phlexicon
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there comes a time
when poems don't rhyme
and free verse has its day
i really like th poems i write
when they come out that way
_____________
retired faculty member UT Austin
mathematician, secular humanist,
former speleologist & river runner
Boulder, CO
when poems don't rhyme
and free verse has its day
i really like th poems i write
when they come out that way
_____________
retired faculty member UT Austin
mathematician, secular humanist,
former speleologist & river runner
Boulder, CO
Photographer Mary Schrader captured this portrait of a young female mountain gorilla entranced by a butterfly in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
December 3, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Photographer Mary Schrader captured this portrait of a young female mountain gorilla entranced by a butterfly in the Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda.
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6 ways you can save on your home energy bill using low-budget insulation foil
Take #ClimateAction at the same time
--> loft hatch, hot water tank & more!
Watch ▶️ youtu.be/9PlbYRNqVj4
PL RP! Thank you!🩷💚💙
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #energy #Klima
6 ways you can save on your home energy bill using low-budget insulation foil
Take #ClimateAction at the same time
--> loft hatch, hot water tank & more!
Watch ▶️ youtu.be/9PlbYRNqVj4
PL RP! Thank you!🩷💚💙
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #energy #Klima
6 ways of saving money on energy bills using low-budget insulation foil
YouTube video by My Zero Carbon
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November 11, 2025 at 9:11 AM
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6 ways you can save on your home energy bill using low-budget insulation foil
Take #ClimateAction at the same time
--> loft hatch, hot water tank & more!
Watch ▶️ youtu.be/9PlbYRNqVj4
PL RP! Thank you!🩷💚💙
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #energy #Klima
6 ways you can save on your home energy bill using low-budget insulation foil
Take #ClimateAction at the same time
--> loft hatch, hot water tank & more!
Watch ▶️ youtu.be/9PlbYRNqVj4
PL RP! Thank you!🩷💚💙
#climate #ClimateChange #environment #hope #cleanenergy #EndFossilFuels #energy #Klima
The Ocean’s Menagerie by Drew Harvell is a tour of wondrous animals, from extremely strong corals to sponges that release compounds now used as drugs. (Marek Mis/Science Photo Library)
December 1, 2025 at 5:35 PM
The Ocean’s Menagerie by Drew Harvell is a tour of wondrous animals, from extremely strong corals to sponges that release compounds now used as drugs. (Marek Mis/Science Photo Library)
How I accidentally stumbled upon one of the Catholic Church's darkest secrets
open.substack.com/pub/garethgo...
open.substack.com/pub/garethgo...
How I accidentally stumbled upon one of the Catholic Church's darkest secrets
The collapse of a Spanish bank in 2017 opened a window into a hidden world
open.substack.com
December 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM
How I accidentally stumbled upon one of the Catholic Church's darkest secrets
open.substack.com/pub/garethgo...
open.substack.com/pub/garethgo...
When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil
The fix is to use some reverse psychology when training a model
The fix is to use some reverse psychology when training a model
November 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
When LLMs learn to take shortcuts, they become evil
The fix is to use some reverse psychology when training a model
The fix is to use some reverse psychology when training a model
Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to phase out the use of monkeys in research, including studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases; the fate of the agency’s animals remains unclear. It’s all happening “ferociously fast”
November 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have been told to phase out the use of monkeys in research, including studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases; the fate of the agency’s animals remains unclear. It’s all happening “ferociously fast”
The cost of inaction
$7.7 trillion
The total in climate-related damages the US has run up since 2000, according to research by Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Andrew John Stevenson.
$7.7 trillion
The total in climate-related damages the US has run up since 2000, according to research by Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Andrew John Stevenson.
November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The cost of inaction
$7.7 trillion
The total in climate-related damages the US has run up since 2000, according to research by Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Andrew John Stevenson.
$7.7 trillion
The total in climate-related damages the US has run up since 2000, according to research by Bloomberg Intelligence senior analyst Andrew John Stevenson.
Geothermal’s time has finally come
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
November 22, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Geothermal’s time has finally come
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
This source of energy could become bigger than nuclear
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Sparkling Violetear, Ecuador
#birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn
#birds #wildlife #photography #audubon #nature #naturephotography #birdnerd #wildlife #natgeowild #bbcwildlife #bbcearth #birdsofbluesky #birdphotography #blueskyartshow #planetbirds #photography #bestbirdshots #lynzieflynn
November 18, 2025 at 5:10 AM
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AI spots 'ghost' signatures of ancient life on Earth [via Science.org] 🧪⚗️🤖🧠👀🧬
"AI that can identify signs of ancient life in rocks of unknown provenance, based only on the pattern of chemicals left behind as biomolecules degrade over eons."
www.science.org/content/arti...
#fossil #evidence #life
"AI that can identify signs of ancient life in rocks of unknown provenance, based only on the pattern of chemicals left behind as biomolecules degrade over eons."
www.science.org/content/arti...
#fossil #evidence #life
AI spots ‘ghost’ signatures of ancient life on Earth
Find could revolutionize search for early life on our planet and elsewhere in the cosmos
www.science.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:30 PM
AI spots 'ghost' signatures of ancient life on Earth [via Science.org] 🧪⚗️🤖🧠👀🧬
"AI that can identify signs of ancient life in rocks of unknown provenance, based only on the pattern of chemicals left behind as biomolecules degrade over eons."
www.science.org/content/arti...
#fossil #evidence #life
"AI that can identify signs of ancient life in rocks of unknown provenance, based only on the pattern of chemicals left behind as biomolecules degrade over eons."
www.science.org/content/arti...
#fossil #evidence #life
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Using a machine learning technique that compares molecular fingerprints left behind by living organisms, researchers have detected signs of photosynthetic life in rocks 2.5 billion years old— about 800 million years older than previously confirmed evidence cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪
Researchers report earliest molecular evidence of photosynthetic life
Machine learning analysis of bimolecular fragments pushes back time frame for detection of life
cen.acs.org
November 19, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Using a machine learning technique that compares molecular fingerprints left behind by living organisms, researchers have detected signs of photosynthetic life in rocks 2.5 billion years old— about 800 million years older than previously confirmed evidence cen.acs.org/physical-che... #chemsky 🧪
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Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Zippy-de-doo-Dad
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
Parents on e-bikes are transforming the school run
They’re smug, snug and often faster than drivers
Being multilingual es bueno para el cerebro
The ability to speak more than one language might slow brain ageing and protect against cognitive decline. In a study of more than 80,000 people, researchers found that people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated ageing
The ability to speak more than one language might slow brain ageing and protect against cognitive decline. In a study of more than 80,000 people, researchers found that people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated ageing
November 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Being multilingual es bueno para el cerebro
The ability to speak more than one language might slow brain ageing and protect against cognitive decline. In a study of more than 80,000 people, researchers found that people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated ageing
The ability to speak more than one language might slow brain ageing and protect against cognitive decline. In a study of more than 80,000 people, researchers found that people who are multilingual are half as likely to show signs of accelerated ageing
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#ClimateChange Myth Buster #video (part1)
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#ClimateChange Myth Buster #video (part1)
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Climate Change Myth Buster | My Zero Carbon Climate Action
YouTube video by My Zero Carbon
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November 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
assumptions:
x = x => x - x = 0
xy = yx
0x = x0 = 0
-------------------
1 -a(b-b) = 0
2 -ab -a(-b) = 0
3 ab = ab
4 0 -a(-b) = ab + 0 adding equation 3 to equation 2
5 -a(-b) = ab
conclusion: a negative times a negative equals a positive :-)
x = x => x - x = 0
xy = yx
0x = x0 = 0
-------------------
1 -a(b-b) = 0
2 -ab -a(-b) = 0
3 ab = ab
4 0 -a(-b) = ab + 0 adding equation 3 to equation 2
5 -a(-b) = ab
conclusion: a negative times a negative equals a positive :-)
November 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
assumptions:
x = x => x - x = 0
xy = yx
0x = x0 = 0
-------------------
1 -a(b-b) = 0
2 -ab -a(-b) = 0
3 ab = ab
4 0 -a(-b) = ab + 0 adding equation 3 to equation 2
5 -a(-b) = ab
conclusion: a negative times a negative equals a positive :-)
x = x => x - x = 0
xy = yx
0x = x0 = 0
-------------------
1 -a(b-b) = 0
2 -ab -a(-b) = 0
3 ab = ab
4 0 -a(-b) = ab + 0 adding equation 3 to equation 2
5 -a(-b) = ab
conclusion: a negative times a negative equals a positive :-)
AI’s war on white-collar jobs may not end well. Past innovations boosted demand for educated, well-paid workers. By automating cognitive work, AI could reverse that trend — and history shows an alienated elite is social dynamite.
November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
AI’s war on white-collar jobs may not end well. Past innovations boosted demand for educated, well-paid workers. By automating cognitive work, AI could reverse that trend — and history shows an alienated elite is social dynamite.
Tiny diatoms have a specialized cell wall, which is impervious to antibody staining. But thanks to electron microscopy, this Coscinodiscus granii cell is rendered in exquisite detail. Vincent Group/EMBL
November 7, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Tiny diatoms have a specialized cell wall, which is impervious to antibody staining. But thanks to electron microscopy, this Coscinodiscus granii cell is rendered in exquisite detail. Vincent Group/EMBL
Tiny diatoms have a specialized cell wall, which is impervious to antibody staining. But thanks to electron microscopy, this Coscinodiscus granii cell is rendered in exquisite detail. Vincent Group/EMBL
November 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Tiny diatoms have a specialized cell wall, which is impervious to antibody staining. But thanks to electron microscopy, this Coscinodiscus granii cell is rendered in exquisite detail. Vincent Group/EMBL