Proto-conscious homo-sapien alive in the Anthropocene. Most curious about the human condition & our relationship to our environment, the Universe.
Joined January 2011
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11 Aug 2020
My new #Ebook is out!
Check it out:
31 Jul 2020
🚨Tripping Over The Truth, Vol 1 #ebook is out!📚
10 long-form essays & 10 #ESConversations #podcast transcripts with graphic illustrations for each.
Only $5! (Suggested value $10)
Scratch your brain's curiosity itch with 395 pages of eclectic ideas!
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Nicholas McCay retweeted
17 Apr 2023
ICYMI, below is our #ESconversations podcast thread with @visakanv
Here is Visa speaking on the "Humor of being a Human Being - a finite being in an infinite existence."
The key is to laugh in the midst of cosmic challenges & struggles.
YT shorts: youtube.com/shorts/0G09-dMi6…
10 Apr 2023
🎙New #ESconversations #podcast with @visakanv is live! 🎧
Visakan is the ‘Godfather of Twitter’ and author of @FANswitchboard & @introspectVV
Substack: eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
YT: youtube.com/watch?v=SORTnAMW…
Audio: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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10 Apr 2023
🎙New #ESconversations #podcast with @visakanv is live! 🎧
Visakan is the ‘Godfather of Twitter’ and author of @FANswitchboard & @introspectVV
Substack: eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
YT: youtube.com/watch?v=SORTnAMW…
Audio: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
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23 Feb 2023
🎙New #ESconversations #podcast with @bleddb is live! 🎧
Bleddyn is an author 7 associate professor of International Relations at @uniofleicester, specializing in space policy and military uses of outer space.
Substack: open.substack.com/pub/eclect…
Video: youtu.be/4eqF5dwBXJw
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21 Feb 2023
Hello Twitterverse, here is a tease of our upcoming #ESconversations episode with @bleddb
Why is space technology developed? & What is #Astropolitics?
Subscribe and watch the full episode when it goes live tomorrow:
youtube.com/watch?v=4eqF5dwB…
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1 Feb 2023
🎙New #ESconversations #podcast with @sevensixfive is is live! 🎧
Fred Scharmen is a designer & researcher in the history & theory of space architecture. “Spaces make cultures and cultures make spaces.”
Substack: eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
Video: youtu.be/34Au0qiQqY8
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6 Jan 2023
The best of 'the best of' 2022 🧵
"Below is a ‘best of’ roundup of eclectic links from 2022"
eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
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19 Oct 2022
🎙New #ESconversations #podcast with @Malcolm_Ocean is live! 🎧
Malcolm Ocean is a systems designer, a self-described “feral free agent, singer-songwriter, and trust-dancer.” He also runs a software company @CompliceGoals
Substack:
eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
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17 Oct 2022
New #YouTubeShorts from our #ESconversations podcast with the founder of Building A Second Brain, @fortelabs
"#BASB is an antidote to self-help"
youtube.com/shorts/TFOTfuZG2…
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15 Oct 2022
New #YouTubeshorts from our #ESconversations with Professor of Philosophy, @MichaelCholbi
"Philosophy can be a force for human solidarity"
youtube.com/shorts/hnlgBM8RP…
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7 Oct 2022
Some weekend listening about the dual-use nature of ammonium nitrate. It is used both in agriculture AND explosives.
This episode explores the question: How can society view both the power and peril of this technology?
5 Oct 2022
🎙️ New podcast just dropped!
The Power & Peril of Dual-Use Technology: Ammonium Nitrate
💻YouTube: youtu.be/cMv_oq6Wmq0
🎧Anchor: anchor.fm/eclecticspacewalk/…
📄Substack: eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
This was my final project for the @TUM_STS "Telling Responsible Stories" seminar.
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13 Oct 2022
Creating #YouTubeShorts from our #ESconversations podcast has been really fun & a great way to clip interesting content.
Big shoutout to @veedstudio for their super easy & intuitive UX.
Here is Author & Poet, @MillicentAlly, reading her poem "Ascension"
youtube.com/shorts/S-WMmSoGa…
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5 Oct 2022
🎙️ New podcast just dropped!
The Power & Peril of Dual-Use Technology: Ammonium Nitrate
💻YouTube: youtu.be/cMv_oq6Wmq0
🎧Anchor: anchor.fm/eclecticspacewalk/…
📄Substack: eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
This was my final project for the @TUM_STS "Telling Responsible Stories" seminar.
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3 Oct 2022
Officially finished the second semester @TUM_STS!
Was asked recently: "What would you say are the most impactful pieces you've read so far?"
To mark this accomplishment of completing the first year of graduate school - here is an #STS inspired reading list (12 total)
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14 Sep 2022
🎞️ Our tenth #STSshorts episode is live! 🎙️
We talk with @EastAsiaSciTech, a historian of #technology, #science, and industry @HarvardHistSci, about #China & #Japan, energy & work, and his new book: #carbontechnocracy, & other topics.
Watch & subscribe:
youtu.be/lA_pMsv_TrQ
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8 Sep 2022
Since @_reallifemag is closing down, we wanted to highlight some of our favorite pieces from over the years.
Here are 30 insightful, incisive, and critical writings on #technology and its interactions with society at large. Follow & hire these writers!
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6 Sep 2022
Oh no! One of the best online publications that was critical of the underlying societal aspects of technology.
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24 Aug 2022
🎞️ Our ninth #STSshorts episode is live! 🎙️
We talk with @youjung_shin about "dynamics among knowledge, technology, and #policy in the development of emerging scientific fields (like #neuroscience)" and other topics. #STS #STStwitter
Watch & subscribe:
youtu.be/E-uFV_GxFZg
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3 Aug 2022
🎙New #ESconversations #podcast with @stephlepp is live! 🎧
Stephanie is an Executive Producer @HumaneTech_ and “a producer whose work strives to hold up a mirror - inviting us to grow from what we see.” #HumaneTech #Storytelling #STS
Substack:
eclecticspacewalk.substack.c…
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20 Jul 2022
🎞️ Our eighth #STSshorts episode is live! 🎙️
We talk with @allergyPhD, Director of #STS @nyutandon and teaching at @bklyninstitute, about her new book "Food Allergy Advocacy", #Science & #Feminism, #Race & #Technology and other topics.
Watch & subscribe:
youtu.be/rfSo3bhVMeM
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29 Jun 2022
🎞️ Our seventh #STSshorts episode is live! 🎙️
We talk with @StefanAykut, Director of @CssUhh & assistant professor of #sociology @unihh, about the social aspects and governance of #climatechange & #ecological issues, and other topics.
Watch & subscribe:
youtu.be/-iq8lUPdrKg
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