You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein with David Kaiser: The Edge of Space-Time Read on for important details for this Brookline Booksmith event.

Boston area!! One week from today I will be in conversation with MIT historian and fellow physicist, my mentor David Kaiser @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social!! RSVP today!

www.eventbrite.com/e/chanda-pre...

Got my tickets!

The National Science Foundation which funds a quarter of all basic scientific research in the country is being dismantled.

A broad, still expanse of water fills the foreground, so clear that the lakebed—small rounded stones in muted grays and browns—shows through beneath a thin veil of reflected sky. The surface is nearly motionless, acting as a mirror for the dawn above. At the horizon, the lake narrows into a distant valley framed by layered mountain ridges. The mountains rise on both sides in dark, cool silhouettes—deep blue to charcoal—softened by early light and atmospheric haze. On the left, a dense forest of conifers forms a continuous, shadowed edge that slopes gently into the water; on the right, the mountain face is steeper, its contours more pronounced but still subdued in the low light. The sky is the focal point. A scattered field of mid-level clouds stretches across it, each cloud catching the first light of sunrise. Colors transition from pale gold and peach near the horizon to cooler blues and soft grays higher up. The brightest band sits just above the distant valley, where the sun—still hidden—pushes a warm glow outward, illuminating the undersides of the clouds. This light is duplicated almost perfectly in the lake’s reflection, forming a symmetrical composition: sky above, sky below, divided by a thin, horizontal line of brighter water near the center. The reflection is slightly softened by faint ripples, but remains remarkably crisp.

#MountainMonday
#BlueskyMonday

Sunrise Glacier National Park

"She was looking to help people directly, rather than in a laboratory. She was not politically active, didn’t know anyone with AIDS and wasn’t even sure she had ever met anyone who was gay."

People picnic in Central Park

Things so bad in Mamdani’s socialist hellscape that upper east side can no longer afford restaurants- must now eat in the park like squirrels

Pride Flag Can Fly at Stonewall After Trump Administration Reversal

We're going to win.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/n...

all these universities kept axing medieval history departments as if they thought tyrants beefing with the Pope was going to stop being relevant

Renée Fleming Performs "You'll Never Walk Alone" from Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel | HGO Ball YouTube video by Houston Grand Opera

Experiment: Exposure to Renée Fleming singing You’ll Never Walk Alone.
Data: Tear onset = 4.5s (n=∞).
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NASA astronaut Victor Glover, Artemis II pilot, left, and NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Artemis II mission specialist are seen sitting on a Navy MH-60 Seahawk from Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 23 on the flight deck of USS John P. Murtha after they and fellow crewmates CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen, Artemis II mission specialist, and NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman, Artemis II commander, were extracted from their Orion spacecraft after splashdown, Friday, April 10, 2026, in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California. NASA’s Artemis II mission took the quartet on a nearly 10-day journey around the Moon and back to Earth. Following a splashdown at 5:07 p.m. PDT (8:07 p.m. EDT), NASA, U.S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force teams are working to bring the Orion spacecraft aboard the recovery ship. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

Of all of the post-splashdown photos from the Artemis II mission, this is my favorite.

It captures the best of who we are, the best of who we can be.

(More here: www.nasa.gov/gallery/arte...)

WATCHES IN SPACE 🧵

Ever notice how all of the astronauts are wearing a billion watches in every picture? Christina Koch is wearing three in this picture

1/x 👇

I love this photo of astronaut Christina Koch looking back at Earth from Artemis II.

She's the first woman to see the full sphere of our beautiful planet.

Welcome home to the crew, and thank you for reminding us of all we can discover together.

Washington Post Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don’t comply. April 7, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. EDT26 minutes ago 2 min

Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.

Republicans in Congress support this.

It’s that simple

What a beautiful moment.

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

A man and a little girl run down a hill, looking back over their shoulders in terror. The little girl holds a large blue egg under her arm. Behind them, an extremely large, menacing rabbit comes slowly over the hill towards them, with an empty basket on its back.

Happy Easter to those celebrating! Here is my very favorite Easter painting: “Happy Easter” by Michel Sowa.

In an effort to silence critics who mistake the poet's signature punctuation for AI, the Emily Dickinson Museum is officially rebranding as the Em Dash Museum. The Museum aims to reclaim the dash from modern woes and return it to its rightful owner. After all, the em dash is named after Emily…

This is legitimately making me emotional. Thank you for marching today, Sandra

my friend and his fam were driving back from SF to Portland today and said the protest in Medford OR was so long it stretched on for miles, and it made me think a lot about the people who gathered today in groups both large and small in communities where there’s still a high social cost to doing it

Is it a giant wooden horse

Divisive ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Canceled After Two Seasons The Paramount+ Star Trek show will end after its already filmed second season.

The bitter irony: those claiming to “protect” Star Trek helped end one of its most genuine expressions. Starfleet Academy carried the torch of hope and diversity — exactly what Gene envisioned. Bravo to a spectacular cast of characters.

strong strong agree. also the book is basically an extended ode to science in a really moving way

the interior spiral staircase of the Torre dei Lamberti in Verona, Italy

This is Mitri, an overseer of scribes in Egypt. This extraordinary statue was found in his tomb.

He leans forward as if to speak with you, but it’s his eyes that startle. Lined with copper, the irises are grey rock crystal, which appear a piercing blue in photos

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🏛️📷Egyptian Museum, Cairo

Far from convinced that my husband is not going to bring his violin to Tristan & Isolde this afternoon and play along in the cinema...