Astrobiologist, Author, Musician. 👽🎸❤️🚀
Sagan Medalist, PEN winner, AAAS fellow.
Former Senior Scientist for Astrobiology Strategy at NASA.
There’s an asteroid named after me (22410 Grinspoon) which is better than having one with your name on it…
David Grinspoon
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Bill Anders, who took this iconic “Earthrise” photo from Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve 1968, died 2 years ago today when a plane he was flying solo, at age 90, crashed into Puget Sound.
RIP Spaceman!
“Days after the U.S. said it would kill a network of ocean monitors, European officials pledged to invest more in their version, calling it a “necessity.””
Good.
🧪🦑🌎
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/03/c...
Flesh-eating MAGAs you say?
If I was an NYC cop I might be rooting for the Spurs…
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/n...
Those of you promoting that dumb “missing scientists” conspiracy:
(See “clustering fallacy” for the explanation.)
Know that you are not only spreading misinformation and paranoia, but also contributing to real harm to grieving individuals.
www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/s...
Well, that’s quite a way to go!
They don’t make ‘em like that anymore! 🚀👩🏻🚀🌙🇺🇸
A guide dog leads a blind beggar (and holds his bowl): 14th-c. Flemish psalter (Douce 6). "One of the earliest depictions of such a partnership" - Weston Library
On Jared Kushner's trillion dollar conflicts of interest, from
Casey Michel: "His financial entanglements span the globe, touching on the diplomatic hotspots where he is supposed to be negotiating on America’s behalf"
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
When we build things on wonder, it naturally opens the mind.
Bill Anders, who took this iconic “Earthrise” photo from Apollo 8 on Christmas Eve 1968, died 2 years ago today when a plane he was flying solo, at age 90, crashed into Puget Sound.
RIP Spaceman!
Happy Tuesday! Who's ready to hear about
1. Flesh-eating maggots (mostly go after cattle)
2. They're native to the US
3. The USDA has kept them out of the US since the 1960s
4. But the flesh-eating maggots are making a 21st century comeback. And believe it or not it may be thanks to MAGA.
