Pete Schwartz
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“We do not inherit the Earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.” – Native American Proverb
TIL that when Darwin saw an orchid with a super-long nectar tube, he wrote in a letter "Good heavens, what insect can suck it!" which is the most relatable response I can imagine (he predicted the unknown pollinator had a super-long proboscis, and he was right) www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/new...
Could stem cells grown in space unlock new treatments for ALS, Parkinson's disease, heart disease, and stroke? 🧫 Image Source: Cedars-Sinai
During the early Cold War era, the United States Army and later the NSA began recruiting and training codebreakers and intelligence officers to decipher intercepted Soviet messages.Among those recruits were a group of highly skilled Black women who were employed as cryptologists to d... #WomenInSTEM
The Black women codebreakers of the Cold War
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'The new policing': Drone technology a 'game changer' for Delaware County police ->Daily Times | More on "Police drones transforming law enforcement" at BigEarthData.ai | #Drone #Technology
'The new policing': Drone technology a 'game changer' for Delaware County police
A “game changer” is how Delaware County police leaders are describing police drones. While drones have been available to departments for over 10 years, improved technology and particularly remote piloting, allows drones to be a front-line tool for officers. Departments are now using drones for early reporting of calls, searches, tracking suspects, 3-D accident reconstruction, even guiding criminals to officers. Upper Darby In the Upper Darby Police Department, officers are now able to launch a drone from the roof of their station on West Chester Pike to respond to calls quicker than officers could physically arrive. Superintendent Timothy Bernhardt said his department’s seven drones are part of more than $1 million that the township has invested in technology to help to reduce crime. “The capability to launch a drone directly to calls is a first in Delaware County, ” Bernhardt said. In the region Philadelphia and Bensalem have similar capabilities. Bernhardt said that in the near future his department hopes to link with the Delaware County 911 Center allowing the drone to be automatically launched on certain calls. As of now, when a call comes in, officers in the department’s criminal intelligence unit who are FAA certified pilots can launch...
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Submit your critical comment to stop the weaponization of #NSF by Vought's #OMB. #RussellVought is continuing his attempts to destroy American science & federally funded research. Last month, he launched OMB’s proposed “Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance” rule, which sparked... #science
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"...high status players walked less, struck out more, and reached bases less often when ABS entered the equation." #MLB+ #Baseball #ABS #Umpires #Challenge
Korea's robot umpires reduce favorable calls for star players
After two seasons, the Automated Ball-Strike system appears to be working.
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Good morning. Today is the LAST DAY to comment on the proposed OMB rule that will, honestly, destroy science in the US. And it will do FAR MORE THAN THAT. www.theverge.com/science/9576...
The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it
‘Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.’
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This is a post I just saw on Reddit. It describes an unfathomable situation in which a health insurance company puts a patient's care in jeopardy. More importantly, what this brave doctor plans to do about health insurance in America. #healthcare. #insurance
From the justgalsbeingchicks community on Reddit: Fighting the good fight!
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A nice piece of writing about a top in new to me, the Global Justice Platform.
Brief Ecology@briefecology.bsky.social · last mo.The recently published Global Justice Platform is a moderate attempt to decarbonize and tax wealth, at the global scale. It's also probably the best deal capitalism will get in the long term. 🌎 @benlockwood.bsky.social writes for Brief Ecology about the platform's strengths and weaknesses
I absolutely love this outlook! ❤️
Eoghan Daltun 🌍@irishrainforest.bsky.social · last mo.The older I get, the more certain I am that the real meaning of existence is love for life. That is, love for the natural world, all of humanity, and advancing coexistence based on true justice, rights, and respect. 🌍
Last week, the nation’s largest #Protestant #adoption and foster care agency, Bethany Christian Services announced it will once again exclude #LGBTQ+ couples from adoption, narrowing the pool of loving parents while thousands of children continue to wait for families. #Atheism #Religion
Waxing Crescent Moon and Venus. 2206UT 17 June 2026. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour #Moon
may we remember speaker hortman every time a kid in Minnesota eats their free lunch. every time a trans person moves to mn for safety. when an undocumented person gets their driver’s license or a returning citizen gets to vote. when we have clean energy and electric school buses and warm homes.
Democrats@democrats.org · 2mo agoOne year ago today, Minnesota Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark were senselessly murdered in an act of political violence. In their memory, we recommit ourselves to the values that Melissa and Mark exemplified: building a kinder, more just, and loving world.
" #Indiana Lt. Gov. #MicahBeckwith says Americans have made a terrible mistake by trying to eliminate #hate from public life, arguing instead that the country should relearn how to hate properly, starting with #Islam, "Marxists," and whatever else the modern right currently considers..." #Atheism
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#OMB’s proposed rule would require all scientific #grants to be approved by political appointees, stealing approval power from career experts in their fields. Funding would be required to align with “Administration policies and priorities.” Add feedback to the Federal Register. #SUFS #Science
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected Florida's long shot attempt to sue California and Washington state over the issuance of commercial driver licenses to truckers who don't speak English and are not authorized to be in the United States. https://to.pbs.org/4wWKHfi
Supreme Court rejects Florida's bid to sue Western states over commercial driver's licenses for immigrants
The case the court turned away Tuesday stems from a crash in Florida last year that killed three people.
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Piedmont Triad soybean farmer discusses difficulties: 'Pretty tough all around'
Piedmont Triad soybean farmer discusses difficulties: ‘Pretty tough all around’
(WGHP) — For the first nearly 200 years of America’s existence, soybeans weren’t a major crop. For the last half century, though, it’s been massive, especially in North Carolina, where it’s t…
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During flooding that occurs at the end of the Congo Basin's rainy season, thousands of tiny shellear fish (Parakneria thysi; ~1.5in long) complete the 50ft vertical climb up Luvilombo Falls through the use of hook-like pads on their pectoral and pelvic fins! 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Wow..."“Probably half of all deaths have a component that is immunological,” says Liston."
Dan Jagger@auditorynerves.bsky.social · 2mo agoWhat is immunotherapy & how does it treat cancer & other conditions? From infections & allergies to brain diseases & autoimmune disorders, a wave of trials offers hope. 🧪💉 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Donna Strickland won the #NobelPrize in 2018 for her work on #lasers. She developed a method to create short, powerful laser pulses, now used in #EyeSurgery and elsewhere. Her love of problem-solving and curiosity about how #Light works led her into #Science. #WomenInSTEM
Professor Donna Strickland FAA FRS Nobel Laureate – New Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science
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The stories & photos from today’s voting rights marches in Alabama deserve to be seen by people who weren’t able to stand there in person. If this piece moves you, please share it widely & help make sure these voices aren’t lost in the noise of a crowded news cycle. open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
Selma Rejects Jim Crow 2.0
Half of the population in Dallas County, Alabama, where Selma is located, was African American in 1965.
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#Trump admin is ignoring #vaccine effectivness to push their #pseudoscience narrative. #StandUpForScience #science
From the StandUpForScience community on Reddit: Trump admin is ignoring vaccine effectivness to push their pseudoscience narrative.
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North Carolina pays our teachers thousands less per year than any of our neighboring states in the southeast and far below the national average. Becoming the best paying state in the southeast is possible if the NC Senate cooperates. #ncpol #teachers #kidsovercorporations @wearencae.bsky.social
How Does Your Brain Know a Cat Is a Cat? A conversation with renowned neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett and Earl Miller about categories, “folk psychology,” beginner’s mind, and thinking fast and slow nautil.us/how-does-you... #neuroscience
How Does Your Brain Know a Cat Is a Cat?
How Does Your Brain Know a Cat Is a Cat?: A conversation with renowned neuroscientists Lisa Feldman Barrett and Earl Miller about categories, “folk psychology,” beginner’s mind, and thinking fast and ...
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Dear @trahan.house.gov @warren.senate.gov @edmarkey.bsky.social @sethmoulton.bsky.social @rikleen.bsky.social please fight this 👇 like our future depends on nixing it 🧪⚒️
Science Magazine@science.org · 3mo agoU.S. President Donald Trump has fired all 24 members of the National Science Board, the body that oversees the National Science Foundation. https://scim.ag/4cxQWhl
