Maya Wei-Haas, Ph.D.
@WeiPoints
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Science writer | Lover of rocks and rxns | Bylines @nytimes @natgeo @NewsfromScience @smithsonianmag + more | Tips: [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined June 2015
Follow me over to bluer skies and the place named after the thing you sew with. My username is my full name for both. I'm sad to leave this account, and I may still pop in now and again. But for regular geology fun, I hope you find me on the other platforms!
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RT @volcaholic1: It’s with a heavy heart that I report at least 51 people have died in Valencia province following total devastation from t….
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RT @InSeismoland: Interested in grad school? My colleagues and I are looking for Geophysics grad students @IGPP @Scripps_Ocean (see for pro….
scripps.ucsd.edu
Information for the Geophysics PhD program and Master's degree programs
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Wohoooo! JPL made contact with Voyager!.
Good news: JPL is in contact again with Voyager 1, but on a very slow and faint link. Thanks to the great efforts of the Deep Space Network, which was able to pick up an incredibly weak S-band transmission.
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RT @ExploreCosmos_: .@NASA, @NOAA , and the Solar Cycle Prediction Panel have officially declared that the solar maximum has begun. This….
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RT @NatlParkService: At first, I was a tree, now I’m petrified. Thinking all my wooden rings had turned to stone inside. . Well, that exp….
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TikTok is addictive—something the company specifically designed for. Their analysis says it only takes 260 videos (~35 min) to form a TikTok habit. ALSO compulsive use is tied to the loss of analytical skills, empathy, and a slew of other neg impacts. 😬
npr.org
In communications newly revealed, TikTok executives discuss being aware of the harms caused by their app. TikTok officials were warned of the app’s dangers to minors.
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Thanks so much for sharing! It fills my heart with so much happiness to see kids enjoying my book!💜 🪨.
@WeiPoints @phaidonpress @ACM_KidsandIllo @BeckySweren @VocesBlog Got the book for my niece’s birthday, and she loves it! . Thanks for indulging kids who are fascinated with rocks 🤩
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RT @DrSalinasLab: I feel so defeated by this years Nobel prize science awardees. I love their discoveries, don't get me wrong, but I refuse….
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Love this! See your name in the land using Landsat :)
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Got some gorgeous dancing lights tonight in Iceland. 💚
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Geo twitter! What do you think this is? A #smithsonianjourneys traveler found it on a beech on Iceland’s snæfellsnes peninsula. I initially thought it was basalt that had quartz or something crystallizing in its vesicles. But the circules are rather even — any thoughts???
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Got crazy lucky whale watching with the @smithsonian travelers in Iceland! Spotted something like 20 humpbacks and 2 minke whales! Also just a gorgeous day for whale watching all around. #smithsonianjourneys #onassignment
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This is a lense from a codfish eye. Take a close look — everything you see through it is upside down! . As seen at the Ektafiskur fish processing plant in Iceland, where I’m currently touring as an expert for @smithsonian Journeys!
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RT @JudithGeology: If you've been hearing about this story about a mysterious seismic signal on the news and want to know more, this video….
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@ScienceMagazine Adding the team’s great explainer video about the mysterious seismic wave to this thread!
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RT @janinekrippner: So many of us have had horrible experiences with bullying, gaslighting, & being worn down by people in out field. This….
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So they reached out to local scientists, who informed them of a giant tsunami in a remote fjord. Slowly the pieces of the puzzle finally clicked into place. I dug into the seismic mystery in a story for @ScienceMagazine!.
science.org
Scientists trace strange seismic signal to landslide that triggered sloshing, 200-meter-tall waves in Greenland
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What was most crazy about this strange signal was their persistence. This wasn't just a blip on a sensor. These waves rang Earth like a bell for an astounding nine days. The team backtracked the signals to a large swath of land in east Greenland. .
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