Karen Wilcox, PhD (she, her) @kswilcox@qoto.org

A full rotation of the Moon in high resolution created from photos captured by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft.

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap200719.html

Credit: LRO/ASU/NASA

A little bit of #GoodTrouble and good #News coming from the #USPS in 2023

USPS will honor the life and legacy of the late Georgia congressman and civil rights activist John Lewis with his own Forever Stamp

#JohnLewis #Stamp #CivilRights

Speaking of practical things, one craft I wanted to try was tambourine painting. I watched several drum painting YouTube videos, lol. So far I have two designs, the first one featuring Tzimtzimmai, the aspect of the Divine who contracted Herself to make The Void - the womb in which the universe is created.

I have 5 or 6 of these in stock and can do any color scheme.

#Judaica #Mazeldon #JewishGifts #Jewniverse #Jewdiverse #JewishArt #MastoArt #Handmade #FediGiftShop #Crafts #ShopHandMade

y'all.

do me a favor.

and share this pic.

i wanna see how viral a fox post can get on mastodon. 👀🦊

Holy crap I need to figure out how to bring Mastodons back to life…now where did I leave those blueprints?!?

Our 20 Most Popular Recipes of 2022 - Readers loved low-effort, low-cost dishes that don’t skimp on flavor or fun. #nytimes

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/14/dining/most-popular-recipes.html

Looks like the WSJ is going all in on moving to Mastodon, with this little tutorial available without a paywall.
https://www.wsj.com/story/how-to-use-mastodon-the-social-media-platform-blocked-by-elon-musks-twitter-7751455f

Some shots you can’t plan for.
I was waiting to shoot the rise of a supermoon when the clouds rolled in a ruined the spectacle. Instead of the moon crowning the tip of the Bay Bridge, a flock of pelicans passed over it, in perfect formation mimicking the shape of the bridge.
#sanfrancisco #baybridge #pelican #photography #urbanwildlife #wildlife #wildlifephotography

Another 𝗱𝗼𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗶𝘁 lurking there. This time involving the periaqueductal gray (PAG), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, etc.

Work by the Kash lab: Chronic ethanol exposure modulates periaqueductal gray to extended amygdala dopamine circuit

https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early/2022/12/14/JNEUROSCI.1219-22.2022

#Astrocytes mostly seem to *boost* neuronal activity, but @elena_dossi @NathalieRouach &co reveal that activity-dependent activation of astroglial #pannexin 1 channels *inhibits* hippocampal #neuronal networks - a novel negative feedback loop #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3h65tXQ

Just made my way here but couldn’t find the academic fed/nerd central for #physicians #scientists

Hope I can connect with great people here interested in #pain #glia #research #medicine #WomenInMedicine #womeninstem #womeninscience

Technical approaches and challenges to study #AMPA receptors in #oligodendrocyte lineage cells #glia
https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.24305

I'm not an expert on prisoner trades so I'll limit my comment to this: If you're upset that Biden exchanged an arms dealer for Brittany Griner—but approved Trump releasing 5,000 Taliban terrorists who then took over Afghanistan—stop pretending its national security you care about.

Moreover, for the people pearl clutching that the U.S. “traded an arms dealer” for the release of an innocent American woman—wait til you hear about the worlds largest arms dealer. (Hint: It’s the USA).

Astounding wave #clouds surge over #Wyoming’s Bighorn Mountains https://wapo.st/3UHDECP

#wywx #khwaves #KelvinHelmholtz

(Photo: Rachel Gordon)

@TexasObserver Thanks for the boost! Much appreciated.