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skrishna, 8 months ago to random

Sitting in a cafe in Iceland reading THE MIMICKING OF KNOWN SUCCESSES by Malka Older. Life is good!

Sheril, 8 months ago to random

Short story: I have curly hair. But I straighten it for work to appear “professional.” Or I wear a bun to look “serious.”

These ideas were shaped by social norms + experiences where I’ve been the only woman in the room or dealt w sexual harassment/bias.

But when my 15yo niece visited last week, I marveled at her stunning curls. “It just dries this way,” she said.

And it dawned on me - Wait, mine does too! Or would if I paid less attention to cultural expectations. So I think I’ll do that now.

skrishna, 8 months ago to StarTrek

I wrote about the legacy of Star Trek: The Animated Series over at the BBC! It's more relevant than you think, with what's going on in the franchise right now:

https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20230906-the-legacy-of-star-trek-the-animated-series-50-years-on

#StarTrek

skrishna, 8 months ago to random

I haven't been at my desk much and therefore haven't been around much (my travel schedule has been intense but should calm down by the end of September.

Anyways, I hope everyone is having a good week!!

skrishna, 8 months ago to knitting

There’s something immensely satisfying about wearing something you made yourself @knitting #knitting

skrishna, 8 months ago to space

Yesterday, India became the first country to successfully land a spacecraft at the moon’s south pole. Here’s more on the Chandrayaan-3 mission and why everyone is obsessed with the lunar south pole.

#space #science #scicomm #chandrayaan3 #india #isro

https://youtu.be/lvLK0El01r4

skrishna, 9 months ago to space

India's Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft is scheduled to attempt a soft landing at the moon's south pole around 8:34 am ET. If successful, they would be the fourth country to land on the moon and the first to do so at the south pole. Follow the livestream here:

#Chandrayaan3 #space #science #scicomm

https://www.youtube.com/live/DLA_64yz8Ss?feature=share

skrishna, 9 months ago to space

There have been a LOT of crashed moon landers over the past few years. Why did Russia's Luna-25 fail, and why is it so HARD to land on the moon? And what do we think will happen to India's Chandrayaan-3 -- the Vikram lander is scheduled to attempt a landing tomorrow.

#space #science #scicomm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FS1_VbPqkY

skrishna, 9 months ago to random

I want to buy a pair of Airpods Max for some travel coming up (I have a pair already I love but I gave them to my husband because he uses them a lot more) but I also don't want to get something now and then have something new announced in September. Does anyone know if there are credible rumors about new Airpods Max coming soon?

skrishna, 9 months ago to random

I am BACK!!! I was traveling for a week with minimal cell service and Wi-Fi and it was pretty glorious.

skrishna, 9 months ago to science

We have the first calibration images from ESA’s Euclid! Take a look, and find out why this observatory might give us fewer splashy images than JWST (but is incredibly important.)

#science #space #scicomm #esa #euclid

https://youtu.be/zwBig44ouhg

skrishna, 1 year ago to StarTrek

I interviewed Michelle Yeoh a few years ago about #StarTrekDiscovery and I mentioned offhand that I'd written an article about what seeing her use her accent on the bridge of a starship meant to me.

She stopped and said "Wait, that was YOU?"

And then proceeded to talk about how much that article had meant to HER and how it contributed to the success of the show.

I can't think about it without crying.

(The original article: https://authory.com/SwapnaKrishna/On-Star-Trek-Discovery-and-Michelle-Yeohs-accent-aa6d2eb01b3a24970abf406c39146df33)

#MichelleYeoh #StarTrek #Oscars