Joel Parker @joelwmparker

astronomer, scientist on space missions (New Horizons, Rosetta, Lucy), actor, drummer, bike commuter, host/producer for How on Earth show, hubby & dad. boulder.swri.edu/~joel Boulder, Colorado, USA Joined March 2010

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

2 days ago

This week we hear from Miles O'Brien about science journalism, past and current science reporting, public and political views of science, and the value of scientific research. We also look at claims about acetaminophen and autism. @KGNU howonearthradio.org/archives/10283

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

5 months ago

Graduation season! That means it is time for our annual Graduation Special on @KGNU, where we talk to grad students about their thesis work. Part 1 is about spacecraft trajectories, Bell tests, and Level-Set Topology Optimization. howonearthradio.org/archives/10070

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

6 months ago

Coming soon to a solar system near you! nasa.gov/missions/lucy/…

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

6 months ago

Today on How on Earth @KGNU, we talk with Dr. Simone Marchi about @NASA's @LucyMission to the Trojan asteroids. On its way, Lucy has flybys of two main-belt asteroids: Dinkinesh in November 2023 and next on April 20 it will fly by asteroid Donaldjohanson. howonearthradio.org/archives/10036

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

6 months ago

For this week's episode of How on Earth on @KGNU, we share a little foolishness - Professor Angus Gillespie reflects on the history of April Fools' Day, and Dr. Mike Lund talks about the tradition of April Fools Astronomy papers. howonearthradio.org/archives/10019

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

7 months ago

A solar eclipse...as seen from the Moon. Imagine standing there, looking back at Earth as it passes in front of the Sun. fireflyspace.com/news/blue-ghos…

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

9 months ago

Our recent show is a look back at some forward-looking science stories from 2024: * Tom Cech Talks RNA - the catalyst * Avian Flu * Artificial Intelligence * Colorado, the Quantum State howonearthradio.org/archives/9892 @KGNU

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

9 months ago

This interview was during Starmus in Bratislava. It was a lot of fun talking about life, the universe, and everything. Huge thanks to Norbert Werner and Samuel Kováčik for asking me to be a part of their Conversations about the Cosmos series. youtu.be/mjfBTAtb2JM?si…

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

10 months ago

This recently-posted interview is from May during the @StarmusFestival in Bratislava. It was a lot of fun talking about life, the universe, and everything with Norbert Werner and Samuel Kováčik as a part of their Conversations about the Cosmos series. youtube.com/watch?v=mjfBTA…

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

10 months ago

Starting up at joel-parker.bsky.social Still need to transfer past tweets (will try Porto).

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

10 months ago

Happy 50th anniversary of the Lucy fossil. Well, 50th of the discovery...about 3,200,000th anniversary of Lucy herself. lucy.swri.edu/50_years_of_Lu…

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

10 months ago

This Thanksgiving, as every Thanksgiving the past few decades, I'm thankful for my families - the one I grew up with and the one I grew around me. I'm thankful for friends, health, art, nature, and the opportunity of work that pays me to explore the mysteries of the universe.

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

a year ago

Perhaps we should call this week's edition of How on Earth: How on The Moon? We talk with astrophysicist Dr. Jack Burns about the reasons for doing radio astronomy on the Moon, and the past and future missions to do that science. howonearthradio.org/archives/9680

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

a year ago

In this week's episode, we talk with Rebecca Boyle @rboyle31 about her new book: Our Moon. We discuss how the Moon has impacted so many aspects of our lives: philosophy and religion, art and science, sense of time, and evolution of life. howonearthradio.org/archives/9612

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

a year ago

Also available here: youtube.com/watch?v=yqOp2x… Huge thanks to Daniel Fox (@feelthewild ). We chatted about: everything and more, discover the questions, humans in space and the humanity of science, why why why, and the more you know - the more you realize how much you don't know.

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a year ago

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How On Earth @HowOnEarth

2 years ago

Are you ready for the solar eclipse on April 8? On the recent edition of @KGNU's How On Earth, hear about where to see it, how to watch and photograph safely, historical eclipses, and how these things work. Our guests are Dr. Doug Duncan and @dhbaron. howonearthradio.org/archives/9473

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David Eicher @deicherstar

2 years ago

The Starmus Festival 2024 will hold its next edition in Bratislava this May and has announced its lecture program for the seventh edition, which aims to be the most inspiring debate on the future of our home planet. Find out more: starmus.com

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Joel Parker @joelwmparker

2 years ago

I recall some quote by a comedian (Steve Martin? Woody Allen?) along the lines of: "a solar eclipse is a profound spiritual experience, but a lunar eclipse is a cheap tawdry spectacle." I'm trying to find the quote or (preferably) a recording.