Erin R
@ghostarica.bsky.social
(she/her/hers)
American expat in UK / toddler mom / design nerd / bio nerd / nerd nerd
American expat in UK / toddler mom / design nerd / bio nerd / nerd nerd
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Mathematical Symbols’ Wild History Explained www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
Mathematics + Symbols = a Surprising × Contentious History
A mathematician has uncovered the stories behind the symbols used in math
www.scientificamerican.com
February 8, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Mathematical Symbols’ Wild History Explained www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...
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"We were selected for a new game show, 'Is It Cake? Extreme Home Edition.' Once we’d signed the paperwork, we had to find the cake within seven days to win the grand prize of $75,000. Our time would be up at sunset today, and the sun was getting low in the sky."
Was It Cake?
“It’s not cake!” my wife screamed as the cleaver split the thermostat in our foyer. I pushed past her and sank my chef’s knife into the Ethan Allen...
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January 30, 2025 at 4:23 PM
"We were selected for a new game show, 'Is It Cake? Extreme Home Edition.' Once we’d signed the paperwork, we had to find the cake within seven days to win the grand prize of $75,000. Our time would be up at sunset today, and the sun was getting low in the sky."
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“Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves,” James Baldwin wrote, in 1962. #NewYorkerArchive
James Baldwin: Letter from a Region in My Mind
From 1962: “Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves.”
www.newyorker.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:04 AM
“Whatever white people do not know about Negroes reveals, precisely and inexorably, what they do not know about themselves,” James Baldwin wrote, in 1962. #NewYorkerArchive
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Statement from GLAAD on inaccurate, inflammatory Trump Executive Order on Education: glaad.org/releases/sta...
STATEMENT FROM GLAAD ON INACCURATE, INFLAMMATORY TRUMP EXECUTIVE ORDER ON EDUCATION | GLAAD
Today GLAAD is responding to an executive order from President Trump attempting to restrict funding for schools that are LGBTQ-inclusive: "This is another inaccurate, inflammatory, highly unhinged exe...
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January 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Statement from GLAAD on inaccurate, inflammatory Trump Executive Order on Education: glaad.org/releases/sta...
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If you’re a Democrat and you’re still aiming your fucking fire at Joe Biden kindly fuck all the way off.
The Day One Dictator said he is building a detention camp for 30,000 people.
Focus on that shit or fuck off.
The Day One Dictator said he is building a detention camp for 30,000 people.
Focus on that shit or fuck off.
January 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
If you’re a Democrat and you’re still aiming your fucking fire at Joe Biden kindly fuck all the way off.
The Day One Dictator said he is building a detention camp for 30,000 people.
Focus on that shit or fuck off.
The Day One Dictator said he is building a detention camp for 30,000 people.
Focus on that shit or fuck off.
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An LA wildfire relief benefit concert and auction called G*VE A F*CK LA has been announced for 2/5 at Hollywood Palladium.
www.stereogum.com/2294496/hayl...
www.stereogum.com/2294496/hayl...
January 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
An LA wildfire relief benefit concert and auction called G*VE A F*CK LA has been announced for 2/5 at Hollywood Palladium.
www.stereogum.com/2294496/hayl...
www.stereogum.com/2294496/hayl...
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Afffirmative action for white men goes back before the founding of this nation. DEI was an attempt to broaden the pool and level the playing field a little bit after centuries of exclusion. And then the longterm a.a. beneficiaries had a backlash meltdown, and here we are.
January 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Afffirmative action for white men goes back before the founding of this nation. DEI was an attempt to broaden the pool and level the playing field a little bit after centuries of exclusion. And then the longterm a.a. beneficiaries had a backlash meltdown, and here we are.
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CINDY: I used to be with a guy who was full of valuable insights—but his insights weren’t actionable, let alone fundable.
GARY: Sounds like low-hanging fruit.
CINDY: He was. And I know you’re different. The synergy is unbelievable.
GARY: Sounds like low-hanging fruit.
CINDY: He was. And I know you’re different. The synergy is unbelievable.
A Marriage Proposal Spoken Entirely in Office Jargon
GARY: Hey Cindy, remember the other day when we were talking about optimizations? CINDY: Yeah, I wanted to circle back on that. GARY: Me too. You s...
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January 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
CINDY: I used to be with a guy who was full of valuable insights—but his insights weren’t actionable, let alone fundable.
GARY: Sounds like low-hanging fruit.
CINDY: He was. And I know you’re different. The synergy is unbelievable.
GARY: Sounds like low-hanging fruit.
CINDY: He was. And I know you’re different. The synergy is unbelievable.
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D’Angelo’s neo soul masterpiece ‘Voodoo’ hit US record stores 25 years ago today 💿
January 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
D’Angelo’s neo soul masterpiece ‘Voodoo’ hit US record stores 25 years ago today 💿
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if any Democrats besides AOC want to weigh in about the misrule that's already been prevalent over this first week that'd be pretty cool
January 25, 2025 at 12:34 AM
if any Democrats besides AOC want to weigh in about the misrule that's already been prevalent over this first week that'd be pretty cool
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Updated list of companies committed to DEI
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
January 25, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Updated list of companies committed to DEI
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
Costco, Meijer, Kroger, Giant Grocery, Ben & Jerry’s, Ulta, Macy’s, Old Navy, Nordstrom’s, TJ Maxx, GoTo Foods (includes Moe’s Southwest Grill, Mcalister’s, Auntie Anne’s, Jamba, Cinnabon, and more…), Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Wegmans
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“Uh-oh,” he sighed into her ear in mock horror, “Kennywood’s open.”
Yinzerotica: Erotica for Pittsburghers
“Do you wanna get out of here?” she asked, Yuengling on her breath. “Do the Steelers have six Super Bowl trophies?” he responded, already putting o...
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January 26, 2025 at 3:00 AM
“Uh-oh,” he sighed into her ear in mock horror, “Kennywood’s open.”
Adolescents with authoritarian leanings exhibit weaker cognitive ability and emotional intelligence www.psypost.org/adolescents-...
Adolescents with authoritarian leanings exhibit weaker cognitive ability and emotional intelligence
Teens with lower intelligence and emotional abilities are more likely to support authoritarian beliefs, whether left- or right-wing, suggesting shared psychological traits underpin rigid, authority-dr...
www.psypost.org
January 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Adolescents with authoritarian leanings exhibit weaker cognitive ability and emotional intelligence www.psypost.org/adolescents-...
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Not suggesting to spam this email—that would be irresponsible ;) —but simply providing it: hr@opm.gov
January 25, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Not suggesting to spam this email—that would be irresponsible ;) —but simply providing it: hr@opm.gov
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Bilingualism is associated with a bigger brain. Similar to other cognitively demanding skills, it leads to dynamic subcortical structural adaptations which can be nonlinear, in line with expansion-renormalisation models of experience-dependent neuroplasticity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Dynamic effects of bilingualism on brain structure map onto general principles of experience-based neuroplasticity - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Dynamic effects of bilingualism on brain structure map onto general principles of experience-based neuroplasticity
www.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Bilingualism is associated with a bigger brain. Similar to other cognitively demanding skills, it leads to dynamic subcortical structural adaptations which can be nonlinear, in line with expansion-renormalisation models of experience-dependent neuroplasticity. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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“Incredibly enough, my career seems to be going better now that I’m older and wrinkled and fatter. So go figure it out.” Isabella Rossellini talks to Michael Schulman about aging, feminism, and why she never got plastic surgery.
For Isabella Rossellini, Acting Goes Beyond Words
The actress is touring a one-woman show about how animals express themselves. She’s also getting Oscar buzz for “Conclave,” a film in which she hardly speaks.
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January 24, 2025 at 6:15 PM
“Incredibly enough, my career seems to be going better now that I’m older and wrinkled and fatter. So go figure it out.” Isabella Rossellini talks to Michael Schulman about aging, feminism, and why she never got plastic surgery.
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another timeline cleanse from all the doom and gloom 🌌
January 23, 2025 at 6:07 AM
another timeline cleanse from all the doom and gloom 🌌
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Researchers have long debated over whether the language we speak shapes how we perceive the world. Now that some 1.5 billion people speak the same language, English, this question has taken on a new urgency.
How Much Does Our Language Shape Our Thinking?
English continues to expand into diverse regions around the world. The question is whether humanity will be homogenized as a result.
www.newyorker.com
January 23, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Researchers have long debated over whether the language we speak shapes how we perceive the world. Now that some 1.5 billion people speak the same language, English, this question has taken on a new urgency.
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Every star may be a sun to someone.
~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos
~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos
January 23, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Every star may be a sun to someone.
~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos
~ Carl Sagan, Cosmos