Dire wolves remain very extinct Despite what you are being fed, de-extinction is a con, full of gloss, bullshit and ghoulish greed.

There's a great Substack piece by Adam Rutherford debunking all this nonsense.
arutherford.substack.com/p/dire-wolve...

An illustration of planet Earth is shown where the Earth is tan and has no water shown on its surface. In the foreground are several small blue spheres showing how much water is known to reside on our planet. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

🔭 All the Water on Planet Earth

Illustration Credit: Jack Cook, Adam Nieman, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution; Data source: Igor Shiklomanov

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25090...

How to detect bulls%!t – the Carl Sagan way.

The difference between Knowledge and Experience

Rest shouldn't be a reward you earn by being busy or pushing yourself too far.

Viewed from above, a landscape on Mars features many ridges of pink sand. Superposed on some of these ridges are thin brown stipes. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.

🔭 Dark Sand Cascades on Mars

Image Credit: NASA, HiRISE, MRO, LPL (U. Arizona),

apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25062...

Steve and Brad caught on CCTV...
Just before the window was 'accidentally' smashed.

Carl Sagan with sons Dorion (r) and Jeremy in City Hall Plaza, March 1972

My parents were not scientists. They knew almost nothing about science. But in introducing me simultaneously to skepticism and to wonder, they taught me the two uneasily cohabiting modes of thought that are central to the scientific method.

- Carl Sagan

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A painting of a bird next to the words "oh look, it's king shit of shitsylvania"

TV historian Alice Roberts: 'I wanted to be a horse when I grew up' Watching a mummy being unravelled lit a spark in a young Alice Roberts, setting her on a path of science and discovery.

I really did want to be a horse.
www.bigissue.com/culture/alic...

Just keep trying your best, Steve!

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I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgements.

- Carl Sagan, The Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark

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PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

If life already had meaning, what would it need you for?

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Ask courageous questions. Do not be satisfied with superficial answers. Be open to wonder and at the same time subject all claims to knowledge, without exception, to critical scrutiny. Be aware of human fallibility. Cherish your species and your planet.

~ Carl Sagan

A painting of a bird beside the text "i don't think you understand exactly how fuckin' pissed we all are"

"There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known." - Carl Sagan

Tariffs xkcd.com/3073

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Can't speak for Y'all but my coffee this morning was Scotch

On 2 April Humanists UK Celebrate World Autism Acceptance Day

Happy #WorldAutismAcceptanceDay! It's an important time to recognise the diverse ways autistic people experience the world, to acknowledge the systemic barriers they face, and to actively work toward creating a more inclusive society where autistic people can thrive as their authentic selves. ♾

A painting of a bird next to the words "I was not prepared for this horseshit"

If we can't think for ourselves, if we're unwilling to question authority, then we're just putty in the hands of those in power. But if the citizens are educated and form their own opinions, then those in power work for us.