Posts by Sheril@mastodon.social
(DIR) Post #At1wTarn3dY2DC36tE by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-04-12T22:15:18Z
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Born in 1914, Hedy Lamarr was a famous American actress who pioneered the technology that would lead to WiFi, GPS, cell phones & Bluetooth communication.Lamarr was brilliant. Among many fascinating inventions, she developed a new communication system with composer George Antheil that used “frequency hopping” among radio waves. Once called the “most beautiful woman in the world," Lamarr is now remembered as "the mother of Wi-Fi."https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-institution/thank-world-war-ii-era-film-star-your-wi-fi-180971584/ #science #history
(DIR) Post #AtXb139mCO2yS2jcsS by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-04-28T01:01:53Z
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There are currently over 8 billion people on Earth. Yes, that’s a lot BUT there are about 1.4 billion insects for every human. Combined, they weigh about 70x more than all of us.And insects have been around for over 350 million years. That's longer than the dinosaurs. Modern humans only showed up between 200-300,000 years ago.We need insects to survive. They don't need us. This is their world. #science #history
(DIR) Post #Au3nuMLdmdekHbmIIi by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-05-13T19:01:11Z
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Striking to read headlines about three fighter jets—$180M worth—falling off the USS Harry S. Truman as so many brilliant scientists I know are crowdfunding just to keep their research and lab members afloat.
(DIR) Post #Au3pjNhCdFLBBakxE0 by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-05-13T13:25:30Z
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“I listened to NSF staff say DOGE had the authority to give thumbs up or down to grant applications which had been systematically vetted by layers of subject matter experts.Our closed-to-the-public deliberations were observed by Zachary Terrell from the DOGE team. Through his Zoom screen, he showed more interest in his water bottle & his cuticles than the discussion. Terrell..accessed the NSF awards system to block the dispersal of approved grants.“https://time.com/7285045/resigning-national-science-foundation-library-congress/ #science #uspol
(DIR) Post #AumArytbSTZxbUNlhI by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-06-04T00:16:13Z
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“In 2017, ‘a confidential doc is leaked that reveals Facebook offering advertisers the opportunity to target 13-to-17yos across platforms during moments of psychological vulnerability when they feel ‘worthless,’ ‘insecure,’ ‘stressed,’ ‘defeated,’ ‘anxious,’ ‘stupid,’ ‘useless’ & ‘like a failure.’ Or target them when worried about their bodies & thinking of losing weight.’They knew when a teen deleted a selfie & would bombard her w beauty ads, assuming she deleted it bc she felt ugly.” /1
(DIR) Post #AumAs4ELcm8y9H7uE4 by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-06-04T00:18:24Z
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If true, this is cruel & absolutely unacceptable. /2Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/09/opinion/celebrity-feminism-blue-origin.html?unlocked_article_code=1.MU8.UOFT.yMLqPbhMEeOX&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
(DIR) Post #AutszsWmm4PwGB0Nf6 by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-06-07T21:26:37Z
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This.
(DIR) Post #AvNZyN3bcbxtnYRiOO by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-06-22T02:17:27Z
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(DIR) Post #AwEWSSPmZ0qtjq4PM8 by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-07-17T18:16:45Z
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Hi 👋 I was the host of Serving Up Science, a PBS show created by WKAR with some of the kindest people in public media.We focused on the #science of #food. Not politics, not controversy.Now, half the team has been laid off.It’s a quiet unraveling of something deeply valuable. #uspol
(DIR) Post #AwR6qatYc8qHEhKCcC by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-07-23T19:24:26Z
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On one hand, good.On another, we shouldn’t need the UN to declare #climatechange is an existential threat at this point.It’s here. It’s now.
(DIR) Post #AxXwWeCfCmVI4QAJBw by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-08-26T01:36:41Z
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As I conclude my Senate fellowship, I’m deeply grateful to Senator Gary Peters of Michigan and his brilliant, thoughtful team. I will miss working with them tremendously.Thanks as well to the Council on Foreign Relations for the chance to serve during such a pivotal moment in our nation’s history. It has been a transformative year, for me personally and for democracy. 1/2
(DIR) Post #Axdbga92DWn8I27i4m by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-08-28T13:56:15Z
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Good.Details at: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-02682-9?utm_source=Iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=campaign_14701761_nl_Daily-Briefing_date_20250825&fbclid=IwZnRzaAMdPp1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHgKEBxQJwnwRaYyHcnPEbbZTES0hIC6DfFQM0AudUWIwqvgYDSlpgb07dlc3_aem_Z09S2WyuydQEL_BUQpwIzw #science #uspol #health
(DIR) Post #Ay8cnYlhr6aVu2rPpA by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-09-12T11:49:34Z
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‘Surrender Catwoman’by Karl Stevens #art #cats
(DIR) Post #AzSU9Eya6fjluQLC2S by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-10-22T00:46:43Z
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We lost sweet Kiwi tonight. He was a most spectacular bird. I am sad.
(DIR) Post #AzdoFMoM7YaytnTBlg by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-10-27T15:45:02Z
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My thoughts are with the people in Hurricane Melissa’s path.#ClimateChange makes the ocean warmer, fueling stronger, more intense storms.It’s not about politics. I hope we can come together to help the communities impacted by this extremely dangerous Category 5 #hurricane. #science
(DIR) Post #B0ZWn8l8PoY9uaCsro by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-11-24T13:29:46Z
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Evolution doesn’t look how it’s depicted in pop culture. We often picture the famous “March of Progress” illustration where a series of apes stand in line leading to a modern human.But evolution is not linear. It branches and branches. Divides in some places and recombines in others. #scienceImage: @keesey
(DIR) Post #B1EFZ7zuiZnXkuD2Bs by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-12-14T03:01:52Z
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It didn’t have to be this way. #science #uspol
(DIR) Post #B1YmwTWsHRTbJPJv3A by Sheril@mastodon.social
2025-12-24T00:02:28Z
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A bit of magic on our evening walk ✨
(DIR) Post #B20nXoNr99x78Emd3A by Sheril@mastodon.social
2026-01-06T11:38:33Z
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting has voted to dissolve after Republicans rescinded $1.1B at President Trump’s behest.This ends the 58-year-old agency that distributed federal funds to NPR, PBS and more than 1,500 local public radio & television stations. https://apple.news/AXdo2-zPuRCiJSiIVd3DXSg #uspol #news
(DIR) Post #B2hc5jQvKeuM4rJbFI by Sheril@mastodon.social
2026-01-27T04:23:14Z
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“Don't worry, I've got you”‘For Alex’ Alex Jeffrey Pretti1988 - 2026RIPby illustrator MJ.HiblenSource: https://www.instagram.com/mjhiblenart?igsh=MTRkeTk4NmtnNjY2MQ==