Ljuba Chambers
@ljubachambers.bsky.social
Nature, beauty, peace, kindness, making, reading. Mum of two, craft shop owner, knitwear designer, Tolkien fan, science enthusiast.
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
February 7, 2025 at 1:14 PM
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring.
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
ATTENTION
There are two very important users that you need to follow for updates regarding health now that the CDC, FDA, and the NIH are compromised.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
&
@lilscience.bsky.social
They are providing important updates about illness, recalls, outbreaks, etc.
There are two very important users that you need to follow for updates regarding health now that the CDC, FDA, and the NIH are compromised.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
&
@lilscience.bsky.social
They are providing important updates about illness, recalls, outbreaks, etc.
January 27, 2025 at 10:00 PM
ATTENTION
There are two very important users that you need to follow for updates regarding health now that the CDC, FDA, and the NIH are compromised.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
&
@lilscience.bsky.social
They are providing important updates about illness, recalls, outbreaks, etc.
There are two very important users that you need to follow for updates regarding health now that the CDC, FDA, and the NIH are compromised.
@rubinallergy.bsky.social
&
@lilscience.bsky.social
They are providing important updates about illness, recalls, outbreaks, etc.
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.
go.nature.com
January 24, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
https://go.nature.com/42tH8Ai
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
January 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Weird that we have to say this, but the government doesn’t get to decide what gender a person is.
My condolences to everyone in the US right now. If you’ve ever thought of moving to Australia, now is a great time to do it.
January 20, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My condolences to everyone in the US right now. If you’ve ever thought of moving to Australia, now is a great time to do it.
January 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
A fascinating article in @nytimes.com about Karen Wynn Fonstad, cartographer of Middle-earth (and so much more). Worth reading this article and checking out The Atlas of Middle-earth if you haven't already! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
Overlooked No More: Karen Wynn Fonstad, Who Mapped Tolkien’s Middle-earth
She was a novice cartographer who landed a dream assignment: to create an atlas of the setting of “The Hobbit” and “The Lord of the Rings.”
www.nytimes.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:35 PM
A fascinating article in @nytimes.com about Karen Wynn Fonstad, cartographer of Middle-earth (and so much more). Worth reading this article and checking out The Atlas of Middle-earth if you haven't already! www.nytimes.com/2025/01/13/o...
“The evil of Sauron cannot be wholly cured, nor made as if it had not been. But to such days we are doomed. Let us now go on with the journey we have begun!”
#tolkien
#lordoftherings
#quotes
#tolkien
#lordoftherings
#quotes
January 11, 2025 at 9:01 PM
“The evil of Sauron cannot be wholly cured, nor made as if it had not been. But to such days we are doomed. Let us now go on with the journey we have begun!”
#tolkien
#lordoftherings
#quotes
#tolkien
#lordoftherings
#quotes
January 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
Great piece by @kakape.bsky.social about BlueSky and the growth of its academic community
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings
Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community
www.science.org
January 7, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Great piece by @kakape.bsky.social about BlueSky and the growth of its academic community
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
Feat. @lorenzspreen.bsky.social @carlbergstrom.com @jbakcoleman.bsky.social and others, as well as my efforts to monitor and analyze the network out of the equilibrium regime 👇
www.science.org/content/arti...
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
It’s long been suggested locally that JRR Tolkien’s tree-like warriors, the Ents, may have been inspired in part by this ancient oak at Cannock Chase, where he was based during the First World War.
It’s extraordinary to see in person and well worth finding…
@tolkiensociety.org @digitaltolkien.com
It’s extraordinary to see in person and well worth finding…
@tolkiensociety.org @digitaltolkien.com
January 2, 2025 at 6:55 AM
It’s long been suggested locally that JRR Tolkien’s tree-like warriors, the Ents, may have been inspired in part by this ancient oak at Cannock Chase, where he was based during the First World War.
It’s extraordinary to see in person and well worth finding…
@tolkiensociety.org @digitaltolkien.com
It’s extraordinary to see in person and well worth finding…
@tolkiensociety.org @digitaltolkien.com
Happy New Year!!
December 30, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Happy New Year!!
December 30, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.
December 26, 2024 at 4:52 PM
Resignation of the Journal of Human Evolution Editorial Board: We are saddened to announce the resignations of The Joint Editors-in-Chief, all Emeritus Editors retired or active in the field, and all but one Associate Editor. Press release below.
I hope you had a good Christmas 🎄
December 26, 2024 at 7:09 PM
I hope you had a good Christmas 🎄
Sewed a corduroy pencil skirt (self-drafted pattern). With real pockets! Welt pockets at the back, side seam pockets at the front and a kick pleat. 🧵🪡😊
#sewing
#crafting
#making
#slowfashion
#sewing
#crafting
#making
#slowfashion
December 26, 2024 at 2:10 AM
Sewed a corduroy pencil skirt (self-drafted pattern). With real pockets! Welt pockets at the back, side seam pockets at the front and a kick pleat. 🧵🪡😊
#sewing
#crafting
#making
#slowfashion
#sewing
#crafting
#making
#slowfashion
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
Sometimes working with manuscripts gets us really, really close to the people from the past allowing us to hear their voices. This is a story of a letter from a schoolgirl to her teacher, written probably sometime at the end of the 9th or the beginning of the 10th century. A thread 🧵 #medievalsky /1
December 22, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Sometimes working with manuscripts gets us really, really close to the people from the past allowing us to hear their voices. This is a story of a letter from a schoolgirl to her teacher, written probably sometime at the end of the 9th or the beginning of the 10th century. A thread 🧵 #medievalsky /1
“A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it”
-Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
#philosophy
#stoicism
-Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
#philosophy
#stoicism
December 22, 2024 at 9:03 AM
“A blazing fire makes flame and brightness out of everything that is thrown into it”
-Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
#philosophy
#stoicism
-Marcus Aurelius
Meditations
#philosophy
#stoicism
Reposted by Ljuba Chambers
