Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
How do science interpreters, such as animators and museum designers, translate complex scientific research into something visually tangible—like a 40-foot dinosaur skeleton or a 3D animation of cellular machinery too small to be seen?
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...
How ‘Science Interpreters’ Make Hidden Science Visible
A cell animator and a museum designer tell us how they translate scientific findings into visual experiences.
www.sciencefriday.com
May 18, 2025 at 11:17 PM
How do science interpreters, such as animators and museum designers, translate complex scientific research into something visually tangible—like a 40-foot dinosaur skeleton or a 3D animation of cellular machinery too small to be seen?
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...
www.sciencefriday.com/articles/sci...
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
Last fall, we ran a newsletter about creative ways people are making a difference for the environment right where they are.
Check out some of the highlights here:
#CitizenScienceMonth
Check out some of the highlights here:
#CitizenScienceMonth
6 Creative Ways People Are Preserving Nature—And You Can Too
Read a roundup of stories about creative ways people are preserving and protecting nature from our “Tiny Nature Triumphs” newsletter.
www.sciencefriday.com
April 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Last fall, we ran a newsletter about creative ways people are making a difference for the environment right where they are.
Check out some of the highlights here:
#CitizenScienceMonth
Check out some of the highlights here:
#CitizenScienceMonth
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
Dystopia is the AARP advising older Americans about how to live in a police state
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
6 Things You Can Do to Secure Your Phone as You Reenter the Country After Traveling
In some instances, government agents can search your digital devices legally after an international trip
www.aarp.org
April 18, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Dystopia is the AARP advising older Americans about how to live in a police state
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
www.aarp.org/travel/trave...
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Trump: Gutting National Parks—And Hiding the Evidence
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
National parks hit 331M visits, but Trump officials don’t want you to know. A leaked memo bans the Park Service from promoting the numbers—while firing rangers, closing visitor centers, and cutting safety.
This won’t go well—we love our parks.
March 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
They want to keep it quiet, so you know what to do.
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
Yep
Anyone affiliated with a University in any way should start preparing for the National Day of Action for Higher Education on April 17th, 2025. Go to the website for more info — They are doing lots of Zoom organizing calls beforehand too.
A National Day of Action for Higher Ed
On April 17, higher ed unions, AAUP chapters, and student organizations across the U.S. are coming together to fight back against the coordinated assault on teaching and learning, and to mobilize for ...
www.dayofactionforhighered.org
March 1, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Yep
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
A Vaccine For Pancreatic Cancer Continues To Show Promise
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine for the disease had no relapse three years later.
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February 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
One day about 18 years ago I was looking around a Yoko Ono exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum when an old wall phone in the gallery rang. This phone was part of the show. I looked around & I saw that it was just me & a security guard in the gallery. He said, “oh my god you need to answer it! 1/5
February 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
One day about 18 years ago I was looking around a Yoko Ono exhibition at the Berkeley Art Museum when an old wall phone in the gallery rang. This phone was part of the show. I looked around & I saw that it was just me & a security guard in the gallery. He said, “oh my god you need to answer it! 1/5
Beginning again, this time I will hand quilt this to help manage the stretchy fabric on the bottom half. This piece started as a class demo about sewing curves and improv piecing.
#pinbasting #handquilting #fiberart #quilting #improv
#pinbasting #handquilting #fiberart #quilting #improv
February 18, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Beginning again, this time I will hand quilt this to help manage the stretchy fabric on the bottom half. This piece started as a class demo about sewing curves and improv piecing.
#pinbasting #handquilting #fiberart #quilting #improv
#pinbasting #handquilting #fiberart #quilting #improv
A little love on a cold day 💕 in a winter of uncertainty...
#gelliplate #printmaking #monoprint #monoprintpoetry #valentine
#gelliplate #printmaking #monoprint #monoprintpoetry #valentine
February 13, 2025 at 5:26 AM
A little love on a cold day 💕 in a winter of uncertainty...
#gelliplate #printmaking #monoprint #monoprintpoetry #valentine
#gelliplate #printmaking #monoprint #monoprintpoetry #valentine
Reposted by Naomi J. Falk
In 1963, a White boss fired Jessie Telfair for registering to vote. She responded by creating her iconic Freedom quilt—a powerful critique that still resonates. One family knows this story intimately. Does the other?
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Front title: JESSIE TELFAIR
Back title: THE WHITE MAN WHO FIRED HER
#quiltsky
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Front title: JESSIE TELFAIR
Back title: THE WHITE MAN WHO FIRED HER
#quiltsky
January 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
In 1963, a White boss fired Jessie Telfair for registering to vote. She responded by creating her iconic Freedom quilt—a powerful critique that still resonates. One family knows this story intimately. Does the other?
—
Front title: JESSIE TELFAIR
Back title: THE WHITE MAN WHO FIRED HER
#quiltsky
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Front title: JESSIE TELFAIR
Back title: THE WHITE MAN WHO FIRED HER
#quiltsky