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Maybe the best $2 that I've even spent? Alex Wellerstein's new book is available now on Kindle for $1.99!

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For this week on DOOMSDAY MACHINES I finally got around to re-reading and writing about one of the strangest post-apocalyptic novels I know of — Philip K. Dick’s “Dr. Bloodmoney.” It's very strange, but very interesting. doomsdaymachines.net/p/a-strange-...

Today on @opb.org's The Evergreen: In Eastern Oregon's John Day, a historic building holds one of the world’s biggest collections of traditional Chinese medicine. Kam Wah Chung was home to the medical clinic of Ing Hay, who served as a beloved doctor to generations of residents across the region:

CBS News Radio may be gone, but you can hear the incredible story of the prisoner whose broadcast got it started (and a bit about my upcoming biography of Edward R. Murrow) on this week’s @onthemedia.bsky.social! 🗃️

sorry, not sorry

If you have a few minutes and you're curious about local PNW space history, check this out! I was lucky enough to be featured in this documentary about the Oregon 'lunar fields' back 2019 :)

Before NASA astronauts landed on the moon, no one knew for sure what they’d find there — but they had some guesses. In the ‘60s, NASA trained dozens of astronauts on the lava fields of Central Oregon, thinking they might mimic the surface of the moon.

Exciting news from Chicago—The Adler Planetarium has acquired Chesley Bonestell’s business archive! (HT @jasonwdean.com) #histSTM #sciart #astroart #astronomy 🗃️📜🪐🔭🎨

For DOOMSDAY MACHINES this week, I took a look at The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), which the much better-known film Godzilla (1954) took as its inspiration. It’s not a great film! But comparing the two directly brings out some core differences in approach. doomsdaymachines.net/p/it-came-fr...

I'm so excited to join this exciting conference in the fall! Wonderful to see this kind of conversation re-emerge at a time of need. Thanks, @markhurst.bsky.social for this opportunity.

96 years ago tonight, CBS’s first breaking news broadcast went out from the scene of one of the deadliest fires in US history, in a voice identified only as “Convict X-46812.” For @columjournreview.bsky.social, I wrote about how this forgotten Black prisoner spurred the creation of CBS News. 🗃️

New podcast episode! ✨🎙🖖 Using the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Chrysalis" as our launchpad, Dr. @astrokatie.com and I go through scenarios for the end of the universe—and whether there's anything we can do about them.

The Artemis II mission reminds me of these 1960s photos of NASA astronauts training in Iceland because they felt the terrain would be similar to what they'd encounter on the moon. The outfits are so great, even some 60 years later.

Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" this Fall. Please circulate!

If you have never met an astronaut, let me tell you: #NASA truly selects the best of us. Kind, whip-smart, generous, brilliant leaders and teammates, exceptionally skilled, brave, and dedicated people. All four on board #Artemis today are incredible human beings. Godspeed to them on their launch.

Technology does not change society. Societies shape technologies and their adoption.

After you look at all our recalls and product safety warnings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=25r5...

Thanks to @markhurst.bsky.social for having me on Techtonic.fm this week! If you missed the interview on WFMU you can catch it here. Don't miss listening to me wax poetic about alternatives to Big Tech, my zany #optout experiments, and the movement to #reclaimtech ! techtonic.fm/episodes/202...

One early conclusion I can share is that Murrow’s wife, Janet, really is the unsung hero of his story—not just in ensuring the preservation of his papers, but as a journalist in her own right, and in doing the unseen work to help get her husband on the air. exhibits.tufts.edu/spotlight/ed...

Five black cats upon a ladder sat, something something always have a spotter.

Today and this week, Install a new #browser with Tech Reclaimers! On #Chrome? Here's how to move to #Firefox. If you're on FF already, try: Vivaldi or Opera #DuckDuckGo Ecosia (green browser) Avast Floop Orion Colibri LibreWolf (de-mozilla'd FF) www.optoutproject.net/better-brows... #reclaimtech

The weather is getting warmer and you know what that means - ladder falls.

It's not too late to buy that special geek in your life a present.

For this week’s DOOMSDAY MACHINES, I interviewed my good friend @cherylrofer.bsky.social about her +30 year career at Los Alamos — topics discussed include gender, lasers, and much more — doomsdaymachines.net/p/working-at...

In the 1960s, a group of New Jersey teenagers helped make computing personal... (An excerpt from my new book in IEEE Spectrum) spectrum.ieee.org/teenage-hack... #HistSci #computing #History 🗃️

My new book, THE MOST AWFUL RESPONSIBILITY goes on sale TODAY! It is a NEW argument about TRUMAN AND THE ATOMIC BOMB, from Hiroshima through the Korean War, from HarperCollins. alexwellerstein.com/writing/book...

I'll be doing this tomorrow!

This is one of the coolest things the history and library team at @aip.bsky.social is doing. If you have photos, please consider contributing! Future historians will thank you :)

Are you writing something? Need a developmental editor, book coach, or beta reader? My sister has you covered! Check out her new website 😊

I recently found out that Agatha Christie enjoyed surfing in Hawaii in the 1920s and now that image will remain rent free in my head.

Science writers reminder! If you need $$ to attend #SciWri25 (virtually in October and/or in-person in Chicago in November), the deadline to apply for grant support is TOMORROW 8/28: sciencewriters2025.org/grants/

Insomnia again and fascinated by "nostalgic" 1990s cake decorating videos in which they think 1990s cakes looked like the MTV logo. Nope. The 1990s were all about star tips and twee cottage aesthetic.

Me via NPR on AOL getting rid of dial-up (the soundtrack of the 1990s) www.npr.org/2025/08/12/n...

Hopeful article with historical insights via historian @historyasif.bsky.social = www.nytimes.com/2025/07/14/s...

Dr. Katalin Karikó spent decades experimenting with mRNA. She was scoffed at, demoted, and eventually forced to retire. Then, she won the Nobel Prize. Listen to her story in the first episode of “The Leap,” produced with the @hypothesisfund.bsky.social. pod.link/73329284/epi...

🎉 The overall winner of this year’s #DanceYourPhD contest is Sulo Roukka, who meshed lab experiments with dance moves under flashing lights as sequined lab mates analyzed hot chilies and mint with fancy footwork. Watch the winning work and learn more about the category winners: scim.ag/4lSpjCl

SO excited to hear that Brad has been passed! He's an incredible historian and I'm so excited to read whatever he's working on next!

It’s taking me years of research & writing to try and bring Edward R. Murrow back to life with words—but this guy makes it look easy on stage! Thrilled & grateful that George Clooney took the time to wish me “good night and good luck” before I defend my dissertation about our mutual fascination.

Just did this interview with American Institute of Physics about my new book, Shaping Science (Chicago, 2020), all about NASA teams and what makes them tick. www.aip.org/history-prog...

Hello everyone! I'm a science writer and a historian of #scicomm (Princeton, *2018). ✍️ If you're looking to learn more about my past work, you're welcome to deep dive into my past work at my website: ingridockert.com ⭐Here's one of my comprehensive articles, about the history of 3-2-1 Contact! ⭐

We're entering year 10 of the Library of Congress project. It's been a gigantic, wonky, surprisingly successful experiment of academic/federal research collaboration.

Just spent the morning interviewing the founding research director of PBS. Amazing how closely connected public broadcasting was to early communication departments.

Howdy 👋 new Bluesky folks! I've written books about a bunch of stuff including histories of astronomy; citizen scientists in the Cold War; radical engineering; art & technology...maybe some of this is of interest. 🗃️ www.patrickmccray.com