I am one of the things hydrogen atoms do after 14 billion years.
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Michael Nelson retweeted
3 Jul 2016
"There are no forbidden questions in science, no matters too sensitive or delicate to be probed, no sacred truths." x.com/brainpickings/status/7…
Carl Sagan on humility, science as a tool of democracy, and the value of uncertainty brainpickings.org/2015/11/09…
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Michael Nelson retweeted
23 May 2016
As scientists, we can't afford to let other people be the representatives of our work and field, it is up to us to be the face of science.
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Today's 7.5 hour #MercuryTransit across the sun will go from 7:12am ET to 2:42pm ET. Here's the latest view:
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Michael Nelson retweeted
2 May 2016
Oh - I may need a vector version of this graphic that I can use to make the world better.
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Michael Nelson retweeted
26 Apr 2016
OMG. Behold! The main mirror of @NASAWebbTelescp seen in all its glory for the first time!
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Michael Nelson retweeted
22 Apr 2016
Happy #EarthDay - one of my favorites, view from a side window on the @Space_Station in 2014 looking south to Baja.
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Michael Nelson retweeted
21 Apr 2016
Want to honor people like Prince & Bowie? Be unapologetic for who you are, be proud, be different, be strange without fear of the status quo
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Michael Nelson retweeted
11 Apr 2016
Badass: "The Indian woman who hunts the witch hunters" bbc.com/news/world-asia-indi…
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Michael Nelson retweeted
8 Apr 2016
"I think it would be good for the public to know a little about orbital dynamics, because it's counter-intuitive." — @elonmusk
PREACH
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Michael Nelson retweeted
28 Mar 2016
Badass. "Girl Designed Her Own Superhero Prosthetic Arm That Shoots Sparkles" fastcompany.com/3058221/this…
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Michael Nelson retweeted
13 Mar 2016
Today in 1781 Uranus was discovered. I am just gifting this to the Internet as a straight line.
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Michael Nelson retweeted
5 Mar 2016
400 years ago #today the Church denounced Copernicus, banned books by Galileo & de Zuniga. bit.ly/21dv2kP
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