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<p>Could play have evolutionary benefits? From sledding crows to roughhousing wolves to bees rolling balls, we examine how play shapes the animal kingdom. Plus, why children need risky play. It’s “The Play’s the Thing” this week on Big Picture Science.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-plays-the-thing" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/the-plays-the-thing"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/the-plays-the-thing</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/ppod/" rel="tag">#PPOD</a>: Naturally erupting dust streaks on Mars create structures that look surprisingly like trees near the planet&#x27;s north pole. These streaks are dark basaltic sand pushed to the surface of sand dunes by sun-heated solid carbon dioxide ice, or dry ice, sublimating directly into vapor. The sand dunes form a nearly complete ring around Mars&#x27; north pole and are covered by a thin layer of reddish Martian dust and patches of dry ice. Credit: NASA, HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona)</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/ppod/" rel="tag">#PPOD</a>: This series of images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope of the fragmenting <a href="/tags/comet/" rel="tag">#comet</a> C/2025 K1 (ATLAS) was taken over the course of three consecutive days: Nov. 8, 9, and 10, 2025. This is the first time Hubble has witnessed a comet so early in the process of breaking up. Credit: NASA, ESA, Dennis Bodewits (AU); Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI) </p><p><a href="/tags/planetaryscience/" rel="tag">#planetaryscience</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>If Austrian economics is the only true economics, why isn&#x27;t it taught in universities?<br>The answer is that the <a href="/tags/bureaucracy/" rel="tag">#bureaucracy</a>, the state cannot profit from it. Because people who know the real economics will not allow the bureaucrats, the state to do what they can do now.<br><a href="/tags/economics/" rel="tag">#economics</a> <a href="/tags/austrianeconomics/" rel="tag">#austrianeconomics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/statism/" rel="tag">#statism</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a></p>

<p>👋 Hey all... trying out life at the beige.party</p><p><a href="/tags/introduction/" rel="tag">#Introduction</a> <a href="/tags/reintroduction/" rel="tag">#ReIntroduction</a></p><p>David Mitchell (he/him)</p><p>Married, dad to a set of mostly grown young people (but they still eat my food).</p><p>Edmonton string instructor (will wear any hat related to music).<br>Promoter of:<br>basic public health measures; <br>strong, integrated, compassionate communities; <br>simple humanitarian values.</p><p>Every person is inherently, uniquely, and infinitely valuable.</p><p>Interested in <a href="/tags/music/" rel="tag">#music</a> <a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/design/" rel="tag">#design</a> <a href="/tags/civics/" rel="tag">#civics</a> <a href="/tags/history/" rel="tag">#history</a> <a href="/tags/abpoli/" rel="tag">#abpoli</a> <a href="/tags/cndpoli/" rel="tag">#cndpoli</a> <a href="/tags/yegcc/" rel="tag">#yegcc</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/yeg/" rel="tag">#yeg</a> <a href="/tags/edmonton/" rel="tag">#edmonton</a> <a href="/tags/ableg/" rel="tag">#ableg</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/wearamask/" rel="tag">#WearAMask</a> ... so like everything except professional sports I guess.</p><p>Been at mstdn.ca since 2022, moving proactively to protect my connection to y&#x27;all, just in case.</p>

<p>My cartoon for this week&#x27;s <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/newscientist.com" rel="nofollow">@newscientist.com</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/mattdamon/" rel="tag">#mattdamon</a></p>

<p>Scientists and engineers ask questions that lead to discoveries we can’t yet imagine, sometimes even trillion-dollar breakthroughs. And yet today, we&#x27;re systematically undercutting their work. </p><p><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/sheril/p/the-end-of-american-dominance?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="open.substack.com/pub/sheril/p/the-end-of-american-dominance?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/sheril/p</span><span class="invisible">/the-end-of-american-dominance?utm_campaign=post&amp;utm_medium=web</span></a> <a href="/tags/uspol/" rel="tag">#uspol</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>Breaking: Astronomers have found a likely new interstellar object passing through our solar system.</p><p>A11pl3Z seems to have the most extreme hyperbolic orbit yet measured. More observations coming soon.</p><p><a href="https://earthsky.org/space/new-interstellar-object-candidate-heading-toward-the-sun-a11pl3z/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="earthsky.org/space/new-interstellar-object-candidate-heading-toward-the-sun-a11pl3z/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">earthsky.org/space/new-interst</span><span class="invisible">ellar-object-candidate-heading-toward-the-sun-a11pl3z/</span></a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a></p>

<p>Call for papers:<br>(Un)natural Stevenson: Wild transgressions across literature, ecology, science &amp; gender<br>Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, 11–12 May 2026</p><p>This conference aims to explore the concept of nature/natural in Robert Louis Stevenson’s work, &amp; to investigate Stevenson both as a writer of dichotomies/dualisms &amp; of their wild transgressions</p><p>@litstudies </p><p><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1EoselkYayxzSXzW36aDZTbZv_SQt8cCG/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="docs.google.com/document/d/1EoselkYayxzSXzW36aDZTbZv_SQt8cCG/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">docs.google.com/document/d/1Eo</span><span class="invisible">selkYayxzSXzW36aDZTbZv_SQt8cCG/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/victorian/" rel="tag">#Victorian</a> <a href="/tags/robertlouisstevenson/" rel="tag">#RobertLouisStevenson</a> <a href="/tags/literarystudies/" rel="tag">#LiteraryStudies</a> <a href="/tags/ecology/" rel="tag">#ecology</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/gender/" rel="tag">#gender</a></p>

<p><a href="/tags/stochasticterrorism/" rel="tag">#StochasticTerrorism</a></p><p>The <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a>’s top <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#vaccine</a> &amp; <a href="/tags/genetherapy/" rel="tag">#GeneTherapy</a> official resigned on Tues after a public campaign against him led by the <a href="/tags/farright/" rel="tag">#FarRight</a> influencer [&amp; unofficial <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> adviser] <a href="/tags/lauraloomer/" rel="tag">#LauraLoomer</a>…</p><p>Over the past week, Loomer had taken to <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#socialmedia</a> to attack the Dr. Vinay Prasad for a series of decisions denying approval of new drugs for rare <a href="/tags/diseases/" rel="tag">#diseases</a>. She highlighted past statements of support he had made for figures on the left, including <a href="/tags/berniesanders/" rel="tag">#BernieSanders</a>…</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/health/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/07/29/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth/vinay-prasad-fda-resigns-loomer.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare</span></a></p>

<p>8 Things to Know About New Research on Earth’s Rapid Drying and the Loss of Its Groundwater<br>—</p><p>Decades of NASA satellite data reveal how quickly the planet’s underground stores of fresh water have been depleted and how their use is contributing to rising sea levels. Here are the key takeaways.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/groundwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/gro</span><span class="invisible">undwater-fresh-water-depletion-research-science-advances-takeaways?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/nasa/" rel="tag">#NASA</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a></p>

<p>Christiaan Huygens and the Scientific Secrets of Saturn</p><p>Seventeenth-century science was so competitive that Christiaan Huygens used a cipher to conceal his Saturn observations when sharing them with interlocutors.</p><p>By: Danny Robb </p><p><a href="https://daily.jstor.org/christiaan-huygens-and-the-scientific-secrets-of-saturn/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="daily.jstor.org/christiaan-huygens-and-the-scientific-secrets-of-saturn/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">daily.jstor.org/christiaan-huy</span><span class="invisible">gens-and-the-scientific-secrets-of-saturn/</span></a></p><p>Christiaan Huygens at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5648" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5648"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5648</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#Astronomy</a></p>

<p>Our bodies are marvels of evolution, yet evolution is not a perfect engineer. It works with what it’s got, which explains our sore feet and aching backs. We look at our complicated evolutionary past and What Moves Us on this week’s Big Picture Science.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/what-moves-us" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/what-moves-us"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/what-moves-us</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>

<p>For decades, SETI Institute scientists have turned to Earth’s most extreme environments to understand how life persists at the edge of what biology allows. Now, scientists have revived microscopic worms frozen in Siberian permafrost for roughly 46,000 years, revealing how life can survive extreme cold through a state of cryptobiosis. Simon Steel spoke with evolutionary biologist Philipp Schiffer about the discovery.</p><p>Learn more: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/life-after-ice/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/life-after-ice/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/life-after-i</span><span class="invisible">ce/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>It&#x27;s almost like publishers don&#x27;t know the Spice of Life when they see it 😜😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/dune/" rel="tag">#Dune</a><br><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

<p>As I split my time between SF and Monterey: </p><p>If what I keep hearing in SF is ‘AGI’ (lol) what I keep hearing about in Monterey is ‘sea star wasting disease’</p><p>And they have finally found the cause for it. It’s a huge deal for climate, etc</p><p><a href="https://apnews.com/article/sea-star-wasting-disease-epidemic-f2ab802ae8787618a5905c566d38e0c5" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="apnews.com/article/sea-star-wasting-disease-epidemic-f2ab802ae8787618a5905c566d38e0c5"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">apnews.com/article/sea-star-wa</span><span class="invisible">sting-disease-epidemic-f2ab802ae8787618a5905c566d38e0c5</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/04/scientists-solve-mystery-of-whats-killing-billions-of-starfish-off-california-and-the-west-coast/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/04/scientists-solve-mystery-of-whats-killing-billions-of-starfish-off-california-and-the-west-coast/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.mercurynews.com/2025/08/04</span><span class="invisible">/scientists-solve-mystery-of-whats-killing-billions-of-starfish-off-california-and-the-west-coast/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/marine/" rel="tag">#Marine</a> <a href="/tags/kelp/" rel="tag">#Kelp</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>

<p>Rare &#x27;planetary parade&#x27; will return to the evening sky this week — but you&#x27;ll have to look at exactly the right time</p><p>By Jamie Carter</p><p>Six planets will shine together in the evening sky on Feb. 28. Here&#x27;s how to get the best view before they disappear.</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/planets/rare-planetary-parade-will-return-to-the-evening-sky-this-week-but-youll-have-to-look-at-exactly-the-right-time" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.livescience.com/space/planets/rare-planetary-parade-will-return-to-the-evening-sky-this-week-but-youll-have-to-look-at-exactly-the-right-time"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.livescience.com/space/plan</span><span class="invisible">ets/rare-planetary-parade-will-return-to-the-evening-sky-this-week-but-youll-have-to-look-at-exactly-the-right-time</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>The SETI Institute invites nominations for the 2026 Jill Tarter Award for Innovation in the Search for Life Beyond Earth, an international honor recognizing individuals whose ideas, work, or leadership have meaningfully advanced humanity’s efforts to understand life and intelligence in the Universe. Artists, journalists, media, scientists, educators, law &amp; ethics, philosophers, and more – all disciplines are welcome.</p><p><a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#seti</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>

<p>This morning&#x27;s science-experiment-gone-wrong</p><p>Had some hard boiled eggs which were not boiled long enough (dyed for Easter).</p><p>Decided I did not like soft boiled eggs</p><p>Cracked the egg, and put it in the microwave for a minute</p><p>Looked fine. Took it back to the table, started to peel it... moments later, EGG EXPLOSION EVERYWHERE. EGG ACROSS KITCHEN.EGG IN HAIR. EGG ON FACE. EGG ON WALL. EGG ON CEILING.</p><p>(that is all)</p><p><a href="/tags/eggs/" rel="tag">#eggs</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#food</a></p>

<p>One of these is better than the others... you know the one I mean 😁 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/worldbuilding/" rel="tag">#Worldbuilding</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>

<p>US judge blocks efforts to reshape childhood <a href="/tags/vaccine/" rel="tag">#vaccine</a> policy</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/conspiracytheories/" rel="tag">#ConspiracyTheories</a> <br><a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-efforts-reshape-childhood-vaccine-policy-2026-03-16/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.reuters.com/world/us-judge-blocks-efforts-reshape-childhood-vaccine-policy-2026-03-16/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.reuters.com/world/us-judge</span><span class="invisible">-blocks-efforts-reshape-childhood-vaccine-policy-2026-03-16/?utm_source=braze&amp;utm_medium=notifications&amp;utm_campaign=2025_engagement</span></a></p>

<p>Normally, I defer to experts like scientists. But whoa... maybe I&#x27;m gonna ask some of these white lab coats to calm down just a little here...</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> </p><p><a href="https://futurism.com/science-energy/fire-tornado-pollution" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="futurism.com/science-energy/fire-tornado-pollution"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">futurism.com/science-energy/fi</span><span class="invisible">re-tornado-pollution</span></a></p>

<p>Latest comic: The Wellness Charlatan&#x27;s Guide to Longevity</p><p><a href="/tags/healthcare/" rel="tag">#healthcare</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/healthinsurance/" rel="tag">#healthinsurance</a> <a href="/tags/economicinequality/" rel="tag">#EconomicInequality</a> <a href="/tags/socialmedia/" rel="tag">#SocialMedia</a> <a href="/tags/influencers/" rel="tag">#influencers</a></p>

<p>It never gets old seeing what humanity can do with math and science while we continue to battle against our base instincts down here on Earth.</p><p><a href="/tags/artemis/" rel="tag">#Artemis</a> <a href="/tags/artemis2/" rel="tag">#Artemis2</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/math/" rel="tag">#Math</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a></p>

<p>This week on Big Picture Science, science fiction author Andy Weir discusses his space-travelling tale, Project Hail Mary, from its description of interstellar flight to aliens that thrive in extreme environments - including the sun.</p><p>Listen here: <a href="https://bigpicturescience.org/episodes/skeptic-check-project-hail-mary" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="bigpicturescience.org/episodes/skeptic-check-project-hail-mary"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bigpicturescience.org/episodes</span><span class="invisible">/skeptic-check-project-hail-mary</span></a> </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/podcast/" rel="tag">#podcast</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#scifi</a></p>