Stephanie Koons
@stephaniekoons.bsky.social
🎙️ Strategic Storyteller | Research Comms Leader | 🎹 Pianist & Creative Connector | Making Big Ideas Human
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Never underestimate the power of sharing your passions! 🎹 Two #PennState professors told me they’ve started piano lessons again after years—thanks to my videos. Proof that it’s never too late to reconnect with music. Who else is thinking of dusting off their keys? #piano #lifelonglearning
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Artificial Intelligence can be a force of change in education.
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Artificial Intelligence can be a force of change in education.
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Four “Christmas” movies to know me by:
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Four “Christmas” movies to know me by:
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Lady With Glove by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Lady With Glove by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
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“Whether the universe will ‘end’ at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity’s cosmic home for a very, very long time.” buff.ly/O2a1LnE
How will the universe end?
Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make predictions.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“Whether the universe will ‘end’ at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity’s cosmic home for a very, very long time.” buff.ly/O2a1LnE
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THE DEER HUNTER delves into the complexities of masculinity, exploring how traditional norms are challenged in various settings. The film portrays male vulnerability beneath outward bravado, offering a profound and poignant portrayal of manhood.
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This Is This: The Manifold Masculinity of Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’
This Is This: The Manifold Masculinity of Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’ | Vague Visages
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May 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
THE DEER HUNTER delves into the complexities of masculinity, exploring how traditional norms are challenged in various settings. The film portrays male vulnerability beneath outward bravado, offering a profound and poignant portrayal of manhood.
vaguevisages.com/2018/12/31...
vaguevisages.com/2018/12/31...
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Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
Ballad of a Thin Man (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)
YouTube video by Bob Dylan - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
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Penn State, led by PI Allison Fleming, has earned an $824K federal grant to train 40 future vocational rehab professionals. The goal: expand opportunity, strengthen the VR workforce, and support people with disabilities in achieving meaningful employment. bit.ly/3Kjf3oG
Federal grant to strengthen vocational rehabilitation workforce | Penn State University
Penn State has received a five-year, $824,000 federal grant to train 40 new bachelor’s-level vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals, helping address widespread staffing shortages in state VR age...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Penn State, led by PI Allison Fleming, has earned an $824K federal grant to train 40 future vocational rehab professionals. The goal: expand opportunity, strengthen the VR workforce, and support people with disabilities in achieving meaningful employment. bit.ly/3Kjf3oG
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Our study of time processing in bumblebees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com here edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s... . Our summary is here youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk and the original paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... @royalsocietypublishing.org
Scientists now know that bees can process time, a first in insects | CNN
Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study has found.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our study of time processing in bumblebees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com here edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s... . Our summary is here youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk and the original paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... @royalsocietypublishing.org
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Listening to Bad Religion as I ease into the workday. Haven't heard this song in ages. One of my BR favorites.
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Bad Religion-Turn On The Light
YouTube video by imasstupidashell
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November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Listening to Bad Religion as I ease into the workday. Haven't heard this song in ages. One of my BR favorites.
youtu.be/D-ajnA8iDmA?...
youtu.be/D-ajnA8iDmA?...
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Honored to celebrate Dr. Mildred Boveda, who received the 2025 TED Social Justice Award on Nov. 12 in Kansas City. Her leadership in equity and intersectional competence is shaping the future of teacher prep. A well-deserved recognition! 💙📘 bit.ly/4oQFp0h
November 20, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Honored to celebrate Dr. Mildred Boveda, who received the 2025 TED Social Justice Award on Nov. 12 in Kansas City. Her leadership in equity and intersectional competence is shaping the future of teacher prep. A well-deserved recognition! 💙📘 bit.ly/4oQFp0h
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When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is on your side, glare menacingly while pointing and calling someone “piggy”. - Snarl Sandburg
November 18, 2025 at 4:24 PM
When the facts are on your side, argue the facts. When the law is on your side, argue the law. When neither is on your side, glare menacingly while pointing and calling someone “piggy”. - Snarl Sandburg
So proud to be part of the 2025 Centre Film Festival team this year, supporting social media + community storytelling. Festival wraps today in Philipsburg —come soak up the last screenings and conversations. #CentreFilmFestival
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Meet Our Team 2025 - Centre Film Festival
Pearl Gluck – Co-Founder, Artistic Director Pearl Gluck, Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the Centre Film Festival, is a filmmaker whose work explores identity, class, and faith through narrative a...
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November 16, 2025 at 3:12 PM
So proud to be part of the 2025 Centre Film Festival team this year, supporting social media + community storytelling. Festival wraps today in Philipsburg —come soak up the last screenings and conversations. #CentreFilmFestival
centrefilm.org/meet-our-tea...
centrefilm.org/meet-our-tea...
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Philosopher Nick Bostrom's 2003 ‘simulation hypothesis’ – the idea that we might be living in a computer-generated world – isn't entirely new. Religious scholars and mystics have considered that all life is an illusion for centuries. buff.ly/TfFzeVs
‘Simulation theory’ brings an AI twist out of ‘The Matrix’ to ideas mystics and religious scholars have voiced for centuries
The technology that has helped propel the simulation theory may be new, but the questions it explores are ancient.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Philosopher Nick Bostrom's 2003 ‘simulation hypothesis’ – the idea that we might be living in a computer-generated world – isn't entirely new. Religious scholars and mystics have considered that all life is an illusion for centuries. buff.ly/TfFzeVs
“Yesterday’s just a memory, tomorrow is never what it’s supposed to be.” — Bob Dylan
What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection
What is time? Rather than something that ‘flows,’ a philosopher suggests time is a psychological projection
Is time real, or an illusion? The best answer may be neither: Both physics and philosophy suggest that time is a projection of the mind onto a timeless reality.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:03 PM
“Yesterday’s just a memory, tomorrow is never what it’s supposed to be.” — Bob Dylan
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ZZ Top – La Grange (Asian Folk Metal Cover) | NiNi Music
YouTube video by Nini Music
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November 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Excited to volunteer with the Centre Film Festival 🎬 this year—can’t wait to catch the films and connect with the amazing filmmakers bringing them to life! 🎥✨
www.statecollege.com/articles/com...
www.statecollege.com/articles/com...
Centre Film Festival Marks 7th Year With Biggest Lineup Yet
This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. The 2025 Centre Film Festival will begin in State College on Nov. 9 with a search for a lost
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November 10, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Excited to volunteer with the Centre Film Festival 🎬 this year—can’t wait to catch the films and connect with the amazing filmmakers bringing them to life! 🎥✨
www.statecollege.com/articles/com...
www.statecollege.com/articles/com...
Bob Dylan hotel argument about throwing glass in the street
YouTube video by idk idk (area51revisited)
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November 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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A New Image of the Red #Spider #Nebula Captures the Radiance of a Dying Star #Webb #SpaceTelescope
Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/jame...
Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/jame...
November 4, 2025 at 7:43 PM
A New Image of the Red #Spider #Nebula Captures the Radiance of a Dying Star #Webb #SpaceTelescope
Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/jame...
Link for more info and photos: www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/11/jame...
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A gorgeous #Uhura piece for you today from @pop_goesmyheart on IG! Who wouldn’t want to love on a #tribble?!? I bet they’re soft and floofy…
#SupportArtists #ArtNotAI #StarTrekArt #TroubleWithTribbles #StarshipTempest
#SupportArtists #ArtNotAI #StarTrekArt #TroubleWithTribbles #StarshipTempest
November 4, 2025 at 4:41 PM
A gorgeous #Uhura piece for you today from @pop_goesmyheart on IG! Who wouldn’t want to love on a #tribble?!? I bet they’re soft and floofy…
#SupportArtists #ArtNotAI #StarTrekArt #TroubleWithTribbles #StarshipTempest
#SupportArtists #ArtNotAI #StarTrekArt #TroubleWithTribbles #StarshipTempest
Just wrapped my first student film bit part. Wore a black dress inside, ivory coat outside. Was it a continuity error? Maybe. But my character would never run from aliens without her purse.
#Acting101 #IndieFilmLife
#Acting101 #IndieFilmLife
November 3, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Just wrapped my first student film bit part. Wore a black dress inside, ivory coat outside. Was it a continuity error? Maybe. But my character would never run from aliens without her purse.
#Acting101 #IndieFilmLife
#Acting101 #IndieFilmLife
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“We rescued one another. . . . He was the artist and I the storyteller.” In a new essay, Patti Smith reflects on her early days in New York and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe.
Essay by Patti Smith: Art Rats in New York City
Finding my own words.
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November 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“We rescued one another. . . . He was the artist and I the storyteller.” In a new essay, Patti Smith reflects on her early days in New York and her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe.
The Mamas & The Papas - California Dreamin'
YouTube video by Folk Experience
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November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM