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Cosmologist, writer, connoisseur of cosmic catastrophes. @TEDFellow. Author: "The End of Everything (Astrophysically Speaking)". Personal account. She/her. Dr.

Amherst, MA
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    Katie Mack‏Verified account @AstroKatie 27 Jan 2020

    tfw when you do a radio interview about prospects for living on Mars and the interviewer concludes with “thanks for crushing my dreams” 🙁 MARS IS GREAT WE SHOULD TOTALLY GO it’s going to be really hard though I’M ALL FOR IT YAY MARS we’ll probably die RED PLANET OR BUST

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      2. Katie Mack‏Verified account @AstroKatie 27 Jan 2020

        Science dream crushing is a process that, as if by natural selection, results in BETTER AND HEARTIER DREAMS. Why settle for an easy-sounding but unachievable dream when you can have a dream that’s hard but real and awesome?

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      3. Katie Mack‏Verified account @AstroKatie 27 Jan 2020

        Ugh: hardier. But I guess heartier too, why not.

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      1. Zack Raynor‏ @PadawanRaynor 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @AstroKatie

        Ooof.

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      2. Trey Lawson‏ @T_Lawson 27 Jan 2020
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        But that guy in The Martian managed and all he had was some saran wrap and a potato right????

        3 replies 2 retweets 74 likes
      3. dedinside‏ @_pixelwaffle 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @T_Lawson @AstroKatie

        And the poop don't forget the poop

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      2. Lincoln Taylor‏ @conflummoxed 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @AstroKatie

        You could make business cards saying "I Crush Dreams". You really could.

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      3. Astrographer‏ @Astrographer_WP 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @conflummoxed @AstroKatie

        “I crush dreams…,” and on the back, “… into diamonds.”

        0 replies 1 retweet 8 likes
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      2. Doryen Chin (She/They)  🖤 Screenplay Mistress‏ @HeyDoryen 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @AstroKatie

        can't wait to *checks notes* live underground, never see the sun, and subsist on nutrients supported by recycled human waste.

        6 replies 13 retweets 156 likes
      3. Lars Hansson 🤘‏ @romabysen 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @HeyDoryen @AstroKatie

        There will be ladies with 3 boobs though. Thats the silver lining.

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      1. rudy‏ @xzrudy 27 Jan 2020
        Replying to @AstroKatie

        So, how accurate is this?pic.twitter.com/cOQmGTuXEQ

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