Chris Miller
@mymanmiller.bsky.social
My passions are music, science, astronomy, astrophysics, night-sky viewing, creating digital art, humanism, & escaping in a great series! My pet peeves are religion, the stupid ass far right politics of today, & people that call other people “peeps”!
Getting ready for the November (Beaver) super moon
November 2, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Getting ready for the November (Beaver) super moon
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Mosquitos seem to like beer drinkers who recently had sex
The Mosquito Magnet Trial got personal.
www.popsci.com
September 9, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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Trump couldn't wait to bash Biden, even if he did it in a weird way
June 16, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Trump couldn't wait to bash Biden, even if he did it in a weird way
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What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
June 11, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What we value in CIVILIZATION: Agriculture, Architecture, the Arts, Transportation, Communication, Health, Wealth, Security.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
All pivot on enlightened investments in Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, & Mathematics. "STEAM".
Without them, we descend into the Dark Ages.
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June 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
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One morning in 2014, 4-year-old Luca’s neck went limp like spaghetti. Soon, he was fully paralyzed with symptoms resembling polio. What’s the new disease that afflicted him, and what can we do about it as health agencies are defunded?
Fighting ‘The New Polio’ In An Era Of Defunded Science
Since 2014, a virus related to polio has paralyzed hundreds of children. Amid government cuts, what happens if the outbreaks worsen?
www.sciencefriday.com
June 8, 2025 at 4:12 PM
One morning in 2014, 4-year-old Luca’s neck went limp like spaghetti. Soon, he was fully paralyzed with symptoms resembling polio. What’s the new disease that afflicted him, and what can we do about it as health agencies are defunded?
My latest Spotify playlist. Some damn good tunes that ya might not be familiar with.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6lR...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6lR...
My Radar 2025
Playlist · Chris · 138 items
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May 28, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My latest Spotify playlist. Some damn good tunes that ya might not be familiar with.
open.spotify.com/playlist/6lR...
open.spotify.com/playlist/6lR...
What a shame! It breaks my heart that my country’s relevance in the world of science appears to no longer be a priority. Other countries will step up to lead I am sure, but watch my country intentionally become anti-science is more than frustrating.
youtu.be/VGownA1pSps?...
youtu.be/VGownA1pSps?...
Addressing the NASA Budget Cuts
YouTube video by StarTalk
youtu.be
May 20, 2025 at 12:50 PM
What a shame! It breaks my heart that my country’s relevance in the world of science appears to no longer be a priority. Other countries will step up to lead I am sure, but watch my country intentionally become anti-science is more than frustrating.
youtu.be/VGownA1pSps?...
youtu.be/VGownA1pSps?...
I wasn’t pleased with my last “pirate” design, so I redesigned it & focused on “old salt”… the “stay salty” is a reference to the gulf of MEXICO! 🤪🤙
May 16, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I wasn’t pleased with my last “pirate” design, so I redesigned it & focused on “old salt”… the “stay salty” is a reference to the gulf of MEXICO! 🤪🤙
My latest T-shirt designs / creations for my love of night sky viewing 🤙
May 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
My latest T-shirt designs / creations for my love of night sky viewing 🤙
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Votes are in, from a 48-hour “X” poll.
While we can surely agree we want to Make America Great Again. To achieve that goal, looks like we need to Make America Smart. But first, we need to Make Lying Wrong Again.
While we can surely agree we want to Make America Great Again. To achieve that goal, looks like we need to Make America Smart. But first, we need to Make Lying Wrong Again.
May 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Votes are in, from a 48-hour “X” poll.
While we can surely agree we want to Make America Great Again. To achieve that goal, looks like we need to Make America Smart. But first, we need to Make Lying Wrong Again.
While we can surely agree we want to Make America Great Again. To achieve that goal, looks like we need to Make America Smart. But first, we need to Make Lying Wrong Again.
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Misinformation ranks high among the many research areas President Donald Trump’s administration has targeted for deep cuts. scim.ag/4jBn6K7
Trump’s team, often accused of spreading misinformation, slashes misinformation research
Hundreds of grants axed in a field where the United States was a global leader
scim.ag
May 1, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Misinformation ranks high among the many research areas President Donald Trump’s administration has targeted for deep cuts. scim.ag/4jBn6K7
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Clinical study shows that the part of the brain used in a speech brain–computer interface could also support computer cursor control, paving the way towards a multimodal BCI. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/brain-regi...
Brain region used for speech decoding also supports BCI cursor control – Physics World
Clinical case study provides step towards a multimodal brain–computer interface that combines speech decoding with computer control via cursor and click
physicsworld.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Clinical study shows that the part of the brain used in a speech brain–computer interface could also support computer cursor control, paving the way towards a multimodal BCI. 🧪⚛️ physicsworld.com/a/brain-regi...
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FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor are at SCOTUS today as justices hear a case with huge stakes: Should taxpayers be forced to fund religious indoctrination in public charter schools?
We say no — and we’re there to defend true religious freedom.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
We say no — and we’re there to defend true religious freedom.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
Supreme Court to decide if Oklahoma religious charter school is constitutional
A Catholic school in Oklahoma is asking the Supreme Court to clear the way for it to become the nation's first religious charter school funded directly by taxpayers.
abcnews.go.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
FFRF Co-Presidents Dan Barker and Annie Laurie Gaylor are at SCOTUS today as justices hear a case with huge stakes: Should taxpayers be forced to fund religious indoctrination in public charter schools?
We say no — and we’re there to defend true religious freedom.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
We say no — and we’re there to defend true religious freedom.
abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics...
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“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
April 29, 2025 at 1:12 PM
“The suppression of uncomfortable ideas may be common in religion or in politics, but it is not the path to knowledge, and there's no place for it in the endeavor of science.”
- Carl Sagan
- Carl Sagan
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This is something many religious people often misunderstand about atheists.
April 30, 2025 at 2:18 AM
This is something many religious people often misunderstand about atheists.
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Ten minutes with JD Vance and the pope said, "God? Check, please"
April 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Ten minutes with JD Vance and the pope said, "God? Check, please"
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Recent advances in brain-computer interfaces have enabled people with paralysis to move virtual objects and communicate through speech—by thinking. Dr. @matthewwillsey.bsky.social and Dr. @SergeyStavisky join us to discuss the state of this technology and its future.
Advances In Brain-Computer Interfaces For People With Paralysis
With brain-implanted devices, people with paralysis have been able to command computers to “move” virtual objects and speak for them.
www.sciencefriday.com
April 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Recent advances in brain-computer interfaces have enabled people with paralysis to move virtual objects and communicate through speech—by thinking. Dr. @matthewwillsey.bsky.social and Dr. @SergeyStavisky join us to discuss the state of this technology and its future.
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Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955.
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
April 18, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Albert Einstein died on this day, April 18, 1955.
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
It is incredible to hear Albert Einstein explain his famous formula, E=mc².
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𝗡𝗼, 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝟮-𝟭𝟴𝗯'𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
K2-18b is back in the news, now with a bold claim that biosignature molecules (DMS and/or DMDS) have been 'detected at 3σ'.
Most exoplanet astronomers are extremely sceptical about these claims, let's see why (1/n).
🔭🧪🪐 #exoplanet
K2-18b is back in the news, now with a bold claim that biosignature molecules (DMS and/or DMDS) have been 'detected at 3σ'.
Most exoplanet astronomers are extremely sceptical about these claims, let's see why (1/n).
🔭🧪🪐 #exoplanet
April 17, 2025 at 4:08 PM
𝗡𝗼, 𝗮 𝗯𝗶𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝟮-𝟭𝟴𝗯'𝘀 𝗮𝘁𝗺𝗼𝘀𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.
K2-18b is back in the news, now with a bold claim that biosignature molecules (DMS and/or DMDS) have been 'detected at 3σ'.
Most exoplanet astronomers are extremely sceptical about these claims, let's see why (1/n).
🔭🧪🪐 #exoplanet
K2-18b is back in the news, now with a bold claim that biosignature molecules (DMS and/or DMDS) have been 'detected at 3σ'.
Most exoplanet astronomers are extremely sceptical about these claims, let's see why (1/n).
🔭🧪🪐 #exoplanet
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This week's sky at a glance, April 18-27. Very useful Sky & Telescope observing guide by Alan MacRobert. 🔭 🧪 skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
This Week's Sky at a Glance, April 18 – 27
Jupiter, getting lower in the west, is nearly its farthest from Earth. But it still qualifies as the "Little Evening Star" with Venus absent.
skyandtelescope.org
April 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This week's sky at a glance, April 18-27. Very useful Sky & Telescope observing guide by Alan MacRobert. 🔭 🧪 skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
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Altering people's memories could become possible and even be therapeutic. But is it ethical?
Memory manipulation is the stuff of sci-fi. Someday it could be real
Experiments point to how scientists can strengthen or weaken memories, which may eventually lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s disease or PTSD.
buff.ly
April 16, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Altering people's memories could become possible and even be therapeutic. But is it ethical?