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sewing, sports, libraries, food, stories. Thoughts my own.
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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Another good thing about social media... because I needed to hear this. I was miffed that my Microsoft 365 Personal annual subscription went up, and I wasn't sure why it did. Thanks to Nicole, I just cancelled my $99.99 subscription and was given the option to switch back to Classic (without AI). 👍🏾
October 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Another good thing about social media... because I needed to hear this. I was miffed that my Microsoft 365 Personal annual subscription went up, and I wasn't sure why it did. Thanks to Nicole, I just cancelled my $99.99 subscription and was given the option to switch back to Classic (without AI). 👍🏾
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Artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday
October 6, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Artist Helga Stentzel's fun clothesline creatures #WomensArt #Monday
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This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
⚠️ Chinese researchers have invented bone glue that mimics how oysters stick to surfaces underwater.
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
The adhesive can reportedly repair orthopedic fractures in 2-3 minutes, even in blood-rich environments, and is bioabsorbable.
interestingengineering.com/science/chin...
China's oyster-inspired 'bone glue' bonds fractures in minutes
A new oyster-inspired Bone-02 adhesive can revolutionize bone repair without metal fasteners.
interestingengineering.com
September 30, 2025 at 10:35 PM
This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important
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This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like
September 27, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This is literally what the actual "siege" of the auxiliary ICE building looks like
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Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink!
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
September 10, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Mini marsupial bounces back from the brink!
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
Once listed as Endangered, the crest-tailed mulgara expanded its range by more than 48,000 km² between 2015 and 2021, lifting its status to Least Concern. Biocontrol contributed to the heartwarming bounce-back.
https://f.mtr.cool/afllseseeb
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Thank you to Portland’s @nbcnews.com affiliate KGW for amplifying grandparentsforvaccines.com
Our grandkids are at risk for contracting serious, deadly diseases. Please join us- we cannot let that happen!
youtu.be/MclU7s4YE_g
Our grandkids are at risk for contracting serious, deadly diseases. Please join us- we cannot let that happen!
youtu.be/MclU7s4YE_g
Grandparents for Vaccines launches to share stories of life before immunizations
YouTube video by KGW News
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Thank you to Portland’s @nbcnews.com affiliate KGW for amplifying grandparentsforvaccines.com
Our grandkids are at risk for contracting serious, deadly diseases. Please join us- we cannot let that happen!
youtu.be/MclU7s4YE_g
Our grandkids are at risk for contracting serious, deadly diseases. Please join us- we cannot let that happen!
youtu.be/MclU7s4YE_g
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If you think the LLM told you something, ask yourself: What is your belief about who's talking? What is feeding that belief?
September 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
If you think the LLM told you something, ask yourself: What is your belief about who's talking? What is feeding that belief?
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The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
(Published April)
(Published April)
White House Proposal Could Gut Climate Modeling the World Depends On
Potential funding cuts for NOAA and its research partners threaten irreparable harm not only to climate research but to American safety, competitiveness, and national security.
www.propublica.org
September 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research —a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.
(Published April)
(Published April)
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I loved this piece from @grimalkina.bsky.social about who is and isn't allowed to be technical.
"I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but if my belonging in tech is fundamentally unacceptable yours is uncertain."
www.fightforthehuman.com/why-i-cannot...
"I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but if my belonging in tech is fundamentally unacceptable yours is uncertain."
www.fightforthehuman.com/why-i-cannot...
Why I Cannot Be Technical
With some regularity, kind-hearted Technical people tell me that I Can Be Technical, Too. This usually happens when I’m asking us to define what we’re calling technical in a software environment. I un...
www.fightforthehuman.com
September 4, 2025 at 12:53 PM
I loved this piece from @grimalkina.bsky.social about who is and isn't allowed to be technical.
"I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but if my belonging in tech is fundamentally unacceptable yours is uncertain."
www.fightforthehuman.com/why-i-cannot...
"I am sorry to be the one to tell you this, but if my belonging in tech is fundamentally unacceptable yours is uncertain."
www.fightforthehuman.com/why-i-cannot...
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When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
"Everyone Drank Raw Milk!" No They Didn't
YouTube video by Farm to Taber
youtu.be
September 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine,"
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
That's... usually not the case!
In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using.
We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that?
youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk
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Call for Papers! 🧵
The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)
Abstract Deadline: Sept 19
www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...
The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)
Abstract Deadline: Sept 19
www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...
Public Science
Call for Papers Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social ScienceThe Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy
www.ias.edu
August 20, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Call for Papers! 🧵
The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)
Abstract Deadline: Sept 19
www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...
The Public's Science–A New Social Contract for American Research Policy a Special Issue of The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science
Editors: Alondra Nelson (IAS) and Jenny Reardon (UC, Santa Cruz)
Abstract Deadline: Sept 19
www.ias.edu/stsv-lab/pub...
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"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
August 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"How bad slavery was" is worse. Much worse. Much worse than you think, much worse than you're taught, much worse than museums depict. Worse.
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I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy
Opinion | Jay Bhattacharya: Why the NIH is pivoting away from mRNA vaccines
As a vaccine for broad public use, mRNA technology has failed to earn the public’s trust.
www.washingtonpost.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I cannot emphasize enough that the playbook being used against mRNA vaccines (and vaccines in general) is IDENTICAL to the playbook used to restrict voting rights after the 2020 election: actively sow public distrust, then cite the distrust you sowed as an independent reason for your desired policy
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Yes, there was a moral panic about political correctness in the 1990s! And student activism in the 1960s and 1970s! The bit that is different is the President breaking the law to take control of higher education. And much of the media covering higher ed is taking editorial direction from Chris Rufo.
August 12, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Yes, there was a moral panic about political correctness in the 1990s! And student activism in the 1960s and 1970s! The bit that is different is the President breaking the law to take control of higher education. And much of the media covering higher ed is taking editorial direction from Chris Rufo.
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📢 Big news! BHL has a new fiscal sponsor – @clirnews.bsky.social 🎉 This marks a major step forward in BHL’s transition to a more sustainable, community-led future.
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
BHL Transition Update #4: Welcoming CLIR as BHL’s New Fiscal Sponsor
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news: 🎉 The Biodiversity Heritage Library has a new fiscal sponsor – the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR)! This is a major step forward in s…
blog.biodiversitylibrary.org
August 11, 2025 at 9:56 PM
📢 Big news! BHL has a new fiscal sponsor – @clirnews.bsky.social 🎉 This marks a major step forward in BHL’s transition to a more sustainable, community-led future.
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
🌍 Read all about what this means for BHL: 🔗 blog.biodiversitylibrary.org/2025/08/tran... #ILoveBHL
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World Athletics says that "The SRY gene is a reliable proxy for determining biological sex." The guy who literally discovered the gene and has spent the last 35 years researching it says they're wrong. theconversation.com/world-athlet...
World Athletics’ mandatory genetic test for women athletes is misguided. I should know – I discovered the relevant gene in 1990
World Athletics says its genetic test for women ensures ‘the integrity of women’s sport’ – but science does not support this overly simplistic idea.
theconversation.com
August 4, 2025 at 3:20 PM
World Athletics says that "The SRY gene is a reliable proxy for determining biological sex." The guy who literally discovered the gene and has spent the last 35 years researching it says they're wrong. theconversation.com/world-athlet...
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Visiting a National Park this summer? Consider photographing the educational signs you read and upload the images to the Data Rescue Project (www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...)
Muir Woods exhibit is first casualty of White House directive to erase history
"In order to know your role in history, you need to see yourself in it."
www.sfgate.com
August 1, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Visiting a National Park this summer? Consider photographing the educational signs you read and upload the images to the Data Rescue Project (www.datarescueproject.org/save-our-sig...)
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I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
June 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I just like to post these data from time to time to puncture the mythological aura of mid 20th c protests. They were less popular than pretty much any 21st c mass action & people criticizing them used the same lines. Protest is about people coming together, shaping narratives, & building power.
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It's important to know that there are different types of search expertises & even librarians aren't good at all of them. Some librarians are good at known item searching (particularly with their own catalog and systems), others are good at systematic review searching, yet others (1)
June 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's important to know that there are different types of search expertises & even librarians aren't good at all of them. Some librarians are good at known item searching (particularly with their own catalog and systems), others are good at systematic review searching, yet others (1)