“we found that kinetic energy exposure is more strongly associated with transportation safety outcomes than variables focused on roadway behavior such as vehicle speeds, education requirements, enforcement efforts, alcohol involvement or seat belt use.” This is so intuitive and logical! ♥️

Wes Marshall@wesmars.bsky.social · 22h ago

Got a new paper out today... "Urban areas with lower commute mode share by car and, to a lesser extent, lower VMT are most strongly associated with lower per capita transportation fatality rates." (and it's open access if you are the type of person who wants to read a research paper)

The utilities threatening stock buybacks that would increase their shareholder profits while reducing maintenance and upkeep is just craven, man. The corporate structure of the utilities should be vilified too.

Ryan J Hollister@phaneritic.bsky.social · 4h ago

Newsom has done a lot of shady stuff while in office, but working with utilities to limit liability for fires their equipment caused (usually due to poor maintenance or some other form of negligence) is just a major betrayal to the people he’s supposed to serve. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Neil Armstrong (born #OTD in 1930) during geological field work training for #Apollo11 From the NASA archives 🔨😉 www.flickr.com/photos/proje...

El-Sayed: "My commitment to Jewish safety is the same commitment that I have to the safety of my own daughters. Because if there is one question of political philosophy that ought to animate us all, it's what would we do if we treated all our kids like they were all of our kids?"

A cool thing to explore today: student-created AI policy that, in my estimation, is much more thoughtful and actionable than much of what adults have been offering… dayofai.org/news/student...

Student Senate STUDENT FIRST Act

Students from across the country came together to craft a model AI policy for K–12 schools.

dayofai.org

Newsom has done a lot of shady stuff while in office, but working with utilities to limit liability for fires their equipment caused (usually due to poor maintenance or some other form of negligence) is just a major betrayal to the people he’s supposed to serve. www.latimes.com/business/sto...

Utilities threaten action if lawmakers fail to cut their wildfire liability risk

Top executives of California’s two biggest utilities warned they would take action to protect their shareholders if Sacramento lawmakers fail to pass legislation limiting their companies’ liabilities ...

latimes.com

For those going into a new school year very soon—maybe you're already there!—here's a link to all of the most popular resources we've shared the past few years! (All 100% free, too—and you're welcome to make your own templates and adapt for your classroom/space)

Marcus Luther@marcusluther.bsky.social · 4w ago

One of my goals this summer? Making sure all of the most popular resources I've shared over the years with The Broken Copier could be accessed in a single place. Goal ✅ (And as always, feel free to share with anyone you think this would be helpful for!) docs.google.com/presentation...

Time Traveler Causes of Death xkcd.com/2976/

Incredible science art here. #Sciart

Victoria Rose Richards@aerialembroidery.bsky.social · yesterday

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

'You'll choke too' - an aerial embroidery landscape inspired by all the wildfires happening right now... I'm upset every time I smell smoke outside and somehow we have people starting them maliciously too! But we all breathe the same air so they'll choke too (1/2 - see thread for close-ups)

Have you all played with Visible Geology lately? A bunch of new functionality was added in the last year. ⚒️

The new #OMB rules would transform funding decisions. I don't know where I would be without #NSF funding. Thanks @agu.org for providing a way to submit comments about the latest set of disastrous OMB rule changes. Deadline Aug 24th #resist agu.quorum.us/campaign/dvw...

Submit your comment now to help stop NSF from implementing harmful grantmaking changes

A new proposed rule would rewrite the terms of U.S. science at NSF. Submit a comment today to fight back.

agu.quorum.us

Cursed liars. Our precious lands (sacred to many tribes, and to me) are being sold off for short-term profits. I've "recreated" and taught on these lands for years (gift article from The New York Times). www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/c...

Documents Undercut Trump’s Claims About Bears Ears National Monument (Gift Article)

President Trump said recreation in Bears Ears National Monument was virtually impossible. Documents reviewed by The New York Times show officials knew otherwise.

nytimes.com

Did everyone see @janinekrippner.bsky.social explaining volcanoes for Encylopedia Britannica? www.britannica.com/video/what-a...

Volcanologist Janine Krippner Explains the Science Behind Volcanoes and Lava Flow | Britannica

Volcanologist Janine Krippner dives into the details.

britannica.com

"In short they miss female subordinates who seamlessly do their bidding. It’s a reason many have missed as to why generative AI is a pressing feminist issue...Dawkins recently beclowned himself by opining...that Anthropic’s LLM“Claudia”is conscious after spending a mere 3 days enjoying its flattery"

Kate Manne@katemanne.bsky.social · yesterday

Generative AI is catnip to the men who miss female sycophants katemanne.substack.com/p/a-culture-...

This article is the 💩

Julien Kimmig @jkimmig.bsky.social · yesterday

Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

Welcome to the CAMBRIAN FECAL REVOLUTION. We didn't name it the Cambrian fecal explosion for obvious reasons. I'm happy to share this paper on fecal matter and its role in Cambrian ecosystems. So if you want to read a really shitty paper (50 days free access): authors.elsevier.com/a/1nYg8cZ3X7...

All innocent!!

WeRateDogs@weratedogs.com · 2d ago

Puppy Court is now in session!

If you want to be friends, you have to stop expelling and terrorizing and harming and killing my friends. That's just a rule I have about friends. www.the-reframe.com/if-you-want-...

If You Want To Be Friends, Then Why Aren’t You Friendly?

A look at one of the most alarming and pressing problems of our age: the much-lamented fact that "the left" won't be friends with "the right," over "political views."

the-reframe.com

Check out this new paper we have in @pnas.org ! It’s got some big findings about glacial erosion. Namely that quarrying is ~5x more efficient at eroding bedrock than abrasion and that power based erosion laws are the most appropriate for modeling erosion www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

This is truly disgusting. We don't participate in higher education for job training. It is crucial for a vital society that we have people throughout our communities who are educated in music, religious studies, history, gender studies, and philosophy amongst many.

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 2d ago

President Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/aaAEu6v

If you are an expert on air quality and have 10-15 minutes to talk to me today or tomorrow about important things journalists should know while reporting on wildfires and smoke, my DMs are open, or you can email me at karen at OpenNews dot org.

Headline writers finally made a funny one. (Even though the topic of scientists having to self-fund is disheartening). www.latimes.com/california/s...

Marmots got money troubles: Cuts to UCLA research lead scientists to OnlyFans

A UCLA marmot lab has opened an OnlyFans account called OnlyMarms to raise funding for its research. So far, it's raised about $4,000.

latimes.com

The 10 people we're profiling in our annual Career Issue aren’t just Earth and space scientists. They’re musicians, runners, scuba divers, equestrian therapists, musicians, and backpackers. Take a look! eos.org/agu-news/wor...

Work-Life Balance - Eos

These 10 scientists carry their curiosity outside their nine-to-fives.

eos.org

This is a good piece about how drought looks different here in the northeast. atholdailynews.com/2026/07/27/t...

The drought you can’t see: Behind another summer of water restrictions is a drought measured below the surface - Athol Daily News

Massachusetts faces significant drought due to low rainfall and groundwater levels, leading to mandatory water conservation efforts.

atholdailynews.com

I’ve been a part of online wildfire conversations for decades at this point. There is a real shift around these fires happening now - lots more people, including those directly impacted, saying we must stop climate change. A lot of folks locally talking about data centers, some about class/housing.

“When corruption is the very foundation of a regime, those who battle it are extremists.” - Navalny

Though she lived almost 12,000 years before writing, her tiny hand prints - and fragments of the snazzy necklace with which I’m sure she was very pleased - still tell her story 700 generations later. What will attest our presence some 15,000 years hence? (Davin et al. 2026, doi.org/10.1126/scia...)

Modeling identities among the first-sedentary communities: Emergence of clay personal ornaments in Epipaleolithic Southwest Asia

The discovery of the earliest clay ornaments in Southwest Asia (15,000 years ago) made by children and adults is reported.

doi.org

never thought short form video would be able to capture a type of humor i can only describe as “the far side-esque” but this comes close.

Our flight from Seattle to Sacramento was delayed by a few hours last night, but we were rewarded with an epic sunset on Tahoma (Rainier) as it poked through the low stratus layer. The pastel peach backdrop was made possible by the horrific wildfire smoke from all the PNW fires.