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Kimberly Hanson
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Avid reader, mostly SFF, always a learner, she/her. Lover of dogs, cats, music, art, math, writing, seasons, earth, space, science, life, cake.
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These stories are peak. Go read them; you'll thank me.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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4th instalment went up today! Things Happen, mysteries are partially explained, plans are conceived.

Part 1: mailchi.mp/scottishbook...
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The 1st instalment of my 1st serialized short story has landed in people's inboxes care of @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! If you want to read "A Road Less Taken" over the course of this week, sign up! You'll get access to previous instalments too. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
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November 20, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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The 1st instalment of my 1st serialized short story has landed in people's inboxes care of @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social! If you want to read "A Road Less Taken" over the course of this week, sign up! You'll get access to previous instalments too. www.scottishbooktrust.com/book-week-sc...
Book Week Scotland: Amal El-Mohtar in your inbox
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November 17, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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ICYMI! Reading 2025 fiction?

Try the short story "The Breaker of Mountains and Rivers" by Aliette de Bodard @aliettedebodard.com!

You can read it here!

buff.ly/HznhrfP
November 15, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Wild thread.
i fully agree with this theory and in my actual field, british architectural history, The Problem is that Salisbury Cathedral is built on top of a lake and no i am not exaggerating
between this and the FSO Safer (another ship at serious risk of exploding) I’m convinced every field has its “yeah, this is the problem that keeps me up at night” and I’m on a quest to learn about all of them
November 12, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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Legendary musician & activist Peter Gabriel celebrates the Internet Archive hitting 1 trillion pages & reflects on its role in preserving humanity’s memory.

More ⤵️
blog.archive.org/2025/11/10/v...

#Wayback1T @itspetergabriel.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Some of the #SciArt community might be interested in this!
Craft a piece of science fiction history! LAcon V is soliciting submissions for a base design for the Hugo Awards that celebrates science fiction’s sense of adventure and what makes LAcon V and Southern California special as both a Worldcon & location.

We welcome all submissions: lacon.org/hugobase
November 10, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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SCIENCE POLICY NEWS:

During Yom Kippur, all the members of the High Energy Physics Advisory Committee (HEPAP), myself included, received a letter thanking us for our service and telling us essentially that the almost 40 yo standing federal advisory committee was no more. ⚛️🧪🔭

Why that matters 🧵
DOE Consolidates Office of Science Advisory Committees
Six long-standing committees advising the Department of Energy’s Office of Science have been rolled into one.
www.aip.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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Hi. I wrote an essay about AI slop: How it feels like an invasive species for the internet. How its boosters describe building a future that’s devoid of craft. How frictionlessness can be nihilistic & how this stuff seems to leach part of our shared humanity out of the world. I hope you'll read it.
AI’s Invasive Species
The slop is winning.
www.theatlantic.com
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Things may be different than you think. Take a look. www.gapminder.org
Gapminder
www.gapminder.org
October 21, 2025 at 2:12 AM
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Scholarship applications for our 2026 writing retreat on a cruise ship to Alaska are open now until December 31st.

Right now we have two scholarships available, one for a writer of color and another for a writer in financial need. Head over to writingexcuses.com/scholarships to learn more.
October 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Alzheimer’s reversed in mice as scientists restore the brain’s ‘gatekeeper.’ Spanish and Chinese researchers have reversed Alzheimer’s symptoms in mice using nanoparticles that repair the brain’s protective barrier. buff.ly/Dk1sdjd
#ShareGoodNewsToo
Alzheimer’s reversed in mice under breakthrough treatment
Injection of nanoparticles “reminds” blood-brain barrier to work properly, allowing brain cells to communicate again
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October 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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You know what to do.
As is always correct and in accordance with all the laws of the internet, I just watched Tom Holland's epic Lip Sync Battle performance, and now I am sharing it with all of you so you can do the same.
Lip Sync Battle - Tom Holland
YouTube video by Comedy Central Latinoamérica
youtu.be
October 10, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Hey Team #Greensboro, ICE has been reported in the city but locations are spotty and I don't have Facebook, so if you do, please check. Looks like they might be setting up shop in town.
October 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
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Found the best reply to doomposting.
October 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Would be nice if our political leaders were paying attention. No amount of AI profit potential is worth this. No amount of short-term goodwill from Danielle Smith is worth this. We— all of humanity— are facing a civilization-ending threat. But we're still gonna pour money into AI and pipelines. 😡
Seven of nine planetary boundaries now breached – ocean acidification joins the danger zone," says PIK director Johan Rockström presenting the key findings of the Planetary Health Check 2025 today. #PlanetaryBoundaries
➡️ www.pik-potsdam.de/en/news/late...
September 25, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Last night’s earworm which popped into my head each time I woke — planted there by the recent death of songwriter Sonny Curtis — was "I Fought the Law." youtu.be/rZ5v8L08Flg
I Fought the Law
YouTube video by The Bobby Fuller Four - Topic
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September 25, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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if you must be online may i point out that project gutenberg is still around and still has basically every book written before 1910 for free
September 18, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Robot meets bollard. Nothing beats the #WorldBollardAssociation
August 23, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Just finished "The Message" by Ta-Nehisi Coates. A short breathtaking read. My heart is broken wide open.
August 20, 2025 at 3:08 AM
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It literally does get better every time
Watching this video 10 times has significantly improved my mood.
August 20, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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@clarkesworldmagazine.com congratulations on such a well-deserved Hugo award!!!

(And thank you for your continued stand against “AI” slop.)
August 17, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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"This is another material impact of abortion bans: extreme, unbearable physical violence; for some, particularly for domestic violence victims, the loss of life itself."
The Value of Women’s Lives: How Abortion Bans Escalate Domestic Violence
In May 2023, a Texas man shot and killed his girlfriend after she returned from traveling to Colorado to get an abortion, because abortion is banned in Texas. Police reports showed that the man had…
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August 13, 2025 at 9:53 PM