Those are dips, not mounds. The illusion comes from violating the “shadows stab stomachs” rule for viewing aerial photographs. Turn the image so the palm shadows are toward you. Dips, not mounds. Skateboardable. https://twitter.com/doverview/status/1621997331057893378

David Byrne and Choir Choir Choir doing Bowie’s “Heroes.” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w7HJZPlJn_U

This might be interesting to try in class. https://twitter.com/calebmeredth/status/1621218286607138816

Climate change as seen, insightfully, through DeLilo’s WHITE NOISE. https://twitter.com/atrembath/status/1621196750420692992

RT @longnow: @RasuShrestha @mickeymcmanus @ryanqnorth Good news. You can watch the talk here — we’ll have an edited podcast ready in a few weeks as well. https://www.youtube.com/live/pQg9YPSfAxg

RT @AgBioWorld: The dodo bird was big, flightless, & went extinct around 1662. Now a US biotechnology company says it plans to bring the dodo back into existence. ⁦@stewartbrand⁩ ⁦@antonioregalado⁩ https://www.technologyreview.com/2023/01/31/1067417/a-de-extinction-company-is-trying-to-resurrect-the-dodo/

RT @ns_whit: One of most popular pieces last year was The Maintenance Race, from @stewartbrand. We’ll be releasing much more from Stewart this year. He’s always wanted to collaborate directly with his readers, and we’ve built an interesting way to make that happen. https://www.worksinprogress.co/issue/the-maintenance-race/

I’ve been glad I used Paxlovid. Twice. https://twitter.com/Bob_Wachter/status/1620448864397582336

RT @Revive_Restore: At 14, our lead scientist @BenJNovak1 was already plotting the de-extinction of the #dodo. Excited to see dreams become reality with the help of @itiscolossal! Congrats on securing major 💰 @federallamm and welcome to the world of avian reproductive technology! #biotechforbirds

RT @stewartbrand: Here’s our six-minute video on what’s involved to move ahead with bird gene-editing and eventually de-extinction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A_tsZEGGGQ&t=30s