Entrance to a turbine hall in an abandoned power plant
https://www.abandonedamerica.us/richmond-power-station
A hallway connecting the administration building of Hudson River State Hospital to one of the wards
Explore the rest: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/hudson-river-state-hospital
Never forget, multimodal streets (aka “complete streets”) are simply more efficient, because they move, hold & serve more PEOPLE within the same space. Whether you think streets are just for moving people, or are for a LOT more, they’re just better. Via @NACTO.
#CityMakingMath #CompleteStreets #Streets #cities #urbanism #urbandesign #city #cars
An article that gets beyond fears of "cheating" to an issue that may be more foundational: which is that, if language models do succeed in leveling writing skills upward, they will erase a huge amount of social capital. It seems possible that's what really disturbs us. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2022/12/openai-chatgpt-writing-high-school-english-essay/672412/
I was recently made aware of the existence of the #mushtodon hashtag, so here's a nice bunch I found in a forest near where I live in Quebec, Canada. Any identification guesses?
With all of the horrible things happening in the world, it’s nice to find the wins. Especially in the area of our environment. A group called Coral Guardian is restoring coral reefs, and it’s quite magnificent. More wins like this, please.
I picked up this Tyrannosaurus Rex foot claw cast from UK maker Jim Francis, based on an adult specimen excavated from Hell Creek Formation in South Dakota. It's 😍 and the weight and size gives an amazing idea of the size and power of this Dino! 🦖 #FossilFriday
Science Curious Joined Science-Astronomy
Perhaps the most-terrifying space photograph to date. Astronaut Bruce McCandless II floats completely untethered, away from the safety of the space shuttle, with nothing but his Manned Maneuvering Unit keeping him alive. The first person in history to do so. Credit: NASA