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planetneish.bsky.social
Associate Professor at The University of Western Ontario in planetary geology. Also a parent and OG X-Phile. I use she/her pronouns. https://planetneish.ca/
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A very nice article from KNAU about our recent trip to Meteor Crater with the Mini-RF team. Includes a shot of me pretending to be Antman on the rim of Meteor Crater. www.knau.org/knau-and-ari...

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In this week’s episode of Popcorn Science, Catherine and John live long and prosper as they discuss their love of Star Trek, and marvel at how both Spock and Jadzia Dax can calculate exponential growth in their heads. 🖖🏻 @arcticsaxifrage.bsky.social popcornscience.ca/tribbles/ind...

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In this episode of Popcorn Science, John and I hop into a 1957 Thunderbird to discuss the interplay between science and faith… and why radio astronomers never, ever wear earphones.

submitted 19 days ago • 1 comment

New episode just dropped! Listen as John and I try to figure out if we need to fear human sized insects, and whether a creator’s personal views should influence how you engage with their media.

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How does science translate when adapting a classic SF novel to the silver screen? @planetneish.bsky.social and I recently put our theories to the test with the 2013 film Ender's Game. You can listen to our discussion over on Apple Podcasts podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/p... or at popcornscience.ca

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I recently started a podcast with my friend @arcticsaxifrage.bsky.social. In "Popcorn Science", we take a critical look at the science portrayed in our favourite movies and television shows. Today, I'm excited to announce that we have released our first episode! Check it out: popcornscience.ca

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So glad to see Dragonfly pass its critical design review! Onward to Titan. science.nasa.gov/blogs/dragon...

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An astonishing headline reporting on new observations from a team led to Nikku Madhusudhan claims they’ve found ‘hints of life’ on a planet orbiting a dwarf star some 124 light years away. What’s going on? (1/n) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🔭 🧪

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