
Rebecca Charbonneau
@rebecca_charbon
Historian of Science @AIP_HQ Author of "Mixed Signals: Alien Communication Across the Iron Curtain". Find me at rebeccacharbon.bsky.social
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What does the search for alien life have to do with the Cold War? Listen to Rebecca Charbonneau discuss her book Mixed Signals: Alien Communication Across the Iron Curtain on New Books Network (@newbooksnetwork.bsky.social) newbooksnetwork.com/mixed-signals


New science by Nick Tusay of Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds on our new JWST results! Thanks Lisa Grossman for the nice writeup! sciencenews.org/article/exopla…

We've been busy bees 🐝having great conversations & creating new shows! Coming soon: Rebecca Charbonneau -#science historian with expertise in radio astronomy and the search for 🛸👽extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI)! American Institute of Physics The SETI Institute All Things Unexplained


“eye-opening … a vigorous blend of scientific and political history.” Publishers Weekly review Mixed Signals by Rebecca Charbonneau publishersweekly.com/9781509556915


Listen to Rebecca Charbonneau discuss her book 'Mixed Signals' on PodcastUFO open.spotify.com/episode/2zNrij…


This calculation is part of a new paper by Sofia Sheikh* of the The SETI Institute, co-written by Macy Huston*, Pinchen Fan*, Adam Frank, Thomas Beatty*, Ravi Kopparapu, and Connor Martini. On the arXiv soon! * = Center for Exoplanets and Habitable Worlds / PSETI Center member! seti.org/press-release/…

Last week, federal employees were sent an email titled “Fork in the Road”, inviting their resignations. Their deadline to respond is today. I wrote a Scientific American op-ed explaining Musk’s preoccupation w/ the “fork in the road” & its connections to SETI. tinyurl.com/5d27dxdd




MOONS OF MARS: SMALL BODIES, BIG MYSTERIES Nice article in New Scientist by Dr. Nadia Drake on #Phobos & #Deimos, the two known moons of #Mars, and the unknowns they still are. The SETI Institute Mars Institute KeplerSpaceUniversity NASA Ames NASA @NSS


💥NEW! How does uncertainty lead #science to its newest discoveries? Bucknell University professor Dr. Jackie Villadsen joins Chuck and Allen for a great conversation (and we promise a great time!) 🎧 wherever you get your #podcasts ⏬ podbean.com/eas/pb-jqwi7-1… ▶️ youtu.be/3491h99cch4


💥New Episode: Cold Wars, #AI, and 🎨#Art for 👽Aliens! Rebecca Charbonneau joins Chuck & Allen discussing #science history and where we earthlings might be headed tomorrow! 🎧wherever you get your #podcasts ⏬ podbean.com/eas/pb-k5yv2-1… ▶️ youtu.be/Urr0t6G3J9Q #astronomy #podcast




“engaging … Charbonneau highlights the peculiar interplay between the search for life ‘out there’ and the very real political and military machinations down here on Earth.” Undark Magazine reviews 'Mixed Signals' by Rebecca Charbonneau full review: undark.org/2025/02/28/boo…

What can astronomy tell us about our place in the universe? 🌌 Gates Cambridge Scholars @Rebecca_Charbon, @Luis_Wel and Yinuo Han explore life beyond Earth, exoplanets, space dust, the Cold War – and even the ‘Mexican grandma test’ – in the latest 'So, now what?' podcast 👇