Recycling dog hair for use by birds building nests. Wouldn’t you prefer snoozing on this rather than twigs?

There's big data, and there's selecting WHICH data to look at from that group, and that will shape our future knowledge. Who gets to pick?
(Diagram courtesy of theconversation.com/what-is-a-fact…)

The furious division over the Gaza/Israel mess on campuses has really illustrated how technology now obfuscates our ability to reliably understand a situation. Every point of view can point to supporting 'evidence.' How can you not be partisan if you think reality supports you?

Heehee

To be fair, Caesar did suffer from epilepsy.

I'm sure the recently deciphered scroll about Plato is important but I have yet to see a properly detailed account of precisely what is new. There were already many various accounts of Plato's death, including one about listening to flute music on his deathbed.

Lily auditioning for Jaws II.

Lsd is now ONE lane and the bottleneck this has created is adding 45 mins to my commute 😡 who planned this?!

Suspect this one's beyond my powers with all the enthusiasm in the world.

Here is the 'before' picture from the project I started today: turning my concrete 'yard' into a Japanese garden. Got a baby maple and some ferns from a nursery and a too-short 'path' from Amazon. Moss to come! Note inquisitive beasties in the left foreground.

People. You have 30 minutes with a philanthropic billionaire interested in higher education. You want to show that the future involves all fields of knowledge working with AI seamlessly and without departmental silos or research walls. What's your proof?

The future of this country lies in a higher education not siloized by centuries-old categories of knowledge.

RT if you agree. This is the US's way forward in global education.

Now we have “From the river to the sea” here at UChicago. The President has said that the encampment is against university policy but will be tolerated for a while because of our commitment to free speech, thus IMHO making a hash of both principles.

What if I told you that I have CONVERSATIONS with these guys ALL THE TIME?? and that I have them WITH MY MIND?

I don't understand why Kristi Noem couldn't take her puppy to a shelter instead of killing her.