A big nerd. Co-author of NYTimes Bestseller & Hugo Winner A City on Mars. Co-host of @DandKUniverse. Married to @ZachWeiner. She/her @weinersmith.bsky.social
Charlottesville, VA
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Howdy! The paperback for A City on Mars comes out on July 29th. We're doing some in-person signings at Barnes and Nobel to celebrate! We'll be in Fairfax VA on Aug 5 and Charlottesville VA on Aug 23. Hope to see you there!
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RT @PeterHotez: Many thanks @ScottESolomon and his new SCOPE Center for Science Communication and Public Engagement @RiceUniversity for inv…
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Next Sunday I'm going to be at @caveatnyc w/@joshgondelman for the Comedians Interview Experts series! We're going to be talking about scientists who have purposefully infected themselves with parasites, and why the heck they would do that!
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Wow! 🤯 Just learned that our lab’s research is featured in a kid’s book about insects! ❤️
“In 2022, biologists identified a new type of gall wasp called Neuroterus valhalla. Spotted on the branches of a huge oak tree on the campus of @RiceUniversity.”
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We had Dr. Chelsea Wood on @DandKUniverse to chat about rat lungworm - a particularly unpleasant nematode parasite that is spreading way outside of its native range.
iheart.com/podcast/105-danie…
Chelsea's book, Netherworld, is available for pre-order now:
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On Tuesday at 1PM eastern I'm going to be on a panel w/some truly amazing experts & executives to talk about whether we're ready to settle Mars. The panel arose from the "2025-2026 Beyond Earth Report: On To Mars Readiness Assessment"
Sign up here:
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The Bayesian Workflow book is out in print now, just in time to distract you from *gestures all around*. Some links below to code and other resources:
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Investors in @SpaceX should know that the company's incentives encourage them to build “a permanent human colony on Mars with at least one million inhabitants”... WITHIN MUSK'S LIFETIME. As a scientist I can tell you that's not just unrealistic, it would be unethical.
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The Ins and Outs of Pop Sci Publishing
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This OpEd by @FuSchmu and me, out today in @HoustonChron, explains why @SpaceX investors should read the fine print in its IPO paperwork.
As interest grows around a potential SpaceX IPO, Rice experts can discuss the challenges behind the company's plans for Mars, from astronaut health to long-duration space travel. news.rice.edu/news/2026/rice…
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.@ScottESolomon and I wrote an Opinion piece for the @HoustonChron aboutt SpaceX's IPO. It massively incentivizes Musk to get 1 million people on Mars in ~30 years. We won't know if it's safe for 1 million people to be on Mars on that timeline.
houstonchronicle.com/opinion…
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SpaceX's IPO day is a good time to mention @ZachWeiner & I wrote "A City on Mars"* abt the problems & perils associated w/settling Mars. A million people on Mars can't safely be done in Musk's lifetime
*Recipient of a Hugo & Royal Society Book Prize
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Want to learn more about screw worm, and how we've eradicated it in the past? Check out this episode of @DandKUniverse where I discuss it in response to a listener's question: iheart.com/podcast/105-danie…
BREAKING: Second confirmed U.S. case of New World Screwworm found in a calf in Zavala County, about 100 miles southwest of San Antonio.
We are working with the @TAHC, @USDA and partners statewide to respond.
MORE: tpwd.texas.gov/newsmedia/rel…
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"Onto Mars: Are We Ready?" I'm doing a panel on Mars readiness with the Beyond Earth Institute on Tuesday, June 9th at 1PM eastern online!
If you'd like to tune in, tickets are free and can be reserved here: linkedin.com/feed/update/urn…
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Excited to announce my promotion to Full Professor at @RiceUniversity! I am so thankful to my lab members, past & present, and collaborators, near & far, who have worked together with me to advance scientific understanding of our beautiful, resilient & threatened world. 🌎Onward!
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Hoy en #MundoDeLibros del Expreso BioBio recomendamos lecturas y estos fueron los libros mencionados:
1. Enviado especial de @perezreverte
2. Un halcón bajo mi ventana de Lydia Cacho
3. Una ciudad en marte de @FuSchmu y @ZachWeiner
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I'm excited to return to @SpaceCenterHou for another special presentation and book signing this Saturday, May 16th at 12:30 pm!
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I just registered! Look forward to seeing you again @FuSchmu!
I'm SUPER excited about this event. It's at the @airandspace in DC on June 3rd in the evening. It's open to the public and free, but you have to register beforehand.
airandspace.si.edu/whats-on/…
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I'm SUPER excited about this event. It's at the @airandspace in DC on June 3rd in the evening. It's open to the public and free, but you have to register beforehand.
airandspace.si.edu/whats-on/…
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Here it is! My first time seeing The Story of Birds, the actual final published book. Whoa!
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Next week I'm off to the USA for my first-ever American book tour, to promote The Story of Birds!
And on Saturday April 25 I'll be in Seattle at the Town Hall!
If you're anywhere in the area, please do join us!
🎟️ Get tickets: buff.ly/gdUxxHR
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