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kurius1

@kuris1.bsky.social

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Journalist, book author, retired professor, podcaster/ Writing a book about curiosity/ Published books on orangutans, federal prisoners/ Was expert witness in an orangutan rights case https://www.youtube.com/@theoldcuriositypodcast / [email protected]

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 13h

Good. Even if this doesn’t work, it’s time to go on offense.

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JB Pritzker looking at prosecuting ICE agents in Chicago

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker has suggested that state prosecutors might examine the conduct of ICE agents.

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kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 3d

What's the third choice?

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 3d

When you can't decide and wonder about your choices. Photo from my morning walk.

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You’re not alone in your dreams (part 1): psychic growth, curiosity with Jungian therapist Eva Rider

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I think I saw that you're also involved in a university program about curiosity, maybe the only one of its kind? How do you manage to teach curiosity in a system as structured as universities?

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CNN's Brian Stelter has an excellent summary of opinions on the possible radical transformation of communication with the release of OpenAI's Sora video generator this week, in his Informed Sources newsletter today. I haven't got the invitation yet to check Sora out.

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 12d

It says a lot that Jane Goodall dedicated her book Reason for Hope to five chimpanzees that she knew -- Danny, Derek, Louis, Rusty and David Greybeard. May she also rest in peace.

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 14d

Yes, president Trump, I'm combat fit and ready for war-ravaged Portland, Oregon. Can I bring Robin?

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 14d

In the new season of The Expendables, generals and the commander-in-chief must be combat fit.

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 14d

The definition of "a command audience."

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 16d

Keep dreaming. Maybe you're on to something.

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 17d

A curiosity degree? During the current mass conformity mind plague in society? Now this is something I need to check out for my podcast, The Old Curiosity Podcast. San Diego State University offers what it calls an M.A. in curiosity under professor William Nericcio. www.youtube.com/@theoldcurio...

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 17d

Why do you think that is significant?

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 17d

Hey DOJ, get the context of perjury right. If James Comey was answering the question in the senate hearing about leaking to the media in the context of the action of deputy FBI director Andrew McCabe, then he only knew that McCabe leaked after McCabe did it. Comey carefully answered in that context.

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How does our curiosity define us? What living person would you nominate with exceptional curiosity? I'm writing a book by interviewing people with exceptional curiosity as demonstrated by their original discoveries. See a sample interview with biographer Carl Rollyson: youtu.be/KLQiFbwnSpY

Some like it hot: a life in biography (part 1) with rebel biographer Carl Rollyson

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Canadian air travel to the U.S. has declined significantly in this year of threats and a trade war against Canada, the closest western country to the U.S. with long-standing ties, compared to other countries, in data provided by the Economist magazine.

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The perfection of the morning light in a troubled world. From my morning walk.

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kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 29d

Hey, defence attorneys. The FBI director is leaking on Fox everything you need to know about the case against the accused in the latest "radical left political assassination."

kurius1 @kuris1.bsky.social · 29d