Dr. Moiya McTier

@gcugno.bsky.social and I had a wonderful discussion with @goastromo.bsky.social for @setiinstitute.bsky.social LIVE about our work on the circumplanetary disk around CT Cha b!

In our most recent #SETILive #podcast, we met the show's newest host, @goastromo.bsky.social, who shared the lore on her background in science and communication. Listen to the full episode: feeds.libsyn.com/462636/rss 🧪 👩‍🔬

I’d buy a copy of that book for everyone I know

😂 😎

🤭 that’s my preferred name for it!

In a recent SETI Live episode, host @goastromo.bsky.social spoke with Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Ana Glidden (MIT) and STScI astronomer Dr. Néstor Espinoza about the newest JWST results probing the possible atmosphere of TRAPPIST-1 e. 🧪 🔭 🔭

😳 something to look forward to, I guess?

A poster for the game show Our Findings Show with pictures of the guests Mike Rugnetta, Taylor Moore, and Moiya McTier on 11:11

I could not be more excited to have these guests for the next Our Findings Show!! AHHHH!!!

Grab early bird tix for $5 off, and join us on 11/11 as we recreate science to see what Our Findings Show!

🎟️ www.ourfindingsshow.com 🎟️

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Moiya facing away from the camera in a gold and white drapey dress standing in a grassy patch by a lake shore with trees and sun shingling bright in the e background

Moiya smiling over her shoulder in a gold and white drapey dress standing in a grassy patch by a lake shore with trees and sun shingling bright in the e background

New author photos by @constar24.bsky.social are loading for Mothers of Invention 🥰 but here are some outtakes ☀️

The book was definitely written with cats in mind 😊

Hardback version of the Milky Way by Dr. Moira McTier

Had to go a bit out of my way cause someone didn’t put it back in the right place at one lib, but excited for my next read from @goastromo.bsky.social ✨🙌🏾

Hey I don’t make the rules here 👐🏽 I follow his lead

I mean, it’s literally illegal to move when they’re on you, so your bosses is asking you to be a criminal

I knowwwww 😍

No reasonable person could blame you!

He really is

Cosmo the cat laying on top of Moiya’s feet on a green carpet with a fan and bookcase in the background. He’s looking up at the camera with his green eyes

If I’m ever late to meet you, know it’s because I couldn’t bear the thought of leaving my baby

Help, please!

This is a long shot but… a couple weeks ago someone posted a link to their AI educational resources with info on its history and development. I lost track of it and can’t remember the name of the institution 😤

Could yall drop your favorite AI primers below?

"How Are the Very Rich Feeling About New York’s Next Mayor?"

A Dramatic Reading of The Recent New York Times Dispatch from the Hamptons.

Presented by The Gilded Age's Morgan Spector.

Beautiful! Spooky! I love it 😍

A photo of me with the text “guest curator, Dr. Claire Aubin, Host of This Guy Sucked” over a background of podcast cover art

I curated a fun back-to-school list for Pocket Casts for people looking to learn new things from actual experts!

Go check it out if that sounds like something you’d enjoy ☺️

blog.pocketcasts.com/2025/09/03/d...

You’ll be getting a signed copy in the mail in a year!

Screenshot of notes app where Moiya checked off her book chapters as she wrote them. They are: - Terpsichore, spandex - Cleo, Humanity has a problem - Calliope, internet - Erato, birth control - Thalia, media networks - Euterpe, jazz - Melpomene, flight - Polymnia, electricity - Ourania, telescope Publishing date: August 18, 2026

Cover of Moiya’s upcoming book, Mothers of Invention! Orange background with shards from a broken ceramic vase depicting different inventions like the lightbulb and spinning wheel. Subtitle: a history of creativity from the Greek muses. By Dr. Moiya McTier

I finished writing my book, yall!! 🥳 out next summer, so I can take a moment to rest 😮‍💨

Yeah, he’s writing the whole thing!

And my editor is a bee who has promised to donate her knees for the project!

Aerial view of Cosmo the cat’s paws on moiya’s laptop keyboard with a word document open and a notebook to the side.

🤫🤫 don’t tell my editor, but I hired a ghost writer for my book and I’m paying him in scratches and kibble

Yes Smokey!! ❤️

Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'

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lol you weren’t kidding! He looks like an adorable meanie 😆

Smokey 😍😍