Today we highlight Postcolonial and Decolonial Historiography of Science by Silvia Figueirรดa, Professor at State University of Campinas, Brazil, 1st Vice-President of the Division of History of Science and Technology (DHST/IUHPST), and former SCIEMP President.
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PhD in ecology, and English and Japanese language skills required... working for POKEMON!!!
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Graffito on a page in a copy of Tristram Shandy: a line drawing in profile of Slawkenbergius, recognizable because of his large nose.
Niche but cool. I mentioned in class that there was little evidence that #18thc readers had ever responded to the invitation tendered by the blank page in Tristram Shandy & drawn the Widow Wadman. & then a student revealed the portrait of Slawkenbergius she found inscribed into her copy of our novel
Most accurate portrait of modern culture currently available
1. Are you currently using an AI tool for work-related tasks or projects? * Yes * No, but I would like to (PLEASE SKIP TO QUESTION 7)
My employer asks me to complete a survey on AI usage for which this is the first question (required):
Halfway to rent and our rent is due TOMORROW! Jittery time lapse representing the state of my mind.
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โIf passed, the so-called Bettor Health Act wouldn't only ban live betting and prop bets. It would also ban sports betting ads during televised sporting events in Massachusetts and raise the state's 20% tax on online and mobile sports betting revenue to 51%โฆโ
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pixelated judge dredd's face, visor helmet on, head tilted back, mouth screaming, explosions behind him. text font: you are judged guilty of not upholding the law. the sentence is... game over judge.
judge dredd, game over screen, game gear (1995) www.mobygames.com/game/142352/...
Trailer Released For 1000 WOMEN IN HORROR Documentary Heading to Shudder
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Darby the floofy golden white husky mix sits amongst 463846 pink flower petals scattered on retaining wall boulders. She has a huge goofy grin
โHey I heard you didnโt get enough sleep for work & need a pick me up - how about some sunny Seattle walkies with your best goofy pal Darby?!โ ๐งต
cannot stress enough that "separate the art from the artist" was meant for private individuals reconciling the art they love with its flawed creators and not meant for the ceo of a company driving a dump truck of money up to a bigot's front porch
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After the Bay of Pigs fiasco, President Kennedy got in front of reporters and took the blame.
That he and he alone was the responsible officer of the government and that the fault lay with him.
Just thinking about that tonight for reasons.
Passages in a tower. Marvelous (and very calm) work by Egbert van der Poel of Delft, who tended more toward catastrophe. He was born on this day in 1621..
Reader request:
โHello! Iโm currently sitting at All Purpose (good pizza), feeling crestfallen at the lack of calzones in this city. Do you know where one could track a solid calzone down these days?โ
A bit close to the bone for some of us....
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The Girl Who Cried Pearls (2025)
Eerie stop motion animation fable in which a rich old man recounts how he came to be wealthy. The best of the nominees for this year's Best Animated Short Film Oscar.
Written and directed by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Czech poster for the visionary Estonian sci fi flick DEAD MOUNTAINEER'S HOTEL (1979)
Directed by Grigori Kromanov - BOTD in 1926
A restored version of the film will soon be released on 4K UHD and Blu-ray by @deafcrocodile.bsky.social
Jokeโs on you guys. I donโt make enough to invest in retirement or the stock market. WAIT.
Applications now open for the Graduate Research Excellence Grants! These provide evolutionary biology research funds for early and advanced Masterโs and PhD students. Proposals due May 18.
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remember gdc 2020 and watching all the vendors pulling out of the expo floor like three days before everyone went into lockdown lol
Yesterday I filmed several baby birds walking across a street directly at my camera and asked Bluesky to suggest music
Several dozen folks did
Some even dubbed music over the original clip.
I haven't been able to get this out of my head.
So I give you
A Bluesky exclusive:
Reservoir Ducks
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The authors "estimate that a ... teragram (one billion kgs) of alumina accumulates in the upper atmosphere โ enough, alongside launch emissions, to significantly alter atmospheric chemistry and heating in dramatic ways we do not yet understand."
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Was on a research panel yesterday about the copywriting used to advertise GenAi to teenagers and ๐ณ they basically want it to sound like your kids are gaining a bestie and theyโre working overtime to keep it up to date w slang for it to be more personable. Theyโre trying to get more Black people
The new live-action BATMAN movies need more odd moments like this.
Hi #EarlyModern Bluesky - did you know that someone brilliant has built working printing presses using Lego and they are trying to get enough supporters so that Lego will release it as a kit?
They look so cool!
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Eloise a top five fictional character, up there with Data and Sherlock Holmes
