Kristina McD

A thoughtful article that inadvertently makes another point: "Authentic skepticism" is in short supply in part because the professional skeptics who should be leading the charge have either become alt-right apologists or locked themselves into irrelevant 1970s hobbyhorses.

05.05.2025 23:05 — 👍 69    🔁 16    💬 4    📌 0

Also, a reminder: My Signal is kateknibbs.09 and I am looking to speak with federal employees/contractors about direct experiences with DOGE, and I'm *also* specifically looking to hear from federal workers in the sciences/medicine about how DOGE is impacting your work. Anonymity can be granted.

17.03.2025 15:57 — 👍 350    🔁 161    💬 4    📌 3

Six-week crowdfunder to reopen Tomb of the Eagles launched The community of South Ronaldsay has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise cash to reopen the Isbister chambered cairn to the public.

The community of South Ronaldsay has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise cash to reopen the Isbister chambered cairn to the public.
#archaeology #orkney #neolithic

01.03.2025 16:32 — 👍 35    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 3

A pot is for storage and cooking…right? Jan Blatchford on her surprising discovery - a cordon running across the base of a pot's interior.

Jan Blatchford on her surprising discovery - a cordon running across the base of a pot's interior.
#archaeology #ceramics #Orkney #Neolithic

20.02.2025 10:03 — 👍 19    🔁 5    💬 1    📌 0

10.02.2025 18:08 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

📸 @beccadang.bsky.social

04.02.2025 03:37 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Winter blues stuck inside and bleak news cycles leads to reminiscing for slightly warmer, much dirtier times in Orkney this summer.

04.02.2025 03:36 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 2    📌 0

When Orkney Flexes, Nature Bends Is this a World First?

Kieran Dodds, the photographer who took the wonderful Ness of Brodgar pictures that go with the Smithsonian magazine story I wrote, thinks his pictures of a triple rainbow taken from the ground and air are a world first. Here, he explains the background to the images.

03.02.2025 09:14 — 👍 26    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 0

DETECTING TRICKS OF CONTEXT. People who create misinformation designed to go viral on social media have an array of tools and tactics at their disposal. Simple tricks of context are one of the most common, mostly because they are effective and relatively easy to produce. For example, removing an authentic visual from its original context and presenting it with a false claim is a low-effort, effective tactic to mislead people. Visuals paired with text can feel like compelling evidence – even when they’re not. Watch out for these four common tricks of context and use these tips to avoid being fooled.● False context: Presenting genuine media in an entirely new, false context. ● Misrepresentation: Presenting accurate facts or genuine visuals in a misleading fashion. ● Stolen satire: Presenting satirical content as if it were accurate information from a reliable source.● Selective edits: Removing essential context from a piece of media to create a false understanding of an issue or event

💡 How can you avoid falling for common tricks of context? This poster provides debunking tips ⤵️

📌 Tune back in starting Monday as we share resources, lessons & videos each day of National #NewsLiteracyWeek

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31.01.2025 17:43 — 👍 19    🔁 14    💬 0    📌 1

New Orleans a couple of weeks ago at the Society of Historical Archaeology conference

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I had no idea David Lynch grew up in Boise. We went to the same junior high.

26.01.2025 22:06 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

White picket fences and pipe bombs: How David Lynch’s Boise childhood inspired uncanny filmmaking David Lynch, the director of cult classics such as Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead passed away last week. Known for his cryptic storytelling, surrealist imagery, and eerie moodiness, the f...

David Lynch, the director of cult classics such as Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead passed away last week. He was known for his cryptic storytelling, surrealist imagery, and eerie moodiness. Take a look at how Lynch’s childhood in Idaho might’ve shaped his dark, and strange, movies.

26.01.2025 17:51 — 👍 16    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 0

Sunrise at the Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

Sunrise at the Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

Sunrise at the Ring of Brodgar, Orkney

We were lucky enough to be at the Ring of Brodgar this morning for a frosty, misty, January sunrise ❄️ 🩷

What a place! 😍

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