Great culture can save lives. Literally.

Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

Did you know if you read enough eventually you'll see someone use "little eyehairs" instead of lashes #booksky

“The war in Gaza is unprecedented in its impact on journalists and demonstrates a major deterioration in global norms on protecting journalists," said the Committee to Protect Journalists.

Read more: scroll.in/latest/1079207

#IsraelGazaConflict

The dependable early morning quiet of New Year’s Day — just to hear the wind speak alone to the trees, without our intruding. It’s a precious brief spell of time, a time always anticipated.

Advocating for climate change action can feel like pushing a boulder up a hill.

But the doom and gloom can mean we ignore how far up we’ve climbed.

So, I’ve curated a list of 7 positive #climate stories from 2024, one from each of the world’s 7 continents.

pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/7-g...

While this looks like a piece of pop art, these images show Saturn in different combinations of filters from Hubble, mapped to red, green, and blue colors. The planet and its rings shift hues based on how strongly the planet reflects light at different wavelengths. 🔭🐡

hubblesite.org/contents/med...

Toni Morrison's words from 2015, as timely as ever:

“This is precisely the time when artists go to work. There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.”

#art #writing #courage #booksky

Alright #BookSky by way of introduction I thought I'd do a short little thread on some of my favourite nonfiction reads to showcase the versatility of the genre and help disprove the idea that it's boring or intimidating. Our universe has so very much to offer so naturally nonfiction does too! 💙📚

“Compared with areas with no wetlands, wetland areas can reduce surface runoff by 15 to 30% and enhance soil retention by 30 to 50%, thereby decreasing flood peak levels by 10 to 25% and lowering the risk of mountain floods and debris flows.”
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

I've been here for less than an hour and already I've found more interesting nonfiction recs than I have on twitter in several years. Does anyone know of an online nonfiction book club? I'd love to discuss what I read