Jordan Bimm

Assistant Professor of Science Communication @ UChicago | Historian of space exploration focused on astronauts & astrobiology | Home planet: Toronto

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

Honored to have my research featured on @UChicago's flagship podcast @BigBrainsUC. Host Paul M. Rand delves into my research on the military origins of space medicine and astrobiology, and also asks me about my earliest childhood memory--watching the Challenger disaster on TV.

[Big Brains Podcast @BigBrainsUC]

Would an untold history of the origins of #NASA make you rethink the "space race"? Postdoc researcher @JordanBimm joins us on the podcast to discuss space history and the recent trend of elite space travel: https://t.co/h1rHgymhvA

[Canada in Chicago @CanCGChicago]

Great evening at Chicago's @IMSS_Chicago - Consul General @Mad_Fequiere was proud to help launch the opening of the “Health in Space: Daring to Explore” exhibition created by the @IngeniumCa and the @csa_asc. Check it out to learn about Canada's pivotal role in space science.

[Slow Learners Podcast @slowlearnerspod]

Slow Learners Ep 2 is LIVE. We begin our read-through of GRAVITY'S RAINBOW, and talk to space and science historian Dr. Jordan Bimm (@jordanbimm) about the history of the V-2, rocket cosmology, and the mystical dimensions of interstellar travel. https://t.co/bV6GUfQzon

[Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences @HSNatSci]

This paper links beautifully with @jordanbimm and Eleanor S. Armstrong's essay on Space Auctions. Bimm and Armstrong look at the growing trend of auctioning both memorabilia and official documentation from space programs and ask, is there a problem with this trend?

[Historical Studies in the Natural Sciences @HSNatSci]

🚨New Issue Alert🚨Volume 53 Issue 4 contains 2 articles by @KatySDuncan and @ESkulberg and Martin Sparre, and two essays by Eleanor S. Armstrong and @jordanbimm and Mathias Grote.

[The Society for Social Studies of Science @4sWeb]

The 2023 Edge Prize has been awarded to David Reinecke and Jordan Bimm for their article "The maintenance of ambiguity in Martian exobiology" published in Social Studies of Science.

Find the announcement and their acceptance statement here https://t.co/zs6LddhsLV

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

Thrilled to announce that David Reinecke and I have won the David Edge Prize for our article “The Maintenance of Ambiguity in Martian Exobiology.” Thank you to 4S and the selection committee for this honor. The truth is out there… and it is ambiguous. https://t.co/ebtNsXIPaf

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

@lukecutsvideo Chicago, IL. Casper could try Malort and reveal the Bean to be a time machine.

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

In September I’ll be starting a new position as Assistant Instructional Professor of Science Communication and Public Discourse at the University of Chicago! I couldn’t have done this without the support of my family, friends, mentors, and the amazing students here @UChicago.

[Canadian Space Agency @csa_asc]

#DYK that the Canadian Space Agency has four active astronauts? One of them will soon be announced as a crewmember for the #Artemis II mission, and will be the first CSA astronaut to fly to the Moon! 👨‍🚀👩‍🚀

Learn about them: https://t.co/D8CcTY4QMP

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

Spectacular views from the top of Germany

[Ben Gross @bhgross144]

Q. What do @JeffBezos, @WilliamShatner, and @jordanbimm (2018-19 @LindaHall_org Fellow) have in common?

A. They all appear in today's #histSTM lunchtime read: @marinakoren's @TheAtlantic article on the overview effect!

https://t.co/SsgIuAmPlf

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

@jmcgarry0 @neuvel @doctorow Can confirm, not poor Félicette. She had more white coloration on her face than the cat here. Not sure what the provenance of this photo is but as James points out the presence of a U.S. flag would seem it’s just a fun novelty photoshoot. Would love to know the story behind it.

[UChicago College @UChicagoCollege]

As an 8th grader, @solarrsystem went down a YouTube rabbit hole on space travel. Nearly a decade later, with an astronomy and astrophysics degree from the College, they are a published author on extraterrestrial life. Learn more about their new book:
https://t.co/yWcEEE2UWm

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

The final class of Explorations of Mars! This is when I surprise my students with Mars Engagement Kits that include a fragment of a Mars meteorite, a tiny microscope, and a list of the next 10 Mars oppositions. I tell them our last class isn’t the landing, it’s the launch. 🚀

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

I'm quoted by @nadiamdrake in @sciam about NASA's Artemis 1: “Unlike the Apollo missions, which had a clear and urgent political goal of demonstrating American technological mastery during the cold war, the driving motive behind Artemis is far less clear.” https://t.co/Co6PGNvRpZ

[Dr. Nadia Drake @nadiamdrake]

I truly was not expecting to see such a spectacle this evening, and I'm so glad we did. Here's what this mega-rocket launch means:

https://t.co/KUpQ7hpNwq

TY x 10^6 to @LeeBillings and @sciam for working with me on this story, and for giving me the opportunity to be here!

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

@cheffmathias @SumanSeth42 @OwenMarshallPhD @HZeavin @bernardionysius @surliertexan Congratulations Dr. Mathias! So proud of you. Can't wait to read it!

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

I had a great time speaking at SpaceVision 2022, the annual conference of Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS). Thank you to all the hardworking student organizers and participants it was wonderful to meet so many bright young minds passionate about space.

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

For Halloween, Hyde Park dressed up as Stephen King’s The Mist. Love these spooky otherworldly vibes.

[Jordan Bimm @jordanbimm]

Annual pumpkin portrait. 🎃🍂✨