Greg Brennecka

Want more references to Flava Flav in your educational videos about the nuclear fuel cycle? Here you go, world! m.youtube.com/watch?v=tP2qQY…

@BarackObama Well, @BarackObama, since you asked...check this one out when you get the chance :) harpercollins.com/products/impac…

Here’s some books that I’m reading this summer. Check them out and let me know what I should be reading next.

A meteorite may have crashed through the roof of an N.J. home, police say nj.com/mercer/2023/05…

For those that didn't think I could work astronaut lasagna, Buzz Lightyear, and licking rocks into an alumni magazine spot, this one is for you! The cosmochemist’s guide to the galaxy showme.missouri.edu/2023/the-cosmo…

The Brennecka household decided that the best way to start 2023 was by crawling around in a mud volcano. Alternative ideas welcome. #Colombia #Totumo #Geology #showertime

On Dec. 5, 2022, a team at LLNL's @lasers_llnl conducted the first controlled fusion experiment in history to achieve fusion ignition. Also known as scientific energy breakeven, the experiment produced more energy from fusion than the laser energy used to drive it.

@eruptionsblog Might have to get the old soapbox out and find the town square. This internet thing is rough.

@eruptionsblog Well, I always wanted a way to avoid pesky reviewers, and since HarperCollins let me draw a prehistoric Flava Flav, I just couldn't resist.

@Opinionatedhjby Absolutely, glad to hear it 😀

Fascinating “Every day in our modern world, an average of more than 100 metric tons of meteoric materials is added to Earth. That’s over 70 VW Golfe worth of material every single day.” This is why I read scientific books with facts & clever banter. Thanks again @GregBrennecka

Setting a 1 hour timer for my book reading today because I’ve gotta go buy a shirt for my pride outfit tomorrow & birthday dinner with my bestie whose big day is also next week. #GeminiSeason #books & coffee time are my selfcare. Hoping to finish this amusing book on meteors

You know what magical historic places could use more of? Golf carts! And what better place to park them? #Petra

Book of the Day: Impact by @GregBrennecka Have you ever wondered how giant space rocks that killed the dinosaurs and blasted off Earth's early toxic atmosphere led to Tom Selleck's Mustache? If so 🎧⬇️ thelibraryofpodcasts.com/impact-how-roc…

@SNMilam Obviously IMPACT should be on this list :) But more seriously, anything by Mary Roach or Bill Bryson. And to watch...something with Han Solo in it always makes me feel better. Wishing you a speedy recovery!

If you are interested in some of the cool things going on in our group at @Livermore_Lab, check out this sweet video about nuclear forensics! #isotopicsignatures #pros@provenance @Sci_Ani

@FutureJurvetson @mikeolson @NatureComms @NASAGoddard You are exactly correct about the publisher & the appendix. But, to be fair, the publisher's assumption is also correct, unfortunately. Which is exactly why I wrote the book in the first place. Third graders, on the other hand, love reading about isotopes and mass spectrometers.

@mikeolson @NatureComms @NASAGoddard Sure: amazon.com/Impact-Rocks-S… And my earlier post on it: twitter.com/FutureJurvetso… I would add that the two appendices are fantastic. I wonder if the publisher made @GregBrennecka move them to the back with the assumption that readers have a 2nd-grade attention span for science.

Made in Space: the A-T-G-C of our DNA 🌎🧬 ☄ A bombshell in Nature today — All of the base pairs of our biology have now been found in CM2 meteorites, supporting the theory that life’s precursors arrived on Earth from abiotic origins past Jupiter. How? flic.kr/p/2ngXUkF

@FutureJurvetson You must have a very nice collection 😀

Ancient Iron from Above ☄ Four of my irons are in the Impact book: "Meteoritic influences in religion and society are pervasive, in almost every corner of the world." Deets on space diamonds, Buddhist sculpture, Aboriginal devil rock & King Tut's dagger: facebook.com/jurvetson/post…

Certainly one of the few podcasts out there that touches on terraforming Mars, book illustrations, and skinny-dipping.

Meteorites are known for destruction, but @GregBrennecka says life on Earth wouldn't exist without them. He talked about it with @markwbrodie. bit.ly/3oQPfST

Is it a bad sign you are already giving my book away? @lithub :)

Today's giveaway: Enter to win a copy of Greg Brennecka’s "Impact: How Rocks from Space Led to Life, Culture, and Donkey Kong," c/o @WmMorrowBooks bit.ly/2uOtK8i

@codydschultz Hah, yes, very specific for a pre-AMA... No major evolution since last year, CAIs formed super early and are just isotopically different in a lot of ways - hopefully you can come up with some good explanations!

Interested in these space-rocky things? Check out my Reddit AMA on Feb. 3 at noon (PT). #impact #Meteorite #AMA