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George
@nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social
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Baroque mind that loves Baroque music. Broken mind that loves breakaway minds. I am 68. A radical environmentalist. Happily married for 36 years. Dual citizen. In Canada - NDP or Green Party. In the US - straight Democratic ticket. I am sort of retired.
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George @nonlinearbotanist.bsky.social · Dec 22
The United Church of Canada has fought for a woman’s right to birth control and abortion since 1923. We believe in science and teach evolution in Sunday School. I think Democratic politicians with strong religious beliefs should campaign on those beliefs.

www.nytimes.com/2024/12/22/u...
These Spiritual Democrats Urge Their Party to Take a Leap of Faith
In a party that has grown less religious, some prominent Democrats say discussing their deepest beliefs can be a way to connect — when it’s authentic.
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Founder of loop quantum gravity Carlo Rovelli heads behind the curtain of spacetime to reveal deeper and more mysterious structures of reality: https://iai.tv/video/spacetime-and-the-structure-of-reality

#philsci ⚛️ 🧪
Spacetime and the Structure of Reality
Founder of loop quantum gravity Carlo Rovelli heads behind the curtain of spacetime to reveal deeper and more mysterious structures of reality. “A deeply original thinker” Lee Smolin
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November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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mcps-philsci.bsky.social
A little bit of seasonal beauty; feels much needed in many ways.
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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#HPS
November 25, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Become a Visiting Fellow or Postdoc!

Applications for 2026-27 now open for Visiting Fellows and Postdoctoral Fellows!

More info and application link is available on our website at https://www.centerphilsci.pitt.edu/programs/overview/

#PhilosophyOfScience #ResearchFellowship #PostdocOpportunities
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Dog vomit slime mold on a magnolia.

#fungifriends
White slime mold on a woody stem.
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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sourcerolls.bsky.social
Some nice mushrooms from a quick morning hike in Forest Park #fungifriends
Three cute brown mushrooms (lactarius sp?) emerging from leaf litter and moss Four cute brown mushrooms (also lactarius sp?) emerging from pine duff A nice little colony of fungus (mycena sp?) emerging from a snag
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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madewithfire.bsky.social
Pleurotus dryinus or Veiled oyster! You can see the remnants of the veil along the edge, sexy gills and the velvet/scaley top. Look what beauty grows from dead wood!

P.S. Don't be a Nazi!

#fungifriends
#sexygills
November 25, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Purple jellydisc, looking weirdly meaty.
#fungifriends
A group of fungi that look like small pink to purple buttons on wood.
November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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kawamuragroup.bsky.social
As part of the Inspiring Women in Chemical Biology seminar series, sponsored by the Biochemical Society, we were delighted to host Prof. Clare Mahon from Durham University. A huge thank you to Clare for sharing her research with our #ChemicalBiology and #Chemistry teams at Newcastle! #WomenInSTEM
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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The ABI is honored and privileged to be showcasing our work at Science Forum South Africa, currently underway in the capital city!

📅 Date: 24 -28 November 2025
🕒 Time: all day
📍 Venue: CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria, SA

#SFSA2025 #WomenInSTEM #Africa #ABI
November 25, 2025 at 9:38 AM
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PDN researchers have found that specific genes linked to canine behaviour, are also associated with traits like anxiety, depression, and intelligence in people 🧪🐶
Learn more about the study at www.cam.ac.uk/research/new...
#science #WomeninSTEM #dog #neuroskyence
Golden retriever and human behaviours are driven by same genes
Researchers have discovered that genes underlying specific behavioural traits in golden retrievers - from trainability to fear of strangers - also shape human
www.cam.ac.uk
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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hiddenherstory.bsky.social
📅Nov 25th 1952: Agatha Christie's murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors theater in London. Becoming history's longest continuously-running play. An Avid 🏄‍♀️surfer, legend has it she was one of the first British surfers to learn to ride standing up. #WomenInSTEM
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Ten Things You Didn't Know About Agatha Christie - Breaking Character
The undisputed Queen of whodunits had a few mysteries of her own. Untangle a complex and storied life with ten things you didn’t know about Agatha Christie.
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November 25, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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dredenhennessey.bsky.social
Curious about the demographics of physicists in Canada? Us too! Read our newest publication in @cdnsciencepub.com @facetsjournal.bsky.social 📏⚛️🌈How is your organization supporting the increasingly diverse group of future physicists? #equityinphysics #womeninstem 👇
facetsjournal.bsky.social FACETS Journal @facetsjournal.bsky.social · 5d
New 📰| Canadian physics counts: an exploration of the diverse identities of physics students and professionals in Canada 👥 https://ow.ly/6HIc50Xu720

Part of the EDIA in Science collection.

University of Waterloo Research & Innovation | University of Toronto Mississauga Dalhousie University
Image from facets-2025-0126, figure 3. This figure displays proportions of gender identities and racial groups, shown in total as well as split between students and professionals.
November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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ualbertapress.bsky.social
MELTDOWN traces Sarah Boon’s dual passion for scientific fieldwork and science writing as she tells her story of becoming a young scientist and reveals how women are pitted against obstacles and gender barriers.
https://bit.ly/41lawaq
##MentalHealth #WomenInSTEM @snowhydro.bsky.social
November 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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There are only 20 DAYS left to apply for an AWIS bridge grant. AWIS is offering microgrants (up to $5,000) to members who have lost federal funding. Applications are due December 15. https://awis.org/awis-bridge-grant-program

Please share this with those who may be interested. #WomenInSTEM
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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‘Scott of Girton’: The Woman Undergraduates Cheered Into Cambridge History
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#WomenInSTEM #STEM #AlgebraicGeometry #AlgebraicCurves #AnalyticGeometry
‘Scott of Girton’: The Woman Undergraduates Cheered Into Cambridge History
A woman silenced by deafness yet heard by undergraduates who drowned out Cambridge’s refusal to name her. From illegal exam-taker to Bryn Mawr’s founding mathematician, she demanded rig…
voxmeditantis.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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glamreadytolead.bsky.social
The ocean isn’t just full of life, it helps create ours. 🌊💨

Producing almost half of the world’s oxygen, it truly is the "lungs of the Earth".

STEAM is everywhere… even in every breath we take.

#GLAMReadyToLead #WomenInSTEM #GirlsInSTEM #oceanlife #ocean #oceanconservation #protectnature
November 25, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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We have got to collectively help people understand that of course the local* cops are acting as an arm of the machine. That is their purpose.

People need to grow their minds & grieve what they've been conditioned to believe about cops being there to help/serve/protect.

(*wherever you are)
November 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Your Native Tongue Holds a Special Place in Your Brain (Gurgle, Episode 6) | Ad Navseam
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Your Native Tongue Holds a Special Place in Your Brain (Gurgle, Episode 6) | Ad Navseam
Listen up, polyglots and hyperpolyglots: this one is for you. And for the rest of us, ever wonder what it's like to speak multiple languages, or even more than 10? Jeff and Dave come gurgling back in ...
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November 25, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, we're highlighting “Coyote,” a student-run newspaper first published by the UC Davis Native American Student Union in spring 1970. The Coyote archive is part of our University Archives Serials and Native American History and Culture Collections.
A collage of “The Coyote” newspaper featuring headlines on Native American education, activism and culture, arranged in an overlapping display. Coyote student newspaper, Winter/Spring ’75, with an illustrated header, short articles, and cartoon graphics of a Coyote newspaper page listing spring 1975 Native American Studies classes, community announcements, and small illustrated ads. Coyote newspaper issue with the headline “THINK INDIAN,” featuring short articles, illustrations, and a photo on the right of a man with glasses standing upright.
November 25, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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We were fortunate enough to be able to spend sometime with activist, educator and Indigenous Economist Annie Huntington Kriska, Koyukon Athabascan from Alaska. We are working on a full length documentary here is some wonderful wisdom she dropped on us. #Indigenouseconomics #love #future
November 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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My husband gazing down at me, “it’s ok if you want to scale down this year, you don’t have to make all the things for thanksgiving, I won’t be disappointed.”

Me, dying on the bathroom floor for the last 17 hours with food poisoning. *thumbs up* thanks man. preciate that
November 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Cultural connection boosts mental health for Indigenous elders www.hawaii.edu/news/2025/11...
Cultural connection boosts mental health for Indigenous elders | University of Hawaiʻi System News
New UH research ties cultural practices to stronger mental well-being in Indigenous elders.
www.hawaii.edu
November 25, 2025 at 8:26 PM
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A member of the Bear Clan of the Winnebago Tribe, a 7-year-old Nebraska boy will be one of nine dancers performing with Native Pride Productions, a dance troupe based in Jacksonville, Florida.
Winnebago 7-year-old dancing in Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
A member of the Bear Clan of the Winnebago Tribe, Wambli will be one of nine dancers performing along the 2.5-mile parade route with Native Pride Productions, a Native American dance troupe based in Jacksonville, Florida.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:28 PM