Neuroscientists just upended our understanding of Pavlovian learning Published in Nature Neuroscience, new research reveals that timing, not repetition, drives associative learning. By showing the brain prioritizes the delay between rewards, the study upends century-ol...

Neuroscientists challenge our understanding of Pavlovian learning: evidence suggests timing between cues is influential

The Dutch, who already engineered their country out of the sea, have now installed a doorbell for the fish

#UrbanWildlife #UrbanEcology

I’ve never been prouder to be a Minnesotan.

Were they ok with the cool-down dress code?

Overnight, the sadistic Trump administration’s SAMHSA and RFK Jr canceled $2 billion nationwide in grants for youth mental health. Leaving kids facing mental health, crises or potential suicide in the lurch. There is no limit to their cruelty. Read this below.

Department of Homeland Security post on X affirming immunity for ICE agents under all circumstances

When the interior ministry declares its militia to be above the law in terms that equate dissent with treason there really isn’t any question of whether or not we are looking at an authoritarian regime.

Love and good thoughts Cathy, disgraceful that you’re being treated like this. Also, big ups.

If you're still confused about the fraud being perpetrated on us all today, let's simplify it:

1) DOJ/FBI investigations on subjects this important don't take 120 minutes.
2) Final findings don't use the verb "appear to" if the evidence has been subject to professional analysis.

If you are used to attending or watching ACIP metings, it is difficult to describe just how disturbing this one has been. People talking over one another, confusion, outright ignorance. Compare this to the very orderly, sedate, consideration of facts of previous meetings for years and years.

Bad framing: ACIP voted to scrap the universal hepatitis B vaccine recommendation for newborns.

Accurate framing: Anti-vax conspiracy theorists appointed to ACIP by Robert Kennedy Jr., who made a fortune as an anti-vax profiteer, voted to expose babies to a preventable, incurable, deadly illness.

Interesting to see so many great British patriots right now begging an American president to bankrupt one of Britain’s last remaining truly national institutions.

an album that transcends time, place, sound, and space from a band who for many are more like a religion

'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics The ideology of the ‘Make America Great Again’ movement, which has transformed politics in the United States, is having an impact in the UK. But how is this influence being transmitted?

'Blue Labour' and the Thiel Effect: How MAGA Is Making In-Roads Into British Politics

Revox and National Audio Company Team Up for a New Era of Audio Cassette Production As much as we continue to live and love the ongoing vinyl revolution, we’ve also been pleased — and somewhat surprised, truth be told — to see the resurgence in the audio cassette market. To that end,...

Dust off your Walkman — the cassette revival just got serious.
Revox + NAC = a mixtape renaissance. 🧵📼

Hopefully Minidisc next ➡️💿

Did the president's Venezuelan "boat strike" violate the law?

By applying the tools of war to civilians, writes @sranderson.bsky.social, the Trump administration is entering unprecedented—and deeply problematic—legal territory.

Read the piece here: www.lawfaremedia.org/article/did-...

NPR and PBS received ~$85 million last year in federal funding.

Trump’s golf trips will cost taxpayers over $100 million this year.

Republicans think kids learning to read is wasteful spending and indoctrination, while giving a blank check to their cult leader to golf isn’t.

Cold spot in the Atlantic could signal big trouble for global climate The study confirms that the North Atlantic cold patch is due to a weakening ocean current system, not aerosols or wind changes.

The Atlantic’s gone cold. Literally. Scientists say a collapsing Gulf Stream could redraw coastlines, upend weather, and accelerate disaster.

“Cold hands, warm heart”?
Not this time.
Cold hands, broken systems, and zero time left for denial.

#ActNow #ClimateCrisis #AMOC

Thursday's @theguardian.com cartoon
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#IsraelIranConflict #Israel #IsraeliranWar #Gaza #Netanyahu

Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy The Chancellor's Spending Review was far more radical and transformative than anyone has yet realised, argues Josiah Mortimer

Rachel Reeves Has Quietly Ended the Thatcherite Consensus and Opened the Door to the UK Becoming a Nordic-Style Economy – Byline Times

Bill Atkinson, Macintosh Pioneer and Inventor of Hypercard, Dies at 74 Atkinson’s gleeful brilliance helped people draw on computer screens and access information via links.

In 1979, he was among the small group that Steve Jobs led to the Xerox PARC research lab and was blown away by the graphic computer interface he saw there. It became his job to translate that futuristic technology to the consumer…

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How Japan cashes in on resales of Australian LNG at the expense of Australian gas users As both Eastern and Western Australia face gas shortfalls, Japan is onselling vast volumes of Australian LNG at a handsome profit.

In 2024, Japan onsold at least 600 petajoules (PJ) of Australian LNG to overseas markets, and potentially 800PJ, more than Eastern Australia’s annual domestic gas consumption. ieefa.org/resources/ho...

Media release from nightclub and arts space The Leadmill follows - quoted in full page 1 of 2 THE LEADMILL IS DENIED IT'S EVICTION APPEAL ICONIC SHEFFIELD VENUE ORDERED TO VACATE PREMISES IN 3 MONTHS THE LEADMILL, ONE OF SHEFFIELD'S MOST BELOVED AND HISTORIC MUSIC VENUES, HAS TODAY BEEN TOLD THAT WE HAVE LOST OUR LEGAL APPEAL AGAINST THE EVICTION NOTICE SERVED BY OUR LANDLORD. THE RULING MEANS WE MUST VACATE THE PREMISES WITHIN THE NEXT THREE MONTHS, MARKING THE END OF AN ERA FOR A VENUE THAT HAS BEEN A CORNERSTONE OF THE CITY'S CULTURAL LIFE SINCE 1980. THE LEADMILL HAS PLAYED HOST TO A GENERATION OF ICONIC ACTS INCLUDING DEF LEPPARD, PULP, ARCTIC MONKEYS, COLDPLAY, OASIS AND COUNTLESS MORE. WE HAVE ALSO SERVED AS A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR ART, THEATRE, COMEDY AND GRASSROOTS ACTIVISM. DESPITE OVERWHELMING PUBLIC SUPPORT, HIGH-PROFILE BACKING FROM ARTISTS AND A HARD FOUGHT CAMPAIGN TO SAVE THE LEADMILL, THE LEGAL CHALLENGE WAS SADLY UNSUCCESSFUL. THE DECISION ALLOWS OUR LANDLORD TO PROCEED WITH PLANS TO TAKE OVER THE EMPTY BUILDING AND WILL RESULT IN THE LOSS OF OVER 70 JOBS. THIS IS A HEARTBREAKING MOMENT NOT JUST FOR OUR TEAM BUT FOR THE ENTIRE SHEFFIELD COMMUNITY. WE'VE FOUGHT TIRELESSLY TO PROTECT THIS INDEPENDENT VENUE WHICH HAS SUPPORTED COUNTLESS ARTISTS, MUSICIANS AND CREATIVES FOR OVER FOUR DECADES. TODAY'S DECISION FEELS LIKE A BETRAYAL OF THE CULTURAL FABRIC OF OUR CITY.

Media release from nightclub and arts space The Leadmill follows - quoted in full page 2 of 2 WE'RE TRULY DEVASTATED BY THIS OUTCOME, BUT WE ALSO KNOW HAND ON HEART THAT WE DID EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO STOP THE LEADMILL BEING EVICTED. WE HAVE POURED OUR ENERGY, TIME, LOVE AND DETERMINATION INTO THIS FIGHT AND WE'RE IMMENSELY PROUD OF OUR TEAM AND THE COMMUNITY THAT STOOD BY US. WE WALK FORWARD WITH OUR HEADS HELD HIGH, KNOWING WE GAVE IT OUR ALL. THAT STRENGTH AND PASSION WILL CARRY US INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER, WHATEVER FORM IT MAY TAKE. IN THE COMING WEEKS WE WILL BE HOSTING A SERIES OF FAREWELL EVENTS AND CELEBRATIONS, PROVIDING SUPPORTERS A FINAL CHANCE TO EXPERIENCE THE VENUE IN ITS ORIGINAL HOME. DETAILS WILL BE ANNOUNCED SHORTLY. WHILE THE LEADMILL'S FUTURE AT ITS CURRENT LOCATION MAY BE COMING TO A CLOSE, WE VOW TO CONTINUE FIGHTING FOR INDEPENDENT MUSIC AND CULTURE IN SHEFFIELD. WE WANT TO REASSURE EVERYONE WHO HAS PURCHASED TICKETS FOR UPCOMING EVENTS: THERE IS NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE TO OUR SCHEDULE. WE HAVE PLANS IN PLACE TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRAMME OF EVENTS AT OTHER VENUES ACROSS THE CITY AND WILL BE IN TOUCH WITH ALL TICKET HOLDERS IN DUE COURSE. ALL TICKETS REMAIN VALID AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO ENSURING CLEAR COMMUNICATION AND A SMOOTH TRANSITION FOR EVERY EVENT. WE ARE DEVASTATED, BUT NOT DEFEATED. THIS IS NOT THE END OF THE LEADMILL'S SPIRIT - IT'S A CALL TO ACTION FOR EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN THE IMPORTANCE OF INDEPENDENT CULTURE. WE WILL REGROUP, REBUILD AND CONTINUE. FOR PRESS INQUIRIES, INTERVIEWS, OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT: PRESS@LEADMILL.CO.UK

Awful news from the Steel City in the UK, and a real blow for local, national and international up and coming bands. Have seen artists as varied as Pharoah Sanders, PJ Harvey and Swans at the Leadmill. A significant loss to Sheffield.

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin As an oceanographer, I study how the ocean shapes our world. For Australia and other nations, the lesson is urgent Antarctica is often viewed as the last truly remote place on Earth – frozen, wild and untouched. But is it really as untouched as it seems? This vast frozen continent is encircled by the Antarctic Circumpolar Current, the only current in the world that connects all the oceans, showing how closely linked our planet really is. Continue reading...

I just returned from Antarctica: climate change isn’t some far-off problem – it’s here and hitting hard | Jennifer Verduin

Poetic justice? - This my local Baker's Delight.
A pity the government is not empowered to close down retail outlets for democracy breaches.

A graphic titled “Federal Election 2025: If media mentions were votes, here’s what Parliament would look like.” The image displays a stylised semicircular seating chart of the Australian House of Representatives, using coloured dots to represent seats based on media mentions between 28 March and 2 May 2025. The breakdown is: • Coalition (blue) – 73 seats • Labor (red) – 59 seats • Greens (green) – 14 seats • One Nation (orange) – 2 seats • Trumpet of Patriots (yellow) – 1 seat • Teals (cyan) – 1 seat Source: Streem data from Australian online, print, radio, TV, magazine, and podcast mentions. Streem logo appears at the bottom.

Australian Parliament composition based on media mentions (28 March to 2 May 2025)

LNP Coalition 73 seats
Labor 59 seats
Greens 14 seats
One Nation 2 seats
Teal 1 seat
Trumpet of Patriots 1 seat

Source: Streem (data from Aust. online, print, radio, TV, magazine & podcast mentions)
#auspol #dataviz

Regions getting Sky as FTA - still Nats/Libs.

Murdoch media only read by older boomers, dying off.

Murdoch doesn’t control SM, where everybody else goes for news.

So waning influence in cities. Still strong in rural/regional. ALP should be killing off the Fox/Sky FTA deal for regions.

Beyond CRISPR: Scientists Develop New Tool for Cutting DNA An INRS research team has identified a new family of enzymes that can make precise cuts in single-stranded DNA. A few years ago, the introduction of CRISPR technology marked a significant breakthrough...

Scientists identify a new family of programmable enzymes that precisely cut single-stranded DNA.
Smaller than Cas. Easier to deliver.
Opens new ground in viral editing, mitochondrial research & synthetic biology.
#GenomeEngineering #MolecularBiology #SyntheticBiology #Biotech #ScienceNews #CRISPR

Neuroscientists use AI to uncover distinct brain networks linked to narcissism and Machiavellianism Brain scans analyzed with AI reveal how narcissistic and Machiavellian traits align with different brain networks.

Noting study limitations, a fascinating read: Neuroscientists using AI provide evidence to suggest distinct brain networks linked to ‘dark Traid’ of narcissism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism

Finally figured out how to use google maps properly to map all the empty homes that have been submitted and it’s pretty wild

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady - Trailer 2 YouTube video by I Know Catherine, The Log Lady

I Know Catherine, The Log Lady—Richard Green’s documentary on the life and final performance of Catherine Coulson (beloved for her role in Twin Peaks) trailer, ahead of its April 17 Hollywood premiere
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