Dr. Gladys West, the pioneering mathematician whose work laid the foundation for modern GPS technology, has died. She was 95.

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They want you to stop being community. Go community harder.

Josh Johnson thoughtfully explains how change happens when people do something and don’t simply comply.

RIP to one of the greatest American rock musicians of all time, Bob Weir. One more Saturday night, my friend.

In 2026 I want all of the decent people to remember one thing. You aren’t meant to be this disciplined, this self-sacrificing to survive. The environment is supposed to support good living. We can have that. You are not a failure. That is politics. That is all.

Mamdani: For too long, those fluent in the good grammar of civility have deployed decorum to mask agendas of cruelty

My friend, Daniel Hull, a respected Anishnaabe elder, is losing his housing in a few days because his rental property has been sold. I hope you will consider donating to his Gofundme. Thank you 🙏 gofund.me/1d97dda47

Poverty is a policy choice. Concentrated wealth is a policy choice. Inequality is a policy choice. None of it is natural or inevitable. Remember: We have the power to build a system that serves the many, not the powerful few.

I wrote a bit for McSweeney's about Isaac Chotiner interviewing Santa Claus. Just a little something for the holiday season. Enjoy!

Great culture can save lives. Literally. Amazing letter in today’s @thetimes.com about Tom Stoppard

No matter what you eat for the holidays, please never: - comment on how much someone is eating - comment on how little someone is eating - comment on someone eating This can be a major trigger for people with eating disorders. Plus it’s none of your business. Thanks!

What if the culture were awash in intellectual elites downplaying the organized mass rape of children David, would that get us back on track

C’mon Tennessee voters! Get out and vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social as soon as you can!

Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.

Rough day to be any sort of survivor of sexual violence. Solidarity to all of you, please be kind to yourselves

24 DAYS UNTIL WE MAKE HISTORY. Now is our time. Thank you to the @DNC chair, Ken Martin, for coming to Nashville, and to all of those who canvassed yesterday. Remember, talking to voters is the only way we’re going to win— sign up today 🔗 Link in bio

The smartest thing a politician can do in 2026 is to come up with a bold plan for shoring up and EXPANDING public libraries. Call it Project 2050. It's a way to reintroduce the grammar of commoning and the commons to a new generation in a way they can easily grasp. Such low hanging fruit.

🚨OUR NEW AD JUST DROPPED 🚨 Washington is giving billionaires the easy ride—while hard-working Tennessean get a rough ride due to bad policies. I’m running for Congress to change that. Vote for @aftynbehn.bsky.social beginning on Nov. 12 to shake up Washington. Election Dec. 2nd #TN7 #AftynBehn

Another person who started down this path from the most “innocuous” advertised uses of ChatGPT: homework help. I have been struck by the cases of people getting lost in delusions after using this product for work or school: ie the use cases we are supposed to encourage as faculty.

Tomorrow! Webchat on Yoga Nidra, aka "yogic sleep," with Gráinne McAnallen. Thursday, Nov 6, 2025 at 10 am US Central time. Free! Yoga nidra explores the states of consciousness between waking and sleeping and can create a powerful sense of deep relaxation. #psychology #resilience #academicsky

Amazing!

Starts tomorrow, 11/4/25! There's still time to register for our free 6-week online course, "The Resilience Portfolio Model: An In-Depth Look." Attend all sessions for free certificate of attendance. Tuesdays at 10 am US Central time #academicsky #psychology #resilience

We had a bigger-than-expected response to the ResilienceCon General Submission deadline, so we are re-opening the deadline until Nov 7 for anyone who wants first consideration for an oral presentation slot (20X20, Perspectives, or Hot Topics). www.lifepathsresearch.org/resilienceco...

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If you are in New York City…

There's still time to register for "The Resilience Portfolio Model: An In-Depth Look," a free 6-session online course. Tuesdays, 11 am US Central (1 hour), 11/4-12/16. An intermediate-level course aimed at researchers, program evaluators, providers, and students.

How can faculty & staff fight back against threats to higher ed? Join us on 10/29, 2-4pm ET for Reclaim the Narrative. We're providing practical tools to tell your story & amplify the value of higher ed. Co-sponsored by STHE, AAUP, & PEN America. www.standtogetherhighered.org#reclaim #AcademicSky

#ResilienceCon is committed to mentoring the next generation of professionals, and we are pleased to announce our travel awards for Promising Scholars and Promising Advocates. ResilienceCon will be April 12-14, 2026 in Nashville, TN. #resilience #academicsky #conference

happy bday civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, b.1917, Montgomery county, MS. “Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I’m not backing off.”

Free online course on the Resilience Portfolio Model. Tues., 10 am US Central, Nov 4-Dec 16. Sessions 1 & 2: A history of resilience science and the move to multidimensional models. Sessions 3-6: Cover meaning making, regulatory, interpersonal, & environmental strengths. Intermediate-level course

Breakthroughs rarely come from pushing harder.
They come when you step back.
Rest is part of the process. #AcademicChatter #phdchat #academicsky #phdsky

Yay for Dartmouth! New Hampshire shows it really means “live free or die.”

Sad, but true.

There is no bailout that will solve this problem. It took decades to create the markets for beans and months to devastate the markets for beans. NY Times: China Bought $12.6 Billion in U.S. Soybeans Last Year. [52% of exports] Now, It’s $0.

People cancelling Disney+ & Hulu? You’ve got options: 1️⃣ Library card = FREE movies & shows on Kanopy & Hoopla 2️⃣ PBS Passport for $5/month 3️⃣ Free/cheap live TV → Pluto, Tubi, Freevee, Roku Channel + antenna for locals There’s always another way. 📺✨

Great op-ed from @jjfreyd.bsky.social --see link in comments to sign up for a free webchat to hear her speak on institutional courage.

Psychologically, we're living in very hard times for all who care deeply about science, empathy, equity, nature, and rights for all citizens of the planet, human or otherwise. Find strength, solace, and community in like-minded others, positive action, and in Mother Earth 🌎

Come listen to the incomparable Jennifer Freyd @jjfreyd.bsky.social talk about institutional courage in Life Path's first webchat of the school year! Trauma is everywhere around us--learn what can be done about it. Thursday, Sept 18, 2025, 12 noon US Central time. Free! #academicsky #resilience

Cutting off mRNA research because the first mRNA vaccines weren't good enough - *even if that were true, which it really isn't* - is like if we banned personal computers in 1981 because the IBM PC was too expensive

put street trees everywhere you can in a neighborhood, make curb cuts so that their roots can absorb storm water from the street, grow native plants around their base, check back in five years and count how many welfare and health measures have improved

#ResilianceTips #ResistTips We continue our series on tips to #Resist This hits home. They can try to strip away our union rights, but that will not stop us from organizing. We WILL keep organizing and holding the line. We will keep advocating in our workplace. You. Can’t. Stop. Us. #AltGov #unions

An outstanding metaphor

Talarico owns Will Cain so hard that he has to tap out of their interview based on "time"

Though it's honestly heartbreaking to be back at this point again where science is under constant attack, I do love seeing that all the slogans from our signs at the March of Science in 2017 are now a regular feature of lab walls, and that advocacy is far more common in every day scientific spaces.

DuckDuckGo has added a feature to filter out AI images from search results.

one of the single best deals in streaming. i've been paying for PBS Passport for years. it rules

I was talking with a teenager recently who is not a transphobe but said he didn’t think it was fair for trans women to play women’s sports . I said that I didn’t think it was fair that people who are taller than me get to play basketball and he paused for a moment and then said, ok you’re right.