Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 23/09/2026There's a lot worth reading closely here 05920
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Fascinating indeed, but in my opinion, here is the better pull quote. This isn't about humans and should not centre us. 113
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I whimsically made some art last night, and decided that I like it. The title "Goblins' Secret" seems apt. 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 12/09/2026My #1 feature I wish Bluesky would implement: Mastodon style lists. 000
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialEvan Urquhart @evanurquhart.bsky.social · 10/09/2026We've lost so much, so fast, it's absolutely breathtaking. And people act like us expecting Democrats to clearly say that nothing was wrong with the rights trans people had 5 years ago is an unreasonable activist demand. 114629
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 05/09/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Just watched www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmDQ... no mention of mnemonics.youtube.comEngraving Bones Conference (Berlin 2026)YouTube video by Stone Age Signs 100
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“If you set out to design from scratch a tool to facilitate authoritarian rule, it would look exactly like AI. You would cherish it for its ability to destabilise our shared reality and its creation of disinformation on a scale unprecedented in human history.” Brilliant piece by Katherine Rundell:theguardian.com‘I hate what AI is doing to the minds and happiness of the young’: Katherine Rundell on the view from the classroomEducation is at a crossroads, argues the author and academic. Should we embrace new technology in the name of efficiency, or is it time to fight back? 18048
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 17/08/2026The _real_ Odyssey www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY4I...youtube.comThe Odyssey's Opening - Ancient Greek Music feat. Luke RanieriYouTube video by Farya Faraji & World Musicians 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 08/08/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social A video you may wish to share with Damian: Useful Charts on bird taxonomy www.youtube.com/watch?v=0E1k.... Includes a request for feedback before the final printed version is published, I've queried the exclusion of songbirds that are neither passerides nor corvides.youtube.comFamily Tree of Birds | Expanded Tree of Life LaunchYouTube video by UsefulCharts 121
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 31/07/2026I was going to go to bed a while ago, but instead I've been sitting in my chair for 30 minutes feeling angry with the world. I won't link to the Bluesky posts that fuel this anger by reporting on bigotry and injustice. That would not do me any good right now. 010
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialMike Brown @plutokiller.com · 29/07/2026This is a super cool paper (and last chapter of her PhD thesis) from my now-graduated student @import-astrory.bsky.social I would explain more but, really, the headline kind of does the job.caltech.eduNeptune's Inner Moons May Be Shattered Remains of Ancient Icy WorldsNew findings from Caltech researchers suggest Neptune's smallest satellites formed from the shattered remains of an original moon system that was destroyed when Triton was captured by Neptune's gravit... 38525
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 30/07/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social This one seems like something you wouldn't want to miss, although the linked article is in German social.anoxinon.de/@ninawillbur...social.anoxinon.deNina Willburger (@ninawillburger@social.anoxinon.de)Angehängt: 1 Bild WOW, new finds from the Ice Age! Two absolutely stunning Ice Age figurines from the Swabian Jura were found, dating back around 40,000 years. The tiny carvings, about the size of ... 110
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialHelen 🏳️⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 14/07/2026‘Gender critical’ transphobes are the ultimate ‘I demand to speak to the manager’ Karen’s!… Seeking authoritarian rule, to step in and ‘punish’ those they dislike! 😣 They did the same to Mermaids, then Stonewall, now Amnesty…climbing ever higher to stamp down harder! 😖 They are PRIVILEGED BULLIES! 03011
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 13/07/2026On the topic of useful starting points . . . "The path to wisdom does, in fact, begin with a single step. Where people go wrong is in ignoring all the thousands of other steps that come after it." — Terry Pratchett 000
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 10/07/2026 10817257
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Men who feel threatened by the prospect of being beaten by a woman deserve to have their faces rubbed in the fact of their own worthlessness at every opportunity. 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 07/07/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Here's a write-up of some recreational mathematics I did, if you get a chance to look I'd love your feedback app.box.com/s/wux77rk6jl... 220
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 06/07/2026This morning I found a counterexample to a mathematical conjecture that I first proposed a number of years ago. The conjecture was inspired by thinking of words in a block of text as ledges in a platform game. 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 05/07/2026The Odyssey controversy is (mostly) made up, but there are some genuinely interesting and thoughtful videos out there responding to it. I'll post a recommendation list below (no links because I don't want to fight Bluesky on previews). 100
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialKatelyn Burns @katelynburns.com · 22/06/2026For my newsletter I wrote about how Kier Starmer should serve as a warning for centrist Democrats in the US. It's a real crystal ball moment. www.burnsnotice.com/its-the-cent...burnsnotice.comIt's The Centrism, StupidCentrist American political commentators are mystified that Kier Starmer's time as UK Prime Minister has crashed and burned. He did everything they wanted and everyone hated him anyway. 15780254
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 20/06/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social I just watched a video debunking the 1996 Bent Spoon winner, whose name I shall not utter here. I slipped a mention of your work into a comment, as an example of what to read instead. 210
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialLynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 18/06/2026My interview with Richard Fidler on 'The Memory Code' is replayed again. Although this is nearly ten years old, they have replayed it a number of times. It is still my favourite book and favourite interview. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr... #Memory #Stonehenge #Neolithic #Monuments #Indigenousabc.net.auUnlocking the meaning of Stonehenge and other ancient memory storehouses - ABC listenLynne Kelly believes she's found a code to describe the way non-literate peoples shared sophisticated knowledge (R) 0103
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialHelen 🏳️⚧️✊🏻💕 @mimmymum.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Amnesty International exposed years of anti-trans reporting at four UK newspapers. They ignored it. Research by human rights group identifies nearly 17,000 articles on trans-related topics in just five yearsthebureauinvestigates.comUK newspapers ignore Amnesty International research on anti-trans biasResearch by human rights group identifies nearly 17,000 articles on trans-related topics in just five years 16923
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialKaty Montgomerie 🦗 @katymontgomerie.com · 05/06/2026You couldn't get such evil and nonsense "guidance" out of people who just have misunderstandings and ignorance. It's forged out of raw hatred and malice and is designed to cause as much suffering as they can sneak past the very weak moral checks of the public 325025
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 23/05/2026Agree this is a must-read. I’m not sure I agree with all of it, but it’s one of those rare pieces whose premise will likely continue to inform my thoughts. Brilliant work in that regard. (@paulcrider.liberalcurrents.com’s thread ⬇️ is good too) 58025
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialJulia Serano @juliaserano.bsky.social · 21/05/2026there is nothing "logical" or "sex-based" about anti-trans bathroom policies. it's about stigma-contamination: *all* trans ppl are "corrupting" or "corrupted" in their eyes, so we are all banned from women's restrooms: juliaserano.medium.com/penises-priv...juliaserano.medium.comPenises, Privilege, and Feminist & LGBTQ+ Purity PoliticsContent Warning: while I will not be describing any actual instances of sexual violence, this issue (and false accusations thereof) will be… 331099
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialErin Reed @erininthemorning.com · 21/05/2026Trans people are not “fighting for unpopular positions that society isn’t ready for.” Trans people are fighting to KEEP the rights we have enjoyed for decades. We have been able to legally change our gender markers since the 70s and before. Same with bathrooms, sports, youth, all for decades. 3982652668
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialLynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 06/05/2026How amazing is this photo? 3122
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 17/04/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Thought you'd probably like this, the text on Mastodon explains that it was made by a 12 year old child with dyslexia mastodon.green/@pvonhellerm...mastodon.greenPauline von Hellermann (@pvonhellermannn@mastodon.green)Attached: 1 image My 12yo nephew - who has had a difficult time at school due to severe dyslexia - just made this for his mother for breakfast! Isn’t it amazing? Super proud aunt here. 110
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialRosemary Mosco @rosemarymosco.com · 13/04/2026Sometimes you make a new comic, and sometimes you redraw an old one because you lost the original high res file 😅 20867194
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 06/04/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Just watched a stone circle video by someone who shares your surname (Pete Kelly). Where his view differs most from yours is that he sees the move from earlier monuments like Newgrange to stone circles c. 3000 BC as a move from "god kings" to a more egalitarian society. 110
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 04/03/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social You may have seen that @scishow.bsky.social has a short video out on "The Evolutionary Basis of Autism". If you have any time for it at all, I advise starting from the 2:48 timestamp. That will skip over the introduction and summary and go straight to the substance. 210
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 21/02/2026@evanurquhart.bsky.social Re your gender identity essay, I find it troubling because it presupposes a definition of gender identity that I don't believe was ever seriously promoted, though it may reflect a common impression. It conflates failure of communication with failure of theory. Am I unfair? 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 20/02/2026What's happening over at Mastodon? Two browsers on two devices are currently refusing to connect to mastodon.online, citing security issues. This has never happened to me before.mastodon.online 100
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Anyone who WOULDN'T be repulsed by this is an absolutely disgusting excuse for a human being. 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 09/02/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Watched a video about the 2007 archaeology of West Kennet Long Barrow, claiming that it "collapsed" after just a single lifetime or so of use. There's obviously a bias when "use" is equated with "use for burial", but even so, how do we make sense of this? 110
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 24/01/2026I've denoted to this and to two other Minnesota fundraisers, one hundred American dollars each. (150 Australian.) 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 21/01/2026copy and paste the bunny and then put something else in his hand (\_/) (°-°) />🪗< 110
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialJennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 19/01/2026Meet Veronika, the tool-using cow. Veronika uses sticks to scratch herself, using different orientations and motions, an example of multi-purpose tool use. This suggests scientists may have underestimated cows' cognitive abilities. arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comMeet Veronika, the tool-using cowVeronika uses sticks to scratch herself, suggesting scientists have underestimated cow cognition... 413735
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 18/01/2026Reading about what ICE is doing in America hurts my brain and anything I could say is inadequate. As much to manage my own cognitive load as anything else, here are two examples: bsky.app/profile/norm... and bsky.app/profile/mari.... You have to want it abolished or you're a terrible human being. 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 13/01/2026Does en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sturt_R... count?en.wikipedia.orgSturt River - Wikipedia 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Could we NOT with the word police, please? The argument is based on nonsense pop psychology which presupposes human beings need words to have consistently positive (ethical) or negative (unethical) associations or their little brains melt or something. 110
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 04/01/2026@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social Am in Victoria visiting relatives. Apparently a mystery bird has been sighted in the orchard that defies identification (too quick to photograph). If only you and Damian were here! In other news, for Christmas I got a ticket to see Tony Robinson on his Australian tour. 110
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialLeah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 19/11/2025I would take more delight in how stupid they are if we didn’t have millennia of human history testifying to the fact that stupidity and ruthlessness is a dangerous combination. 123646
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 06/11/2025A political commentator I find perplexing — in that he mixes sensible takes with unsubstantiated nonsense — is Vlad Vexler. See claims about "woke" in his video on Mamdani (watch?v=7qg_KHXZVSs). Can a @michaelhobbes.bsky.social or an @evanurquhart.bsky.social tell me what to make of him? 000
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 05/11/2025@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social When you talk about the difference between public and restricted versions of a story, I sometimes think of the read-along book/cassettes of Disney movies I had as a child. Like this one for example readalongadventures.com/blog/20000-l...readalongadventures.com...Or Two | Read-Along AdventuresI've got a whale of a tale for you, in fact, I have two. So, with the passing recently of Kirk Douglas, I thought it'd be a good time to add 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. 110
apm77.bsky.social @apm77.bsky.social · 12/09/2025@lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social I see Stefan Milo has just published a video "The Ghosts of Paleolithic Australia", subtitle "the stories that survived 30,000 years" www.youtube.com/watch?v=raAK.... I haven't watched it yet, but I feel like you'd want to know it's there.youtube.comThe Ghosts of Paleolithic AustraliaYouTube video by Stefan Milo 110
Reposted by @apm77.bsky.socialKathy O'Donnell @kathyodonnell.bsky.social · 19/08/2025www.reddit.com/r/transgende... Guess what? The story about the trans M&S employee and the bra fitting is a pack of lies and distortions. Want to know what really happened and how colleagues stood up for her? Read her own account here.reddit.comFrom the transgenderUK community on RedditExplore this post and more from the transgenderUK community 5635411649
