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Urania is the Muse of #astronomy; here is a small homage, and a reminder that she needs all her sisters with her. anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2026/08/02/u...

Urania and the Music of the Spheres

Hesiod, a Greek poet writing some time in the 8th or 7th century BCE, lists the Muses and the last two are Ourania (Latinized Urania) and Calliope.  The last is the greatest of all, he says – …

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Meet Sara Fabbri, archaeology survey technician at the BSR, mapping every wall and location of all small objects found at Falerii Novi. Regular drone flights, GPS-georeferenced orthophotos, 360° laser scanning of the structures, and she still finds the time do some digging! bsr.ac.uk/stories-from...

Stories from Falerii Novi #4 | Mapping the Excavation: Sara Fabbri on topography at Falerii Novi - bsr.ac.uk

Sara Fabbri working on site, photo by Nicholas Berardo, 2026 Alongside the trenches and the finds, every excavation depends on a less visible kind of work: the constant effort to record, position, and...

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This is too good to fact check. I’m accepting it as gospel.

The Halfway Post@halfwaypost.bsky.social · 3d ago

BREAKING: A reporter asked Mike Johnson at a press conference today, “Should we bother asking you any questions about Max Miller, Trump’s latest Iran deal, or his Capital One scandal, or have you not heard about any of them yet?"

I thought this needed wider circulation now we’re in August. H/T to @thelocalfrance.bsky.social @emmapearson.bsky.social

As discussions continue on STFC prioritisation decisions, we've put together an overview of its ongoing investment in discovery & curiosity-driven research in PPAN: www.ukri.org/publications... We've also set out facts on its funding relating to e-MERLIN & Jodrell Bank: www.ukri.org/publications...

What STFC is investing in: supporting discovery and curiosity-driven research

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The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand

Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 6d ago

Sainsbury's to sell Argos for £120m

Bet it was Brad....

apart from making the case implicitly for the Scottish degree (!) the one thing to add perhaps to @jimdickinson.bsky.social 's super piece here is an analysis of why we chose the modularisation / semesterisation path we did and if there was another turn in that road wonkhe.com/blogs/curric...

Curriculum reform is a wedge issue

With curriculum reform converging on fewer, larger modules across the sector, Jim Dickinson argues that consolidation solves institutional problems while reallocating regret onto students least able t...

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Go to sleep, Steve....

The scenes from Cap Ferret are apocalyptic. They are an image of a future we have made present, through our insistence on access to plenty. Historians will look back open mouthed at how we knowingly consumed ourselves to death www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

France orders total evacuation of Cap Ferret peninsula as wildfire spreads

‘Intense and highly unpredictable’ blaze forces more than 40,000 people to flee popular holiday spot

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Bu&&er modesty, WORDLE IN TWO!

Great to see Angela Rayner back as housing sec - a role that will have greater weight under Burnham and a quicker rehabilitation than expected. I feel for Bridget Phillipson, sacked from education. Fiercely smart and little interest in in-fighting, she performed miracles getting Send reform through

Viral Facebook posts claiming police say you will not be charged with criminal damage for smashing a window to rescue a dog in a hot car are misleading. Legally, this could still be classed as criminal damage. The official advice is to call 999 and ask for the police.

Smashing a window to rescue a dog in a hot car could still be classed as criminal damage – Full Fact

Posts circulating on Facebook incorrectly claim police say you will not be charged for this so long as you’ve taken photos at the scene and have evidence of hot weather.

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year again!

Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 3w ago

Pausa de hidratacion

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

I FUCKING KNEW IT.

Hi England, here’s the Christmas tree we’re sending you for Trafalgar Square this year.

A pic of Steve and Brad when they were younger. If only we knew of the shenanigans that lay ahead...

"The Pope is the puppet of the Chinese authoritatian government" is a take you would make if you made billions by drinking paint.

Peter Thiel: The pope is ‘working for the Chinese Communists’ by criticizing AI | CNN

Speaking at the Aspen Ideas Festival, the billionaire tech investor said the Vatican’s concerns could discourage America in the AI arms race, warned of a democratic-socialist takeover and explained wh...

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Do you know any philanthropists or companies who would donate to a charity commission registered CIO to support our project? Or someone willing to donate? Thank you 🙏 www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

Help raise £55000 to bring our remaining caseload to safety and provide the support they need. – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to bring our remaining caseload to safety and provide the support they need.. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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Summary of the Home Office Impact Assessment for Asylum Bill is hilarious (if it weren't so depressing). HO analysts say "basically no evidence to suggest *any* of these policies will work *even on their own terms*" (but will probably cost money). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a43e1...

Why an industrial strategy needs arts and humanities (and why UKRI are funding us to deliver it) anatomiesofpower.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/w...

Why an industrial strategy needs arts and humanities (and why UKRI are funding us to deliver it)

I joined UKRI six years ago because I was deeply attracted to the ambition of unifying curiosity led research and strategic or mission led interventions with the power of science to drive a just ec…

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This 1679 “Sabionari” Stradivarius is the only playable guitar by Antonio Stradivari left in this world.🤗 So take just a moment to hear a sound that’s well over 300 years old! @55SweetThing #globalmuseum #music #guitar #Stradivarius

The Taliban’s new marriage law makes it almost impossible for women and girls in Afghanistan to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family support. A devastating but important piece on women who are captive wives. www.theguardian.com/global-devel...

‘I don’t know how to save my daughter from her husband’: the brutal reality of the Taliban’s new marriage law

The latest decree from Afghanistan’s rulers makes it impossible for women and girls to leave unwanted or abusive relationships, even with family support

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3 month transition? This isn't America? Absolutely not. Stick to tradition - 09:00 Downing St hunky lectern guy 09:30 Resignation speech 09:45 Palace (ex-PM) 10:30 Palace (new PM) 11:00 Downing St acceptance speech 11:15 Hunky lectern guy 11:20 Briefing against new PM It's in Bagehot, look it up.

Is binning expert correspondents in eastern Europe a good idea at a time like this? Disinformation on the rise, Russia interfering in many countries, threatening several and actually at war with one? Well, BBC News management seems to think so. It's disposing of me and 4 of my colleagues.

If you need a smile today! Look how happy he is in his new house at the end! It's the simple things in life! About 2 hours work and $30 to built. Delighted for him

Since I did do my PhD in cyanobacteria growth and treatment optimization modeling AND work in the water treatment industry, I’m gonna share my theory as to what’s happening here and how to fix it. People are focusing on the painted bottom of the pool increasing residual heat, and while that 1/19

derek guy@dieworkwear.bsky.social · 2mo ago

RIP Mark Rothko. You would have loved how the hydrogen peroxide bleach is only turning the Reflecting Pool blue around the perimeter