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Matteo
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Asst Prof of Physics (CSUSB) and Director of the Murillo Family Observatory. Love space and baseball, looking forward to combining these interests. (he/his/him)
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I recently made a comic complaining that NASA refuses to listen to my good ideas for improving the Solar System (xkcd.com/2750).

To my delight, NASA’s Science Mission Directorate has sent me an actual expert panel evaluation of my “flatten the planets” proposal! Sadly, they decided not to fund it.
February 22, 2024 at 2:45 PM
Kim and Marek, two of my closest friends, whose wedding I officiated in May, who live down the street from me, lost their house in Altadena. If you know them, you love them, and right now they need your help.

Please consider donating to their GoFundMe:
www.gofundme.com/f/kim-and-ma...
Donate to Kim and Marek's Fire Relief Fund, organized by Matteo Crismani
Kim and Marek were married last May and planned to add to their family this year, but… Matteo Crismani needs your support for Kim and Marek's Fire Relief Fund
www.gofundme.com
January 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Would appreciate a RT from the scientists for this one! We have 665 scientists in the spring database and I want to get us to about 1000 before we set the teachers loose on the database for January matches.
Scientists!

We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1.

You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester.

Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
December 30, 2024 at 5:10 PM
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We're pleased to announce that Cloudspotting on Mars is now available in Japanese! Come cloudspotting with us in anticipation of the arrival of JAXA's Martian Moons eXplorer mission.

www.zooniverse.org/organization...
December 30, 2024 at 10:10 PM
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Scientists!

We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1.

You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester.

Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html
December 30, 2024 at 5:00 PM
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New from me on what the rage and glee on public display after the killing of a healthcare CEO portends.

I suspect the corporate world will respond with more security and retreating even more into their gated lives.

They would be advised to read up on history.

🎁🔗
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/06/o...
December 6, 2024 at 6:55 PM
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I have to wonder if healthcare insurance companies are looking at the response on social media — across the political spectrum.

I don’t remember seeing anything like this. Pop culture stan accounts, sports fans, random subcultures etc. all participating…
December 4, 2024 at 11:19 PM
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And where reputable journalists and thinkers go, so do elected officials.

I’ve been getting asked lately about a more serious + systemic migration to Bluesky among electeds.

Idk the answer but it highlights how much of a breaking point misinfo & throttling has become for Twitter(& other platforms)
December 1, 2024 at 12:01 AM
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*orca feeling good about his new hat*

orcawear killer whale: too small you fucking DUMB ASS
November 29, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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the overview effect - the profound shift in perspective and awareness astronauts experience when viewing earth from space 🌎
November 27, 2024 at 9:12 PM
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Wait, it's real, lmao. www.instagram.com/snellzilla4/...
November 27, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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Now on Bluesky!

Like looking at clouds? Love the planet Mars? How about staring at the clouds – on Mars?! Now, you can join NASA’s brand new Cloudspotting on Mars: Shapes #CitizenScience project to help identify beautiful Martian cloud formations: go.nasa.gov/3C3NT0y
New Project Invites You To Do Martian Cloud Science with NASA - NASA Science
Like staring at the clouds? Love the planet Mars? How about staring at the clouds…on Mars?  Now you can join Cloudspotting on Mars: Shapes, a new NASA citizen science project, and help identify beauti...
go.nasa.gov
November 13, 2024 at 10:39 PM