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A new video by the Crossroads II project tells the story of how people populated North America. New dating methods and DNA analysis provide new insights about these prehistoric times 🧪🧬
#history
#history
How did improvements in dating methods change our understanding of when America was first settled? How does dog DNA confirm the genetic history of humans in the New World? #Clovis #nativeamericans #archaeology #pre-Clovis #buttermilkcreek #PeoplingoftheAmericas #TexasA&M
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The Clovis, Pre-Clovis Mystery and the Peopling of the Americas. Dr. Michael Waters. Crossroads II
YouTube video by Proshloe The Past
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November 16, 2025 at 10:05 PM
A new video by the Crossroads II project tells the story of how people populated North America. New dating methods and DNA analysis provide new insights about these prehistoric times 🧪🧬
#history
#history
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Thank you Andrea Foster (arfoster49 on Threads) for fixing the headline.
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November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Thank you Andrea Foster (arfoster49 on Threads) for fixing the headline.
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Someone claimed ancient volcanoes emitted more CO₂ than humans ever could. The data says otherwise.
Siberian Traps (252 million years ago): 0.02–0.13 gigatons of CO₂ per year, over ~300,000–500,000 years
Humans today: ~36 gigatons per year
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🧪 #SciComm
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Siberian Traps (252 million years ago): 0.02–0.13 gigatons of CO₂ per year, over ~300,000–500,000 years
Humans today: ~36 gigatons per year
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🧪 #SciComm
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Humans vs Volcanoes: The Shocking Carbon Truth
Someone said volcanic eruptions release way more CO₂ than humans ever could.
But the science tells a different story.
The Siberian Traps released massive carbon over 300,000-500,000 years, only…
youtube.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Someone claimed ancient volcanoes emitted more CO₂ than humans ever could. The data says otherwise.
Siberian Traps (252 million years ago): 0.02–0.13 gigatons of CO₂ per year, over ~300,000–500,000 years
Humans today: ~36 gigatons per year
🧵
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/grYHtuc
Siberian Traps (252 million years ago): 0.02–0.13 gigatons of CO₂ per year, over ~300,000–500,000 years
Humans today: ~36 gigatons per year
🧵
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/grYHtuc
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This is a super fun watch that will make you have a greater appreciation for a tool many of us use on a daily basis 🧪
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Python: The Documentary | An origin story
YouTube video by CultRepo
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October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
This is a super fun watch that will make you have a greater appreciation for a tool many of us use on a daily basis 🧪
youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0?...
youtu.be/GfH4QL4VqJ0?...
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Analysis of the Dresden Codex shows the Maya predicted solar eclipses for centuries by aligning lunar cycles with their 260-day calendar and updating eclipse tables to correct for astronomical errors. doi.org/g974qm
How the Mayans were able to accurately predict solar eclipses for centuries
The Maya Civilization, from Central America, was one of the most advanced ancient civilizations, known for its significant achievements in astronomy and mathematics.
phys.org
October 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Analysis of the Dresden Codex shows the Maya predicted solar eclipses for centuries by aligning lunar cycles with their 260-day calendar and updating eclipse tables to correct for astronomical errors. doi.org/g974qm
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Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale | PNAS
Urbanization was one of the most significant transitions in human history, yet explanations
for the rise and expansion of early cities remain conte...
www.pnas.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Modeling the rise and demise of Classic Maya cities: Climate, conflict, and economies of scale | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
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[...divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification].
The simulation of judgment in LLMs | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
The simulation of judgment in LLMs | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
PNAS
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), a peer reviewed journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) - an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans...
www.pnas.org
October 21, 2025 at 9:23 PM
[...divergence epistemia: the illusion of knowledge emerging when surface plausibility replaces verification].
The simulation of judgment in LLMs | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
The simulation of judgment in LLMs | PNAS www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 🧪
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You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o... @mariaramirez.bsky.social @eduardosuarez.bsky.social @marialorentest.bsky.social
Opinion | You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish.
www.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 AM
You Caught Me. I’m Speaking Spanish. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/20/o... @mariaramirez.bsky.social @eduardosuarez.bsky.social @marialorentest.bsky.social
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“Spanish has become a sanctioned indicator of potential criminality in the United States of America,” writes Carlos Lozada @nytopinion.nytimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:40 AM
“Spanish has become a sanctioned indicator of potential criminality in the United States of America,” writes Carlos Lozada @nytopinion.nytimes.com
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There are two important mantras I follow as a science journalist:
1. Uncertainty is okay!
2. Read the damn paper.
We gotta do the second a lot more if we're going to rely on scientific data to tell stories, folks. 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/read-the-d...
1. Uncertainty is okay!
2. Read the damn paper.
We gotta do the second a lot more if we're going to rely on scientific data to tell stories, folks. 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/read-the-d...
Read the Damn Paper
100,000 'Addicts' vs. Mainstream Media
nobreakthroughs.substack.com
October 20, 2025 at 9:13 PM
There are two important mantras I follow as a science journalist:
1. Uncertainty is okay!
2. Read the damn paper.
We gotta do the second a lot more if we're going to rely on scientific data to tell stories, folks. 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/read-the-d...
1. Uncertainty is okay!
2. Read the damn paper.
We gotta do the second a lot more if we're going to rely on scientific data to tell stories, folks. 🧪
nobreakthroughs.substack.com/p/read-the-d...
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15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
October 16, 2025 at 11:01 PM
15 years ago the Supreme Court decided corporations are people under the First Amendment.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
Today, sold-out politicians block progress on all fronts to appease their corporate donors.
Citizens United is among the worst decisions in history. It corrupts our system every day.
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the fact that John Brown doesn't hold the same place in the US national imaginary that Emiliano Zapata does in Mexico tells you a lot about the two countries
Happy John Brown’s Raid day to all who celebrate
October 16, 2025 at 8:32 PM
the fact that John Brown doesn't hold the same place in the US national imaginary that Emiliano Zapata does in Mexico tells you a lot about the two countries
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Wow. just wow. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
🇨🇳 Every second, China bolts down ~100 solar panels. H1 2025: 67% of global solar already. And before decade’s end, China’s solar capacity ALONE will eclipse the whole US grid. The first true electrostate is here—rising at hyperscale, rewriting energy history in real time. ⚡☀️ #Solar #EV #Energy #BESS
September 29, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Wow. just wow. 🧪🔌💡☀️💨💧🔋
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Nice piece by Julian Spector on how one of the largest American HVAC manufacturers is integrating batteries into its residential heat pumps and ACs. It's a great idea, but success depends substantially on utility regulators recognizing (and paying for) its value in avoiding poles-and-wires spending.
Legacy air-conditioning giant Carrier has a simple solution to ACs stressing the grid: Pair them with a battery that charges up when power demand is low.
Here’s how it’s testing the concept.
Here’s how it’s testing the concept.
Carrier wants to pair batteries with air conditioners to help the grid
Utilities are struggling to meet demand as AI data centers surge. Equipping air conditioners with batteries could be an easy and hugely scalable way to…
www.canarymedia.com
September 29, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Nice piece by Julian Spector on how one of the largest American HVAC manufacturers is integrating batteries into its residential heat pumps and ACs. It's a great idea, but success depends substantially on utility regulators recognizing (and paying for) its value in avoiding poles-and-wires spending.
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La fotovoltaica superó por primera vez el sábado (48.005GWh) a los 48.000GWh/año. Hoy ya va por 48.183GWh/año
Para poner en contexto el sábado la nuclear llevaba 52.413GWh/año y la eólica 57.921GWh/año.
Año = los últimos 365 días.
Para poner en contexto el sábado la nuclear llevaba 52.413GWh/año y la eólica 57.921GWh/año.
Año = los últimos 365 días.
September 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
La fotovoltaica superó por primera vez el sábado (48.005GWh) a los 48.000GWh/año. Hoy ya va por 48.183GWh/año
Para poner en contexto el sábado la nuclear llevaba 52.413GWh/año y la eólica 57.921GWh/año.
Año = los últimos 365 días.
Para poner en contexto el sábado la nuclear llevaba 52.413GWh/año y la eólica 57.921GWh/año.
Año = los últimos 365 días.
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Free speech censorship
Political hit lists
Detentions w/o due process
Internment camps
Military in our streets
Corrupted law enforcement
Demonization of vulnerable communities Coercion of private institutions
MSM amplifying state propaganda
We are not barreling towards fascism.
We are in it.
Political hit lists
Detentions w/o due process
Internment camps
Military in our streets
Corrupted law enforcement
Demonization of vulnerable communities Coercion of private institutions
MSM amplifying state propaganda
We are not barreling towards fascism.
We are in it.
September 16, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Free speech censorship
Political hit lists
Detentions w/o due process
Internment camps
Military in our streets
Corrupted law enforcement
Demonization of vulnerable communities Coercion of private institutions
MSM amplifying state propaganda
We are not barreling towards fascism.
We are in it.
Political hit lists
Detentions w/o due process
Internment camps
Military in our streets
Corrupted law enforcement
Demonization of vulnerable communities Coercion of private institutions
MSM amplifying state propaganda
We are not barreling towards fascism.
We are in it.
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Brazil is sending its election denier to prison for 27 years. We sent ours back to the White House. Brazil already lived under military dictatorship and saw the threat clearly. We failed to protect our democracy. We need to learn from Brazil before it’s too late.
September 12, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Brazil is sending its election denier to prison for 27 years. We sent ours back to the White House. Brazil already lived under military dictatorship and saw the threat clearly. We failed to protect our democracy. We need to learn from Brazil before it’s too late.
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BREAKING: Chilling words about Trump and the 2026 elections by Illinois Governor Pritzker:
"He would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
"He would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
August 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
BREAKING: Chilling words about Trump and the 2026 elections by Illinois Governor Pritzker:
"He would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
"He would like to stop the elections in 2026 or frankly take control of those elections. He'll just claim there's some problem with an election and then he's got troops on the ground that can take control."
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I've had the 2 x Shingrix jab
Have you?
"We know that shingles can cause inflammation in the body, and that inflammation is a culprit in many heart and circulatory conditions which can lead to heart attacks and strokes"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Have you?
"We know that shingles can cause inflammation in the body, and that inflammation is a culprit in many heart and circulatory conditions which can lead to heart attacks and strokes"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Shingles jab may reduce risk of heart attack, pioneering research reveals
First global systematic review finds vaccine associated with 18% lower risk of stroke or heart attack in adults
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I've had the 2 x Shingrix jab
Have you?
"We know that shingles can cause inflammation in the body, and that inflammation is a culprit in many heart and circulatory conditions which can lead to heart attacks and strokes"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Have you?
"We know that shingles can cause inflammation in the body, and that inflammation is a culprit in many heart and circulatory conditions which can lead to heart attacks and strokes"
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
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Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too
Fossils found while building airport contain first mammoth DNA from tropical location
www.science.org
August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Mammoths in Mexico? Huge bone trove reveals giant beasts thrived in warmth, too | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
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White person discovered it after an unnamed Native American told them about it. They just say it right out loud.
Colonialism in science is wild.
Colonialism in science is wild.
August 29, 2025 at 8:36 AM
White person discovered it after an unnamed Native American told them about it. They just say it right out loud.
Colonialism in science is wild.
Colonialism in science is wild.
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"Las partículas de desgaste de los neumáticos representan aproximadamente el 45 % de todos los microplásticos presentes en sistemas terrestres y acuáticos. La lluvia las arrastra acabando en arroyos, lagos, ríos y océanos" theconversation.com/one-of-the-b...
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.
theconversation.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:19 PM
"Las partículas de desgaste de los neumáticos representan aproximadamente el 45 % de todos los microplásticos presentes en sistemas terrestres y acuáticos. La lluvia las arrastra acabando en arroyos, lagos, ríos y océanos" theconversation.com/one-of-the-b...
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Casi la mitad de los micro plásticos son de los coches.
La de cosas mierder que acarrea el coche...
La de cosas mierder que acarrea el coche...
"Las partículas de desgaste de los neumáticos representan aproximadamente el 45 % de todos los microplásticos presentes en sistemas terrestres y acuáticos. La lluvia las arrastra acabando en arroyos, lagos, ríos y océanos" theconversation.com/one-of-the-b...
One of the biggest microplastic pollution sources isn’t straws or grocery bags – it’s your tires
Rain storms wash those tire shards into streams and ultimately into lakes and oceans. That’s bad news for fish and other aquatic life.
theconversation.com
August 30, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Casi la mitad de los micro plásticos son de los coches.
La de cosas mierder que acarrea el coche...
La de cosas mierder que acarrea el coche...
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Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability.
Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (😀) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (😀) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
The rise of rideable horses
Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability
www.science.org
August 29, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Early horse riders selected a rare mutation in a single gene to enhance rideability.
Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (😀) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)
Ancient DNA analysis and experimental work with mouse model (😀) provide new evidence
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...)