Paul Sutton @zleap@qoto.org

I wonder how many folks out there know you can take just about any course at MIT for free.

They just post everything online after the in-person course is complete. Lectures, supplements, tests, everything.

"I want to do a dorky thing but I don't want people to think I am a dork": friends, just let that go. Let. It. Go. Do your dorky thing. Or don't! I recommend doing it, but it's up to you.

Anyone who ever went to a junior high dance knows that half-assing your dorky dance moves makes you look RIDICULOUS but flinging yourself into them is GREAT. Art is like that. Do your art.

Folks, we are hiring six (!) postdocs as part of our NSF funded collaborative community engaged STEM research. 70k plus research funding to partner with Indigenous communities.

Review of applications will begin Feb. 1, 2023 and close no later than June 1, 2023.
Positions to begin on or before Aug. 15, 2023. All successful applicants will be funded to attend an orientation session in Summer 2023.

Position Details: MSU Job number 835465. https://careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/513394/research-associatefixed-term

It's kinda weird when 8 out of 10 people watching the fireworks are using their phones to record it. It feels so surreal seeing them recording the fireworks instead of enjoying the moment.

A NASA science instrument in orbit will form the backbone of a new initiative to survey methane emissions from landfills in a new nonprofit project to track the greenhouse gas.

The new project, led by the nonprofit group Carbon Mapper, will use data collected from the International Space Station by NASA's EMIT to track methane, which according to NASA is the source of around a quarter to a third of human-driven global warming.

#climate #climatechange #pollution
https://www.space.com/nasa-mapping-methane-from-space-climate-change

There's a Mastodon development roadmap out now.

Some highlights for core Mastodon...

In progress:
- groups
- editing media metadata

Planned:
- importing lists
- migrate lists when migrating account

From the exploring list:
- More filtering of notifications
- End-to-end encrypted messages
- Restricting who can reply to a post

https://joinmastodon.org/roadmap

via @andrey

Learn about SS garrison members, the structure of the Auschwitz camp administration and daily life of SS men.

See our online lesson: http://lekcja.auschwitz.org/2021-zaloga-en/

&

Listen to our podcast: https://anchor.fm/auschwitz-memorial/episodes/On-Auschwitz-20-SS-garrison-in-the-Auschwitz-camp-e1il8bt

#Auschwitz #podcast #elearning #lesson #SS #Nazis #Germany #history #histodons #education #ww2 #ConcentrationCamps

@zleap @TheGuardian_uk peer pressure is especially acute in this age range. I think it starts with better education in both homes & schools, and encouraging diversity in appearance and preferences.

#introduction 👨🏼‍🔬

I managed to avoid #Twitter, so technically not part of the whole #TwitterMigration

I'm Callum (he/him), 23 - #gay #disabled & #neurodiverse - and a Particle #Astrophysics #PhD Researcher in #CERN !

Also a @SNP
#political activist for:

#Scottishindependence in #europe #EU 🇪🇺 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

#lgbtq rights (#trans & #intersex ally) 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

#MentalHealth Reform 🧠

Saving our #Climate 🌍

#STEMMinist Society ⚛️

Work in science or also politically active? Then let's connect!

So, to my fellow #Scots, #Political #Activists and #Science enthusiasts -
I have a wee big #announcement 🥳

I've created a wee Science & Politics #website designed for highlighting the #connection between the two with a series of #policy proposals, #blogs and #articles

It's still under construction, but you can sign up to the mailing list for #email updates and articles!

www.physicist.scot

I'd appreciate it if you could reblog/boost if you're interested! #science #scotland

Maybe, just maybe, we should start honouring the Scots who actively tried to make Scotland a better place, rather than a bunch of rich-entitled aristocrat fossils like Buchanan!

Whether it's politics with the likes of Margo MacDonald, Donald Dewer or Thomas Muir; altruism with Sean Connery or Vivienne Westwood; or heroism like Jackie Crookstone, Mary Blake or John Smeaton.

There's plenty of statues and street names needing replaced, and there's many a better qualified Scot to choose from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

Take a look back at 100 images highlighting the work of the NASA Headquarters photo team in 2022! https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAmryH - Wishing everyone the best in 2023!
#NASAhqphoto

We are at a time of year when booze-induced dread peaks. So I quit alcohol for good | Mia Ristovska - Facing fear and uncertainty without reaching for liquid courage unlocked a new level of confidence in my lifeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWe are at the time where the booze-induced sense of... #theguardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/commentisfree/2023/jan/02/we-are-at-a-time-of-year-when-booze-induced-dread-peaks-so-i-quit-alcohol-for-good

‘Hope, joy, euphoria’: Brazilians take to streets to celebrate new era under Lula - New president to be sworn in on Sunday, hoping to unite country bitterly divided by Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘four years of terror’Tens of thousands of Brazilians have flooded the streets of the country’s capital, Brasília, to celebrate the start of a new political era with the swearing in of the president, Luiz Inácio Lula... #theguardian

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jan/01/brazil-lula-presidency-new-era

Social media triggers children to dislike their own bodies, says study - A major new study shows social media is a ‘significant risk’ to young people’s view of themselves and can provoke mental health distressThree out of four children as young as 12 dislike their bodies and are embarrassed by the way they look, increasing to eight in 10 young people aged 18... #theguardian

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/jan/01/social-media-triggers-children-to-dislike-their-own-bodies-says-study

Tottenham v Aston Villa: Premier League – live - Live updates from the 2pm GMT kick-off Get in touch! Email Will or tweet @Will_UnwinEmi Martinez is left on the bench for Villa but Cristian Romero starts for Spurs. Go figure. Tottenham (3-4-3): Lloris; Romero, Lenglet, Davies; Doherty, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Perisic; Gil, Kane, Son #theguardian

https://www.theguardian.com/football/live/2023/jan/01/tottenham-v-aston-villa-premier-league-live

As promised, we wrote an article about the #fediverse and decentralization of the Internet. tl;dr -> The prospect of returning the Internet to its decentralized roots are brighter than they have been in a long time. With lots of links to dig deeper. 🧵
https://systemsapproach.substack.com/p/decentralization-strikes-back

#BlwyddynNewyddDda pawb. Dw i'n dysgu #Cymraeg (diolch am Lenyddiaeth Cymru) a dw i'n gorfod ymarfer bob dydd!

Apologies for any mistakes. I'm actually learning for the second time. I have a Welsh GCSE but I grew up around Brecon and no-one I knew actually spoke it. I want to be able to write creatively yn Gymraeg as well as in English, even if it takes me a long time to get there. This is my new year's resolution: I'll post something yn Gymraeg every day in 2023. Wish me luck!