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Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages
Mechanistic understanding of the immune checkpoint receptor PD1 is largely based on mouse models, but human and mouse PD1 orthologs exhibit only 59.6% identity in amino acid sequences. Here we show th...
www.biorxiv.org
So this is an interesting article. From the Conclusion: "The precursors of Italic and Celtic, as well as Lusitanian, were possibly mediated by the Bell Beaker population that genetically formed in Central Europe."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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I'm exploring a real corker tonight 'Swineherd' by the fabulous, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain. I've gone for a fairly oblique pairing. With what would you pair this poem, and why? #poetry #workshops
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I'm exploring a real corker tonight 'Swineherd' by the fabulous, Eilean Ni Chuilleanain. I've gone for a fairly oblique pairing. With what would you pair this poem, and why? #poetry #workshops
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“Don’t let hate divide us.” ❤️
November 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
“Don’t let hate divide us.” ❤️
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The Japanese Museum of Natural Rock Faces - Chichibu, Japan 🇯🇵
In Japan, a small museum displays naturally shaped stones that resemble human faces remarkable examples of nature’s unintentional artistry. The museum features over 1700 naturally formed rocks that resemble human faces.
In Japan, a small museum displays naturally shaped stones that resemble human faces remarkable examples of nature’s unintentional artistry. The museum features over 1700 naturally formed rocks that resemble human faces.
November 5, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The Japanese Museum of Natural Rock Faces - Chichibu, Japan 🇯🇵
In Japan, a small museum displays naturally shaped stones that resemble human faces remarkable examples of nature’s unintentional artistry. The museum features over 1700 naturally formed rocks that resemble human faces.
In Japan, a small museum displays naturally shaped stones that resemble human faces remarkable examples of nature’s unintentional artistry. The museum features over 1700 naturally formed rocks that resemble human faces.
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I saw this on Reddit and I cannot stop laughing at it.
October 29, 2025 at 4:51 AM
I saw this on Reddit and I cannot stop laughing at it.
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I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
February 18, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I hope America is as lucky as the delta jet - everyone survives but the right wing explodes
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The borrowing of words into Old Irish: part 1
Old Irish póc 'kiss' / Modern Irish póg 'kiss'
Probably a loanword from the Latin phrase ōsculum pācis (kiss of peace), entering Old Irish via a Brittonic language.
Happy Valentine's day!
Old Irish póc 'kiss' / Modern Irish póg 'kiss'
Probably a loanword from the Latin phrase ōsculum pācis (kiss of peace), entering Old Irish via a Brittonic language.
Happy Valentine's day!
February 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The borrowing of words into Old Irish: part 1
Old Irish póc 'kiss' / Modern Irish póg 'kiss'
Probably a loanword from the Latin phrase ōsculum pācis (kiss of peace), entering Old Irish via a Brittonic language.
Happy Valentine's day!
Old Irish póc 'kiss' / Modern Irish póg 'kiss'
Probably a loanword from the Latin phrase ōsculum pācis (kiss of peace), entering Old Irish via a Brittonic language.
Happy Valentine's day!
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For the saint that's in it today, the etymology of the name "Brigit":
Modern Irish Bríd [ˈbʲrʲiːdʲ] < pre-reform Irish Brighid < Old Irish Brigit [ˈbʲrʲiɣʲədʲ] < Primitive Irish *Brigēddī [ˈbriɣɛːdːiː] < Proto-Celtic *Brigantī < Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥g̑ʰn̥tih₂- "high one, elevated one (fem.)".
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Modern Irish Bríd [ˈbʲrʲiːdʲ] < pre-reform Irish Brighid < Old Irish Brigit [ˈbʲrʲiɣʲədʲ] < Primitive Irish *Brigēddī [ˈbriɣɛːdːiː] < Proto-Celtic *Brigantī < Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥g̑ʰn̥tih₂- "high one, elevated one (fem.)".
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February 1, 2025 at 7:11 AM
For the saint that's in it today, the etymology of the name "Brigit":
Modern Irish Bríd [ˈbʲrʲiːdʲ] < pre-reform Irish Brighid < Old Irish Brigit [ˈbʲrʲiɣʲədʲ] < Primitive Irish *Brigēddī [ˈbriɣɛːdːiː] < Proto-Celtic *Brigantī < Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥g̑ʰn̥tih₂- "high one, elevated one (fem.)".
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Modern Irish Bríd [ˈbʲrʲiːdʲ] < pre-reform Irish Brighid < Old Irish Brigit [ˈbʲrʲiɣʲədʲ] < Primitive Irish *Brigēddī [ˈbriɣɛːdːiː] < Proto-Celtic *Brigantī < Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥g̑ʰn̥tih₂- "high one, elevated one (fem.)".
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A professor was lecturing to his English class: “In English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, a double negative is still a negative. However, there's no language where in a double positive can form a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
January 28, 2025 at 11:02 PM
A professor was lecturing to his English class: “In English, a double negative forms a positive. In some languages, though, a double negative is still a negative. However, there's no language where in a double positive can form a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
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#FindsFriday The extraordinary Late Bronze/Early Iron Age Bronze cauldron from Llyn Fawr votive lake 🧙, Rhigos, south Wales, dating from 700 BC
Pulled from the mud & peat of the drained lake during reservoir construction 🌊
Now on display at Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales, St Fagans
📷 Yesterday
Pulled from the mud & peat of the drained lake during reservoir construction 🌊
Now on display at Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales, St Fagans
📷 Yesterday
January 24, 2025 at 7:13 AM
#FindsFriday The extraordinary Late Bronze/Early Iron Age Bronze cauldron from Llyn Fawr votive lake 🧙, Rhigos, south Wales, dating from 700 BC
Pulled from the mud & peat of the drained lake during reservoir construction 🌊
Now on display at Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales, St Fagans
📷 Yesterday
Pulled from the mud & peat of the drained lake during reservoir construction 🌊
Now on display at Amgueddfa Cymru/Museum Wales, St Fagans
📷 Yesterday
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And tons of people don’t even know this movie exists. Which is unfortunate.
#Horror #HorrorSky #HorrorMovies #Lovecraft #Cthulhu
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
#Horror #HorrorSky #HorrorMovies #Lovecraft #Cthulhu
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
5 Years Ago, Kristen Stewart Made A Sci-Fi Flop That Still Managed To Achieve The Impossible
'Underwater' did what many Lovecraft adaptations couldn't: It brought Cthulu to the big screen.
www.inverse.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:54 AM
And tons of people don’t even know this movie exists. Which is unfortunate.
#Horror #HorrorSky #HorrorMovies #Lovecraft #Cthulhu
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
#Horror #HorrorSky #HorrorMovies #Lovecraft #Cthulhu
www.inverse.com/entertainmen...
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The Durotriges
An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership
A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍
www.science.org/content/arti...
An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership
A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍
www.science.org/content/arti...
Part of ancient Britain was a woman’s world, burials reveal
2000-year-old graves suggest women wielded as much—and sometimes more—power than men in some Celtic tribes
www.science.org
January 16, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The Durotriges
An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership
A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍
www.science.org/content/arti...
An Iron Age people with women at the centre of power, kinship and land ownership
A great report on our joint @tcddublin.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social research project by @spoke32.bsky.social in @science.org 😊👍
www.science.org/content/arti...
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How to make home made charcoal:
Step 1. Put dinner in the oven.
Step 2. Quickly just check one thing on the Internet.
Step 1. Put dinner in the oven.
Step 2. Quickly just check one thing on the Internet.
January 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
How to make home made charcoal:
Step 1. Put dinner in the oven.
Step 2. Quickly just check one thing on the Internet.
Step 1. Put dinner in the oven.
Step 2. Quickly just check one thing on the Internet.
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Matrilocality in Iron Age South-West Britain? Interesting paper; lots to digest and think about.
This is the exciting paper drop. New aDNA science out of Dublin.
Matrilineal descent systems demonstrated for Late Iron Age Dorset.
Building on the work of Mel Giles (2012) who first spotted the potential for it in the archaeology of Middle Iron Age Yorkshire.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Matrilineal descent systems demonstrated for Late Iron Age Dorset.
Building on the work of Mel Giles (2012) who first spotted the potential for it in the archaeology of Middle Iron Age Yorkshire.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Continental influx and pervasive matrilocality in Iron Age Britain - Nature
An analysis of ancient mitochondrial and nuclear DNA shows evidence of matrilocal communities in Iron Age Britain.
www.nature.com
January 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Matrilocality in Iron Age South-West Britain? Interesting paper; lots to digest and think about.
@carolinedebenh1.bsky.social I have been enjoying your posts about great beers. Several days ago it looked like you were touring Belgium. Was that your own itinerary?
January 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
@carolinedebenh1.bsky.social I have been enjoying your posts about great beers. Several days ago it looked like you were touring Belgium. Was that your own itinerary?
So this is an interesting article. From the Conclusion: "The precursors of Italic and Celtic, as well as Lusitanian, were possibly mediated by the Bell Beaker population that genetically formed in Central Europe."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Ancient genomics support deep divergence between Eastern and Western Mediterranean Indo-European languages
Mechanistic understanding of the immune checkpoint receptor PD1 is largely based on mouse models, but human and mouse PD1 orthologs exhibit only 59.6% identity in amino acid sequences. Here we show th...
www.biorxiv.org
December 26, 2024 at 2:29 PM
So this is an interesting article. From the Conclusion: "The precursors of Italic and Celtic, as well as Lusitanian, were possibly mediated by the Bell Beaker population that genetically formed in Central Europe."
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
I feel like I have to apologize to everyone who follows me because I never post anything. In fact, this may be my first post that isn’t just a response to someone else’s.
November 26, 2024 at 1:26 PM
I feel like I have to apologize to everyone who follows me because I never post anything. In fact, this may be my first post that isn’t just a response to someone else’s.