Roger Turner
@rogerturner.bsky.social
Museum curator, nature watcher, often intrigued. Likes three item lists.
Steven Shapin’s book “The scientific Revolution” is credible and great. Opener: “ there was no such thing as the scientific revolution and this is a book about it.”
November 25, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Steven Shapin’s book “The scientific Revolution” is credible and great. Opener: “ there was no such thing as the scientific revolution and this is a book about it.”
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And if you're looking for more on #envhist plastic bags, How to Read Plastic Bag from the @sciencehistory.org 's @rogerturner.bsky.social is fun: www.sciencehistory.org/visit/exhibi...
Is the Plastic Bag History?
This digital and outdoor exhibition explores the history of a familiar object from a surprising number of angles.
www.sciencehistory.org
July 15, 2025 at 12:49 AM
And if you're looking for more on #envhist plastic bags, How to Read Plastic Bag from the @sciencehistory.org 's @rogerturner.bsky.social is fun: www.sciencehistory.org/visit/exhibi...
Your excellent story mentions a weather research lab that will be merged with a climate center in suburban Maryland. Is this the Air Resources Laboratory?
March 28, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Your excellent story mentions a weather research lab that will be merged with a climate center in suburban Maryland. Is this the Air Resources Laboratory?
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This thread led me to this book. “The story of refugees from Nazi Europe has been told many times, but Laurel Leff’s focused, well-researched book sheds new light on part of it: how academic refugees struggled to find safety in the American university system.” www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/as-s...
Review | As scholars tried to flee the Nazis, U.S. universities closed their doors
Laurel Leff sets out to correct the myth of the “welcoming American academy.”
www.washingtonpost.com
March 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
This thread led me to this book. “The story of refugees from Nazi Europe has been told many times, but Laurel Leff’s focused, well-researched book sheds new light on part of it: how academic refugees struggled to find safety in the American university system.” www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/as-s...
For a quick overview of the ARL, I did a poster at AGU in December 2024. I was surprised to learn that HYSPLIT can be used to predict the spread of locusts. Truly, NOAA protects people from biblical curses. Here's an image version.
March 5, 2025 at 1:33 AM
For a quick overview of the ARL, I did a poster at AGU in December 2024. I was surprised to learn that HYSPLIT can be used to predict the spread of locusts. Truly, NOAA protects people from biblical curses. Here's an image version.
The ARL has also been essential to national security for more than 75 years: locating Soviet nuclear tests in 1949, supporting civil defense planning in the 60's, and studying how bioweapons or poison gas might move thru cities after 9/11. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/weather-scie...
The Weather Scientists Who Can Forecast a National Security Threat | Essay
The Federal Air Resources Lab Quietly Helps Prevent Plane Crashes and Chemical Attacks.
www.zocalopublicsquare.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:21 AM
The ARL has also been essential to national security for more than 75 years: locating Soviet nuclear tests in 1949, supporting civil defense planning in the 60's, and studying how bioweapons or poison gas might move thru cities after 9/11. www.zocalopublicsquare.org/weather-scie...