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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 10h

It’s not every week that the #25 team beats the 8th-ranked team by more than 30 points. And it’s looking like this will be one of those days.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I know many of my contacts here work in areas related to traditional STEM disciplines. Well, this is a qualitative study by business school researchers -- and I found it fascinating. Worth a look. 🧪 news.ncsu.edu/2026/10/nkd-...

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How North Korean Defectors Help Us Understand Refugee Entrepreneurs

Refugees are more likely than native citizens to begin entrepreneurial ventures. A new study offers novel insight into how refugees from common backgrounds end up adopting very different approaches to...

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Making high-quality alloys often involves using highly-processed ingredients made from mined materials. Or, it turns out, you can just use eggshells. Like...regular eggshells. (I love this so much.) I hope someone (other than me) writes about this! 🧪 news.ncsu.edu/2026/10/maki...

news.ncsu.edu

Researchers Use Eggshells (Yes, Eggshells) to Make Stronger, Lighter Metal Alloys

A new technique uses powdered eggshells to produce high-quality alloys with applications in everything from the automotive industry to biomedical applications.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

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How North Korean Defectors Help Us Understand Refugee Entrepreneurs

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Please read this piece from @lyz.bsky.social.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Men who don’t stand up for women are losers. Men who don’t actively speak up when other people say vile things are also vile.

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Hannah Vardit @hannahvardit.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

i worry that men think being A Good Guy is dramatically and heroically intervening on behalf of an endangered woman and then being publicly rewarded on a grand scale when actually being A Good Guy is just usually saying, “hey man that’s not funny” or “wow that’s fucked up” and there is no reward

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Men who don’t stand up for women are losers. Men who don’t actively speak up when other people say vile things are also vile.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I don’t get cable, so can’t watch MNF. And, as an Eagles fan* watching Case Keenum score a touchdown in the box score, I can only laugh and say “Of course.” *Fatalistic subspecies; not hallucinogenically optimistic subspecies.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Nick Bosa is really a thoroughbred. Super strong. Unbelievably fast. Vastly more fragile than one would expect.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have seen references (just saw one in an online political video!) to “assless chaps” — but aren’t all articles of clothing called chaps, by definition, assless? Wouldn’t “assed chaps” just be trousers?

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Rachel Courtland @rachelcourtland.com · 21/09/2026

If you're attending #sciwri26 this weekend and have an interest in AI—and the kinds of questions to ask when covering it—I'll be talking with three very smart experts on Saturday about ethics and accountability and where we go from here.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm seeing posts from people arriving in Oregon for this year's ScienceWriters meeting, and I am having serious FOMO. I wish I could be there! (sigh) Have fun, NASW fam! Hope to see you all next year! #SciWri26

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Faine Greenwood @faineg.com · 25/09/2026

Imagine if instead of regulating drone risks the normal way (which we did), we instead paid weird bloggers lots of money to worry about superintelligent dogs sprouting thumbs and using drones to kill us. This is pretty much how the US is approaching AI risks and regulations. My latest:

little-flying-robots.ghost.io

Why We Can't Let Enormous Weirdos Regulate AI

Imagine if instead of regulating drones via the standard lengthy, boring, and bureaucratic process - which we did - we instead decided, in the name of fostering all-important American drone innovation...

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Oh, my friends, today truly feels like autumn. And it is wonderful.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Falcons are not a good football team, but Bijan Robinson is a very, very good football player.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Been hearing a lot of discussions lately about the perceived decline in trust of science and scientists. So, worth revisiting this piece -- which provides some important context for those discussions. #SciComm 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

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The Real Reason People Don’t Trust in Science Has Nothing to Do with Scientists

“Propaganda works” is the real upshot of a survey showing lingering postpandemic distrust of science

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

According to an email in my spam folder, I've sent myself a non-disclosure agreement. Very Christopher Nolan plot device-y.

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Gillian Brockell @gillianbrockell.com · 23/09/2026

ICE snatched up a Senegalese college basketball player with an ACL injury in a Kentucky airport. She’s “in so much pain” and needs surgery, but is being transferred from camp to camp with little more than ibuprofen. www.kentucky.com/news/state/k...

A picture of Amina Seck in her Kentucky State jersey on a basketball court.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just listed the first 10 shows I could think of that I really enjoyed. I like my escapism. And then there’s The Wire. Phew. Also: She-Hulk was fantastic Also: I just remembered My Lady Jane, which would have made my top five.

My top shows of the 21st century:
Community
30 Rock
Brooklyn 99
Veronica Mars
Firefly
Ted Lasso
Great British Baking Show
She-Hulk: attorney at law
Lewis
The Wire

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Look, y’all, if you are a British Invasion fan (from the US) who wished there was more great stuff from that era — but you don’t know where to look? I have great news. Look up the playlists people have made for the first few seasons of the Great Pottery Showdown. Really. Outstanding stuff.*

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If you live in an area that could be affected by hurricanes, this may be of interest. Pretty cool. (Also: kind of amazed nobody had done this before.) 🧪 news.ncsu.edu/2026/09/post...

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New Tool Helps Responders ID Highest-Risk Areas for Post-Hurricane Rescue Efforts

The tool predicts which neighborhoods should be prioritized for search and rescue operations in the wake of a hurricane.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

If any sports, climate, or health reporters are looking for an expert on extreme heat and football, here you go. (Piece includes link to faculty page with direct contact info.) cnr.ncsu.edu/news/2026/09...

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Extreme Heat is Reshaping the College Football Experience

NC State professor Jonathan Casper discusses the impact of extreme heat on college football fans and how universities can adapt to keep the game-day experience safe and enjoyable.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The second game of the season is too early to give up on the Eagles’ chances for the year. But this is ugly.

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Smooth Dunk @smoothdunk2.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

when ai leaves u behind

7 panel comic.

Panel 1:
A Red Guy with AI across his chest looks like he’s about to run away. A Yellow Guy stands next to him. Red Guy says “I’m the future, buddy. You comin’?”
Yellow Guy replies “Nah”

Panel 2:
Red Guy is almost out of the panel. He leans in and says “Enjoy getting left behind, pal”
Yellow Guy replies “ok”

Panel 3:
Yellow Guy stands alone.

Panel 4:
Close up on Yellow Guy, there is a quiet “huff-huff-huff” noise coming from behind him

Panel 5:
Yellow Guy turns to look behind him

Panel 6:
Close up on Yellow Guy’s face as if from the point of view of an attacker.
Yellow Guy yells “Jesus Christ”

Panel 7:
AI Red Guy is now chasing the Yellow Guy.
Red Guy: “Use me”
Yellow Guy “No”
Red Guy “USE ME”

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

This is the most NC State football thing that has ever NC State football-ed.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I dislike the fact that watching sports means running the risk that I may periodically hear anything Pat McAfee says.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Hegseth is obsessed with other men’s boners? Is anyone surprised by this?

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Patrick De Haan @gasbuddyguy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

gasoline up to $4.434/gal as of tonight, while diesel has climbed to $6.387/gal, according to the latest GasBuddy live view. up from $4.355 and $6.301 last night, and tomorrow will bring more increases to the averages as they play catch up.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Researchers have made a new material that is very good at insulating against heat. It is, in fact, better at insulating against heat than anything found in nature. It's neat, so I want to talk about it. (Killjoys can just read this link: news.ncsu.edu/2026/09/extr...) 🧪🧵

news.ncsu.edu

New Material Is an Extreme Thermal Insulator

The new material approaches the theoretical limit of how good a thermal insulator can be.

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Shannon Vallor @shannonvallor.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The very first line is a lie, and we all know it. *None* of this was ever designed to help us, which is why it hurts us and we hate it. It really is that simple, but the media simply cannot bring themselves to say it.

cnn.com

The humans are rejecting the machines that were supposed to help them | CNN Business

Touchscreens and self-checkout machines were designed to help customers. But restaurants and retailers are ditching them to humanize stores and attract workers.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 18/09/2026

As if we're a whole agency of tiny mice wearing little clothes to work in our little mice office or something. Haha! Wouldn't that be... wouldn't that be silly! That's who would be really upset. The tiny mice people which we are definitely DEFINITELY not.

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission @cpsc.gov · 18/09/2026

We're not really mad about the discovery of a new cat, you guys. You know we're joking, right? It's important to us that you know that.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Oof. The Lions defense is getting worked like a part-time job.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

My dream at 20 (truly) was to be able to write for a living; to not find my job boring; to have a stable family life; and to have kids. My life is not perfect (nobody's life is perfect). But I have those things. And if 20 y/o me knew that, he would be pretty dang excited about the future.

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Eric Ravenscraft @lordravenscraft.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

holy shit, this is the whole ballgame in a single paragraph gAI systems require mass theft of copyrighted works, for the explicit purpose of replacing the market for the people they stole from, and the people in charge knew what they were doing ahead of time, and did it anyway

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Aaron Blackshear @aaronblackshear.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The younger generations don’t understand that it wasn’t always like this and more importantly: we weren’t all politics obsessed freaks. We could live our lives without thinking about all of this bullshit all the time. Not that things were great, but it wasn’t this

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Anil Dash @anildash.com · 17/09/2026

I would like media to care more about the reality that tech tycoons want to kill people than what they’re imagining about AI wanting to kill people. We have multi-millionaires (with support from billionaires!) calling for ethnic cleansing, a thing that has happened in living memory. Not theoretical!

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Reminder: people like this exist. They are real, and they literally cannot be reasoned with (at least in the context of social media). Engaging with them is a waste of your time. Block and move on.

Pinned post—
5 things which are complete lies.
1 the shape of the earth
2 history
3 dinosaurs
4 fuel from fossils
5 space travel

(Editor’s note: This person is immune to empirical evidence.)

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I can't say enough good things about Colin's skill as a science writer, as a news editor, as someone who can cultivate talent, as someone who does excellent work. He's also just a really good guy. If you know someone hiring, please pass this along.

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Eamon Javers @eamonjavers.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

This is a subhed for the ages in the WSJ this morning: “Talk of heading off artificial intelligence’s potential role in destroying humanity hurt some stocks and helped others”

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Well, I mean, I did literally write the book on how to do what I do for a living. So, um, yeah. Also, as Dr. SkySkull notes below, this person's post is one of the most remarkable own-goals I've seen in ages.

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Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

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