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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

You and your music soar! Keep breathing and creating beauty that sings.

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Uncle Duke @uncleduke1969.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

i've seen some terrible puns but this is really the last straw

Sign on a truck reads"Fifty Shades of Hay."

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Grandiloquent Word of the Day @grandiloquentwords.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Acnestis [ak-NEES-tis] (n.) - The part of the back that cannot easily be reached to scratch. Used in a sentence: “Ever since our illicit dalliance in the back garden, my acnestis has been afflicted with a most infernal rash of Poison Oak, and Miss Drollup has ceased returning my correspondence.”

A "Grandiloquent Word of the Day" meme for “Acnestis,” defined as the part of the back between the shoulder blades that cannot easily be reached to scratch. The example sentence jokes about an illicit garden dalliance, a poison oak rash, and Miss Drollup ceasing correspondence. At right, an antique illustration shows two draped figures with dotted reference lines marking areas of the back.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

This is also the view of Romain Brette, who presents some readable, if modesty technical arguments with wonderfully philosophical perspectives. press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

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The Brain, In Theory

Why engineering and computational analogies are poorly suited to the study of biological cognition

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Immunologist and educator Dr. Florence Sabin died #OTD in 1953. The first woman to hold a full professorship at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (where she graduated from in 1900) and the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences. #WomenInSTEM

A black-and-white historical photograph of pioneering scientist Dr. Florence Rena Sabin (1871–1953) in her laboratory workspace. Dr. Sabin, with her dark hair gathered back, wears thin, round wire-rimmed spectacles and a light-colored lab coat over a dark shirt. Seated in a dark wooden chair facing right, she pivots her upper body toward the camera with a calm, subtle smile. Her hands rest deliberately on a complex, vintage black microscope positioned on the desk before her. The laboratory setting features a dark wooden desk scattered with loose papers and a stack of documents. Behind her stands a tall wooden filing cabinet with numerous shallow drawers, while a large window to the right floods the scene with natural light, illuminating technical equipment nearby. The composition balances the scientific tools with her prominent, dignified presence, evoking an analytical yet warm and welcoming mood. This portrait highlights her legacy as the first woman elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

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Dr. Peter Paul Rubens @peterpaulrubens.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Women messing with men’s heads du jour: Judith decapitates Holofernes with distaste but determination, 1597. By Caravaggio, born OTD in 1571.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

El Camino. Just faith without proof to reach that conclusion.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Does that give him access to dressing rooms for SI's Swimsuit Edition?

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Tanuki’s Ghostie Revenge @tanukisrevenge.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Good morning fellow freaks and weirdos

Two red wax cap mushrooms with yellow gills growing from leaf litter in the forest

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Physicist Dr. Ursula Franklin helped invent archaeometry--the application of materials science to analyze archaeological artifacts. She used modern physics tools to date/determine the compositions of ancient metals & ceramics to uncover how ancient peoples lived/worked. Born #OTD 1921. #WomenInSTEM

A charming photograph of Dr. Ursula Franklin (1921–2016), the pioneering Canadian experimental physicist, metallurgist, and humanitarian activist. She is positioned slightly off-center against a minimalist, solid slate-blue backdrop. Captured from the chest up, she looks off-camera to the right with a bright, genuine smile that showcases her warmth and sharp intellect. Her short, styled silver-grey hair frames her face, and she wears thin-framed, amber-toned glasses. She is dressed in a crisp, purple-and-white vertically striped button-down shirt. Around her neck hangs a delicate silver chain supporting a striking teardrop-shaped pendant featuring a vibrant orange-red stone or amber setting. The lighting is soft and even, accentuating the fine lines of a long, accomplished life. The clean, professional composition evokes a mood of joyful wisdom, deep dignity, and enduring historical significance, celebrating a legendary woman in STEM.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

I think he may “lac” the authority, perhaps because he is barely monolingual let alone bilingual.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

It’s a Mersey that he hasn’t threatened to call your city on that river “Ameripool.”

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

My, my, mycology that’s beautiful!

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

She is in heaven for all of us.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

He played it straight when it was needed most.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great photo! Sounds like it's okay to keep talking *to* mushrooms. Let's keep these beautiful examples nonfungible.

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Thomas Fortenberry @thomasfortenberry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

“Roma Cimitero Verano Tomba dello Scultore Monteverde.”

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Where are the elephants and tortoise that Terry Pratchett led us to believe in?!

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

When the vulture went to the airport for a particularly long flight from Mexico to the Czech Republic, he was asked if he had had any luggage to … “check.” “No,” he replied, “I only have … carrion.”

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

It shows commitment rather than reactivity.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Thank you for posting this image. It would do us all good to have more knowledge of early Western Hemisphere art and culture, for example from Central and South America.

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Isn't Abbott's refusal illegal. Is he not required to execute a legal extradition order?

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Dr J R Davis @sciarthum.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

OMG, we've descended into a parody of politics.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

“Practice any Art: music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money & fame but to experience becoming, to find out what's inside you, to make your soul grow.” IAN McKELLEN & the words of KURT VONNEGUT

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