Anthony Barnhart
@magictony.bsky.social
Magic Scholar; Cognitive Scientist; Carthage College Psych Science prof; Weird experiences make a life well-lived.
Terrible opinions are my own.
http://anthonybarnhart.com/
Terrible opinions are my own.
http://anthonybarnhart.com/
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Assistant Professor, Psychological Science • Human Resources • Carthage College
The Carthage College Department of Psychological Science invites applications for a three-year renewable contract instructional faculty member, at the Ass...
www.carthage.edu
My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
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Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
December 12, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, there's a photo I never expected to see in my life. Noam Chomsky palling around with Steve Bannon.
Just imagine what Trump would look like WITHOUT the Medbed!
December 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Just imagine what Trump would look like WITHOUT the Medbed!
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SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.'
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 PM
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going—
SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT
PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti—
SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
I'm deeply concerned that Chuck Schumer lacks rizz.
December 11, 2025 at 1:01 PM
I'm deeply concerned that Chuck Schumer lacks rizz.
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My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
Assistant Professor, Psychological Science • Human Resources • Carthage College
The Carthage College Department of Psychological Science invites applications for a three-year renewable contract instructional faculty member, at the Ass...
www.carthage.edu
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
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It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.
Trump: "The problem is nobody wants to go fishing anymore. They don't want to get in boats. They don't want anything to do with boats. I think we've destroyed the boat market. Other than that it's been very effective."
December 10, 2025 at 1:45 AM
It's vile to kill people with no actual legal justification and also vile to joke about killing those people.
My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
Assistant Professor, Psychological Science • Human Resources • Carthage College
The Carthage College Department of Psychological Science invites applications for a three-year renewable contract instructional faculty member, at the Ass...
www.carthage.edu
December 9, 2025 at 9:56 PM
My awesome department is in search of a new social psychologist! Please help spread the word.
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
www.carthage.edu/live/news/56...
Big if true!
"The glycaemic response to homemade white bread was reduced by 25% when it was toasted as opposed to fresh, by 31% when it was frozen and defrosted, and by 40% when it was frozen, defrosted and [toasted]."
boingboing.net/2025/12/07/c...
"The glycaemic response to homemade white bread was reduced by 25% when it was toasted as opposed to fresh, by 31% when it was frozen and defrosted, and by 40% when it was frozen, defrosted and [toasted]."
boingboing.net/2025/12/07/c...
Can you really "one weird trick" your way to healthier bread consumption? - Boing Boing
I love fresh bread. Many Americans would be puzzled by this assertion, but I think bread is best when it's fresh out of the oven, and it loses much of…
boingboing.net
December 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Big if true!
"The glycaemic response to homemade white bread was reduced by 25% when it was toasted as opposed to fresh, by 31% when it was frozen and defrosted, and by 40% when it was frozen, defrosted and [toasted]."
boingboing.net/2025/12/07/c...
"The glycaemic response to homemade white bread was reduced by 25% when it was toasted as opposed to fresh, by 31% when it was frozen and defrosted, and by 40% when it was frozen, defrosted and [toasted]."
boingboing.net/2025/12/07/c...
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Academic volumes devoted to mystery animal pursuit - or to the people who engage in these pursuits - are rare. Am pleased to receive Lewis & Bartlett's Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry, just out from Routledge Books #bigfoot #cryptozoology #books
December 8, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Academic volumes devoted to mystery animal pursuit - or to the people who engage in these pursuits - are rare. Am pleased to receive Lewis & Bartlett's Bigfooters and Scientific Inquiry, just out from Routledge Books #bigfoot #cryptozoology #books
I hope your students look at you the way mine look at me.
December 7, 2025 at 10:47 PM
I hope your students look at you the way mine look at me.
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Who has made this 🤣
December 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Who has made this 🤣
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You know what to do, @nyhofm.bsky.social. I demand pictures.
A zoo on Java island released photos of Indonesia’s first locally-born giant panda cub, and said the male cub was showing signs of being in good health.
Java island zoo releases photos of the first panda cub born in Indonesia
A zoo on Java island has released photos of Indonesia’s first locally-born giant panda cub. Taman Safari Indonesia says the male cub — nicknamed Rio — is in stable condition and under 24-hour monitoring by the team from the zoo, showing healthy early signs and steady weight gain.
bit.ly
December 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
You know what to do, @nyhofm.bsky.social. I demand pictures.
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Me when I cite myself:
December 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Me when I cite myself:
Marmalade is my jam.
December 7, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Marmalade is my jam.
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Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
It's over.
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
Despite the fact that the academic council recommended against it, despite the fact that the program brought in more tuition than it cost, and despite the fact that Nebraskans need & deserve this expertise, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences will be cut.
www.dailynebraskan.com/news/adminis...
BREAKING: ‘This hurts’: UNL eliminates 4 programs despite faculty, student pleas
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln eliminates the Earth and atmospheric sciences 8-0, educational administration 7-1, statistics 7-1, textiles, merchandising and fashion design 7-1 programs.
www.dailynebraskan.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Heartbreaking. The University of Nebraska will terminate its entire Earth science department.
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
One of the country's most successful and respected geology & climate programs: gone.
When ideologues & politicians are threatened by the very act of studying climate change, I wonder: who of us is next?
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The blue ribbons will come in handy in the future to identify Kennedy Center Honors that were bestowed to troll Americans who value the arts and culture instead of for artistic merit.
December 7, 2025 at 1:47 AM
The blue ribbons will come in handy in the future to identify Kennedy Center Honors that were bestowed to troll Americans who value the arts and culture instead of for artistic merit.
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Pete Hegseth suffers from the Fog of Dewar's.
December 5, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Pete Hegseth suffers from the Fog of Dewar's.
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The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
A CALL TO ACTION: Submit “Media Bias” Tips
The White House recently launched a Media Bias Portal as a service to truth and transparency. Its purpose is to combat the baseless lies,
www.whitehouse.gov
December 5, 2025 at 1:27 AM
The White House has launched a webpage to report "media bias" tips. It would be a pity if it were flooded with tips about every show on Fox News.
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...
www.whitehouse.gov/articles/202...