Ooh tasty!

Video: a Japanese scientist was attacked by flies while giving the acceptance speech for his Ig Nobel Prize-winning research paper that proved painting Zebra-like stripes on cows led to a decrease in biting fly attacks.

Es ist so wichtig an Schulen zu gehen und zu erklären wie wichtig unsere Demokratie ist. Und das sie geschützt werden muss. Jugendliche sind viel auf TikTok unterwegs. Das wird (leider) von Rechten dominiert. Und der Algorithmus trägt den Rest dazu bei. Dem müssen wir entgegen treten. Immer wieder

Impressive example of what quality tailoring can do. A client came in with an asymmetrical pelvic tilt, a considerable spinal misalignment, a bent knee in one leg, and an overhanging tummy. But properly tailored trousers create a clean line. He now looks great. IG dylanandson

Something lovely for the weekend! Ancient Egyptian gold headband decorated with heads of gazelles and a stag between stars or flowers. Second Intermediate (Hyksos) period, Dynasty 15, c. 1648–1540 BC. 📷 The Met www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti... #Archaeology

Dinsdag verschijnt mijn boek 'Woord voor woord: de verleden tijd van taal'. Daarin vind je onder andere 70 grote infographics. Vandaag is het tijd voor preview nr. 2: 'Een suikerreis':

I thought this had to be a joke because this is all so laughably awful but no, this is literally what the article says what the fuck are you telling me I can just request gifts from a throwaway email account

"ESA plans to release imagery by next week. NASA will not be able to release any of its data, or even comment on it, until the U.S. federal government ends the shutdown."

Almost exactly 30 years ago, the first extrasolar planet was identified orbiting a main-sequence star. Now, not only can we directly image planets orbiting other stars, but we can see planets *being born* Imagine what the next 30 years will bring.

Microlightning! :)

This. Tip at the very least 20%

Sie möchten uns mit Lügen ablenken, dass es angeblich eine Gefahr für unsere Gesellschaft sei, wenn „Männer“ sich „als Frauen ausgeben“, während in Wahrheit die echte Gefahr ist, dass Rechtsextreme sich als „Konservative“ ausgeben.

This is why we fund scientists to study things like oyster slobber even if you don’t think it sounds important

THEY CLOSED PUBLIC POOLS RATHER THAN SWIM WITH BLACK PEOPLE YOU ARE DEALING WITH THE SAME GROUP OF PEOPLE AS THE FOLKS WHO DID THIS PLEASE WAKE THE FUCK UP

Dieser Beitrag von Report Mainz beschreibt recht, wie ich finde, etwas zu harmlos das, was in manchen Teilen Ostdeutschlands längst Alltag ist und was, wenn die CDU-Spitze nichts unternimmt auch im Westen zur Regel werden kann. Ein Ex-Justizminister von der CDU, der dem Verfassungsschutz 1/4

Weil Männer Angst vor Frauen haben. Was für ein Leid verursacht durch weinerliche Memmen. Und denen wurde in Wien der rote Teppich ausgerollt. Eine Schande!

The thing is, this isn't even the first time US ag has wrecked itself with foolish trade wars. In the runup to the Civil War, US cotton plantations decided to stop exporting cotton. Why? Because the British Empire's textile mills ran on cotton from US plantations.

Another one? It's pouring baby planets now.

This is a lightning bolt in a storm. On Jupiter.

Is it presumptuous of me to explain an xkcd comic? Well, I'm doing it anyway. Also: sometimes, being inclusive is easy. But it's always the right thing to do, *especially* when you're dealing with a ten billion dollar telescope. badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/cursed-mat... 🔭🧪

JWST Cycle 5 deadline extensions may be granted to submitters affected by an upcoming government shutdown. See the link for details: 🔭 jwst-docs.stsci.edu/jwst-opportu...

Ein Wort: Sportpalastrede. One german word: Sportpalast speech. Wikipedia ist sehr hilfreich solange es noch gibt und erreichbar ist. Verspricht nichts Gutes. Wikipedia helps as long it's still there and can be reached. Nothing good can come out of this.

Like other social democratic parties in Europe, Labour has only lost a small share of its voters to Reform. Yet Reform dominates the agenda. And Labour‘s response especially on immigration only strengthens Reform further. I‘m a broken record on this but just puzzling how these narratives persist.

diesubstanz.at/parteien/kic... Dem habe ich nichts hinzuzufügen.

This is, incidentally, also true in physics

Sometimes direct democracy delivers. Not always, but sometimes it really does. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/swiss-de...

Ich bin ganz zufrieden mit dem Beifang auf der Weinberg-Wanderung. The tour thru the vineyard yielded nice additional benefits.

I'm begging ppl to read, actually read. Yeah, Orwell comes to mind but holy shit. There is a reasom that these shitheads defund sociologists, political scientists and historians. They would tell them a lot about their terrible phantasies.

Some galactic eye candy for a mental break. That filamentary stuff is countless clouds of dust, tiny grains of carbonaceous or rocky material produced by the zettatons in dying stars. Mind you, this galaxy is 55 million light-years from Earth.

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Life news -- starting Fall 2026, I'll be an Assistant Prof in University of Maryland, College Park's Astronomy Department! I'll be starting up a lab to measure all the substellar cloud things 🌤️🪐✨ and continuing alllllll the atmospheric model things Lowkey obsessed with the mascot #FeartheTurtle

Monty Python responses to the troops patrolling our streets are the best responses to the troops patrolling our streets

just sipping on my coffee in my city of portland, and thinking about this post

if anyone wants an Amelia Earheart piece that’s almost certainly more interesting than whatever nonsense they’re going to release, this is a great article tl;dr - her husband was publicity-mad and pushed her too hard, her navigator was a drunk, and she didn’t really have the skill she needed

Please help me raise money for one of our very best charities, @StJude , this SUNDAY 28 SEPT at 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific time. What a great way to celebrate @StarTrek #Voyager 's 30 Anniversary ! fundraising.stjude.org/site/TR?px=782… @StarTrekOnPPlus

Die Recherche deckt außerdem auf, wie die SFU strategisch und gezielt gegen Steuergerechtigkeit und Umweltauflagen für Unternehmen agiert. Ihre Kontakte dafür reichen bis in die Spitzenpolitik. Mehr dazu erzählt mein Kollege Bastian im Video: youtu.be/yF82zimZWF0?...

Saturn, rising behind its largest moon Titan. This scene is a composite of images taken by the Cassini spacecraft on 31 March 2005. At the time, Cassini was 7,000 km from Titan and 1.2 million km from Saturn. Credit: NASA/JPL/SSI/Ian Regan/Val Klavans

🔭 It's paper day! Today I'm sharing the latest in a series of papers looking at the weather on other worlds, in this case bringing you the weather report from a nearby T-dwarf, SIMP-0136. 🪐 🧵 to follow...

Is Starlink unable to provide many users with internet access? Yes. Is Starlink enabling organized crime? Yes. Is Starlink making a mess of low orbit? Also yes. It remains way past time to shut down this scam. www.satellitetoday.com/connectivity...

Hi Internet! I'm Drew and THIS IS MY FACE. If this GIF has ever brought you joy in the past, I humbly ask you to consider making a donation to the National MS Society. It would mean a lot to me and to those I know affected by the disease! Donate at blinkingguy.com

Papa, was hast du eigentlich gemacht, als die Menschheit mitten im größten Technologiewechsel in der Geschichte steckte? Ich habe alle Deutschen angelogen, sie müssten einfach nur an alten Technologie hängen, weil sie sonst an "grüne Märchen" glauben und damit Millionen Jobs gefährdet.

Just booked a hotel in Paris. *gulps* in October. For a 2 star hotel. Hooboy. Yeah.

Today's highlight, I think: the Reichenbach Falls...

Uff ja, aber immerhin.

Sorry it took me so long to grade your August 20 assignment, Avi Loeb. Are you sure you're ready for a class on comets? You might need to learn about things like bow shocks and chemistry.

Im französischen Fernsehen haben sie den CSU-Chef Markus Söder analysiert - als "Gastro-Populisten". Und manchmal hilft der Blick von außen, um eine PR-Strategie besser zu verstehen. Sehenswert! Quelle: www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...

Earth's first atmosphere was hydrogen. That hydrogen trapped a lot of oxygen as water, reducing the oxidation of metals and minerals to help create the silicon-iron core of today. Then, because Earth is too small, it couldn't hold on to that hydrogen. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Ponderosa pine smells like butterscotch. Go ahead, sniff one the next time you're in the western US. Some say "vanilla", some say "oh no, my nose is covered in sap." Let's talk about birds, butterscotch, forest fires, blue wood, & boring beetles. But mostly this thread is about terpenes.

Vor 4 Jahren erschien übrigens mein Buch, „Amerikas Gotteskrieger“. Was gab es damals Empörung wegen des Titels (und Inhalts) - die Warnung vor christlichem Nationalismus & Theokratie (noch dazu von einer jungen Frau!) wurde als hysterisch abgetan. Jetzt titelt der Spiegel genau das: „Gotteskrieger“

Regarding latest retweets. Beavers! Some heroes are furry.