Naulald Shorttown
@frengible.bsky.social
I contain multitudes, today I am a glowering yet rocking realistic poser with a warm love of chaos
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New audio for "WHY?—can we have both fairness & progress?". Check it out on the site or on the podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/6nK6...
FAIRNESS & PROGRESS
Exploring the relationship between fairness and progress, emphasizing non-zero-sum games as a means to enhance human well-being and collective growth.
nonzerosum.games
February 5, 2026 at 11:53 PM
New audio for "WHY?—can we have both fairness & progress?". Check it out on the site or on the podcast. open.spotify.com/episode/6nK6...
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Innovators throughout the ages have found ways to apply knowledge in one area of expertise to another domain to create breakthroughs. This series makes a strong case for "reasoning by analogy".
See if this shift in perspective unlocks your inner genius.
#Polymaths #Genius #Innovation #Musk
See if this shift in perspective unlocks your inner genius.
#Polymaths #Genius #Innovation #Musk
POLYMATHS
Explore the fascinating world of polymaths, their methodologies, and the significance of First Principles thinking in innovation and creativity today.
nonzerosum.games
January 16, 2026 at 11:55 PM
Innovators throughout the ages have found ways to apply knowledge in one area of expertise to another domain to create breakthroughs. This series makes a strong case for "reasoning by analogy".
See if this shift in perspective unlocks your inner genius.
#Polymaths #Genius #Innovation #Musk
See if this shift in perspective unlocks your inner genius.
#Polymaths #Genius #Innovation #Musk
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Where children learn and old lords rest deep in rural England. At St James’s, Somerton, Oxfordshire, village life seems timeless. Here, I was struck by how a transient moment of modern life was left as but a shadow by the tomb chest of Sir Thomas Fermor (d.1580) and his second wife Bridget Bradshaw.
December 28, 2025 at 8:12 AM
Where children learn and old lords rest deep in rural England. At St James’s, Somerton, Oxfordshire, village life seems timeless. Here, I was struck by how a transient moment of modern life was left as but a shadow by the tomb chest of Sir Thomas Fermor (d.1580) and his second wife Bridget Bradshaw.
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On New Year’s Day, take a moment to be present with those relatives we lost, those relatives we found, and those relatives that we’re learning how to better care for. This is worth a deep mindful breath, of grief and gratitude.
open.substack.com/pub/mongabay...
open.substack.com/pub/mongabay...
The conservation ledger: What we lost and what we gained in 2025
2025 was a year shaped by both loss and persistence, marked by species formally declared extinct, hundreds of organisms newly described, and uneven conservation outcomes across forests, reefs, and the...
open.substack.com
January 2, 2026 at 5:23 AM
On New Year’s Day, take a moment to be present with those relatives we lost, those relatives we found, and those relatives that we’re learning how to better care for. This is worth a deep mindful breath, of grief and gratitude.
open.substack.com/pub/mongabay...
open.substack.com/pub/mongabay...
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A bunch of daddies hypnotized at school, burly bodies squeezed into small desks, eager to please the professor controlling them. "Yes, teacher!" they say eagerly like a chorus, deep voices contrasted their simple-minded childish tones. They're learning that silly daddies are meant to obey teacher
January 10, 2026 at 6:45 PM
A bunch of daddies hypnotized at school, burly bodies squeezed into small desks, eager to please the professor controlling them. "Yes, teacher!" they say eagerly like a chorus, deep voices contrasted their simple-minded childish tones. They're learning that silly daddies are meant to obey teacher
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Sir: It seems the boy is learning very well. In a recent game of cum or air he found amazing focus. Deep breathing exercises while edged, cut off air wait for cum or fight. Wanting to please me he slowed his breath closed his eyes and shot an incredible load. Did he get air? 😈
January 18, 2026 at 1:33 PM
Sir: It seems the boy is learning very well. In a recent game of cum or air he found amazing focus. Deep breathing exercises while edged, cut off air wait for cum or fight. Wanting to please me he slowed his breath closed his eyes and shot an incredible load. Did he get air? 😈
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I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Part 1: How do LLMs work?
YouTube video by Andrew Perfors
www.youtube.com
January 22, 2026 at 12:45 AM
I just created a series of seven deep-dive videos about AI, which I've posted to youtube and now here. 😊
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
Targeted to laypeople, they explore how LLMs work, what they can do, and what impacts they have on learning, well-being, disinformation, the workplace, the economy, and the environment.
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With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
January 9, 2026 at 1:27 AM
With some trepidation, I'm putting this out into the world:
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
gershmanlab.com/textbook.html
It's a textbook called Computational Foundations of Cognitive Neuroscience, which I wrote for my class.
My hope is that this will be a living document, continuously improved as I get feedback.
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I've been working for ages on a comprehensive revamp of the Stanford Encyclopedia Entry on "Animal Consciousness", with new sections on non-Western perspectives, methodological challenges and evolutionary big pictures, and it's out today: plato.stanford.edu/entries/cons.... Hope you find it useful!
January 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
I've been working for ages on a comprehensive revamp of the Stanford Encyclopedia Entry on "Animal Consciousness", with new sections on non-Western perspectives, methodological challenges and evolutionary big pictures, and it's out today: plato.stanford.edu/entries/cons.... Hope you find it useful!
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Human astrocytes are among my favorite things to photograph under the microscope! I feel like I’m looking at stars in the sky!
Can you identify the blood vessel in the middle of the image?
Markers: 💙 Dapi 💛 GFAP
🌟 🔬 🧠 #Microscopy #Neuroscience
Can you identify the blood vessel in the middle of the image?
Markers: 💙 Dapi 💛 GFAP
🌟 🔬 🧠 #Microscopy #Neuroscience
January 13, 2026 at 10:19 PM
Human astrocytes are among my favorite things to photograph under the microscope! I feel like I’m looking at stars in the sky!
Can you identify the blood vessel in the middle of the image?
Markers: 💙 Dapi 💛 GFAP
🌟 🔬 🧠 #Microscopy #Neuroscience
Can you identify the blood vessel in the middle of the image?
Markers: 💙 Dapi 💛 GFAP
🌟 🔬 🧠 #Microscopy #Neuroscience
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Neuroscience is moving away from a modular view of the brain because the brain is not modular. It is network of murmuring neurons. Great metaphor by @pessoabrain.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
#neuroscience
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
#neuroscience
Opinion | What Are We Thinking?
www.nytimes.com
January 17, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Neuroscience is moving away from a modular view of the brain because the brain is not modular. It is network of murmuring neurons. Great metaphor by @pessoabrain.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
#neuroscience
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/o...
#neuroscience
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I relocated from Brazil to the US in 2017 for a Postdoc in Neuroscience. A dream coming true, the US was the place to be in my field. The country I moved to no longer exists. Now I'm preparing to move to Germany, and sad about all the scientists who don't have the same chance to escape. #BrainDrain
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again.
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
January 21, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I relocated from Brazil to the US in 2017 for a Postdoc in Neuroscience. A dream coming true, the US was the place to be in my field. The country I moved to no longer exists. Now I'm preparing to move to Germany, and sad about all the scientists who don't have the same chance to escape. #BrainDrain
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Emma is a war refugee and survivor of conversion therapy whose work, feminism, and feedback have all been invaluable to me and my nonfiction. Please consider helping her out if you can.
Due to being a refugee, I only get invited to interviews for menial and service jobs. Because of my disability, I can't work those. I live on modest and sporadic freelance earnings and can't afford surgical expenses. Please help if you can 🙏
#HelpSky #MutualAid
gofund.me/25003d6e4
#HelpSky #MutualAid
gofund.me/25003d6e4
Donate to Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery, organized by Em Zakharuk
UPD: Thanks to your generosity, I've been able to book a surgery date. Please help … Em Zakharuk needs your support for Help Emma Get Gender-Affirming Surgery
gofund.me
January 19, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Emma is a war refugee and survivor of conversion therapy whose work, feminism, and feedback have all been invaluable to me and my nonfiction. Please consider helping her out if you can.
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Am attempting to write stuff that requires more research so I've been reading more nonfiction in the last few months.
I haven't been a naturally curious person as an adult. (Depression? IDK.) So it's something that requires some effort.
I haven't been a naturally curious person as an adult. (Depression? IDK.) So it's something that requires some effort.
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Am attempting to write stuff that requires more research so I've been reading more nonfiction in the last few months.
I haven't been a naturally curious person as an adult. (Depression? IDK.) So it's something that requires some effort.
I haven't been a naturally curious person as an adult. (Depression? IDK.) So it's something that requires some effort.
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I do find it annoying how some people dismiss long YouTube video essays as "bad" just because of their length. I get if you don't have the time to watch them, thats ok! But length isn't quality. Yes, movies and TV shows may be shorter, but you listen to nonfiction audiobooks that are 10 hours, yes?
January 21, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I do find it annoying how some people dismiss long YouTube video essays as "bad" just because of their length. I get if you don't have the time to watch them, thats ok! But length isn't quality. Yes, movies and TV shows may be shorter, but you listen to nonfiction audiobooks that are 10 hours, yes?
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I earnestly would equate video essays more with academic articles or nonfiction books. Are some giant wastes of drivel and time? Sure. But some aren't, and length isn't a measure of its quality, but the quality of its time usage is.
January 21, 2026 at 6:27 PM
I earnestly would equate video essays more with academic articles or nonfiction books. Are some giant wastes of drivel and time? Sure. But some aren't, and length isn't a measure of its quality, but the quality of its time usage is.
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My nonfiction essay writing class has ended. It was very much a success! I tried out something that was new to me AND required me being vulnerable while strangers critiqued my work. So just a little push to try stuff out.
January 22, 2026 at 4:00 PM
My nonfiction essay writing class has ended. It was very much a success! I tried out something that was new to me AND required me being vulnerable while strangers critiqued my work. So just a little push to try stuff out.
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Phantomarine is updated! Ch 7 p 37
Girl, don't give him the satisfaction.
www.phantomarine.com/comic/737-in...
#webcomics #comics
Girl, don't give him the satisfaction.
www.phantomarine.com/comic/737-in...
#webcomics #comics
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Phantomarine is updated! Ch 7 p 37
Girl, don't give him the satisfaction.
www.phantomarine.com/comic/737-in...
#webcomics #comics
Girl, don't give him the satisfaction.
www.phantomarine.com/comic/737-in...
#webcomics #comics
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Voltar no tempo pra impedir a Coreia do Sul de ser uma grande potência exportadora de cultura pop e, consequentemente não fazerem webcomics de scrollar no celular que, depois, seriam postas junto com mangás em sites de ler scan online pra evitar a queda do Mangadex e do Batoto
January 20, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Voltar no tempo pra impedir a Coreia do Sul de ser uma grande potência exportadora de cultura pop e, consequentemente não fazerem webcomics de scrollar no celular que, depois, seriam postas junto com mangás em sites de ler scan online pra evitar a queda do Mangadex e do Batoto
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Daniel was in a band in high school. Then his sister died, he fell out with his band's guitarist, & years went by. So how did he end up back here, in a vibes-audition for the same band? Something to do with that guitarist's 'marry me' eyes, probably
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:05 PM
Daniel was in a band in high school. Then his sister died, he fell out with his band's guitarist, & years went by. So how did he end up back here, in a vibes-audition for the same band? Something to do with that guitarist's 'marry me' eyes, probably
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
#KeepingTime #webcomics
🎸 keepingtimecomic.com
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I think us folks at @chimeracomics.bsky.social are ready to eat-- uh, turn the page! yeah! :D
Go and check out all the brilliant webcomics on chimeracomics.org 💙💗💛
Go and check out all the brilliant webcomics on chimeracomics.org 💙💗💛
January 21, 2026 at 12:48 PM
I think us folks at @chimeracomics.bsky.social are ready to eat-- uh, turn the page! yeah! :D
Go and check out all the brilliant webcomics on chimeracomics.org 💙💗💛
Go and check out all the brilliant webcomics on chimeracomics.org 💙💗💛
I want to be a polymath!
Innovators throughout the ages have found ways to apply knowledge in one area of expertise to another domain to create breakthroughs. This series makes a strong case for "reasoning by analogy".
See if this shift in perspective unlocks your inner genius.
#Polymaths #Genius #Innovation #Musk
See if this shift in perspective unlocks your inner genius.
#Polymaths #Genius #Innovation #Musk
POLYMATHS
Explore the fascinating world of polymaths, their methodologies, and the significance of First Principles thinking in innovation and creativity today.
nonzerosum.games
January 19, 2026 at 11:54 PM
I want to be a polymath!
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Just remember that last year @albomp.bsky.social’s government approved a carbon bomb, the North West Shelf Gas project.
For those that pay attention to and respect climate science, and laws of physics and chemistry, you’ll appreciate why this is an issue.
For those that pay attention to and respect climate science, and laws of physics and chemistry, you’ll appreciate why this is an issue.
Acting to prevent dangerous climate change is too costly for the economy, some say…
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Cars washed to sea, rain record smashed in Great Ocean Road deluge
People in the popular holiday region have been issued with an emergency warning afer a storm cell dumped more than 100 millimetres of rain, flooding campsites and washing three cars to sea.
www.abc.net.au
January 15, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Just remember that last year @albomp.bsky.social’s government approved a carbon bomb, the North West Shelf Gas project.
For those that pay attention to and respect climate science, and laws of physics and chemistry, you’ll appreciate why this is an issue.
For those that pay attention to and respect climate science, and laws of physics and chemistry, you’ll appreciate why this is an issue.
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When a container of mixed nuts is shaken, the largest nuts rise to the top.
This phenomenon is known as the ‘Brazil nut effect,’ and there are a couple of mechanisms at play.
Or: “Making physics fun with snacks.” 🧵⬇️
This phenomenon is known as the ‘Brazil nut effect,’ and there are a couple of mechanisms at play.
Or: “Making physics fun with snacks.” 🧵⬇️
January 15, 2026 at 7:18 PM
When a container of mixed nuts is shaken, the largest nuts rise to the top.
This phenomenon is known as the ‘Brazil nut effect,’ and there are a couple of mechanisms at play.
Or: “Making physics fun with snacks.” 🧵⬇️
This phenomenon is known as the ‘Brazil nut effect,’ and there are a couple of mechanisms at play.
Or: “Making physics fun with snacks.” 🧵⬇️