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To Find Alien Intelligence, Start With the Mountains

- The Atlantic
November 11, 2024

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PostedNovember 30, 2024
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Under Pressure: What Might Life Look Like on Another Planet?

- The Spectator
July 20, 2024

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PostedJuly 31, 2024
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The Most Dazzling Eclipse in the Universe

- The Atlantic
April 1, 2024

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PostedApril 30, 2024
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The Universe Is Nothing Without Us

- The Atlantic
March 5, 2024

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PostedMarch 31, 2024
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Humans Are Ready to Find Alien Life

- The Atlantic
October 21, 2023

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PostedOctober 31, 2023
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The Story of Our Universe May Be Starting to Unravel

- The New York Times
September 2, 2023

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PostedSeptember 30, 2023
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Scientists Found Ripples in Space and Time. And You Have to Buy Groceries

- The Atlantic
June 29, 2023

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PostedAugust 1, 2023
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Should We Be Searching for Smart Aliens or Dumb Aliens?

- The Atlantic
September 12, 2022

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PostedDecember 1, 2022
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Is Earth Smart?

- The Atlantic
February 19, 2022

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PostedApril 1, 2022
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I’m a Physicist Who Searches for Aliens. U.F.O.s Don’t Impress Me

- The New York Times
May 30, 2021

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PostedJanuary 19, 2022
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Biden Called for Unity in his Inaugural Address. American Science Provides it

- THINK, NBC News
January 20, 2021

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PostedJanuary 21, 2021
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A New Frontier Is Opening in the Search for Extraterrestrial Life

- The Washington Post
December 31, 2020

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PostedJanuary 1, 2021
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Reframing Climate Change as a Story of Human Evolutionary Success

- The Washington Post
October 15, 2019

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PostedOctober 31, 2019
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What ‘Ad Astra’ and Brad Pitt Get Wrong About Space Travel, Science and Life in the Cosmos

- THINK, NBC News
September 23, 2019

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Is Anyone Out There? Why Exploring Alien Life Is No Longer a Laughing Matter

- The Globe and Mail
February 8, 2019

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PostedFebruary 14, 2019
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The Future of Humanity Is Interplanetary

- Medium
January 31, 2019

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PostedFebruary 1, 2019
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‘Team Human’ Stresses That the Future Lies in Connection and Cooperation

- NPR
January 28, 2019

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PostedJanuary 11, 2019
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AI Might Not Kill Us, But It Will Make Us Excruciatingly Boring

- THINK, NBC News
September 5, 2018

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PostedDecember 12, 2018
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How Do Aliens Solve Climate Change?

- The Atlantic
May 30, 2018

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PostedJune 1, 2018
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Was There a Civilization on Earth Before Humans?

- The Atlantic
April 13, 2018

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Journal Articles

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The Silurian Hypothesis

Would It Be Possible to Detect an Industrial Civilization in the Geological Record?

- International Journal of Astrobiology

Hot Planetary Winds Near a Star

Dynamics, Wind-Wind Interactions, and Observational Signatures

- arXiv

Outflow-Driven Turbulence in Molecular Clouds

- The Astrophysical Journal

Protostellar Outflow Evolution in Turbulent Environments

- The Astrophysical Journal

Popular Press

  • A Crisis at the Edge of Physics

    Do physicists need empirical evidence to confirm their theories? — The New York Times

  • Is a Climate Disaster Inevitable?

    Humanity's climb up the ladder of technological sophistication has come with a heavy price. — The New York Times

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