Rory
atayi68.bsky.social
Rory
@atayi68.bsky.social
She/they | psych researcher | avid animal enthusiast
Makes me think of those people who only call their SO "baby"
Please Don’t Make Me Say My Boyfriend’s Name
Why calling loved ones by their name is strangely awkward
www.theatlantic.com
January 31, 2025 at 7:51 PM
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It’s actually a conspiracy hypothesis
January 30, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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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.
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
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Hard sci-fi is when you have big aerials. Mythic sci-fi is when you have energy swords. And sci-fi horror is of course when there’s an anomaly
January 27, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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Ever wonder what snow in the swamp would look like? This is 5 miles into the Louisiana swamps in the Atchafalaya basin... it's unreal... having lived down there for the first 28 years of my life, we never saw anything like this.

Smashed records.

Curtesy of Garrett Roberts.
January 25, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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British firm develops finger prick test to identify long COVID www.bbc.com/news/article...

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January 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Interesting article on the possible impacts of Neanderthal DNA on neurodevelopment. Especially Interesting is the possible connection to neurodivergence such as ASD and ADHD

www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
People Today Carry DNA from Neandertals. Here’s How It May Affect Our Brain and Behavior
DNA inherited from Neandertals may influence modern human cognition
www.scientificamerican.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Reminder that the best thing you can do to support open and free information is to USE YOUR LIBRARY #booksky #librarysky #diversebooksky #supportyourlocallibrary #diversebooks #libraries
January 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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You've just been thrown to your death by the Beatles.
January 23, 2025 at 12:00 AM