! It took me over a year to write, but I think you and/or your kid(s) will have many laughs together.
Or if you just want to buy it: us.macmillan.com/books/978037...
Thanks everyone! It took me over a year to write, but I think you and/or your kid(s) will have many laughs together.
OK bluesky hivemind - WTF just happened to my Maytag range? I was cooking, & heard an electrical kind of noise (like this: www.youtube.com/shorts/5hoEX...). I opened up the oven, & saw light & smoke coming up from a slat in the metal at the bottom of the oven. It wasn't burning food. What happened?!
Electricity Sound Effect
YouTube video by AFRO NINJA
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November 7, 2025 at 4:30 PM
OK bluesky hivemind - WTF just happened to my Maytag range? I was cooking, & heard an electrical kind of noise (like this: www.youtube.com/shorts/5hoEX...). I opened up the oven, & saw light & smoke coming up from a slat in the metal at the bottom of the oven. It wasn't burning food. What happened?!
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Daniel and Kelly are joined by the amazing Dr. @catbohannon.bsky.social, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
November 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Daniel and Kelly are joined by the amazing Dr. @catbohannon.bsky.social, who answers questions about whether we can shorten gestation, superhuman feats of strength, and whether viruses are ever good for us.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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Finally getting round to reading @weinersmith.bsky.social @zachweinersmith.bsky.social City On Mars book. It’s very good but it turns out I’m also what they call a Space Bastard.
I prefer Astrobastard, personally. Might change my job title.
I prefer Astrobastard, personally. Might change my job title.
November 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Finally getting round to reading @weinersmith.bsky.social @zachweinersmith.bsky.social City On Mars book. It’s very good but it turns out I’m also what they call a Space Bastard.
I prefer Astrobastard, personally. Might change my job title.
I prefer Astrobastard, personally. Might change my job title.
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Would aliens describe the Universe the same way we do? Many physicists think "obviously, yes!", but that confidence is built on lots of untested assumptions.
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Would aliens describe the Universe the same way we do? Many physicists think "obviously, yes!", but that confidence is built on lots of untested assumptions.
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
My book, "Do Aliens Speak Physics?" unpacks those assumptions and makes a lot of dad jokes.
Here's what Sean Carroll thought of it:
I'm thrilled to have been interviewed for the @financialtimes.com podcast Tech Tonic about Mars settlement. All 3 episodes in the series are available now. :)
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www.ft.com/tech-tonic
Tech Tonic
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October 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I'm thrilled to have been interviewed for the @financialtimes.com podcast Tech Tonic about Mars settlement. All 3 episodes in the series are available now. :)
www.ft.com/tech-tonic
www.ft.com/tech-tonic
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On today's episode, Daniel and Kelly chat about the development of the polio vaccine.
And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
October 30, 2025 at 1:35 PM
On today's episode, Daniel and Kelly chat about the development of the polio vaccine.
And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
And now seems like a great time to remind folks to get a flu vaccine, if you're able!
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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Absolutely loving A City on Mars by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social but feel the need to point out an error in the text: Kelly and Zach appeared to have accidentally reversed the axis on this figure
October 28, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Absolutely loving A City on Mars by @zachweinersmith.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social but feel the need to point out an error in the text: Kelly and Zach appeared to have accidentally reversed the axis on this figure
Thanks so much to @blackiebooks.bsky.social for publishing @smbccomics.bsky.social and my book A City on Mars in Spanish!
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blackiebooks.org/producto/kel...
October 25, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Thanks so much to @blackiebooks.bsky.social for publishing @smbccomics.bsky.social and my book A City on Mars in Spanish!
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blackiebooks.org/producto/kel...
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A new listener questions episode is up!
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
October 21, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A new listener questions episode is up!
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
*Pinworms lay eggs on your anus @ night, but how does a pinworm know it's nighttime?
*A proton is made of up & down quarks which are light, how much would I weigh if my protons were made of top quarks?
*Why does eating too many carrots turn your skin yellow?
Ethan ( @startswithabang.bsky.social ) was a really fun guest to have on the show! I wish we did video in addition to audio, because he also had the absolute best kilt.
Must there be a single unified theory of physics?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @startswithabang.bsky.social about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk to @startswithabang.bsky.social about whether we should expect physics to be explained by a single unified theory.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
October 16, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ethan ( @startswithabang.bsky.social ) was a really fun guest to have on the show! I wish we did video in addition to audio, because he also had the absolute best kilt.
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How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
October 15, 2025 at 12:35 PM
How might aliens perceive the Universe?
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk about how aliens might experience the Universe and how it might shape their science, a topic from Daniel's new book "Do Aliens Speak Physics?"
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
October 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Daniel and Kelly get answers to listener questions about why we age from Dr. Venki Ramakrishnan, author of "Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality".
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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We were delighted to host @weinersmith.bsky.social today in the Geology Lab to give us a talk on the 563 major downsides to settling outer space. ⚒️ 🔭
October 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
We were delighted to host @weinersmith.bsky.social today in the Geology Lab to give us a talk on the 563 major downsides to settling outer space. ⚒️ 🔭
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📖🌌 Ayer por la noche comencé "Una ciudad en Marte" de @weinersmith.bsky.social y @zachweinersmith.bsky.social. Más que recomendable!
🔍 "Abandonar una Tierra 2°C más calurosa para instalarse en Marte sería como renunciar a una habitación desordenada para irse a vivir a un vertedero contaminado".
🔍 "Abandonar una Tierra 2°C más calurosa para instalarse en Marte sería como renunciar a una habitación desordenada para irse a vivir a un vertedero contaminado".
October 8, 2025 at 7:06 AM
📖🌌 Ayer por la noche comencé "Una ciudad en Marte" de @weinersmith.bsky.social y @zachweinersmith.bsky.social. Más que recomendable!
🔍 "Abandonar una Tierra 2°C más calurosa para instalarse en Marte sería como renunciar a una habitación desordenada para irse a vivir a un vertedero contaminado".
🔍 "Abandonar una Tierra 2°C más calurosa para instalarse en Marte sería como renunciar a una habitación desordenada para irse a vivir a un vertedero contaminado".
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Some of you reached out after seeing this post and it has led to some promising leads! A re-up for this week in case someone with louse samples hasn't seen it yet! Many thanks and I'm happy to answer questions!
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Hi! We need lice for our diversity and adaptation project. Specifically, we need lice from zebras, camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, guanacos) & aardvarks. If you or someone you know might have lice, I'm happy to discuss our inclusive collaboration plans!
sites.google.com/nhm.org/anop...
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Mammals & Lice
We are interested in understanding what drives host-parasite relationships. We are using the Anoplura (sucking lice) parasite and mammalian host system to generate a comprehensive sucking louse phylog...
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September 29, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Some of you reached out after seeing this post and it has led to some promising leads! A re-up for this week in case someone with louse samples hasn't seen it yet! Many thanks and I'm happy to answer questions!
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Locality and causality! Very important ideas in physics, but not things that usually get the podcast treatment. I hop on @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social's Extraordinary Universe to do something different.
Does physics have to be causal and local?
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly talk to @seanmcarroll.bsky.social about where some of the basic assumptions we make about the Universe come from, and whether we need them.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
September 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Locality and causality! Very important ideas in physics, but not things that usually get the podcast treatment. I hop on @danielwhiteson.bsky.social and @weinersmith.bsky.social's Extraordinary Universe to do something different.
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September 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review.
How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
September 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Daniel and Kelly shine a light on the inner workings of one of the crucial parts of the scientific process: peer review.
How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
How does it work? Who are these peers? Can peer-reviewed papers be wrong, & does that mean that all of science is questionable?
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
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So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.
September 10, 2025 at 3:48 PM
So what I glean about this Mars announcement is that chemicals were found on Mars that on Earth are due to life, and no one knows any other way to make them on Mars. However, this is very far from knowing they *were* made by life. Reminds me of phosphine on Venus; "we don't know" doesn't mean life.
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How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
September 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
How long will Moore's Law continue boosting computing power? (featuring Dr. Adam Becker)
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
Daniel and Kelly discuss the future of computing and talk to @adambecker.bsky.social about what it all means.
www.iheart.com/podcast/105-...
He did.
September 3, 2025 at 12:51 AM
He did.
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Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about colonizing Mars and the nuanced logistics of living in space.
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Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about colonizing Mars and the nuanced logistics of living in space.
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Can We Really Live on Mars?
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Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about colonizing Mars and the nuanced logistics of living in space.
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Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social spoke with @mina-kim.bsky.social about colonizing Mars and the nuanced logistics of living in space.
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🚀FRI at 10AM:
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. NASA renews its push for interplanetary travel. Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social join to discuss the nuanced logistics of living in space.
❓What Q's do you have about expanding human life beyond Earth?
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. NASA renews its push for interplanetary travel. Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social join to discuss the nuanced logistics of living in space.
❓What Q's do you have about expanding human life beyond Earth?
Elon Musk has pledged to settle Mars. A prize-winning book offers a reality check | CNN
In “A City on Mars,” Kelly and Zach Weinersmith investigate what life would be like for humans on the red planet, arguing that Elon Musk’s dream is doomed to fail.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:30 AM
🚀FRI at 10AM:
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. NASA renews its push for interplanetary travel. Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social join to discuss the nuanced logistics of living in space.
❓What Q's do you have about expanding human life beyond Earth?
Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. NASA renews its push for interplanetary travel. Scientist @weinersmith.bsky.social and cartoonist @zachweinersmith.bsky.social join to discuss the nuanced logistics of living in space.
❓What Q's do you have about expanding human life beyond Earth?
I'm signing books at the @barnesandnoble.com store in Glen Allen Virginia for the next few hours! Come say "hi". :D
August 24, 2025 at 4:18 PM
I'm signing books at the @barnesandnoble.com store in Glen Allen Virginia for the next few hours! Come say "hi". :D