EchoGnomics
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Randomly curious writer.
In addition, there's always the real risk of carbon monoxide poisoning when combustion is not complete due to poor installation & ventilation. My experiences from a very slow leak over a month: headaches, low energy, and grogginess that cleared up once we got outside. #naturalgas
Gas stoves emit methane, nitrogen dioxide and fine particulates at levels known to contribute to asthma and cardiovascular disease.
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
🧪 NEW STUDY: The annual indoor health cost of a single gas stove = $5,258
A big part this is from childhood asthma.
www.zmescience.com/medicine/gas...
Gas Stoves Are Slowly Poisoning Homes and Cost Families Over 5,000 Dollars a Year in Hidden Health Effects
That "clean" gas stove? It's costing you a fortune in health.
www.zmescience.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
In addition, there's always the real risk of carbon monoxide poisoning when combustion is not complete due to poor installation & ventilation. My experiences from a very slow leak over a month: headaches, low energy, and grogginess that cleared up once we got outside. #naturalgas
U of Oregon students and Amah Mutsun tribal working on high-tech, low impact, respectful archaeology.
"Archaeology is, in many ways, the missing link between life sciences and history, between our understanding of who we are and the world around us, according to Sanchez."
"Archaeology is, in many ways, the missing link between life sciences and history, between our understanding of who we are and the world around us, according to Sanchez."
“This is the future of archaeology, moving away from colonial structures and doing work that supports tribal sovereignty, access to ancestral lands and serves the people the work represents,” says professor Gabe Sanchez 🏺🏛️🧪. tiny.cc/1zuu001
Field school blends archaeology, ecology and tribal sovereignty
The UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History is helping shift the way archaeology happens
tiny.cc
November 10, 2025 at 10:08 PM
U of Oregon students and Amah Mutsun tribal working on high-tech, low impact, respectful archaeology.
"Archaeology is, in many ways, the missing link between life sciences and history, between our understanding of who we are and the world around us, according to Sanchez."
"Archaeology is, in many ways, the missing link between life sciences and history, between our understanding of who we are and the world around us, according to Sanchez."
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252 million years ago, Siberian volcanoes caused Earth's biggest extinction.
But humans now release CO₂ 200x faster than those ancient eruptions
It's not about total amounts, it's about speed.
Volcanoes: 0.02-0.13 gigatons/year
Humans: 36 gigatons/year
🧪 #SciComm
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buff.ly/bSZMHLU
But humans now release CO₂ 200x faster than those ancient eruptions
It's not about total amounts, it's about speed.
Volcanoes: 0.02-0.13 gigatons/year
Humans: 36 gigatons/year
🧪 #SciComm
🧵
buff.ly/bSZMHLU
252 Million Years Ago, Volcanoes Released This Much CO2. Humans Did It 200x Faster
It’s not how much carbon was released, it’s how fast
medium.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:37 PM
252 million years ago, Siberian volcanoes caused Earth's biggest extinction.
But humans now release CO₂ 200x faster than those ancient eruptions
It's not about total amounts, it's about speed.
Volcanoes: 0.02-0.13 gigatons/year
Humans: 36 gigatons/year
🧪 #SciComm
🧵
buff.ly/bSZMHLU
But humans now release CO₂ 200x faster than those ancient eruptions
It's not about total amounts, it's about speed.
Volcanoes: 0.02-0.13 gigatons/year
Humans: 36 gigatons/year
🧪 #SciComm
🧵
buff.ly/bSZMHLU
Cool stuff. The cerebellum is now known to be active in processing emotion, not just motion.
Seems to be avoidance motivation/behavioral inhibition:
high threat monitoring inhibits the desire to socially engage.
I.e. they may think of it, but get too freaked out to actually do it.
Seems to be avoidance motivation/behavioral inhibition:
high threat monitoring inhibits the desire to socially engage.
I.e. they may think of it, but get too freaked out to actually do it.
Shyness May Originate in the Cerebellum
#neuro #neuroimaging #behaviour #cerebellum 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/shyness-cere...
#neuro #neuroimaging #behaviour #cerebellum 🧪
neurosciencenews.com/shyness-cere...
Shyness May Originate in the Cerebellum - Neuroscience News
New research reveals that trait shyness is linked to reduced spontaneous neural activity in the cerebellum, a brain region traditionally associated with motor control but increasingly recognized for i...
neurosciencenews.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Cool stuff. The cerebellum is now known to be active in processing emotion, not just motion.
Seems to be avoidance motivation/behavioral inhibition:
high threat monitoring inhibits the desire to socially engage.
I.e. they may think of it, but get too freaked out to actually do it.
Seems to be avoidance motivation/behavioral inhibition:
high threat monitoring inhibits the desire to socially engage.
I.e. they may think of it, but get too freaked out to actually do it.
Prairie dogs can carry and die from the plague. All it takes is a few bad fleas biting 'em, and BOOM. They're living the life of medieval peasants, only with better teeth.
No wonder they're sourpusses.
#rodentsfollowinghealthcarepolitics
(taken at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2013.)
No wonder they're sourpusses.
#rodentsfollowinghealthcarepolitics
(taken at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2013.)
November 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Prairie dogs can carry and die from the plague. All it takes is a few bad fleas biting 'em, and BOOM. They're living the life of medieval peasants, only with better teeth.
No wonder they're sourpusses.
#rodentsfollowinghealthcarepolitics
(taken at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2013.)
No wonder they're sourpusses.
#rodentsfollowinghealthcarepolitics
(taken at Theodore Roosevelt National Park, 2013.)
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Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Hoping this helps our colleagues across the industry
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November 10, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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I like the problem solving involved in crafting sentences and paragraphs. Why would I let an algorithm do that for me
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I like the problem solving involved in crafting sentences and paragraphs. Why would I let an algorithm do that for me
Nowadays as we change tools every few years, such a comfortable monotony over thousands of generations is increasingly inconceivable. Yet, this is our own deep heritage.
(I use some inherited tools in the kitchen. Simple endures.)
(I use some inherited tools in the kitchen. Simple endures.)
My latest for @arstechnica.com, in which early hominins are resourceful and deep time is mind-blowing. 🧪
10,000 generations of hominins used the same stone tools to weather a changing world
This technological tradition lasted longer than Homo sapiens have even been a species.
arstechnica.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Nowadays as we change tools every few years, such a comfortable monotony over thousands of generations is increasingly inconceivable. Yet, this is our own deep heritage.
(I use some inherited tools in the kitchen. Simple endures.)
(I use some inherited tools in the kitchen. Simple endures.)
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I learn a lot from fourth graders. The moon is a buffoon but Jupiter is stupider. 🔭
November 9, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I learn a lot from fourth graders. The moon is a buffoon but Jupiter is stupider. 🔭
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Yesterday ignited lots of comments: bsky.app/profile/tryg...
They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
November 8, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yesterday ignited lots of comments: bsky.app/profile/tryg...
They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
They deserve a response: What You Are Actually Saying When You Say You Are Done Talking — Moral Clarity without relationship leaves only judgement. Judgement without connection won’t fix what is broken
open.substack.com/pub/trygveol...
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Good Morning! Sharing an Iphone shot I took of a full moon in Point Reyes National Seashore for #BlueSkyArtsShow theme: #evening art challenge.
#EastCoastKin #Photography #moon #Iphone16 #PointReyes
#EastCoastKin #Photography #moon #Iphone16 #PointReyes
November 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Good Morning! Sharing an Iphone shot I took of a full moon in Point Reyes National Seashore for #BlueSkyArtsShow theme: #evening art challenge.
#EastCoastKin #Photography #moon #Iphone16 #PointReyes
#EastCoastKin #Photography #moon #Iphone16 #PointReyes
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November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
www.neuronhub.org/Is-your-brai... Fascinating long interview with Silvia Bunge on higher brain functions by Juan Garcia-Ruiz @juangarciaruiz.bsky.social.
"What you do repeatedly is going to influence your outcomes. You shouldn’t be afraid to try new things."
"What you do repeatedly is going to influence your outcomes. You shouldn’t be afraid to try new things."
Is your brain in your hands?
🇪🇸 🇬🇧 | There is a great cliché that says that we are all the same. And another one that says that each person is unique. But what does biology say about this?
www.neuronhub.org
November 8, 2025 at 5:16 AM
www.neuronhub.org/Is-your-brai... Fascinating long interview with Silvia Bunge on higher brain functions by Juan Garcia-Ruiz @juangarciaruiz.bsky.social.
"What you do repeatedly is going to influence your outcomes. You shouldn’t be afraid to try new things."
"What you do repeatedly is going to influence your outcomes. You shouldn’t be afraid to try new things."
Got this link to Nikon's Comedy Wildlife photography via JHU Public Health newsletter (it's a good one.) These are copyrighted so do not try to copy them, please. Respect these photographers' hard work in getting funny shots. It ain't easy.
www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
These images are for viewing only and must not be copied :: Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards - Conservation through Competition
www.comedywildlifephoto.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Got this link to Nikon's Comedy Wildlife photography via JHU Public Health newsletter (it's a good one.) These are copyrighted so do not try to copy them, please. Respect these photographers' hard work in getting funny shots. It ain't easy.
www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
www.comedywildlifephoto.com/gallery/fina...
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
I've talked to folks with other neurological disabilities who cite certain needs to get creative in bed, too.
Since MS affects about everything at one time or another in some way, this short list is all great stuff for anybody to consider.
Since MS affects about everything at one time or another in some way, this short list is all great stuff for anybody to consider.
Wiring issues: #numbness or oversensitivity, delayed orgasm, erectile changes, lubrication changes. Body issues: fatigue, spasticity, pain, temp sensitivity, bladder/bowel drama.": buff.ly/2nAcyUc
via mylivinghell
#ChronicIllness #sex #MultipleSclerosis #disability
via mylivinghell
#ChronicIllness #sex #MultipleSclerosis #disability
All You Wanted to Know About MS & Sex (But Were Too Frightened to Ask)
The blunt, practical guide to sex with MS: desire, sensation, positions, meds, mood, and zero shame. Design a sex life that actually works.
buff.ly
November 7, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I've talked to folks with other neurological disabilities who cite certain needs to get creative in bed, too.
Since MS affects about everything at one time or another in some way, this short list is all great stuff for anybody to consider.
Since MS affects about everything at one time or another in some way, this short list is all great stuff for anybody to consider.
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🚨⚖️📚A federal judge ordered the Trump White House to restore ASL interpreters at press briefings, ruling that ending them violated disability and constitutional rights. The court said captions aren’t enough since ASL and English are distinct languages. Justice matters.
Judge Issues Injunction Impacting White House Press Briefings
YouTube video by Glenn Kirschner
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🚨⚖️📚A federal judge ordered the Trump White House to restore ASL interpreters at press briefings, ruling that ending them violated disability and constitutional rights. The court said captions aren’t enough since ASL and English are distinct languages. Justice matters.
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Sunset fades to night;
Then relaxed moonlit ramble
smelling all the earth.
-from my dog's spirit-
Then relaxed moonlit ramble
smelling all the earth.
-from my dog's spirit-
November 7, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Sunset fades to night;
Then relaxed moonlit ramble
smelling all the earth.
-from my dog's spirit-
Then relaxed moonlit ramble
smelling all the earth.
-from my dog's spirit-
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At lake's edge, a dog
crouches, his neck long, to lap--
Face warped in water.
crouches, his neck long, to lap--
Face warped in water.
November 7, 2025 at 9:34 PM
At lake's edge, a dog
crouches, his neck long, to lap--
Face warped in water.
crouches, his neck long, to lap--
Face warped in water.
I have seen shadows cast from a full moon;
Mine and these of trees, grass, rocks, and my dog
as he savored not-quite vegetative aromas.
This supermoon ought to be bright enough to make moonshadow really noticeable.
Whether it also changes how the world smells, only a dog can say.
Mine and these of trees, grass, rocks, and my dog
as he savored not-quite vegetative aromas.
This supermoon ought to be bright enough to make moonshadow really noticeable.
Whether it also changes how the world smells, only a dog can say.
1/5 🌕 Get ready for a sky spectacle! November 2025 brings the Hunter’s Supermoon, the brightest and largest full moon of the year. This isn’t just any moon—it’s set to cast rare, vivid shadows across the landscape.
Discover more: scienceagenda.net/blog/supermo...
Discover more: scienceagenda.net/blog/supermo...
Supermoon Shadow Casting 2025: Complete Guide
Discover November 2025's supermoon shadow casting phenomenon. Complete guide to the brightest Hunter's Moon with tips and locations.
scienceagenda.net
November 5, 2025 at 5:51 AM
I have seen shadows cast from a full moon;
Mine and these of trees, grass, rocks, and my dog
as he savored not-quite vegetative aromas.
This supermoon ought to be bright enough to make moonshadow really noticeable.
Whether it also changes how the world smells, only a dog can say.
Mine and these of trees, grass, rocks, and my dog
as he savored not-quite vegetative aromas.
This supermoon ought to be bright enough to make moonshadow really noticeable.
Whether it also changes how the world smells, only a dog can say.
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Post a bird announcing Dick Cheney is dead 🪶
Roadside Hawk announcing Cheney's death.
Roadside Hawk announcing Cheney's death.
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Post a bird announcing Dick Cheney is dead 🪶
Roadside Hawk announcing Cheney's death.
Roadside Hawk announcing Cheney's death.
www.quantamagazine.org/dimension-12...
My takeaway: shoelaces can't be tied in higher dimensions, and in only a few dimensions can you gorge yourself on turkey and NOT become an exotic sphere, even with 'surgery.'
My takeaway: shoelaces can't be tied in higher dimensions, and in only a few dimensions can you gorge yourself on turkey and NOT become an exotic sphere, even with 'surgery.'
Dimension 126 Contains Strangely Twisted Shapes, Mathematicians Prove | Quanta Magazine
A new proof represents the culmination of a 65-year-old story about anomalous shapes in special dimensions.
www.quantamagazine.org
November 5, 2025 at 2:39 AM
www.quantamagazine.org/dimension-12...
My takeaway: shoelaces can't be tied in higher dimensions, and in only a few dimensions can you gorge yourself on turkey and NOT become an exotic sphere, even with 'surgery.'
My takeaway: shoelaces can't be tied in higher dimensions, and in only a few dimensions can you gorge yourself on turkey and NOT become an exotic sphere, even with 'surgery.'
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Archaeologists in Kenya’s Turkana Basin found early stone tools showing that ancient humans used the same designs for about 300,000 years, from 2.75 to 2.44 Mya, even as the region’s climate grew drier and less stable. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #History
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Paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
2.7-million-year-old tools reveal humanity’s first great innovation
Researchers uncovered a 2.75–2.44 million-year-old site in Kenya showing that early humans maintained stone tool traditions for nearly 300,000 years despite extreme climate swings. The tools, remarkab...
www.sciencedaily.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Archaeologists in Kenya’s Turkana Basin found early stone tools showing that ancient humans used the same designs for about 300,000 years, from 2.75 to 2.44 Mya, even as the region’s climate grew drier and less stable. #Archaeology #HumanEvolution #History
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Paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
🧪⚒️
Paper
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪
November 5, 2025 at 2:09 AM
A paper in Scientific Reports presents the origins of vivid colours within the gemstone ammolite — a rare type of brightly coloured fossilised ammonite shell. go.nature.com/48OT5DX #Paleosky ⚒️ 🧪