Thin Lizzy - The Boys Are Back In Town (Official Lyric Video) YouTube video by ThinLizzyVEVO

this song turns 50 years old today.

A coastal Florida marshland of golden grasses and white sands under dramatic, layered, wavy clouds with varying shades of gray and saturated blue.

Your reminder that the atmosphere is a fluid. #Photography

just to be clear, everyone, when 8 pm EDT comes and goes, regardless of what does or does not happen, the president still threatened genocide and war crimes and we should still impeach, arrest, and try him

[alt text by NASA] The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars. Credit: NASA

Whoa 🤯

The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor When I was 16 years old, my beloved college counselor told me that it was a good thing I wanted to be a physicist because I wasn’t much of a writer. We were close—I had her home phone number for em…

So pleased to have this new essay up @lithub.com.web.brid.gy! I noticed that my new book The Edge of Space-Time is one of a few that is concerned specifically with how metaphor shapes our world. So I wrote about why we are thinking about that in this political moment! 💙📚

Designing the Ideal Classroom Space A thoughtfully designed classroom—and lesson—should always take into account the known limits of the student brain, says developmental psychologist Karrie Godwin.

What happens when classrooms—or lessons—are designed with the brain in mind? 🧠 We spoke with an expert in developmental psychology to find out.

#EdResearch #EduSky #ClassroomDesign

telling my kids this is the Centre Pompidou

“…the 57,000-square-foot space on downtown’s western edge contains multitudes. It combines a public library, a black-box theatre, a media lab, a social services hub, urban agriculture and the café under one roof.” Must visit! 🤗

Rats taught to drive tiny cars to lower their stress levels Researchers taught rats to drive tiny "ratmobiles" in exchange for food, which helped the rats relax.

Somewhere up in heaven, Richard Scarry is like “fuck yeah, told you so”: www.bbc.com/news/world-u...

This is so, so well-articulated.

That's home. That's us.

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew.

Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right.

Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

Let Them Eat Cake: Socioeconomic Status and Caregiver Indulgence of Children’s Food and Drink Requests AbstractPurpose. Only a handful of studies have examined social interactions between parents and children around food choice, though these have important i

We find that low-income parents are more likely than high-income parents to give in to kids' requests for food treats. Not because of a lack of nutrition knowledge or because they don't value health, but because food treats are a low-cost way to give dignity and joy.
www.emerald.com/books/edited...

Chromebook Remorse: Tech Backlash at Schools Extends Beyond Phones

“But after tens of billions of dollars of school spending…studies have found that digital tools have generally not improved students’ academic results or graduation rates. Some researchers &organizations like UNESCO even warn that overreliance on technology can distract students and impede learning”

Walz: The president said it's a bunch of radicals. You're damn right we've been radicalized. Radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy.

A Once-in-a-4,433-Year Heat Wave Is Hitting the Western U.S. The consequences will linger well past the high temperatures.

"To make matters worse, “this week is exacerbating conditions that were already bad,” Labe said." - via @heatmap.news

I still encounter too much about 'learning styles' in pedagogical spaces.

Students might have some preferences, but 'learning styles' aren't real, and essentialist arguments about them are counterproductive (and sometimes cover up some nasty ideas about race and class)

www.apa.org/news/press/r...

No. I haven’t wondered why the only Utah Republican willing to tell the truth about the SAVE Act is a woman. Why do you ask? #utpol

Measuring poverty on a spectrum instead of an arbitrary line conveys a more accurate picture of inequality An economist proposes a new method of estimating the scope of poverty in different countries.

A Wall Street investor recently argued the U.S. poverty line should be $140,000 for a family of four, up from $33,000. But an economist says the real problem isn't where we draw the line – it's that we draw lines at all.

"I feel liberated," said a top banker. "We can say 'retard' and 'pussy' withtout the fear of getting cancelled... its a new dawn"

We should never ever forget why they did it

If it’s true that the United States bombed an elementary school and killed scores of children it is an unfathomable crime. I have never been more disgusted to be an American.

A brown penguin chick of some kind. It looks very much like a man in a suit. It is bedraggled and miserable

Made it to Friday but at what cost

Nowhere in Christian scripture are the disciples of Jesus instructed or responsible to bring about his Second Coming. Their duty is to prepare and watch for the day, and in the meantime to do good works, act in charity, and succor the weak. Not to spread calamity as though to trigger the End.

Without fail

So smart… no mud, no lotus is on my nightstand as a reminder

One of the simplest yet most effective life hacks I’ve learned is to always pick up the Thích Nhất Hạnh books that you come across. Always. It doesn’t matter if you’ve read it before, and it doesn’t matter if you’re able to read a lot, there is always something timely in his writing

What if people picked up a book by Thích Nhất Hạnh instead of misusing “mindful“

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"No stupid rules of engagement" is how you shoot down three of your own F-15s in one day. Just a shocking display of martial ineptitude.

Opinion | The Billionaires Have Gone Full Louis XV

"According to the…annual Harris Poll, for the 1st time, a majority of Americans believe billionaires are a threat to democracy. A remarkable 71% believe there should be a wealth tax. A majority believe there should be a cap on how much wealth a person can accumulate." www.nytimes.com/2025/12/14/o...