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Sheril

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Author. Scientist. Host of PBS Serving Up Science. Sustainability, Politics & Science Communication at Michigan State. #HistoryRemix for stories of diverse trailblazers in science & the arts. #SharedPlanet to explore biodiversity

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There’s a lot of commentary about the film The Idea of You bc Anne Hathaway plays a 40 year old mom who is attractive.

I have not seen the movie, but as a mom of 2 who is also older than Anne Hathaway, the seemingly widespread surprise(?) that women of a certain age can still be engaging & lovely seems so silly.

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Henrietta “Etty” Darwin was born in 1843, the eldest of Charles Darwin’s daughters to reach adulthood.

She became a key editor of her father’s scientific writing, most notably The Descent of Man & Selection in Relation to Sex, published in 1871.

Charles Darwin considered Etty a “dear coadjutor, fellow-labourer” & lively member of an intellectually stimulating household. https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/news/unpublished-journal-offers-new-take-on-darwins-daughter

Sheril, to mastodon
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A year and a half on & I still really like this algorithm-free experience in the .

Thanks @Gargron.

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I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be an International Affairs Fellow through the Council on Foreign Relations starting this Fall!
https://www.cfr.org/fellowships/international-affairs-fellowship

Sheril,
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@Lizette603_23 Thank you ☺️

Sheril, to books
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I’m nearing the end of a book & it’s one of those instances where I’m simply not ready to say goodbye to the complex set of characters I’ve come to know.

Oh well. I suppose that’s a sign of great storytelling. 📚

Sheril,
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@SteveDuncan It’s a draft so it’s not out yet, but I sure hope to see it published soon. It would make an excellent film too. Historical fiction.

The author is Matthew Chapman.

Sheril, (edited )
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The last time I felt this way, incidentally, was when I approached the end of Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr. Still one of my favorite reads. /2

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Since a few folks have asked & I don’t mean to be mysterious, it’s a draft so it’s not out yet, but I sure hope to see it published soon. It would make an excellent film too. Historical fiction.
The author is Matthew Chapman. /3

Sheril,
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@stveje Oh this is not a book I’m writing… Just a wonderful story I’m reading!

I haven’t written a book in a long time!

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Dogs are good.

Sheril, to books
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Travis Rieder's new book, Catastrophe Ethics, "aims to advise the well-intentioned, morally anxious & philosophically curious person" confronting the questions about whether our personal choices about the environment, technology, & justice matter.

Sounds like an interesting read: https://www.the-tls.co.uk/articles/catastrophe-ethics-travis-rieder-book-review-simone-gubler/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR19D-hRL6rg9nJAbWo2SQGS_7vd9N64fz4WwkPSFd9ervE4Re_tRBogcLM_aem_AWx9zZLA-6Qbe9TD49IQpT4_NCUTkPzyCI599uGf6HoM49zJWkyjDAiD4tawWPNcszU_ShkQLob1-i1w43z43lAE

Sheril, to random
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Do you see a series of sunken rectangles or 16 circles?

This is The Coffer Illusion.

Our brains are geared toward identifying objects & here, “pixels” are grouped to form edges & contours, shapes, & objects. The image is inherently ambiguous so there is no “right” grouping.

Rectangles dominate first for most people - including me, but keep staring & the image may flip to circles.

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Are you an introvert?

Terrific explainer by https://introverteed.com/blogs/news/an-introduction-to-the-introvert-social-battery

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If you had the time to go back to school to study any field at no cost, what would you choose?

Sheril,
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For me, it would be astrophysics 💫
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Pioneering geologist & oceanographer Marie Tharp changed our understanding of the ocean.

When Tharp sought a geology job at Columbia in 1948, women couldn’t go on research ships. So she was hired to assist male grad students.

Back then, many scientists still assumed the bottom of the ocean was featureless. Tharp figured out how to use data to create sketches of the ocean floor. Her hand-drawn maps helped develop plate tectonic theory. https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/marie-tharp

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A nice write up of my talk this week about communicating https://cakemagazine.org/arvo-2024-closing-keynote-sheds-light-on-communicating-science/

Sheril,
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@resing Every talk I do is different, so it’s neat to read how it was received and what made an impression.

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Tonight’s from Michigan, USA

Sheril,
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@Theplan A few miles outside of East Lansing

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FWIW I’ve never met anyone at PBS that looks like that fellow. 🤔

Sheril,
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I’ll always pick the side with Mister Rogers, Julia Child, LeVar Burton & Big Bird. /2

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This talk is 10 years old & feels more relevant than ever https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXqLHc5ZbbM

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Thanks to all of the wonderful teachers inspiring us to learn, to be creative, to ask questions, to be kind, to stand up when it matters, to strive to do good, to listen, and to dream. 🌈

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