"In classical logic, the law of the excluded middle is taken as a tautology. Intuitionistic logic, by contrast, does not affirm the law."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Law_of_...
An hour-long set of Seu Jorge singing David Bowie covers in Portuguese (from Wes Anderson's Life Aquatic) to mark the 10th anniversary of Bowie's death. "Just an acoustic guitar, a microphone, and the beautiful coastline of São Paulo." [kottke.org]
Climate change, plastic pollution, and overfishing concerns have made it difficult to train scientists in technical skills. UCSB's Alexandra Phillips has put together a helpful guide to help universities support student engagement in ocean policy 🌊🔬
Full story: https://ow.ly/oTKS50Yfrjs
Q: What time is kickoff?
A: The Bad Bunny concert kicks off around 8:00 or 8:30 p.m., but there will be pre-concert entertainment starting at 6:30 p.m. from one group called the “New England Patriots” and another called the “Seattle Seahawks.”
![Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean “a time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreidknpywgj44ox6nphuyzs6si6lozn77jyx75nbh7v67wsjr6dssl4)
Comic. [Person talking to person with black hat.] PERSON 1: Historically, it refers to a ceremony to predict the weather using a rodent. But nowadays people often use it to mean “a time loop experienced by one person.” PERSON 2: …What. [caption] Easily our weirdest holiday.
Groundhog Day Meaning
xkcd.com/3202/
maybe a mini one that could be swung from a string instead might be 3D printable, super portable
one word; vuvuzelas.
Take a screenshot of this GIF, and whichever new word you land on is YOUR word for 2026.
Let's. Go.
Another beautiful Shchedryk performance amidst ruins.
It was set in what used to be a DTEK thermal power plant — now destroyed by russia.
The contrast between russia’s destructive nature and the Ukrainian will to create beauty even in the darkest times is palpable.
Do noncitizens have the same rights as citizens?
This special episode of 𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘢𝘸 features Professor Catherine Crump, Robert Glushko Clinical Professor of Practice in Technology Law. https://youtube.com/shorts/xMQeU-FIJHQ?feature=share
#ItstheLaw #BerkeleyLaw @catherinecrump.bsky.social
German wind generation is set to climb to a record early next week, meaning renewables may meet almost all the country’s power needs as demand remains subdued
I was a massive fan when it was on, one of the best shows ever!
"Everyone put down their objects, your infernal orange slices. Everyone come and look into my eyes — one by one, look into my eyes. After I make you cry we will scrub these cow bones and we will weep and sing. This is all I can offer you."
THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Kay Ryan The room is almost all elephant. Almost none of it isn't. Pretty much solid elephant. So there's no room to talk about it.
The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
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This is figure 1, which shows meat consumption and carbon hoofprint across the USA.
More than 11 million tonnes of meat is consumed in cities in the US every year, according to an analysis in Nature Climate Change. This equates to 329 million tonnes of carbon emissions, which is comparable to emission levels from US domestic fossil fuel use. go.nature.com/3Jo8DEh 🧪
Congratulations to @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social professor Omar M. Yaghi for winning the Nobel Prize in chemistry for his groundbreaking work, which has already shown promise in yielding drinkable water from desert air. 💙 💛 🏅 www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/uc-berk...
![4-panel Comic. (1) STUDENT: If the wavefunction only collapses when I observe it, does that mean my consciousness affects the universe? (2) [Bad:] PROFESSOR: Yes, quantum entanglement proves that we all have souls. (3) [Good:] PROFESSOR: No, consciousness plays no role here. It’s just physical measurement. (4) [Chaotic:] PROFESSOR: No. The wavefunction collapses when *I* look at it because I’m a full professor. It won’t collapse for an undergraduate.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreic2mhmdvsftki6qe275hycolgt22msekbwzdyqoujt56qzpcbm3hm)
4-panel Comic. (1) STUDENT: If the wavefunction only collapses when I observe it, does that mean my consciousness affects the universe? (2) [Bad:] PROFESSOR: Yes, quantum entanglement proves that we all have souls. (3) [Good:] PROFESSOR: No, consciousness plays no role here. It’s just physical measurement. (4) [Chaotic:] PROFESSOR: No. The wavefunction collapses when *I* look at it because I’m a full professor. It won’t collapse for an undergraduate.
Wavefunction Collapse
xkcd.com/3134/
By using computational methods to study folklore, UC Berkeley professor Tim Tangherlini is untangling the spread of conspiracies online. news.berkeley.edu/2025/08/07/b...
Some people feel the weather in their bones. A storm rolls in and so do headaches.
For years, this phenomenon was dismissed as imagination or coincidence.
Now, with sharper tools and more data, researchers are taking weather-related symptoms seriously.
The brains of people writing an essay with ChatGPT are less engaged than those of people blocked from using any online tools for the task
https://go.nature.com/44yqUXb
Did they not see the new study out of MIT this week showing people’s use of gen AI is associated with less neural connectivity? Sure, we can use AI more if we desire to lose our own cognitive capacities. Who benefits from this other than big tech?
Yes. I am right. I am seeing how Chat GPT is ruining students critical thinking and writing skills in real time. It is not the future. It is a tool designed to render the populace helpless, to make people doubt their innate intelligence, and to foster overreliance on technology.
go to Mexico City
It was when those planes were in midair, that judge said they should turn back, and they did not. That's my proposed start date. What's yours?
🗳️ La presidenta Claudia Sheinbaum calificó la participación en elección judicial como "maravillosa" y dijo que fue un “gran ejercicio ciudadano”.
Señaló que votaron más de 13 millones de personas, más que los votos obtenidos por PAN, PRI o MC en 2024.
loss of power, at least 2 dead
just finished "The Divided Mind" by John Sarno, about to start "Mating in Captivity" by Esther Perel, waiting on Solnit's latest from my local library!
