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Sacred and Inert

12:56 PM A 1987 video game understood that minerals carry meaning beyond their utility. Most mineralogy curricula still don't make that argument. A…

21 hrs ago • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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February 2026

We Tortured Salt Water With X-Rays

It Remembered.

Feb 8 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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What Woke Up

An ancient discovery in a salt mine

Feb 1 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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January 2026

The Architecture of Agony

How Games Make 'Stones Within' Compelling and What Scientists Can Learn

Jan 27 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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The Language of Rust

What Video Games Taught Me About Environmental Storytelling

Jan 25 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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The Zeolite Paradox

Why Video Games Ignore One of Industry's Most Important Minerals

Jan 19 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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June 2025

The Russian Radio Station That's Been Broadcasting Secrets for 50 Years—And How I May Have Cracked It

A crystallography analysis suggests UVB-76 may be using hidden timing patterns to encode information in plain sight

Jun 30, 2025 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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May 2025

From Ancient Maya to Modern Labs

The Timeless Science of Zeolite Water Purification

May 25, 2025 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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February 2025

Lake Karachay

The Evolution of Earth's Most Contaminated Body of Water

Feb 9, 2025 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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How to Make Your Own Crystal Growing Kit

Easily grow crystals with common household ingredients

Feb 2, 2025 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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January 2025

UnEarthed: Raw Beauty

Exploring the Art and Science of Minerals

Jan 25, 2025 • Aaron Celestian, PhD

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The Mineral Detective

Part 2: How to measure their 'DNA'

Jan 2, 2025 • Aaron Celestian, PhD and Kriss Leftwich

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