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Communicating astronomy and life in academia 1 sidereal day at a time. All opinions & ideas expressed are strictly my own.

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    The ACA was better designed than even its supporters realized: it's been robust to Trumpian efforts at sabotage, largely thanks to the structure of subsidies. Interesting point: it's looking more and more like stealth single-payer

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    A week from Friday we could be dealing with an active day of SEVERE WEATHER where cold is forecast to dominate this weekend.

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    The X Prize Foundation says it’s “relaunching” its Lunar X Prize as a “non-cash competition.” Details TBD, and the foundation is looking for a new corporate sponsor:

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    I listened to every episode up to about 400. I binge listened in order to catch up! Got some catching up to do myself.

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    Excellent thread. Perhaps even an excellent serialized blog post. What ever it is... read the thing on story telling and destiny and “important shit.”

    I could talk about Important Shit this morning, or I could talk about why Rey's parentage is best left as it was in TLJ, but also how JJ Abrams could have his cake and eat it, too. LET'S GO WITH THE STARB WARBS
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    Apr 2

    So many Muslims are afraid to go out tomorrow cus of letter! But some like myself will be doing my normal daily duties. If you see anyone getting abused don’t be a bystander, either talk to the victim reassure them or if it’s not safe: get help

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    16 hours ago

    Amen

    I am a nearly 50 year old, financially independent, never married Indian woman with no children, living the life I dreamt of, built and love. Male authors can’t even imagine me, forget describe me
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    16 hours ago

    and if in her day job she teaches a humanities class called "Decolonizing Archaeology and Anthropology"

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    But I kinda want to know if she will go about returning stolen sacred artifacts from museums to remote tribes

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    Indiana Jones would be a great lady name is all, that rules Or if you need a new state she could be Montana Jones or Virginia Jones or Nevada Jones or

    That's not how surnames work, Steven.
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    Apr 3

    I learned about the podcast with and completely by accident this morning. Listened to episide #484 this morning on gravitational assists and *finally* get how they work. Great podcast, great for kids, too - got a lot of catching up to do!

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  12. Apr 3

    In 20min, I'll be taking on Verne at

    I'm back in the US, & I'm back to streaming on . Catch both streams if you can: 9:00pm EDT CosmoQuest Office Hours. Let's mark some images and talk some science 10:30pm EDT "Off on a Comet" read and discuss on
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  13. Apr 3

    Catch me in 15min at

    I'm back in the US, & I'm back to streaming on . Catch both streams if you can: 9:00pm EDT CosmoQuest Office Hours. Let's mark some images and talk some science 10:30pm EDT "Off on a Comet" read and discuss on
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  14. Apr 3

    I'm back in the US, & I'm back to streaming on . Catch both streams if you can: 9:00pm EDT CosmoQuest Office Hours. Let's mark some images and talk some science 10:30pm EDT "Off on a Comet" read and discuss on

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  15. Apr 3

    Please Help our Research: The “Teaching with Citizen Science Survey”- if you’re a teacher, please complete this survey to give feedback on using Citizen Science materials while teaching.

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    Please Help our Research: "Podcast Listeners Survey" - If you listen to science focused podcasts, can you please complete this survey?

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  17. Apr 3

    Please Help our Research: “Citizen Science Survey”- if you’re interested or involved in any kind of citizen science activity e.g. Cornell’s birdwatching, recording weather data, or taking pictures of plants and animals, pls complete this survey.

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    Apr 2

    Shambling Guide to NYC ebook on sale from April 2 – April 16!

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  19. Apr 2

    CORRECTION: I’ve been talking about Six Wakes a lot because it’s laws for clones are a needed companion to Assimov’s rules of robotics. Also just damn good. If wrote Six Wales, I’m sure I’d read that too

    We're proud to announce that four Orbit titles are finalists in the Hugo Awards for Best Novel: THE STONE SKY by , NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson, PROVENANCE by and SIX WAKES by . Congratulations to all! Read more:
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  20. Apr 2

    I’ve been talking about Six Wales a lot because it’s laws for clones are a needed companion to Assimov’s rules of robotics. Also just damn good.

    We're proud to announce that four Orbit titles are finalists in the Hugo Awards for Best Novel: THE STONE SKY by , NEW YORK 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson, PROVENANCE by and SIX WAKES by . Congratulations to all! Read more:
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