There are three signed copies of Time’s Second Arrow at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena! Go grab them!
27.02.2026 19:10 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
There are three signed copies of Time’s Second Arrow at @vromansbookstore.bsky.social in Pasadena! Go grab them!
27.02.2026 19:10 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In his recent TED Talk @miquai.bsky.social argues that there must be a missing law of nature. You can learn more in his new book TIME'S SECOND ARROW, co-authored with geoscientist Robert M. Hazen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSrf...
It took a lot of work at both JPL and HQ to make it happen this year.
For relevant, interested folks, please apply! I’m one of the science mentors. Feel free to ask questions!
How have we failed to find aliens so far, and what have we learned from our mistakes?
Words by my @carnegiescience.bsky.social intern Em Dobberfuhl for @sequencermag.bsky.social!
🪨 + 💧 + 💨 + 🕰️
25.02.2026 00:03 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0🔭🧪
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On April 13, my colleagues and I are throwing a virtual event called "Envisioning Join Futures in Art & Astronomy" sponsored by the @aas.org 🎨✨
Learn more and RSVP here: forms.gle/k8Y5xd3NyAcN...
AZ/UT!
23.02.2026 16:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Like powdered sugar on a croissant 🌨️🏜️
23.02.2026 05:11 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Me outside the Arizona Astrobiology Center building
Always a joy to visit my friends at @azastrobiology.bsky.social! So in awe of this burgeoning program and the wonderful people who are growing it 💫
20.02.2026 05:33 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bob and I joined @fcain.universetoday.com on @universetoday.com to discuss Time's Second Arrow, the science of Star Trek, and more!
19.02.2026 16:57 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
AGU mourns the passing of Michael McElroy, a towering figure in atmospheric and climate science.
His six decades of research helped shape global environmental policy and inspired generations of scientists.
His legacy will endure.
buff.ly/KCHS5Mb
George Rossman (PhD '71), professor of mineralogy, emeritus, passed away on February 6, 2026. He was 81. Rossman will be remembered for his contributions to education at Caltech, which spanned 55 years and impacted thousands of students.
www.caltech.edu/about/news/c...
#OverheardAtCarnegie: “This is why we’re really good—because we don’t agree with each other at all, but we still work together.”
12.02.2026 17:06 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Bob Hazen and Mike Wong (me) pose for our official author photo
Coauthors of Time's Second Arrow: wwnorton.com/books/978132...
11.02.2026 13:48 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
“We contend that evolution is a universal phenomenon, in play since the Big Bang.”
In Time’s Second Arrow, Carnegie's Robert Hazen and Michael Wong argue that complex systems—from atoms to life—evolve toward greater functional information.
🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3Oe9U2M
#TimesSecondArrow
If you'd like a more extensive treatment of the ideas in this video, check out my new book, Time's Second Arrow, out today! wwnorton.com/books/978132...
10.02.2026 22:35 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Mike is a delight! Get his book!
10.02.2026 17:11 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0so excited to get my hands on this
10.02.2026 15:10 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
IT'S BOOK LAUNCH DAY 📖🚀✨
You can now find my first popular science book, Time's Second Arrow, wherever books are sold. Please help spread the word!
This so cool! Check out @miquai.bsky.social TED talk!
09.02.2026 15:25 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Cover of "Time's Second Arrow: Evolution, Order, and a New Law of Nature" by Hazen and Wong
We are thrilled to bring you this #science heavy chat with Drs. Robert Hazen and Michael Wong about their new book, "Time's Second Arrow". Prepare to have your mind blown and your RPG plans expanded!
@miquai.bsky.social @wwnorton.com @carnegiescience.bsky.social
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...
This talk is based on an academic paper a group of us wrote a few years ago: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
09.02.2026 13:31 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Mike is awesome
08.02.2026 18:50 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
My TEDxNewEngland talk is out!!!
By identifying commonalities among evolving systems, both living and nonliving, we can develop an expanded concept of evolution that describes the emergence of complex phenomena and reflects the creativity of the cosmos.
"Out just in time to make the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for science-minded nerds who like to ponder life’s big questions." @carnegiescience.bsky.social with gift ideas AND the back story on TIME'S SECOND ARROW, in stores 2/10.
carnegiescience.edu/does-time-ha...
#OverheardAtCarnegie: “We’d like to acknowledge that Verizon significantly detracted from this research.”
06.02.2026 19:07 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0#OverheardAtCarnegie: "This isn't Canada. This is a swamp. It's not supposed to be this cold!"
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Ice encasing pine needles melts
Emergence
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