Matt Bille

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Science writer, historian, and novelist in Colorado Springs. Three books on rare/mysterious animals, a horror novel, and acclaimed history The First Space Race: Launching the World's First Satellites. WIP is a scientific thriller about finding a prehistoric species in Alaska. Curious about every subject! Member, National Assn. of Science Writers. #AmWriting #WritingCommunity #writing #books
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Matt BilleFeb 20, 2023
Jennifer OuelletteFeb 20, 2023
Everyone from left to right bopmuggered by vomitous gobblefunk in crudely-censored Roald Dahl books https://boingboing.net/2023/02/20/everyone-from-left-to-right-bopmuggered-by-vomitous-gobblefunk-in-penguin-classics-crudely-censored-roald-dalhl-books.html
Everyone from left to right bopmuggered by vomitous gobblefunk in crudely-censored Roald Dahl books | Boing Boing

The latest editions of Roald Dahl’s childrens’ books are edited to remove mean-spirited words like “fat”, to update cultural references today’s youngsters might not un…

Boing Boing
Matt BilleFeb 13, 2023
J MillerFeb 4, 2023
Planning a #conference? Include Mastodon at least as prominently in your materials as you do other social media. If you ask presenters or attendees for handles, ask for their Mastodon handle. This is an important opportunity for the Fediverse to reach, welcome, and engage key global audiences. #academia #event
Matt BilleFeb 2, 2023
Retro LibrarianJan 26, 2023

Happy Birthday Bessie!

Bessie Coleman (January 26, 1892 – April 30, 1926)was an early American civil aviator. She was the first African-American woman and first Native American to hold a pilot license.

#BessieColeman #BlackMastodon #happybirthday
#Aviation #avgeek #Airplane #Plane #Flying #retro #vintage

Matt BilleJan 21, 2023
My thanks to the organizers of COSine 2023. I did two panels tonight, Writing Monsters and the History of Science. The first was terrific fun: one the second I felt a bit like an imposter, surrounded by History PhDs. I think I lost everyone with an example of using physics in The Dresden Files, but other than that it went fine. https://www.firstfridayfandom.org/cosine/
COSine – Colorado Springs, Colorado

Matt BilleJan 16, 2023
Jennifer OuelletteJan 16, 2023
Man Attempts to Build Giant Mechanical Hexapod Spider https://laughingsquid.com/giant-mechanical-hexapod-spider/
Man Attempts to Build Giant Mechanical Hexapod Spider

James Hobson of The Hacksmith attempted to build a giant mechanical spider called "the world's largest rideable hexapod".

Laughing Squid
Matt BilleJan 14, 2023
Kate Jan 13, 2023
Japanese divers shoot rare video of a giant #squid swimming along coast https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230112_18/ 🦑 #DeepSea #GiantSquid #Japan #MarineScience
Japanese divers shoot rare video of a giant squid swimming along coast

A couple diving near the Sea of Japan coast have captured rare images of a giant squid.

NHK WORLD
Matt BilleJan 14, 2023
A brilliant bit of visual storytelling about a huge recent discovery and its discoverer. https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/an-illustrated-tribute-to-the-satos-beaked-whale/
An Illustrated Tribute to the Sato’s Beaked Whale | Hakai Magazine

These shy animals eluded humans for so long. This is the story of their discovery.

Hakai Magazine
Matt BilleJan 14, 2023
bioGraphicJan 13, 2023

Inspired by a story we published last year about the first confirmed live sighting of Sato’s beaked whales, artist Rozi Hathaway created a comic version! She included info about Hal Sato, a Japanese researcher dedicated to locating these evasive whales.

#BeakedWhales #ToothedWhales #WhaleComics #Whales #Cetaceans #CetaceanComics #MarineComics #OceanComics #MarineBiology #MarineZoology #WhaleStuff #SatosBeakedWhale #ScienceComic

https://hakaimagazine.com/videos-visuals/an-illustrated-tribute-to-the-satos-beaked-whale/

An Illustrated Tribute to the Sato’s Beaked Whale | Hakai Magazine

These shy animals eluded humans for so long. This is the story of their discovery.

Hakai Magazine
Matt BilleJan 6, 2023
Tim Halloran's The Bigfoot Influencers is well worth reading. While I research cryptozoology, I've never been deep in the Bigfoot subculture and so have missed a lot (likely to my overall benefit, given the rivalries and sniping, though I've missed some great storytelling). There is a lot in this collection of interviews with Bigfoot hunters (only 1 skeptic) I didn't know about. The QR codes with extra content are a nice touch.
https://mattbille.blogspot.com/2023/01/book-bigfoot-influencers.html
Book Review: The Bigfoot Influencers

A science writer's blog on science and technology, especially conservation, new species, space exploration, space history, microsatellites, and NASA.

Matt BilleDec 26, 2022
MERRY CHRISTMAS ALL