Beautiful story about teaching an endangered bird species to migrate.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

I've just returned from Brazil's largest Indigenous territory to see how Lula's 2-year-old campaign to help the Yanomami is faring. Truly inspiring to see how many SUS (NHS) nurses + docs have thrown themselves into the fight to save lives in such a remote region www.theguardian.com/world/2025/f...

Very cool — The @criterion.bsky.social is streaming the documentary portrait "David Lynch: The Art Life" free to watch through the end of January. No account necessary. Please RT

There was no other director like him, and it's kind of a miracle that he was able to do all the wild, weird and strange work that he did, for as long as he did, and mostly with studio money. RIP.

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

As of this week, my debut book BECOMING EARTH is five months old! I’m feeling so grateful for everything that has happened since its publication and I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge, appreciate, and reflect on it all 🧵
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/623907...

I know some of you have seen our documentary but for those who haven't seen it or want to see it again, I hope you will click on the link below and watch it. When you do, I would love to hear what you thought of it. Thank you!
www.primevideo.com/region/eu/de...

1/ I’ve become an unofficial evangelist for Bluesky. (I don’t work here.)

As a former dir of product mgmt @Twitter, I’m impressed w/ the innovative and courageous choices Bluesky has made.

They’ve come up with a better way to do social media.

Some have asked me how I explain this outcome.

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I've been putting together a starter pack of people who bring interesting history knowledge to your timeline in a creative way: ruins, archaeology, folklore and art. Let me know if you think I missed anyone off! go.bsky.app/NvxmgNJ

I wrote about the most interesting man you’ve probably never heard of, who discovered the real Noah’s Ark, and gives us a window into a fascinating world of the first humans who invented writing. www.forkingpaths.co/p/the-mirthf...

In 2018, in an attempt to befriend people, I asked 52 people "What's your favorite organism and why?" then illustrated their favorite and compiled their answers into an ebook.

I can't offer free illustrations this year, but let's revive that question: "What's your favorite organism and why?"

okay if you're on web: refresh, then hover over somebody's avatar

A journalist asked me last week how Neanderthals or other ancient hominins might have experienced eclipses. I thought it was a great question, because it touches deeply on the universality of experience.

johnhawks.net/weblog/how-d...

This is an important and well-reported story about the Brazilian Cerrado, where indigenous people are shunning industrial agriculture and returning to traditional fruit crops. This is boosting their income and contributing to ecosystem restoration. It’s worth your time to read.