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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
October 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Edinburgh castle failing to render, likely thanks to the AWS outage
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Some brief thoughts on the Anthropic settlement, and why I think most authors should claim their share of the settlement if they can, inadequate though I think it is:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/02/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/02/a...
Authors, Time to Get That (Anthropic) Bag
To begin, for those of you who do not follow such things with intense interest, a little context about the “AI” company Anthropic being sued for stealing authors’ works and reachi…
whatever.scalzi.com
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Some brief thoughts on the Anthropic settlement, and why I think most authors should claim their share of the settlement if they can, inadequate though I think it is:
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/02/a...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/10/02/a...
I can't get over the minecraft diamond armor
August 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
I can't get over the minecraft diamond armor
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August 16, 2025 at 11:17 AM
@robertsspaceind.bsky.social pssst. Where's the screenshot stuff on Bluesky?
July 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
@robertsspaceind.bsky.social pssst. Where's the screenshot stuff on Bluesky?
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My painting process TIDAL WETLANDS
April 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
My painting process TIDAL WETLANDS
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Sticking to cat pics today
April 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Sticking to cat pics today
I really need more dinosaurs in my life 🦕 🦖
April 20, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I really need more dinosaurs in my life 🦕 🦖
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In children per year, the US birth rate is at an all-time low, but in Miles’ per hour it’s at an all time high.
February 1, 2025 at 1:25 AM
In children per year, the US birth rate is at an all-time low, but in Miles’ per hour it’s at an all time high.
The challenge here is that I had carefully curated my Instagram feed to give me art, and my Twitter feed (before it was broken) to give me space.
January 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The challenge here is that I had carefully curated my Instagram feed to give me art, and my Twitter feed (before it was broken) to give me space.
Finally beginning the migration.
November 24, 2024 at 3:54 PM
Finally beginning the migration.