So you’re telling me that a 12 year old is too young to buy a PG-13 movie ticket, a lottery ticket or cold medicine, too young to drive a car or to vote, but not too young to be forced to carry a baby to term or to marry?

How fucked up is that?

Fantastic video footage of last night's #Fireball event reconstructed by @UKMeteorNetwork! ☄️
#Meteor #SpaceRocks

I've said it before, I'll say it again. I advocate for improving academia, not because I hate academia (I love academic work and research) but because everyone, absolutely everyone, deserves to have equal access and opportunities to it.

The amount Elon Musk just paid for Twitter ($44 billion) is nearly equal to Biden’s proposed climate budget ($44.9 billion), in case anyone's wondering how seriously we’re taking the climate crisis

Today I successfully defended my MSc thesis on tracing organic contamination of astromaterials! Thank you to my supervisor Chris Herd, and my examiners, @_sashawilson_ and duane froese for an interesting and enjoyable discussion!

Things people should talk more about in graduate school; Health. While in graduate school, you might develop stress induce health-related issues. I never thought I would develop eczema IBS and get my asthma back. (1/x)

i’m a NASA engineer who recently did an outreach event for engineering students.

one student asked me for advice on getting through the isolating feelings that can come with being a minority in this field.

here’s some of the insight i gathered, i hope it helps somebody (🧵👇🏽):

Birthday magic! 🪄

Calling on all geoartists! I am in the market for about 5 hand made sketches to decorate a Mineralogy room. Subjects could be mineral crystals, thin sections, famous mineralogists… I have a budget for this. DM me if you are interested and tag folks who might be!

Help support Ukraine!

Ruby Patterson ✨ has started a jewelry charity where 100% proceeds will be donated to Ukraine.

Please help support ❤️

Open Sesame! Our team just opened one of the last sealed Apollo 17 samples! 50 years ago, when Apollo 17 crew hammered a drive tube into the lunar soil, they may not have realized the impact it would have on future generations! go.nasa.gov/3IE3CAV

M2020 Perseverance sticker GIVEAWAY. Everyone who likes/retweets this (each is an entry) will be entered for a free sticker sent to you!

I made earrings out of my first-author paper. It's the first page and then all the main figures.

Now I am finally prepared to go full PhDisney princess and present my work to small woodland creatures. Find me in the city park singing to chipmunks about pre-mRNA splicing.

Hey! I am running a panel discussion on the compounding impacts of the leaky pipeline phenomenon and the state of post-secondary institutions on marginalized populations at universities. I am reaching out to get a better sense of what people think the major issues are. (1/2)

We're finally achieving the dream thanks to @UKMeteorNetwork - installing #globalmeteornetwork cameras in schools and using them as a part of a comprehensive #STEM education.

Yawn - Good Night!
How do you like this chondrule made of barred olivine?

#meteorite #chondrule #science #art #rocks #olivine #minerals

Breaking: NSERC / CRSNG will provide funds to support Ukranian students/postdocs whose research has been interrupted to continue in Canada (for 1 year, for now). If this applies to you, hit up your favourite Canadian Researcher!