Sapient Librarian
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Retiree: teacher, dir. health sci librarian (copyright, archive, training, web admin), nonprofit exec, $/lib. consortia, research analyst. Yes: science nature & evidence. “Out beyond ideas of right or wrong there is a field I will meet you there” No "DMs"
Atlas Obscura: Bexell's Talking Stones/Sweden by Henrik Johansson 100's of mossy stones engraved w/philosophy literature random musings late 1800s by Alfred Bexell landowner using 2 stonemasons & rocks on his forest land Share history philosophy aphorisms w/us Rediscovered 1925 tinyurl.com/3km334tz
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 AM
Atlas Obscura: Bexell's Talking Stones/Sweden by Henrik Johansson 100's of mossy stones engraved w/philosophy literature random musings late 1800s by Alfred Bexell landowner using 2 stonemasons & rocks on his forest land Share history philosophy aphorisms w/us Rediscovered 1925 tinyurl.com/3km334tz
Three Fuzzy Characters Exploring: Not the same 3 bears from Robert Southey’s 19th-century classic British fairy tale, but these three sure love their porridge. Rescued from ‘dancing’ bear trade unable to go back into wild NOW in natural setting of Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre tinyurl.com/45rfz5kf
November 16, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Three Fuzzy Characters Exploring: Not the same 3 bears from Robert Southey’s 19th-century classic British fairy tale, but these three sure love their porridge. Rescued from ‘dancing’ bear trade unable to go back into wild NOW in natural setting of Bannerghatta Bear Rescue Centre tinyurl.com/45rfz5kf
Nov 14, 1732 Library Company of Philadelphia signed contract w/its first librarian. Founded by Benjamin Franklin & friends in Nov 1731, the library enrolled members for a fee of forty shillings but had to wait for books to arrive from England before beginning full operation tinyurl.com/2nafjsw8
November 16, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Nov 14, 1732 Library Company of Philadelphia signed contract w/its first librarian. Founded by Benjamin Franklin & friends in Nov 1731, the library enrolled members for a fee of forty shillings but had to wait for books to arrive from England before beginning full operation tinyurl.com/2nafjsw8
American Bird Conservancy: Most woodpecker species in US Canada display mix of black white red plumage, but don’t tell the Lewis’s Woodpecker. It has unique mix of colorsw/red face, pink belly, glossy green back, crown nape w/ silver-gray collar @distance looks dark abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
November 16, 2025 at 1:06 AM
American Bird Conservancy: Most woodpecker species in US Canada display mix of black white red plumage, but don’t tell the Lewis’s Woodpecker. It has unique mix of colorsw/red face, pink belly, glossy green back, crown nape w/ silver-gray collar @distance looks dark abcbirds.org/birds/lewiss...
People bred dogs K's yrs ago Diverse modern-day dog breeds emerged K's yrs ago. Ancient skulls show distinctive dog skull shape shortened snout widened face 1st appeared 11K yr-old Then boom w/dog skull shapes sizes suggests ancient man valued distinctive features tinyurl.com/4t397bnr
November 16, 2025 at 12:55 AM
People bred dogs K's yrs ago Diverse modern-day dog breeds emerged K's yrs ago. Ancient skulls show distinctive dog skull shape shortened snout widened face 1st appeared 11K yr-old Then boom w/dog skull shapes sizes suggests ancient man valued distinctive features tinyurl.com/4t397bnr
Space.com Astrophotographer Mark Johnstron captures fiery plasma dancing above the sun in stunning close-up video
By Daisy Dobrijevic Mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this breathtaking video tinyurl.com/24nscw7y click for video.
By Daisy Dobrijevic Mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this breathtaking video tinyurl.com/24nscw7y click for video.
November 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Space.com Astrophotographer Mark Johnstron captures fiery plasma dancing above the sun in stunning close-up video
By Daisy Dobrijevic Mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this breathtaking video tinyurl.com/24nscw7y click for video.
By Daisy Dobrijevic Mesmerizing cloud of hydrogen plasma dancing above the sun's limb in this breathtaking video tinyurl.com/24nscw7y click for video.
MIKE RICKSECKER: Secrets of the Guardians of the Stones
The Incredible Adventure at Ormaig. Kilmartin & Acknabreck, Scotland w/stone monoliths stretch miles & ancient kings crowned here. "Rock art” carved designs & origin of Stonehenge altar stone tinyurl.com/4htd8679
The Incredible Adventure at Ormaig. Kilmartin & Acknabreck, Scotland w/stone monoliths stretch miles & ancient kings crowned here. "Rock art” carved designs & origin of Stonehenge altar stone tinyurl.com/4htd8679
November 11, 2025 at 1:03 AM
MIKE RICKSECKER: Secrets of the Guardians of the Stones
The Incredible Adventure at Ormaig. Kilmartin & Acknabreck, Scotland w/stone monoliths stretch miles & ancient kings crowned here. "Rock art” carved designs & origin of Stonehenge altar stone tinyurl.com/4htd8679
The Incredible Adventure at Ormaig. Kilmartin & Acknabreck, Scotland w/stone monoliths stretch miles & ancient kings crowned here. "Rock art” carved designs & origin of Stonehenge altar stone tinyurl.com/4htd8679
Tricycle: "Taking a Long View" Thai forest meditation master on developing qualities protecting heart from inner & outer evils, "Make your heart clean & bright w/generosity moral virtue meditation. Keep thoughts words deeds @equilibrium safe from evil inside & out. " by A Lee tinyurl.com/zbbuf4vv
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Tricycle: "Taking a Long View" Thai forest meditation master on developing qualities protecting heart from inner & outer evils, "Make your heart clean & bright w/generosity moral virtue meditation. Keep thoughts words deeds @equilibrium safe from evil inside & out. " by A Lee tinyurl.com/zbbuf4vv
The Quantum Cat: "How Many Alien Civilizations Exist In Our Galaxy?" On the equations and odds of alien intelligence, by Alastair Williams www.thequantumcat.space/p/how-many-a...
November 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
The Quantum Cat: "How Many Alien Civilizations Exist In Our Galaxy?" On the equations and odds of alien intelligence, by Alastair Williams www.thequantumcat.space/p/how-many-a...
Oh no! Farmers' Almanac announces final publication after 208-year run The final issue, Farmers’ Almanac 2026, is now available. tinyurl.com/3m9f6wj3
November 10, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Oh no! Farmers' Almanac announces final publication after 208-year run The final issue, Farmers’ Almanac 2026, is now available. tinyurl.com/3m9f6wj3
Jane Goodall Institute will honor extraordinary life & legacy of Dr Jane Goodall/DBE @Washington National Cathedral (by invitation) SERVICE BROADCAST on website OPEN TO ALL Dr. Jane Goodall’s Celebration of Life Livestream, Wed Nov. 12 2025 11:00 AM EST, Watch Live at janegoodall.org/Livestream
November 9, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Jane Goodall Institute will honor extraordinary life & legacy of Dr Jane Goodall/DBE @Washington National Cathedral (by invitation) SERVICE BROADCAST on website OPEN TO ALL Dr. Jane Goodall’s Celebration of Life Livestream, Wed Nov. 12 2025 11:00 AM EST, Watch Live at janegoodall.org/Livestream
Space.com: Nov. 2 was the 25th anniversary of the first astronauts to arrive at the International Space Station. Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030, historic orbiting laboratory's days are numbered by Mike Wall tinyurl.com/3ahnyft3
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Space.com: Nov. 2 was the 25th anniversary of the first astronauts to arrive at the International Space Station. Meet Point Nemo, where the International Space Station will die in 2030, historic orbiting laboratory's days are numbered by Mike Wall tinyurl.com/3ahnyft3
Midas+ www.meidasplus.com/.../hakeem-j.... Hakeem Jeffries calls the operation by MAGA Mike & cronies "pedophile protection program” serving Trump’s interests shielding powerful names from accountability “They’re protecting people in those files @direction of Trump & MAGA extremists in White House”
November 6, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Midas+ www.meidasplus.com/.../hakeem-j.... Hakeem Jeffries calls the operation by MAGA Mike & cronies "pedophile protection program” serving Trump’s interests shielding powerful names from accountability “They’re protecting people in those files @direction of Trump & MAGA extremists in White House”
Just a reminder! "Trump’s Ultimate Nemesis Boasts He Has ‘Tons of Evidence’ @ Univ College London talk. Former special counsel Jack Smith says he can show the president is guilty. AND willfulness. Daily Beast, Nov. 4 2025 www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-ultim...
November 4, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Just a reminder! "Trump’s Ultimate Nemesis Boasts He Has ‘Tons of Evidence’ @ Univ College London talk. Former special counsel Jack Smith says he can show the president is guilty. AND willfulness. Daily Beast, Nov. 4 2025 www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-ultim...
November 29, 1864? When a promise of peace for the Cheyenne and Arapaho in Colorado was betrayed along Big Sandy Creek? Remembering the massacre and Honoring Our Ancestors This Native American Heritage Month tinyurl.com/4m3bs5n3
November 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
November 29, 1864? When a promise of peace for the Cheyenne and Arapaho in Colorado was betrayed along Big Sandy Creek? Remembering the massacre and Honoring Our Ancestors This Native American Heritage Month tinyurl.com/4m3bs5n3
Space.com "3 Earth-sized planets around double star surprise scientists" by Paul Scott Anderson earthsky.org/space/3-eart...
November 3, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Space.com "3 Earth-sized planets around double star surprise scientists" by Paul Scott Anderson earthsky.org/space/3-eart...
Attribution Brian McFadden in Daily Kos www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
November 2, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Attribution Brian McFadden in Daily Kos www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...
Scientists find genetic material resembling human in Martian sample w/amino acids & organic molecules, chemical foundations of life, PRESERVED for BILLIONS of YRS Likely origin early Mars thus DNA already forming before Earth 's biosphere tinyurl.com/4zc677r6 ScienceFocus study tinyurl.com/yc6t9js5
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Scientists find genetic material resembling human in Martian sample w/amino acids & organic molecules, chemical foundations of life, PRESERVED for BILLIONS of YRS Likely origin early Mars thus DNA already forming before Earth 's biosphere tinyurl.com/4zc677r6 ScienceFocus study tinyurl.com/yc6t9js5
"AI gets ‘brain rot’ from social media" AI generates inaccurate info using popular & sensationalist Twitter/X posts. Chatbots skip steps in reasoning or use NO reasoning, gave wrong answers w/dark traits like psychopathy & narcissism PREPRINT NO peer review tinyurl.com/mset4z5z
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 AM
"AI gets ‘brain rot’ from social media" AI generates inaccurate info using popular & sensationalist Twitter/X posts. Chatbots skip steps in reasoning or use NO reasoning, gave wrong answers w/dark traits like psychopathy & narcissism PREPRINT NO peer review tinyurl.com/mset4z5z
"Mexico’s Legendary Xoloitzcuintli, the Hairless Dog" Cynthia L. Vidaurri in America Indian. Mexico celebrates Día de los Muertos Nov 1/2. Mexican hairless dog revered for centuries and guides souls in underworld protects us from evil & many stories all include help of this dog tinyurl.com/mryfucp5
October 31, 2025 at 6:09 PM
"Mexico’s Legendary Xoloitzcuintli, the Hairless Dog" Cynthia L. Vidaurri in America Indian. Mexico celebrates Día de los Muertos Nov 1/2. Mexican hairless dog revered for centuries and guides souls in underworld protects us from evil & many stories all include help of this dog tinyurl.com/mryfucp5
"Chimpanzees are natural scientists" by Brian Hare published in Science. Humans and chimpanzees share the potential to rationally revise their beliefs tinyurl.com/55zszb33 "...chimpanzees consistently made rational choices two or three times more often than nonrational ones in all scenarios."
October 31, 2025 at 3:24 PM
"Chimpanzees are natural scientists" by Brian Hare published in Science. Humans and chimpanzees share the potential to rationally revise their beliefs tinyurl.com/55zszb33 "...chimpanzees consistently made rational choices two or three times more often than nonrational ones in all scenarios."
"Diaper full of courage" Previous studies link microbiome composition & certain temperament traits. Chicken or the egg? Do kids behave b/c of some mix of microbes OR do microbes influence kids' behavior? Tests w/toddlers & rats tinyurl.com/23892ndx PREPRINT study NO peer review tinyurl.com/2s38u4fy
October 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
"Diaper full of courage" Previous studies link microbiome composition & certain temperament traits. Chicken or the egg? Do kids behave b/c of some mix of microbes OR do microbes influence kids' behavior? Tests w/toddlers & rats tinyurl.com/23892ndx PREPRINT study NO peer review tinyurl.com/2s38u4fy
Snopes: "18 rumors about the White House, investigated" by Rae Deng. U.S. president's official residence has been the subject of many rumors over the years www.snopes.com/collections/...
October 29, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Snopes: "18 rumors about the White House, investigated" by Rae Deng. U.S. president's official residence has been the subject of many rumors over the years www.snopes.com/collections/...
Experiment almost scifi, discovered way to use light (NOT heat or exotic materials) to alter a substance’s magnetic properties, turning 1 material into another in a fraction of a trillionth of a second. News tinyurl.com/3mz3maxp Study Science Advances tinyurl.com/ms7636nr
October 29, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Experiment almost scifi, discovered way to use light (NOT heat or exotic materials) to alter a substance’s magnetic properties, turning 1 material into another in a fraction of a trillionth of a second. News tinyurl.com/3mz3maxp Study Science Advances tinyurl.com/ms7636nr
Science News: You’re probably eating enough protein but likely not right mix New evidence: proteins NOT created equal Update of dietary guidelines needed NOT for more meat Solution: dietary guidelines for 9 essential amino acids NOT proteins Study doi.org/10.1016/j.tj... News tinyurl.com/4k7hm8fm
October 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Science News: You’re probably eating enough protein but likely not right mix New evidence: proteins NOT created equal Update of dietary guidelines needed NOT for more meat Solution: dietary guidelines for 9 essential amino acids NOT proteins Study doi.org/10.1016/j.tj... News tinyurl.com/4k7hm8fm