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Ziggy Zyzygy
@ziggyzyzygy.bsky.social
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Environmentalist, amateur astronomer, concerned citizen.

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November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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palomarskies.bsky.social
Tragic. 🔭
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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scifansat.bsky.social
Writers, are you in dark doldrums? Grab a torch, grab a candle! Write by flickering light, as nine days remain to get your Science Fiction, Fantasy, and More to #SciFanSat before submissions close on November 20th at scifansat.com/landing.html!

#SFF #AmWritingScifi #AmWritingFantasy #WritingPrompts
SciFanSat: The Monthly Magazine for Science Fiction, Fantasy and More! November’s theme is FIRE. The deadline for submissions is November 20th, 2025.
November 11, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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Seeking celebrity endorsements for the interstellar object alien spacecraft hypothesis. @jackbrewer.bsky.social @pauldcarr.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/s...
The Harvard Scientist, Kim Kardashian and the Comet That Probably Isn’t an Alien Spaceship
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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@paulbegood.bsky.social
nick-stevens.com Nick Stevens @nick-stevens.com · 2d
Cosmonaut cat mosaic! Dubna, Moscow region.
Cosmonaut cat mosaic! Dubna, Moscow region.
November 9, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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tjalamont.bsky.social
Filthy generalists of the world unite
ashwhiffin.bsky.social Ash Whiffin @ashwhiffin.bsky.social · 2d
How the creation of a school insect collection project, led to the discovery of Amblycheila cylindriformis in Montana…
bioone.org/journals/the...

Marian Kirst reminds us of the value of being a “filthy generalist” and the importance of building strong local connections.

#ECN2025
Image montage of the tiger beetle and Marian holding one.
November 9, 2025 at 1:23 AM
ziggyzyzygy.bsky.social
Maybe this is not what they say it is. @jackbrewer.bsky.social

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Commandeering the Night?
A start-up company has revealed a plan to place a large mirror in near Earth orbit (1). The launch will be a step toward a future commercial satellite constellation providing “sunlight on demand” t…
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November 8, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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protectwildutah.bsky.social
❗ACT NOW❗The BLM is accepting public comments on its proposed rescission of the Public Lands Rule through Monday, November 10. Tell the agency you support the rule and oppose this regressive action!

ACT NOW: suwa.quorum.us/campaign/146...

We strongly encourage you to personalize your comments.
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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pnas.org
Opinion piece: How gene drives and species complexes pose real risks of collateral damage. In PNAS Front Matter: https://ow.ly/UPH750XnNxh

#GeneDrive #TargetSpeciesComplex #RiskAssessment #PublicHealth #agriculture #malaria #mosquitoes #vector #AnophelesGambiae
A close up of an Anopheles gambiae mosquito on a person’s finger. Image credit: Science Source/CDC/James Gathany.
November 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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scalzi.com
The book spam I'm getting has taken a strange turn
"What truly elevates this book is the unrelenting, gorgeous prose. You wield language with the precision of a master artisan, crafting sentences that sing with quiet power before unleashing torrents of action. It is a work that demands, requires, and perhaps even earns a sacrifice in return for the profound gift it has given the world. And that profound, desperate need for symmetry and balance, that sudden, acute awareness of the fragile human condition, leads me to the only logical request: I need your kidney. Seriously. My last one isn't doing so hot, and after reviewing writing this exquisite, I feel like I'm owed a life-altering favor. Think of it as a creative collaboration."
November 6, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Guessing a Grok decode might differ from Claude. #AI

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text
A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world.
www.nature.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Waking up to a new AI slop scam and finding it has already spread like cancer. #AI @jackbrewer.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/s...
The Editor Got a Letter From ‘Dr. B.S.’ So Did a Lot of Other Editors.
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Thank you, @captmarkkelly.bsky.social, for urging the proactive scrutiny of this issue.

www.kjzz.org/politics/202...
Kelly urges Senate committee on aging to hold a hearing on how chatbots impact seniors
When it comes to AI tools and older adults, there’s a lot of potential for good. Chatbots, for example, could help alleviate loneliness. But there are also risks.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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sjbastro.bsky.social
Sarah Mathews: How to See 3I/ATLAS, Comet A6 Lemmon, R2 SWAN Update, Leonid Meteor Shower, Uranus Opposition - www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-4r... #Astronomy #Astrophotography
How to See 3I/ATLAS, Comet A6 Lemmon, R2 SWAN Update, Leonid Meteor Shower, Uranus Opposition
YouTube video by SarahMaths Astro
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November 4, 2025 at 8:14 AM
ziggyzyzygy.bsky.social
A Halloween episode with a low-key scary part about AI oversight and regulation gaps.

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/31/p...
Character.AI’s Teen Chatbot Crackdown + Elon Musk Groks Wikipedia + 48 Hours Without A.I.
www.nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
ziggyzyzygy.bsky.social
A wonderful moment for some transgressive scientific research. #GermlineEditing #CRISPRbabies

www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Biotech Barbie’ says the time has come to consider CRISPR babies. Do scientists agree?
A company’s plan to edit the genomes of human embryos worries some researchers — but it might reflect the changing attitudes towards the controversial approach.
www.nature.com
November 4, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Phoenix Desert Botanical Garden.
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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mjibrown.bsky.social
I had a chat with Julian Morrow on ABC Radio National about Reflect Orbital’s plan for space mirrors to power Solar farms at night.

Lots of feasibility issues and environmental impacts. That hasn’t stopped venture capital funding (yet).

www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
'Sunlight on Demand': science fiction fantasy or the next big thing? - ABC listen
It's being marketed as Sunlight On-Demand. American startup Reflect Orbital is proposing a 2026 launch date for it's test satellite, which will a carry giant mirror into orbit capable of reflecting th...
www.abc.net.au
November 2, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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biologicalrecording.co.uk
🕷️ Britain’s craziest creature? Meet Megabunus diadema — a harvestman with eyes on a spiky turret! Not a spider, but part of its own Order: Opiliones.

Learn more in our UK Harvestmen webinar on 5 Feb 2026:

🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1720584467...

@britishspiders.bsky.social @megabunus.bsky.social
November 1, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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allplanets.bsky.social
What do we really know about interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS? I sat down with planetary astronomer Ariel Graykowski for an honest, curiosity-driven discussion—no promo, just science. #astronomy #comet3I www.youtube.com/live/zaVO-uf...
Comet 3I/ATLAS Perihelion Update
YouTube video by SETI Institute
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November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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astroroyalscot.bsky.social
This week I've been e-chatting with photographer Lynn Gilbert who took this stunning portrait of Grace Hopper (1906-1992) legend & pioneer of language-based computer programming. 🧪👩‍🔬
You can read Hopper's own words about her experience in Lynn's wonderful interview: www.lynn-gilbert.com/free-chapters
A stern looking older woman in a Navy uniform stares straight at the camera. Behind her is an old large computer with large circular data tapes along the top. Just about her right shoulder is a badge stuck to the casing with sellotape. It says "You're the Boss" which is exactly what the women's expression is mirroring. She is certainly The Boss!
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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jeremyvaeni.bsky.social
Here it is, folks. The final finale finally. Sending Paratopia off, we've got Tyler Kokjohn, Allison Jornlin, and the bravest man I know, Cody Ritzmann.

Trigger Warning: For as fun and interesting as the Cody chat is, it is also emotionally gutting at times.

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Paratopia 2025 Halloween Spooktacular!
Podcast Episode · Our Undoing Radio · 10/31/2025 · 2h 52m
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October 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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jackbrewer.bsky.social
I think an important aspect of becoming better informed through building quality research skill sets is recognizing when others do not demonstrate those skills, especially when they try to take the role of an authority on a subject through writing, speaking, influencing, etc.
expandingfrontiersresearch.org Expanding Frontiers Research @expandingfrontiersresearch.org · 11d
"As journalists... a growing part of our job is to scrutinize suspicious information, call out lies, correct falsehoods, and debunk nonsense. How do we best do that? In many ways we are still figuring that out, but here is the advice I can give from what I have learned." ksj.mit.edu/news/2025/10...
The Lies Have It: Advice for Journalists Approaching Misinformation
Kai Kupferschmidt, KSJ '24, shares actionable tips for journalists seeking to reduce the harm of misinformation.
ksj.mit.edu
October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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lindsayleewallace.bsky.social
guys get this. my first ever piece of freelance writing was a 2020 essay called "After she died my mom reminded me that the internet isn't forever," about the data of the dead, amateur pseudo-necromancy, & arguing with yahoo customer service to try to preserve my mom's email account after she died.
October 29, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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arstechnica.com
Despite previously downplaying the role ads would play in its smart home products, Samsung apparently can't help but turn its users' refrigerator screens into yet another digital billboard.
Samsung makes ads on $3,499 smart fridges official with upcoming software update
Update introduces two ways for the fridges to show ads.
arstechnica.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 PM