3 down, 17 to go! #obsessed #circumnavigation

Single coolest rock ever found?

lol guess who met some commoners today.

Great insights here from #ASU professor @kstsosie.bsky.social on the importance of context, ethics, and humanity in the pursuit and application of #science and #technology . #Genetics #Genomics #Bioethics #GeneticEngineering www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Americans waking up to news that Prince Andrew has been arrested for Epstein ties

UK: Prince Andrew arrested. South Korea: Former President Yoon sentenced for life. Brazil: Former President Bolsonaro serving a 27-year sentence. USA: President Trump demands $10 billion payout from taxpayers.

moral black hole

Bunny hunting buddies

Tomorrow (Feb 19) at 4:30 pm EST, Penn State hosts a hybrid event with @anthrofuentes.bsky.social where he'll discuss his work, Sex Is a Spectrum, and why a binary view of sex and gender is not only misguided but harmful, exploring the multitudes of ways of being human. Register: buff.ly/Jy8ywS4

nightmarish anti-trans bill in Kansas about to override Dem Governor's veto but not before state dems remind all of us: Tell your children who the cowards were. Thank you Rep. Mosley.

A couple news outlets have covered this preeclampsia claim, but I talked to experts who are not convinced. 🧪🏺

It’s affirming that the good people of the United States have so clearly rejected Trump’s terror campaign and mass deportation. New data from Reuters:

And, here's the Lawrence Times coverage of ICE today: lawrencekstimes.com/2026/02/17/i...

So, this is happening: ICE in Lawrence, KS. As a father of two biracial kids, I have a giant pit in my stomach.

even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward

Re Pinker's description of Epstein, I'm not sure he even rose to the level of kibitzer or dilettante. Total spoofer would be the Irish idiom. And yet supposedly smart people devoted all that time to him, and Harvard gave him an office.

So proud of you, my friend!!!

I am gonna go out on a limb and say that a Jersey dude so horrified that he went to his first protest and is trying not to cry on camera has a pretty good chance of staying radicalized. And that while Bluesky loves to pick apart things like this, this kinda video moves the needle for OTHER dudes.

In retrospect, Sunflower during a #Jayhawks game might not have been the best environment for working on my grant 😂 #rockchalk #LFK

Why don't Texans put beans in chili? To answer that, I have to tell you some of the *clear history* & *hazy legends* of chili con carne, the 'Chili Queens' & San Antonio. The story (might) start on the Canary Islands 1731, claimed by Spain, but off the coast of Africa. A group of 16 families...

I loved that so much. 🇵🇷

Y'all need to pay attention to what's happening in Europe. They're not messing around. The Epstein scandal is causing heads to roll. In America, eh, not so much. I wonder why. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/08/w...

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

The oldest known image of an owl: More than 30,000 years ago, someone skillfully scratched the figure of a long-eared owl (Asio otus) into the soft outer layer of the walls of Chauvet Cave, France. The owl is looking backward over their wings, head turned 180 degrees carnegiemnh.org/ancient-owl-...

MY PEOPLE 😭

Professorship in Early Hominin Evolution at the University of Tübingen: uni-tuebingen.de/universitaet... Application deadline: 11/03/2026

"this is fine" British Library Manuscript - royal ms 20 a ii f3r

How we’ve missed political leaders with a genuine sense of humor

Honestly, yeah, LFG. Maybe this is meant to feed biotech AI slop but we can outcompete them with good scientific proposals. If you’re interested in a post-doc applying neural networks to better integrate ancient DNA to demographic models reach out to me. I’ll help you tool the application for “AI”.

here is the shortest, simplest version for non-Catholics to understand why all your Catholic friends have turned into the human equivalent of the eyeball emoji:

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.

I am seeing it on a local level with neighbors who are reaching out and saying, "what can we do." People organizing rent and groceries and child pick up. I am seeing it on a level I have never seen before: people seeing what we are up against and choosing to care for those around them.

If you're feeling helpless and don't know what to do: Look for people out there who are already helping. I promise they're out there. And then ask how you can help and do it. You're not alone. Community is out there and it's the way forward. ❤️👊

This is bonkers. MAHA 'farmers' with ecoli tainted raw milk admit they really don't know how to make the stuff after all. "Producing raw milk takes careful planning from a facility and infrastructure standpoint. Unfortunately, we learned this after the fact." people.com/ballerina-fa...

For those of you who know about what’s going on in the grappling community, this is a very good read. roughhands.substack.com/p/youre-pick...

MAGA Man tries to beat up high school kids. Emphasis on *tries*. :)

Of course the worst people in the world influence paleontology (and many other sciences). Do you know how many fossil halls are named after the Koch brothers? With museums shrugging “Well where else are we going to get the money?”

Just as a quick note while we discuss all the new (and familiar) names in the Epstein files: be careful about saying "everyone knows" about prominent people who are predators. People new to the field, people less connected (often marginalized folks), people who are adjacent, etc. may not know.

Nonviolent protest also requires discipline and self-control. It’s HARD. Your instinct as a person is to escalate or even fight. Part of why everyday Minnesotans are winning is that it’s very obvious that the side without any discipline, the side escalating to violence on a whim, is ICE.

IL Prof here. Community members & faculty have been talking about this all weekend. Many have already made formal reports, but what's infuriating is that our mechanisms have been weaponized and therefore we don't trust that anything will even come of our reports.

tl,dr; it’s email

My favorite sign from today’s LFK protest.

Over 1,200 miles in the car this weekend, to and from the far corners of Kansas. Up by 5 and home after midnight, making every hour count: tabling with the party, meeting supporters, lecturing on negotiation strategy, and seeing a bald eagle strike. God, I love Kansas.

Beautiful design by Tsmishian (Alaska Native) artist to support those in MN via the ACLU NARF fund www.customink.com/fundraising/...

I am really angry about all of the scientists who cozied up to Epstein even after it was known who he was. I am nearly as angry at how many people are justifying this as "they had to, it's how academia works" NO IT FUCKING WELL ISN'T

Wonderful Ice Age art! Some 40,000 years ago, this tiny head of a cave lion was skilfully sculpted from mammoth ivory. It is one of the oldest known works of figurative art! 📷 by me #Archaeology

Texas today, Kansas in November! @colinmcroberts.bsky.social

This thread is sickening. But it's so important not to look away.