Turns out culture important and not everything is biology :) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

80s spies going on spy ESPN to complain about how easy this spy generation has it. Espionage Charles Oakley indignantly pointing out that all the spy scoring records you see falling today were posted by spies who knew they’d get hammered any time they went in the paint

A Pentagon-wide advisory that went out one week ago warns against using the Signal, the messaging app, even for unclassified information.

Excellent talk today by @jtherrmann.bsky.social at Duke University about his archaeological work at Motya in Sicily

Time to use Amazon like they used to use brick-and-mortar book stores!

I actually think the dems should attend the SOTU, wait till the 2nd sentence, and then walk out en masse, that'll do it, there'll be no address, he'll just have a meltdown on national Tv

The Fulbright Foreign Student Program invites graduate students from abroad to come study in the US and guarantees funding for them to do so paid in a monthly stipend. Yesterday, some FFSP scholars received notification that they're only getting a week of their stipend.

Hmmm this guy is on to something

“Colleges must refuse to obey these illicit commands; sue to protect their rights & the rights of their students faculty, & staff against an oppressive government.” Must Read from John K. Wilson in @insidehighered.com #Academicsky www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...

Since we started the Elon Musk boycott, Tesla shares have dropped nearly 26% in the last month. Remember, don’t buy anything Elon.

Please read, then call your legislators to demand they protect the most vulnerable in our society. Our daughter with complex medical needs (CDKL5) relies on the protections and supports provided by IDEA and Medicaid to preserve her quality of life. open.substack.com/pub/erinraff...

Hegseth says firing of top military lawyers was about making sure "they don't exist to be roadblocks to anything that happens."

Interesting to see these big name universities absolutely crumble and cave — halting admissions, altering faculty labs’ websites, and basically being a bunch of collaborators. Almost like that’s what they were really about all along. Almost like those billions in endowments aren’t for education.

Are you bored tonight? Send your five accomplishments, maybe your shopping list, or your five thoughts on Elon from the past week to OPM at [email protected].

Not only does this reduce the relevance of a medium, but also reduces the actual dollars it brings in from advertisers and investors. These people are empowered by money and attention so you must treat each dollar you spend and every click like a vote.

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“The 24 hour Economic Blackout as our first initial act, we turn it off. For one day we show them who really holds the power,” said the People’s Union Founder John “J” Schwarz, in a statement sent to the AFRO. “Corporations and banks only care about their bottom line.”

Hundreds in Philly braved the freezing temps to rally for our healthcare, research, and jobs! ❄️💪 Workers & students from CCP, Drexel, UPenn, Rutgers, Temple, Jefferson, Arcadia, Rowan, Moore—alongside elected leaders & union presidents—made it clear: We won’t back down. #LaborForHigherEd

I'm a scientist because 52 years ago the National Science Foundation supported me, as a high school student, to do real research at a university summer science program. The destruction of US science by Trump and the Republicans today will weaken the country for decades.

We did the same

If you want to know how NSF has supported Science in your state see tableau.external.nsf.gov/views/NSFbyN... (and write your congresspeople).

Read it slowly and understand it. 😳🥺 Repost 👇🏾 👇🏾

funniest highlights of the philly police scanner, a thread

12:00 Philadelphia City Hall

Hahahahaha China's new and cheaper magic beans shock America's unprepared magic bean salesmen - The Beaverton https://www.thebeaverton.com/2025/01/chinas-new-and-cheaper-magic-beans-shock-americas-unprepared-magic-bean-salesmen/ #humor #ai

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Proud to be part of a panel who will discuss how our Academically-Based Community Service Courses advance equity and environmental justice in Philadelphia's landscapes.

How do black cemeteries figure in the preservation of Underground Railroad sites? Register to attend this event organized by my friends at Pennsylvania Hallowed Grounds 7:00pm EST on Jan 21. us02web.zoom.us/.../register...

Register for my online Public lecture this Wednesday evening where I'll talk about our research at ancient Motya! We have some fantastic results that change how we see the ancient city and Punic Sicily more broadly.

One of the worst things that’s happened with human identity is people seeing and thinking of themselves as consumers.

TODAY!! Come visit us this afternoon if you're already in Philadelphia for #aiascs

Will you be in Philly for #aiascs? Come visit our labs! AIA/SCS 2025 Meeting participants are invited to an open house at the Center for the Analysis of Archaeological Materials (CAAM): 3:00-5:00 on Thurs, Jan 2. Light refreshments will be served.

We had another great field season mapping the #phoenician / #punic urban plan of ancient #Motya #Sicily thanks to support from an #ASOR Dana grant. Read a little about what we were up to here www.asor.org/news/2024/12...

The exceptional Jennie Sturm and I are delighted to announce the publication of our special issue of Archaeological Prospection: “Considering Present-day Communities in Archaeological Remote Sensing of Burial Spaces.” onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/10990763... Out now!

What better way to kick off the new year than with a lecture about our work at #Motya? On Jan 8th, I'll be talking about how we're using #archaeology and #remotesensing to reconstruct its urban plan and what it says about its designers and occupants. Online via Zoom www.penn.museum/calendar/375...

The most fun we have in digital archaeology class is during our collaborations with local orgs. We get to go outside and students get hands-on practice! This week we went to Bartram's Garden where we used geophysics to search for late 18th c. garden paths that could aid in their landscaping plans.