Stephanie Koons
@stephaniekoons.bsky.social
🎙️ Strategic Storyteller | Research Comms Leader | 🎹 Pianist & Creative Connector | Making Big Ideas Human
Pinned
Never underestimate the power of sharing your passions! 🎹 Two #PennState professors told me they’ve started piano lessons again after years—thanks to my videos. Proof that it’s never too late to reconnect with music. Who else is thinking of dusting off their keys? #piano #lifelonglearning
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Cognitive dissonance has been invoked to explain why environmentalists eat meat and why some Trump supporters play down the President’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein. But some scientists doubt the validity of the concept. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3pGqdm
Is Cognitive Dissonance Actually a Thing?
A foundational 1956 study of the concept, focussed on a U.F.O. doomsday cult, has been all but debunked by new research.
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December 18, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Cognitive dissonance has been invoked to explain why environmentalists eat meat and why some Trump supporters play down the President’s connections to Jeffrey Epstein. But some scientists doubt the validity of the concept. newyorkermag.visitlink.me/3pGqdm
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From Penn State to the Peace Corps 🌍
Education policy alum Kyle Horn-Green is putting learning into action—from the D.C. Social Justice Fellowship to service in Morocco. His journey shows how education can drive real, human-centered change.
🔗 bit.ly/3MC7E4R
Education policy alum Kyle Horn-Green is putting learning into action—from the D.C. Social Justice Fellowship to service in Morocco. His journey shows how education can drive real, human-centered change.
🔗 bit.ly/3MC7E4R
December 18, 2025 at 7:47 PM
From Penn State to the Peace Corps 🌍
Education policy alum Kyle Horn-Green is putting learning into action—from the D.C. Social Justice Fellowship to service in Morocco. His journey shows how education can drive real, human-centered change.
🔗 bit.ly/3MC7E4R
Education policy alum Kyle Horn-Green is putting learning into action—from the D.C. Social Justice Fellowship to service in Morocco. His journey shows how education can drive real, human-centered change.
🔗 bit.ly/3MC7E4R
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🎙️ New episode of Education Matters explores how higher education in prison can support dignity, opportunity and reentry. Hear from members of Penn State’s Restorative Justice Initiative, including Irvin Moore, who pursued a bachelor’s degree after 52 years in prison. 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/educati...
Podcast discusses prison education through Restorative Justice Initiative | Penn State University
A new episode of Penn State’s Education Matters podcast explores the Restorative Justice Initiative’s prison education work, featuring personal and programmatic perspectives on how access to college c...
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December 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🎙️ New episode of Education Matters explores how higher education in prison can support dignity, opportunity and reentry. Hear from members of Penn State’s Restorative Justice Initiative, including Irvin Moore, who pursued a bachelor’s degree after 52 years in prison. 🔗 www.psu.edu/news/educati...
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Penn State College of Education alumni José Julián Prieto and Annie Everett, doctoral grads of the Dept. of Education Policy Studies, are shaping the global conversation on ethical engagement in higher ed through their scholarship. 🌍
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December 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Penn State College of Education alumni José Julián Prieto and Annie Everett, doctoral grads of the Dept. of Education Policy Studies, are shaping the global conversation on ethical engagement in higher ed through their scholarship. 🌍
🔗 ed.psu.edu/news/penn-st...
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#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
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Unranked
12/16
The Doors - Riders of The Storm
Bluesy jazz noir with a killer ahead and a storm behind.
Existential danger, isolation, and the thin veil between life and death.
youtu.be/k9o78-f2mIM?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣
Unranked
12/16
The Doors - Riders of The Storm
Bluesy jazz noir with a killer ahead and a storm behind.
Existential danger, isolation, and the thin veil between life and death.
youtu.be/k9o78-f2mIM?...
Riders on the Storm - The Doors HD
YouTube video by TheDoors Best
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December 16, 2025 at 6:22 PM
#20SongsByYear
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣
Unranked
12/16
The Doors - Riders of The Storm
Bluesy jazz noir with a killer ahead and a storm behind.
Existential danger, isolation, and the thin veil between life and death.
youtu.be/k9o78-f2mIM?...
#MusicChallenge
#MusicSky
1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣1️⃣
Unranked
12/16
The Doors - Riders of The Storm
Bluesy jazz noir with a killer ahead and a storm behind.
Existential danger, isolation, and the thin veil between life and death.
youtu.be/k9o78-f2mIM?...
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From personal adversity to national advocacy 💙 Education Policy Studies alum Elijah Armstrong is turning lived experience into action — advancing student voice, equity, and education policy at a national level. A powerful reminder of how education can drive change. bit.ly/4q46hdi
#PennState #WeAre
#PennState #WeAre
Education Policy Studies alumnus channels personal adversity into national advocacy | Penn State College of Education
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December 16, 2025 at 3:52 PM
From personal adversity to national advocacy 💙 Education Policy Studies alum Elijah Armstrong is turning lived experience into action — advancing student voice, equity, and education policy at a national level. A powerful reminder of how education can drive change. bit.ly/4q46hdi
#PennState #WeAre
#PennState #WeAre
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Rear Window (1954) 🎬🖤
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Rear Window (1954) 🎬🖤
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
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Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Rob Reiner was one of the key people behind the effort to go to court to overturn California's anti-marriage equality Proposition 8 when it passed in 2008.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
Working with Chad Griffin, they founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights and got Ted Olson and David Boies to team up to fight Prop 8.
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"Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE."
Rob Reiner and His Wife Michele Were Killed by Their Son: (Exclusive Sources)
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found after first responders were called to the couple's Brentwood home at 3:30 p.m.
people.com
December 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
"Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were killed by their son, Nick, multiple sources confirm to PEOPLE."
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In this article, researchers call on The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and others to meaningfully incorporate intersectionality in policy to address complex educational inequities.
➡️ bit.ly/4rtreQv
@aeraedresearch.bsky.social
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December 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
In this article, researchers call on The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and others to meaningfully incorporate intersectionality in policy to address complex educational inequities.
➡️ bit.ly/4rtreQv
@aeraedresearch.bsky.social
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@aeraedresearch.bsky.social
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Bluesky... never change.
December 11, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Bluesky... never change.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair
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How Chiropractors Became the Backbone of MAHA
Why they love Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — and he loves them.
www.politico.com
December 8, 2025 at 2:15 PM
“It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” - Upton Sinclair
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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About 20 years ago I wandered into Kill Bill Vol. 2 in Chicago almost by accident—long before I ever saw Vol. 1—and that Bill/Beatrix Superman scene hit me like its own self-contained short film. Still think it stands on its own.
About 20 years ago I wandered into Kill Bill Vol. 2 in Chicago almost by accident—long before I ever saw Vol. 1—and that Bill/Beatrix Superman scene hit me like its own self-contained short film. Still think it stands on its own.
Quentin Tarantino Has a Point About Superman in Kill Bill Vol. 2
The Superman thesis by David Carradine’s Bill (and Quentin Tarantino) stirred controversy with fans 20 years ago. But maybe we shouldn’t kill the messenger.
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December 7, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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About 20 years ago I wandered into Kill Bill Vol. 2 in Chicago almost by accident—long before I ever saw Vol. 1—and that Bill/Beatrix Superman scene hit me like its own self-contained short film. Still think it stands on its own.
About 20 years ago I wandered into Kill Bill Vol. 2 in Chicago almost by accident—long before I ever saw Vol. 1—and that Bill/Beatrix Superman scene hit me like its own self-contained short film. Still think it stands on its own.
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Artificial Intelligence can be a force of change in education.
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
December 5, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Artificial Intelligence can be a force of change in education.
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
Researchers at the Penn State College of Education are using #AI to train teachers with classroom simulations: m.youtube.com/watch?v=-M2n...
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December 3, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Four “Christmas” movies to know me by:
December 3, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Four “Christmas” movies to know me by:
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Lady With Glove by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
December 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Lady With Glove by William-Adolphe Bouguereau
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
Original title: The Prostate Exam
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Yeah, I know, I've done this before. Don't care.
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“Whether the universe will ‘end’ at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity’s cosmic home for a very, very long time.” buff.ly/O2a1LnE
How will the universe end?
Will the universe keep existing forever? An astrophysicist explains how scientists aren’t entirely sure, but they can make predictions.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM
“Whether the universe will ‘end’ at all is not certain, but all evidence suggests it will continue being humanity’s cosmic home for a very, very long time.” buff.ly/O2a1LnE
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THE DEER HUNTER delves into the complexities of masculinity, exploring how traditional norms are challenged in various settings. The film portrays male vulnerability beneath outward bravado, offering a profound and poignant portrayal of manhood.
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This Is This: The Manifold Masculinity of Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’
This Is This: The Manifold Masculinity of Michael Cimino’s ‘The Deer Hunter’ | Vague Visages
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May 25, 2025 at 5:27 PM
THE DEER HUNTER delves into the complexities of masculinity, exploring how traditional norms are challenged in various settings. The film portrays male vulnerability beneath outward bravado, offering a profound and poignant portrayal of manhood.
vaguevisages.com/2018/12/31...
vaguevisages.com/2018/12/31...
youtu.be/wmVLH0PtZ4Y
Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
Ballad of a Thin Man (Live at Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan - February/March 1978)
YouTube video by Bob Dylan - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
youtu.be/wmVLH0PtZ4Y
Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
Still riding the adrenaline from seeing The Deer Hunter on the big screen last night—and this banging live version of Dylan’s “Ballad of a Thin Man” is keeping that same raw, electric pulse going. Absolutely relentless. 🎬🎸
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Penn State, led by PI Allison Fleming, has earned an $824K federal grant to train 40 future vocational rehab professionals. The goal: expand opportunity, strengthen the VR workforce, and support people with disabilities in achieving meaningful employment. bit.ly/3Kjf3oG
Federal grant to strengthen vocational rehabilitation workforce | Penn State University
Penn State has received a five-year, $824,000 federal grant to train 40 new bachelor’s-level vocational rehabilitation (VR) professionals, helping address widespread staffing shortages in state VR age...
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November 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Penn State, led by PI Allison Fleming, has earned an $824K federal grant to train 40 future vocational rehab professionals. The goal: expand opportunity, strengthen the VR workforce, and support people with disabilities in achieving meaningful employment. bit.ly/3Kjf3oG
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Our study of time processing in bumblebees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com here edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s... . Our summary is here youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk and the original paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... @royalsocietypublishing.org
Scientists now know that bees can process time, a first in insects | CNN
Bumblebees can process the duration of flashes of light and use the information to decide where to look for food, a new study has found.
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November 22, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Our study of time processing in bumblebees 🐝 covered by @cnn.com here edition.cnn.com/2025/11/12/s... . Our summary is here youtu.be/hsGxU65OMQk and the original paper royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.... @royalsocietypublishing.org
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Listening to Bad Religion as I ease into the workday. Haven't heard this song in ages. One of my BR favorites.
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Bad Religion-Turn On The Light
YouTube video by imasstupidashell
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November 20, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Listening to Bad Religion as I ease into the workday. Haven't heard this song in ages. One of my BR favorites.
youtu.be/D-ajnA8iDmA?...
youtu.be/D-ajnA8iDmA?...