Summer Daye

Like I've said before, if you have any doubts about climate change, just go to a super-boring insurance conference and listen to the super-boring panels where they dryly talk about the growing threat of disasters so catastrophic and unpredictable in scope they simply cannot be insured at any price.

In my former industry (contracting) it's said that safety regs. are "written in blood".

Public health mandates are written in little tiny coffins.

A corner of my nursery, showing the crib, dresser, changing table, and tree decals on the walls

A corner of my nursery, showing the nursing station, recliner, closet, bookshelf, and vines on the walls

Can't wait for my Juniper Rose to get out here 💕

Why You Forget What You Read (And How to Fix It) A practical guide to using evidence-based learning strategies to read, retain, and apply insights from any nonfiction book.

The unspoken premise here is that people still read books.

Without practicing memory recall techniques (i.e., studying), people forget nearly everything we've read. Except for the obnoxious "classics" that we were forced to write essays about in high school.

open.substack.com/pub/evakeiff...

🚨SPEAK UP FOR WOLVES 🚨

On Tuesday, 3/25, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife, +d Fisheries will hold a hearing on several bills, 2 of which directly attack wolves + the Endangered Species Act.

Call on your reps to vote NO on HR 845 + HR 1897 ➡️ bit.ly/43UB7gG

If you're ever bored archive.org is a free internet library with billions of hours of stuff between movie books music etc.

NSF downsizes summer research program for undergraduates Many participants are from groups underrepresented in science

"downsizes" is a weak way of saying "forced to cancel dozens of programs, which jeopardizes future STEM careers of talented undergrads" @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...

Map of the United States displaying hydrogen ion wet deposition levels from measurements taken in 1985 by the Central Analytical Laboratory. The map uses a color gradient from green (low deposition) to red (high deposition) to show varying levels of H+ deposition (kg/ha). The highest deposition levels are concentrated in the northeastern U.S., while the western U.S. has the lowest levels. Black dots indicate measurement locations. The map is sourced from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program/National Trends Network

Map showing hydrogen ion wet deposition measurements across the United States and parts of Canada, indicating values in kg/ha for 2022. The color gradient represents different concentration levels, with a scale on the right. Sites not pictured are listed at the bottom. The map is mostly green, indicating that H+ deposition is no longer a environment issue that it once was.

Another dataset I like is from the National Atmospheric Deposition Program, which has maps of the US that show we fixed the acid rain problem by implementing stricter emission controls on power plants.

nadp.slh.wisc.edu/maps-data/nt...

WYOMING:
“Thank you, Madam chairman.”
“I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.”
“Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

As I say every year on Women In Science Day:

There are unfathomably many ways to be a woman.
There are unfathomably many ways to be a scientist.

Attacks on women and attacks on science go together, and it takes strength across the spectra of gender and science to stop them from breaking us down.

Y'all these illnesses going around this winter are no joke 😭 I need this brain fog lifted so I can catch up on work ASAP

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references.

Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

Poppy's turn for a full cage refresh! She liked the warmth of the cuddles, but was very excited to be put back in the clean new enclosure she could destroy. #chinesehamster #hamsters

Girls who snuggle together survive cage cleaning day together ❤️ #guineapigs

Welcome!

Being sentient is so weird. You run an electrical charge through some meat and suddenly anxiety exists.

I'm going to have a baby in June, so....there is a lot on my mind! Too much honestly 😂 I know too much about how everything could go so wrong so fast

DESPERATELY need to work on getting my courses ready, class starts Monday 🫣 Fingers crossed Baby Bird gives me a break from these massive migraines so I can stare at a screen for a while #professor #pregnant

This is fantastic! Thank you Lisa!

Gorgeous girl Marceline was sleeping on me this morning 🥰

My New Year’s Resolution.
What’s yours?

you know who should be inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame? Sisyphus

Everyone in the world deserves to experience a kitten sleeping on their head

Bought a Rum Dog today. Y'know. Rum Dog. A little dog that you drink rum out of. And he has his own little glass of rum, with a straw. The back has a little tail and says "Rum Dog Rum". Rum Dog.

This is your reminder to get a library card. They have so many services and basically all of them are free.

Libraries are one of our very very few remaining accessible third spaces. Please support your local library :)