Still possibly the greatest rhetorical murder of all time

Sandieglo@sandieglo.bsky.social · 2h ago

Man shut the FUCK up

people act like they've never heard of the Midwest

ℳatt@matttomic.bsky.social · 3h ago

I'm sorry, a free what of what?

"Overlord" (Netflix) sci-fi & horror WW2 movie that is parts "Saving Private Ryan" and "Re-Animator". Ridiculous, but action-packed. That opening scene, wow. A loud, grimy, mean movie, but fun.

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Really excited to share our latest paper with you! We examine patterns of skull shape evolution in an awesome group of fishes and show that they rapidly innovated following the mass extinction event that wiped out the dinosaurs. urldefense.com/v3/__https:/...

Selection, constraints, and contingency drive mosaic patterns of evolution during the carangarian adaptive radiation

Adaptive radiations generate remarkable morphological diversity, yet traits often diversify at different rates and modes, producing mosaic patterns of evolution. Modularity, the semiautonomous organization of traits, can shape how selection and ...

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We have a tenure-track faculty position in Evolutionary Biology in Columbia's E3B Department. Application deadline is October 15. Come be our colleague. Please RT! apply.interfolio.com/193016

Everything about Tesla and Waymo is about surveillance and control. Honestly cannot believe it is legal to have cars on the road that can be controlled remotely by any old asshole

Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 2d ago

“Over the coming days, Stacey found that the parental control profile, to which she had no access, could almost entirely control the car, including its speed, climate control, lock and curfew hours, determining when the car could be driven.”

I heard you like clingfishes! Check out our new preprint on the evolution and ecomorphology of their adhesive discs and skull! doi.org/10.64898/202...

Anthropic offices, artist’s conception.

Now that's how you do a trailer! youtu.be/Dw-5ZGapGTQ

Whalefall | Official Trailer | In Theaters October 16

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Insect joints face challenges similar to mechanical joints. This #JRSocInterface study used advanced imaging to reveal canals and microstructures in the black vine weevil's leg joint, offering inspiration for engineered joints doi.org/10.1098/rsif... | #Biomechanics #Biomimetics

#RSOS in @thetimes.com | Blinking together: the modulation of eye blinking in dog–human social contexts: doi.org/10.1098/rsos... www.thetimes.com/uk/science/a...

https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/dogs-blink-humans-owners-blzmx0j00

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Are you sitting comfortably…? TLDR: In which, gentle reader, we outline an idea on how language originated in fireside storytelling & make new predictions for studying the evolution of language.. 1/n 🔥🔥🔥 royalsocietypublishing.org/rspb/article...

Firelight and the origins of spoken language

Abstract. Language and fire are hallmarks of the human condition, but most scholars treat them as independent traits. We develop a theory for the origin of

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Ambergris, a rare waxy substance produced by sperm #whales, is highly valued for its fragrance but can be difficult to authenticate when found washed ashore. This #RSOS study combined DNA metabarcoding with chemical profiling to improve identification of ambergris specimens: doi.org/10.1098/rsos...

Interested in joining the #RSOS editorial board? We seek enthusiastic & engaged Associate Editors who will perform a range of valuable tasks for the journal and the communities it serves. The application deadline is 30 October 2026. Find out more: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/pages/e...

Somehow I think I've never heard of paleorxiv (preprints) before! paleorxiv.github.io

Two giant Pacific octopus fight over a mate- youtu.be/ZSzIbFQZ0Ok What a wondrous world we live in.

Giant Pacific Octopus Fighting Over A Mate #Octopus #VancouverIsland #Scubadiving #Nature #Wildlife

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This is quite the unusual headline. I feel that somehow, Nic Cage's character will save the day. www.latimes.com/california/s...

Malibu residents evacuate after massive, expanding sinkhole opens at Nicolas Cage's house

Evacuation orders were issued for 31 Malibu homes due to a massive and expanding sinkhole in the driveway of Nicolas Cage's property.

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"Bone Keeper" (Prime)- six people head into a Welsh cave to try to find a missing mother. They find a monster. And for fans of monster design it's a pretty cool monster. I just hope it's not AI-made as the CGI sometimes looks off. Anyway, it's a dumb B-movie, watchable for the monster.

Thank you mapquest. gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario

MapQuest@mapquest.com · 2w ago

We're not changing the name of Lake Ontario. Name it whatever you want at your leisure: https://gulfof.mapquest.com/lakeontario (tag us so we can see your work 🙂)

Anthropic: Oooooooh look out! There could be a superintelligence! What if it's not aligned! Spooky! Scary! Also Anthropic: please pay no attention to this boring ol' mass surveillance system. Nothing to see here.

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 4d ago

Anthropic Is building a surveillance system to monitor activists using a “pre-crime” approach that tries to predict incidents before they happen. The extensive monitoring system that the AI company is building is aimed primarily at keeping tabs on activists who oppose the rapid development of AI.

My last (!) PhD student defended last week. So I have thoughts about a career of mentoring grad students - and how clueless I was at the beginning. scientistseessquirre... 🧪

A thesis defence that was a milestone for me, too

Last week one of my students defended her PhD thesis. It was a milestone for her (of course): it followed years of hard work learning new things about the invasion biology of ambrosia beetles (and …

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Just sent my comment in. For the record: I'm not at all happy about how things have gone on so far. Deadline is midnight, Central European Time, 2026-09-11. Link below will lead you to a page in English. QRP has a link for French. You should find a toggle for language options at the page's top.

Félix the Rover@therovercomics.bsky.social · last wk.

European artists! The EU commission is opening a feedback on the use of AI in the cultural and creative fields. Their vision is clearly pro-use of AI, but we clearly have an opportunity to push back: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Prepare yourself for the Eyeball Cabbage in the last photo

Daniel Benneworth-Gray@danielgray.com · 4d ago

TK Maxx utterly mad seasonal crap has dropped

In fairness to the BBC copy editor in the UK it's called the æsœphægęæus

Chris Orton@chriso1.bsky.social · 5d ago

“The food pipe”. The BBC using the technical term there.

This is seismic news for fisheries scientists. Northern cod is *the* iconic symbol of total fisheries collapse due to overfishing (and other factors) *and* the iconic symbol of a complete failure to recover for decades afterwards. This is like announcing the complete recovery of bison on land.

UBC Oceans@ubcoceans.bsky.social · 5d ago

For the first time in over 30 years, Newfoundland and Labrador’s Northern cod stock has been deemed “healthy” by Ottawa. www.canadianaffairs.news/2026/09/05/i...

Trailer for "Carrie" (Prime) looks promising. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkUw...

Carrie – Official Trailer | Prime Video

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Zapp Brannigan? Much much much better than Space Nazi uniforms!