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Historian of exploration, extreme environments, material culture + outdoor gear, fashion. Hist. sci & med PhD, editor ar Endeavour, freelance writer. I unpack packing. She/her. www.sarahmpickman.com
@eguimont.bsky.social and I are excited to announce the latest Spotlight article for Endeavour: “Creation science as culture: South Korean antievolutionists’ international practices in four countries.” Free to read until June 30! www.sciencedirect.com/journal/ende...
#NavalHistory people! Help! Our local museum has a life raft we're trying to research. Does anyone know anything about it? It is triangular, and is stamped with a 1940 date.
I just reserved a copy of this at my library! Looks perfect for what I need; I’m writing a chapter that is partly about the materiality of notebooks/paper. Thanks!
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Wonderful, thank you!
Anyone have any good suggestions for readings on notebooks in the history of science?
THIS is the take on LLMs and the job market. They can probably do some jobs, which will worsen millions of people's lives. But much more than that, people who don't understand your job will assume that it is worthless, even more than they already do.
A semi-regular reminder that @incsa.bsky.social's journal is open to receiving proposals for special issues. If you have an idea for a topic connected to 19thC studies in the broadest sense, do get in touch. Please share!
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This FOl enquiry for the Guardian has taken up a great deal of my life for the past 2 years. (1/3)
“MAGA’s fundamental shared quality is a total lack of theory of mind for other people” is a theory that keeps getting validated by reality - look at almost every decision they’ve made in the war with Iran, and how they seem constantly surprised by the unanticipated actions of other parties.
Reminds me of this piece by artist Darren Cullen: American jobs for American robots www.spellingmistakescostlives.com/product-page...
Scientists and other experts were preparing an assessment of the health of nature in the US when Trump returned to the White House. He canceled the report. The researchers went ahead and compiled it on their own. This week, they released a 868-p draft for public comment and scientific review.
Kristi Noem misattributing a paraphrase of Rudyard Kipling to George Orwell really does sum it all up huh
So we’re just going to forget all about this and never ask Trump, Leavitt or Hegseth about it again after the first day because this is totally normal so who cares.
Our half-day virtual workshop on Thursday will provide an overview of the updated Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act regulations. You'll learn the steps to take to comply. Register at tinyurl.com/2s4h3f65.
RHODES: “.. This was a decision made by one man with no legal basis, little public support and no coherent explanation of an endgame.”
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This week's cover @thelancet.com
Today's gift link. "'As everyone knows, the conflict about Greenland isn’t over yet,' she said in a speech on Thursday to Parliament that amounted to the opening of what is likely to be a quick campaign to keep her job." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/26/w...
Columbia says DHS entered a dorm at dawn today under false pretenses, detaining a student in violation of the law and university policy.
This, basically:
One would think that this would merit an emergency convening of all Blue state governors, Attorneys generals and Congressional representatives. It's a declaration of war on one state which means they'll do it to others too.
New podcast! Talking with @peterhhansen.bsky.social about how #mountaineering & #modernity emerged together & how the idea of the 'summit position' came to encompass concepts of sovereignty and empire from the #Alps to #Everest.
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New rule: if you go back to someone's house and they have no books, not only do you not sleep with them, you invite them over to your basement for a wonderful cask of Amontillado. It's fine. They won't get it. They won't be missed.
Oof I’m in this post and I don’t like it
