"In 1976, about 40 percent of high-school seniors said they had read at least six books for fun in the previous year, compared with 11.5 percent who hadn’t read any. By 2022, those percentages had flipped." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books

To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.

The world can be a shitty place these days, and Alex Jones has helped make it that way. We want revenge. Join us!

Tell Alex Jones to Eat Shit: Let's Buy Infowars - The Barbed Wire

Howdy! I’m the publisher at The Barbed Wire. If you’re new to our site, we’re a next-generation digital media property absolutely obsessed with all-things Texas. If you’re returning after reading our ...

Hey Bluesky! Hit me up with the most recent book, story, song, or other piece of art you loved that was created by a trans person. Let's boost some trans creators today.

CERN cuts ties with Russia, will expel hundreds of Russian-affiliated scientists by December 1. arstechnica.com?p=2051242

CERN cuts ties with Russia, will expel hundreds of scientists by December

But Geneva-based organization will retain ties with Joint Institute for Nuclear Research.

“Roughly 90 percent of women who marry adopt their husband’s last name. Roughly 90 percent of married female voters have different name on their ID than on their birth certificate. 34 percent of women could be turned away from polls unless they have precisely the right documents.” FUCK THESE FUCKS.

How the Republican War on Women Extends to Voting Rights

Most women vote Democratic. And most still change their name when they marry. And that’s where the GOP sees an Achilles’ heel.

🧪 Second-gen Starlink satellites leak 30x more radio interference and threaten astronomical observations, Dutch radioastronomer Cees Bassa writes. Apparently the Starlink redesign to minimise emissions didn't quite work out. They're 10 million times brighter than the faintest radio sources:

Second-Generation Starlink Satellites Leak 30 Times More Radio Interference, Threatening Astronomical Observations | ASTRON

Observations with the LOFAR (Low Frequency Array) radio telescope last year showed that first generation Starlink satellites emit unintended radio waves that can hinder astronomical observations.

“Around 83% of NASA's facilities are beyond their design lifetimes, and the agency has $3.3B maintenance backlog. NASA's $250M estimate for normal yr-to-yr maintenance would take a $600M uptick in NASA's annual budget for infrastructure repairs to catch up on the backlog within the next 10 years.”

ATarstechnica.comSep 12, 2024 2:22pm

Eminent officials say NASA facilities some of the “worst” they’ve ever seen

Buildings at Johnson Space Center in Houston are among the worst at any NASA facility.

Very grateful and excited to be participating in the arXiv Accessibility Forum on Sonification event tomorrow! It's completely free so check out the forum accessibility2024.arxiv.orgcornell.zoom.us/j/9530370483...#AccessCantWait#arXivAccessibility2024

Ran across another friend who didn't get Paxlovid bc it was hundreds of dollars so here's this link again. You have to have a prescription to enroll and will need to educate the pharmacist but it works. No one should pay hundreds of dollars for Paxlovid! Privatization sucks! wapo.st/47hF7aO

Opinion | Here’s how to get free Paxlovid as many times as you need it

There’s a terrific new program for free Paxlovid, but many people don’t know about it.

Some of my favorite #teaching#publicationBias#conflictsOfInterest can cause overrated teaching trends. Parents, educators, and students may be surprised!

Which Trendy Teaching Techniques Actually Work?

How many common teaching techniques have actually been tested? Of those that have been tested, what were the results? The answers may surprise you. They surprised this educator!