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Ira Flatow

@heyira.bsky.social

Host and founder of Science Friday, 500 public radio stations, podcasts. Avid science nerd, geek bread baker, orchid, caretaker. Awful poker player.

657 Followers  |  48 Following  |  12 Posts  |  Joined: 23.10.2023
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At $60 a barrel, let’s hope there’s not much incentive to drill.

21.11.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Congrats! Well deserved.

20.11.2025 21:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Plans to Open More Than a Billion Acres of U.S. Waters to Drilling The plan from the Interior Department is one of the president’s most significant steps yet to increase domestic fossil fuel production.

Breaking News: President Trump plans to open 1.3 billion acres of U.S. waters to drilling. It is one of Trump’s most significant steps yet to increase the production of fossil fuels, as dozens of countries have been calling for a phaseout of oil, gas and coal.

20.11.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 101    πŸ” 72    πŸ’¬ 46    πŸ“Œ 30

1990s the Annenberg Project created video in which they interviewed all the graduating class of Harvard University and asked them why is it hot in summer than in the winter. Only two out of about 30 got it right. Physics student did not. You can find the video online.

31.10.2025 20:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s amazing what the threat of a lawsuit from a major company can do to clarify your mind. especially when you have no data to hug your claim.

31.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stepped into the Wayback machine at JFK

09.05.2025 23:46 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

My Morning Glory was a huge vine. No flowers. What did I do wrong?

29.11.2024 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So many of us remember exactly where we were and what we were doing on this date in 1963.

22.11.2024 17:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Two fossil skeletons perfectly preserved on their sides in pale gray ash

Two fossil skeletons perfectly preserved on their sides in pale gray ash

It’s a throwback #FossilFriday to one of the coolest places I stopped on my move from
NJ to CA: Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska.

12 million years ago, the horses, rhinos, camels, and other animals there were the victims of several feet of volcanic ash (pro tip: don’t breathe it in). πŸ§ͺ #scicomm

22.11.2024 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 66    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2
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My fantastic office mate @clancylab.bsky.social has made nano-sized pasta, and the world has now lost its mind

chemsky πŸ§ͺ

22.11.2024 17:05 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 0
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Vanda season. 25 yo plant.

22.11.2024 17:13 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

If RFK can make a meaningful and lasting positive change to Medicare, he might be worth the price of admission.

22.11.2024 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi fellow Blue Skyers! My first post here. Hoping to meet and greet lots of you!

21.11.2024 04:44 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 0
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Maine congressman reverses his opposition to assault weapons ban Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who had enjoyed an A+ rating from gun rights advocates, said he regretted his past opposition to an assault weapons ban and said he would now support a ban.

At a news conference in his hometown Thursday evening in Lewiston, Rep. Jared Golden, a Democrat who had enjoyed an A+ rating from gun rights advocates, said he regretted his past opposition to an assault weapons ban and said he would now support a ban.

27.10.2023 01:09 β€” πŸ‘ 450    πŸ” 103    πŸ’¬ 28    πŸ“Œ 29
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Sunset at Ground Zero

24.10.2023 01:45 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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My fave Vanda in bloom

23.10.2023 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0