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One of my favourite Wikipedia entries is that of Harmodius and Aristogeiton (more famously known by their collective epithet). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmodi...

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In a small trial, nearly half of pancreatic cancer patients who received an mRNA vaccine had no signs of relapse after three years. Dr. Vinod Balachandran from @mskcancercenter.bsky.social joins us to discuss the results and what they could mean for cancer treatment.

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Quick beanie. 🧶

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As the age of disinformation continues and now draws in the President of the United States Support powerful citizen journalism - we need it now, more than ever here 👇

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THIS IS A MUST-READ PIECE. Please share, off Bluesky as well as on it. Most people do not understand how harmful these short-sighted cuts are going to be - for our economic as well as our physical health. 🧪🛟🩺

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I owe you an email and I know it and I'm sorry and it's coming.

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The crash is beginning in academia.

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It was a DAY, as they say. But in between the chaos, a cute lil’ robot showed up at the @mediaarchaeologylab as did the most perfect #othernetworks Lite Brite display at the MAL pop up! I sure do love our MALpals ❤️💙💜💗💛💚

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We're doing a fundraising drive for one more year of librarypunk. Hosting and recording costs money, and we'd really appreciate your support to keep the show going. Everything we make will continue to be free for all, but we wanted to offer ways for people to show their support.

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In my latest piece for Bylines Scotland, I ask why a witness in a workplace tribunal is being monstered by the media, treated as a political football by MSPs, and generally regarded as if she were the one on trial. bylines.scot/society/whos... 🏳️‍⚧️👩‍⚖️🥼

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15 Republican AGs are begging the Supreme Court to make helping poor people afford broadband illegal they're actively wishing harm on their constituents journalists need to be much more pointed with their headlines if we are ever going to reinstitute something vaguely resembling shame

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"research into the “continued influence effect” (CIE) has shown that people will often use retracted information even if they remember that the information was false. Moreover, the effects of negative misinformation are harder to counter than the effects of positive misinformation."

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Image of Toni Morrison smiling, with her arms outstretched.

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BRB, haven't finished writing my book yet! Hans Weiditz satirizing self-aggrandizing scribblers in the "Petrarch" Book of Good and Bad Fortune, Frankfurt, Egelnoffs Erben, 1572. @dbellingradt.bsky.social

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URGENT request for help: I need to build a case (soon) that justifies the "broader impact" of my research (yes, this is related to recent events in the US). If you have ever used Chartability or Data Navigator in your work in any capacity, I would love to know! Please email ([email protected]) or dm me.

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"It’s shaping up to be the worst flu season since 2009, according to data from the CDC, with a “very high” level of spread in a number of states. The CDC says there are so many cases that this season is now classified as being 'high severity' for all age groups." 16,000 lives this year 💉😷🧼

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Yesterday, the NASW board shared a message with members, reaffirming commitment to the 91-year-old organization's values. It is our collective commitment to our members, to our community, and to our professions: www.nasw.org/article...

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A film adaptation of The Odyssey without a single Greek actor in the cast is peak Hollywood 2025.

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One danger of embracing generative AI as a learning device and in language assistance is that you're letting the keepers of that AI have power over what you learn and how you write. It will be programmed with biases, unintentional but often quite intentional, that you will unknowingly adopt.

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Game dev friends, especially in the NYC area, Half Mermaid is hiring for multiple jobs. (Brooklyn studio founded by Sam Barlow—Her Story, Immortality) Senior Character Artist Senior Environment Artist Cinematic Manager (some on-site work) Level Designer halfmermaid.co/jobs #gamejobs

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Every ten minutes here is like: - Trump doubles student debt - Musk now has keys to your house and is in your bathroom doing plumbing drugs - Three planes just crashed - Trump signs EO making women illegal - Face-melted Nazi from Indiana Jones now in charge of CIA - Meteor not arriving fast enough

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Why teach a class about birding and data viz? Why take a class about birding and data viz? To be amazed. To see the whole picture. To change your brain. jerthorp.me/learning 📊🪶❤️

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I'm knitting myself a couple of emotional support chickens after I knit myself a Sophie scarf.

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We’ve got a new paper out today about hummingbirds and game theory. One of my co-authors, @kevinzollman.com, has written a very nice explainer thread here. 🪶

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@kausch.bsky.social mangoes are on sale again this week, fren

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"The democracies of the world must work together" | Martin Roche @cluthaman.bsky.social @stephengethins.bsky.social

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The cost of our malice.

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Edited my first political news article! I'm excited because it's an interesting one, it's so nice to do something I can enjoy and learn from again...

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The library was closed as of 2 p.m. Tuesday, citing a mass firing of federal workers following a new executive order from President Donald Trump. www.wcvb.com/article/jfk-...

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You’ve seen the signs of cognitive overload: the deer in the headlights look, procrastination, or students saying “I can’t do it. I don’t know what to do.” So how can you help students handle cognitive overload? 🧠 These resources can help: #ElementaryTeacher #metacognition

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That's a second point I think a lot of people invested in making federal employees suffer don't get. These people are generally pretty impressive. It won't be immediate, but they will absolutely make it harder for others to get private sector jobs.

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