In the spring of 2008, I feared America was on the verge of war with Iran — and, believing that it’s good style to get to know people before you bomb them, I made “Rick Steves’ Iran,” a one-hour special that could (and would) only debut on PBS. Sadly, this special has become pertinent again today.

Iran

Join Rick as he explores the most surprising and fascinating land he's ever visited: Iran. In a one-hour, ground-breaking travel special on public television, you'll discover the splendid monuments of...

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The majority of my taste in humor is thanks to Mel Brooks movies. Cannot wait.

Mel Brooks@officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · last yr.

I told you we’d be back

"Allowing other people who are not you to decide what matters to you." 37 minute video. Worth it.

John Green@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social · last yr.

algorithmic complacency and the decline of human agency. youtu.be/QEJpZjg8GuA?... (Thanks to @techconnectify.bsky.social for helping me understand everything from pinball machines to microwaves to .... the world.)

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And this is an underestimate by a wide margin. Indirect rate costs are not just in labs in schools of medicine.

Riley Acton@riacton.bsky.social · 2y ago

Very helpful data aggregation on the financial impacts of the proposed 15% #NIH indirect rate 👇 datawrapper.dwcdn.net/l0ZqA/8/

1. Today the NIH director issued a new directive slashing overhead rates to 15%. I want to provide some context on what that means and why it matters. grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...

This is how you get research scientists to leave the US.

Morgan Polikoff@mpolikoff.bsky.social · 2y ago

It still is not what Twitter once was, but every now and then a skeet can still make it mainstream @davidmalakoff.bsky.social: www.science.org/content/arti...

I need someone from California who know the CA-CCSS to help me understand why (using grade 8 as an example) 8.EE.7a and 8.EE.7b are standards but 8.EE.7 is not. (ditto for every other standard with a substandard)

Just got emailed (unsolicited) a job posting to be a part time AI Math Instructor (remote). I don't understand anything anymore.