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14.10.2025 15:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@ethnoethereal.bsky.social
Cultural anthropologist of religion studying the human relationship with sacred space, including outer space, through ethnographic research.
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14.10.2025 15:11 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0What can astronauts teach us about about a type of curiosity driven by awe and humility? π π π©βπ π€© β¨
My new book The Ultraview Effect (UC Press, May 2026) is now up!
ucpress.edu/books/the-ultraview-effect/hardcover
#TheUltraviewEffect #ucpress #SpaceAnthropology #Awe #Exploration
This is nice for my birthday! π π π π©βπ π π π π My actual book on the ultraview effect is coming out in May from the University of California Press. More info soon!
07.10.2025 12:43 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0If youβre not against fascism, youβre either for it or, at best, neutral. But good people arenβt neutral about an evil system of total control. Thank you for your service, sir!
05.10.2025 22:09 β π 5 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0I just canceled my Hulu/Disney+ bundle and I really, really, really didn't want to. I'm in the middle of the fifth season of Only Murders in the Building! But I can't continue to support ABC/Disney for caving. Don't capitulate, litigate!
18.09.2025 20:07 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This is going to take me a while to process...
07.09.2025 13:48 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A reader on The Space Review is criticizing me for the "behavior" I "exhibit" in my article (www.thespacereview.com/article/4975/1). Interesting. I'm also "very out of touch" because I think there's a connection between space exploration and religion. Aw, man. Sorry, guys. Here's my new earworm.
23.04.2025 13:57 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I wrote about NS-31 for The Space Review.
No, Iβm not calling Katy Perry an astronaut.
Yes, Shatner & Bezos got FAA wings for the same kind of flight in 2021.
Yes, science happened on board.
Mae Jemison backed it.
And yes, it felt βwrongβ to folksβbecause it meant something we didnβt expect.
π§΅ GET UP, STAND UP π§΅
As cowardly institutions submit to Trumpβs bullying and blackmail, I decided to put together this thread highlighting people and groups standing up to him. Letβs celebrate them. If we stay strong, we can defeat the fascists. 1/16
The immorality shouldn't surprise me but it does.
25.02.2025 01:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Breathtakingly incomprehensible.
22.12.2024 05:24 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Sure, why not?
18.12.2024 02:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Samesies.
17.12.2024 12:21 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0...views of space itself (the ultraview effect), and other spacescapes, comparing them to similar experiences on Earth and suggesting ways these views may impact astronaut behavior and mood.
10.12.2024 23:02 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The abstract reads: This study, based on ethnographic research on the subjective experiences of astronauts in space, reveals the cultural, spiritual, and cognitive impact views of the Earth (the overview effect)...
10.12.2024 23:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Learned today my poster session for the NASA Human Research Program Investigators Workshop was accepted! My presentation is called COSMIC VISTAS AND SPACEFARING CULTURE.
10.12.2024 23:01 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0guys. there was a whole movie about this.
04.12.2024 18:00 β π 1967 π 636 π¬ 49 π 67I hate this.
05.12.2024 13:35 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Several Montana Republicans joined Democrats on Tuesday to block a measure that would have barred transgender lawmakers from using the state Capitol bathrooms that aligned with their gender identities.
05.12.2024 12:06 β π 2256 π 313 π¬ 71 π 36Chat I had last month with @specolations.bsky.social . Our conversation starts about 20 minutes in. @vaticanobservatory.bsky.social
04.12.2024 23:00 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I'm so sorry for your loss.
04.12.2024 18:46 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fun Thanksgiving with my brother teaching him about snow!
29.11.2024 23:20 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0At the American Anthropological Association meetings in Tampa. Finishing breakfast and about to take the Ybor trolley to the convention centerβ¦
20.11.2024 14:40 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oof
19.11.2024 23:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Good morning, Bluesky. Todayβs #GoodMorningNews: a trial at Washington Universityβs school of medicine has shown great results for a vaccine that would prevent recurrence for a particularly aggressive form of breast cancer. Itβs a small trial, but 3 years later 16/18 participants remain cancer free
16.11.2024 15:09 β π 24073 π 2620 π¬ 29 π 11Sooo cool.
16.11.2024 00:23 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I think it was recorded... Other Bob would know. How long are you in AZ this time?
15.11.2024 22:45 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Fun couple of days bumming around with my friends from the #vaticanobservatory, including @specolations.bsky.social. Lots of talking, long drives (including one that was half academic senate meeting via Zoom!). Now I'm tired but at least it's Friday!
15.11.2024 22:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Yes, this is AI. But I still kind of like it.
14.11.2024 15:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I just canβt believe how quickly the 2017 Muslim ban was forgotten. I remember marching against that at the Grand Rapids airport, and watched how desperate refugees were blocked from coming to this country and joining their families. Terrified now how deportations and more will affect communities.
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