Sheril

Sheril, 6 hours ago to books

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 #books #science #philosophy

Sheril, 1 day ago to random

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.

Sheril, 2 days ago to art

Are you an introvert?

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

Sheril, 3 days ago to random

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

Sheril, 6 days ago to science

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 #science #history

Sheril, 9 days ago to science

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

Sheril, 9 days ago to random

Tonight’s #NorthernLights from Michigan, USA

Sheril, 11 days ago to random

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

Sheril, 12 days ago to science

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

Sheril, 12 days ago to random

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. 🌈 #TeacherAppreciationDay

Sheril, 15 days ago to random

“We live in a world in which we need to share responsibility. It's easy to say ‘It's not my child, not my community, not my world, not my problem.’ Then there are those who see the need and respond. I consider those people my heroes.”

• Fred Rogers

Sheril, 18 days ago to history

Born in 1894, physicist Marietta Blau’s research led to a way to capture the tracks of speeding subatomic particles.

In 1937, Blau & Hertha Wambacher made a discovery that launched the field of particle physics. But she was forced to pause her work in 1938 bc of the Nazis.

Blau was nominated several times for the Nobel Prize but never won. Cecil F. Powell later built on her work & earned the Nobel Prize in Physics. https://www.sciencehistory.org/stories/magazine/the-dark-stars-of-marietta-blau/ #history #science #historyremix

Sheril, 19 days ago to Anime

Just getting home from Spirited Away & the film remains as magical as ever.

Who else is going to Ghibli Fest at their local theater? https://gkids.com/ghiblifest/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIk7iA967rhQMVkUt_AB1TmQxXEAAYASAAEgJJh_D_BwE #anime #art

Sheril, 21 days ago to food

This photo was sent my way by someone who knows I work in #food security. I don’t know where it was taken or who deserves credit. (The tickets appear to name a pub).

But I’d sure love to see this kindness replicated. Widely. It’s critically needed & warms my heart. ❤️

Sheril, 23 days ago to random

Dogs are the best.

Sheril, 23 days ago (edited 23 days ago) to random

Graduation Day

Sheril, 25 days ago to random

It’s said that on this day in the year 2941 of the Third Age, a wizard came to the Shire, looking for someone to go on an Adventure...

Sheril, 25 days ago to climate

Good. Very good.

“The regulations could deliver a death blow in the United States to coal, the fuel that..has caused global environmental damage.”

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/climate/biden-power-plants-pollution.html?unlocked_article_code=1.nE0.9-Li.cFw_Pisqs7Zz&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare #ClimateChange #GiftLink

Sheril, 26 days ago to tech

This is fine. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/04/you-can-now-buy-a-flame-throwing-robot-dog-for-under-10000/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR281-oDK5Mb90FQq9SqqKk_GuzgOnsQPX68PZCE1_NuqEFvQyh4l-8ZXZo_aem_AWfy7tbFmdVqsJlb1D_aNgAJGGyrm2r0QhcmDAe_1FW8IvwRZcc9G4sGPf2sVfkzFg2SQ206DXZgg9m8mSV4cIg5 #tech