If you're coming from the north, there's a detour on Elliott Bay trail.

The loneliness paradox: How media narratives shape our solitude In an era of hyperconnectivity, loneliness has been declared a global epidemic with significant consequences for mental and physical health. Public health campaigns and media discussions have long sou...

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Years After the Early Death of a Math Genius, Her Ideas Gain New Life | Quanta Magazine A new proof extends the work of the late Maryam Mirzakhani, cementing her legacy as a pioneer of alien mathematical realms.

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That's amazing, and not in a good way 😶

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From the telescopes community on Reddit: Couldn't find an eyepiece phone mount I liked, so I designed and 3D printed one! Explore this post and more from the telescopes community

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Ahh, yeah that makes sense. I don't think I've ever taught a coordinated session and given free rein. Most I could do was assign my own homework, and write the quizzes and exams. I left academia for various reasons, this being one of them.

Yea, as an adjunct it was worse because I could sympathize with my students, but had no control of the assigned texts!

This is the way it was when I taught over a decade ago -- a student may have gotten a deal on a used copy of a textbook, but new textbooks came with a "free" voucher for webassign. You'd end up spending nearly the same amount as a new copy when you add in the webassign fee for a semester.