Media Diary

8/19/23

Sequencing genes of Iron and Bronze Age peoples to better understand early Mediterranean migration patterns
Researchers estimate anthropogenic mercury emissions from 1500 to 1900
Climate change is making debt more expensive—new study
A low-tech sludge solution for reducing antimicrobial resistance

8/18/23

The BigPicture 2023 World Nature Photography Finalists

So many amazing nature pictures here.

Pocket Forests Are Coming to Town

It will be curious to see how these hold up in the future.

Why Darwin Admired the Humble Earthworm
Atlatl weapon use by prehistoric females equalized the division of labor while hunting, experimental study shows

8/17/23

lasse.nerdcamp.net

How I became a coffee drinker
No, I won't mow my lawn
Re: The Cheapest Cup of Tea in Town
Timely Fiction, Non-Eternal Fiction: A ramble on old stuff by Okasen
Garage Decluttering, Take 2 by winter
Social Adulthood by jsreed5.org
left_adjoint's phlog
Missing Link Between Simple Cells and Complex Life-Forms Possibly Found
2023-08-06 by insom
Concrete Jungle Cats – The Abandoned Roosevelt Island Smallpox Hospital
This Molecule May Have Seeded Earth Life

Short fiction by Ramez Yoakeim

Redemption for the Unseen
Asymptotic Convergence
In the Teeth of the Gale

8/16/23

Strange, 300,000-year-old jawbone unearthed in China may come from vanished human lineage
Dysphoria by left_adjoint
Mad movement on main by left_adjoint
I Want To Wear A Dress! by stack
A First Step into Gardening by jsreed5.org
Re: The Minimalist Vegan by lasse.nerdcamp.net
Guerrilla Open Access Manifesto by Aaron Swartz
Old phone morning project by hitchhiker-linux.org
Doing and Making Things Myself by Warmedal.se
Train Trip day 1 by eph.smol.pub

8/14/23

Reddit on Wiki
Fossil of Tiny, Extinct Whale Discovered in Egypt, Named for King Tut
COVID subvariant EG.5 and its spawn 'Eris' now dominant in the US
Great Indian Desert Could Disappear Within Century

8/13/23

Prefiguring Community
Gardening (sort of)
Building a Second Brain: The Illustrated Notes
A Brief History & Ethos of the Digital Garden

8/12/23

Wander My Friends – The Abandoned JME House
Adventure Bible School - Urban Exploration blog of Julia Wertz
Mayan Art Megathread

8/11/23

Missing my Medication, Bipolar Edition
Books I’m reading

8/9/23

Bye, Gemini
makew0rld's "Bye, Gemini"
Gemini aggregation, curation, etc
Twitter's Getting Worse and I'm Saying My Goodbyes, Again

8/8/23

Been watching recent skits of Frank James, which is Myers Briggs centric.
The Poor Person's Book Reviewer

He's incredibly honest, rambly and often provides a unique perspective.

8/6/23

Podcasts/Youtube

Jarvis Exposed The Metaverse | Sad Boyz
I Spent A Week Alone In The Metaverse | Jarvis Johnson
Say Less | Reading Reddit Stories | Smosh Pit

Reading

Scientists Uncover a Surprising Connection Between Number Theory and Evolutionary Genetics
In Philippines, climate change tests Indigenous farming like never before
A fantastical world of potential giant viruses lurks beneath the soil
A child’s ornate necklace highlights ancient farmers’ social complexity
A colossal ancient whale could be the heaviest animal ever known
Oldest traces of a dysentery-causing parasite were found in ancient toilets
How Kenya is helping its neighbors develop geothermal energy
Cats first finagled their way into human hearts and homes thousands of years ago – here's how
Immune cells that fight cancer become exhausted within hours of first encountering tumors – new research
Laughter can communicate a lot more than good humor – people use it to smooth social interactions

Reading 8/5/23

Dealing With Braindeadness
Appreciating Shohei Ohtani
Ryugu asteroid samples are sprinkled with stardust older than the solar system
The Leaning Pile of Books by Fantasy Cafe - More books for my TBR
Review of The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart by Kristen of Fantasy Cafe

I really like her review style.

Reading 8/4/23

smolZine Issue 29

I'm putting this here as I really enjoyed kelbot's review of Walkaway by Cory Doctorow.

Rebecca Roanhorse's Online Essays/Non-Fiction

Nothing deep to add here, I read these while perusing her site to link to her fiction. I enjoy even her nonfiction writing, it still has a flow to it.

The Future You Imagine Is the Future You Get
Five Indigenous Speculative Fiction Authors You Should Be Reading
Postcards from the Apocalypse

Silvia Moreno Garcia's Online Essays/Non-Fiction

Terra Incognita: A Brief History of Mexican Science Fiction