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I convinced Scientific American to publish a scholarly article on werewolves and space exploration.

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What Happens to a Werewolf on the Moon?

As space agencies turn their gaze to the moon, we need to consider what werewolves might mean for lunar exploration—and vice versa
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Mr. Completely
Mr. Completely
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here, you dropped this
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Howie Bing
Howie Bing
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"the werewolfification" 🤭
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Drew Derbyshire
Drew Derbyshire
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"Hypotheses abound on the scientific basis of the change, but unfortunately, empirical studies are few. (This is unsurprising, given the mortality rate for observers.)"
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Jens Finkhäuser 🌻
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Your sources are well researched, but you did not seem to consider Fawcett, 2000.
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Carole
Carole
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had to be done caroleinnit.com/werewolves-in-…

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"What happens to a werewolf on the moon? As space agencies turn their gaze to the moon, we need to consider what werewolves might mean for lunar exploration - and vice versa" I am in awe of anyone who can get an article on lycanthropy into Scientific…
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Kay :heart_bi: :tinoflag:
Kay :heart_bi: :tinoflag:
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I suspect that were NASA todevelop a test for lycanthropy it would - as some elite sports organisations have done for women with genetic differences causing high testosterone levels like Caster Semenya - simply use the test to exclude them from consideration for participation in ventures.

Some humans don't like any form of difference. Even requiring lycanthropes to dope with silver or have a silver implant to control or prevent transformations, probably wouldn't be enough.

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abananabag
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Excellent work, Mr. Plait. I was exhilarated to read your invigorating call for further scientific study of this much neglected topic. I particularly appreciated your copious citations to relevant literature:

“Incidentally, the visible dividing line between day and night on the moon is called the terminator (see Cameron, 1984).”

But, most of all, I think you will be justly remembered forever for coining a term we didn't even know we needed: “LYCONAUT”.

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Charlie Stross
Charlie Stross
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@shapr Didn't ask the obvious followup question, though—what happens to a werewolf on Mars?
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@garius

🎼 We're werewolves on the moon

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