immigrants aren't killing your pets. but you know who is? the police — who on average kill 25-30 dogs every day

Devastating article. Anyone mentions AI at work today I'll hand them this. "When the supercomputer gets to full capacity, the local utility says it’s going to need a million gallons of water per day and 150 megawatts of electricity — enough to power 100,000 homes per year."

Please APPLY! Scholarship for Palestinian women pursuing PhDs anywhere The Palestinian American Research Center Palestinian American Research Center (PARC) announces the 3rd Tanya Baker-Asad Scholarship for Palestinian women pursuing PhDs in the humanities and social sciences. --> dev.parc-us-pal.org/tanya-baker-as…

New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out Mark D. Howell (NMC)’s review of Brian M. Ingrassia (WTAMU)’s book _Speed Capital: Indianapolis Auto Racing and the Making of Modern America_ pub 2024 Illinois Press Review available H-Net Reviews h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

I googled it cause I thought that stat had to be bullshit, but it turns out that’s the actual government estimate. Jesus Christ

My book talk on "A Mist Connection" from 2023 with Prof Dolly Jørgensen and Finn-Arne Jorgensen and the Greenhouse Environmental Humanities Book Talk series was published as a podcast episode, which you can listen to here: newnatures.org/greenhouse/pod… #envhist #Laki1783

*LOTS* of new #HSTM 📚 to review H-Sci-Med-Tech this week! abortion, AI, archaeology, autoworkers, bioethics, data+politics, evolution, neuroscience, SF+alt-right, tech+nat'l security, wearables, videogame law ... Click thru to 👀 the list + tell me what you'd like to review!

Hakluyt Society Essay ECR Prize 2025 Annual prizes of £1250 to winner & 2nd prize of £250 to essays on the history of travel, exploration, cultural encounter or their effects, or that critically engage with the work of Hakluyt Society ⚓️🌊⛵️ - for details hakluyt.com/hakluyt-societ…

I'm sitting next to a Lincoln impersonator at the airport bar. He's watching MSNBC reporting on yesterday's assassination attempt. This is easily the most surreal thing I've ever witnessed.

Looking at primary sources with my UW-La Crosse History #oceans students today, and check out this gem from the amazing UWL Murphy Library UW-La Crosse Steamboat Photograph Collection! search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AQJHKR…

Like many women, Senator Tammy Duckworth put off having children to focus on her career. But the risk of losing her fertility because of combat injuries never crossed her mind. Now, she’s one of the most vocal advocates for preserving IVF access. nytimes.com/2024/09/17/us/…

New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out Annie J. (CHRIST)’s review of Andrew McDowell (Tulane School of Liberal Arts Tulane University)’s book _Breathless: Tuberculosis, Inequality, and Care in Rural India_ pub 2024 Stanford Press #HSTM Review available H-Net Reviews h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

My book review of Andrew McDowell’s work on tuberculosis and its atmospheric entanglements with broader social structures such as class/caste is out now at H-Sci-Med-Tech

Check out this list of awesome new books in #envhist #envhum #ecocrit #aghist #conservation #climate #Sustainability #animalstudies see the 🧵or the attached doc docs.google.com/document/d/1kF…

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New on H-Sci-Med-Tech: Check out Hunter Kennedy (The University of Chicago)’s rvw of Erika Marie Bsumek (UT Austin)’s book _The Foundations of Glen Canyon Dam: Infrastructures of Dispossession on the Colorado Plateau_ pub 2023 University of Texas Press Review available H-Net Reviews h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

New on H-Oceans! 🌊🌊🌊 Check out Paul Nauert (Eastern Oregon University)’s review of Ruth A. Morgan’s book _Climate Change and International History_ pub 2024 Bloomsbury Academic Review available H-Net Reviews h-net.org/reviews/showpd…

"Books like Dr. Erika M. Bsumek's THE FOUNDATIONS OF GLEN CANYON DAM offer us much-needed perspective, and show the Southwest’s complex histories beyond familiar narratives of energy, environment, and engineering." Thanks, Hunter Kennedy and H-Sci-Med-Tech!

Honky Chonk Beardonkadonk⁣⁣... Fat Bear Week is coming! 🐻 Yes, you heard correctly—#FatBearWeek, a time when we collectively celebrate the corpulent charms of our Ursidae friends, kicks off October 2-8.

New #HSTM 📚 to review H-Sci-Med-Tech! This week we've got books on health politics in Arabia, COVID & expertise💉, mail bombs📫💣, fireworks 🎇🎆, voting tech 🗳️, & service work on 🚂✈️🛳️ Click thru to 👀 the list + tell me what you'd like to review!