This is a huge deal, and the number of people I see pooh-poohing this as just a loss to a supposedly elite group sucks. A) most of the jobs that disappeared were the working-class ones; B) bye bye not just to local coverage but to arts, sports, everything that’s not tech/biz/politics/opinion/advice
There is credible reporting that Robinson held views that placed him left of his conservative family, and that he was strongly opposed to Charlie Kirk’s conservative, pro-Trump ideology.
In other words: there's growing evidence not only that precipitation extremes will increase (in general) due to climate change--but also that the most intense, rarest, & most dangerous rain events will increase faster than more "moderate" extremes. That's...not great!
Mineral moon. Astrotech RC8/Sony A7iv/CEM70 1200 frames stacked. Processed in PS using layers and hue/saturation stretching. Colour fringing removed around the edges.
The “mineral moon” from last night (10 April 2025) @davidbflower.bsky.social
We've greatly underestimated the role of the gut microbiome in fatty liver disease (MASLD). This open-access outstanding review @jclinical-invest.bsky.social is illuminating
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
Furious.
The Sun slightly covered by the Moon with clouds in foreground.
This morning's Partial Solar Eclipse. 1049UT 29 March 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
And while mistakes were surely made in the science advice, it is far too simplistic to say "the scientific advisers got it wrong". Yes, there needs to be independent evaluation, but also consideration of how the advice was itself politically constrained and indeed compromised.
Barnard is my once cherished alma mater. I had no idea that Columbia invested 30% of its $13.4 billion endowment in hedge funds which tend to be predatory and hurt average investors. Plus I’m Jewish and appalled at how Jewish students were treated. No thanks.
Average investors
Barnard is my once cherished alma mater. I had no idea that Columbia invested 30% of its $13.4 billion endowment in hedge funds which tend to be predatory and hurt acreage investors. Plus I’m Jewish and appalled at how Jewish students were treated.
www.ai-cio.com/news/columbi...
Seed banks are a resource for the world, and some of the great food heroes have saved them during times of war and famine. It might be time for heroism like that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
The National Weather Service is facing significant staffing cuts and has temporarily reduced weather balloon launches at several sites. These balloons are a key tool used by meteorologists to gather data for weather forecast models.
🚨in our new paper we ran an experiment at Procter and Gamble with 776 experienced professionals solving real business problems.
We found that individuals randomly assiged to use AI did as well as teams of two people & were happier. It also erased skill silos. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybern...
Well told
A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
🌌 Is intelligent life away from Earth rare? Maybe not
A study challenges the 'hard-steps' model, which assumes human-like intelligence is v. unlikely
Instead, evolution may have followed environmental openings, suggesting intelligent life is common.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 🔭
Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.
It’s been like this for as long as I can remember, because people are very uncomfortable around the chronically ill.
They don’t want to think about the fact that there are conditions that will ruin your quality of life but not kill you /6
Plus how do you want to be buried? Plan now. Cremation doesn't actually add nearly as much carbon back to the earth as burial in a shroud or biodegradable casket, and plant a tree. Green burials are the best earth-friendly option actually.
returnhome.com/pre-planning...
Later, if you're sick, faced with difficult situation, you might be willing to accept less than the rich quality you enjoy now. It's hard to predict. We want to make our living wills soon...a friend and her hubby, older, affected by LA fires, have just made theirs.
C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People The data, which appeared fleetingly online on Wednesday, confirmed transmission in two households. Scientists called on the agency to release the full report.
Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.
Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
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🤷♀️ I use it often and it’s been a tremendous help. I’ve tried Claude and Grok too.
I would add the hepa too. I do have one of his inventions, a carbon hepa filter with a pc fan over it— that’s all!—in the kitchen and it works wonders on cooking odors
Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: Great explainer from @jillneimark.bsky.social about improving air quality in indoor spaces!
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
I don’t see it. But anyway the piece didn’t give concrete details w embedded links. If for example Musk and his brother physically fought I’m just curious to know more so I’ll have to google. Not that complex sibling bonds are unique to them.
