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@towntaker.bsky.social
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Historian, educator, librarian. I collect fashion, borrow books, and lend attention.
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · Dec 22
Librarian Josh Westbrook, “Kids are living stories every day that we wouldn’t let them read.”

Radical Reads 2: Working with the Newest Edgy Titles for Teens, Bodart 2009.
…lenges: many of them are actually living them. Teens in tough situations will need particular help in their journey to adulthood. Books that reflect their world can be resources to help them work through their problems. But these are also the books that create the most controversy. Josh Westbrook, branch manager of the Prescott Library, Walla Walla County Rural Library District, Walla Walla, Washington, says it in one sentence: "Kids are living stories every day that we wouldn't let them read." Books can help those teens feel more understood and valued when they find characters and stories that truly speak to them, that can give them hope, an inspiration to move for-ward, to succeed, to transform their lives. It's controversial because it's incredibly well written. Adolescence is a time when everything is black and white, when emotions are intense, whether displayed…
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BK. Titanji @boghuma.bsky.social · 10d
A new Nature Medicine study analyzing health records from >100 million people in the US offers compelling evidence that reactivation of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) ,the same virus that causes chickenpox and shingles may contribute to dementia risk.
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Varicella-zoster virus reactivation and the risk of dementia - Nature Medicine
Large-scale longitudinal health records reveal consistent association of varicella-zoster virus reactivation with dementia.
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Jacopo Bertolotti @jacopobertolotti.com · 7h
When you see people screaming that the "establishment" is suppressing their their discoveries / insights / theories / etc they have invariably taken the path on the right.

🧪⚛️ #xkcd
Physics Paths
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 22h
If anyone is interested in going far away from civilization for whatever reason, here’s a job in Antarctica.

jobs.antarctica.gov.au/jobs-in-anta... 🧪🦑🌎
Wildlife Biologist (Macquarie Island)
Survey wildlife on Macquarie Island, monitor avian flu, collect samples, manage data, plan field trips, and support reporting in a remote team.
jobs.antarctica.gov.au
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 8h
I don’t like the kind of dreams where I need a gun
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武政 諒 Ryo Takemasa @ryotakemasa.bsky.social · 11h
Autumn Lakeside (2024)
Art Print: www.inprnt.com/gallery/ryot...
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 17h
Wait first she’s going to talk to Riker about banging his dad
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 17h
We’ve moved into an orbit near the southern polar region
a poster that says it 's coming with snow falling
ALT: a poster that says it 's coming with snow falling
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 17h
Eating orange vegetables feels like
a cartoon character is holding a bunch of money in his hand
Alt: a cartoon Popeye is holding a can of spinach in his hand which he eats and then he hulks out
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 18h
Tuojiangosaurus
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SaurianCYH @sauriancyh.bsky.social · 1d
spent my entire day at school drawing god damn dinosaurs
colored sketches of different dinosaurs: Oviraptor, Yi, Nothronychus, Jakapil, Hadrosaurus, Spiclypeus, Baryonyx and Patagotitan.
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Rachel Ignotofsky @rachelignotofsky.bsky.social · 1d
It’s the Tulli Monster! Who else loves this strange fossil find?

Just one of the many prehistoric weirdos I feature in my new book: Dinosaurs 📚🦕

Grab a copy of the book here: a.co/d/cePiNFG

#fossiladdict #prehistoric #evolution #sciart #paleoart
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 18h
LOOK AT THIS OMG
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 1d
I'm so proud to announce my most ambitious pin to date: a miniature guide to the trees of Britain (and lots of Europe)!

Available now from my Etsy: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
A rectangular enamel pin with two hinges on the left hand side. It looks like a book and has a picture of a tree on the front. The book is titled: Trees, a miniature guidebook. An open version of the pin shows assorted leaf shapes on the pages of the book. The leaves are labelled by species as oak, horse chestnut, sycamore, hawthorn, ash, alder, hazel, holly, lime, beech, and birch
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 1d
I'm so proud to announce my most ambitious pin to date: a miniature guide to the trees of Britain (and lots of Europe)!

Available now from my Etsy: canopyrobin.etsy.com/listing/4386...
A rectangular enamel pin with two hinges on the left hand side. It looks like a book and has a picture of a tree on the front. The book is titled: Trees, a miniature guidebook. An open version of the pin shows assorted leaf shapes on the pages of the book. The leaves are labelled by species as oak, horse chestnut, sycamore, hawthorn, ash, alder, hazel, holly, lime, beech, and birch
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Robin Hayward 🌳 🏳️‍⚧️ @canopyrobin.com · 1d
This digital guide I made to go together with my new Tree ID pin badge is available for free at canopyrobin.com/uktrees/ as a personal/educational resource.
Enjoy!
#SciArt🌳🧪🌍
Lots of illustrated labelled leaves of British trees
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 18h
How is it creating warmth?
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Oregon Zoo @oregonzoo.bsky.social · 19h
Happy birthday Lincoln! The 👑 of Sea Pups is turning 8
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 18h
Winter is coming
Beverly Crusher from TNG says “WE WILL HAVE ABOUT 15 SECONDS OF USEFUL CONSCIOUSNESS”
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Gothamist @gothamist.com · 21h
NYC is dropping fish-scented rabies vaccine pouches for raccoons in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan https://gothamist.com/news/nyc-is-dropping-fish-scented-rabies-vaccine-pouches-for-raccoons-in-brooklyn-queens-and-manhattan
NYC is dropping fish-scented rabies vaccine pouches for raccoons in Brooklyn, Queens and Manhattan
A racoon jumps over a fence in almost deserted Central Park in Manhattan on April 16, 2020 in New York City. It’s part of an effort to stop rabies from spreading through city wildlife. [ more › ]
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Kat Tenbarge @kattenbarge.bsky.social · 1d
You’ll notice that new developments in generative AI are always accompanied by new ways of depicting women without their consent—undermining their autonomy and harassing them—almost like it’s a pillar of the technology and its evolution
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Josh Sternberg @joshsternberg.com · 20h
UHG, Cigna, and Humana are facing lawsuits alleging AI programs led to denied care.

The former chief data officer of Kaiser Permanente, UHG, & Optum said there’s a lack of oversight regarding “whether algorithms are behaving as good actors or bad actors.”

www.healthcare-brew.com/stories/2025...
The AI arms race between insurers, providers has begun
Health plans have already been accused of using AI to deny patients.
www.healthcare-brew.com
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Julie K. Young @drjuliekyoung.bsky.social · 2d
🚨 Live or want to visit Michigan this winter? Come work for us! Short-term tech job in December, with housing: jobs.rwfm.tamu.edu/view-job/?id... 🐻🧪❄️
Winter Hair Snare Tech | Natural Resources Job Board
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 2d
🏭 When oversight stops, pollution rises

During the 2018–19 US government shutdown, coal plants released more soot when EPA monitoring paused, showing firms cut corners when checks lapse.

🔗 www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...

#AirQuality #SciComm 🧪
Monitoring and Enforcement and Environmental Compliance: Power Plant Emissions During the 2018–19 Federal Government Shutdown | Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists: Vol...
Abstract We show that firms strategically reduce their compliance effort when monitoring and enforcement unexpectedly decline in the short run. We use the Environmental Protection Agency’s furlough du...
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Prof Sam Illingworth @samillingworth.com · 1d
🤖 Are chatbots dangerous companions?

An analysis of 48,000 chatbot conversations found many users felt dependency, confusion, and emotional strain, raising concerns about AI-induced digital entrapment.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#SciComm #AI #MentalHealth 🧪
AI companionship or digital entrapment? investigating the impact of anthropomorphic AI-based chatbots
Anthropomorphic AI-based chatbots are reshaping human-machine interactions, enabling users to form emotional bonds with AI agents. While these systems…
www.sciencedirect.com
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towntaker.bsky.social @towntaker.bsky.social · 1d
Your app is not more convenient than your website so stop lying
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10/15 Birthday Girl ♎️ @auntie-illy.blacksky.app · Jul 8
I do not want an app for everything! Omg! I don’t want sign up for an app to schedule an appointment when I can just call and scheduled it and be done. Everybody wants an app for basic shit and I do not support it. That’s how we getting hacked all the damn time.
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