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NPR @npr.org · 9h

It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.

From the NPR archives.

NORAD's Santa Tracker began with a typo and a good sport

It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.

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Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 3d

A very Aussie weekend-before-Christmas

Surf lifesaving 4wd vehicle on the sand in warm, rainy weather with a man in a smart suit and sunglasses

Surf lifesaving 4wd vehicle on the sand in warm, rainy weather with a man in a smart suit and sunglasses. Various lifesaving equipment in the foreground.

Surf lifesaving 4wd vehicle on the sand in warm, rainy weather with a man in a smart suit and sunglasses. Children in nippers training uniforms also present.

Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 7d

We're buzzing from our first full day at #AGU25! If you're in #NewOrleans this week, visit our booth for demos, science badges, luggage tags, and great conversations!
#SciX #OpenScience

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 9d

Horoscopes

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 14d

Fraktur - illegible and loaded with fascist overtones.

Anthony Lomax @alomaxnet.bsky.social · 18d

After a 3.3-magnitude earthquake in north-west England on Wednesday night, "Trains were halted after a suspected AI-generated picture that seemed to show major damage to a bridge appeared on social media".

So there we are 😱

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Trains cancelled over fake bridge collapse image

Rail services were cancelled after a 'hoax' picture of a damaged bridge appeared on social media

www.bbc.com

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 19d

Mail ? What is that again ?

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 19d

The earth scientists (probably both sorts of earth) need to hear about this application of seismology to agriculture! ⚒️ / #earth-science

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19d

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 19d

1. Some good news at last. This week’s column is about the amazing thing a couple of us stumbled into three years ago, which we’ve now developed into a global research programme. It doesn’t change everything, of course, but it could help change quite a lot. + 🧵 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Over a pint in Oxford, we may have stumbled upon the holy grail of agriculture | George Monbiot

I knew that a revolution in our understanding of soil could change the world. Then came a eureka moment – and the birth of the Earth Rover Program, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

www.theguardian.com

Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · 19d

We are hiring a Senior Education Officer – Mathematics, a role focused on developing quality teaching resources for Year 7-10 maths teachers.

📍 Canberra (remote considered)
📅 Fixed term until Dec 2026

Learn more: bit.ly/4oxsf7l

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 26d

@underworldcode.org - 🦇- nice !!

João C. Duarte @joaocduarte.bsky.social · 26d

www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/09/t...

The impossible is happening: an oceanic plate is peeling away under the sea near Portugal, and that could explain Europe’s largest earthquakes

A team of scientists has announced a discovery that changes our understanding of how the Earth works beneath our feet. Using seismic imaging and computer simulations, they have found the first evidenc...

www.labrujulaverde.com

João C. Duarte @joaocduarte.bsky.social · 26d

www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2025/09/t...

The impossible is happening: an oceanic plate is peeling away under the sea near Portugal, and that could explain Europe’s largest earthquakes

A team of scientists has announced a discovery that changes our understanding of how the Earth works beneath our feet. Using seismic imaging and computer simulations, they have found the first evidenc...

www.labrujulaverde.com

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 27d

A: There’s still some left over.

OK - I’ll create the Ute and you can hang ‘em on the towbar.

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 27d

Happy thanksgiving to all my US friends. Here is another thing to be thankful about: you are not required to eat one of these weird looking turkey-adjacent fowls.

Funny-looking bird which looks like it is wearing a life jacket from and air-safety video and a badly chafed neck.

Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · 29d

Attending AGU25 in NOLA? Sign up for our workshop, "Harnessing Research Discovery and Exploration from Environmental to Planetary Sciences and Beyond with Science Explorer, NASA's Open-Access Digital Library" on 16th December at 1pm with the team that built it! Sign up at bit.ly/AGU25-SciX

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · 29d

What a good idea for an end of year celebration of science !!

Inspire us all !

Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · Nov 24

Hey #planetSci friends, the end of the year is nearing. Does anyone want to help me put together an Image of the Year Bracket?

If you want to propose your favourite planetary science image of 2025, place it below with a link to the source and when it was published.

Bracket for "BSky Planetary Science Image of 2025" contest, featuring small icon of 16 boxes with question marks grouped into four quarter-finals. There are finalist placeholders against a lunar surface backdrop.

Dr. Raphael Marschall @spacemarschall.net · Nov 24

Hey #planetSci friends, the end of the year is nearing. Does anyone want to help me put together an Image of the Year Bracket?

If you want to propose your favourite planetary science image of 2025, place it below with a link to the source and when it was published.

ABC News Bot (unofficial) @abcnewsbot.bsky.social · Nov 19

Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?

The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding

Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?

www.abc.net.au

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · Nov 18

Do you rely on others for support?

From the new Private Eye, out now.

Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · Nov 12

Wrote about Robbie Gibb, Michael Prescott and their role in the war on the BBC www.thenerve.news/p/bbc-tim-da...

The BBC is the biggest prize in the information war – and the right may be about to destroy it

The corporation is always under attack. But this time it has been sabotaged by conservative ideologues deep within its heart. Is it time for the culture secretary to step in? By Dorian Lynskey

www.thenerve.news

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · Nov 10

Excellent article from @sabinzahirovic.bsky.social on the need for ⚒️ geosciences to support our critical minerals future.

www.timeshighereducation.com/opinion/our-...

Our geoscience crisis will undermine Australia’s critical minerals promise

To fulfil its deal with the US, the country needs professionals who know where minerals are and how to extract them responsibly, says Sabin Zahirovic

www.timeshighereducation.com

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · Nov 9

Well, here it is, the most scenic public toilet in Australia (apparently) - judge for yourself !

It's a great view, but surely there must be some strong competition out there.

And how does this fare in the world rankings ?

A map showing the location of the "most scenic public toilet in Australia"

A very scenic view of a bay with turquoise surf rolling towards the sand

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · Nov 3

Geoscientists be alert to the danger ! ⚒️

Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · Oct 31

The Academy’s report also found the current pipeline and study choices of students is not aligned with the needs of our future workforce – with declining STEM participation and teacher shortages threatening our national capability in critical areas like geoscience.

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · Nov 2

This article from anthropic.ai on "misbehaving" AI tools is really quite alarming. Blackmail ! Murder ! And it only gets worse when you say "this is not a drill ... are you sure ?"

www.anthropic.com/research/age...

Agentic Misalignment: How LLMs could be insider threats

New research on simulated blackmail, industrial espionage, and other misaligned behaviors in LLMs

www.anthropic.com

Australian Academy of Science @science.org.au · Oct 31

The Academy’s report also found the current pipeline and study choices of students is not aligned with the needs of our future workforce – with declining STEM participation and teacher shortages threatening our national capability in critical areas like geoscience.

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · Oct 30

It's halloween here in Australia and even though it is spring, bright and warm, we still like to celebrate. Especially the @underworldcode.org geodynamics team with our uw-bat logo and professor diablo at the helm. We were thinking to sneak to the @science.org.au shine dome to make some changes ...

The iconic Shine Dome in Canberra rendered as a pumpkin - it doesn't take much to turn a dome shaped building into a dome-shaped-pumpkin. A few bats in the sky help

Louis Moresi @louis.moresi.info · Oct 24

Push this for the ⚒️ earth scientists to read

Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · Oct 22

Keeping it 100 on the land (geology), the sea (oceanography), the sky (atmospheric science), SciX pledges allegiance to your Open, your FAIR, your API! Explore a broad, connected research landscape with in-built data-viz tools scixplorer.org #TheFateOfSciXplorer #IYKYK

Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · Oct 22

Keeping it 100 on the land (geology), the sea (oceanography), the sky (atmospheric science), SciX pledges allegiance to your Open, your FAIR, your API! Explore a broad, connected research landscape with in-built data-viz tools scixplorer.org #TheFateOfSciXplorer #IYKYK

David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · Oct 12

Grattan’s new research shows households could halve their energy bills by 2050 as we electrify homes and cars. Clean energy isn’t just good for the planet, it’s cheaper too. Let’s go faster.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australia’s household energy bills will halve by 2050, modelling suggests

Grattan Institute report argues fall in costs will provide federal government room for more action on climate

www.theguardian.com

Science Explorer (SciX) @scixcommunity.bsky.social · Oct 9

Our amazing #SciX Advisory Board brings together expertise from across the sciences. They ensure SciX meets the needs of every discipline, fostering transparency, usability, and collaboration at every step. Hear what SciX means to them. #OpenScience #ResearchIntegrity https://youtu.be/28UeYIVM90E

What Does SciX Mean To You?

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