- Have all the planks of your ship been replaced? - Did you replace the planks with the same material(s) as before? - Do any of the original planks remain? - Did you or anyone else build a ship out of the old planks?

Good morning

A vampire weekend strongly suggests the existence of a werewolf workweek.

BREAKING: Mayor Mamdani just signed an “executive order” to repeal bedtime so NYC kids can watch the Knicks play in the NBA Finals!

If an alien landed and asked you: ‘What is music?’ what would you play for them?

I strongly encourage US-based astronomers to attend the virtual Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee meeting tomorrow (Mon June 1st), where the heads of NASA, NSF, and DOE astronomy/astrophysics divisions will be presenting updates & taking questions 🔭 www.nsf.gov/events/astro...

🪼 Your tax dollars paid a scientist to squeeze jellyfish through cheesecloth. Osamu Shimomura processed tens of thousands on an NSF grant to understand why they glow. He found a protein that glowed green under UV light. Called it "green protein." Nobody cared. For decades.

Fascinating, and oddly beautiful, story of how an Ithaca cemetery was/is home to a colony of some 5.5 million subterranean bees: but also a sign of how animals have needed to adapt to human presence and action that threatens their own survival. www.wired.com/story/millio...

Made a ham sandwich and forgot to eat it. (Hamnesia) Made a PBJ and forgot to eat it. (Jamnesia) Made some chowder and forgot to eat it. (Clamnesia)

Go ahead and slam journalists when they deserve it. I certainly do. But also realize that New York Times journalists Declan Walsh and Arlette Bashizi willingly traveled to an Ebola ward in the Democratic Republic of Congo in order to inform the world. Many journalists are heroes. (NYT gift link)

Sweet dreams are made of these 😹 🧀 #Caturday

#Caturday scientific research 😹

Rise in youth unemployment driving more to homelessness, UK charities say

Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum has given away her ticket to the World Cup opening match.

The Western European heatwave was so deviant for May it’s almost impossible to count all the records. Here’s a last 7-day review of all the records neared, tied, and broken. The pink are all-time May records! #heatwave #Europe

Job Opportunity! The Department of History at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking outstanding candidates for an Assistant Professor (tenure-track) position in the history of U.S. political economy from the Civil War to the present. jobs.wisc.edu/jobs/profess...

"why use google?" webpage from 1999

There's a situation unfolding in the land of online bookselling that I haven't discussed primarily because I have little information to share. An unknown company is making multi-volume purchases, and when I say multi-, I mean some of us have been getting 500 orders a week. For REALLY random books.

At this very minute, California’s energy supply is 96.5% free of carbon emissions (85% renewables, 8.6% nuclear, 2.9% hydro, 3.5% natgas, 0% carbon-heavy imports)

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2

My toddler watching Curious George order a hundred dozen donuts

I feel like the photographer could have gotten a little closer tbh

New Yorkers, they get the job done.

Again, please share. In every aspect of American history you will run smack dab into the critical contributions of Black people. It’s not Black history. It’s American history. Trying to erase it is a fool’s errand. We live it every day. time.com/5836444/blac...

If you are in the SF Bay Area and can show me a pneumatic tube system in action (the bigger the better), please get in touch! I am writing a story about a future pneumatic tube system and need to experience how they sound and smell and everything else.

Welsh scientists have developed a new biodegradable plastic made from seaweed that could one day replace fossil fuel-based food packaging

Found this in a used bookstore yesterday. One of my very favorites from childhood, I must have read this books dozens of times. It feels like a good moment to revisit it. And don’t miss Yellow House Books if you’re ever in the Berkshires. It’s filled with gems like this.

the world needs more guinea pig cartographers

You know what, good for you, little guy.

Happy 87th birthday to Ian McKellen, who has always understood the assignment.

Reminder that formerly enslaved Black people started Memorial Day. It was initially called Decoration Day as they decorated the graves of Union troops. “As He died to make men holy let us die to make men free”

New report from IRENA confirms that "in prime solar and wind regions, hybrid solutions combined with storage deliver round-the-clock power at lower costs than fossil fuels." Renewables+storage = round-the-clock power, cheaper than fossil fuels, in an ever-widening set of geographies. Pretty cool.

FUN FACT: I NEVER miss a movie that has "GROGU" in the title. #MustSee 👀

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Air travel hassles are like dreams: the most interesting in the world when happening to you, the most boring thing imaginable in other peoples’ stories.

A patient with type 1 diabetes has begun producing his own insulin after receiving a transplant of pancreatic cells. For the first time, islet cells have been edited so they wouldn't be rejected by the patient, removing the need for immunosuppressant drugs. www.sciencealert.com/first-of-its...

Bit of doomscrolling relief for you here. Genuinely sweet story. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

Meet Sky, a Scottish Fold, now on duty at an East Village convenience store (Love Story on 3rd St nr Ave B) 📷 @staciejoy.bsky.social #Caturday

On Reddit, Orange County residents are very justifiably angry that local authorities are posting vital evacuation information on X and Instagram…which both require accounts if you want to be able to view videos easily and completely. How many people use neither? This has got to stop.

Hey Bluesky peeps, I'm looking to speak to astronomers that are looking for alien life in unusual ways - think Ceres, weird technosignatures, unexpected exoplanets, etc - for a story in the BBC. If that's you, or you know someone, do let me know. jdaoca[at]gmail[dot]com Thanks!

Love this!

In 2017, we traveled to Brooklyn to do a show at BAM, and our guest dropped out at the last minute. We called Stephen Colbert and he agreed to fill in *but only if we asked him the questions we had prepped for the original guest, without telling him who it was.* www.npr.org/programs/wai...

The City of Cincinnati just rolled out 0% interest loans for e-bikes. $100/month, no down payment. Cincinnati hills are no joke, so affordable e-bikes could be a game changer for getting more people to bike.

Our thanks to @the74.bsky.social for publishing our op-ed, "High Schools Should Help the Class of 2026 Get Ready to Vote. Here’s How and Why." Educators can learn about preregistration rules in their state and get free resources and support here: www.thecivicscenter.org/prereg

This is my grandad, he built the original R2-D2 for the first Star Wars film… #MayThe4th #MayTheFouthBeWithYou #StarWars

#MayThe4th Happy Star Wars Day – May the Force be with you! ✨ Looking for a real-life galaxy far, far away? The Zweibrücken Observatory has you covered! 🔭 #StarWarsDay 📷 www.zeit.de/zett/2019-03...

May the 4th be with you #StarWarsDay

Conference friends: My voice is very loud. Almost certainly louder than yours. I always use the microphone during a conference presentation so that everyone can clearly hear me. And you should too.

Today marks the beginning of “play street” block party season in our neighborhood. We have a standing permit to block our street off twice a week (Wed and Sunday evenings). It’s wonderful. You can do it too if you organize. One of our neighbors wrote about it here: streets.mn/2022/08/02/p...

We have an *extremely* important announcement to make. From Wednesday, we will be launching our puffin live cam, coming to you from the Farne Islands. So you can watch puffins all day long. In celebration, please enjoy this clip of puffins being really busy for 39 seconds straight.