"Ms. Mebel Goes Back to the Chopping Block" -- A wonderful book!!! In some ways similar to the excellent "Lessons in Chemistry," but even more satisfying. Don't miss this one! #BookSky #books

"'The largest habitat on Earth [midwater] is filled with incredible animals we're only just starting to understand' said chief scientist Karen Osborn. 'I [am] fascinated by the fantastic variety of solutions they have evolved to survive in this environment...'” www.bigelow.org/news/article...

"..she frequently referred people to Climate.gov because of its accuracy and easy-to-understand info. The site's disappearance...made it harder for the public [and others] to access trustworthy climate change information. Climate.us goes a long way to closing that gap." www.npr.org/2026/06/26/n...

Recovery may have slowed me down, but it hasn't stopped me! Proud to have completed the ReclaimingSTEM Institute's seminar series during recovery. Grateful for the chance to keep learning, exploring career paths, and reminding myself that progress doesn't always happen on the timeline we expect.

My book club was enthralled by @MerlinSheldrake's fascinating book "Entangled Life," which I still tell people about. (Also, I knew the connection to #StarTrekDiscovery + mycologist Paul Stamets.) And here is yet another potential use for mycelium! news.syr.edu/2026/06/23/s...

Our statement on ICE actions in Greene County today. Links to take action in comments. We stand with our immigrant neighbors. #AbolishICE. If you are looking for something to do, here are three concrete ways to take action to support our immigrant neighbors:

By Kay Ryan, former U.S. Poet Laureate

CURRENTLY READING: 1) I Am Not a Robot: My Year Using AI To Do (Almost) Everything (NONFIC) (2) The Last Ships from Hamburg: Business, Rivalry, and the Race To Save Russia's Jews on the Eve of World War I. (NONFIC). (3) Ms. Mebel Goes Back To the Chopping Block. #books #reading #BookSky

Also, don't miss the part about how she was appointed Baltimore's first postmaster. @jhu.edu @jhuartssciences.bsky.social @jhulibraries.bsky.social #history #Maryland #Baltimore www.wypr.org/wypr-news/20...

Please take the time to read the whole article, to get the many aspects of this. #disabilties "The memo arrives as Republicans have also passed deep cuts to Medicaid, which is the primary source of funding for community-based services many disabled Americans rely on." www.npr.org/2026/06/20/n...

"For people who have decent jobs – as I do and as congressmen do – routine healthcare is not a big deal. But I’ve heard that it comes as a shock...whenever they engage intensively with the healthcare system, for example if they or a family member becomes very ill and is in hospital for a long time."

"Download This Show" podcast guest Prof. Kath Albury recommended "The Digital Child: Creating Confident Children." "Hard Fork" podcast guest Satya Nadella (Microsoft CEO) recommended "Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000–2000." PEOPLE ARE READING! #BookSky

This morning at my dear neighbors' Shabbat service, I heard music played by the "Afro-Semitic Experience." I think there were 7 musicians, all professionals and some with their own groups. The songs all had a great beat, and although most were in a minor key, they all sounded joyful. Unique! 🎷🎹🎶🎺

There are at least 159 cases among recruits and two hospitalizations. abcnews.com/Health/flu-o...

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"Under current publisher licensing models, libraries can pay up to 10 times the consumer price for a single e-book license, and may be required to repurchase that same title after just 26 checkouts or 2 years to retain access." #BookSky #books #libraries www.ctlibrarians.org/news/news.as...

JOB - Digital Accessibility Coordinator at @jhu.edu. Please spread this around. @disabledinstem.bsky.social hiring.jhu.edu/careers/job/...

When I head to Washington, I will be the first woman in Congress with a science PhD. That matters. At a time when science is under attack, Congress needs more leaders who understand the value of evidence-based decision-making.

Well said, Billy 👏🏼 #BookSky

🧵1/3 Thousands of educational filmstrips are deteriorating faster than they can be digitized. 🎞️ Archivist Mark O'Brien explains why preserving these overlooked materials has become a race against time. 📚 Read the essay in VANISHING CULTURE from the #InternetArchiveL archive.org/details/vani...

Pip Williams' "Dictionary of Lost Words": historical fiction abt creation of Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Most accounts incl. only men so she interwove the women also involved. "Discovery of Witches" fans will enjoy mentions of Oxford places, e.g., Bodleian. Well-written + fascinating! #Booksky

"'History cannot be faithfully told while ​excluding the experiences of communities whose contributions, struggles, and achievements form an important part of our Nation's story...' [Judge] Kelley...ordered the signs and exhibits restored within 21 days, 'by the 250th anniversary...'"

President Trump is trying to downsize the U.S Forest Service and eliminate wildfire and smoke research as the American West is facing a potentially epic summer fire season. n.pr/4us6kSh

I still need your stories, people of earth. Don't quit now.

Dear @harriettsg.bsky.social, Unfortunately the most recent episode of "A Good Read" refuses to play or download, on my PocketCast app or any online site such as Spotify, BBC, or Playpodcast.net. This occurs on my phone + tablet + PC. Thank you.

"'Hey Donald Trump!' wrote a person in North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park,'Trying to erase history doesn’t mean it didn’t still happen!'" apnews.com/article/nati...

One of the very distinguished alumni from @jhu.edu has left us: Rabbi Gus Buchdahl, my dear neighbor. May his memory be eternal. Please read about this extraordinary man. jmoreliving.com/2026/06/07/r...

Thanks to FEEDSPOT, who now rank us at #5 in their global list of "100 Best Sci-Fi Podcasts" - just below CLARKESWORLD and just above LIGHTSPEED! 🎉🎉 podcast.feedspot.com/sci_fi_podca... And we're still at #2 in their UK list, "20 Best UK Sci-Fi Podcasts"! podcast.feedspot.com/uk_sci_fi_po...

Trek Long Island is this weekend! Nana Visitor, Jeffrey Combs, Celia Rose Gooding, Karim Diané, Nicole de Boer, and more, plus TrekMovie's Laurie Ulster is moderating a panel of guest stars on Saturday afternoon. It's a very manageable con with lots of special events! https://bit.ly/4ePV1PH

Google+AI: Mostly marketing but good to know. (E-E-A-T = Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, + Trustworthiness) "...25.4% of links are to journalistic content [+] 16.7% to encyclopedic/reference...This [shows] that Google + its users don’t want AI slop to rank highly." tinyurl.com/2he27y63

Incredibly disturbing story broken by @medpagetoday.com team. www.medpagetoday.com/special-repo...

I am now a fan of your magical house! Gorgeous photos, with the music room and its view particularly breathtaking. Thank you so much for this lovely story; the two fine gents would be delighted that their labor of love has made so many people so happy.

I would pay for a podcast player that bans AI-generated podslop. I don't need to hear two chatbots in overly enthusiastic, uncritical, unimaginative conversation.

"These are books by well-known writers; they give examples of other well-known writers. They show how writers, at even the highest level, obsess about the same things that the rest of us obsess about."

The agency called the move a "common sense" change. abcnews.com/US/ice-stop-...

From Bridgerton-themed balls in Rio to silent reading clubs in Berlin, readers around the world finding new ways to connect over books—and publishers should take note, said panelists a recent virtual seminar hosted by the Frankfurt Book Fair.

#AI and #robotics are transforming how we live, work and solve complex challenges. In this @jhuapl.bsky.social Spotlight on Engineering, JHU CS’ Russell Taylor discusses how computer science and computer engineering intersect to shape the future of technology and medicine:

Reading helps your mind escape, no matter what age. #BookSky

Amazing career and gorgeous voice. Sad news. wbaltv.com/article/peab...

DRAT. (Always check pockets for tissues BEFORE doing laundry.) 😕

"Matchmaker's Gift" -- Wonderful substantial characters, + the dual timeline was the perfect way to tell the story, set in NY's Lower East Side. Besides bks+news articles, her info sources included the Tenement Museum collection + a comic strip that ran in Yiddish newspapers. DON'T MISS THIS BOOK.

I've read just a few, I know more author/editor names than I've read, and I have LOTS more to read!! Great list of nominees and winners; congratulations to all. #BookSky #sci-fi #fantasy #reading 2026 Locus Awards Winners - Locus share.google/5o22Gq730mUm...

Helpful and very distressing summary of key changes in OMB’s proposed federal financial assistance rule: Russell Vought is going to destroy science elizabethginexi.substack.com/p/summary-of...

"[The site] encourages Americans to report their neighbours, provides a digital form where people can 'report suspicious aliens' to ICE, and features a map showing where 'aliens' have been arrested in the country." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05...

If you love science fiction, fantasy, and horror, there is a special @locusmag.bsky.social festival for the Locus Awards on Friday and Saturday during BABF, so be sure to check that out too! locusmag.com/2026-locus-a...

This is horrifying. Read the entire story -- we all need to know. apnews.com/article/ice-...