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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 5h

Damian and I are keen members of eBird. Delighted to read this:

"eBird is now by far the biggest citizen science project ever undertaken."

theconversation.com/the-remarkab...?

The remarkable rise of eBird – the world’s biggest citizen science project

In 2002, an online database was set up allowing birdwatchers to record their species observations. It is now a vast resource, shaping scientific research.

theconversation.com

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 22h

Hunter-gatherers choose to stay mobile - great article!.

Note: mobile not nomadic. They move through known locations, not merely wandering as 'nomadic' implies.

"The Mbendjele BaYaka have stressed the importance of mobility for the transmission of knowledge." Love it!

aeon.co/essays/the-h...?

The hunter-gatherers of the 21st century who live on the move | Aeon Essays

Why do hunter-gatherers refuse to be sedentary? New answers are emerging from the depths of the Congolese rainforest

aeon.co

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you - that is lovely to hear. I look forward to staying in touch.

Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 3d

Congratulations - very impressive!

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 6d

I have been through this stage a number of times and it hurts really badly. All the best for the decisions you have to make.

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 6d

So sorry to read this. Bad news at the vet is very bad news given the incredible role pets play in our lives.

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 8d

ROCK ART and KNOWLEDGE

Lovely to see rock art interpreted as pragmatic knowledge. The art probably provided more info than the invaluable water courses, as it does with contemporary Indigenous cultures. A wonderful advance on rock art being for nebulous reasons.

theconversation.com/12-000-year-...

12,000-year-old rock art marked ancient water sources in Arabia’s desert

The large, naturalistic engravings are a striking symbol for survival in the desert.

theconversation.com

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 9d

That is gorgeous! So much personality.

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Sarah Finn @romanceofbooks.bsky.social · 13d

A chromolithograph depicting the “nightly activities of insects” from the natural history series ‘Brehms Tierleben,’ first published from 1864-1869.

Alfred E. Brehm was a German zoologist and explorer who became the first director of the Zoological Garden of Hamburg.

#insectart #naturalhistory

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 10d

That's stunning!

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 12d

Absolutely fascinating article on the way human origins research should be done, and the impact of US research cuts to this research.

In Human Origins Research, Communities Are the Missing Link
www.sapiens.org/archaeology/...

In Human Origins Research, Communities Are the Missing Link

A paleoanthropologist reflects on relationships between researchers and communities living around sites relevant to human evolution.

www.sapiens.org

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 23d

Physics, glorious physics:

Two of my heroes: Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein shown to be even more brilliant than we already knew. (I taught physics for decades):

10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come theconversation.com/10-years-ago...

10 years ago, gravitational waves changed astronomy. A new discovery shows there’s more to come

First, gravitational waves proved Einstein correct. Now, they’ve confirmed Stephen Hawking was right about black holes.

theconversation.com

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · 27d

Really interesting - thank you!

Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 7

I agree totally, but I am only able to be confident about the timeline for which we have concrete archaeological and anthropological evidence. I have no doubt that will go back further with time, and when archaeologists start considering knowledge systems in their interpretation.

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 6

PODCAST - UNKNOWNS - Origin Stories
I am on an episode of the Unknowns podcast, for the Big History Project.

It was a real pleasure talking with David Christian, founder of Big History about the incredible memory methods embedded in Indigenous traditional knowing.

open.spotify.com/episode/34ly...

Episode 4: Origin Stories

open.spotify.com

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 5

Exactly. And so many communal rituals are the repeating of songs and ceremonies which store fundamental and pragmatic information on which survival depends. They didn't just wing it!

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 4

Golbeki Tepe like monuments a-plenty! Missing from this fascinating article is acknowledging that the discoveries match the way knowledge is stored in oral cultures. Sophisticated memory systems are known from Indigenous cultures globally - including stories that date back thousands of years.

Robert Maxwell @robmax4.bsky.social · Sep 4

archaeology.org/issues/march...

Features - Discovering a New Neolithic World - Archaeology Magazine - March/April 2024

Excavations in southeastern Turkey are revolutionizing how archaeologists understand the monumental achievements of hunter-gatherers

archaeology.org

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 4

Top 100 Books of the 21st Century - ABC - voting

I am amazed and delighted to see two of my books made the voting list.
The Memory Code and The Knowledge Gene - so chuffed!

Except my name is not spelt Lynee!

top100books.abc.net.au/browse/autho...

Top 100 Books of the 21st Century | Vote now

Vote now in Radio National's Top 100 Books of the 21st Century

top100books.abc.net.au

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 4

Fascinating insight into non-speaking autism - so well explained!

I’m autistic and don’t speak. Here’s what I want you to know theconversation.com/im-autistic-...

I’m autistic and don’t speak. Here’s what I want you to know

There are lots of myths about autistic people who don’t talk. Here are three and why they’re so wrong.

theconversation.com

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Sep 2

Wonderful to see Indigenous languages being preserved - of course - through song.

It is the 'knowledge gene' which is a critical part of the story of why humans have this unique ability to store knowledge aided by the memory skills embedded in music.

www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article...

Meet the Borroloola women preserving their languages through song

The women will travel from their community in the Northern Territory's Gulf region to the Sydney Opera House to perform at SongRites.

www.sbs.com.au

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Aug 31

FRACTALS and CHAOS

Lovely to see fractals and chaos theory still making news. My masters thesis was on using them in education for kids who needed enrichment in maths and science. I still find them engrossing.

www.sciencenews.org/article/frac...

See how fractals forever changed math and science

Over the last half 50 years, fractals have challenged ideas about geometry and pushed math, science and technology into unexpected areas.

www.sciencenews.org

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Cat Hughes @celticqueen13.bsky.social · Aug 31

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Ellie Marney @elliemarney.bsky.social · Aug 30

That simmering dread you're feeling, that choked-up sensation, that stomach upset, that unsteadiness and uncertainty, that doubt always in the corner of your mind, that taut-wire feeling, that lurking constant low-level anxiety -

It's fine, it's just repressed rage.

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Lynne Kelly @lynne-kelly-42.bsky.social · Aug 29

I've just returned to fiction after a long spell of writing non-fiction, and I identify with that overwhelming feeling of characters being so real. I planned this after my YA novel was published in 2003, but got sidelined. They emerged as if they had just been waiting! Wonderful, isn't it?

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Emily Banks @emilylbanks.bsky.social · Aug 28

Accurate....procrastination and self doubt are my special talents 😂

#WritingCommunity #writerslift #writersofbluesky #writingmemes #authorscommunity #AuthorsOfbluesky #authors #authorproblems #booklover #writinghumor

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