Oct 27Default No to AI Training on Your Stories14.7K469Tony Stubblebine1. I would opt out.1. I would opt out. The earnings from Medium aren't enough for a 10% boost to make opting in worth it knowing how much AI companies are making on the other end profiting off of the hard work of writers and artists across the internet. 2. Also no. We need to stop destroying the attention spans of people. Read the thing, not an AI summary that may not even be accurate and certainly may not capture the essence and style of the writer.1 min read1 min read
Jun 10Member-onlyThe Legacy of Spirit: 5 Major Contributions to Mars Science20 years ago today on on June 10, 2003, NASA’s Spirit rover lifted off from Cape Canaveral and began its 7-month journey to Mars. It left Earth one month before its twin, Opportunity as part of the collective “Mars Exploration Rovers” mission. At that time, only one rover had successfully…Mars10 min readMars10 min read
Mar 8Member-only5 Ways Companies Can Create Better Workplaces for WomenFor International Women’s Day, I posted a call to action on Twitter for the space sector, since it’s the realm I inhabit: In the replies, someone asked for ideas on how companies can take actions, which was fantastic to see. …International Womens Day2 min readInternational Womens Day2 min read
Nov 4, 2022Member-only“Good Night Oppy” Tells the Human Story of Robotic Space ExplorationAn Opportunity operations team member’s reaction to a new documentary about an old friend. January 2004: I was in my sophomore year of college, studying astronomy at the University of Washington. The Sojourner rover had me hooked on the Red Planet from the day it landed in the summer of…Mars7 min readMars7 min read
Dec 28, 2021Member-only10 Amazing Things Humans Did in Space in 2021While this year may have sucked pretty hard on Earth, some pretty cool stuff happened in (and/or near) space in 2021. And while robots and rockets tend to steal the show, all of those bits of technology were designed, built, and operated by humans! …Space7 min readSpace7 min read
Oct 14, 2021Member-onlyIt’s Time to Reclaim the Narrative Around Space from the BillionairesWith the “billionaire space race” taking center stage in the media over the past few months, we’ve lost sight of why so many people are passionate about space. This morning, Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin launched four people into space, including Star Trek’s own Captain Kirk, William Shatner*. While…Jeff Bezos4 min readJeff Bezos4 min read
Aug 5, 2021Member-only9 Big Discoveries by Curiosity for its 9th LandiversaryNervous Mars scientists around the world watched with bated breath as the behemoth Curiosity rover began its descent toward the surface of the Red Planet, known as the “Seven Minutes of Terror.” We’d never sent something this size to land on Mars. …Mars9 min readMars9 min read
Aug 1, 2021Member-onlySurviving Grad School: 3 Tips Before You Even ApplyGraduate school is hard. Not going to sugar coat that. But it can also be a truly amazing and unique time in your life, and it doesn’t necessarily have to be miserable on top of being difficult. Here are some things you can do and think about before you even…PhD7 min readPhD7 min read
Jul 20, 2021Member-onlyFor All Humankind: Memories of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing from MexicoThe following is an excerpt from For All Humankind: The Untold Stories of How the Moon Landing Inspired the World by Tanya Harrison and Danny Bednar. The small wooden bookshelf in Matias’ room housed a collection of science fiction classics, including Jules Verne, Ray Bradbury, and Robert Heinlein. Contained within…Mexico10 min readMexico10 min read
Jul 1, 2021Member-onlyThe International Impact of the Apollo 11 Moon LandingThe Space Race might have been America versus the Soviets, but how was the race viewed by the rest of the world? On July 20, 1969, American astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to set foot on a celestial body beyond Earth while Command Module Pilot…Space Exploration4 min readSpace Exploration4 min read
