Bibliolater 📚 📜 🖋 @bibliolater@qoto.org
Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things.
Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline.
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"Academic papers tend to be inherently complex due to their subjects, but many are also needlessly hard to read because of bad writing. A growing body of evidence shows that scientific papers have been getting harder to read over the last century." https://www.freethink.com/robots-ai/ai-could-rescue-scientific-papers
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #Academia #Science
Source: https://twitter.com/freethinkmedia/status/1651965360600502272
At the limits of astrophysics – with Katy Clough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4RbkTCp16k #YouTube #Video #Science #Astrophysics #Physics
Source: https://twitter.com/Ri_Science/status/1652281849861881857
100+ Best #free #data #science #books for beginners and experts https://www.theinsaneapp.com/2020/12/free-data-science-books-pdf.html
Source: https://twitter.com/MIT_CSAIL/status/1649805489176289284
"Wilhelm Schickard was a German astronomer who invented a calculating machine long before Pascal. He worked on astronomy, mathematics and surveying." https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Schickard/ #Maths #History #histodons #Science #Mathstodon
Source: https://twitter.com/mathshistory/status/1649705356841369601
‘Viking' was a job description, not a matter of heredity, massive #ancient #DNA study shows https://www.science.org/content/article/viking-was-job-description-not-matter-heredity-massive-ancient-dna-study-shows #archeology #archaeodons #Vikings #science #genetics
Source: https://twitter.com/NewsfromScience/status/1543316109075570691
Facts and Figures: A History of Medicines https://www.pastmedicalhistory.co.uk/facts-and-figures-a-history-of-medicines/ #history #histodons #histodon #science #medicines
Source: https://twitter.com/PastMedHistory/status/1647223248810307584
Radiocarbon timestamps left in #ancient tree rings by cosmic ray bombardments can date historical events with unprecedented precision https://www.science.org/content/article/marking-time-cosmic-ray-storms-can-pin-precise-dates-history-ancient-egypt-vikings #Science #Physics #Archaeology #archaeodons #History #histodons
Source: https://twitter.com/NewsfromScience/status/1646566425241190408
Here’s why the geometric patterns in salt flats worldwide look so similar https://www.sciencenews.org/article/geometric-patterns-salt-flats-worldwide #mathstodon #maths #science
Source: https://twitter.com/ScienceNews/status/1644792249249611776?s=20
Lunar eclipses illuminate timing and climate impact of #medieval volcanism
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-05751-z #Science #History #Histodons
#Horses and #dogs sailed with #Vikings to #Britain, say #scientists - BBC News
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64431142 #History #histodons #Science
#Biography: Thomas Willis, F. R. S. (1621-1675) https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsnr.1960.0008 #History #histsci #Science #Histodons
Source: https://twitter.com/RSocPublishing/status/1618942578451222529
Scientist of the day: Robert Burton https://www.lindahall.org/about/news/scientist-of-the-day/robert-burton #History #Science #Histodons
Source: https://twitter.com/bhgross144/status/1618444667531710465
Native Americans—and their #genes—traveled back to #Siberia, new #genomes reveal https://science.org/content/article/native-americans-and-their-genes-traveled-back-siberia-new-genomes-reveal #Science #Archaeology
Source: https://twitter.com/NewsfromScience/status/1618088775237648385?s=20
Not a bot just a chap in his fifties who occasionally reads things.
Toots are humanities, science, non-fiction, books, maps, charts and graphs related. Some toots containing videos may also find their way into the timeline.
Toots or follows or boosts or mentions ≠ endorsements of any particular notion or notions.
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Joined Nov 2022
