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Cranking out STEM news one video at a time 🚀 Mathematician -> Author 🌎 Los Angeles

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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Fossil fuels are so ingrained in the modern world that people forget all the ways we use it
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
What makes Iran so geologically unique that it’s one of the leading nations to provide crude oil? youtu.be/pFvurBYpV1U?...
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Why Iran Has So Much Oil
YouTube video by Modern Day Eratosthenes
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A new world map Read about it here: www.moderndayeratosthenes.com/post/a-new-w...
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A New World Map
The map you probably learned in school is called the Mercator Projection (image below). It was designed in the 1500s by Gerardus Mercator and it's inherently flawed for a few reasons. For starters, squeezing a 3D shape onto a 2D surface requires sacrifices no matter what you do. That's just the nature of space.
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Just wild to me
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Dear Airports, Why are the toilet paper dispensers so low? The likelihood of tp touching the ground is approximately 112%
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Oh, say less
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
80% of the world’s NIOBIUM - a rare element that hardens steel for skyscrapers and jet engines - comes from a single mine in Brazil
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Sometimes size does matter
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
If you’re not doing anything wrong, then you have nothing to worry about 🫠
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
What’s going to be the next high demand job?
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INSIDE FERMILAB | The Future of Materials Science
YouTube video by Modern Day Eratosthenes
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Total eclipse alert! (Wednesday, 12 Aug) Be sure to check it out if you’re even remotely in the area
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
But what does it taste like
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Shocked
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
This is getting exhausting
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Friendly reminder this is real for some reason
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
I think the first alien life will be made by humans Read the post here: www.moderndayeratosthenes.com/post/alien-l...
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Alien Life Will Be Made By Humans
Statistically speaking, the fact that we exist means the odds of life in the universe are not zero. It's just a matter of finding the ratio.
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
And it looks so much better. Seriously, who doesn’t want this?
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
It’s easy to get sucked into the negativity of the news, but for every problem in the world, there is someone trying to solve it
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 13/06/2026
The largest IPO in history, and Elon wasn’t even there lol
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
I’ve read most of these and I turned out okay Crazy how that happens
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
In case you were wondering what that noise was
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
What’s one more leg
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
This isn’t Chernobyl, but if you live in the area please keep an eye on the local news
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
A rotating station might tear itself apart
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
Up to 13% of women deal with it, and it’s estimated that 70% of them don’t even know they have it
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
And with a camera you can buy on Amazon
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
No, you’re not crazy. Music IS all starting to sound the same
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
We’re sitting in a cloud of dark matter, and soon we may be able to find it
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Artemis II astronauts come home today!! (Friday, 4/10 at 5:07pm PDT)
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Just the coolest thing I have ever seen in my life
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
I’m so excited to be here it’s borderline insane
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
What a wild email to receive 🚀
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
But it’s to ward off vampires
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Should we go to Venus instead of Mars? I’ve been #teamvenus for years. And while I see the reasons behind pursuing Mars, I think in the long-run Venus is the better investment Full episode is now up on YouTube!
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Should We Go to Venus Instead of Mars?
YouTube video by Modern Day Eratosthenes
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Can I pet that dawg
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Earth is so pretty
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Oh good. A new horror I hadn’t considered
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
BLOOD MOON TONIGHT If you live in the red zone of the map, be sure to set your alarms and see the eclipse tonight. For me that’ll be 3:30am ✨
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I made a long-form YouTube video about what it would take to control the weather, and the first thing everyone jumped on me about was cloud seeding. OKAY. Cloud seeding is not control. It’s influence. And there is a lot debate on its effectiveness and capacity
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What Would It Take to Control the Weather?
YouTube video by Modern Day Eratosthenes
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 22/02/2026
Instead of earning miles on flights in Europe, do you earn kilometers?
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
The Canadian drama is the most interesting thing to happen in curling since curling curled
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modernday_eratosthenes @ashleychristine.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
U.S. airlines don’t have a row 13 because separation of church and states has its limits
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