Reposted by Erika HendraBookshop.org @bookshop.org · 06/10/2026Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through midnight on 10/7, enjoy free shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores. 2854483345
Reposted by Erika HendraAdam Christopher @adamchristopher.me · 05/10/2026Mac users on mac OS 27 - we can get our disk space back and remove Apple AI! Somebody has made a tool: www.macrumors.com/2026/10/05/a...macrumors.comMac Users Reclaim Storage With New Apple Intelligence Removal ToolA new open-source tool is making waves in the Mac community by helping users reclaim valuable storage space taken up by Apple's AI models. Called "RemoveMacAI," the tool disables Apple Intelligence on... 8607264
Reposted by Erika HendraRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Time for this classic again. 156165055563
Reposted by Erika HendraDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Why learn science? Because lots of things can seem like a big scary conspiracy theory when you don’t understand how the world works! Empower yourself by learning about facts and evidence and reality. As a bonus, it’ll lead to a healthier and more prosperous society for others around you. 29865273
Reposted by Erika HendraJohn Warner @biblioracle.bsky.social · 24/09/2026If you’re pro learning, this is the way. I know that if you want students to build the kind of writing practices that will allow them to potentially use AI in ways that are not compromising to their development. 0286
Reposted by Erika HendraStuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 29/08/2026Change will have to come from outside, from the margins. The desert, not the temple, gave us the prophets. Wendell Berry 0157
Reposted by Erika HendraKentucky Lantern @kentuckylantern.com · 01/09/2026Kentucky has lost a giant Kentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/31/k...kentuckylantern.comKentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 • Kentucky LanternA lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Thursday, according to his family and the New York Times. He was 92. 14451162
Reposted by Erika HendraLexington Herald-Leader @kentucky.com · 01/09/2026Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades.bit.ly‘Another great light gone out.’ Kentucky author, activist Wendell Berry dies at 92.Wendell Berry championed small farms, agrarianism and conservation for decades. 15419
Reposted by Erika HendraRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 01/09/2026“Be joyful though you have considered all the facts” - Wendell Berry 7687192
Reposted by Erika HendraJesse Hawken @jessehawken.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Dolly did this too. We’re sad because these two stars helped a lot of people figure out who they were and feel seen too. Dolly said “Find out who you are and do it on purpose.” 013135
Reposted by Erika HendraStephen Morrison @stephen-morrison.bsky.social · 26/08/2026A.I. is a crisis in education, but I think it's an extinction-level event for online asynchronous education. I have yet to see anything that is truly certain to stop AI in my online writing classes, and the cheating tools are developing faster than the detection methods, so I expect it'll get worse. 0123
Reposted by Erika HendraThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 20/08/2026The Bureau of Land Management is rounding up thousands of mustangs around the U.S. and quietly selling them on the cheap to buyers who are exporting them for slaughter abroad, an examination of government records by The New York Times found. nyti.ms/4grb8Co 1401000774
Reposted by Erika HendraDan Silverman @dmsilverman.bsky.social · 08/08/2026New study shows that — contra widely accepted narratives — there is NO EVIDENCE that professors change their students’ politics and make them more liberal through their teaching 61785451
Reposted by Erika HendraSonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 18/07/2026We don’t need education about ethical *use* of AI; we need more education in how it is being *used on* and against us. 2/n 1383110
Reposted by Erika HendraDana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist) @fisherdanar.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The summer of climate shocks rages on (and how the new climate attribution report from the @nationalacademies.org can help make progress to limit the climate crisis): danarfisher.com/2026/07/18/t...danarfisher.comThe Summer of Climate Shocks Rages OnSource: The summer of 2026 will go down as a summer of climate shocks. “Climate shocks are deviations from normal environmental patterns in the form of droughts, floods, heat waves, or other … 515680
Reposted by Erika HendraEthan Mollick @emollick.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Science fiction authors in the order you want them to be right about AI: Iain Banks Becky Chambers Martha Wells Douglas Adams Charles Stross (Singularity Sky) Peter Watts Charles Stross (Laundry) Harlan Ellison 1818724
Reposted by Erika HendraDr. S.A. Applin @anthropunk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026No real surprise. @anthropunk.bsky.social and @liedra.net warned about this back in 2021 doi.org/10.1016/j.jr... #ethicsdoi.orgRedirecting 012
Reposted by Erika HendraDr Emma L Briant 🇬🇧 in 🇺🇸 w/ 🐕 @emma-briant.co.uk · 23/05/2026U.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaborators www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgU.S. researchers face new restrictions on publishing with foreign collaboratorsNIH, NASA grantees are confused and concerned amid agencies’ piecemeal communication 151
Reposted by Erika HendraUniversity at Buffalo @ubuffalo.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Double #UBTrueBlue pride! 🤘🤘 Congratulations to these #UBuffalo alumni on winning 2026 Pulitzer Prizes! 🔹Sara DiNatale (Explanatory Reporting) 🔹Juliana Spahr (Poetry) Learn more ⬇️ms.spr.lyTwo UB English department alumni win 2026 PulitzersSara DiNatale shares the explanatory reporting award and Juliana Spahr is this year’s winner for poetry. 011
Reposted by Erika HendraPeter Gleick @petergleick.bsky.social · 18/04/2026Waking up to discover that evidence has been released proving something we all knew. The Supreme Court's efforts to stop the Obama clean power plant rules were rooted in explicit, corrupt efforts to protect the fossil fuel industry. 13525251
Reposted by Erika HendraJustin Hendrix @justinhendrix.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Microsoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their data centers, Investigate Europe reports in collaboration with Tech Policy Press and other media partners.techpolicy.pressHow Big Tech Lobbied the EU to Hide Data Centers' Environmental TollThe European Commission has adopted industry-drafted language shielding data center emissions data from public view, report Nico Schmidt and Ella Joyner. 5264167
Reposted by Erika HendraSalt Books @saltpublishing.com · 06/04/2026Our best annual sales for five years – up 20% on last year. Fifth consecutive year of growth. Thank you to every reader and bookseller who made it happen. 📖 saltpublishing.comsaltpublishing.comSalt Publishing – Award-Winning Independent Literary Publisher, UKCelebrating 27 years of independent British publishing. Explore award-winning literary and genre fiction from Salt – the home of beautiful books you won't forget. Browse our titles. 0267
Reposted by Erika HendraPam McElwee @pammcelwee.bsky.social · 04/04/2026Headline doesn’t capture it all - large majority of USFS research stations to close including all regional offices. So short-sighted, as many of the scientists affected will likely resign Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk www.nytimes.com/2026/04/03/c...nytimes.comForest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk 02118
Reposted by Erika HendraScientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 26/03/2026The Arctic sea ice maximum this year effectively tied for the lowest ever on record, with major implications for polar ecosystems and global warmingscientificamerican.comDisappearing Arctic sea ice breaks frightening recordThe Arctic sea ice maximum this year effectively tied for the lowest ever on record, with major implications for polar ecosystems and global warming 28544
Reposted by Erika Hendra404 Media @404media.co · 26/03/2026NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.404media.coWikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.” 201237806752
Reposted by Erika HendraEconometrica @ecmaeditors.bsky.social · 23/03/2026How does agricultural policy shape climate damages? @allanhsiao.bsky.social, Jacob Moscona, and Karthik Sastry show that governments move to protect consumers when extreme heat causes food shortages, redistributing damages within and across countries. buff.ly/QqnRwi0 0107
Reposted by Erika HendraCottage in the Woods @cottageinwood.bsky.social · 22/03/2026It isn't just about human health—think about soil health, pollinators, arthropods, worms, mycorrhizal networks, declining bird populations...abc.net.auResearch that claimed Roundup herbicide is safe, retracted by US journal - ABC listenIn 2017, a lawsuit uncovered internal emails from chemical giant Monsanto that suggested its employees helped ghostwrite an influential paper that claimed to find no evidence the company’s widely used... 1520493
Reposted by Erika HendraThe Verge @theverge.com · 19/03/2026A program with bipartisan support is at risk under the president’s immigration crackdown.theverge.comTrump is threatening international students, and a new bill could help stop himSTEM PhDs are the most likely to enroll in the program. 74115
Reposted by Erika HendraChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026The alternative to Harvard/Stanford that we neede ys not some bullshit tech AI dystopia zone but ynstead a generouslye funded public university system wher tuition ys FREE, SFR ys low, and facultye & studentes are supported to do all of the incredible thinges thei kan do yf given the goddamn chance. 727367
Reposted by Erika HendraChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 15/03/2026(•_•) <) )╯Publique fundinge / \ \(•_•) ( (> of the artes and humanityes / \ (•_•) <) )> doth benefit everyone! / \ 51645414
Reposted by Erika HendraEric D. de Roulet (should be writing) @ericderoulet.bsky.social · 04/03/2026It's been fascinating to see how quickly a number of academics have concluded that using a program to generate a lit review is good enough, as if writing the lit review is merely a chore and not part of the process of building expertise in the subject. 58812
Reposted by Erika HendraJen Walker @jenthefar.bsky.social · 04/03/2026"Nijs says being able to ring the doorbell fills people with a “positive feeling,” and many people have told her about the calming effects of watching the canal’s fish. But the biggest benefit has been for the fish themselves."scientificamerican.comDing-dong! The Dutch Fish Doorbell needs you to help migrating fishA Dutch lock is closed for the spring, and its employees want you to tell them when migrating fish come knocking by ringing a digital doorbell 26722
Reposted by Erika HendraSarah Jane Cervenak @sjcerv.bsky.social · 28/02/2026“The children are always ours, every single one of them, all over the globe; and I am beginning to suspect that whoever is incapable of recognizing this may be incapable of morality.” James Baldwin 1129801165
Reposted by Erika HendraRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 26/02/2026The richest man owns X. The second and third richest men control Google. The fourth richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fifth richest man owns The Washington Post. And now the sixth richest could soon take over both Paramount and Warner Bros. See the problem here?nytimes.comNetflix Backs Out of Bid for Warner Bros., Paving Way for an Ellison Takeover 17913873816415
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 20/02/2026As a community college English professor, I see the challenge of getting students to read as a call to arms. I’m redesigning my curriculum now to include reading at least one entire book. I’m excited for the challenge and for the conversations. 010
Reposted by Erika HendraKyle Manley @ktmanley.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Public lands are more than resources or real estate. They hold clean water, cultural memory, biodiversity, and the quiet foundations of our collective well-being. I wrote a piece in @sciam.bsky.social reflecting on what’s at risk when we treat shared landscapes as disposable. 03019
Reposted by Erika HendraNew Scientist @newscientist.com · 14/02/2026An otherworldly coral, a very cute moth and an intricately beautiful mushroom are among the winners in the prize this yearnewscientist.comFive stunning images from the Close-up Photographer of the Year awardsAn otherworldly coral, a very cute moth and an intricately beautiful mushroom are among the winners in the prize this year 087
Reposted by Erika HendraJameel Jaffer @jameeljaffer.bsky.social · 30/01/2026A list, in no particular order, of just some of the moves that the Trump administration has made in its ongoing campaign to suppress and deter journalism essential to democracy: Arrest Don Lemon and Georgia Fort for covering an anti-ICE protest. Raid the home of a Washington Post reporter, ... 19151
Reposted by Erika HendraLily Hay Newman @lhn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026a big load of earbuds, headphones and speakers need updating to patch vulnerabilities that could be exploited to hijack audio, take over mics for eavesdropping, or even in some cases for location tracking www.wired.com/story/google...wired.comHundreds of Millions of Audio Devices Need a Patch to Prevent Wireless Hacking and TrackingFlaws in how 17 models of headphones and speakers use Google’s one-tap Fast Pair Bluetooth protocol have left devices open to eavesdroppers and stalkers. 06225
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 04/01/2026It’s not a natural disaster. We actually CAN work to pause AI development if it mattered enough to those in power. 000
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 30/12/2025I blitzed through 7 classes of final grading today and squeaked in final grades 4 hours before the deadline. I also chose to prioritize my holiday time and I don’t regret it. 110
Reposted by Erika HendraSonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 24/12/2025It is EXHAUSTING not only being made responsible for coming up with new kinds of assignments for our students; it's also tedious reading op-eds that suggest the core problem is a crisis in teaching. But, as Chris and I lay out here, this isn't a crisis in teaching; it's an attack on learning. 131661502
Reposted by Erika HendraPete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 22/12/2025A quick reminder during this busy travel season to know your rights as a passenger. Please be kind, be safe, and have a great holiday season! 1745175960
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Settling in for my newest Christmas tradition: watching Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. #LOTR #traditions 000
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Yes! There can have academic rigor and also no panic to publish a certain amount every year or for rank advancement. 020
Reposted by Erika HendraAlondra Nelson @alondra.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Hochul signed *TWO* AI safety bills. The RAISE Act requires AI incident reporting and risk assessment. AB295D requires agencies to disclose use of automated decision-making tools and conduct impact assessments for safety, effectiveness, privacy, security and bias. www.axios.com/2025/12/19/n...axios.comN.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul signs sweeping AI safety billNew York is now the latest state to have broad safety rules for the most advanced AI models. 15917
Reposted by Erika HendraDr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 20/12/2025the slow death of legitimate, verifiable, reliable knowledge systems 216954
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 20/12/2025Agree! And how much of this practice of using AI is rooted in the “publish or perish”pressure that academic institutions have actively engaged in? 3571
Erika Hendra @ekh77.bsky.social · 19/12/2025It would be great if the Reconnect program was for all programs, not hand-selected ones. 000