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67 SciAm staff favorite books of 2025:
provocative fiction, biography, science (natch), politics and more.
#BookSky
provocative fiction, biography, science (natch), politics and more.
#BookSky
The Scientific American Staff’s Favorite Books of 2025
Here are the 67 books Scientific American staffers couldn’t put down this year, from fantasy epics to gripping nonfiction
www.scientificamerican.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:32 PM
67 SciAm staff favorite books of 2025:
provocative fiction, biography, science (natch), politics and more.
#BookSky
provocative fiction, biography, science (natch), politics and more.
#BookSky
AI image prompt: child visibly underfed and showing vaccine-preventable disease symptoms opening Advent calendar and overjoyed to find another fascist obituary
December 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
AI image prompt: child visibly underfed and showing vaccine-preventable disease symptoms opening Advent calendar and overjoyed to find another fascist obituary
Not even AI.
The jokes practically write themselves, don't they?
The jokes practically write themselves, don't they?
December 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Not even AI.
The jokes practically write themselves, don't they?
The jokes practically write themselves, don't they?
Staples carries posterboard lightly preprinted with 1" or 1/2" grid lines - a $4 alternative to Chessex's $28 vinyl dry-erase mats. Retrace every 3rd line on a 1/2" grid for a 1.5" scale battlefield.
#ttrpg life
#ttrpg life
November 30, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Staples carries posterboard lightly preprinted with 1" or 1/2" grid lines - a $4 alternative to Chessex's $28 vinyl dry-erase mats. Retrace every 3rd line on a 1/2" grid for a 1.5" scale battlefield.
#ttrpg life
#ttrpg life
Somehow I never saw the original The Running Man until yesterday. Maybe it's just nostalgia but I feel like RoboCop was by far the better 1987 protocyberpunk flick.
November 30, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Somehow I never saw the original The Running Man until yesterday. Maybe it's just nostalgia but I feel like RoboCop was by far the better 1987 protocyberpunk flick.
~4% of people have aphantasia (inability to fantasize / lack of sensory imagination) - but that doesn't seem to predispose to other mental health risks.
The Impact of Aphantasia on Mental Healthcare Experiences
Approximately 4% of the population has aphantasia, which is defined as impoverished, or absent, sensory mental imagery. Previous research suggests that people with aphantasia (aphants) may have a high...
online.ucpress.edu
November 29, 2025 at 1:39 PM
~4% of people have aphantasia (inability to fantasize / lack of sensory imagination) - but that doesn't seem to predispose to other mental health risks.
Joonie says stolen cheese is the sweetest. 🧀
November 27, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Joonie says stolen cheese is the sweetest. 🧀
By now we should all know about recordings of "Deck the Halls" to the tune of "War Pigs", but who's recorded the lyrics of "War Pigs" to the tune of "Deck the Halls"?
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
By now we should all know about recordings of "Deck the Halls" to the tune of "War Pigs", but who's recorded the lyrics of "War Pigs" to the tune of "Deck the Halls"?
$460 LEGO Barad-dur, or $500 LEGO Rivendell?
November 23, 2025 at 7:47 PM
$460 LEGO Barad-dur, or $500 LEGO Rivendell?
I'm sure I'm not the first to observe that Hulu definitely needs more Cthulhu
November 22, 2025 at 12:48 AM
I'm sure I'm not the first to observe that Hulu definitely needs more Cthulhu
Practicing 7.5mph sprints. .12 mi is kinda my limit at that speed.
also: wtf @ 835 calories
also: wtf @ 835 calories
November 19, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Practicing 7.5mph sprints. .12 mi is kinda my limit at that speed.
also: wtf @ 835 calories
also: wtf @ 835 calories
#BookSky et al.
Hey authors! Check to see if Anthropic stole your book to train their slop generator on. You’re entitled to $1500 per stolen Work.
Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
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Look up your work, and if you’re in the database, file a claim
secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/
Submit a Claim
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November 19, 2025 at 3:37 PM
#BookSky et al.
Joonie vs. Goliath vs. platypus
November 18, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Joonie vs. Goliath vs. platypus
Reposted by Dayton VH
Hear me out: cats who actually make biscuits
November 17, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Hear me out: cats who actually make biscuits
First mile at 4.5mph, then mixed speeds up to 7.5mph between cooldown walks.
November 17, 2025 at 8:56 PM
First mile at 4.5mph, then mixed speeds up to 7.5mph between cooldown walks.
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Pink Flood
Pink Flood
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
The Rowling Stones
The Rowling Stones
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Rust
Rust
November 15, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Change a letter, make a singer/band less appealing:
Pink Flood
Pink Flood
Apparently whole school systems did not read 1955's "Why Johnny Can't Read". 70 years later, little Liam still can't read.
#BookSky
#BookSky
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Apparently whole school systems did not read 1955's "Why Johnny Can't Read". 70 years later, little Liam still can't read.
#BookSky
#BookSky
Crazy idea I know, but how about a cellular carrier like Credo Mobile except it doesn't contribute to political campaign funds at all - and instead attracts customers with bare-bones pricing like Tello.
November 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Crazy idea I know, but how about a cellular carrier like Credo Mobile except it doesn't contribute to political campaign funds at all - and instead attracts customers with bare-bones pricing like Tello.
I need to know how you get 30g of protein into clear bev without it having a thick/slimy mouthfeel, much less "sparkling"
November 13, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I need to know how you get 30g of protein into clear bev without it having a thick/slimy mouthfeel, much less "sparkling"
Shoelaces didn't want to stay tied at first. 4.5mph jog from the 2.25 mile mark to finish.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Shoelaces didn't want to stay tied at first. 4.5mph jog from the 2.25 mile mark to finish.
Browsing for Ankheg xp value while DM'ing my last session, I stumbled across this article that made me want to build out a monster-parts harvesting system. And that made me miss the 1E Monster Manual's "frequency" stats.
"Very Rare"? OK, we'll call that a CR20 Nature (Monster Lore?) skill check.
"Very Rare"? OK, we'll call that a CR20 Nature (Monster Lore?) skill check.
Ankheg, Harvesting & Loot, treasure from a D&D creature
Ankheg, harvesting loot, treasure, body parts, meat; treasure from a D&D 5e monster.
www.thievesguild.cc
November 11, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Browsing for Ankheg xp value while DM'ing my last session, I stumbled across this article that made me want to build out a monster-parts harvesting system. And that made me miss the 1E Monster Manual's "frequency" stats.
"Very Rare"? OK, we'll call that a CR20 Nature (Monster Lore?) skill check.
"Very Rare"? OK, we'll call that a CR20 Nature (Monster Lore?) skill check.
Taking a break from "A Study in Scarlet" to devour Sandra Newman's "Julia" via Libby. I can't think of many novels more important than Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and Newman's companion story dutifully magnifies it.
#BookSky
#BookSky
November 9, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Taking a break from "A Study in Scarlet" to devour Sandra Newman's "Julia" via Libby. I can't think of many novels more important than Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four" and Newman's companion story dutifully magnifies it.
#BookSky
#BookSky
Wanted to sustain 4.5mph for 1.5mi, but 1.0 was the best I could do. Solid session nonetheless.
November 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Wanted to sustain 4.5mph for 1.5mi, but 1.0 was the best I could do. Solid session nonetheless.
How the brain "does" creativity:
it's a whole-brain process that can be improved with exercise, engaging emotional and analytical cognitive skills.
it's a whole-brain process that can be improved with exercise, engaging emotional and analytical cognitive skills.
Creative brainwaves: Where do great ideas really come from?
Creativity feels like magic. One minute your mind is blank, and the next, you’ve come up with a comic strip, a story twist, a song verse, or a weird but wonderf
www.deccanherald.com
November 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM
How the brain "does" creativity:
it's a whole-brain process that can be improved with exercise, engaging emotional and analytical cognitive skills.
it's a whole-brain process that can be improved with exercise, engaging emotional and analytical cognitive skills.
TIL there are a plethora of post-filtering flags. I don't remember setting so many to "hide", so maybe you too will want to peruse them and relax the default "hide everything even remotely edgy" settings.
If you aren't seeing skeets from some of your fave people, they might have been labeled "Rude" by bsky mods. Idk what they are thinking, I don't need a mommy to tell me who to be buddies with. Anyway, go into Settings > moderation > bluesky moderation (advanced) and turn Rude off.
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
TIL there are a plethora of post-filtering flags. I don't remember setting so many to "hide", so maybe you too will want to peruse them and relax the default "hide everything even remotely edgy" settings.