AnthroGeek not quite Ph.D.
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Anthropology pov. Part-time professor, full-time nerd. Interests: science-fiction, history, space sciences, science, hockey, MLP:FiM, ttrpg, larp. Always a theatre person, even if not on stage. Music: GreenDay, DuranDuran, WarrenZevon, WeirdAl, JillSouble
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Daily bunny no.3139 found some prime real estate
November 15, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Daily bunny no.3139 found some prime real estate
I would like to quote from the movie Contagion "The birds are weaponizing the virus themselves."
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...
Strain of bird flu virus never before reported in people is behind first human case in U.S. in nine months
A Washington resident has been hospitalized with bird flu, according to the Washington State Health Department, and they’re infected with a strain of the virus that hasn’t been seen in humans before.
www.ctvnews.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I would like to quote from the movie Contagion "The birds are weaponizing the virus themselves."
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“Unauthorized immigrants, you say?”
Breaking from us:
As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
Nisqually Indian Tribe is saying no.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
As the Trump administration searches for more space to detain immigrants, it is approaching Washington tribes to see if they will participate.
Nisqually Indian Tribe is saying no.
www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
ICE looks to WA tribes to house detained immigrants
The Nisqually Indian Tribe says it is turning down a request from ICE to house detained immigrants on tribal land.
www.seattletimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:17 AM
“Unauthorized immigrants, you say?”
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Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
November 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Are you located in the DC-Baltimore-Philadelphia-New York corridor?
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
Have you always wanted to have your very own 11 foot long papier-mâché hammerhead shark?
Now available for free!
Perfect for museums, community centers, or your living room!
Save this lovely creature from imminent destruction!
I'm just thinking of BBC directors doing this 🤣He thinks we have a billion dollars?
I thought the Brits learned that appeasement doesn’t work after Munich in 1938.
November 15, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I'm just thinking of BBC directors doing this 🤣He thinks we have a billion dollars?
This is not at all a beginning of dystopian nightmare sf story...
Chinese company UBTECH Robotics has assembled an army of humanoid robots for factory work.
They don’t need recharging - the humanoids are capable of changing their own batteries, making their presence in production almost independent of humans.
They don’t need recharging - the humanoids are capable of changing their own batteries, making their presence in production almost independent of humans.
November 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
This is not at all a beginning of dystopian nightmare sf story...
2/2 My project has been reviewed by my university's IRB (human subjects review board.) Please DM if you can help. I can email you details or if you can share this with your friends co-workers and others in your professional organizations. Thanks!
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
2/2 My project has been reviewed by my university's IRB (human subjects review board.) Please DM if you can help. I can email you details or if you can share this with your friends co-workers and others in your professional organizations. Thanks!
1/2 Hello lovely women who work in STEM-I have a favor. I'm working on my dissertation about women in STEM & their social media experiences. I'm trying to find women interested in being interviewed online via Zoom. I have an inclusive use of the term woman/female as I want to include everyone.
November 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
1/2 Hello lovely women who work in STEM-I have a favor. I'm working on my dissertation about women in STEM & their social media experiences. I'm trying to find women interested in being interviewed online via Zoom. I have an inclusive use of the term woman/female as I want to include everyone.
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Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
November 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Former UVA president Jim Ryan, who resigned over the summer due to pressure from the Trump Administration, just shared this 12-page letter with the Faculty Senate, detailing his experience with the Board of Visitors and DOJ.
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
It's a surreal--and troubling--read.
drive.google.com/file/d/1Is6x...
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Googly eyes make everything better
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Googly eyes make everything better
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Awww
This is Archie. He's deaf and doesn't hear when his humans get home. Luckily, his little brother Frankie lets him know with a gentle nudge to make sure he doesn't miss the moment. 14/10 for both (TT: melissamilne)
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Awww
Whaaaaaa…..? 🤦♀️
It really seems like this administration is trying to eliminate the field of public health. MPHs and DrPHs will no longer be considered "professional degrees" by the DOE and, therefore, will face limits to accessing federal student loans.
aspph.org/department-o...
aspph.org/department-o...
Department of Education Proposal Excludes Public Health Degrees from “Professional Degree” Definition
Discover the new results and implications of Dept of Ed consensus regarding professional degree programs and public health education.
aspph.org
November 14, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Whaaaaaa…..? 🤦♀️
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"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 AM
"What if one of YOUR favorite politicians/celebrities/etc is on the list?" Did you all not notice how quickly we dropped Neil Gaiman when we found out about the things he did? Do you know how beloved that guy used to be and how loathed he is now? I think that right there should answer your question.
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Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
November 13, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Lots of folks captioning aurora photos like "for a few minutes we didn't think about politics"
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
guess I'm built different, every time I'm out trying to see night sky stuff I frequently think about how much light pollution is entirely preventable with just a tiny bit of regulation
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Such claims are always BS. This is a Farnsworth–Hirsch fusor, a lab demo that can fuse hydrogen--releasing gamma rays but not net power, and is really just a fancy plasma globe. There is no such thing as fusion without radiation--period, but if you don't know science, you'll fall for anything.
November 14, 2025 at 3:41 AM
Such claims are always BS. This is a Farnsworth–Hirsch fusor, a lab demo that can fuse hydrogen--releasing gamma rays but not net power, and is really just a fancy plasma globe. There is no such thing as fusion without radiation--period, but if you don't know science, you'll fall for anything.
I thought this was a really well done article! It makes the connections to so many different cultural aspects and the history behind it.
Many in China are buying residential apartments not to live in, but to store relatives’ ashes. In this thought-provoking piece, Xinyi Wu explores how “bone ash apartments” intersect with housing policy, real estate, shifting beliefs, and urban life.
blog.castac.org/2025/11/spac...
blog.castac.org/2025/11/spac...
Space for the Departed: Bone Ash Apartments as an Alternative to Cemeteries in Urban China | Platypus
The Bone Ash Apartments are at a grey zone of policy because turning residential units into burial sites is not allowed. As per the civil affairs official,
blog.castac.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 AM
I thought this was a really well done article! It makes the connections to so many different cultural aspects and the history behind it.
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Mask up, punks!!
COVID spreads fast in shared indoor air — any season, any time.
Let’s build healthy habits that protect us year-round: masks, ventilation, and testing when sick.
#PublicHealth #CleanAir #COVID #COVID19 #InfectionPrevention
Let’s build healthy habits that protect us year-round: masks, ventilation, and testing when sick.
#PublicHealth #CleanAir #COVID #COVID19 #InfectionPrevention
November 14, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Mask up, punks!!
Yes, yes it is. So is Archaeology. :-)
PALEONTOLOGY IS AWESOME!
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Yes, yes it is. So is Archaeology. :-)
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Writing Tip:
Never underestimate the value of getting a friend to read your work. A trustworthy friend, mind you. But having someone who will give you an unvarnished opinion about your work is worth their weight in solid diamond-studded gold.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
Never underestimate the value of getting a friend to read your work. A trustworthy friend, mind you. But having someone who will give you an unvarnished opinion about your work is worth their weight in solid diamond-studded gold.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
November 14, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Writing Tip:
Never underestimate the value of getting a friend to read your work. A trustworthy friend, mind you. But having someone who will give you an unvarnished opinion about your work is worth their weight in solid diamond-studded gold.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
Never underestimate the value of getting a friend to read your work. A trustworthy friend, mind you. But having someone who will give you an unvarnished opinion about your work is worth their weight in solid diamond-studded gold.
#writing #writingtips #Booksky
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Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
November 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Removing a monument honoring Black US soldiers has nothing to do with DEI. It’s erasure of history and it’s straight-up racism.
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today in a nutshell
November 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
today in a nutshell
New fav meme
November 14, 2025 at 1:25 AM
New fav meme
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Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
November 13, 2025 at 11:08 PM
Let me fix that for you:
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
Texas A&M is limiting how instructors may discuss gender identity and race in classrooms in an assault on academic freedom unseen in America since the Red Scare.
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A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM
A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the Trump administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions.
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪
A bit of a video explainer here: 1/ 🧪