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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

The real value of the Fermi Paradox is when it gets us to take a hard analytical look at our assumptions. I talked to Daniel Cartin about his recent follow up to Geoffrey Landis' percolation framework for understanding the Fermi Paradox. www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2014/05/seas...

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Episode 13 - The Great Voids

Release Date: 18 May 2014 Download the .mp3 file This is our third episode to directly address the Fermi Paradox . Given some reasona...

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Episode 12 - the golden age of exoplanets: www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2014/03/seas...

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David Blanchflower BSc @davidbflower.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Tonight the Full Moon appears close to Saturn. 🔭 🧪

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Hmm…sound familiar…🤔

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"RKF took money earmarked to provide health care for Black infants and spent it on his personal security detail" is a ludicrous headline. Comic book villainy.

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Exclusive | RFK Jr.’s Enhanced Security Was Funded With Money From Minority Health Office

The cost of the health secretary’s security grew from roughly $10 million in fiscal year 2025 to $17 million in fiscal year 2026.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

We talk to scientist and space entrepreneur Ben McGee about his paper on Xenoarchaeology, or the search for ancient alien artifacts, and to Dr. H. Paul Shuch about the experimental website Invitation to ETI at ieti.org.

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Invitation to ExtraTerrestrial Intelligence

Invitation to ETI is a web-based scientific Search for Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence (SETI) experiment, inviting intelligent extraterrestrials to establish a dialog with humanity. The Invitation is ...

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

500 W•Hr/kg is great, but it seems there are some sharp tradeoffs. Maybe not ready for EVs. #battery #technology #renewables youtu.be/1ty1lVZ9JOw?...

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This Anode-Free Battery Just Broke Every Record (500Wh/kg)

YouTube video by Ziroth

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Milkweed is often planted in this area to help the migrating monarch butterflies, but this time of year they seem more partial to the goldenrod. #Maryland #September

Photo of milkweed pods with a small but colorful insect on one of them. photographed in Maryland in September 2026.
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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Asteroid mining - the prospects for asteroid mining by humans in our solar system and for detecting its traces in a nearby planetary system. I spoke to Duncan Forgan, entrepreneur Isaac Stott, and Ben Wright McGee. www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2013/06/epis... #podcast #technosignatures #SETI

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Alisa Bokulich @alisabokulich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Happy northern hemisphere autumnal equinox (1st day fall🍂) & southern hemisphere vernal equinox (1st day spring🌷at 8:05pm EDT September 22nd, 2026 & 00:05 UTC on September 23, 2026! 🌗

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2026 September equinox: All you need to know

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I've been scanning some old photos. This is my mom and me with my big sister in 1959.

1959 color photo of a woman with her 2 preschool children sitting on porch steps.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

A blue damselfly at Lake Bernard Frank.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

On May 11th 2013 I sat down in the hotel restaurant with Bing Garthright, a member of the National Capital Area Skeptics, to talk about his impressions of UFOCon 2013. www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2013/05/epis...

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Episode 7 - My Dinner With Garthright

Release Date: 22 May 2013 Download the .mp3 On May 11th 2013 I sat down in the hotel restaurant with Bing Garthright, a member of the ...

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The Turkey Vultures are graceful gliders but their heads look mean and nasty to me. The considerable success of their species tells us that looks aren't everything.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I enjoy walking through the woods and noticing little details.

Photo of an eroded stream bank in the Anacostia watershed in Maryland. A grey layer of clay has been exposed.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Ask not for whom the buzzards gather..

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

The butterflies are not letting go of summer easily. They were having a party today - or maybe more like an orgy. #Maryland #September

Two butterflies apparently engaged in mating.

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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Science will always be a target for movements that rely on constructing their own version of reality.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Came across some Chicken of the Woods not far from my front door. Harvested some of it. #fungus #mushrooms #Maryland

A photo of Chicken of the Woods growing on a log in Maryland. It is a bright orange and yellow color.

Chicken of the Woods growing on a log in Maryland.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Closed down my LinkedIn account and deleted the app.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

There's not much new on my personal YouTube channel at the moment, but I may add some stuff soon. Stay tuned. www.youtube.com/@MrPauldcarr

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

SIGOURNEY WEAVER’s High School Yearbook - 1967 “Please, God, please, don’t let me be normal.”

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Six years ago. Remember COVID, when the only safe place to rehearse was outside in the blazing heat? That's my son Caleb on bass. youtu.be/rCeL596-SK0?...

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JAM camp rehearsal 15Jul20

YouTube video by Paul Carr

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Episode 6 of the Wow! Signal #podcast was a 2013 conversation with the #SETI Institute's Senior #astronomer Seth Shostak, author of the book "Confessions of an Alien Hunter." www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2013/04/epis...

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Episode 6 - Conversation with an Alien Hunter

We talk to Seth Shostak of the SETI Institute about the past, present and future of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence. Set...

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Got my COVID booster yesterday. I was asked for my choice between Moderna and Pfizer, and had to admit I wasn't well informed about the difference. The pharmacist chose Moderna for me. www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-con...

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Guitarist David Grinspoon leads the House Band of the Universe in "Trip to the Sun." #music youtu.be/gJRjHHou4b8?...

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"Trip to the Sun" by House Band of the Universe

YouTube video by David Grinspoon

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Episode 5 of the Wow! Signal #podcast was a rare solo episode on the topic of Bracewell Probes, interspersed with music by DJ Spooky. www.wowsignalpodcast.com/2013/03/epis...

Photo of Ronald Bracewell, standing outdoors with a blue sky in the background.

Photo of musician DJ Spooky, aka Paul Dennis Miller, holding a microphone and smiling.

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Diedrich Bader @diedrichbader.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

We’re doomed

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Jack Brewer @jackbrewer.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Disinformation researchers said the deepfake videos appear to be the work of Matryoshka, or Operation Overload, a Kremlin campaign known for littering social media with doctored videos that impersonate news organizations,” then amplify them with inorganic bot activity. www.yahoo.com/news/politic...

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Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms

A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more...

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FRINGE QUEST @fringequest.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

”A saint is a person whose life has been under-researched." ~ Henry Chadwick, theologian 🤣🤣🤣

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Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Has a *fifth* giant planet been found around the nearby star HR 8799? If so, how the heck is this system stable? Bonus: Coolest video showing exoplanets ACTUALLY orbiting a star you've ever seen. As in, real images showing motion! badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/jwst-may-h... 🔭 🧪

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JWST may have spotted a fifth giant exoplanet in a nearby star system

Plus: Video from the Science of Star Trek panel

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Striking mimicry used by this swallowtail caterpillar. It’s also kind of cute.

Photo of a caterpillar with mimicry markings that make it appear like a green snake.

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PaulDCarr.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

The Wow! Signal #podcast YouTube channel will remain up indefinitely. www.youtube.com/channel/UCu0...

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