Dan Chibnall
@bookowl.bsky.social
STEM Librarian & Associate Professor - I post on #SciComm, #STLCards, progressive politics, astronomy, owls, beer, & pretzels.
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Bringing this back up for the International Day of Women in Science, and yes, I consider scientific art, as part of scientific process and communication 🫰
February 11, 2026 at 3:09 AM
Bringing this back up for the International Day of Women in Science, and yes, I consider scientific art, as part of scientific process and communication 🫰
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Jupiter and Betelgeuse
January 2026 in the Uintah Mountains of Utah
January 2026 in the Uintah Mountains of Utah
February 10, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Jupiter and Betelgeuse
January 2026 in the Uintah Mountains of Utah
January 2026 in the Uintah Mountains of Utah
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This is troubling for multiple reasons, but one big one is companies won’t want to invest in R&D and clinical trials if they don’t think they can get a fair regulatory review—which is at the end of a long and extremely expensive process.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
www.nytimes.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:37 AM
This is troubling for multiple reasons, but one big one is companies won’t want to invest in R&D and clinical trials if they don’t think they can get a fair regulatory review—which is at the end of a long and extremely expensive process.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/h...
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In 2006, Effa Manley became the first—and, to this day, only—woman ever to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
More Black history spotlights: https://info.sports-reference.com/bhm-spotlights
More Black history spotlights: https://info.sports-reference.com/bhm-spotlights
February 10, 2026 at 11:40 PM
In 2006, Effa Manley became the first—and, to this day, only—woman ever to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
More Black history spotlights: https://info.sports-reference.com/bhm-spotlights
More Black history spotlights: https://info.sports-reference.com/bhm-spotlights
#STLCards fans: this is a good interview with Cardinals Farm Director Rob Cerfolio. Lots of prospect talk & analysis. Thanks to @davidlaurila.bsky.social for doing it.
line from Rob Cerfolio's interview at FanGraphs is gonna stick with me for awhile bc so much of public player evaluation has turned the other way: "We’re not solving for Double-A performance. We’re solving for major league impact."
blogs.fangraphs.com/cardinals-fa...
blogs.fangraphs.com/cardinals-fa...
Cardinals Farm Director Rob Cerfolio Discusses a Deep St. Louis System
The rebuilding Cardinals have a lot of talent in the pipeline, and Cerfolio is playing a key role in developing it.
blogs.fangraphs.com
February 11, 2026 at 12:10 AM
#STLCards fans: this is a good interview with Cardinals Farm Director Rob Cerfolio. Lots of prospect talk & analysis. Thanks to @davidlaurila.bsky.social for doing it.
I love this hilarious scenario in which the U.S. economy is doing better than at any point in its entire history and yet we have to tell people it's doing well.
Trump: "I'm popular and I've done well. I think we have the greatest economy, actually, ever in history. We have to get the word out."
February 10, 2026 at 11:03 PM
I love this hilarious scenario in which the U.S. economy is doing better than at any point in its entire history and yet we have to tell people it's doing well.
"The Librarians" documentary is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens. 📚 📜
www.pbs.org/independentl...
www.pbs.org/independentl...
The Librarians | Book Policies Documentary | Independent Lens
The Librarians follows librarians and citizens responding to restrictions on library content across the United States.
www.pbs.org
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
"The Librarians" documentary is now streaming on PBS' Independent Lens. 📚 📜
www.pbs.org/independentl...
www.pbs.org/independentl...
It is happening again
Google Doc link: click, open, & write
OneDrive/Teams link: click, haunted sarcophagus appears, pry open with charmed axe, vampiric authenticator glows inside, bloody battle ensues, die, traverse the circles of the afterlife, return, unsheathe magical sword, find file, can't open, access denied...
OneDrive/Teams link: click, haunted sarcophagus appears, pry open with charmed axe, vampiric authenticator glows inside, bloody battle ensues, die, traverse the circles of the afterlife, return, unsheathe magical sword, find file, can't open, access denied...
February 10, 2026 at 10:35 PM
It is happening again
Widespread Twerking, new band name, called it!
www.wbir.com/article/news...
www.wbir.com/article/news...
TN Congressman calls for investigation into Bad Bunny Super Bowl performance, citing 'widespread twerking'
Congressman Andy Ogles described the performance as "pure smut" and wants an investigation. Millions of viewers worldwide tuned in to the 13-minute set on Sunday.
www.wbir.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:22 PM
Widespread Twerking, new band name, called it!
www.wbir.com/article/news...
www.wbir.com/article/news...
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Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Like 75% of the US Olympic curlers are from Minnesota. A lot of them curl out of two clubs in Saint Paul, one club is in Frogtown, a neighborhood that has been very heavily targeted by ICE. These curlers are good neighbors.
Glad to see communities protecting and helping their birds like this. 🪶
Scotland has passed a law that all new buildings must install ‘swift bricks’ which are hollowed out bricks to help nesting swifts and other endangered birds! Swifts are especially endangered because so many chimneys now have chimney caps. Swifts return to the same nesting spot year after year.
February 10, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Glad to see communities protecting and helping their birds like this. 🪶
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Whatever the productivity gains promised by LLMs, they result in heavier workloads—and that leads to workers experiencing “cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making.”
All this from the notoriously pro-worker rag [checks notes] Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
All this from the notoriously pro-worker rag [checks notes] Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
AI Doesn’t Reduce Work—It Intensifies It
One of the promises of AI is that it can reduce workloads so employees can focus more on higher-value and more engaging tasks. But according to new research, AI tools don’t reduce work, they consisten...
hbr.org
February 9, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Whatever the productivity gains promised by LLMs, they result in heavier workloads—and that leads to workers experiencing “cognitive fatigue, burnout, and weakened decision-making.”
All this from the notoriously pro-worker rag [checks notes] Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
All this from the notoriously pro-worker rag [checks notes] Harvard Business Review: hbr.org/2026/02/ai-d...
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If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
February 9, 2026 at 11:56 PM
If Bad Bunny can cover the history of Puerto Rico, colonialism, transatlantic slavery, hemispheric consciousness, as well as contemporary life and politics in under 14 minutes, you can do your 15- or 20-minute conference presentation with time to spare.
Olympic music edition
TIRED: Boléro
WIRED: Lenny Kravitz Medley
TIRED: Boléro
WIRED: Lenny Kravitz Medley
February 10, 2026 at 3:21 AM
Olympic music edition
TIRED: Boléro
WIRED: Lenny Kravitz Medley
TIRED: Boléro
WIRED: Lenny Kravitz Medley
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Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
An immigration court dropped its case against Turkish graduate student Rumeysa Ozturk, a little less than a year after federal agents arrested her on a street near Tufts University
Immigration Court Drops Case Against Tufts Student Rumeysa Ozturk
The Turkish national had been arrested by plainclothes federal officers outside her apartment.
on.wsj.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Her community rallied so fast and so diligently. This is a victory to uphold and celebrate. Reminds everyone that it's worth fighting back.
My buddy Dan was the first of our friend group to get his drivers license. His first car was an ancient Ford Granada and we'd all pack into that shit box, crank Cake's "The Distance", and drive around like we were kings. RIP Greg Brown.
R.I.P. Cake founding guitarist Greg Brown
Cake Founding Guitarist Greg Brown Has Died
Greg Brown, the founding guitarist for Cake, has died. The band’s social media account announced the news today, saying he passed “after a brief illness.” “It is with heavy hearts that we share the ne...
stereogum.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:28 AM
My buddy Dan was the first of our friend group to get his drivers license. His first car was an ancient Ford Granada and we'd all pack into that shit box, crank Cake's "The Distance", and drive around like we were kings. RIP Greg Brown.
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NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
February 9, 2026 at 11:38 PM
NEW: An immigration court has terminated removal proceedings against Tufts doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk, finding that DHS did not meet its burden of establishing that she was removable, her lawyers tell the Second Circuit. live-awp-vermont.pantheonsite.io/app/uploads/...
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Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Health Advice From A.I. Chatbots Is Frequently Wrong, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
February 10, 2026 at 12:16 AM
Remember last week how Dr. Oz called AI the best solution for rural healthcare shortages?
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
Well, a new study finds that when patients turn to chatbots for health advice, they end up taking the wrong steps and getting the wrong diagnosis more than half the time.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/w...
“Go to bed, old man!”
and
“I’m the best lookin man in the Middle Ages!”
and
“I’m the best lookin man in the Middle Ages!”
Does anyone else have an MST3K line they use regularly, even if it makes no sense out of context?
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
Because I have both "That'll keep your panfish down for a while." and "Come come, boys, we must confound Jerry at every turn!" from MST3K the movie alone.
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
“Go to bed, old man!”
and
“I’m the best lookin man in the Middle Ages!”
and
“I’m the best lookin man in the Middle Ages!”
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You can get my leaf-raking business strategy game Toytles: Leaf Raking and over 1,400 other games, tools, books, comics, and soundtracks in the No Ice in Minnesota Bundle today, and you'll support a community under occupation by an unaccountable, authoritarian force.
#NoIce #IceOut
#NoIce #IceOut
The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED!
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota!
Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...
February 9, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
When you get visited by three Puerto Rican ghosts
Scully, let's split up. I'll interview this gorgeous chemist and you go check out that abandoned warehouse full of old Victorian dolls.
February 9, 2026 at 11:05 PM
Scully, let's split up. I'll interview this gorgeous chemist and you go check out that abandoned warehouse full of old Victorian dolls.