10 more reasons for modest optimism
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Your periodic reminder that, 150 years ago, a desire to read fiction was considered both a sign of mental illness in women and a symptom of it.

The groups devoted to banning some books because they're "immoral", "obscene", etc. are just growths from the same bad root.

This is most detailed photo ever of an extragalactic object.A 400 megapixel photo of the Andromeda Galaxy.
Captured over a period of 3 months using 2 telescopes and thousands of photos.

Credit: Andrew McCarthy

If the Winnie-the-Pooh stories are too long for your children, try the abridged version by AAA Milne.

Happy Birthday Samuel Pepys - you would’ve loved ‘the internet’

“More than a quarter of the contracts listed by DOGE were actually already paid, the Journal found, saving no money. For instance, DOGE listed $168,000 in savings for terminating a contract with HHS for an Anthony Fauci museum exhibit. It had already been fully paid.”

Beyond parody.

An #NIH-funded research team has developed an mRNA vaccine to treat pancreatic cancer. Results from the clinical trial were published this week in Nature.

#pancreas #cancer #mRNA #vaccine #medsky #science #medicine #bluesky

Happy 50th Birthday to Albuquerque‘s Main Library! Across the country – our public libraries are vital to our communities and our democracy. As a bonafide bibliophile and lover of libraries, I am proud to be on the front lines defending these vital institutions.

Support your local public library!

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