@mattshindell.bsky.social
I haven’t decided if I want more/new/other social media, or if I will just opt for no social media.
January 9, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I haven’t decided if I want more/new/other social media, or if I will just opt for no social media.
I just received an unexpected visitor.
December 19, 2024 at 9:35 PM
I just received an unexpected visitor.
You can read an excerpt from one of the essays in my new edited book, Lunar on LitHub.
“Moonstruck.” How Myths of Lunar Power Continue to Fascinate Us
The Moon’s influence on our planet is undeniable. Its gravity pulls the waters of our oceans, creating the tides. Its light cues the migration of birds, the foraging of wildebeests, and the synchro…
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November 20, 2024 at 9:08 PM
You can read an excerpt from one of the essays in my new edited book, Lunar on LitHub.
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Last weekend, Earth’s most famous technosignature — known as the Arecibo message — celebrated its 50th birthday.
In a story for SciAm, I had the chance to explore the transmission's significance, both then and now.
I couldn't have done it on my own, so here's a bit of how it came to be...🧵
In a story for SciAm, I had the chance to explore the transmission's significance, both then and now.
I couldn't have done it on my own, so here's a bit of how it came to be...🧵
“Searching for life beyond Earth is, in some sense, an exercise in optimism.”
Read this beautiful article by @nadiadrake.bsky.social about an interstellar 50th anniversary, which also concerns her family. (Lots of @thebeatles, too … can you find it?)
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
Read this beautiful article by @nadiadrake.bsky.social about an interstellar 50th anniversary, which also concerns her family. (Lots of @thebeatles, too … can you find it?)
www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The Arecibo Message, Earth’s First Interstellar Transmission, Turns 50
In 1974 we beamed a radio transmission into space that changed the way we think about our place in the cosmos
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2024 at 3:12 PM
Last weekend, Earth’s most famous technosignature — known as the Arecibo message — celebrated its 50th birthday.
In a story for SciAm, I had the chance to explore the transmission's significance, both then and now.
I couldn't have done it on my own, so here's a bit of how it came to be...🧵
In a story for SciAm, I had the chance to explore the transmission's significance, both then and now.
I couldn't have done it on my own, so here's a bit of how it came to be...🧵