B. Ricardo Brown, PhD
@node801.bsky.social
Professor of Social Science & Cultural Studies
Dept. Social Science & Cultural Studies, Pratt Institute.
https://sciences.social/@NODE801
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Simon's Rock College '78-'82
Scientia et honor.
Dept. Social Science & Cultural Studies, Pratt Institute.
https://sciences.social/@NODE801
#HistSTM #CriticalTheory #soundscapes
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Simon's Rock College '78-'82
Scientia et honor.
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That is William J Herschel, the son of John, grandson of William, and great nephew of Caroline en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Wil...
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In colonial India, William Herschel introduced fingerprinting in the 1850s to authenticate identity on legal documents.
Influenced by colonial ideologies, his experiments laid the foundations for modern forensic identification, codifying the hand as a scientific marker of identity.
#handoftheweek
Influenced by colonial ideologies, his experiments laid the foundations for modern forensic identification, codifying the hand as a scientific marker of identity.
#handoftheweek
October 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
That is William J Herschel, the son of John, grandson of William, and great nephew of Caroline en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Wil...
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#histSTM
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24-Oct: On this day in 1852, Charles Darwin wrote to his cousin to commend the miraculous new substance chloroform… #histsci friendsofdarwin.com/darwin-on-ch...
24-Oct-1852: Darwin on the new miracle substance, chloroform
‘The grandest & most blessed of discoveries.’
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October 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
24-Oct: On this day in 1852, Charles Darwin wrote to his cousin to commend the miraculous new substance chloroform… #histsci friendsofdarwin.com/darwin-on-ch...
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I started watching the 1992 PBS series The Dinosaurs! - I love older pre-Walking with Dinosaurs (1999)/pre-CGI documentaries about dinosurs - and in episode 1 was none other than historian of science Martin Rudwick, talking about Georges Cuvier. #histsci #HPS
[I'll follow w/ links to the episodes]
[I'll follow w/ links to the episodes]
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
October 26, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I made an image of all the art posted by US DOL on X since approximately Labor Day
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Our editor, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social, examines "The Erie Canal at 200."
"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."
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#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."
niche-canada.org/2025/10/26/t...
#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
The Erie Canal at 200
Erie Canal’s 200th: engineering success, reshaped settlement, boosted trade, harmed Indigenous lands and ecosystems, linked U.S.–Canada waterways, now mostly recreational.
niche-canada.org
October 29, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Our editor, @danielmacfarlane.bsky.social, examines "The Erie Canal at 200."
"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."
niche-canada.org/2025/10/26/t...
#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
"Designing the Erie’s liquid route required amassing knowledge of local landscapes and ecological conditions."
niche-canada.org/2025/10/26/t...
#envhist #envirotech #waterhistory
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أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
November 1, 2025 at 8:54 PM
أنا اسمي زهران ممدان وعم رشّح حالي لأكون العمدة الجديد في مدينة نيويورك
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Now streaming at my house, for a jazz giant who died yesterday at age 83:
Pictures (1977) by Jack DeJohnette, who drummed with all the greats like Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis, etc & had a sterling solo career...this is just him on drums/piano/organ, with John Abercrombie (gtr), inventive & beautiful
Pictures (1977) by Jack DeJohnette, who drummed with all the greats like Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis, etc & had a sterling solo career...this is just him on drums/piano/organ, with John Abercrombie (gtr), inventive & beautiful
October 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Now streaming at my house, for a jazz giant who died yesterday at age 83:
Pictures (1977) by Jack DeJohnette, who drummed with all the greats like Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis, etc & had a sterling solo career...this is just him on drums/piano/organ, with John Abercrombie (gtr), inventive & beautiful
Pictures (1977) by Jack DeJohnette, who drummed with all the greats like Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis, etc & had a sterling solo career...this is just him on drums/piano/organ, with John Abercrombie (gtr), inventive & beautiful
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Jack DeJohnette (Aug 9, 1942 - Oct 26, 2025)
Love his music, so very much.
#music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Xh...
Love his music, so very much.
#music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Xh...
In ’N Out (Live)
YouTube video by McCoy Tyner - Topic
www.youtube.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Jack DeJohnette (Aug 9, 1942 - Oct 26, 2025)
Love his music, so very much.
#music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Xh...
Love his music, so very much.
#music #musicsky #jazzmusic #jazzsky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1Xh...
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RIP to one of the all-time greats... Jack DeJohnette has passed away at age 83. The legendary drummer is pictured here at the September 24, 1965 recording session for Jackie McLean's "Jacknife," which marked his first appearance on a Blue Note record.
October 27, 2025 at 2:44 PM
RIP to one of the all-time greats... Jack DeJohnette has passed away at age 83. The legendary drummer is pictured here at the September 24, 1965 recording session for Jackie McLean's "Jacknife," which marked his first appearance on a Blue Note record.
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#RIP Jack DeJohnette
📷 K. Abe, 1972
"I hear overtones & chords in the cymbals as well as the drums. I am hearing orchestrally. The cymbals are to my drum set what the sustain pedal is on the acoustic piano. So I am hearing colors. I consider myself somebody who colors the music."
📷 K. Abe, 1972
"I hear overtones & chords in the cymbals as well as the drums. I am hearing orchestrally. The cymbals are to my drum set what the sustain pedal is on the acoustic piano. So I am hearing colors. I consider myself somebody who colors the music."
October 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
#RIP Jack DeJohnette
📷 K. Abe, 1972
"I hear overtones & chords in the cymbals as well as the drums. I am hearing orchestrally. The cymbals are to my drum set what the sustain pedal is on the acoustic piano. So I am hearing colors. I consider myself somebody who colors the music."
📷 K. Abe, 1972
"I hear overtones & chords in the cymbals as well as the drums. I am hearing orchestrally. The cymbals are to my drum set what the sustain pedal is on the acoustic piano. So I am hearing colors. I consider myself somebody who colors the music."
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Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.
Jack DeJohnette, dynamic and instantly recognizable jazz drummer, dies at 83
Jack DeJohnette, of the most daring and singular jazz drummers of the last 60 years, died on Sunday.
www.npr.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Jack DeJohnette, just one of the deepest musicians ever, and a personal hero. Here is my obituary for NPR Music.
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Not only is Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5, it is still strengthening.
Hurricane hunters are finding the central pressure continuing to drop and the eye continuing to warm. Flight level winds are as high as 180mph.
Hurricane hunters are finding the central pressure continuing to drop and the eye continuing to warm. Flight level winds are as high as 180mph.
Waking up to Category 5 monster. Hurricane Melissa begins its move toward Jamaica today.
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Not only is Hurricane Melissa now a Category 5, it is still strengthening.
Hurricane hunters are finding the central pressure continuing to drop and the eye continuing to warm. Flight level winds are as high as 180mph.
Hurricane hunters are finding the central pressure continuing to drop and the eye continuing to warm. Flight level winds are as high as 180mph.
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NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
October 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
NOAA hurricane hunters flying aboard a P-3 Orion aircraft ("Kermit") are monitoring Hurricane Melissa as most aircraft steer clear. The storm poses a catastrophic threat to Jamaica and Haiti.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
The crew are among the many federal workers working without pay during the US government shutdown.
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Do raptor decals on windows decrease bird collisions? Unfortunately, #birds avoid decals and still hit windows. Watch as researchers use a flight tunnel to test which decal patterns reduce deadly bird strikes. No birds harmed (video by @cornellbirds.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Qz.... 🌎
Testing Raptor Decals: Scientific Evidence on Bird–Window Collisions
YouTube video by Cornell Lab of Ornithology
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October 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Do raptor decals on windows decrease bird collisions? Unfortunately, #birds avoid decals and still hit windows. Watch as researchers use a flight tunnel to test which decal patterns reduce deadly bird strikes. No birds harmed (video by @cornellbirds.bsky.social): www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_Qz.... 🌎
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🔭 The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836
London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
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London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
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October 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
🔭 The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, under the command of Captain Fitzroy, R.N., during the years 1832 to 1836
London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
[Source]
London: Published by Smith, Elder and Co., 65 Cornhill, 1839-1843.
[Source]
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Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading, watching, and listening to from September!
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#EnvHist Worth Reading: September 2025
Find historical ecology, a chicken tax, and living rivers in the September list of environmental history worth reading from Jessica DeWitt.
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October 11, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Our editor-in-chief, @jessicamdewitt.bsky.social, is back with her picks for environmental history worth reading, watching, and listening to from September!
niche-canada.org/2025/10/11/e...
#envhist
niche-canada.org/2025/10/11/e...
#envhist
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Stephen Colbert - Kermit the Frog vs. ICE (Rainbow Connection)
October 14, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Stephen Colbert - Kermit the Frog vs. ICE (Rainbow Connection)
Quite appropriate reaction to the period since then....
King Crimson's debut album In The Court Of The Crimson King was released on October 10, 1969 #RobertFripp
October 10, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Quite appropriate reaction to the period since then....
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Devastating news: the Slender-billed Curlew has just been declared extinct. This Slender-billed Curlew is from "A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles" (1863). #SciArt by Benjamin Fawcett #ExtinctionIsForever www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42530095
October 10, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Devastating news: the Slender-billed Curlew has just been declared extinct. This Slender-billed Curlew is from "A history of the birds of Europe, not observed in the British Isles" (1863). #SciArt by Benjamin Fawcett #ExtinctionIsForever www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/42530095
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Could annihilation occur to matter, this were the thing to do it.
October 6, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Could annihilation occur to matter, this were the thing to do it.
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Did you know that BHL has #FullTextSearch? You can search for scientific names, places, etc, but you can also find all the things that "Alfred Russell Wallace" found "delicious" in his travels (search for "delicious" and then narrow search results by author). #ILoveBHL www.biodiversitylibrary.org 🧪
October 7, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Did you know that BHL has #FullTextSearch? You can search for scientific names, places, etc, but you can also find all the things that "Alfred Russell Wallace" found "delicious" in his travels (search for "delicious" and then narrow search results by author). #ILoveBHL www.biodiversitylibrary.org 🧪
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October 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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ARTICLE: Leonard Jenyns on the variation of species and Charles Darwin on the origin of species 1844–1860 bit.ly/48RiAo2
#HPS #histsci
#HPS #histsci
ARTICLE: Leonard Jenyns on the variation of species and Charles Darwin on the origin of species 1844–1860
In the journal Notes and Records: the Royal Society Journal of the History of Science: Leonard Jenyns on the variation of species and Charles Darwin on the origin of species 1844–1860 Mark Hanson a…
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October 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
ARTICLE: Leonard Jenyns on the variation of species and Charles Darwin on the origin of species 1844–1860 bit.ly/48RiAo2
#HPS #histsci
#HPS #histsci