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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 12h

Interesting information science news from UNC.

Breaking: UNC schools of data science and information science to merge, forming unnamed ‘School of AI’

SDSS Dean Stanley Ahalt will be made dean of the new school while SILS Dean Jeffrey Bardzell will stand as the University’s Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer and Vice Provost for AI.

www.dailytarheel.com

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Reactor Magazine @reactorsff.bsky.social · 16h

In the newest Mark As Read, @mollytempleton.com talks about the worst time in every book lover's life: moving.

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There Comes a Time in Every Reader's Life When You Have to Move the Books - Reactor

A lot of books have come in and out of my front door. But now they all have to go out, because I’m moving.

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 16h

I still miss Netscape.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 16h

🧵Netscape Navigator brought the web to millions. 🌐 It was the first browser to achieve mass-market adoption & introduced bookmarks, cookies, & JavaScript.

See its website on the #WaybackMachine. 1 in a Trillion pages saved ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19961101...

#Wayback1T

Image with text at the top that reads: "Wayback Machine Then and Gone" and "NETSCAPE.COM". Below is a Wayback Machine capture of the Netscape website from October 20, 1996, alongside a stylized computer window featuring a pixel art frowning face representing that the website is gone.

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NPR @npr.org · 20h

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.

László Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in literature

Hungarian writer László Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature. He joins the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison.

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 1d

#SignalBoost

skellyton bones jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · 2d

Has your library curtailed or outright banned anything related to Banned Books Week this year? I'm not talking that you're doing something else (i.e., freedom to read week). I'm talking YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING related to the topic.

Tell me about it anonymously --> tinyurl.com/banning-bbw25

Black text on a red and black background. It reads "Has your library banned events, displays, talks, or anything else related to banned books week this year? Share your story anonymously." It includes the survey link: https://tinyurl.com/banning-bbw-25

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Omg. WTF is Happening? @lalahaenzy.com · 1d

In case you needed a bit of hope today; this is super duper promising as to early detection and treatment. This is only a start, and a good one at that.
👇👇👇👇👇

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The hidden trigger behind Parkinson’s has finally been spotted — BBC Science Focus Magazine

The findings mark a major advancement in our understanding of the world’s fastest-growing neurological disease October 01, 2025 Scientists have, for the first time, directly visualised and counted tin...

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 2d

The right to read belongs to all of us, but rights only survive when we defend them. ALA is standing with library workers, parents, and readers to push back against censorship. You can donate to support our work at ilovelibraries.org/1984.

Censorship is so 1984, but supporting libraries is so 2025.

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American Libraries magazine @amlibraries.bsky.social · 2d

American Libraries interviews #BannedBooksWeek Youth Honorary Chair Iris Mogul about her activism and hopes for the future. https://bit.ly/4mOJkc9 Mogul will moderate a panel of youth activists streaming Oct. 8 at 3 Central: https://bit.ly/4mTC7ro

Newsmaker: Iris Mogul | American Libraries Magazine

Banned Books Week Youth Honorary Chair Iris Mogul discusses starting a book club and her work with the National Coalition Against Censorship.

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NPR @npr.org · 1d

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said. n.pr/4nOvwQs

Research on metal-organic frameworks gets the chemistry Nobel Prize

Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson and Omar M. Yaghi will share the prize. Their structures can "capture carbon dioxide, store toxic gases or catalyse chemical reactions," the committee said.

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Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

California bans streaming services from increasing audio levels during commercials

Gavin Newsom says:

“We heard Californians loud and clear, and what’s clear is that they don’t want commercials at a volume any louder than the level at which they were previously enjoying a program”

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Rashid @rashiduzzaman82.bsky.social · 3d

😂😂😂

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 2d

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world

This Year’s Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded to Three Scientists for Work in Quantum Mechanics

John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work showing how bizarre microscopic quantum effects can infiltrate our large-scale, everyday world

www.scientificamerican.com

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The Onion @theonion.com · 3d

Real Estate: Wouldst This Suit M’Lord?

Tis a humble and rudely constructed domicile, true, but ’tis warm and dry, and there be space enough to lay your head on some flax and pass an evening’s time.

Reference #35615

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 3d

So beautiful. I know I said "wow" out loud.

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EveryLibrary @everylibrary.bsky.social · 3d

It's Banned Books Week!

Sign the petition against book bans at www.bookbanpetition.us

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American Library Association @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social · 4d

Censorship is so 1984. Read for your rights.

Today kicks off #BannedBooksWeek, and this year's theme reminds us that the right to read belongs to all of us, that censorship has no place in contemporary society, and that we must defend our rights.

https://www.ala.org/bbooks.

BANNED BOOKS WEEK Oct. 5-11, 2025. Censorship is so 1984 - Read for Your Rights. ala.org/bbooks. American Library Association

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C&EN (Chemical & Engineering News) @cenmag.bsky.social · 3d

Immunity researchers win the 2025 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi receive the prize for understanding how the immune system is kept in check. Read more: cen.acs.org/people/nobel...

#chemsky #immunosky 🧪

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madonna kilpatrick 💙🦄🖖🏻 @madonnaots.com · 4d

A tough, but important episode, thank you for watching along! 🖖🏻
Next week:
#TNGSunNight
#TOSSatNight
#StarTrekTNG
#StarTrek

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

Looking forward to next week! #TNGSunNight

Keung Hui @keunghui.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you @madonnaots.com for tonight’s soberng watchalong. Back next week for exploding Enterprises. #TNGSunNight

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

A lot of progress has happened since "The Outcast" first aired in 1992, but it also shows how much more still remains.

Thanks as always to @madonnaots.com for hosting. #TNGSunNight

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

The ending of this episode left me feeling stung. I was upset for a while after it first aired. #TNGSunNight

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

The Prime Directive applies, but I did feel for Riker in this circumstance. #TNGSunNight

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

Haters ganna hate, eh Krite? #TNGSunNight

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

The shuttlecraft that entered the null pocket? The Magellan. #TNGSunNight

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Chris Burris @burriscj.bsky.social · 4d

Geordi has a beard in this episode, though it wouldn't get the attention that it would later. #TNGSunNight

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