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Jun 7, 2022

I'm excited to announce my VERY FIRST science experiment book - Stay Curious and Keep Exploring! Inspired by the success of Emily's Wonder Lab, this book includes my 50 fav experiments for the whole family to do together! Available for pre-order! (links below!)

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A colorful book cover that says "Stay Curious and Keep Exploring: 50 Amazing, Bubbly, and Creative Science Experiments to do with the whole family" Host of Netflix's Emily's Wonder Lab: Emily Calandrelli. There are little colorful drawings of different experiments around the words and in the background there's a colorful beaker with a bunch of bubbles coming out.

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Another balloon from China spotted in Latin America. What is going on 🤔

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Jim Sciutto

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New: Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon is currently transiting Latin America. Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said in a statement to CNN, “We are seeing reports of a balloon transiting Latin America. We now assess it is another Chinese surveillance balloon.”

Don’t try to shoot down the balloon yourself. 🎈🔫🚫

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Need SCIENCE Valentines? I worked with my friend

@HoneeJ_illo

(illustrator of Reach for the Stars) to create these! It's a $2.99 digital download. Print doublesided on cardstock & cut along the border! Each one is a different kid-friendly experiment! thespacegal.store/products/diy-s

This is a vibrant picture of science themed valentines. The title says "DIY Science Experiments Valentine's Day Cards." It provide a large example of one the valentines that shows a girl holding a flashlight under a beaker and the words say "Our friendship GLOWS BRIGHT." Next to it is an image of the back of the Valentine which includes instructions for how to make a glow in the dark lava lamp.

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Why haven’t we shot down that balloon from China? This, perhaps, is the most important reason: we are also doing reconnaissance in other countries. Maybe even with balloons. If we shoot this down…what precedent does that set?

Update on the balloon (it’s moving East!) and some answers to the question - Why haven’t we shot this thing down yet?

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Latest prediction for the balloon path assuming it’s altitude song significantly be changed/controlled

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Dan Satterfield

@wildweatherdan

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#NWS in Kansas City spotted the #ChinaBalloon Balloon" over NW #Missouri. Here is a #NOAA HYSPLIT forecast of where it will track in the next 72 hours. #spyballoon

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Has anyone published a prediction on where the balloon is headed (based on size, altitude, wind modeling, weather, etc)?

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The balloon from China is moving eastward across US - spotted in Kansas City area (pictures below)

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NWS Kansas City

@NWSKansasCity

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We have had several reports across northwest MO of a large balloon visible on the horizon. It is now visible from our office in Pleasant Hill and the KC Metro. We have confirmed that it is not an NWS weather balloon.

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How big is the balloon from China? Officials say about 3 school buses in size. Definitely more on the professional end of High Altitude Balloons. So the question remains… was this really just a civilian balloon that flew off course as Chinese Foreign Ministry claims?

Friday morning update on the balloon from China spotted over Montana.

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Important context to consider when thinking about the importance of the spy balloon and our response to it 👇🏼🎈

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Sofia Horta e Costa

@SofiaHCBBG

Feb 3

All of this happened in China this week. A thread. 1/10

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So… thoughts on this balloon over Montana?

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Feb 2

Why does it seem like SpaceX is always involved when it comes to UFO sightings nowadays? Because here in the US, they’re responsible for most of the rocket launches and satellites and those things often look like 🛸🛸🛸 I suspect we’ll hear about even MORE UFOs this year!

Look up tonight and see something Earth hasn’t seen since the Neanderthals were around! 💚☄️ #GreenComet

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After a recent speech one of the organizers said I reminded her of the Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and I've told every single person in my life that she said that because it's my favorite compliment I've ever received.

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Feb 1

A “UFO” spotted in Hawaii 🌀 This video was captured by the Subaru Telescope on Jan 18 and is sped up about 50x. This would have been VERY weird/cool to see. 🚀

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Offspring update, my baby is now almost as big as my 3.5 year old. Have babies with a giant they said. It’ll be fun, they said!

A picture of a 3 years old girl with her arm around a 1 year old boy. They are wearing matching striped shirts and sitting on the dining room floor looking at the camera. The girl is smiling big with her head tilted looking slightly above the camera.

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Jan 31

A bear was discovered on Mars! And a mouse! And Gandhi! Wait a second… my pareidolia is acting up again 😏 here’s a list of all the weird things people have “seen” on Mars 👇🏼

Did you know that a single company owns HALF of all operational satellites in space? Starlink satellites are reported to deorbit within 5 years, but the overall topic of Space Debris is of crucial importance as more people launch more stuff into space. 🛰️

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Congratulations to the newest class of Brooke Owens Fellows!!!!!!!!

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Brooke Owens Fellows

@owensfellowship

Jan 30

TODAY'S THE DAY! WELCOME to the Class of 2023 Brooke Owens Fellows!!!

Read the official press release on the Brooke Owens Fellowship blog page for the press release and scroll through this thread to meet our 2023 Brookies! brookeowensfellowship.org/blog/posts/202

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Jan 30

Knowing people have worked to find my family's landline means that they probably also know their address, and this is a terribly scary thing.

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Someone who follows me online called my parents home in West Virginia and it probably goes without saying, but please don't do this. It's such an incredible invasion of privacy and puts my parents in an uncomfortable and unsafe position.

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emotionally fragile loudmouth

@evelynhudson90

Jan 28

Never forget E KY coal was shipped all over the world, built modern industry, people complain about our lack of investments in infrastructure & high levels of poverty, know, we were exploited in the name of pure capitalism. Y’all in cities benefited from coal more than we did.

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Van Jones

@VanJones68

Jan 28

We need to talk #PepperSpray. It's a BEAR REPELLANT. Feels like rubbing hot chiles in your eyeballs. The cops sprayed it into Tyre's face REPEATEDLY -- and then brutalized him for the HUMAN RESPONSE he was having while being tortured to death. #TyreNichols #Memphis

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@BerniceKing

Jan 28

I am disgusted by the grotesquely inhumane treatment of #TyreNichols. I want elected officials, civic leaders, corporations & faith leaders to invest the same [even more] energy in preventing police brutality as they did in preparing for responses to a video of police brutality.

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Patti Grace Smith Fellowship

@PGSFellowship

Jan 27

Join us, in welcoming the Patti Grace Smith Fellowship Class of 2023 - our most competitive class yet! 🚀✨ Read the press release here: pgsfellowship.org/blog/class-of-

Phil (SubStack link in bio) Plait

@BadAstronomer

Jan 25

Whoa: use the code PREORDER25 and get -25%- off my book "Under Alien Skies" from Barnes and Noble! Get it here: barnesandnoble.com/w/under-alien-

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W. W. Norton & Company

@wwnorton

Jan 25

Excited about any books coming out in the months ahead? Preorder a copy of any not-yet-published book between January 25 and 27 on BN.com and get 25% off! Use code PREORDER25 at checkout.

Real People. Real Careers. Real Stories.

Jan 25

Famlies with students interested in electronics careers - Bookmark this website!! Lists all the jobs available in electronics, shows interviews w/ people in that field, and lists expected salaries for each throughout a career - careersinelectronics.com

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lol I just learned what Google thinks my height is. Very happy that I give enough 5' 10'' energy for someone to have made that as a guess and just run with it.

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Your simulatenaously anxiety-inducing and awe-inspiring clip for the day.

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Michael Sheetz

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Two astronauts, NASA's Nicole Mann and JAXA's Koichi Wakata, are spacewalking outside the ISS today – giving breathtaking views of the Earth from orbit: Video: NASA TV

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Hey Bay Area friends! Book Signing tonight at 7pm! At

@BooksIncStores

in Palo Alto! See you there! facebook.com/events/s/book-

Jan 18

This document will remain at the linkTree in my bio. I will maintain it with the top ~10 most competitive Parental Leave policies in the Aerospace Industry.

A table that includes the top parental leave policies in the Aerospace Industry. 1 - Boeing with 12 weeks for all, 2 - Hermeus with 12 weeks for all, 3 - NASA with 12 weeks for all, 4 - Loft Orbital with 14 weeks for birthing and 10 weeks for non-birthing. 5 - Blue Origin with 14-16 weeks for birthing and 8 weeks for non-birthing. 6 - Relativity Space with 12 weeks for birthing and 8 weeks for non-birthing. 7 - Virgin Orbit with 12 weeks for birthing or 4 weeks for non-birthing, 8, 9 and 10 are Raytheon, Collins Aerospace, and Pratt & Whitney that are all 12 and 4 weeks.

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Jan 18

THE DOCUMENT IS READY!! Don't know how to advocate for better Parental Leave at your aerospace company? Start here. Make a copy of this document and customize the yellow highlighted parts to your company. docs.google.com/document/d/1Z8

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Parentaly Resources: Free tools for expecting parents

Jan 18

If you're an employer looking to improve parental leave and ease the back-to-work transition OR you're an employee (in any industry) looking for more resources, Parentaly has all of that here:

parentaly.com

Parentaly provides free resources and tools for expecting employees, working parents and HR leaders to help navigate the parental leave journey.

43% of women and 23% of men leave their full-time STEM positions after having their first child (!) Having a competitive parental leave policy can reduce this max exodus of highly educated professionals in STEM. Use this doc to advocate for better leave!

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You can use this document to provide HR leaders with evidence as to how competitive Parental Leave helps reduce attritrion rates and retain highly educated STEM talent. But perhaps it's most valuable asset is that it reveals the top Parental Leave policies in the industry.

This is a table that lays out the most competitive parental leave policies in the aerospace industry. The first column lists the names of the companies. The second includes the number of 100% paid weeks off offered for birthing parents. The third includes the number of 100% paid weeks off for non-birthing parents. The fourth column is for "other comments".

Row 1 shows that Boeing has 12 weeks for both parents and includes birth, adoption, surrogacy and foster child placement.
Row 2 shows that Hermeus has 12 weeks for both parents and includes birth, adoption, surrogacy and foster child placement.
Row 3 shows that NASA has 12 weeks for both parents and includes birth, adoption, and foster child placement.
Row 4 shows that Blue Origin has 14-16 weeks for birthing parents, 8 for non-birthing parents which includes adoption, surrogacy, and foster child placement.

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2023 Parental Leave in the Aerospace Industry Template.docx

Introduction & summary We are living in an unprecedented time from a talent acquisition and employee retention perspective. Amid “the great resignation” (or: “the great reshuffling”), companies...

Sharing this tomorrow! This will be a document that you can bring to your HR leaders to help advocate for better parental leave policies. It'll include the most competitive policies in the aerospace industry. You can download it/edit it to customize it for your company.

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If you're interested in improving your aerospace company's parental leave policy - look out for some posts next week that will help you do that!

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