Michael Robinson

My first Kohlfahrt with @actgeppert.bsky.social Lots of walking. Lots of schnapps.

The Moon is an abiotic component of Earth's biosphere.

Currently hiring 1-2 postdocs to work on origins of life theory/experiment, assembly theory, life detection, with me and @leecronin.bsky.social, positions are mostly based at ASU but also some time could be spent at U. Glasgow, Apply here: apply.interfolio.com/176391 Please help us spread the word!

Me in a blue and yellow sweater and blue jeans, holding a copy of HUMANS, standing against a white wall with silvery lettering spelling out "University of California Press", looking dazed. - At the UC Press head office.

The PAPERBACK of Humans: A Monstrous History from @ucpress.bsky.social, a history *through* monsters from antiquity to the present, is available to preorder! Here's a 🧵 of excerpts from the book.
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🧪💙📚 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thCentury #politics #HAMH

YouTube video by Cool Worlds Podcast We Need To Talk About AI...

Interesting (and frankly terrifying) discussion of AI use at Princeton’s IAS by @davidkipping.bsky.social and its implications for sci research going forward

Astronomers Celebrate 6,000 Exoplanets and Counting Are we alone in the universe? NASA's Exoplanet Archive now holds over 6,000 alien worlds, offering clues to this age-old question.

In the zeitgeist, baby:

spectrum.ieee.org/exoplanets

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Theory and practice The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence: Theory and practice, Wright, Jason T

My textbook on SETI is published!

I hope you like it!

Please see if your libraries offer a free download—mine does!

iopscience.iop.org/book/mono/97...

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Hasbruch Wald after the snow

Arthur C. Clarke’s Scuba Adventures and Ocean Frontiers - JSTOR Daily Clarke’s interest in oceanic exploration in the 1950s was, like his undersea fiction, often neglected by an audience focused on the race for outer space.

Look! My research is featured on JSTOR Daily today :)
daily.jstor.org/arthur-c-cla...

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ADHD-me goes online for a purpose, forgets purpose, finds something else, logs off, remembers what it was. Repeat.

3I/ATLAS, SETI, and the Controversy Over How We Search for Extraterrestrial Life Jason Wright talks about 3i/ATLAS, the controversy surrounding it, and the way the search for life in the universe is beginning to change. Wright is a professor of astronomy and astrophysics at Pen…

Jason Wright talks about 3I/ATLAS, SETI, Avi Loeb, and his new book SETI: Theory and Practice @astrowright.bsky.social @rebeccacharbon.bsky.social @patrickmccray.bsky.social @ioppublishing.bsky.social timetoeatthedogs.com/2026/01/27/3...

"It's not healthy, but it's delicious, like dessert." Spot on. Go Pats.

I'm excited to have my first publication of 2026 coming soon! Look out for The Routledge Handbook of Heritage and Ethics Chapter 34: Ethical Considerations in Managing the Heritage Values of Lunar Sites. 🏺 #PlanetSci 🔭

Fries saturated in trans fat.

Three Supermassive Black Holes for the Price of One in the Early Universe Today's paper looks at a gaalxy hosting not one...not two...but three potential supermassive black holes!

From Drew Lapeer @giantmolecular.cloud : Today’s paper looks at a galaxy hosting not one…not two…but three potential supermassive black holes! ⚛️🔭☄🧪
astrobites.org/2025/11/13/d...

Small point but the Einstein quote is probably wrong too. It doesn't sound like him and there are no sources except for online quote sites.

Gems, Science, and Empire 17th century traders who traveled the sea routes between India and Southeast Asia were interested in spices, but they were also interested in gemstones, objects of desire, commercial value, and inc…

Claire Sabel discusses the gem trade in SE Asia & the way it was impacted by European traders 17-18c @uchicagopress.bsky.social
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