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Today I’m reviewing an open-access Comment published in Nature Communications called, “Pluto: dazzling, dynamic, and not so dead (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72084-6)” by Perianne E. Johnson & Benjamin Proudfoot.
I talked about this comment in a Substack article (https://rocksforjocks.substack.com/p/plutos-surface) a few weeks ago so definitely go check that out if you haven’t yet! This video also works as audio-only for the podcast listeners out there.
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Link to paper (Nature Communications, open access): https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-72084-6
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pluto-01_Stern_03_Pluto_Color_TXT.jpg
Music: 368 by Dyalla
25 Apr 2026
Japan's Earthquakes, Tsunamis, and Advisories
This week, a 7.4 Magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan! This caused shaking, a tiny tsunami, and an advisory about a possible mega-quake.
Listen to learn more about what this means for Japan, natural disaster preparation, and earthquake advisories everywhere!
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Original article posted on Substack (https://rocksforjocks.substack.com/p/japans-natural-hazards-this-week)
Music: 368 by Dyalla
Cover art and earthquake information: USGS (https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000sri7/map)
AP News article (https://apnews.com/article/japan-earthquake-tsunami-0746aebae49fc6cc37e20836ca37d570) describing impacts and advisories
15 Mar 2026
Want to Solve Hard Problems? Fund Niche Research.
Why fund research into so many narrow questions far removed from everyday problems?
Solving niche science problems expands bounds of human knowledge and makes new breakthroughs possible!
In this episode, I walk listeners through a recent article I wrote on this topic posted on Substack. Read along (and subscribe) here: https://rocksforjocks.substack.com/p/want-to-solve-hard-problems-fund
Music: 368 by Dyalla
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