Professor-Teacher-Scholar at #GeneseoBiology #HannamLab interested in #bioacoustics #soundscapes #sustainability #compassion
Q: There's a report that the US has taken in $13b from Venezuela. Where is that money going? T: Even more Q: But where is it going? T: We've paid for that war many times over Q: Where is the money going? T: Running the country Q: No, the money US is taking in -- T: Running the country
One of my deep frustrations with US K12 education is that we typically don't teach a second language until secondary school. This is backwards. Kids pick up languages so quickly when they are young. I'd gladly exchange 6 years of secondary language classes for 6 years of elementary. I'd prefer 12.
Michael PetrilliU.S. high schools should stop pretending to teach foreign languages Consider: Less than 1 percent of Americans became fluent in a 2nd language in school. Going through the motions contributes to the "bull-shittification" of the U.S. high school. schooledbymikepetrilli.substack.com/p/us-high-sc...
⌛Don't forget to register for Gilder Lehrman Teacher Seminars Online! Courses offered include "American Indians and the Law," taught by Lindsay G. Robertson. The deadline for registration is Monday, August 3! This course will run from August 10 to August 14. Register: https://ow.ly/ZqB150YxI9s
One day at sea. Recently, WCS scientists saw all this wildlife 25 to 35 miles south of Long Island. These waters haven’t always been recognized as important whale habitat. The sightings remind us how extraordinary and important the New York Bight is today. bit.ly/4vXAJIK 🌎
Remembering Silas Soule, born OTD in 1838. American abolitionist, conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and hero for disobeying orders to participate in Sand Creek Massacre and then giving evidence against his commander. Murdered 1865. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silas_S...
After 75 years of losing, Mayo shocked the world and shook a stadium: defector.com/after-75-yea...
After 75 Years Of Losing, Mayo Shocked The World And Shook A Stadium | DefectorDUBLIN — Misery loves company, but ecstasy attracts it. And so it was that Irish football fans by the tens of thousands shed happy tears together inside Croke Park on Sunday during the All-Ireland…defector.com
It’s never been about stopping drugs 👇
Matthew Hay Brown67 boat strikes 221 people killed EXCLUSIVE: Operation Southern Spear has not reduced the volume, availability, purity or price of cocaine arriving in the U.S., according to an internal DEA assessment and a closed-door Pentagon briefing for senators, and has made enforcement more difficult
Friends! Do you know a lot of PhD-holding nerds?? I'm surveying people who came from abroad to complete a PhD in the US, after the Trump admin announced student visas will only cover 4 years and folks must then seek uncertain renewal from USCIS. Please share! www.porchpartynews.com/p/trump-rule...
Were you an international student who got an American PhD? Take our survey!A new Trump rule forces foreign doctoral candidates to apply mid-degree for an uncertain visa extension. What will that mean for academia and society—and people’s lives?www.porchpartynews.com
Bill Oddie has died aged 85. We'll certainly be thinking of this quote today. #Humanist #Nature #Birdwatching #Humanists #HumanistsUK #BillOddie
Humanists UKSpringwatch icon, humanist, and probably the UK's best-loved birdwatcher, Bill Oddie, has died aged 85. Very sad. Thank you for a lifetime of helping us understand nature.
We should all be appalled that Trump has ordered signs posted outside Smithsonian buildings denigrating its work. He intends to humiliate the museum complex's leaders and workers. But it is Trump who should feel humiliated, as this action reveals his weakness and stupidity. (1/3) wapo.st/4pLcyfm
Trump orders warning signs near Smithsonian, escalating fight over historyThe president’s executive order calls for signage near the National Museum of American History cautioning visitors about “inaccurate information.”wapo.st
"Those who read that strong leaders were unpopular adjusted their views to become more anti-authoritarian." “Making support for democratic principles visible may help reinforce those principles.”
emptywheelPeople are more likely to support authoritarian leaders if people around them do. www.psypost.org/anti-democra...
Lemme tell you about the angel of history being blown backwards into the future: The shackles these people have been put in are Hiatt brand, same company founded in 1780 to mass produce shackles for slaver ships.
Joel S.The use of extremely online memetic aesthetics to support far-right political goals is like something out of Walter Benjamin’s nightmares.
This Day in Labor History: July 25, 1973. The Irish Minister of Finance, Richie Ryan, introduced the Civil Service (Employment of Married Women) Act, which ended the nation’s long-standing ban on married women working for the government. Let's talk about this important moment!
On July 15, Jeff Novak, an attorney for the Department of Energy, handed the court a number that doesn't need any explanation. Out of 284 canceled federal grant awards, 283 were in states that gave their electoral votes to Kamala Harris in 2024 and were represented by 2 Democratic senators.