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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Man in a Blue Mantle, by John Singer Sargent, 1891, 📸 via @cjzero.bsky.social
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Bart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This striking pre-Columbian greenstone masterwork depicts an Olmec shaman in mid-transformation, adopting the powerful facial features of a sacred were-jaguar. Originating from archaeological sites in the Gulf Coast region of Veracruz state, it was crafted between 900 BCE and 600 BCE.
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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
A feathered serpent, or Kukulcan, is an iconic element of Maya architecture and art. This example comes from the Temple of the Warriors at Chichén Itzá. The serpent is depicted transporting the Sun through the sky #Maya #Archaeology
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Intimate Toilette (A Woman Urinating), by François Boucher, 1760s
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Pol Niuman @pol-niuman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Joan Miró Constelación: Despertando al Amanecer (1944)
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children.
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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Interacting with a flexible, accordion-like kinetic paper sculpture crafted by Chinese artist Li Hongbo using stacked paper sheets in a honeycomb structure. youtube.com/shorts/hLpe9...
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
I got my own home key since 4th grade bc nobody was awake by the time I left to take public transit to school and back. Mom got back from work and school at 9 pm, so I had to give myself permission to hang out with friends after finishing homework and be back home by 6 pm. Only child too.
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thinkking of Lysenko for no reason whatsoever.
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Thinking of Stalin for now reason whatsoever.
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phoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Joan Mirò : The Garden, 1925 Oil on canvas 96 × 80 cm | 37.8 × 31.5 in Reflects Miró's poetic visual language, utilizing simplified organic shapes, biomorphic forms, and a dream or childlike sandbox approach to the subconscious mind.
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Save Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Most Americans wake by alarm at 6:30am or earlier. Daylight Saving Time is making most wake in darkness, against natural health. Restore permanent Standard Time!
Two photos of a house in Flowery Branch, Georgia, on September 23. First photo taken at 6:30am EDT, and it’s pitch black. Second taken at 6:30am EST, and it’s sunlit.
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Michelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
When a dog is rescued by a woman who loves crocheting: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil...
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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
A Late Classic Maya serpent head (600–900 CE), carved in limestone at Chichén Itzá, Yucatán. I’ve added another photo from a different angle in the thread to show the sculpture in more detail. #Maya #Archaeology
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
PhysicsFun on IG posted this brain-tickling demonstration of a phenomenon called BIREFRINGENCE. The "magic" that makes it work: - 2 linear polarizing filters at 90 degree angles to each other, each on their own stand. - A transparent plastic sheet covered in cellophane tape. Let's talk about it.
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Pestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Science!! 🧪 Avoid reading if you’re adverse to words such as ‘evolution’ or the idea that the world is super old. 🤣
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Human brain is actually two separate organs, scientists find
The Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
It's Fall. Tell your Ugg-boot wearing, Pumpkin Spice Latte-drinking friends that you CAN literally DIE from being TOO BASIC. Science proves it. It's called "alkaliptosis". When pH gets too high in a cell, metabolism grinds to a halt. We've learned 20 new ways that cells die since 1999. 🧫💀🧪
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Nature @nature.com · 22/09/2026
We still have a lot to learn about the many ways a cell can die go.nature.com/4iIfM1v
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All the ways a cell can die — and why the variety matters
Scientists are poking holes in established ideas about how cells live and die, and are harnessing these discoveries to fight diseases from cancer to autoimmune conditions.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Death Dragging an Old Man to His Tomb, by Stefano della Bella, 1648
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
“The Cobolt Passage” by Canadian Chinese artist Yehan Wang.
“The Cobolt Passage” by Canadian Chinese artist Yehan Wang.
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Financial literacy: Best practice is to make sure you have rich parents who pay your mortgage (or at least a juicy part of the down payment) and give you a car, take care of your children (or pay for childcare) and bootstraps and stuff...
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
“I have always found that angels have the vanity to speak of themselves as the only wise. This they do with an insolent confidence sprouting from systematic reasoning…” -Ulver (I am cheating bc this is a quote from William Blake. They decided to make a music album with his poems).
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Daniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
An absolutely Maya figurine in the Jaina style, dating to the Classic period (550–830 AD). The intricate details and layered imagery are extraordinary. #Maya #Archaeology
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Josh Dobbin @joshdobbin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The thing about having kids is that you have to feed them EVERY SINGLE DAY. Like, in a row. All year! You'd think getting a 360 out of 365 would be a 99% success rate and an A+, but noooope. Anyway. I have no idea what to make for dinner.
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Nicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026
Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy!
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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Banger of a new RasgonLab study by Drs. Najmeh Nejat and Travis van Warmerdam on a new arthropod germline CRISPR delivery system. Knock-out AND knock-in by ORAL delivery! No more injections! Germline Engineering by Viral transduction (GEValT)
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biologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
this experimental car t-cell therapy is something. a 3-year-old boy's massive, metastatic liver cancer (that spread to lungs/bones) fully regressed after two doses. car t usually tackles blood cancers, so this for a solid tumor is a significant step, with no toxicity.
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A 3-Year-Old's Metastatic Cancer Disappeared After Two Doses of Experimental Therapy
Researchers have reported an extraordinary case where an experimental CAR T-cell therapy led to the complete disappearance of metastatic liver cancer in a three-year-old boy. This breakthrough is part
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
This is one those headlines that aren't entirely WRONG, but mostly miss the point of the research. Chihuahuas DO show evidence of past interbreeding with coyotes, but that's not the =story=. The story: Basenji & Chihuahua are separated by almost 17,000 years of ancestry. Let's talk about it.
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I am watching the Indian Netflix series “Sacred Games” (based on a Vikram Chopra book). Nothing like great people with stellar acting. Amazing series. Totally recommend.
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Nature @nature.com · 15/09/2026
Immune cells that fight stomach bugs can migrate from the gut to the brain, where they establish a lasting ‘memory’ of previous infection. go.nature.com/4yZK30T
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‘Stomach bugs’ send protective immune cells rushing from gut to brain
Voyaging gut-derived immune cells ‘remember’ past stomach infections in mice.
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c0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
We've documented 1 million insect species (~80% of all animal species), with estimates at the true number being 13-25 million. And they all have six legs. WHY? Their arthropod cousins can have 8 (arachnids) or 10 (crustaceans) or 100s to 1000s (myriapods). Let's learn about 'tripod gait'.
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Centipede Millipede
Alt: A brown millipede is climbing over new concrete sidewalk, but the lighting is such that it casts a massive shadow, the body magnified many times in the shadow length. The result is that the thousands of tiny legs produce a weird pattern, making it look like its dancing?
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Chad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/09/2026
When you want to boycott Ed Sheeran and Pink but you already don't listen to shitty music
Depressed kermit the frog costume guy sitting hunched over on a park bench
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The Onion @theonion.com · 15/09/2026
Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills theonion.com/financial-advisors-rec…
Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills
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Ashley @ashleysays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
MORE UNREALISTIC FEMALE STANDARDS
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Pizza Logs @shadesofoffside.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
for dolly #nolasky
Dolly celebration of life starting at 5pm at Armstrong park
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The Word on Pop Culture @wordonpopculture.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
2026 Emmy Awards: Best Variety Special (Live): The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny #Emmys
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please.
Worries about vaccination rates in dogs
As rabies seems to be spreading more in wildlife, veterinarians are especially worried about vaccine hesitancy spreading among pet owners, a dangerous trend that could lead to more dogs - and their owners
- becoming infected. A 2023 study published in the journal Vaccine found in nationally representative
sample of Americans that nearly 40% believed canine vaccines were unsafe and 37% believed that vaccines could lead their dogs to develop cognitive issues, such as autism.
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Ancient image of Bossk ancestors.
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Joining the rebellion (here in America getting an EV that is not a Tesla is becoming kind of subversive). 🍃❤️
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11/09/2026
Why is 'lb' the abbreviation for 'pound'?
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J. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Secret Panel HERE 😱 tinyview.com/mrlovenstein/2026/09/09/quiet
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Dan Grove @grove.cx · 10/09/2026
it never was about "following the rules", or "doing it the right way"
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
www.nature.com/articles/s41... “By mining millions of AlphaFold2 models, we identify two human families of ‘superdark’ seven-transmembrane proteins—TM184 and PRRT—with structural homology to G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).”
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TM184C is a GPCR-like regulator of intercellular exchange and autophagy - Nature
TM184C—an ancient G-protein-coupled receptor-like superdark protein involved in regulation of autophagy, intercellular connectivity and material exchange—underscores the promise of exploring the under...
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I am certain my old clunker is, in fact, Christine. I have never owned a car that has given me so so many problems like this piece of crap. More than a mechanic, it needs an exorcist. 😡😡😡😡😡
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Mychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜
Young Ruby Bridges, photo in black and white Ruby Bridges today, photo in full color
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NEJM.org @nejm.org · 09/09/2026
First Light and Radiant Light: In two placebo-controlled trials, oveporexton improved wakefulness, reduced daytime sleepiness, and lowered the cataplexy rate among patients with narcolepsy type 1. Increased urinary frequency and transient insomnia were common. Full results: nej.md/4gvhEZZ
Two graphs from an Original Article published in the New England Journal of Medicine article titled "Oveporexton for Narcolepsy Type 1 — Results from Two Phase 3 Trials." The graphs show sleep latency on Maintenance of Wakefulness Test (MWT) and Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) total score. The NEJM identity sits at the bottom.
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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of Johns Hopkins show a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to target common KRAS mutations was safe AND stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at HIGH risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
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Pancreatic Cancer Vaccine Triggers Immune Response Before Tumors Develop
Phase I results show early promise for a vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease.
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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Completing the Connectome: How Pursuing a Map of the Fly Brain Rewired Neuroscience (Really worth sharing this video with your science-curious middle and high schoolers) www.hhmi.org/news/scienti... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uMQ...
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Completing the Connectome: How Pursuing a Map of the Fly Brain Rewired Neuroscience | HHMI
Janelia scientists and collaborators have completed a wiring diagram of the central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, the culmination of nearly two decades of groundbreaking research.
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pmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Rob Gonsalves - "The Sun Sets Sail" (2001)
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Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Hay países desarrollados. Países en vías de desarrollo. Y hay un país en vías de subdesarrollo. Dije lo que dije. Saquen sus conclusiones.
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