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Graduated from NCSSM in the 1980s.

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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
“A library is for the entire community, not just for those who agree with us,” retired librarian Tracy Suits said. www.tampabay.com/news/educati...
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Pasco libraries may install new rules for children’s books
The discussion follows county commission concerns about ‘disturbing’ materials on shelves.
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Texas Freedom to Read Project @txfreedomread.bsky.social · 01/01/2025
Following the passage of one of the most restrictive EF Local policies in the state of Texas, the list of books banned in Fort Bend ISD libraries is growing. www.chron.com/news/houston...
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Fort Bend ISD quietly adds Stephen King novel to 'Do Not Order' list
Over 20 books were added to Fort Bend ISD's high school "Do Not Order" library book list in December.
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Judd Legum @juddlegum.bsky.social · 12/12/2024
1. A teacher in Ohio who has worked at the same public school for 34 years was suspended without pay and threatened with termination for offering four books in her classroom library that contained LGBTQ characters. She's fighting back.
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Ohio teacher suspended for including four books with LGBTQ characters in her classroom library
Karen Cahall has been a teacher in the New Richmond School District in Ohio for 34 years.
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NCSSM Alumnus @ncssm.bsky.social · 11/12/2024
www.bbc.com/news/article... Rest in peace.
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Black arts literary icon Nikki Giovanni dies at 81
The poet-author was a key voice in the Black Arts Movement, publishing dozens of works about race and gender.
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Brendan W. Sullivan @professorbrendan.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Good catch! Here's the correct link: bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Frank Strong @frankstrong.bsky.social · 29/11/2024
A lot of book-banning bills have already been filed for the Texas legislative session starting in January. Here's my rundown of some of the worst. #BookBans #BannedBooks open.substack.com/pub/franklin...
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Six Anti-Book Bills I'm Watching in the Next Texas Legislative Session (besides HB183)
It's already started, y'all. We need to get working.
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Ali Velshi @velshi.com · 30/11/2024
“Books have the ability to change lives and save lives,” says @librarianjones.com. Facing backlash for speaking out against book bans inspired her book ‘That Librarian.’ “I want my students & I want everyone in my community to learn to be critical thinkers.” #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub
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Velshi Banned Book Club: ‘That Librarian’ stands up to censorship
Librarians' careful curation of books are crucial to children’s development, ability to evaluate credible sources, and capacity to cultivate empathy and understanding. In ‘That Librarian,’ Jones argues that book bans not only threaten our freedom to read, but also puts librarians’ lives and livelihoods at risk. “I want my students, and I want everyone in my community to learn to be critical thinkers,” Jones says; and without libraries, this can be difficult to achieve. Moving forward, Jones urges people to take a close look at what’s happening to libraries within their own communities and schools.
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Starfleet Press Office @starfleet-command.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Please refrain from touching the Gamma Quadrant fungal specimen in Lab 4. It has become self-aware and very territorial. ~Lt. KQ #FungalFails #BotanicalAdventures #ContainmentPlease #StarTrek #BoldlyGo #LLAP #SPO
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Catherine @ Benefit MiMS @benefitmims.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Blog Post: The benefit of taking a course isn't always the course material itself. Sometimes it's about the effects of being exposed to it. #NCSSM #Mathematics buff.ly/40PQo0R
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Álvaro Lozano-Robledo @mathandcobb.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
I am on a mission to publish/post as much math as I can, aimed at a variety of mathematical levels and backgrounds. Here "math" is broadly construed: actual mathematics, meta mathematics, advice about academia, etc. To that end, let me write a thread here about the many ways I share math:
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sera ✨ @serareadthat.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
📞 #blackbooksky black owned indie bookstore, resist booksellers, launched their black friday sale online early. starting at midnight EST. everything is 20% off 👀 black indie books, black fantasy books, black romance books, candles, etc they also ship FAST, like 2-3 days ✨ resistbooksellers.com
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Resist Booksellers Home Page
Resist Bookseller's online bookstore is where readers, book clubs, and change makers find inspiration, their next great read, and community. Shop now and get rewarded!
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 27/11/2024
“The aim of KOSA is sort of self-defeating in that it’s implementation will result in actually limiting young adults and children’s ability to access information when they’re in a moment of acute crisis,” EFF’s @aaronmackey.bsky.social told @cbs42.bsky.social.
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Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall urging Congress to pass Kids Online Safety Act
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — Attorney General Steve Marshall has signed a letter urging Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act. The act would require social media platforms to use their str…
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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
Katy ISD has banned 14 new books since the start of the school year in August, the district’s banned book list shows. Several of the titles have been in circulation for more than 60 years. www.houstonchronicle.com/neighborhood...
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‘Wicked,’ ‘Slaughterhouse-Five’ among new batch of books banned at area schools
Katy ISD has banned 14 new books since the start of the school year in August. Several of the titles have been in circulation for more than 60 years.
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ShamekaWrites @shamekawrites.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
If any of you reader people are looking for Black Friday book deals, consider indie authors. A lot of us are having sales right now. And buying our books directly from us is always better than buying them from Amazon.
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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 26/11/2024
Interested in inequality research? Here is a starter pack containing research centers / institutes / organizations dedicated to the study of socioeconomic inequality. Time seemed ripe as, finally, organizations are moving to Bluesky. Let me know if others should be added. go.bsky.app/5daYr6v
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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · 26/11/2024
Australia’s oldest dictionary of Australian English has chosen “enshittification” – a slang term referring to the deterioration of products and services online – as the word of 2024.
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Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary names ‘enshittification’ word of the year
Australia’s Macquarie Dictionary says term captures widespread sense that things are getting worse.
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Electronic Frontier Foundation @eff.org · 26/11/2024
Sure, buying your favorite video game, movie, or album online is super convenient. But do you know the differences between owning a digital vs physical copy of that media?
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Looking for the Answer to the Question, "Do I Really Own the Digital Media I Paid For?"
There’s quite a few rights you give up by purchasing a digital copy of your favorite game, movie, or album! On Digital Rights Bytes we outline the differences between owning physical and digital media...
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NPR @npr.org · 25/11/2024
A new bald eagle nest cam has begun livestreaming from Minnesota. Viewers can watch live as the wild raptor pair builds their nest and raise their young.
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Minnesota's EagleCam is back — with new birds
A new bald eagle nest cam has begun livestreaming from Minnesota. Viewers can watch live as the wild raptor pair builds their nest and raise their young.
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NPR @npr.org · 22/11/2024
The Texas State Board of Education Friday approved a controversial new elementary school curriculum filled with Biblical references. Schools aren’t required to use it, but the state will offer financial incentives to districts that do.
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Texas approves Bible-infused curriculum for public schools
The Texas State Board of Education gave final approval Friday to controversial new K-5 curriculum that weaves in Christian references.
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Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
Corporate school reformers who claim public schools fail, kids can't read, & we need choice, must revisit bad reforms they've foisted in public schools for yrs, - NCLD, Race to the Top, & Common Core! From 2019: nancyebailey.com/2019/01/04/h...
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How School Reform, Including Common Core, Has Devastated Children and Their Joy of Learning to Read - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
School reform has taken a toll on children starting in kindergarten (even preschool). There’s little doubt that children are being forced to learn to read earlier than ever before. The reading gap lik...
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CoachPayne @coachpayne.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
I'm developing an Online Computational Atmospheric Physics course for our high school, a public residential math and science school for the state. Any suggestions on texts/etexts would be appreciated. This could be at an undergraduate level.
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Bookaholic Bex @bexbookaholic.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
#booksky
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Doktor Kaboom! (David Epley) @doktorkaboom.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Thrilled to be back at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in beautiful Nashville! School group shows all week of my new Kennedy Center commission, “Doktor Kaboom: Under Pressure!“
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Truthout @truthout.org · 19/11/2024
Hurricane Helene, which hit North Carolina in September, wrecked the facility that produces 60% of the IV fluids used in the U.S.
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Hurricane Helene Wrecked Facility That Produces 60 Percent of US’s IV Fluids
The shortage may last months as the US expects an increase in hospitalizations due to respiratory virus season.
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Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
For those just now lamenting the shortage or loss of special education teachers, where the heck have you been? From 2016: nancyebailey.com/2016/02/28/t...
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The Loss of Special Education Teachers - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
Where did all the special education teachers go? Special education teachers who study and address the unique differences in students are really a part of the whole learning puzzle—necessary to a stude...
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Moms For Libros @moms4libros.org · 19/11/2024
What this @nytimes.com article doesn’t mention is that Florida has already infused lessons from the Bible into its Civics curriculum. @flfreedomread.bsky.social has done several stories in this already. Below is one. www.nytimes.com/2024/11/19/u...
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Texas Education Board Backs Bible-Infused Lessons in Public Schools
School districts serving more than two million elementary-school children would be able to adopt a curriculum that draws on the Bible.
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cetologist 🐋 @breezycarter.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
BLACK WOMEN IN #STEM i made a starter pack for black women in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics and would really love to keep adding to it so please hmu if you fit the criteria or know someone who does! 🧪 go.bsky.app/9jYkUK1
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Association of Teachers of Mathematics @atmmathematics.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Maths Snacks’ videos contain activities, puzzles & games designed to increase maths understanding, 2 minutes long, they are suitable as classroom starters or discussion. bit.ly/mathssnacks #primary #secondary #mathematics youtu.be/NpnsKves87Y?...
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One or Two
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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
Friends, it's that time of year... We've crafted a guide for reading and gifting that's bursting with titles that exemplify the MIT Press. Take a look around and use the discount code MITHOLIDAY at checkout for 30% off until Nov. 30: bit.ly/40sTqIi
An assortment of MIT Press book jackets, including Tenacious Beasts, The Science of Weird Shit, Tech Agnostic, Rebel Health, Attention is Discovery. At the bottom a tagline: "Uncover your next big idea"
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Jack Schneider @jackschneider.bsky.social · 18/11/2024
How have schools been impacted by laws seeking to restrict what can be taught? Excellent new report from @micapollock.bsky.social and Hirokazu Yoshikawa (and colleagues).
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The Limitation Effect: Experiences of State Policy-Driven Education Restriction in Florida’s Public Schools
How can a teacher discuss Jim Crow laws without breaking state law? Should a librarian stop ordering books with LGBTQ+ characters? A new white paper by UC San Diego and NYU researchers reveals the exp...
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Florida Freedom to Read Project @flfreedomread.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
Last week the FLDOE quietly published its (incomplete) list of 700+ instances of censorship recorded across the state during the 23/24 SY. According to the list, 500+ unique titles were removed. 120+ titles were removed in 2+ districts. 35+ authors had 3+ books removed.
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Travis DeWolf @northproof.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The Nengo Summer School is now accepting applications for 2025! A computational modelling boot-camp and hackathon 2 weeks with experts to learn SNNs, cognitive modelling, and neuromorphic hardware while working on a project of your choice! Highly recommended! 🧪 🧠 www.nengo.ai/summer-school/
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Nengo Summer School
Nengo is a graphical and scripting based Python package for simulating large-scale neural networks.
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Dr. Marissa Civic @stemfactually.com · 19/11/2024
As a professor, I often ran into students who weren't familiar with the details of graduate school in #stem. I've recorded a 3 part episode (ad free) on what is grad school, how to choose a program, and what to expect once accepted as a resource for #students, #parents etc. bit.ly/3YNACRm 🧪🥽🍎👩‍🔬
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STEM Graduate School Part 1: What is it and is it Right for You?
This episode covers in detail what STEM graduate school is and how to determine whether or not it is the right fit for you and your career goals. Audience: STEM undergraduates, high school students, parents of prospective graduate students. This podcast is for informational purposes only and should not be considered scientific, medical, health, or professional advice. This podcast is not intended to replace professional advice. The views expressed in this podcast may not be those of the host or the management or any individuals or links referenced therein. "Use at Your Own Risk" Disclaimer All information in the Service is provided "as is", with no guarantee of completeness, accuracy, timeliness or of the results obtained from the use of this information, and without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including, but not limited to warranties of performance, merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose. STEM Factually will not be liable to You or anyone else for any decision made or action taken in reliance on the information given by the Service or for any consequential, special or similar damages, even if advised of the possibility of such damages. Please see for a complete list of disclaimers: https://mrcphd.weebly.com/site-disclaimers.html
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Nancy E. Bailey @nancyebailey.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
For years, poor school districts closed school libraries & fired librarians. How can teachers emphasize the importance of learning to read without giving students reading material they like & school librarians to help? Librarians are critical to learning. nancyebailey.com/2018/04/21/p...
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Poverty & Reading: The Sad and Troubling Loss of School Libraries and Real Librarians - Nancy Bailey's Education Website
My last post listed reasons why many children don’t learn to read. Poverty was behind many of the items. Poor students attend poor schools where they miss out on the arts, a whole curriculum, even qua...
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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · 17/11/2024
“While all the big social networks struggle with containing information warfare, X under Elon Musk is actively facilitating it…the inescapable conclusion of this document is that Elon Musk’s Twitter failed every single indicator [out of 156] and gave every impression of blatant non-compliance”
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Bryan White, MS Bio, MPH 🧬 @crvscience.com · 16/11/2024
Who remembers the Silencing Science Tracker(s) that started in 2016? I do! Looks like they might be getting some more work again. Here’s some recent entries from Columbia Law’s tracker out of the Sabin Center for Climate Change. A thread 🧵 🧪🌎🌱💡🌞 climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc... 1/n
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Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law
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Alaska Beacon @alaskabeacon.com · 17/11/2024
The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move – we estimated by how much. By Pep Canadell and Gustaf Hugelius, writing for The Conversation, via the @alaskabeacon.com:
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The frozen carbon of the northern permafrost is on the move – we estimated by how much • Alaska Beacon
Thaw is a problem because permafrost holds enormous amounts of carbon, more than twice as much as is already present in the atmosphere.
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NewJukeboxCafe 🇨🇦 @newjukeboxcafe.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
Rare "outburst" meteor shower will be visible this weekend The annual Leonid meteor shower is expected to be at its most active in 33 years By MATTHEW ROZSA Staff Writer PUBLISHED NOVEMBER 15, 2024 6:33AM (EST)
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The Leonid meteor shower is expected to dazzle stargazers this weekend
The annual Leonid meteor shower is expected to be at its most active in 33 years
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Compound Interest | Chemistry infographics @compoundchem.com · 16/11/2024
There are already some brilliant chemistry and #scicomm starter packs out there (which I’ll link below) but I haven’t seen one for chemistry content creators, authors and communicators yet, so I’ve made a start on one: go.bsky.app/4Fcuzus Happy for suggestions of other accounts to add! #ChemSky
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Professor Anjali Goswami FRS @evoswami.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
I couldn’t find a starter pack for POCs working in STEM, so I started one myself - my network here is still small and I didn’t want to assume how people identify, so please reply or DM me if you want to be added! go.bsky.app/BJkKQVR
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NPR @npr.org · 16/11/2024
The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate change — are causing beaches on the Outer Banks to wash away.
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Sixth beach house collapses in North Carolina's Outer Banks in the past 6 months
The daily effects of strong winds, large waves, as well as rising sea levels — which are fueled by human-caused climate change — are causing beaches on the Outer Banks to wash away.
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CBS News | Breaking news, top stories & today's latest headlines @cbsnews.com.web.brid.gy · 15/11/2024
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First monkeys, now "feral" emus on the loose in South Carolina
Police in Horry County, South Carolina, said this week that they are searching for two missing emus that have been evading capture for months: "We are not emu-sed."
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Eduardo Villablanca @ejvillablanca.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Treating lupus by depleting B cells with CAR T cells has been shown successful A breakthrough cancer immunotherapy is now taking aim at autoimmune disease | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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A breakthrough cancer immunotherapy is now taking aim at autoimmune disease
CAR-T therapy is generating excitement for lupus, scleroderma, and other conditions as clinical trials expand
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Tara @taradeenihan.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This is AMAZING. newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2024/11/08/c...
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Cleveland Clinic Announces Updated Breast Cancer Vaccine Findings
Data presented at Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting
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Sean Carroll @seanmcarroll.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
This week's NOVA is Decoding the Universe: Quantum. I am one of the talking heads! I think physicists are going to struggle talking about quantum mechanics as long as we think of the quantum state - not our observational outcomes - as representing what is real. www.youtube.com/watch?v=t06a...
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Decoding the Universe: Quantum | Full Documentary | NOVA | PBS
YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official
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Claudia Bank @cbank.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
The Institute of #ecology and #evolution at @unibern.bsky.social is looking for two tenure-track assistant professors (APTT): APTT Mathematical or Computational Ecology 👩‍💻 APTT #Conservation #Biology 👨🏾‍🔬 More info: tinyurl.com/IEEjobs Application deadline: 1 March 2025
Panorama view onto the old town of Bern and the alps behind it on a sunny day.
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Gerecht Lab @gerechtlab.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
#HiSciSky #scisky #academicsky Hello from Duke University! Our lab specializes in the intersection of vascular biology, biomaterials, and tissue engineering to better understand and treat disease. Link to our lab website: gerechtlab.duke.edu We are excited to join this community!!
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The Gerecht Lab – employing engineering fundamentals to study basic questions in vascular stem cell biology for applications in tissue repair, tissue regeneration, and cancer impediment
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Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
Trust scientists to act in the best interests of the public Democrats 88% Republicans 66% 🧪
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Public Trust in Scientists and Views on Their Role in Policymaking
Americans’ trust in scientists is slightly higher than it was last year, but remains lower than before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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