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Kelly Weinersmith

Charlottesville

A big nerd. Co-author of NYTimes Bestseller & Hugo Winner A City on Mars. Co-host of @DandKUniverse. Married to @ZachWeiner. She/her @weinersmith.bsky.social

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  • 2 months ago | thebulletin.org | Kelly Weinersmith |Zach Weinersmith |Erik English

    By Kelly Weinersmith and Zach WeinersmithIllustrations by Zach Weinersmith with select images courtesy of Penguin PressLayout by Erik EnglishMarch 20, 2025 The world is nearly all parcelled out,and what there is left of it is beingdivided up,  conquered, and colonised. To think of these stars that you see overhead at night,these vast worlds which we can never reach.

  • Nov 22, 2024 | newscientist.com | Cat Bohannon |Kelly Weinersmith

    As a kind of living embodiment of the dangers of techno-optimism, Elon Musk recently declared he means to create a self-sustaining settlement of 1 million people on Mars in the next 30 years. But few talk about the elephant in the room: “self-sustaining” means that women must become pregnant, give birth and somehow not die… on Mars.

  • Nov 12, 2024 | newscientist.com | Kelly Weinersmith |Zach Weinersmith

    Earth isn’t doing so great. Thanks to human-induced climate change, the seas are warming and rising, while the land – in many places – is alternately choked in drought or inundated with floods. As for us humans, we are engaged in warfare on multiple continents, far-right movements are ascendant across the world and, as of last month, “dude wipes” are available with a pumpkin spice scent in the United States. Meanwhile, the escape hatch to space is creaking open.

  • Oct 4, 2024 | penguin.co.uk | Kelly Weinersmith |Zach Weinersmith

    Skip to ContentThe Penguin Podcast is back! Listen NowEarth is not well. The promise of starting life anew somewhere far, far away - no climate change, no war, no Twitter - beckons, and settling the stars finally seems within our grasp. Or is it?

  • Aug 12, 2024 | lithub.com | Drew Broussard |Brian K. Vaughan |Kelly Weinersmith

    The winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards—one of science fiction and fantasy’s most prestigious awards, decided by the popular vote of WorldCon members—were presented this weekend at the 82nd WorldCon in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Dr. Kelly Weinersmith
Dr. Kelly Weinersmith @FuSchmu
2 May 25

RT @westernuSpace: We are 1 week away from Space Day 2025! 🚀 We are joined this year by an incredible array of authors, scientists, curato…

Dr. Kelly Weinersmith
Dr. Kelly Weinersmith @FuSchmu
25 Apr 25

It's rosy maple moth season in Virginia!! My favorite time of year! Can you believe we get to share a universe with this amazing species? It's like pink lemonade had a baby with a muppet. https://t.co/0Vz15ZtHjS

Dr. Kelly Weinersmith
Dr. Kelly Weinersmith @FuSchmu
24 Apr 25

RT @tiffanyjvora: Book Recommendation: A City on Mars by Kelly and Zach Weinersmith @FuSchmu My 📖 review here: https://t.co/3fWIvxSj75 #…