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Steven T

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40 years an educator. Still on a learning quest.

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Chise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
How Vaccines Work 🧬🧫🧪🔬💉🥽
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DocAtCDI @docatcdi.com · 26/09/2026
Seven has even in it. That's odd.
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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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Duncan Mackay @theduncanmackay.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hardknott Roman fort 360. #RomanFortThursday but on a Sunday.
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Good news everyone: AI is *not* going to kill us all! But don't take my word for it -- I talked to (real) experts, and dug deep into the logic of an "AI apocalypse" and found it wanting. That doesn't mean AI companies are off the hook, though. (gift link) www.wsj.com/tech/ai/ai-a...
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Forget the AI Apocalypse—the Real Threats Are Already Here
Airplanes, elevators and restaurants all have regulations to ensure their safe operation. Many experts argue for similar conventional measures for AI.
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Reuters @reuters.com · 07/09/2026
Europe's largest carbon capture facility opens in Netherlands reut.rs/4rieU6d
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Europe's largest carbon capture facility opens in Netherlands
The largest carbon capture facility in Europe opened in the Netherlands on Monday, developed by Norwegian fertiliser company Yara ​International .
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🍁🇨🇦Team Canada Forever🇨🇦🍁 @teamcanadaforever.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Top moments from the Canadian Air Show over Lake Ontario. ✈️🔥🇨🇦
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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Last year the world added 600 terawatt-hours of solar photovoltaic generation, enough to power Canada for a year. And this May solar outpaced coal’s monthly power share in the U.S. for the first time ever. Solar power is booming. Here are four reasons why.
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How solar became the cheapest form of energy in the world
Here are four reasons solar energy has seen a meteoric rise in recent years
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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Drug Discovery Has No Magic Wands
On AI, human biology, and what it will actually take to discover transformative new medicines
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Get outside! A global analysis of more than 3,800 studies that involved over 10 million people shows that contact with nature has several positive impacts. Exposure to nature was linked to lower anxiety & depressive symptoms, and feelings of relaxation. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Jay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Some good news: The proportion of humans living in poverty has plummeted in recent years. The biggest gains have been made in lifting people out of extreme poverty. Bad news goes viral on social media, but there are many positive trends around the world.
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SARS‑CoV‑2 (COVID-19) @covid19disease.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🚨 BREAKTHROUGH: 18-Year-Old Mia Heller From Virginia, USA, Invents a Water Filter That Eliminates 96% of Microplastics From Drinking Water
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
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Converting raw sewage into precious resource, Vancouver's Sen̓áḵw development aims for low-carbon future
Converting raw sewage into precious resource, Sen̓áḵw’s energy centre is said to be one of the most efficient systems in North America.
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Jim @jimstewart.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Jaws - Canada version
A moose swimming in a body of water spies a person in the background.
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MU-Peter Shimon 🀄 @mu-peter.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Why Evolution Is Not a Straight Line The findings by Hubbe and Harvati @katharv.bsky.social challenge the impression earlier humans were incomplete stages on a predetermined path toward Homo sapiens New Fossil Study Challenges the Classic Story of Human Evolution🏺🧪 scitechdaily.com/new-fossil-s...
Replicas of a Homo habilis skull (right) and an early Homo sapiens skull (left), illustrating two key evolutionary trends in our genus: the significant increase in brain size and the simultaneous reduction in the size of the face. Credit: Katerina Harvati
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Good free or almost free board games, available until they are all gone! familypastimes.com
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Family Pastimes Cooperative Games - Fun Boardgames for Everyone
Since 1972 Family Pastimes Designs & Manufactures Cooperative Board Games for All Ages Over 100 Titles! Play Together Not Against Each Other & Everyone has Fun!
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
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Annual Paint-In draws thousands of art enthusiasts to Moss Street
An estimated 50,000 people gathered for the 37th year of the Paint-In.
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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 16/07/2026
This tangy, creamy lemon icebox pie hits all the high notes, and it couldn’t be easier to prep. nyti.ms/4ybvV4O
Lemon Icebox Pie
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Amalia S. Levi, PhD @amaliasl.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
📢 Once more for the people in the back: - Most [more than 95%] of archives have not been digitized. - Most of humanity's knowledge and memory is *not* reachable by LLMs. - Believing that AI can provid you with comprehensive, definitive, "intelligent" results is folly.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
There’s a guy named David Bird, who’s an Emeritus Professor of Wildlife Biology at McGill University, who studied…birds.
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Pigeons’ shifting gaze could help drones navigate more like birds: UBC study | CBC News
A study out of the University of British Columbia looked into how bird's eye view from pigeons in the sky could help enhance how flying drones gather information.
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Internet Archive @archive.org · 09/07/2026
CONGRATS AGAIN to “BATTLE LINES” by Jen Zhao & Aaron Sharp 🥈 SECOND PLACE winner in the 2026 Internet Archive Public Domain Film Remix Contest! 🎬 Doc(mock)umentary tracking the rivalry between Piet Mondrian & Theo van Doesburg over the diagonal line. Full film ⤵️ archive.org/details/2026...
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Robert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
Astronomer Henrietta Swan Leavitt was born #OTD in 1868. She established the period-luminosity relation for Cepheid variable stars, an essential tool for understanding the scale of our Universe. 🧪 👩‍🔬 🔭 Image: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
A black and white photograph of Henrietta Swan Leavitt. She is wearing a white blouse with a large lace collar that covers her shoulders, upper chest, and neck. Her hair is pulled up and she is looking directly at the camera. She has dark eyes in tis photo, strong eyebrows, and a long, thin nose.
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𝔸𝕞𝕓𝕖𝕣 𝔻𝕒𝕨𝕟 @amberdawn1116.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This tiny world is actually the top of a fence post.
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Eileen Clancy 🧿 @clancyny.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
"By measuring localized brain blood flow via functional MRI (fMRI) scanners, investigators demonstrated that paper reading provides stable spatial and tactile cues that allow the brain to organize and retrieve complex story information with significantly less cognitive effort."
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
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Plenty of food and conservation have turned B.C. waters into whale-sighting hot spot
A recent surge of sightings of orcas, humpback whales and other cetaceans along B.C.’s southern coast is in line with scientific studies that show populations have increased.
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
This is a truly remarkable development: A carbonized scroll, sealed since the eruption of #Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and successfully deciphered in its entirety. What informations will the other carbonized scrolls reveal? What an exciting project! scrollprize.org/firstscroll
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An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
PHerc. 1667, sealed since the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, has been virtually unwrapped and read from beginning to end — without ever being opened.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Thousands of Mobula Rays moving together across the ocean in one of the densest migrations ever captured on camera. Photographer Aidan Bedford documented this phenomenon at its finest.
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
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Mayan City, Hidden for More Than 1,000 Years, Is Discovered Intact in Mexico
Located deep within the jungles of the Calakmul Biosphere Reserve, Minanbé features a 43-foot-high pyramid, palace as well as carved altars and stelae
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Margot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Looking for an ace way to welcome July historically? Rebecca Earle delivers the 2026 Prothero Lecture at 6pm on 1 July. on 'The Last Voyage of the Santiago: A Ship and Its World in the Age of Revolution'. Free, online and in person in London. #Skystorians
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Rebecca Earle to give the the Society's 2026 RHS Prothero Lecture - RHS
The Society’s 2026 Prothero Lecture will be given by Rebecca Earle FBA, Professor of Early Modern History at the University of Warwick. Rebecca's lecture, which takes place at 6.00pm on Wednesday 1 Ju...
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
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HPV jabs cut risk of dying from cervical cancer before 30 to almost zero
Study reveals positive news, but experts say deaths and cases may rise again as fewer teenagers get vaccinated
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Siobhan Leachman @siobhanleachman.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
A fabulous article about the beloved Biodiversity Heritage Library. #BHL www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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A bonanza for fans of the natural world: the digital library sharing 64m pages of scientific knowledge with everyone
The Biodiversity Heritage Library is an invaluable online archive of historic texts on species living and lost supplied by the world’s leading museums and universities. Now its future is in doubt
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🇨🇦Joe Vipond🇨🇦 @jvipondmd.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
"Plug-in and portable solar are not replacing rooftop solar. They are creating a new lane. They are for people who want a lower-cost way to use solar without a roof project. They are for renters, apartment residents, campers, and homeowners who want backup power for smaller loads."
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Plug-In Solar Is Turning Small Spaces Into Power Sources - Microgrid Media
Solar power is no longer only a rooftop story. A new wave of smaller systems is putting panels on balconies, patios, decks, backyards, and camping tables. The
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
What’s Your Sleep Type? www.nytimes.com/2026/06/15/w...
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What’s Your Sleep Type?
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Joey Coleman @joeycoleman.ca · 14/06/2026
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood is now officially on YouTube. Current.org reports "up to 10 new full episodes added to the channel monthly, ideally based on a theme or holiday." There were 896 episodes filmed. Plus compilations. www.youtube.com/@MisterRoger...
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Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Welcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting ...
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America www.nytimes.com/2026/06/14/o...
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Opinion | The Tiny Solar Panel That Could Change America
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Global Maritime History @globalmarhist.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
If you have a really cool historical/archaeological/academic online project and you'd like to write about it and share some links and some screenshots, then we'd love to provide you a platform to talk about your work. Maritime connections are lovely but absolutely *not* required.
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DocAtCDI @docatcdi.com · 14/06/2026
An opinion without 3.14 is just an onion...
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Quanta Magazine @quantamagazine.org · 13/06/2026
Fireflies “have been doing computer science well before we even existed.” — Andrew Moiseff, a biologist at the University of Connecticut quantamagazine.org/how-do-firef...
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Vancouver Sun @vancouversun.bsky.social · 12/06/2026
Morning Kicks: Here's what's going on at the World Cup as Canada kicks off vancouversun.com/sports/socce...
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Steven T @tallt.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
The Snacking Cake Yotam Ottolenghi Eats With His Kids at Home cooking.nytimes.com/article/snac...
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The Snacking Cake Yotam Ottolenghi Eats With His Kids at Home
Yotam Ottolenghi’s blueberry, lemon and almond cake has more than 10,000 five-star reviews.
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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Leonardo da Vinci's Self-Supporting Bridge from 1485 Still Teaches Structural Engineering With Zero Nails
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Nina Willburger @drnwillburger.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
One of the oldest known musical instruments! A Paleolithic #flute made from a #swan's wing bone some 40,000 years ago! The preserved length is about 12.6 cm with three finger holes. The original length of the flute is unknown. Found in the Geißenklösterle Cave at Blaubeuren. This... 🧵1/2 📷 me
A part of a long, narrow bone flute displayed vertically against a black background, with three visible finger holes along the front. The object is illuminated from the front, highlighting its texture and craftsmanship.
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Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk · 05/06/2026
From medieval shipwrecks to submerged ancient temples, our maritime and underwater #archaeology collection contains the latest discoveries being unearthed from the depths. Check it out 🔗 www.cambridge.org/core/journal... 🏺
Diver swimming over archaeological remains on the seabed, partially buried in the sand, overlaid with the text 'Underwater Archaeology, Antiquity'.
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Rebecca Jones @drbecjones.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Delighted that my Roman Camps in Scotland (2011) is now Open Access! Thanks to Society of Antiquaries of Scotland and Ordnance Survey
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Amanda Katz @katzish.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
I need to subcontract all my work out to this dog
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CollectingTrek @collectingtrek.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
The 1967 Leaf #StarTrek cards were wacky and hilarious — so join me to celebrate one every day. Today's episode: Amnesia Victim See the entire set collectingtrek.ca/2022/09/21/l... 38/72 #DailyLeafCards
Amnesia Victim

Mr. Spock's library recorder develops amnesia, reporting only isolated, unrelated facts. Spock reasons the Enterprise has entered a time void where there is no yesterday, today or tomorrow. He says the ship must attempt a time warp, backward or forward. Kirk issues an order. The craft lurches violently across the centuries before settling into the present.
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Times Colonist @timescolonist.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
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Strong winds bring quick Swiftsure finishes
Event chair Kirk Palmer said while the race started with only six or seven knots of wind, it was blowing at about 30 knots by the time the fleet found its way to Race Rocks.
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