I photographed a neighbour’s colander (I did ask permission, I’m not an animal).
Emily Lakdawalla 🏳️⚧️ Uranus Expert
@elakdawalla.bsky.social
Planetary scientist, freelance science writer and space artist, queer, ADHD, mom. Turns out it’s hard to be all those things at once. Shop at elakdawalla.Etsy.com
hey eclipse watchers, if you don't have safety equipment, look for a tree! (don't look up at the sun!)
Amy Hoy@amyhoy.bsky.social · 3y agoECLIPSE LEAF SHADOWS
Eclipse from Ibiza. The most incredible thing to experience.
You can keep this on mute and it's a great silent film of someone's soul leaving their body
biftechnoir@kenmegalopsuxos.bsky.social · 2d agoThis bit just now with Kornacki getting word Wisconsin election officials fucked up was pure cinema.
As semester prep begins, a suggestion to mitigate the tyranny of the to-do list: catherinedenial.org/blog/uncateg...
The Tyranny of the To-Do List – Cate Denial
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Vaccine benefit in children "Since 1974, vaccination has averted 154 million deaths, including 146 million among children younger than 5 years of whom 101 million were infants younger than 1 year." www.thelancet.com/journals/lan... The most striking benefit was for vaccination vs measles (Figure)
what if i do not want to be optimized. what if i want to make mistakes because that’s how you learn; what if i want to do nothing sometimes, what if i want a world that is weird and challenging and has mysteries left to reveal. what if i like taking the long way
The US Lunar Orbiter 1 was launched 60 years ago on August 10, 1966. It crashed on the far side of the Moon on October 29 - creating an archaeological site consisting of the remains of the spacecraft, the crater, and the ejecta. #SpaceArchaeology 🧪🔭🏺
GeoHack - Lunar Orbiter 1
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In a game of cosmic will-they-or-won't-they, in a few billion years the sun will swell up into a red giant and maybe eat Earth. Or maybe not. The latest is "not", but that keeps changing. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/will-the-d... 🧪 🔭
Will the dying sun eat Earth or not?
When the sun becomes red giant, it may not consume our planet after all. Plus: Watch the Perseid meteors shower this week!
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Made a nice new version of NGC 5972. Hubble and Legacy Survey data. HST Proposal 12525 (@ngc3314.bsky.social) flic.kr/p/2suiAkm
The latter one is an excellent term of art.
Dr. Damien P. Williams is just… so tired.@wolven.blacksky.app · 10mo agoPer a conversation w/ @thefallingdream.bsky.social: "AI Psychosis": ableist, saneist, makes it seem like an individual problem; washed "AI Ensorcellment": highlights both the truth of the magico-religious commitments underlying all tech *&* the curse-like nature of systemic "AI" impositions; fire
A Long March 7A rocket that lifted off from Wenchang around 12:00 UTC today carrying an unknown payload exploded around 85 seconds into the flight. www.youtube.com/live/GBj4IB6...
tetrageddon.com a website i made *long before* any AI vibe coding tools existed, is marked as 100% likely vibe coded by AI detection tools like IsItVibeCoded dot com. one of the reasons given is “alarming statements about infections/cyberzombies”. i can’t 😂🤣🥲
This was the purple alkanet lake out to dry first thing today. After 3 washes. So purple 💜 Also the turmeric root lake made in exactly the same way, and madder red made from fermented and digested madder roots. Goldenrod & brown-pink madder lakes are still filtering. Will do rose madder later…
568) Bibot. Swings into action to correct misconceptions about bisexuality. No, it's not a phase. Yes, you're "still bi" in a monogamous relationship. No, it doesn't exclude gender-non-conforming people. Then swings away again. #SmallRobotsRemastered
Thanks to Medpage for covering our new 'What's The Risk?' Tool. Please send us any feedback at vaccines@unbiasedscience.com! www.medpagetoday.com/infectiousdi... @cidrap.bsky.social
Tool Brings Vax vs Disease Risk Into Stark Contrast
'What's the Risk?' aims to bolster understanding of vaccine safety
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Female garter snakes were clearly much more social than males, and older females were found among friends most frequently of all, researchers reported in 2023. #ScienceMagArchives https://scim.ag/4fzev9J
Garter snakes make friends, organize their society around females
Finding comes from first-of-its-kind study of thousands of wild snakes
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Partner webinar: @aip.bsky.social is hosting a webinar providing a high-level overview of the Department of Homeland Security's recent rule impacting duration of status for international students studying in the U.S. Learn more August 12 at 12pm ET: spklr.io/63321EuS1b
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Understanding DHS's Duration of Status Rule. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
On July 17th, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule that replaces the longstanding duration of status framework with fixed periods of admission for certain nonimmigrants. What policies does the final rule change? What could it mean for the U.S. scientific research enterprise? This AIP Federation webinar will: - Examine key provisions of the final rule; - Explain how it differs from the August 2025 proposed rule; and - Discuss what it means for international students, researchers, and research institutions. The program will conclude with an extended audience Q&A. This webinar is intended to provide a high-level overview of the final rule rather than legal advice. The speakers will not be able to address individual immigration situations or provide case-specific guidance. About AIP: AIP is a federation that advances the success of our Member Societies and an institute that engages in research and analysis to empower positive change in the physical sciences. The mission of AIP (American Institute of Physics) is to advance, promote, and serve the physical sciences for the benefit of humanity.
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The BAMS State of the Climate report for 2025, published today, shows that the global climate set several new records, including atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide, the loss of glacial ice from mountain regions, and the dryness of global soils. Read more ⬇️ buff.ly/tkbuQdS
Compound bow First developed in the Ancient World Can't be drawn by just a random guy Tensile strength to make bronze arrows fly
Pavel@spavel.bsky.social · 5d agoMy brain has decided to fixate on the fact that "compound bow" scans exactly like "uptown girl"
If other girls and women weren't writing things that mattered, well, clearly, that was a them problem, and I wasn't LIKE them. Because I was a real person, and I deserved to play D&D, and I deserved to write the X-Men, and I deserved not to be defined by my fuckability.
This is where, as @kellysue.bsky.social brilliantly pointed out, "not like other girls" can rear its hideous head. I knew I was writing things that mattered. I was fourteen and arrogant--I was writing things that mattered more than anything else ever had, just ask me.
