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When Boris Johnson had COVID-19, he was working from home with mild symptoms until the 8th day after his diagnosis, at which point his condition worsened so much he went

My book in title headings and epigraphs: a thread of appreciation for some of the writers who inspired me, and whose words were one way or another apocalyptically appropriate. #EndOfEverythingBook

Venus has been considered a potential location for extraterrestrial life for decades. On the surface, of course, you'd be crushed & incinerated immediately. About 50km up, though, the temperature &

Life on Venus? Quick thread with links to more info. First, the press release from @RoyalAstroSoc: https://ras.ac.uk/news-and-press/news/hints-life-venusShort version: a molecule was detected in the atmosphere of Venus that MIGHT have

Lots of people have been sending me their personal theories of the universe lately! Those messages all go immediately into the Unsolicited Theories folder. I do not read the Unsolicited

If you want to know what opening universities during a pandemic means for the people who make campus life possible, WATCH THIS. It includes the personal testimonies of university workers

Taking COVID-19 risks because you’re “not scared” is like picking up a hitchhiker with a backpack full of live grenades and dropping him off in the center of town. Maybe

A good rule of thumb is that being inside a building with other people is about the most dangerous thing you can do right now. Wear a mask, wash your

Science is a fundamentally human endeavor, whose purpose is to help us understand the world, better our lives, feed our innate curiosity. It is meaningless, empty, and toxic if placed

The president is on the NASA livestream right now going on a long tangent about how great an ally he is and how supportive his administration is and how he

In astronomy, one of the most important things we have to keep in mind when we look at observational data is the possibility of “selection effects.” Sometimes we can be

Attention: I have an update on the #HorrorTomatoes https://twitter.com/astrokatie/status/1251334941524230145 I left one tomato on the counter a few extra weeks to see what would happen. The sprouts growing beneath the