Colin Robertson
@colinrobertson.bsky.social
Dad/Husband, SVP Education and Research @nevadaart Former: Director NV Division of #Outdoor Rec. Alum @UNEVADARENO @CSBSJU #environment #outdoors #arts #Nevada #urbanism advocate.
#NewYorkCity is my favorite city and has been for all of my adult life, never more so than tonight at Oyamel, a restaurant owned by the inimitable #chef and #humanitarian @chefjoseandres.bsky.social
October 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#NewYorkCity is my favorite city and has been for all of my adult life, never more so than tonight at Oyamel, a restaurant owned by the inimitable #chef and #humanitarian @chefjoseandres.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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The fascinating science of the hippocampus and the spatial-temporal building blocks of what makes us who we are www.themarginalian.org/2021/09/24/w...
Place, Personhood, and the Hippocampus: The Fascinating Science of Magnetism, Autonoeic Consciousness, and What Makes Us Who We Are
“Often the places we grow up in… influence how we perceive and conceptualize the world, give us metaphors to live by, and shape the purpose that drives us.”
www.themarginalian.org
July 16, 2025 at 2:24 AM
The fascinating science of the hippocampus and the spatial-temporal building blocks of what makes us who we are www.themarginalian.org/2021/09/24/w...
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The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – uncommonly lovely invented words for what we feel but cannot name, such as maru mori (“the heartbreaking simplicity of ordinary things”) and apolytus (“the moment you realize you are changing as a person") www.themarginalian.org/2024/04/12/d...
July 16, 2025 at 4:47 AM
The Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows – uncommonly lovely invented words for what we feel but cannot name, such as maru mori (“the heartbreaking simplicity of ordinary things”) and apolytus (“the moment you realize you are changing as a person") www.themarginalian.org/2024/04/12/d...
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Einstein on the political power of art www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/22/e...
Einstein on the Political Power of Art
“Nothing can equal the psychological effect of real art — neither factual descriptions nor intellectual discussion.”
www.themarginalian.org
July 5, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Einstein on the political power of art www.themarginalian.org/2021/01/22/e...
Following two days of hard wins in Italy, on the morning of June 6, 1944, under commands from General Eisenhower and President Roosevelt, five naval assault divisions stormed the beaches of Normandy, France,
June 6, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Following two days of hard wins in Italy, on the morning of June 6, 1944, under commands from General Eisenhower and President Roosevelt, five naval assault divisions stormed the beaches of Normandy, France,
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This is an aggressive attack on the public lands of Nevada and Utah. This should anger Americans across the west, regardless of political affiliation.
www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...
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onX Just Uncovered That the Public Land Sales Proposal Is Actually Much Bigger Than We Thought
The onX mapping company just identified 1.4 million total acres of land identified for disposal that are included in the federal budget bill.
www.outdoorlife.com
May 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
This is an aggressive attack on the public lands of Nevada and Utah. This should anger Americans across the west, regardless of political affiliation.
www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...
www.outdoorlife.com/conservation...
Help me wish this lovely human the very happiest of birthdays! I love you to the 🌖!!
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Help me wish this lovely human the very happiest of birthdays! I love you to the 🌖!!
Economics: a business facing a tariff will have to raise prices by more than the tariff to offset the negative impact higher prices have on sales. This is partly why tariffs inevitably increase inflation. If Trump actually was a successful businessman, he would know this. He wasn’t, so he doesn’t.
February 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Economics: a business facing a tariff will have to raise prices by more than the tariff to offset the negative impact higher prices have on sales. This is partly why tariffs inevitably increase inflation. If Trump actually was a successful businessman, he would know this. He wasn’t, so he doesn’t.
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Rachel Carson's lost serenade to the science of the sky, found and illustrated
Something About the Sky: Rachel Carson’s Lost Serenade to the Science of the Clouds, Found and Illustrated by Artist Nikki McClure
A version of this essay appeared in The New York Times Book Review. A cloud is a spell against indifference, an emblem of the water cycle that makes this planet a living world capable of trees and …
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January 22, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Rachel Carson's lost serenade to the science of the sky, found and illustrated
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What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds.
Should You Question Everything?
In “Open Socrates,” the philosopher Agnes Callard reminds us how thinking should feel.
www.newyorker.com
January 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
What is thinking? In the age of the Internet and social media, Joshua Rothman writes about how the Socratic method—the exploration of ideas through questions and answers—can help us think together and change our minds.
#2024 has been a good year, a weird year, a hard year. Ups, downs, meanders, and just shy of 500 miles on foot. Not my best, now my worst. #grateful
January 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
#2024 has been a good year, a weird year, a hard year. Ups, downs, meanders, and just shy of 500 miles on foot. Not my best, now my worst. #grateful
Cold, dark, and brisk at 0600, but good company and pretty light at dawn. #getalittleoutthere #outside #reno #nevada
December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM
Cold, dark, and brisk at 0600, but good company and pretty light at dawn. #getalittleoutthere #outside #reno #nevada
@kelleypaleolab.bsky.social is this Neil at Vandy?
November 23, 2024 at 1:30 PM
@kelleypaleolab.bsky.social is this Neil at Vandy?
I am unabashedly and somewhat irrationally excited about a live action “How to Train Your Dragon” film. Fight me. youtu.be/5lzoxHSn0C0?...
How To Train Your Dragon | Official Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by Universal Pictures
youtu.be
November 22, 2024 at 4:33 AM
I am unabashedly and somewhat irrationally excited about a live action “How to Train Your Dragon” film. Fight me. youtu.be/5lzoxHSn0C0?...
Lil bumpy coming in to RNO. Good work, @alaskaair.bsky.social 2211 pilots and crew. 🛬
November 21, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Lil bumpy coming in to RNO. Good work, @alaskaair.bsky.social 2211 pilots and crew. 🛬
Homeward bound after whirlwind trip to visit an #artist studio in #Canada. Lots of logistical challenges resulting from the #bombcyclone but glad @outsidesomewhere can roll with the punches.
November 21, 2024 at 2:03 PM
Homeward bound after whirlwind trip to visit an #artist studio in #Canada. Lots of logistical challenges resulting from the #bombcyclone but glad @outsidesomewhere can roll with the punches.
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“All of North India has been plunged into a medical emergency,” Atishi Marlena, the chief minister of Delhi, said on Monday, adding that many cities were “reeling under severe levels of pollution.”
AQI is >1600. The AQI chart only goes to 500.
AQI is >1600. The AQI chart only goes to 500.
Emergency Declared as Smog Chokes Parts of India and Pakistan
The authorities in New Delhi closed schools and urged residents to stay home. Similar measures have been implemented in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province.
www.nytimes.com
November 18, 2024 at 5:47 PM
“All of North India has been plunged into a medical emergency,” Atishi Marlena, the chief minister of Delhi, said on Monday, adding that many cities were “reeling under severe levels of pollution.”
AQI is >1600. The AQI chart only goes to 500.
AQI is >1600. The AQI chart only goes to 500.
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A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
November 15, 2024 at 5:22 PM
A number of artists and creators have made their home on Bluesky, and we hear their concerns with other platforms training on their data. We do not use any of your content to train generative AI, and have no intention of doing so.
Today’s Google Doodle pulls together a lot of elements I care about: Indigenous history and heritage, nature and the outdoors, and visual art, this one by Inuit Nunangat artist Natashia Allakariallak, @sailiniq on IG.
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Celebrating the Kayak Doodle - Google Doodles
Learn more about the creation of Celebrating the Kayak Doodle and discover the story behind the unique artwork.
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November 20, 2024 at 5:41 PM
Today’s Google Doodle pulls together a lot of elements I care about: Indigenous history and heritage, nature and the outdoors, and visual art, this one by Inuit Nunangat artist Natashia Allakariallak, @sailiniq on IG.
doodles.google/doodle/celeb...
doodles.google/doodle/celeb...