vernon
@vernon.bsky.social
Aspiring Polymath, Spiritual Being, Futurist - evolving adapting and constantly learning
Great interview on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with music producer Mark Ronson with @tonyamosley.bsky.social. Loved that they talked about the sample T.R.O.Y by PeteRock and CL Smooth #90s #Music #musicproducer #memoir
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'I can't stop DJing,' Mark Ronson says — never mind the back pain
Ronson's memoir, Night People, is a love letter to late-night 1990s New York City. Ronson would go on to produce music for Bruno Mars, Lady Gaga and other pop superstars.
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September 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Great interview on @nprfreshair.bsky.social with music producer Mark Ronson with @tonyamosley.bsky.social. Loved that they talked about the sample T.R.O.Y by PeteRock and CL Smooth #90s #Music #musicproducer #memoir
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Raising the cyber roof for @blaqueword.bsky.social on 🙌🏽COVER REVEAL Friday🙌🏽!
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE is his celebration of Black digital art and of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes.
Watch this space in January 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE is his celebration of Black digital art and of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes.
Watch this space in January 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
August 22, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Raising the cyber roof for @blaqueword.bsky.social on 🙌🏽COVER REVEAL Friday🙌🏽!
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE is his celebration of Black digital art and of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes.
Watch this space in January 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
FOREVER FOR THE CULTURE is his celebration of Black digital art and of how Black artists have shaped everything from TikTok dances to viral memes.
Watch this space in January 2026! 👀
Cover design: Carol Chu
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A couple of years ago, a curious, then-16-year-old hacker named Reynaldo Vazquez Garcia found what seemed to be a “smart” smoke and vape detection gadget in his school called the Halo 3C. He discovered it monitored much more than just smoke.
It Looks Like a School Bathroom Smoke Detector. A Teen Hacker Showed It Could Be an Audio Bug
A pair of hackers found that a vape detector often found in high school bathrooms contained microphones—and security weaknesses that could allow someone to turn it into a secret listening device.
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August 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
A couple of years ago, a curious, then-16-year-old hacker named Reynaldo Vazquez Garcia found what seemed to be a “smart” smoke and vape detection gadget in his school called the Halo 3C. He discovered it monitored much more than just smoke.
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The former NFL player's Lumi Story AI, aims to help middle and high school students work with an AI-powered chatbot to write their own stories, comics and graphic novels.
AI platform from former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick finds playing field in Portland schools
The former NFL player's Lumi Story AI, aims to help middle and high school students work with an AI-powered chatbot to write their own stories, comics and graphic novels.
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August 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The former NFL player's Lumi Story AI, aims to help middle and high school students work with an AI-powered chatbot to write their own stories, comics and graphic novels.
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The tech industry has captured our imaginations, in part because we’ve lost a vision for a better future.
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
July 28, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The tech industry has captured our imaginations, in part because we’ve lost a vision for a better future.
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
@danmcquillan.bsky.social explains how decomputing isn’t just about exerting control over technology; it’s about imagining a better world.
Full ep: techwontsave.us/episode/286_...
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The NYT documents how the culture of big tech has gone from pampered employees and companies talking about psychological safety to “shut up and grind” or get laid off.
The article points to Elon Musk’s brutal layoffs at Twitter as the industry turning point.
The article points to Elon Musk’s brutal layoffs at Twitter as the industry turning point.
So Long to Tech’s Dream Job
www.nytimes.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:35 AM
The NYT documents how the culture of big tech has gone from pampered employees and companies talking about psychological safety to “shut up and grind” or get laid off.
The article points to Elon Musk’s brutal layoffs at Twitter as the industry turning point.
The article points to Elon Musk’s brutal layoffs at Twitter as the industry turning point.
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Following the success of "Why Sharks Matter," lots of science colleagues have asked for my advice about whether or not they should write a book.
By request, here's that advice in handy blog post form.
www.southernfriedscience.com/considering-...
By request, here's that advice in handy blog post form.
www.southernfriedscience.com/considering-...
Considering writing a popular science book? Here’s my advice
Following the success of “Why Sharks Matter,” lots of colleagues have asked me if I think they should write a popular science book, or how to approach it. I’ve shared various of t…
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July 7, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Following the success of "Why Sharks Matter," lots of science colleagues have asked for my advice about whether or not they should write a book.
By request, here's that advice in handy blog post form.
www.southernfriedscience.com/considering-...
By request, here's that advice in handy blog post form.
www.southernfriedscience.com/considering-...
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Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
May 25, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Today marks five years since George Floyd was killed by police. Our June 22, 2020 cover “Say Their Names,” by Kadir Nelson, illustrated how Floyd’s murder embodies the history of violence inflicted upon Black people in America. nyer.cm/UmfefJw
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I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
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Pope Leo XIV's grandparents were 7th Ward Creoles
The newly elected pontiff, born in Chicago, has ancestral ties to the city’s historic Seventh Ward, according to genealogists at The Historic New Orleans Collection.
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May 9, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I didn’t give a wit about new pope coverage, but the first American pope being a man with Black ancestry born in Chicago by way of New Orleans by way of Haiti. Names his self after the pope who condemned slavery? In the Trump era? Oh, baebae, I am HERE for it.
www.wwltv.com/article/news...
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Arthur Jafa artist, filmmaker and cinematographer references and questions the universal and specific articulations of Blackness, how Blackness is expressed, and what it means to be Black. #Art21 #Blackness #Film
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Arthur Jafa: Sequencing the Notes | Art21 "Extended Play"
YouTube video by Art21
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May 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Arthur Jafa artist, filmmaker and cinematographer references and questions the universal and specific articulations of Blackness, how Blackness is expressed, and what it means to be Black. #Art21 #Blackness #Film
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Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever
Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever
A young Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, the heaviest invertebrate on earth, was filmed in the Atlantic Ocean
The colossal squid, the heaviest invertebrate in the world, has been filmed alive in the wild for the first time since it was identified a century ago.
Growing up to 23ft (seven metres) long and weighing up to half a tonne, the squid, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni, is the heaviest invertebrate on the planet. The individual captured on film near the South Sandwich Islands, in the south Atlantic Ocean, is a baby, at just 11.8in (30cm) in length. Continue reading...
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April 17, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Live colossal squid captured on video in wild for first time ever
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“What can Americans do now if a recession is truly around the corner? Build up a buffer,” writes Marc Novicoff. https://theatln.tc/Cr5Dd2rJ
April 11, 2025 at 5:15 AM
“What can Americans do now if a recession is truly around the corner? Build up a buffer,” writes Marc Novicoff. https://theatln.tc/Cr5Dd2rJ
Today’s @nprfreshair.bsky.social interview with @tonyamosley.bsky.social and Pulitzer Prize writer-essayist Hilton Al’s was worth a listen. #FreshAir #NPR #HiltonAls #CulturalCritic #TheNewYorker
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Writer, Critic & Curator Hilton Als Looks For The Silences | Fresh Air | WNYC
As a longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, Hilton Als's essays and profiles of figures like Toni Morrison, Joan Didion, and Richard Pryor have redefined cultural criticism, blendin...
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April 1, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Today’s @nprfreshair.bsky.social interview with @tonyamosley.bsky.social and Pulitzer Prize writer-essayist Hilton Al’s was worth a listen. #FreshAir #NPR #HiltonAls #CulturalCritic #TheNewYorker
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I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
Live: Speaking on Trump, Musk, and America’s Moral Moment on the Senate Floor | Senator Cory Booker
YouTube video by Senator Cory Booker
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March 31, 2025 at 11:00 PM
I’ve taken the Senate floor and will speak for as long as I’m physically able to lift the voices of Americans who are being harmed and not being heard in this moment of crisis. Watch here:
If the Whitney Feels Different, It’s Probably Because of Adrienne Edwards #TheWhitneyMuseum #TheWhitney #AdrienneEdwards #CulturedMag #CulturedMagazine
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If the Whitney Feels Different, It’s Probably Because of Adrienne Edwards
Adrienne Edwards is breaking boundaries between performance and exhibition-making, and helping the Whitney Museum come to life while she's at it.
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March 8, 2025 at 5:06 PM
If the Whitney Feels Different, It’s Probably Because of Adrienne Edwards #TheWhitneyMuseum #TheWhitney #AdrienneEdwards #CulturedMag #CulturedMagazine
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Leaders Who Are Shaping History #BlackLeaders #BlackSky #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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23 Black leaders who are shaping history today
From Kamala Harris to Amanda Gorman, these trailblazing Black leaders are making history in politics, business, entrepreneurship and sports.
www.cnbc.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Leaders Who Are Shaping History #BlackLeaders #BlackSky #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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Victor J. Glover, Jr. is an American Astronaut selected in the 2013 class. He will be the pilot for NASA’s Artemis II Mission around the moon. Glover has a bachelors in engineering and is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He also has several Masters degrees including Systems Engineering.
February 8, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Victor J. Glover, Jr. is an American Astronaut selected in the 2013 class. He will be the pilot for NASA’s Artemis II Mission around the moon. Glover has a bachelors in engineering and is a member of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc. He also has several Masters degrees including Systems Engineering.
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On this first day of #BlackHistoryMonth I'd like to share how much I admire the work of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, who did trailblazing work developing the COVID vaccine that saved millions of lives around the world. She continues to be a role model every day.Gift article
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She Helped Unlock the Science of the Covid Vaccine (Gift Article)
Kizzmekia Corbett helped lead a team of scientists contributing to one of the most stunning achievements in the history of immunizations: a highly effective, easily manufactured vaccine against Covid-...
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February 1, 2025 at 5:17 PM
On this first day of #BlackHistoryMonth I'd like to share how much I admire the work of Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, who did trailblazing work developing the COVID vaccine that saved millions of lives around the world. She continues to be a role model every day.Gift article
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/s...
www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/s...
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Dr. Charles Henry Turner was from Ohio; he earned a BSc and MSc from the University of Cincinnati. He was the first African American to earn a PhD in #entomology, which was at the University of Chicago in 1907.
#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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This Pioneering Black Zoologist's Insights Were a Century Ahead of Their Time
Charles Henry Turner conducted trailblazing research on the cognitive traits of bees, spiders and more
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February 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Dr. Charles Henry Turner was from Ohio; he earned a BSc and MSc from the University of Cincinnati. He was the first African American to earn a PhD in #entomology, which was at the University of Chicago in 1907.
#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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#28DaysOfBlackSTEMHistory
#BlackHistoryMonth
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In garbage times like this, a relevant book often helps me to cope and face the obstacles at hand. With this in mind, here’s a rec for today- “We Refuse” by Kellie Carter Jackson #book #resistance #fighttheoligarchy #antiracism #fightthepatriarchy #fightwhitesupremacy #werefuse #kelliecarterjackson
January 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
In garbage times like this, a relevant book often helps me to cope and face the obstacles at hand. With this in mind, here’s a rec for today- “We Refuse” by Kellie Carter Jackson #book #resistance #fighttheoligarchy #antiracism #fightthepatriarchy #fightwhitesupremacy #werefuse #kelliecarterjackson
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I think it’s not helpful to repeat claims that the administration is working on eliminating “DEIA” as though it’s some kind of corporate strategy; just say explicitly that they’re trying to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and explain how.
February 22, 2025 at 9:16 PM
I think it’s not helpful to repeat claims that the administration is working on eliminating “DEIA” as though it’s some kind of corporate strategy; just say explicitly that they’re trying to eliminate diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, and explain how.
RaMell Ross on directing Nickel Boys. #AcademyAwards #AcademyAwardsNomination #NickelBoys #Oscars #Film #NickelBoys #RaMellRoss #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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'Nickel Boys' director RaMell Ross on his distinct style and earning an Oscar nomination
It’s not every day that a director’s debut feature film earns an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. But that’s what happened to RaMell Ross and the movie, “Nickel Boys." Senior arts correspond...
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February 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
RaMell Ross on directing Nickel Boys. #AcademyAwards #AcademyAwardsNomination #NickelBoys #Oscars #Film #NickelBoys #RaMellRoss #BlackHistory #BlackHistoryMonth
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Publication Day for The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: “is essential reading for anyone concerned with the past, present, & future of wealth, poverty, & racial injustice.” #BlackHistoryMonth
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
February 12, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Publication Day for The Plunder of Black America: How the Racial Wealth Gap Was Made: “is essential reading for anyone concerned with the past, present, & future of wealth, poverty, & racial injustice.” #BlackHistoryMonth
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
yalebooks.yale.edu/book/9780300... #racialwealthgap #blackhistory
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Did you know that back in 1947, a journalist named Orrin C. Evans and his brother, George J. Evans Jr., made history by launching All Negro Comics Inc. in Philadelphia? It was the first Black-owned comic book publishing company in the U.S.! #blackhistory
February 2, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Did you know that back in 1947, a journalist named Orrin C. Evans and his brother, George J. Evans Jr., made history by launching All Negro Comics Inc. in Philadelphia? It was the first Black-owned comic book publishing company in the U.S.! #blackhistory
Such an interesting and thorough interview by @tonyamosley.bsky.social on @npr.org Fresh Air with @imaniperry.bsky.social #Blue #BlackHistory #Blackness #Indigo #BlueNote
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A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history
Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues.
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January 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Such an interesting and thorough interview by @tonyamosley.bsky.social on @npr.org Fresh Air with @imaniperry.bsky.social #Blue #BlackHistory #Blackness #Indigo #BlueNote
www.npr.org/2025/01/28/n...
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