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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 9h

Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE

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Peter Nickeas @peternickeas.bsky.social · 4d

I've never seen such escalation and use of force toward ends I just could not see. There was no real property destruction, no pushing into the neighborhoods to make arrests, very little obstructing of traffic. Saw chemicals and bangs deployed down streets the feds were not facing and did not travel.

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Finn Arne Jørgensen @finnarne.me · 5d

This upcoming symposium at CAS in Oslo on "Radical Reuse: Aesthetics, Scale, and Limits", organized by Ingrid Halland and Kjetil Fallan, looks fantastic. I'll be there! #envhum #envhist

Radical Reuse: Aesthetics, Scale, and Limits | CAS

Provisional Programme (subject to change) 09:00Welcome by Ingrid Halland (Associate Professor at University of Bergen, NO)Part I – Aesthetics (histories) 09:30-09:50Grace Lees-Maffei (Professor of Des...

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to being part of this excellent schedule of events.

Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 8d

October is here! A month full of exciting #envhum #envhist events in The Greenhouse! Hope to see many of you online or in person.

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Greenhouse Center for Environmental Humanities @greenhouseuis.net · 8d

October is here! A month full of exciting #envhum #envhist events in The Greenhouse! Hope to see many of you online or in person.

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 11d

I love this performance so, so much. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSVu...

Silkworm - The Bones - Live @ Sleeping Village, Chicago, IL 2025-09-25

YouTube video by EmbarrWESment

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 12d

Probably shouldn’t have played through Andy singing “take the arrow, shoot the witch.”

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 12d

Sad to learn that Dr. Quintard Taylor has died. Been an admirer of his work since Joe Trotter assigned his Forging of a Black Community in seminar 31 years ago (and later made a personal introduction). His work remains an inspiration. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

Quintard Taylor, UW professor and Black history archivist, dies at 76

Quintard Taylor Jr., professor emeritus of history at UW and founder of an online archive of Black history, died Sunday.

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 12d

Thread.

Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 12d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Karl Jacoby @karl-jacoby.bsky.social · 12d

Only an administration intent on committing war crimes in the present and future would stoop to calling Wounded Knee a "battle" rather than what it truly was: a massacre of over 250 Lakotas, mainly women, children, and the elderly. 1/

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 13d

It's 2025, and the best band in the world is Silkworm. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQPv...

Silkworm - "The Bones" (live at Sleeping Village, Chicago 9/24/25)

YouTube video by Bradley's Almanac

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 14d

Kathleen Corradi is no longer in charge of battling New York City's rats. www.thecity.nyc/2025/09/23/r...

Mayor Adams’ ‘Rat Czar’ Quietly Exits City Hall’s Rodent Offensive

Hoopla greeted the 2023 appointment of the city’s first director of rodent mitigation, but Kathleen Corradi departed with a whimper.

www.thecity.nyc

Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 15d

Visited The Plus today.

Vestre’s assembly plant in Magnor, near the Swedish border.

The floors and machinery are color-coded.

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 16d

“This is a celebration,” said Doug McConnell, founder of A Long Swim, which organized Sunday’s event. “The city has done such a remarkable job over the generations to make sure that this water is swimmable, that the recreation opportunities are what they are.”
chicago.suntimes.com/outdoors/202...

Hundreds plunge into Chicago River in city’s first open-water swim in nearly a century

About 300 swimmers participated in the event, marveling at the clean water and festive atmosphere. Event organizers say they'll donate $100,000 to ALS research and $50,000 to fund swim lessons for abo...

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · 20d

As Climate Week NYC is about to begin, here is a roundup of relevant events, outreach, research, and activities from the Pratt community. (Includes a mention of my current project.) www.pratt.edu/news/creativ...

Creative Solutions for a Changing Climate

Across disciplines, Pratt students and faculty are tackling the climate crisis through research, material innovation, and community collaboration.

www.pratt.edu

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Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 23d

A thought I keep returning to — and that’s underscored by today’s news — is that a legacy publication or a deep-pocketed investor could hire an astonishing array of talent right now and make the best newspaper in America overnight.

Tim Carvell @timcarvell.bsky.social · 23d

Well, this is fucked up and depressing.

Ian Casselberry @iancass.bsky.social · 23d

Rolling Stone fired Alan Sepinwall, Status’ Oliver Darcy reports. That’s probably the end of my subscription.

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Patrick McCray @patrickmccray.bsky.social · 25d

If you want an accounting of how DJT's admin is systematically degrading science, here's some numbers:

climate.law.columbia.edu/Silencing-Sc...

Silencing Science Tracker | Sabin Center for Climate Change Law

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Sep 9

I am in Norway, which just had its national election. When people learn where I am from, they excitedly want to talk about Zohran Mamdani.

That's how effective this campaign has been.
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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Sep 8

Early September is a great time to visit Tromsø and its vicinity.

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Sep 2

Hard to believe the CAUSE opening reception was 30 years ago, but it's true. Congratulations to Joe not only on the milestone but the work accomplished along the way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMN6...

Carnegie Mellon University's Center for Africanamerican Urban Studies and the Economy

YouTube video by Carnegie Mellon University's Dietrich College

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Sep 2

Looking forward to reading it.

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Sep 1

I am missing my annual tradition of wandering down to Eastern Parkway to enjoy the festivities. bronx.news12.com/west-indian-...

West Indian American Day Carnival: New Yorkers celebrate Caribbean culture

This year, the theme is “Vive Le Carnival.”

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Aug 30

The last time I left the continent for the autumn, my White Sox won the World Series.

That won’t happen this year, but the Mets have come back from the dead since I departed.

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Aug 27

Lee Bey's article mentions the Eames-designed sling seating for O'Hare that I discuss in Aluminum Upcycled. Note the cover photo. www.press.jhu.edu/books/title/...

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Carl Zimring @carlzimring.bsky.social · Aug 27

Participating artists include Pratt Fine Arts Civic Engagement Fellow Mary Mattingly and Center for Critical Discard Research speaker sTo Len.

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