Drought In Central Europe Reveals Cautionary ‘Hunger Stones’ In Czech River For hundreds of years, these boulders have warned about the consequence of devastating droughts — and documented them for posterity. One says “if you see me, weep.” cross-posted on Facebook

Academic writes 270 Wikipedia pages in a year to get female scientists noticed Researcher Jess Wade says efforts to attract girls into science are not evidence-based – and are not working cross-posted on Facebook

“Their reams of data converged on a breathtaking statistic: Wherever per-person Facebook use rose to one standard deviation above the national average, attacks on refugees increased by about 50 percent.” “Nationwide, the researchers estimated in an interview, this effect drove one-tenth of all anti-refugee violence.”Facebook Fueled Anti-Refugee Attacks in Germany, New Research Suggests Towns where …

One of my infatuations is capturing other people capturing art they value. Honestly, tablets seem ridiculous to me as a means of recording but I see it plenty. And truly it’s not any different from me capturing a sunset with my phone camera. But I always question if the act of capturing removes me from …

I guess if you only need the pilot boat everyone and then no need to keep it in the water… cross-posted on Facebook

BBC Earth Can leftover oyster shells help save New York Harbour? #OurBluePlanet cross-posted on Facebook

Capitalism Killed Our Climate Momentum, Not “Human Nature” Nathaniel Rich, in his massive New York Times Magazine article, argues “human nature” kept “us” from fixing climate change in the 1980s. He’s dead wrong. cross-posted on Facebook

Really happy to hear some change is happening. Isolation goes back to penal theories from the mid 1800s that have been repeatedly show to just not work. If you don’t help a person lean new tools isolating them does nothing to promote prosocial behavior. A working example in the US will help other prisons to …

Way to throw gas on the fire #45!Trump Calls on Sessions to ‘Stop the Rigged Witch Hunt Right Now’ The attorney general has recused himself from overseeing the special counsel’s inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 campaign and possible links to Trump associates. cross-posted on Facebook

I didn’t realize we continue to fund propoganda so blatantly.U.S.-Funded Broadcaster Directed Ads to Americans Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is mostly restricted by law from promoting its content in the United States except on request. cross-posted on Facebook

Why Do Climate Lawsuits Keep Losing in Court? The movement to sue oil companies over global warming suffered another setback on Thursday. cross-posted on Facebook

“Louis is a can of generic cola. He’s been on the shelf a long while, so he’s had some time to think.”315- Everything is Alive – 99% Invisible Everything is Alive is an unscripted interview show with host Ian Chillag in which all the subjects are inanimate objects. In each episode, a different thing tells …

Weston is drinking a Hammerhead by De Kromme Haring I just love drinking this. So light and refreshing, while having good body. cross-posted on Facebook

Making It Making It proves that all that glitters is GOALS on July 31. ✨🎨 cross-posted on Facebook

Netflix Is A Joke Every artist has their process. Sometimes, that includes dunking on people who try to break down your process. Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette now streaming. cross-posted on Facebook

Nifty!Ancient Earth – Interactive globe shows where you would have lived on the supercontinent Pangea • r/space 2357 points and 147 comments so far on reddit cross-posted on Facebook

Splinter Where did the concept of “illegal immigration” even come from? If you look at who has been kept out of the U.S. over the decades, being “illegal” has a lot to do with race. cross-posted on Facebook

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