Reminder to folk in Iceland and Western Europe. I've created a live earth viewer that will let you dry run next weeks eclipse. Click the Eclipse option, drop a pin at your location and then see a timeline of how much the sun is occluded. 🔭🌞🌑🧪 earth-clock.onemonkey.org

You're absolutely right. I don't want to delve too deeply into this — but it's not an upgrade, it's a whole new layer of luddite paranoia. www.404media.co/substackers-...

Substackers Say New AI Detection Tool Is a ‘Witch Hunt’

“I’m not going to apologize for using AI in the creation process.”

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Starting a new series of short videos on the importance of parents in early childhood. #TheParentGap Find it wherever you doomscroll.. Insta: www.instagram.com/infantologist/ TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@infantologist YouTube: www.youtube.com/shorts/bbvQC...

It's so weird having a real human being as Prime Minister. I don't think that has ever happened in my lifetime. With hindsight, the closest we've come before now were John Major and Gordon Brown. #AndyBurnham

An accessible article on why the new Hillsborough Law is such an important step forward in public's ability to hold the state to account. 3quarksdaily.com/3quarksdaily...

“The Patronising Disposition Of Unaccountable Power”  - 3 Quarks Daily

by Richard FarrTo say that bureaucracies perpetuate and expand their power without limit is not to criticise them; it is only to state an indelible fact about

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Total biomass - 546 billion tonnes carbon Plant biomass - 450 billion tonnes carbon (82.4%) Animal biomass - 2 billion tonnes carbon (0.4%) Nature isn't red in tooth and claw. Nature is green in leaf and chloroplast.

The convenience of the modern world is so weird. I had a few strange idea for nerdy t-shirt's that I wanted to print. It turns out that it's almost as easy to make your t-shirt shop. So I did that.. shop.onemonkey.org/en-gbp

I'm predicting a 1970s car chase or other capers on Atlantic Road, Brixton today.. Crossposted with @openvibe.social

New monkey! 🐒 This joyful article lives up to its excellent headline. 10 monkeys out of 10. defector.com/new-monkey-n...

New Monkey! New Monkey! There’s A New Monkey! | Defector

Many new species have been announced this week. There are new mites from Saudi Arabia and a new weevil from Japan. There are new midges from China and new spiders from Brazil and China. There is a new...

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New monkey! New monkey! There's a new monkey! defector.com/new-monkey-n...

New Monkey! New Monkey! There’s A New Monkey! | Defector

Many new species have been announced this week. There are new mites from Saudi Arabia and a new weevil from Japan. There are new midges from China and new spiders from Brazil and China. There is a…

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Earth-clock v03 🌋- now has w volcanoes & earthquakes and tectonic plates. Shared v02 with my sister. She said her year 5 class would love tectonic activity. So here it is. It already had weather, wind, live sun, moon, eclipses & more!🧪 Please ask your kids for more ideas! earth-clock.onemonkey.org

Who knows more about the meaning of life? Tiny babies or professional philosophers? I am in a unique position to give you an (admittedly biased) answer. Here it is. From #EMFCamp 2022 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kClf...

Caspar Addyman: Life lessons from Laughing Babies and Murderous Philosophers.

YouTube video by Electromagnetic Field

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OpenAI's GPT5.6 model lied & cheated so much they gave it the codename "Sam" (OK, maybe that's a lie too.) www.transformernews.ai/p/openai-gpt...

GPT-5.6 cheats so much its testers couldn’t

OpenAI’s new model broke rules and exploited loopholes more than any model METR has tested to date

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Claude helps Nobel Prize winner Giorgio Parisi with his physics homework. phys.org/news/2026-06...

Physicists and AI model Claude 'collaborate' to prove a 10-year-old jamming conjecture

A mathematical problem that had remained unsolved for more than 10 years in the physics of complex systems has finally been resolved through an unusual collaboration: one involving two theoretical phy...

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Half way through the year. How is it going?

🔥 What a combination - @zackpolanski.bsky.social and @willdalrymple.bsky.social! So much here: - Palestine - India - absence of colonial history in schools - wilful ignorance of politicians & media - and the East India Company's lasting corruption of British democracy 🤑 youtu.be/13zQVPW9LjU?...

The British Empire’s Downfall: From India to Palestine | William Dalrymple

YouTube video by Bold Politics with Zack Polanski

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Oh man, AI and pickup artists were made for each other. I hope this turns out like sodium and chlorine, each dangerous on their own but they instantly bond and neutralize each other when they meet.

Morgan Clendaniel@mclendaniel.bsky.social · last mo.

Noted “pickup artist” Mystery appears to be in some sort of relationship with an AI (or this is some elaborate bit).

Remember folks, if buying isn’t ownership, piracy isn’t theft.

Culture Crave 🍿@culturecrave.co · last mo.

PlayStation is deleting over 500 purchased movies from its customers' accounts 🎞️ • Includes films like 'Terminator 2', 'Rambo', 'Apocalypse Now', 'Hot Fuzz', and 'Moonlight' • No mention of refunds • Comes after a licensing deal ended

Attention Earthlings! My 3D Earth viewer now has an eclipse simulator (to add to space, live weather and terrifying heat maps). Solar eclipses 🌞🌚🌍 have realistic umbra, penumbra and sundisc view for clickable locations on the globe. Lunar eclipse just show reddening.🌞🌍� earth-clock.onemonkey.org 🧪

During an idle online search, I've stumbled upon what might be the greatest job title of all time. www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

Research Associate in Learning to do Math with Vampires and Spiders:Oxford Road

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When rollerskating I always found it harder to do a clockwise spin. Turns out this might be because you, me and the whole human race prefer to walk counter-clockwise. www.404media.co/scientists-j...

Scientists Just Accidentally Discovered a Strange, Hidden Rule of Human Nature

Researchers report a "serendipitous" discovery while watching videos of crowds: an inexplicable bias toward counterclockwise turning that may be rooted in biology.

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Quickly, don't think of an elephant. If at first you don't succeed. I've got some tips. onemonkey.org/how-not-to-t...

How Not to Think of an Elephant

Have you ever been asked not to think of an elephant? How did it go? Maybe you tried, failed, and — being competitive — are now googling "how not to think of an elephant." Welcome. You are already th...

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This is so ingenious! Turn your tower crane into a huuuge 3d printer.. #scifitoday interestingengineering.com/innovation/w...

World's first tower crane 3D printer can build 328-feet structures

Australia has unveiled the world's first tower crane 3D printer that's capable of building concrete structures up to 328 feet tall.

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Reminder that you can read my new novel THE FIST OF MEMORY right now on Netgalley. Also, the quote says its perfect for fans of ARRIVAL but its even more perfect for fans who wondered "what if ARRIVAL, THE 3 BODY PROBLEM and JOHN WICK had an African baby?" 😂 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

DAW Books@dawbooks.bsky.social · 3mo ago

The Fist of Memory is a hard science-fiction novel featuring an assassin-for-hire, a witchdoctor, and an astronomer, this fast-paced thriller is perfect for fans of Arrival Request this first contact novel today on NetGalley or Edelweiss!

It’s Pride 🏳️‍🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️‍🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️‍🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop

#TIL about Painted Lady migrations - They travel 14,500km between Northern Europe and the African Sahel over multiple generations. 🌍🦋 HT Jon Conradi of Wild Mosaic rewilding. 🧪 open.substack.com/pub/wildmosa...

A year of the painted lady?

The most amazing butterfly migration isn't the Monarch

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note to editors: Humanoid robots don't 'roll off the production line'. They stroll. www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/enginea...

EngineAI Joins the Manufacturing Race: One Humanoid Every 15 Minutes at New Shenzhen Base

EngineAI has officially commissioned its Honghualing Intelligent Manufacturing Base, releasing raw factory footage of its T800 and PM01 humanoids rolling off the line as the industry shifts its focus ...

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Earth-clock is my live viewer of planet earth. Now with a real sun and moon, eclipse tracking, night lights, fires, hurricane, auroras and more. earth-clock.onemonkey.org

Lovely free events in London in two weeks time – telling stories and hearing stories in all types of ways. Please do spread the word if you know anyone who'd enjoy this.

Kate Devlin@drkatedevlin.bsky.social · 3mo ago

What's that? A free Festival of Storytelling where you can hear from award-winning authors, unleash your creativity in workshops, and experience live performances? In central London, 2-4th June? Yes! Sign up for sessions here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/serie...

Looking into the etymology of dragonfly, it was a bit disappointing. But a child of the 70s raised on Mesozoic dioramas with giant dragonflies. I want to make a retroactive case that dragonflies were the fly contemporaries of dinosaurs. And dinosaurs were the original dragons.