Christopher Wanjek

health and science scrutinizer; expert in workers nutrition; author of Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond —

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

@pannapacker I got that at Temple pre-med, as if anyone who couldn’t finish the program was a loser, because medical school is clearly an aspiration superior to anything else the university offered.

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

@TeamYouTube Yes. Two accounts. First was @wanjek. I think this was tied to an old phone number (which I can remember) and old email (now defunct). So I have no way of accessing to delete. I’m sure I can prove I’m the @wanjek.

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

@TeamYouTube, how do I delete @wanjek YouTube now that the e-mail associated with it is no longer active?

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

@TeamYouTube Thanks, but this recovery is for @wanjektube. I need access to https://t.co/ia1GNGr9BN.

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

Unlike some fine wine, this article (research) will not age well. I assume it’s based on US epidemiological data confounded with personal recollection of crappy alcohol drinks (commercial beer and such) coupled with crappy lifestyle. https://t.co/bFGAtyxwfb

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@TheImbiber For the record, I voted for you…twice.

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@VladimirUsatyuk I’ll email soon. Previous messages a few months ago bounced back.

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

@VladimirUsatyuk Great to “hear” your voice. I tried writing a few times but… you know, didn’t get through. I hope you — and Igor— are safe.

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

My Webb telescope book w/ photographer Chris Gunn @ChrisGunnPhoto now has a publication date: October 17, 2023.

Inside the Star Factory — The Creation of the James Webb Space Telescope, NASA's Largest and Most Powerful Space Observatory

https://t.co/hrgcX2Ysbt

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Btw, fun concept about #Uranus: Gravitational force is similar to Earth, and you could live in a balloon city there mining nitrogen to export to Mars (not that robots wouldn't be better suited for such work). #spacefarers

https://t.co/AeSVDjglRG

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

Hmm, don't know. That'd be some moon to cause a planet larger than Earth to tilt 90º. And then to disappear? Seems like the likely scenario to Uranus "sideways" rotation is an early collision.

https://t.co/AeSVDjxoTG

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

Have to start your search somewhere, but truth is life could be anywhere outside the habitable zone, likely in frozen oceans. We have choice planets nearby (Venus, Mars) with no life but frozen worlds (moons of Jupiter, Saturn) with greater potential. https://t.co/Ol1IpGEGhe

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I’ve noted before how little Enceladus–Saturn is a better candidate for life than Europa–Jupiter because the geysers are food (like vents on Earth). Gravity is very low, though, <1%. Worth a visit to scoop those geysers. #spacefarers #lifeinspace. https://t.co/72w50NJLlc

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

Remember that op-ed I wrote for the Baltimore Sun about
#ClimateCrisis and spreading the word via productive narrative? He’s a followup from what looks like Chevron.

[Christopher Wanjek @wanjek]

The new #SpaceForce song is campy, which is fine. The other armed forces have similar songs, in 4-4 time, meant for marching. No marching in zero gravity, though. They needed something more like #PinkFloyd, something to float to. https://t.co/IEgir6RWek

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A brilliant test by NASA, yes. But also hints how “asteroid mining” is decades away, given complications to not just nudge but to land on an asteroid, secure equipment, and dig. Mining is “action–reaction” too, which can change the orbit of these rocks. https://t.co/Jm0kcwxqKq

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https://t.co/1j3EhJiqgl—Good points but says humans unique as species causing mass extinction. Blue-green algae belched toxic gas called oxygen 1B years ago, killing much but paving way for land animals (us). Maybe a future race of intelligent jellyfish will thank us someday.

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https://t.co/1j3EhJiqgl

Lots of comments were about too many humans. But I think more humans = more ideas. The problem is too much inefficiency. We waste half of food and almost as much electricity in leaky grids. The earth could support 10B humans plus animals if done better.

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Hmmm, don't know what to make of this one — https://t.co/j6tnENz3qB. Sure, a warmer Earth could be more hospitable to life, just not human life.

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@do_you_cli_fi_ Thanks for the push!