BCS Patreon has fallen below the monthly amount we need to pay our authors a pro rate and our First Readers a worthy honorarium ($125/mo). Sometimes folks need to lower or pause their support; we understand. But less than 1% of BCS readership donates or supports. www.patreon.com/beneath_ceas... 1/3

I’ve just put six of my framed original pen drawings on sale, they are now £295 each. I’d really love for them to find new homes. claireleach.com/shop

I said it before, will say it again -- generative AI fetishizes "ideas" while sneering at effort, execution, and education. That, despite Gen-AI being built on and out of other people's effort, execution and education.

I'm ready for this.

Most of us understand that drawing isn't a matter of inherent talent, but aquired skill. I also think a lot about how your success in learning to draw might have to do with how well you handle frustration, and how comfortable you are with making mistakes. The barrier i usually see--

As parents are helping their kids consider colleges, this is my perennial reminder that state schools often have lower price tags, yes, but private schools, including many small liberal arts schools, often have better aid packages, and are thus often cheaper in the end (but may be more competitive).

Free online discussion panel about Joanna Russ’s brilliant novel _The Female Man_, which was published fifty years ago this year. Dec. 30, 2025, at 11 am US Pacific time. Featuring Farah Mendlesohn, Emily Tesh, Melanie Fishbane, and me (Jed Hartman). Audience participation welcome. 1/2

Love to see the Sedgwick County Zoo putting out a good explainer on why GenAI slop videos of animals are a problem & how to identify them! It’s succinct, easy to read, and doesn’t shame people for not knowing better. A+ useful link to share with family and friends. scz.org/blog/the-rea...

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1... Not sure if many of my planner friends are tracking this

For #ArtAdventCalendar day 8, this Turkey Vulture who is beautiful and charming. Everyone should love Turkey Vultures more than they already do, and for some of you that's quite a lot, I know! 🪶 #BirdArt #SciArt

I am baffled by this because I have had so many friends with shingles and NONE of them made it sound fun. Not one. A vaccine that made me absolutely miserable for 48 hours would still be a huge improvement over the mildest case of shingles I've heard of. (Also it made me tired for 1 day.)

My dad’s Indigenous coloring book is finally available! Over fifty original Alaska Native animal designs to color. My dad was a Tlingit formline artist, retired Alaska State Trooper, and National Park Ranger who loved traditional Tlingit art and wildlife. (Sample pages below)

I misread this as "December Comfort Witches"... and the glorious contradiction that is Nanny Ogg came to mind...

Thanks, I feel inspired: While trees rake carbon from the sky and lignify it 'til they die, eventually that heat's released by fire or rot or gnawing beast. But if you've got the clime to suit, and want to see less top, more root while storing carbon out the ass you cannot beat a prairie grass.

"Flying Fuzzballs", an old ACEO keyword commission from 2016 2.5"x3.5" watercolor / multimedia on toned paper #faerie #watercolor #fantasyart

I continued my glorious streak on duolingo (practicing Norwegian at the moment -- not very good at but very happy about!)

I love this

Look who stopped by outside my office today 🩷

You've heard of elf on a shelf. Now get ready for... 🔭🐡🧪

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Prints are available. Everything currently 50% off on Redbubble, apparently. You would also be helping to recompense the Temu theft since I can't do anything about it (I can't even get the relevant page to load, perhaps owing to some regional restrictions). 🥲 www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/5918...

Forty years ago, 90% of media outlets were spread across 50 companies. Now, just 5 companies control 90% of the media market. This consolidation hurts consumers and helps oligarchs. 🧵

I like! (and I like reposting I like when I get a chance to see it!)

"We can bring back more money to the fossil fuel companies," is what he means. Like, we all understand fuel standards are... for consumers, right? (And they could be better.) Slashing fuel standards helps... the fuel companies. And costs us more money. Reduced MPG costs us more per gallon.

Scientists if you’re like “man I wish more people knew about X” then I humbly suggest hiring an artist to make a thing that communicates X and then put it into the world because it’s so fun, extremely “hell yeah” inducing, you gotta try it.

hey my peeps! guess who is running a sale on my available paperbacks on my website! IT IS I all the goblins paperbacks are $2 off, and A Bloomy Head is $1.50 off, until Monday, December 15th! www.sharonjgochenour.com/store

It's possible you need some #sticker magic to celebrate this season. Or to give as tiny gifts! www.metasilk.com/wd/product-t... Or just to smile at! #dragon #penguin #mouse #winter

Please enjoy 10 seconds of a fat groundhog enjoying an apple at my sister's house 😊

May all who are hungry be fed.

Australia recorded ZERO cases of cervical cancer in women under 25 for the first time since they started tracking the cancer in the 80s. This is the power of vaccines. The HPV vaccine is extremely effective at preventing cancer. Viruses can be oncogenic. Get your vaccines and protect yourself!

Update on the winter finch forecast as some species are moving more than previously expected. #birds #winter #irruption finchnetwork.org/here-come-th...

2026 Limited Signed Calendars are finally here on Gallery Gerard! Thank you all so much for your support every year, it truly means the world to me. This year’s collection is filled with creatures and cozy little stories for your walls. #2026Calendar

To read more about Mandrake, have a peek on Steam.

I Am Lucifer, the Devil, AMA "Which of your many accomplishments are you most proud of?" The idea that once your body is done growing, so is your mind. "Wait, when is our minds done growing?" You were never meant to be done growing, learning, examining. But you could be persuaded to give it up.

"Let me get this straight. Your lab has bred a dragon?" "A wyvern, director. It has two legs, two wings, whereas a-" "Which flies, breathes fire, and is intelligent?" "About as intelligent as a border collie." "So, intelligent. Why?" "You asked us to invent measures to take down small drones."

🚨 Postdoctoral opportunities! 🚨 Hello #econsky! We are hiring 2 postdocs in the department of economics at UCalgary for those working in *electricity economics* Term: 2 years Pay: $80,000/yr + benefits + $10k research allowance Start: July 2026 Details in next two posts 👇

No, he isn’t. There is literally no legal means by which he can do this. It’s not presidential power. TPS by law cannot be terminated early, and Somali TPS is not set to expire until March 17, 2026.

I can't (yes I can) believe I am sending out another email to archaeologists asking them to do a few more Skype a Scientist sessions for LEGO league. But here we are. Putting our scientific network to the test. Really learning the limits here this semester, whew.

I wanted this as a sticker to put on my laptop, so had to get a sheet printed 😬 #invertebrate #sciart #stickers (Low key considering printing more of my work and offer them through @ko-fi.com #shop)

If you like this cartoon, I can draw one for you. www.worldofmoose.com/products/pri...

Cory Doctorow Explains Why Everything is Getting Shittier www.currentaffairs.org/news/cory-do...

The Trump Administration is looking to decimate the Endangered Species Act. Proposed changes would: - LIMIT new species from being listed - REMOVE protections for federally-threatened species like Piping Plovers - REDUCE critical habitat protections

Gentle Observation 318 - There's always room for your soul to grow. www.patreon.com/kochalka/col...

Calling all artists! Pollinator Partnership is seeking an artist to create the 2026 Pollinator Poster titled "Life on a Leaf: Celebrating Host Plants and Caterpillars.” This theme is an opportunity to show the life cycles of butterflies and moths and highlight the plants that support them.

LLMs give people with delusional belief systems a way to organise those beliefs. The model fills in gaps, supplies connective tissue, and wraps the madness in formal language. It doesn't make the claims more credible to us, it just tidies them up.

Apps are open for our spring session of the Cross-Reference Coalition! We're exploring Search & Discovery! "Our journey will encompass the history of exploration + cartography, legacies of inquiry, tools of discovery, theories of curiosity, and counter-algorithmic means of 'finding things out.'"

All insects have six legs, but beyond that, they're incredibly diverse. Move slowly, look closely, and you're sure to find something cool near you.

Bitcoin now consuming as much energy as the entire country of Pakistan. That seems bad.

Love this so much. 💜