I'll stop ranting now, but for anyone who wants to learn more about orality, oral culture and ways of knowing that do not rely on the written word, you should absolutely check out The Memory Code by Lynne Kelly. This book changed the way I look at the world, and I cannot recommend it highly enough.

The Memory Code

The Memory Code Editions English: Australia and New Zealand. 2016, paperback and e-book. Publisher: Allen & Unwin. Australia and New Zealand. 2016, audio. Publisher: Audible. North America. February 2017, hardback. Publisher: Pegasus Books UK and Europe. February 2017, hardback. Publisher: Atlantic Books. Chinese:Taiwan and Macau. 2018. Publisher: Good Publishing Co. Czech:Czechoslovakia. 2018. Publisher: Anag. The Allen & Unwin description: The ...

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It is a betrayal of our history and our authentic Alberta culture to suggest, for example, that new immigrants and refugees should be officially discriminated against, denied the chance to send their kids to school, or go to a hospital when they are sick.

Seconded. A ‘managed arrival’ conversation offers hope allowed by inviting something new; a managed retreat is hampered by trying to protect the status quo.

Daniel Aldana Cohen@aldasky.bsky.social · 6d ago

For years, I've argued that we focus too much on "managed retreat" from climate danger, and not enough on movers' "managed arrival" in new places. It will take work to get that right! Thrilled to see NYT covering. Cincinnati's plans on this. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/c...

For years, I've argued that we focus too much on "managed retreat" from climate danger, and not enough on movers' "managed arrival" in new places. It will take work to get that right! Thrilled to see NYT covering. Cincinnati's plans on this. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/30/c...

A City With a Plan

Cincinnati wants to take in people fleeing climate disasters. Plus, the latest on fires in Europe.

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I'm not sure folks have realized just how crazy the second half of 2026 and 2027 will be for global temperatures – on the back of a record-smashing El Niño event. Here is my latest estimate of where both years will end up compared to global temperatures since 1850.

That would be The Woman in Red, created by Richard E. Hughes and George Mandel, who first appeared in THRILLING COMICS #2 (March 1940). She is currently in the public domain.

Irene 🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈@irenesings.bsky.social · 4d ago

Who *is* the first female superhero? I feel like that’s a fact I need in my brain.

I like this notetaking example. it is a good case of how gender works. Notetaking has never been about producing a transcript. It is a bureaucratic skill in the 20th c. organixarion because it is SENSEMAKING. Those women socialized to take notes? They have been doing men’s metacognition for them

Jennifer Romig @jennifermromig.bsky.social · 4d ago

Notetaking in meetings is tiny case in point - used to be some predictable social assumptions who would do it; now anyone can offer to do ”notetaking” by turning on the AI listener. Further interesting scenario is human recollection / notes (taken by habit by a person) conflict with AI summary

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I legitimately think that the most revolutionary thing you can do right now is to make and share art.

Um... www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/b...

Bluesky Says Kremlin Is Hacking Its Platform to Spread Propaganda

The company said it was fighting Russian efforts to hijack real users’ accounts to post fake content, an apparently novel tactic.

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Archaeologists excavating on Triquet Island—a remote island off the coast of British Columbia, Canada—uncovered a settlement dated to 13,600–14,086 years ago. ​

Pure pointed eloquence As only a human could write it

Ok but what if lettuce diarrhea is actually good for you because then you avoid lettuce diarrhea debt and instead you get natural immunity to lettuce diarrhea which helps you not get lettuce diarrhea? Is it weird how vastly, manifestly stupid that is for lettuce diarrhea but it's policy for COVID?

Ok, Bluesky, what words do you mute to improve your experience? I’m trying to find the sweet spot of remaining aware of current events without being force-fed a diet of doom. Yes, I’m aware making the world a better place is the best way to do this, but I don’t see that setting in the app.

How many languages have existed over the Holocene—and what does that reveal about the design space of languages and cultures? Now out in @science.org www.science.org/eprint/QDZNY....

The rise and fall of language diversity through the Holocene

Characterizing the factors that have shaped linguistic diversity is fundamental for understanding human history, culture, and cognition. In this study, we combined statistical and social computational...

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Here's something I post from time to time. My answer to a reader who asked me: what could journalists do NOW to break with some of their more corrosive habits.

Did not expect a post from The Onion to get me thinking about cognitive psychology, but these are the days we live in now.

“I just don’t get what she means when she says I should use my mouth to turn my thoughts into language,” said the frustrated Gerald Ullman, explaining that “brain thoughts aren’t for girlfriend.”

Overbearing Girlfriend Expects Man To Take Feelings In Head, Use Words To Say Them Into World

BOSTON—Struggling to come to grips with the unreasonable demands, local man Gerald Ullman told reporters Wednesday that his overbearing girlfriend was expecting him to take the feelings in his head an...

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Billy Wilder's birthday. I'll re-tell the story of why we have those movies. The Gestapo was after him. His neighbour tipped him as he came home one night; in 20 minutes he threw things into a bag, fled to Paris on the night train. He made a movie there, sold a story to Hollywood.

A favorite story— Petitioner: Would you like to sign a petition to require voter ID? Person: Do I have to show ID to sign? Petitioner: No. Person: Then how do you verify? Petitioner: We do address and signature matching. Person: Do you hear yourself?

A Burgess Shale plushie, everyone.

BrennanThePaleoDude@paleodudebrennan.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our next Burgess Shale plushie will be Luci the Hallucigenia! www.etsy.com/ca/shop/Bren...

Time Change xkcd.com/3272/

Even in the 1930s there were ways…

5 years ago today: Millenia in Conversation with Epochs Colorado River cliffs with rock art thought to be created during the Archaic (6,000 - 1,000 BCE) cultural period 13 seconds of light, five thousand years of art, five million years of sandstone, several billion years of stars Near Moab, Utah

Which is why I thank @lauragmitchell.com for her stellar hard work running the Minnesota Cargo Bike Library (@mcbl.bike), which allowed me, a jobless, apartment-dwelling student, to borrow one free of charge. (If you wanted to read my interview, you'll have to scroll to the bottom of the article)

I am an island@tlyczko.bsky.social · 3w ago

Not everyone can afford a $3000-$4000 bike.

"The chemical, called 6PPD-Q, is formed when fine tire particles meet ozone. That happens anytime new chunks of tire are exposed to the air, meaning the particle may be nearly ubiquitous in car-heavy environments."

Learning What Substance Is Suspected of Causing Alzheimer's May Throw You Into an Existential Crisis

A surprisingly common substance was found to have a causal relationship with the kind of brain damage associated with Alzheimer's disease.

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Daily sketch 🟠🛘🥷🐈‍⬛ Can you spot the Cat? (The Cat and the Samurai took a tiny two-day break while I tried to catch up with life) #art #artsky #ink #sketch

Standard $500USD reverse consultancy fee for strangers who want to explain my own areas of expertise to me

I'm been wondering if it would come to this and apparently it has. huge move from cloudflare, which hosts a fifth of all websites on earth.

Publishers Are Preparing to Opt Out of Google Search

The nuclear option is gaining traction as web traffic collapses and Google refuses to negotiate with content creators

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Highly recommend. The bystander intervention course taught me techniques I used within days of the webinar.

Julie S. Lalonde@julieslalonde.bsky.social · 4w ago

I'm offering a FREE bystander intervention webinar next week in response to all the requests I've gotten as a result of this story. 7-8pm ET FREE! Cameras/mics muted, so you're not on the spot PLEASE help me spread the word! Registration: zoom.us/webinar/regi...