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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 19h

Enchant yourself with...

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Cian McCarthy @arealmofwonder.bsky.social · 21h

"I always had the deepest affection for people who carried sublime tears in their silences."
~ Virginia Woolf

'Autumn, collecting firewood' (1915)
🎨 Peder Mørk Mønsted

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 15h

The dusk was setting in .As I walked through the woods it was beautiful,the crickets were chirping and everything else was quiet .

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 4d

Mathematicians have found a new way to predict how prime numbers behave

Fractal Chaos Discovered in Prime Numbers

Mathematicians have found a new way to predict how prime numbers behave

www.scientificamerican.com

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 4d

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Nalanda: The university that changed the world

More than 500 years before Oxford University was founded, India's Nalanda University was home to nine million books and attracted 10,000 students from around the world.

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X2Y @xtwoy.bsky.social · 11d

In 1995, Oseola McCarty, who spent her life washing clothes, donated her entire $150,000 life savings to fund scholarships.

A big heart matters more than a big bank account.

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 8d

An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind .Today is Mahatma Gandhi's birthday .

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 9d

An autumn song !!

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Amar raat pohalo Sudeshna Basu

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 9d

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Durga Puja 2025: 10 Must-See Puja Pandals You Can’t Miss This Year | Durga Puja Pandal 2025

YouTube video by The Indian Express

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Terence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 16d

I started a crowdsourced meta-project to list all the other crowdsourced mathematical research projects that are currently active and seeking participants: mathoverflow.net/questions/50...

List of crowdsourced math projects actively seeking participants

I believe that with the advent of modern online collaboration platforms (such as Github), proof assistant languages (such as Lean), and (potentially) AI tools, there are many emerging opportunities...

mathoverflow.net

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 10d

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দুর্গা পুজো।

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Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social · 14d

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels

Drone Footage Reveals How History Became Habitat in the Potomac

Nearly 100 years ago dozens of ships were abandoned in a shallow bay in the Potomac River. Today plants and animals are thriving on the skeletons of these vessels

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 14d

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 15d

Fall !

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Sudeshna @sudeshna.bsky.social · 16d

Sugarloaf Mountain

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · 20d

As a growing number of states ban cellphones in public schools, some schools are experimenting with offering students games and puzzles during lunch periods.

Educators say the options have helped smooth the transition to phone-free environments. https://wapo.st/4gx4FW5

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