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Brian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026

Jim Henson would have been 90 (yup, you read that right: NINETY) years old today. You can celebrate his life by celebrating creativity, diversity, peace, imagination, and silliness.

A tuxedoed Jim Henson sits in a sea of Muppets.

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Knowable Magazine @knowablemag.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

📉 The only way for humanity to solve its environmental problems may be to abandon our quest for continual economic expansion. It’s time to study what a future of degrowth might look like, some researchers say. Read Bob Holmes' 2019 interview with enviro scientist @giorgoskallis.bsky.social:

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Looking for economic prosperity without growth

The only way for humanity to solve its environmental problems may be to abandon our quest for continual economic expansion. It’s time to study what a future of degrowth might look like, some…

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Artologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 14/07/2026

OMG there are so many bears on #bearcam rn explore.org/livecams/bro...

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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

At the @nychistory.bsky.social for the reenactment of the toppling of the statue of George III by New Yorkers who’d just listened to the Declaration of Independence. T minus 20. Historically accurate “getting pumped by listening to a drum and fife” is happening.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Would it be nice to relax on an idyllic Greek island? Yes. Will doing so make you live forever? Probably not. This week, PTG teams up with Mangesh's other show, Skyline Drive, to investigate the story behind Blue Zones. omny.fm/shows/part-t...

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What Are Blue Zones?

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

This week: a deep dive into milk! Food historian Sarah Wassberg Johnson tells the terrible story of swill milk, producer Mary chugs three glasses of A2 milk in the name of science, and we discover the surprising auteur behind the first Got Milk ads. Plus: potato milk?? omny.fm/shows/part-t...

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We Got Milk… But Why? - Part-Time Genius

When did humans develop a taste for other animals’ milk, and how did dairy go from being a public health threat to a daily cereal topping? Why are some people lactose intolerant, while others chug mil...

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 25/06/2026

🚨Research alert! For decades, scientists have puzzled over an evolutionary mystery: Why are bird eggs so large? A new study led by researchers at the Museum and Princeton University suggests that the key lies not in body size, but in brain size. Read more.👇

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Why Do Birds Lay Such Big Eggs? | AMNH

New research finds that birds, the only living dinosaurs, evolved larger eggs as their brains got bigger.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Nobody does it like Belgium, the country that put Tintin and the Smurfs on its passports

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

Not an astrophysicist, but I'm going to say the answer to this question is clearly yes

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The Herd House @theherdhouse.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

May the Fourth be with you! #StarWars I proudly present: Darth Vader, Ben Kenobi, Princess Sia, an Ewok and a Wookie. #DogsOfBlueSky

Dogs. James Earl Jones, Benedict Cumberbatch, Sia, barry Allen and Owen Wilson. Dressed in the appropriate costumes for the appropriate names and for the appropriate sizes.

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American Museum of Natural History @amnh.org · 28/04/2026

If you need to see a tiny snail today, meet the black gloss snail. 🐌 Found across the Northern Hemisphere, this gastropod's shell typically reaches ~0.2 in (.5 cm) in diameter—smaller than a penny. It feeds on decaying leaves, fruit, and mushrooms. Photo: elwinham, CC BY-NC 4.0, iNaturalist

A photo of a tiny black gloss on a human finger, highlighting the snail’s miniscule size.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

ICYMI: On Sundays we're sharing episodes from Mangesh's other show, Skyline Drive. (Not to brag, but Apple called it one of their favorite shows of all time!) It's about astrology. Kinda. It's also about family, grief, identity, and yes, it's funny too. Check it out! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

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Skyline Drive: It’s Supposed to Be Fun - Part-Time Genius

Hey PTG fans, Mangesh (aka Mango) has another show, Skyline Drive! On Sundays we’ll be sharing episodes from season 1 right here, so you can get excited for season 2, which drops in June. Skyline Dri...

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

We have some burning #milk questions for an upcoming episode: -Do you, or did you ever, drink straight-up dairy milk with meals? -If you don't do dairy, what's your preferred plant milk and why?

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Trash grabber enthusiast/producer Mary here: this is so delightful, and as I've said before on the show, get yourself a trash grabber! They cost $15ish and the payoff is endless. I bet there's some trash on your block or in your local park right now, just waiting for you.

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Jess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

asking the big questions in my ornithology course

the weekly themes for my class: "What is a bird?" (parts 1 and 2, because we have a weird July 4th schedule) "How birds work", "How to be a bird", "The birds and the...well, more birds", and "what can we do for birds?"

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Here's a little spoiler for tomorrow's episode... #bagpipes

Screenshot of an email that reads: "Thank you for this! I'm going to be out tomorrow so wanted to get this back to you sooner rather than later. Bagpipes, indeed!"

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Jeremy Lockwood @valdosaurus.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

For #FossilFriday a little pinecone still preserved in 3D after 125million years. Early Cretaceous Wessex Fm #IsleofWight

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Emanuel Maiberg @emanuelmaiberg.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

after much deliberation and giving AI the benefit of the doubt, Wikipedia editors have had enough of AI slop. New policy bans LLM generated content, periodt www.404media.co/wikipedia-ba...

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Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content

“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

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Dr Rebecca Wragg Sykes @lemoustier.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

🗃️ If it doesn't already exist, someone needs to do a comparative cultural analysis of cow names through the ages

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Simon Fisher @profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Heisenberg & Schrödinger get pulled over for speeding. Cop: D'you know how fast you were driving? Heisenberg: No but I know exactly where I am. Cop: It was 118mph. H: Thanks, now I'm lost. Cop [inspects car, opens boot]: Were you aware there's a dead cat back here? Schrödinger [angrily]: We are now!

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Interestingly, many of these principles also apply to spreadsheets (and spreadsheet-like apps) used for podcast production management.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Not sure what this says about me, but my first thought was that the bird was delicately cleaning the wolf's teeth, because wolves can't floss.

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Comfortably Numb @numb.comfortab.ly · 11/03/2026

ME: *taking a pic of the Moon" PHONE CAMERA: Move back to improve focus.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Hell yeah, got a write up in Billy Penn about the @wednightrides.org @skypeascientist.bsky.social collab. Cyclists chucked seed bombs in abandoned lots last week. Wholesome as hell. Read more here: billypenn.com/2026/03/11/p...

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Cyclists scatter ‘seed bombs’ around North Philly to help native species thrive

We joined Wednesday Night Rides and Skype a Scientist to help boost biodiversity in Philadelphia.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Pop quiz: We have passport photos because... a) It's good to be humble when we travel b) Big Photography has lobbyists c) A German spy pulled a fast one on the U.S. embassy in Berlin during WWI The answer's in today's episode! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

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What’s the Best Passport to Carry? (And Why Do We Carry Passports?) - Part-Time Genius

Travel identification has taken many forms over the years, from stone tablets to an exhausting process that involved posting your itinerary on a church door. But how did we arrive at the standardized ...

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Hannah Waters @hanner.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

“It’s a thing of enormous beauty. ...It’s marvelous. It’s a wonder. … It’s phenomenal.” Behold the nuclear pore complex in all its messy glory - Fabulous @yaseminsaplakoglu.bsky.social piece: www.quantamagazine.org/disorder-dri...

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Disorder Drives One of Nature’s Most Complex Machines | Quanta Magazine

Every second, hundreds to thousands of molecules move through thousands of nuclear pores in each of your cells. A new high-definition view reveals the machine in action.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

We're not getting into the squirrel-rating business (all squirrels are 10/10 unless they're chewing our power lines), but, wow, that's an exceptionally cute squirrel

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Meghan Bartels @meghanbartels.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Please enjoy the single most amazing quote from a paleontologist I have ever read: “The animal literally cemented itself—and its nether regions—into eternal history like the movie stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.” 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-...

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This may be the oldest ‘butthole’ imprint on Earth

Fossils show exceptionally rare evidence of a cloacal vent—the slit that most vertebrates use to excrete, have sex and lay egg—which could shed light on the evolution of the orifice

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Jonas Wisser @jwisser.wandering.shop.ap.brid.gy · 05/03/2025

The Scottish have won the AI Wars.

A screenshot of Google's AI Overview answer to the question "is haggis an animal". It says "Yes, the haggis is a small, furry mammal native to Scotland" and goes on to give the typical "asymmetrical legs" details.

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Today, March 2, is the official 2026 Part-Time Genius Habit Change Fresh Start Day! Forget everything that came before. Today's a blank slate, a brand-new you. Let us know what habits you'd like to break (or create), and we'll keep you posted on Will's candy habit! omny.fm/shows/part-t...

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What’s the Best Way to Break a Bad Habit? - Part-Time Genius

Why is it so hard to stop oversleeping and eating candy? Why is it equally hard to start going to the gym and preparing healthy snacks? If you’ve been struggling with New Year’s resolutions, you’re no...

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Meesh @cookiedoves.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

(commission) chibi sparrows doing a big winter dig 🌰🍂🍃

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Part-Time Genius @parttimegenius.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

If there's a habit you've been meaning to break (or make), today's episode is for you. We dive into the science of why habits are so tenacious, and the brilliant @katymilkman.bsky.social shares advice for making real change stick. (Hint: don't just "just do it.") omny.fm/shows/part-t...

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What’s the Best Way to Break a Bad Habit? - Part-Time Genius

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