Irene Karsten
@ikarsten.bsky.social
Slow knitter. Helping people preserve collections.
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Fabulous: Cornell Ornithology features some of the best videos contributed in 2024. Three minutes of pure bliss. #Birds www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...
Best Bird Videos: 21 Favorites from Our Macaulay Library
https://youtu.be/QfzDEzfthGM
We've reviewed the best bird photos from last year and chosen our favorite bird sounds as well—now it's time to take a look at some of the best video footage. We scour...
www.allaboutbirds.org
March 9, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Fabulous: Cornell Ornithology features some of the best videos contributed in 2024. Three minutes of pure bliss. #Birds www.allaboutbirds.org/news/best-bi...
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This is the coolest thing I've read this week. www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-k...
We Finally Know Why Ancient Roman Concrete Was So Durable
The ancient Romans were masters of building and engineering, perhaps most famously represented by the aqueducts.
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February 23, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is the coolest thing I've read this week. www.sciencealert.com/we-finally-k...
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This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
Defense Against Dishonest Charts
This is a guide to protect ourselves and to preserve what is good about turning data into visual things.
flowingdata.com
February 15, 2025 at 6:48 AM
This excellent interactive tutorial on misleading data visualizations explores the idea of a "counter chart" — the graph you draw in response to refute a misleading claims
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
flowingdata.com/projects/dis...
How Canada Should Respond to Trump
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open.substack.com/pub/dgardner...
How Canada Should Respond to Trump
Heed the lesson of Thucydides: Only brutality can deter brutal men.
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February 2, 2025 at 5:06 PM
How Canada Should Respond to Trump
open.substack.com/pub/dgardner...
open.substack.com/pub/dgardner...
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Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
Opinion | Don’t Believe Him (Gift Article)
Look closely at the first two weeks of Donald Trump’s second term and you’ll see something very different than what he wants you to see.
www.nytimes.com
February 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Trump is acting like a king because he is too weak to govern like a president. He is trying to substitute perception for reality. He is hoping that perception then becomes reality. That can only happen if we believe him www.nytimes.com/2025/02/02/o...
A short intro to conservation of textiles and thoughts on conserving things never designed to last.
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Meet the team | Caterina Florio
Step into the world of the exhibition Costume Balls: Dressing Up History, 1870-1927 and meet the Museum's teams of experts.
www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca
January 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
A short intro to conservation of textiles and thoughts on conserving things never designed to last.
www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/en/audio-vid...
www.musee-mccord-stewart.ca/en/audio-vid...
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WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC?
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
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Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
December 13, 2024 at 3:07 PM
WHICH BIKE LANE DO WE BLAME FOR THIS TRAFFIC?
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
Banner this morning in Toronto on the Gardiner ExpresswayThe people of Ontario have had enough Premier Ford.
📸 @martinreis.bsky.social
What conservators can do after a fire.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Priceless Canadian art pieces from St. Anne's church fire wreckage being brought back to life | CBC News
Six months after a devastating fire tore through the historic St. Anne's Church, some of the priceless art from the church has been recovered and is in the process of being restored.
www.cbc.ca
December 7, 2024 at 3:31 PM
What conservators can do after a fire.
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Transitioning to electrification means a future with much less waste than our current fossil fuel based energy system. Here's an accessible, but very detailed analysis with lots of references. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 www.rewiring.nz/watt-now/ele...
Electricity means efficiency
There are no free lunches in energy. But some lunches are far, far cheaper than others. Electrifying everything will massively reduce the overall material and energy requirements of the global energy ...
www.rewiring.nz
December 1, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Transitioning to electrification means a future with much less waste than our current fossil fuel based energy system. Here's an accessible, but very detailed analysis with lots of references. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨🔋 www.rewiring.nz/watt-now/ele...
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Opinion - Why you should pay attention to this Ontario court ruling on a climate-change case: A recent Ontario court decision on a climate-change case is the most significant one to date on several fronts, and could bring fundamental changes
Why you should pay attention to this Ontario court ruling on a climate-change case
A recent Ontario court decision on a climate-change case is the most significant one to date on several fronts, and could bring fundamental changes
www.theglobeandmail.com
November 21, 2024 at 11:02 AM
Opinion - Why you should pay attention to this Ontario court ruling on a climate-change case: A recent Ontario court decision on a climate-change case is the most significant one to date on several fronts, and could bring fundamental changes
Great article: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...
Future tech meets ancient art in Canada’s conservation efforts
The Globe and Mail offers the most authoritative news in Canada, featuring national and international news
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November 17, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Great article: www.theglobeandmail.com/business/art...