Justin Walsh

The last sentence in the article is maybe the most important: "We therefore suggest that commercial entities consider funding open research that has the strong potential to benefit them - to answer their key questions, even if that might mean they lose control of the results."

I see this research as proof-of-concept for the larger idea that techno-scientific projects - like space stations - actually need humanists. This is what I want to promote.

In this way, we can see where the intersection between the interests of archaeologists and those of space station designers and mission planners. More generally, we can see how the social sciences can be critically important for making life better, even on a space station.

You might ask: what is archaeological about this? My answer is that understanding exactly how a site is used is a fundamentally archaeological question. Science is important on ISS, but what science?

Bar chart showing the top 10 facilities by mentions, 2009-2024

Barbchart showing the usage of facilities by NASA category, 2009-2024

Bar chart showing facility usage by custom categories, 2009-2024

Circle chart showing use of pairs of facilities by custom categories

What did we do? We were able to count how often each of the 191 facilities were used, which categories of facilities were used most often (NASA categories and custom ones we created), and which facilities were used together. All incredibly important and actionable info for space station designers!

I worked with a Chapman undergrad, Ryan Shihabi, and recent PhD, Rao Hamza Ali, in computer science to grab the data and analyze it. We also archived all the reports in the Wayback Machine, which was lucky, because some disappeared when NASA redesigned its website github.com/RyanShihabi/...

I went back to Sierra and asked if they would find this research. They declined.

I went to a competitor and asked if they were interested, and they said yes - if the results were proprietary to them alone. As a university researcher, this was not possible. So we bootstrapped it.

These are blog posts that appear on about 75% of all days, explaining (in limited detail) what happened that day on station. And there are archives that go back to at least 2009. If we could scrape the reports for mentions of the facilities, that could be a proxy for direct documentation of use.

I was unsure. We don't have access to internal NASA data about ISS operations, because they don't offer support to social science research. I asked to think about it for a while and get back to them. Afterwards, I remembered the ISS On-Orbit Daily Status Reports www.nasa.gov/blogs/statio...

In 2022, we met with executives, including 3 astronauts, from Sierra Space, who were working on a commercial space station called Orbital Reef with Blue Origin. Steve Lindsey asked if our work could help them figure out what facilities their customers would want to carry out, based on ISS.

Facility usage on the international space station Science experiments on the International Space Station (ISS) and in future space habitats require “facilities,” as they are known to space agencies, a…

I am really excited to share the latest research by the International Space Station Archaeological Research Project, a study of the usage of experimental facilities on the ISS from 2009-2024. This work demonstrates how archaeology can improve future outcomes. 🏺🧵 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“We didn’t mind so much when it was just immigrants, but NOW WHITE PEOPLE ARE IN DANGER!”

Do you hear yourself when you speak?

The Rangers play garbage hockey for weeks before losing their most important player to injury, enter a three-game slate against the Western Conference's best, and play competitive if not superior hockey against all three.

Nothing makes sense. This is a stupid sport.

The disastrous voyage of Satoshi, the world’s first cryptocurrency cruise ship The long read: Last year, three cryptocurrency enthusiasts bought a cruise ship. They named it the Satoshi, and dreamed of starting a floating libertarian utopia. It didn’t work out

You'll never believe this, but
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Louvre says hundreds of works damaged by water leak A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre's Egyptian department, the Paris museum said, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure.

A water leak in late November damaged several hundred works in the Louvre's Egyptian department, the Paris museum said, weeks after a brazen jewel theft raised concerns over its infrastructure

IDK. I’m not sure whether being an American liberal means being unable to think historically as a matter of necessity or as a matter of maintaining some kind of hope but for better or worse it always seems the default, and convenient

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Lol

Screenshot of Google Maps showing a week-long driving itinerary from Rome through the Marche, Umbria, and Tuscany.

I really love it when a complicated trip comes together. January is going to be amazing.

cc: @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social

I think we can all rest easy knowing that now that Trump got his prize, the black hole inside him will finally be satisfied and life will soon return to normal

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Ask Artemi Panarin how that worked out

I think we can all rest easy knowing that now that Trump got his prize, the black hole inside him will finally be satisfied and life will soon return to normal

same photo as above with text “Egg” put over medal

exemplar gratis

I wish this could be true, but this country has no appetite for punishing powerful people - indeed, it is literally The American Way™. And like it or not, their policies and positions are nothing if not American.

FWIW Revolutions is some genuinely good normcore history podcasting, although some seasons (French, Russian) have been more interesting than others. I'm jumping around, but looking forward to the Mexican season next.

If all you want is a theme park/vanity project, why do you need a museum director or curator?

He was out there forever, it seemed like

The Big Egg

What @honeygirlgrows.bsky.social can do with a garden is amazing