Dr. Thing Learner
@drthinglearner.bsky.social
I write and talk about science and ancient history a lot. Podcaster, children’s book author. Big fan of dogs and cool people, expert fun-haver. Occasional artist, sometimes musician. Walking pile of facts.
Find me at thinglearner.squarespace.com
Find me at thinglearner.squarespace.com
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You know that moment near the beginning of Home Alone where the mom is trying to get Kevin to go upstairs and he says he hopes he never sees her again for the rest of his life? And Catherine O’Hara’s face hardly changes but somehow communicates just how heartbroken she is? Anyway, she was a genius.
January 31, 2026 at 1:00 AM
You know that moment near the beginning of Home Alone where the mom is trying to get Kevin to go upstairs and he says he hopes he never sees her again for the rest of his life? And Catherine O’Hara’s face hardly changes but somehow communicates just how heartbroken she is? Anyway, she was a genius.
January 27, 2026 at 10:30 PM
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Do it do it do it
if bovino is out and conservatives are turning on noem then there is a real opportunity to demand that miller resign too.
January 27, 2026 at 1:28 AM
Do it do it do it
January 27, 2026 at 1:24 PM
Hey I’m gonna run to the dissociation store real quick, y’all need anything?
January 24, 2026 at 6:08 PM
Hey I’m gonna run to the dissociation store real quick, y’all need anything?
Oh look, another book nook! Phenomenal way to channel stress into creative work.
January 24, 2026 at 6:05 PM
I too am often changed by the gas I encounter. I’m not in space, I just have a flatulent dog.
“The jets don’t just carve a path through empty space—they are constantly shaped and changed by the gas they encounter,” an astronomer says of this reawakened black hole
Back from the dead, a black hole is erupting after a 100-million-year hiatus
Radio images captured this “cosmic volcano” being reborn at the heart of the galaxy J1007+3540
www.scientificamerican.com
January 24, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I too am often changed by the gas I encounter. I’m not in space, I just have a flatulent dog.
ICE is made up of all the pathetic bullies that peaked in high school. Get a fucking life, you sad little dorks.
January 24, 2026 at 2:29 PM
ICE is made up of all the pathetic bullies that peaked in high school. Get a fucking life, you sad little dorks.
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The cellos made the hills glow red, and the leaves and grass were tipped with a soft pale green as the violins began their song. Only the bass fiddles rested as the entire orchestra washed the forest in color.
Milo was overjoyed because they were all playing for him, and just the way they should.
Milo was overjoyed because they were all playing for him, and just the way they should.
January 17, 2026 at 2:01 PM
The cellos made the hills glow red, and the leaves and grass were tipped with a soft pale green as the violins began their song. Only the bass fiddles rested as the entire orchestra washed the forest in color.
Milo was overjoyed because they were all playing for him, and just the way they should.
Milo was overjoyed because they were all playing for him, and just the way they should.
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"What are they playing?" asked Tock
"The sunset, of course. They play it every evening, about this time. And they also play morning, noon, and night, when, of course, it's morning, noon, or night. Why, there wouldn't be any color in the world unless they played it.”
"The sunset, of course. They play it every evening, about this time. And they also play morning, noon, and night, when, of course, it's morning, noon, or night. Why, there wouldn't be any color in the world unless they played it.”
January 16, 2026 at 8:02 PM
"What are they playing?" asked Tock
"The sunset, of course. They play it every evening, about this time. And they also play morning, noon, and night, when, of course, it's morning, noon, or night. Why, there wouldn't be any color in the world unless they played it.”
"The sunset, of course. They play it every evening, about this time. And they also play morning, noon, and night, when, of course, it's morning, noon, or night. Why, there wouldn't be any color in the world unless they played it.”
If there’s not a vegan sub/grinder/hoagie/hero shop out there called Never Meat Your Heroes, there should be. Y’all can have that one for free.
January 15, 2026 at 3:09 AM
If there’s not a vegan sub/grinder/hoagie/hero shop out there called Never Meat Your Heroes, there should be. Y’all can have that one for free.
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A reminder that my strip took over Dilberts vacant spot in the Washington Post after they dropped his ass. 😎
www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
How a St. Louis cartoonist replaced 'Dilbert' in the Washington Post
"Heart of the City" replaced "Dilbert" in the Washington Post.
www.stlpr.org
January 13, 2026 at 4:43 PM
A reminder that my strip took over Dilberts vacant spot in the Washington Post after they dropped his ass. 😎
www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
www.stlpr.org/show/st-loui...
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Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny
January 13, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Scott Adams dying at 68 rather than 69 is the perfect capstone to a life of being almost — but not quite — funny
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What publications out there are still letting writers profile fascinating-but-not-famous people and underground scenes and unique communities? Lemme get weird
January 13, 2026 at 6:45 AM
What publications out there are still letting writers profile fascinating-but-not-famous people and underground scenes and unique communities? Lemme get weird
Fiddle and I had different opinions about taking a cute snuggle selfie.
January 12, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Fiddle and I had different opinions about taking a cute snuggle selfie.
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WARNING to ST. Paul: ICE is going door to door with weapons drawn.
January 11, 2026 at 10:43 PM
WARNING to ST. Paul: ICE is going door to door with weapons drawn.
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San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!
January 10, 2026 at 10:57 PM
San Francisco’s Ocean Beach!
I painted some lemons because I wanted something sunny and cheerful amongst the raging horrors.
January 10, 2026 at 6:01 PM
I painted some lemons because I wanted something sunny and cheerful amongst the raging horrors.
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every seat in a movie theater should have an "I have to pee" button and if enough people press it they should be able to pause the movie
January 7, 2026 at 2:08 AM
every seat in a movie theater should have an "I have to pee" button and if enough people press it they should be able to pause the movie
is a risky dance a gambol gamble?
January 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
is a risky dance a gambol gamble?
a peanut butter and slim jim sandwich would probably be disgusting, but on the plus side, you could call it a PB&James.
January 6, 2026 at 4:47 PM
a peanut butter and slim jim sandwich would probably be disgusting, but on the plus side, you could call it a PB&James.
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FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
January 6, 2026 at 4:37 PM
FIVE YEARS & he has not been held accountable for one of the most disgraceful events in this nation's history.
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
Trying to overturn a fair election in an attempted coup against his own government is the very definition of TREASON. We can never move forward until this is fully adjudicated. #ShameOnUS🇺🇸
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we’re scrolling around HBO and found AZTEC BATMAN and i need everyone to see Conquistador El Joker
December 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
we’re scrolling around HBO and found AZTEC BATMAN and i need everyone to see Conquistador El Joker
Holiday greetings from the sidewalks of West Philly.
December 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Holiday greetings from the sidewalks of West Philly.