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Dan Shepherd
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🤔 Ponders Plants, Science, Data & Art.
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newyorker.com
More than 130,000 government pages have gone dark in a purge that one scientist likened to a “digital book burning.” A group of librarians and archivists are fighting back.
The Volunteer Data Hoarders Resisting Trump’s Purge
Can librarians and guerrilla archivists save the country’s files from DOGE?
nyer.cm
March 20, 2025 at 7:36 PM
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linneansociety.bsky.social
It is #TaxonomistAppreciationDay today! A big day for Carl Linnaeus, who we happen to care about (just a little.)
100 years before Darwin's evolutionary theory was published, Linnaeus was classifying animals based on shared traits. He created #SystemaNaturae in 1735, and we still use it to this day!
Systema Naturae, a double page spread chart, tightly packed with names of animal species. It is split into Quadrapedia, Aves, Amphibia, Pieces, Insecta and Vermes.
March 19, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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#TidyTuesday week 11 - Palm trees. Visualized the max no of leaves per tribe using #rstats and edited in #figma
#DataViz
"Illustration of various palm tree tribes, each represented by a stylized tree with unique foliage patterns. The Phoeniceae tribe is highlighted as having the richest foliage.
March 18, 2025 at 2:36 PM
dan-shepherd.bsky.social
Respect the tree or a bogey is in your future 🌳 💪 100 year old Live Oak is the star 💫 this weekend at TPC Sawgrass for the Players Championship.
golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports...

@tpcsawgrass.bsky.social
TPC Sawgrass (@tpcsawgrass.bsky.social)
Bluesky page for TPC Sawgrass. Home of THE PLAYERS. Instagram: tpcsawgrass Fan page
tpcsawgrass.bsky.social
March 15, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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henrybushnell.bsky.social
Inside the search for solutions to a 2026 World Cup problem: turf.

A feature on the still-evolving plan to put "hybrid" grass in roofed NFL stadiums, and ensure the pitches aren't "a disaster" like some at Copa América were...

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How the 2026 World Cup is tackling its turf problem with the ‘most micromanaged grass in the world’
The quest to solve the 2026 World Cup's turf problem has led to a high-stakes experiment, with the solution set to debut at next week's CONCACAF Nations League matches at SoFI Stadium.
sports.yahoo.com
March 13, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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scifri.bsky.social
In the early hours of March 14th, 2025, a total lunar eclipse will be visible across the entire continent.
March 12, 2025 at 10:47 PM
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newyorker.com
Today’s Daily Cartoon, by Paul Noth. #NewYorkerCartoons nyer.cm/dE5ukWH
March 12, 2025 at 4:02 PM
dan-shepherd.bsky.social
🌻🌷Happy National Plant A Flower Day🌷🌺
March 12, 2025 at 5:33 PM
dan-shepherd.bsky.social
Thrilled to that my “Is Your Air Safe? - Global Air Quality” #dataviz has been long listed for the Information is Beautiful Awards 2024, Places, Space, & Environment Category 🗺️✨
#tableau #airpollution #IIB #datafam

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March 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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“At the Start of Every Disaster Movie there’s a Scientist being Ignored!” @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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jeffgroh.bsky.social
This one hits close to home. Rachel was one of the collections managers for a nat'l germplasm repository in Winters, CA where I've done a lot of my research. Invaluable resource that that will take a big hit from this www.nytimes.com/2025/03/02/u...
Horticulturalists, Biologists, Engineers: Federal ‘Bloat’ or Valued Experts?
President Trump’s effort to remake the government is a direct challenge to a decades-long effort to build a civil service stocked with experts. Critics say it will backfire.
www.nytimes.com
March 2, 2025 at 5:27 PM
dan-shepherd.bsky.social
I wish I were surprised by this. 😔
nicoledesignsdata.com Nicole Mark (she/her) @nicoledesignsdata.com · Mar 3
"One of the world’s most endangered whales lost a layer of its protections last week after President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded guidance for oil and gas industry ships to slow down in their habitat to avoid hitting them." www.tampabay.com/news/environ...
Trump admin rolls back protections for rare whales off Florida coast
The oil and gas industry has argued the restrictions would cost them billions.
www.tampabay.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:56 PM
dan-shepherd.bsky.social
🌳 pretty typical after a natural disaster to rush to clear all perceived “obstacles to progress” despite homeowners pleas 🌳
www.latimes.com/california/s...
In Altadena, a fight to save the trees that survived the fire
The Eaton fire destroyed much of Altadena. Now, residents are fighting to save the trees that survived.
www.latimes.com
March 3, 2025 at 9:41 PM
dan-shepherd.bsky.social
Just learned about the power of Spent Tea Leaves Powder (STLP) to enhance gluten free baked goods. 🍪💪
Utilising Spent Tea Leaves Powder as Functional Ingredient to Enhance the Quality of Non-Gluten Shortbread Cookies
The increasing prevalence of gluten-related disorders has led to higher consumer demand for convenient, gluten-free bakery products with health-promoting properties. In this study, non-gluten shortbre...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
March 1, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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linneansociety.bsky.social
Join us as we unearth hidden stories in botany...

On Wednesday 5 March, 12:30 - 13:15, @gemblina.bsky.social will give a free talk exploring the overlooked contributions of women in plant science through photography, illustration and rare archives.

Book your spot here: bit.ly/3QEeKEE
Interstices | The Hidden Histories of Women in Botany
Discover Gem Toes-Crichton's unique artist's book & the many ways art and science can engage people with plants, history, and photography.
bit.ly
February 28, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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scifri.bsky.social
A neutrino with a record-breaking level of energy was picked up by a detector in the Mediterranean Sea.
Most Powerful Neutrino Ever Is Detected In the Mediterranean
A neutrino with a record-breaking level of energy was picked up by a detector in the Mediterranean Sea.
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February 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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scifri.bsky.social
The new animated series “Common Side Effects” is a mycology thriller—a fictional story about a rogue mushroom researcher who finds a ‘shroom that can heal any injury or disease.

In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi.

✍️ @emmalgometz.bsky.social
‘Common Side Effects’ And The Race To Save Invisible Fungi
A “mycology thriller” imagines a hidden healing mushroom. In real life, scientists are searching far and wide to map the world’s unseen fungi.
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM