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Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social

Professor of astronomy, farmer of goats.  Asteroid (42910).  She/her.  

Living and learning on the land and under the skies of Treaty 4 (Saskatchewan, Canada).

Thanks to Saskatchewan's beautiful night sky, my research background in small body orbital dynamics, and a couple of really unfortunately placed SpaceX reentries, I spend a lot of time yelling about satellite pollution in international news media.

website: https://uregina.ca/~slb861/about.html
Joined: 2026-07-20 03:54:29
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Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social (2026-08-20 05:25:33)
Wow. "AI adoption raises homework scores by 18% and reduces completion time by 30%, but lowers monthly exam scores by 20% within six months. High-stakes entrance-exam scores fall by 18 and 24%, with the full penalty emerging only after about two years. " https://mastodon.social/@gvwilson/117123155597432737

Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social (2026-08-17 10:56:50)
I had a fantastic time camping!  Don't get me wrong, I slept HORRIBLY.  Especially the second night.  But because it was Bortle 1 skies and gorgeously clear, it was something like this:
"ohhhh my neck ohhh my hips owwww..." *opens eyes, looks up at perfect dome of stars*
"ooohhhh wow.  Everything is fine.  I am a tiny insignificant speck on a mote of dust, my pain doesn't matter."

Repeat every ~30 minutes all night.
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Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social (2026-08-04 23:44:50)
Good morning
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Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social (2026-07-23 11:18:25)
Cute chicks are still cute
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Prof. Sam Lawler@sundogplanets@mastodon.social (2026-07-19 23:10:23)
Good morning from the cute factory.  I mean, barn.

(Edmonton, are you ok?? That storm looked wild)
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