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Pete Wung The Curious Polymath
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I am curious and training to be a polymath. I love engineering, volleyball, mathematics, philosophy, coaching, cognitive sciences, reading, how humans make decisions, and other things. I am a Fox, not a Hedgehog.
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November 29, 2025
In the wake of yesterday’s report from Alex Horton and Ellen Nakashima of the Washington Post that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered Special Operations to kill the survivors of a September 2 stri...
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November 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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November 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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##HeatherCoxRichardson
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November 28, 2025
As Trump’s popularity continues to drop, the MAGA coalition shows signs of cracking, and Trump’s mental acuity slips, there is a frantic feel to the administration, as if Trump’s people are trying to ...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
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#renewable
Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
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Why the Time Has Finally Come for Geothermal Energy
It used to be that drawing heat from deep in the Earth was practical only in geyser-filled places such as Iceland. But new approaches may have us on the cusp of an energy revolution.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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##Mathsky #Architecture
The Sagrada Família Takes Its Final Shape
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Is the Sagrada Família a Masterpiece or Kitsch?
In the century since Antoni Gaudí died, his wild design has been obsessively realized, creating the world’s tallest church—and an endlessly debated icon.
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November 29, 2025 at 3:34 AM
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#booksky

Has anyone done this. I guess I would rather just sit and read.

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How Silent Book Clubs Are Flipping the Script on Traditional Ones
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November 29, 2025 at 2:36 AM
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##philsky
November 28, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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#ai
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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#philsky
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#mathsky
November 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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The keys to a great conversation | Celeste Headlee
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November 27, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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History's "worst" nun - Theresa A. Yugar
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November 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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#LouisePenny
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What Louise Penny wants you to get from The Black Wolf
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November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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#HeatherCoxRichardson
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November 26, 2025
Thanksgiving is the quintessential American holiday…but not for the reasons we generally remember.
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November 27, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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I posted this last year. I wrote it a few years ago, remembering that perfect, at least to me, Thanksgiving.

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Ruminations-A Memorable Thanksgiving
This is somethng I wrote in 2021, recounting the very memorable and meaningful Thanksgiving I took part in as poor gradual students sharing all of our resources to have a diverse Thanksgiving.
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November 27, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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BREAKING: Veterans from every branch are speaking out against Donald Trump’s threats against Senator Mark Kelly for reminding our troops their oath is to the Constitution, not a president. This is so ...
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November 26, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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#philsky
November 26, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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As God is my witness, I thought turkeys can fly.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone.

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WKRP Turkey Drop
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November 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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#HappyThanksgiving
If you appreciate great writing, read this. I have been enamored with this writing since the first time I read it.
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The 1936 Thanksgiving Proclamation of Gov. Wilbur Cross - UConn Today
Wilbur Cross, known on campus for the building that bears his name, was also well known for an eloquent statement he issued as governor in 1936.
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November 26, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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#HeatherCoxRichardson
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November 25, 2025
Last week, a poll conducted for Global EV Alliance, made up of electric vehicle driver associations around the world, found that 52% of Americans would avoid buying a Tesla for political reasons.
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November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
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#JayKuo
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A Wrench In Trump’s Revenge Machine
Yesterday’s ruling holding that Lindsey Halligan was illegally appointed carries big consequences for Trump’s political prosecutions.
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November 26, 2025 at 1:48 AM
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#science
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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#Mathsky #Science
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