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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 20h

An enthralling digital archive of the extraordinary work of photographer Edward S. Curtis in capturing a vast tapestry of #NativeAmerican images at the dawn of the 20th century.
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Edward S. Curtis's The North American Indian

Edward Sheriff Curtis published The North American Indian between 1907 and 1930 with the intent to record traditional Native American cultures. The work comprises twenty volumes of narrative text and ...

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 2d

The striking artistic vision of Édouard Manet (1832-1883)

AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 3d

Sold out again! A big Thank You to everyone in the #SanAntonio #Texas area who came out today to the @barnesandnoble.com branch in Selma and picked up a signed copy of #EugenesisInception.
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 4d

Bravo. Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for "her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

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Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado wins 2025 Nobel Peace Prize

Venezuela's opposition leader María Corina Machado has won this year's Nobel Peace Prize for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela.

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 6d

#SanAntonio and #Texas #HillCountry friends, I’ll be in your neighborhood on Saturday. See you there @barnesandnoble.com
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 6d

AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 8d

Reminder: What you see depends on where you’re sitting.

AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 8d

The Jane Goodall final interview was powerful and beautiful.
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A Message From Dr. Jane Goodall | Famous Last Words | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 9d

Is a brave new world coming? This concept video went viral 2 years ago.

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EctoLife: The World’s First Artificial Womb Facility

YouTube video by Hashem Al-Ghaili

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 10d

What an energizing day today at the Baybrook @barnesandnoble.com in the #Houston area. It was great to see so many families out together. And I signed even more books than last weekend. A big thank you to everyone who stopped by and got a copy of #EugenesisInception !
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 11d

See you tomorrow!
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 11d

Another chance for those in the #Houston metro area to get a personally-signed copy of ‘Eugenesis: Inception’. I’ll be at the Baybrook Barnes & Noble (near NASA) tomorrow!
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 13d

‘Dernière Danse’, by Indila: the first French-language song to reach over 1 billion views on YouTube.
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Indila - Dernière Danse (Clip Officiel)

YouTube video by IndilaVEVO

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 13d

Jane Goodall was an inspiration, and an example of the best of humanity. May her memory be a blessing.

Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 13d

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 16d

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 17d

Thank you to everyone who came out to my book signing event at Barnes & Noble Weslayan in #Houston today. Thanks to you we sold out!
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 18d

The power of stories and #indigenous wisdom
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...

Meet the Scientist Using Indigenous Storytelling to Save Lives

Abigail Echo-Hawk, a preeminent Native American public health expert, discusses RSV, “data genocide” and positive change driven by Indigenous storytelling

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 21d

See you on Saturday!
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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 24d

#Houston, en Vogue
www.vogue.com/article/an-i...

An Insider’s Guide to Houston’s Cultural Scene

The city’s tastemakers reveal the spots that keep H-Town inspired.

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Reposted by AJ Hooks

Krystal Tsosie @kstsosie.bsky.social · 25d

When Indigenous peoples build our own #Tribal #data repositories, we self-direct #health #research & create #education resources to train next-gen of #Indigenous science

From PhD student, Karina Hernandez-Hernandez (P’urhépecha) it is “hope-giving” news.asu.edu/20250917-sci...
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Professor creates 'a safe harbor' for Indigenous data | ASU News

Among Indigenous populations in the U.S., there is a history of personal data being used without consent. Now, a new digital repository hopes to change both who benefits from biomedical data and who g...

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · 26d

#Hydrogen
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First hydrogen-powered passenger train in US now in service in San Bernardino

The first hydrogen-powered passenger train in the U.S. made its big debut in the Inland Empire Saturday and is now officially in service.

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · Sep 14

Fascinating, if a bit esoteric. A good example of how mathematics will be a key tool for innovation in the coming #quantum technologies age.

www.wired.com/story/the-ne...

The New Math of Quantum Cryptography

In theory, quantum physics can bypass the hard mathematical problems at the root of modern encryption. A new proof shows how.

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AJ Hooks @ajhooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

A good idea to expand the benefits of #solar #power

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A first-in-the-nation project to put solar panels over canals in California

YouTube video by ABC10

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