@lesauthorLesAuthor

Chief Technology Officer NASA MSFC (ret.) & author. https://linktr.ee/lesauthor

card updated Oct 16, 2026 · 10 clips parsed · following 136 · 708,700 likes total

Engagement18.06%above average

Account summary

@lesauthor has 77,800 followers and 146 videos. Across the 10 parsed clips the average is 8,350 views and 1,408 likes. Engagement to views is 18.06%, which is above average for TikTok. On the newer half of the feed the response is falling (−4.2 pp). Posts roughly 1.1 times a week. An average clip reaches 11% of the follower count.

Followers

77.8K

−700 in period

Engagement

18.06%

−4.2 pp newer half

Average views

8.3K

median 4.7K

Likes per clip

1.4K

44 comments avg

Shares / saves

57 / 45

0.54% of viewers save

Posting rate

1.1 / wk

reach 11% of followers

Latest clips

10 collected

I recently stepped into literary and revolutionary history at The Old — @lesauthor

9871:04I recently stepped into literary and revolutionary history at The Old Manse in Concord, Massachusetts. Built in 1770 bes71210

At the grave of H. P. Lovecraft in Providence, Rhode Island - where th — @lesauthor

1.4K1:01At the grave of H. P. Lovecraft in Providence, Rhode Island - where the man behind Cthulhu and cosmic horror is remember172542

Are we living in a simulation? In the next episode of A Scientist and — @lesauthor

4.1K2:52Are we living in a simulation? In the next episode of A Scientist and 2 Engineers Take a Walk, we explore the simulation616343735

The Great Filter In this episode of A Scientist and 2 Engineers Take a — @lesauthor

2.5K2:18The Great Filter In this episode of A Scientist and 2 Engineers Take a Walk, we discuss the Great Filter - the possible 31715712

Are we alone? Or are aliens simply wise enough to stay quiet? In this — @lesauthor

7.9K2:16Are we alone? Or are aliens simply wise enough to stay quiet? In this walk, we tackle the Dark Forest Hypothesis: the un1.2K383854

Should humans return to the Moon first? Or put everything into going s — @lesauthor

3.5K2:09Should humans return to the Moon first? Or put everything into going straight to Mars? In this episode of A Scientist an50333612

I am supporting 3 proposals. Three very different ways to expand what — @lesauthor

5.3K1:02I am supporting 3 proposals. Three very different ways to expand what we can do in space. · Beam electrical power by las846393225

A Scientist and 2 Engineers Take A Walk… and talk UAPs. Are UAPs “real — @lesauthor

12K2:16A Scientist and 2 Engineers Take A Walk… and talk UAPs. Are UAPs “real”? Yes—but not the way TikTok usually means it. Th2.1K559971

What is the best Star Trek series? We debated it on “A Scientist and 2 — @lesauthor

6.7K1:03What is the best Star Trek series? We debated it on “A Scientist and 2 Engineers Take a Walk,” and let’s just say the cr879534813

Four space nerds, one big ethical dilemma: if humanity is down to its — @lesauthor

38.9K1:34Four space nerds, one big ethical dilemma: if humanity is down to its last survivors, is it right to terraform an alien 7.5K162295224

Engagement per clip

10 parsed clips · newest on the right · click a bar to open the clip peak: 20.3% ER

Jul 17Aug 31Sep 20

Date	Views	Likes	Comments	Shares	Saves	ER
Sep 20, 2026	987	71	2	1	0	7.50%
Sep 18, 2026	1,442	172	5	4	2	12.55%
Sep 13, 2026	4,148	616	34	37	35	16.56%
Sep 11, 2026	2,541	317	15	7	12	13.34%
Aug 31, 2026	7,924	1,152	38	38	54	15.50%
Aug 24, 2026	3,542	503	33	6	12	15.30%
Aug 19, 2026	5,337	846	39	32	25	17.18%
Aug 5, 2026	12,000	2,068	55	99	71	18.52%
Jul 23, 2026	6,684	879	53	48	13	14.66%
Jul 17, 2026	38,900	7,455	162	295	224	20.34%