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I am ever curious, always learning, silly, smart, and creative. I've been everything from a museum blacksmith to an archaeologist, historian, conservator, museum consultant, author, videographer, teacher of online courses. I have walked a wonderful path.
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Of Course.

Your Mid-Day Timeline Cleanse.

This is What Dictators Do.

You Knew this was Coming.

The Democrat and Donor Establishment Class is now negotiating with the current Corrupt Mayor Eric Adams, who left the Democratic Party, to defeat Mamdani in the NYC Mayoral election.

From @theathletic.bsky.social: Tennis players can win multiple Grand Slam titles, be world No. 1, and live their dream — but if they don't win Wimbledon, is it enough?

Is it possible to remove your existence from the internet? Wirecutter's data privacy expert went on a journey to erase his online life and has tips on how you can clean up your data, too.

Their Despicable decisions are just beginning.

Back to Darting.

YES!

God has Spoken.

Today is Anthony Bourdain Day. Created by Bourdain’s friends José Andrés and Eric Ripert in 2019 to honor the late chef, author and TV host on what would have been his birthday. bit.ly/4kVgwhX

If even a fraction of what this letter says is true, Emil Bove should be prosecuted for criminal contempt and disbarred. In no way should he be confirmed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/do...

Hahaha! Sharing this from my Gem of a Friend Paul Lander.

This is what the Establishment is Afraid Of.

Quote by Nelson Mandela.

The Solution to the Heat Wave!

We typically think of evolution as progressing in one direction, with a species getting “better” and “better” as it goes. But evolution is far more complex than that: meet the Galápagos tomatoes. 🍅 www.iflscience.com/evolution-ru...

This isn’t science fiction. This is DNA phenotyping: a real, rapidly developing technology already being used in some criminal investigations. It’s the art (and science) of reconstructing human facial features using DNA from forensic samples. www.iflscience.com/how-forensic...

From wearing salmon hats to sinking yachts and some impressive marine tool use, orcas can really do it all. Now it seems that they are also taking over the dance world, with some impressive moonwalking abilities. www.iflscience.com/rare-moonwal...

New research from physicists at Peking University, China, suggests that some pulsars may have massive mountains on them, measuring up to 1 centimeter (0.4 inches) tall. 🔭 www.iflscience.com/dead-pulsars...

#Tech news: We do not have a quantum computer yet, because we cannot have the million qubits needed to make the incredible processing happen. However, a new breakthrough has taken us a solid step closer. www.iflscience.com/breakthrough...

Around 99 million years ago, some insects got trapped in tree sap that later fossilized to form what we call amber. Sounds miserable, right? But these insects had already met a far grimmer fate before that sap came along. 🍄 www.iflscience.com/99-million-y...

Among the most striking finds from this cultural movement is the probable world’s oldest boomerang, exquisitely carved from a mammoth tusk and discovered in a cave in Poland 🔍 www.iflscience.com/40000-year-o...

According to a new study that analyzed data from over 119 million people, deaths from heart attacks have dropped by nearly 90 percent over the last five decades – but deaths from other types of heart disease are on the rise. www.iflscience.com/us-sees-90-p...

Cancer cells turbocharge themselves by stealing the energy-producing units from neurons in tumours www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Nature research paper: Nerve-to-cancer transfer of mitochondria during cancer metastasis www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Locusts were one of the ten Plagues of Egypt described in the Bible and are still a serious threat to agriculture today www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Physicists have recreated the first experiment to fuse two specific versions of hydrogen – a result that was overlooked for 85 years www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The output of computer-vision research is overwhelmingly aimed towards monitoring humans www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Legal experts argue that Harvard is ultimately likely to prevail in its challenges to the Trump administration’s latest attacks, but how and when remains unclear www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The telescope that keeps on giving. www.sciencealert.com/smallest-ali...

When a shark is flipped on its back, it enters a trance-like state. But does this reflex actually help these marine predators survive? www.sciencealert.com/sharks-do-so...

Here's how they do it. www.sciencealert.com/sea-slugs-st...

A potential future treatment? www.sciencealert.com/amazonian-sc...

Could ChatGPT make us 'dumber'? www.sciencealert.com/does-using-a...

Slightly concerning. www.sciencealert.com/mysterious-r...

"Understanding these effects is crucial." www.sciencealert.com/heavy-drinke...

A newly discovered organism, living within a plankton, skates awfully close to the line between living and inanimate. www.sciencealert.com/strange-cell...

Researchers and expert seafarers teamed up to re-create an ocean journey from more than 30,000 years ago www.scientificamerican.com/article/arch...

Thimerosal, which contains and organic compound of mercury, has mostly been phased out as a preservative for vaccines. Here's how we know it is safe, and why we still use it in some vaccines given to adults www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

Later this year a tiny rover will carry out an unusual lunar task www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...