<p>George Orwell called for a new way of thinking about science</p><p>In October 1945, George Orwell responded to a letter from Mr J. Stewart Cook in the leftwing weekly newspaper Tribune calling for more science education.</p><p>By Robert Colls</p><p><a href="https://theconversation.com/george-orwell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="theconversation.com/george-orwell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/george-orw</span><span class="invisible">ell-called-for-a-new-way-of-thinking-about-science-274447</span></a></p><p>Science education at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=science+%2Beducation" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=science+%2Beducation"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=science+%2Beducation</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/education/" rel="tag">#education</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
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<p>SETI Institute In the News: January Roundup 2026</p><p>This month’s stories highlight how SETI Institute scientists combine rigorous analysis with curiosity, whether working alongside citizen astronomers, refining the identification of technosignatures, or improving the precision of radio observations that underpin both astrophysics and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. </p><p>Read the full stories: <a href="https://www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-january-roundup-2026/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/news/seti-institute-in-the-news-january-roundup-2026/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/news/seti-institu</span><span class="invisible">te-in-the-news-january-roundup-2026/</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p>Under <a href="/tags/biden/" rel="tag">#Biden</a> US national labs found themselves hamstrung by micromanagement, demands from the administration that resources be diverted away from <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> while regulators repeatedly shut down programs much to the chagrin of our International partners.</p><p>It's been a breath of fresh air that the new administration has allowed us to actually get back to work. I don't even care if they know what they are doing, at least they are no longer interfering. Science is getting back on track now. </p><p>Regardless of everything else that <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> might be getting into, and maybe it's just because he's just that incompetent, at least the US is getting back on track with its scientific endeavors. Our experiments are getting back up to speed after years of crippling bureaucracy, and we can start making progress again.</p><p>There's a lot to complain about with Trump, but I am very glad to see that the expectations for science are living up to what I'd hoped. </p><p><a href="/tags/uspolitics/" rel="tag">#USPolitics</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/ppod/" rel="tag">#PPOD</a>: This very impressive, and little-known, image of a meandering squiggle of high-altitude clouds on Saturn was captured by the Cassini spacecraft on July 18, 2010. It almost looks like one of these fancy latte art designs! Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/CICLOPS/Jason Major</p><p><a href="/tags/planetaryscience/" rel="tag">#planetaryscience</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p>Largest complete dinosaur claw found in Gobi Desert</p><p>"Named Duonychus tsogtbaatari, the previously-unknown Cretaceous dinosaur had two-digit hands with lethal curved claws nearly a foot long."</p><p><a href="https://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72808" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/72808"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thehistoryblog.com/archive</span><span class="invisible">s/72808</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/paleontology/" rel="tag">#paleontology</a></p><p>Dinosaurs discovered in the past:</p>
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<p>Early bird tickets for The <a href="/tags/drakeawards2025/" rel="tag">#DrakeAwards2025</a> are available!</p><p>You’re cordially invited to join the SETI Institute on May 20, 2025, for an unforgettable evening celebrating scientific discovery, innovation, and the search for life beyond Earth. Connect with pioneering researchers in <a href="/tags/seti/" rel="tag">#SETI</a>, <a href="/tags/astrobiology/" rel="tag">#astrobiology</a>, and <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a>, enjoy a gala dinner and awards ceremony, and engage with the brightest minds in the field.</p><p>Act now! The Early Bird sale ends in five days! </p><p>Tickets: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/drake-awards-2025-tickets-1251126907259" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.eventbrite.com/e/drake-awards-2025-tickets-1251126907259"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.eventbrite.com/e/drake-awa</span><span class="invisible">rds-2025-tickets-1251126907259</span></a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a> in 1930.</p><p>While studying photographs taken in January, Clyde Tombaugh discovers Pluto, making it by far the first known object in the Kuiper belt. It was immediately hailed as the ninth planet.</p><p>However, its planetary status was questioned when it was found to be much smaller than expected. In 2006, the International Astronomical Union (IAU) formally redefined the term planet to exclude dwarf planets such as Pluto.</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tombaugh" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_Tombaugh"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde_To</span><span class="invisible">mbaugh</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>
<p>Si alguno conoce alguna data que muestre el experimento de Vicario (sobre desplazamiento acústico temporal) me avisa.</p><p><a href="/tags/acoustic/" rel="tag">#acoustic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/sound/" rel="tag">#sound</a> <a href="/tags/engineering/" rel="tag">#engineering</a></p>
<p>Madness <a href="/tags/americanautocracy/" rel="tag">#AmericanAutocracy</a></p><p>‘Vaguely Threatening’: <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> Federal Prosecutor <a href="/tags/edmartin/" rel="tag">#EdMartin</a> Queries Leading <a href="/tags/medical/" rel="tag">#Medical</a> Journal</p><p>The New England Journal of Medicine [<a href="/tags/nejm/" rel="tag">#NEJM</a>] received a letter suggesting that it was biased & compromised by external pressure. Other journals have also received the letter.</p><p><a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#law</a> <a href="/tags/censorship/" rel="tag">#censorship</a> <a href="/tags/firstamendment/" rel="tag">#FirstAmendment</a> <a href="/tags/constitution/" rel="tag">#Constitution</a> <a href="/tags/democracy/" rel="tag">#democracy</a> <a href="/tags/abuseofpower/" rel="tag">#AbuseOfPower</a> <a href="/tags/authoritarianism/" rel="tag">#authoritarianism</a> <a href="/tags/tyranny/" rel="tag">#tyranny</a> <a href="/tags/dictatorship/" rel="tag">#dictatorship</a> <a href="/tags/antiintellectualism/" rel="tag">#AntiIntellectualism</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <br><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/health/nejm-prosecutor-letter.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=68CE025A-703F-4C94-87AA-8D0D7D06D23B" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/health/nejm-prosecutor-letter.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=68CE025A-703F-4C94-87AA-8D0D7D06D23B"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.nytimes.com/2025/04/25/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth/nejm-prosecutor-letter.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=p&pvid=68CE025A-703F-4C94-87AA-8D0D7D06D23B</span></a></p>
<p>Recreating the smells of history</p><p>Using chemistry, archival records and AI, scientists are reviving the aromas of old libraries, mummies and battlefields</p><p>By Kaja Šeruga</p><p><a href="https://knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=c402de6df9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_27_08_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-c402de6df9-546465172" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="knowablemagazine.org/content/article/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=c402de6df9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_27_08_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-c402de6df9-546465172"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">knowablemagazine.org/content/a</span><span class="invisible">rticle/society/2026/recreating-the-smells-of-the-past?utm_source=Knowable+Magazine&utm_campaign=c402de6df9-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_01_27_08_48&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_150f6a5cbe-c402de6df9-546465172</span></a></p><p>Smells of history at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=smells+of+history" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=smells+of+history"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=smells+of+history</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/olfactory_system/" rel="tag">#olfactory_system</a></p>
<p>James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879) was born <a href="/tags/otd/" rel="tag">#OTD</a>, 13 June. As a physicist, he ranks alongside Newton & Einstein (“He achieved greatness unequalled”—Max Planck; “I stand on the shoulders of Maxwell”—Albert Einstein).</p><p>Maxwell also wrote poetry: “Rigid Body Sings” is based on “Comin’ Through the Rye” by Robert Burns</p><p><a href="https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45774/in-memory-of-edward-wilson-who-repented-of-what-was-in-his-mind-to-write-after-section" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45774/in-memory-of-edward-wilson-who-repented-of-what-was-in-his-mind-to-write-after-section"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.poetryfoundation.org/poems</span><span class="invisible">/45774/in-memory-of-edward-wilson-who-repented-of-what-was-in-his-mind-to-write-after-section</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/scottish/" rel="tag">#Scottish</a> <a href="/tags/literature/" rel="tag">#literature</a> <a href="/tags/poetry/" rel="tag">#poetry</a> <a href="/tags/19thcentury/" rel="tag">#19thcentury</a> <a href="/tags/victorian/" rel="tag">#Victorian</a> <a href="/tags/scots/" rel="tag">#Scots</a> <a href="/tags/scotslanguage/" rel="tag">#Scotslanguage</a> <a href="/tags/physics/" rel="tag">#Physics</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/physicist/" rel="tag">#physicist</a></p>
<p>Why Do Colors Matter in Our Lives?</p><p>"Have you ever wondered why certain colors were chosen in your favorite designs? In this piece, we uncover the science of colors and how they impact us psychologically."</p><p><a href="https://www.thecollector.com/why-do-colors-matter-in-our-lives/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.thecollector.com/why-do-colors-matter-in-our-lives/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.thecollector.com/why-do-co</span><span class="invisible">lors-matter-in-our-lives/</span></a></p><p>"Goethe's Theory of Colours" at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50572" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50572</a></p><p>Books by Jung at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/44679"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/44679</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p>PRESS RELEASE: <a href="https://www.seti.org/press-release/seti-institute-honor-contributions-exoplanet-research-its-carl-sagan-center-directors-award" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.seti.org/press-release/seti-institute-honor-contributions-exoplanet-research-its-carl-sagan-center-directors-award"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.seti.org/press-release/set</span><span class="invisible">i-institute-honor-contributions-exoplanet-research-its-carl-sagan-center-directors-award</span></a> </p><p>The SETI Institute will recognize Dr. Joseph Twicken, Senior Data Scientist at the SETI Institute, with its 2025 Carl Sagan Center (CSC) Director’s Award. The CSC Director's Award honors SETI Institute scientists for outstanding achievements in astrobiology, technology, and exploration of life in the universe. </p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/pressrelease/" rel="tag">#pressrelease</a> <a href="/tags/scicomm/" rel="tag">#scicomm</a></p>
<p>This. I mean…. I can’t even….</p><p><a href="/tags/idiotinchief/" rel="tag">#IdiotInChief</a></p><p><a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a>: …I’ve been meeting w/heads of… <a href="/tags/forest/" rel="tag">#forest</a> countries, call themselves forest, Austria & others... they say we're a forest nation. We live in forest…In one case you know they say our <a href="/tags/trees/" rel="tag">#trees</a> are much more flammable than <a href="/tags/california/" rel="tag">#California</a> but we don’t have <a href="/tags/forestfires/" rel="tag">#ForestFires</a> because we clean the floor. We sweep the floor….</p><p><a href="/tags/idiocracy/" rel="tag">#Idiocracy</a> <a href="/tags/kakistocracy/" rel="tag">#kakistocracy</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/nature/" rel="tag">#nature</a> <a href="/tags/fema/" rel="tag">#FEMA</a> <a href="/tags/interior/" rel="tag">#Interior</a> <a href="/tags/forestmanagement/" rel="tag">#ForestManagement</a> <a href="/tags/forests/" rel="tag">#forests</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatecrisis/" rel="tag">#ClimateCrisis</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a></p>
<p>I know some people say they don't read speculative fiction because it's "not realistic" well guess what 😜😂 </p><p><span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://lemmy.world/u/books" rel="nofollow">@books</a> <br>@worldbuilding <span class="h-card"><a href="https://fedigroups.social/@humor" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>humor</span></a></span> @humor@lemmy.world @aiop</p><p><a href="/tags/dune/" rel="tag">#Dune</a><br><a href="/tags/speculativefiction/" rel="tag">#SpeculativeFiction</a> <a href="/tags/fantasybooks/" rel="tag">#FantasyBooks</a><br><a href="/tags/fantasymemes/" rel="tag">#FantasyMemes</a> <a href="/tags/scifimemes/" rel="tag">#SciFiMemes</a> <a href="/tags/fantasy/" rel="tag">#Fantasy</a> <a href="/tags/scifi/" rel="tag">#SciFi</a> <a href="/tags/meme/" rel="tag">#Meme</a> <a href="/tags/memes/" rel="tag">#Memes</a> <a href="/tags/humor/" rel="tag">#Humor</a> <a href="/tags/humour/" rel="tag">#Humour</a> <a href="/tags/funny/" rel="tag">#Funny</a><br><a href="/tags/low/" rel="tag">#Low</a> <a href="/tags/high/" rel="tag">#High</a> <a href="/tags/epic/" rel="tag">#Epic</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/opera/" rel="tag">#Opera</a> <a href="/tags/hard/" rel="tag">#Hard</a> <a href="/tags/cottagecore/" rel="tag">#CottageCore</a> <a href="/tags/solarpunk/" rel="tag">#SolarPunk</a> <a href="/tags/comedic/" rel="tag">#Comedic</a> <a href="/tags/whatever/" rel="tag">#Whatever</a> <a href="/tags/givemeallyouvegot/" rel="tag">#GiveMeAllYouveGot</a><br><a href="/tags/book/" rel="tag">#Book</a> <a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#Books</a> <a href="/tags/novel/" rel="tag">#Novel</a> <a href="/tags/novels/" rel="tag">#Novels</a> <a href="/tags/bookstodon/" rel="tag">#Bookstodon</a> <a href="/tags/bookworm/" rel="tag">#Bookworm</a> <a href="/tags/bookwyrm/" rel="tag">#Bookwyrm</a> <a href="/tags/booklove/" rel="tag">#BookLove</a></p>
<p>I'm making a pilgrimage to 3 great observatories in Chile's Atacama desert (ALMA, CCAT, and the Simons Observatory). It's a trip I've dreamed about for years. Will try to post updates as I go.</p><p>Just getting there--from Santiago to Calama to San Pedro--is spectacular. Such raw geology.</p><p><a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#space</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a> <a href="/tags/travel/" rel="tag">#travel</a></p>
<p>Researchers Say They’ve Discovered “Unprecedented” New Color No One Has Ever Seen Before</p><p>By Regina Sienra </p><p><a href="https://mymodernmet.com/new-color-olo-blue-green/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=04272025&utm_medium=email&sh_kit=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="mymodernmet.com/new-color-olo-blue-green/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=04272025&utm_medium=email&sh_kit=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">mymodernmet.com/new-color-olo-</span><span class="invisible">blue-green/?utm_campaign=daily-digest&utm_content=link&utm_source=convertkit&utm_term=04272025&utm_medium=email&sh_kit=19f2988141aeef1ce3da2871b25613801e24297faaf654001575521d8c39910f</span></a></p><p>Original article:<br><a href="https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu1052" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adu1052"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sc</span><span class="invisible">iadv.adu1052</span></a></p><p>Goethe's Theory of Colours at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50572" rel="nofollow"><span class="invisible">https://</span>www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/50572</a></p><p><a href="/tags/art/" rel="tag">#art</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p>"A scientist worthy of the name, above all a mathematician, experiences in his work the same impression as an artist; his pleasure is as great and of the same nature. " </p><p>~Henri Poincaré (29 April 1854 – 17 July 1912)</p><p>Poincaré at PG:<br><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5958" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/5958"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/autho</span><span class="invisible">r/5958</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/books/" rel="tag">#books</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/mathematics/" rel="tag">#mathematics</a></p>
<p>Mercury is weird because of a 'hit-and-run' incident in its youth</p><p><a href="https://www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercury-is-weird-because-of-a-hit-and-run-incident-in-its-youth" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.livescience.com/space/mercury/mercury-is-weird-because-of-a-hit-and-run-incident-in-its-youth"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.livescience.com/space/merc</span><span class="invisible">ury/mercury-is-weird-because-of-a-hit-and-run-incident-in-its-youth</span></a></p><p>Books about the planet Mercury at PG</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Mercury+%28planet%29&submit_search=Search" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=Mercury+%28planet%29&submit_search=Search"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/searc</span><span class="invisible">h/?query=Mercury+%28planet%29&submit_search=Search</span></a></p><p>APPARENT MAGNITUDES OF THE SUN, AS SEEN FROM THE DIFFERENT PLANETS. - from the book "Letters on Astronomy" by Denison Olmsted (1855)</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/astronomy/" rel="tag">#astronomy</a></p>
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<p>The total loss of NOAA’s office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research — a nerve center of global climate science, data collection and modeling — represents a setback for climate preparedness that experts warn the nation may never recover from.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-noaa-budget-cuts-climate-change-modeling-princeton-gfdl?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/noaa/" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> <a href="/tags/ocean/" rel="tag">#Ocean</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#Climate</a> <a href="/tags/climatechange/" rel="tag">#ClimateChange</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>
<p>This week's comic: Highly selective health nuts</p><p><a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/climate/" rel="tag">#climate</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#environment</a></p>
<p><a href="/tags/notjustaliens/" rel="tag">#notjustaliens</a></p><p>Dr. Steve Croft is a radio astronomer working on the Breakthrough Listen technosignature search project with UC Berkeley SETI Research Center (BSRC), where he leads Listen's observational program on the 100-meter Green Bank Telescope.</p><p>At the SETI Institute, Dr. Croft is involved in SETI research with the Allen Telescope Array, making the array accessible to outside experts as part of the open-source GNU Radio project.</p><p>Yes, we do research <a href="/tags/sometimesaliens/" rel="tag">#sometimesaliens</a>, too.</p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a></p>
<p>Ten Medieval Discoveries That Shaped How We Understand Sleep</p><p>"When we think about the history of sleep science, the story is often told as a leap from ancient Greek philosophy to modern medicine. But a new study shows that medieval physicians made several profound and interesting discoveries when it came to how we sleep."</p><p><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2026/01/medieval-discoveries-sleep/" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.medievalists.net/2026/01/medieval-discoveries-sleep/"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.medievalists.net/2026/01/m</span><span class="invisible">edieval-discoveries-sleep/</span></a></p><p>Books about sleep at PG:</p><p><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=sleep" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=sleep"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subje</span><span class="invisible">cts/search/?query=sleep</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#science</a> <a href="/tags/sciencehistory/" rel="tag">#sciencehistory</a></p>
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<p>Millions of People Depend on the Great Lakes’ Water Supply. Trump Decimated the Lab Protecting It.<br>—</p><p>The Trump administration’s slashing of budgets and staff have Great Lakes scientists concerned that they have lost the ability to protect the public from toxic algal blooms, which can kill animals and sicken people.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/noaa-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/noaa-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/noa</span><span class="invisible">a-michigan-lab-toxic-algae-blooms-great-lakes-drinking-water?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/michigan/" rel="tag">#Michigan</a> <a href="/tags/ohio/" rel="tag">#Ohio</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/noaa/" rel="tag">#NOAA</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/science/" rel="tag">#Science</a></p>