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Gregor Mendel published his work on inheritance in 1866.
Careful experiments, clear data, quantitative reasoning.
His paper was read — and then ignored.
...
For nearly 40 years.

#SciencePolicy
#SciComm
#philsci
#ScientificInnovation
#ResearchInnovation
#science 🧪
#biology

Gregor Mendel, standing in a garden, investigating plants

January 3, 2026 at 4:34 PM

ricto.bsky.social

@ricto.bsky.social

#Escapism
www.rictographsimages.com/Nature/Birds
A Chick-A-Dee Eats Sunflower Seeds
#BirdOfTheDay #FoodFind #HAGO #PhotoHour
#Birds

Chick-A-Dee Eating Sunflowerseeds
https://www.rictographsimages.com/Nature/Birds

January 7, 2026 at 9:33 PM

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Andy Heppelle🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇪🇺🇺🇳🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

@andyheppelle.bsky.social

Executive orders are not the law, they pertain to the Executive branch of the government, which is meant to follow the laws created by the Legislative branch, the U.S. Congress and used to hear and decide cases in the courts by the Judicial branch. The POTUS has no power to make law or ignore US Law

October 9, 2025 at 12:48 AM

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Reuters

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🔊 On the Reuters World News daily podcast:
- 'Hellcats' veterans aim to flip House for Democrats
- Silver hits record highs in volatile precious metals market
- Brigitte Bardot dies at 91, Macron calls her 'legend of the century' reut.rs/49cAaRT

Ukraine talks, Netanyahu, ‘Hellcats’ and NY’s social media warnings

U.S. President Donald Trump says a breakthrough to end the war in Ukraine is “getting a lot closer” but obstacles remain.

https://reut.rs/49cAaRT"

December 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM

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Becky's Brainy Bites

@rebekkabrandt.bsky.social

When funding shapes outcomes, science can quietly turn dangerous.

This isn’t history—it’s a structural risk that still exists today.

When money frames the question, evidence doesn’t always stand a chance.

#ScienceFunding
#SciComm
#philsci
#ResearchIntegrity
#SciencePolicy
#AcademicPressure

a woman is standing under a pile of money .

Alt: a young man is standing under a pile of money .

media.tenor.com

December 18, 2025 at 12:39 PM

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southernfairy1.bsky.social

@southernfairy1.bsky.social

Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness.

~Leo Tolstoy. Art by Lennart Helje

December 14, 2025 at 7:35 PM

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Tech Insider

@tech-insider.bsky.social

🔥🔥 Game-changer! This startup's sound wave tech could revolutionize wildfire control. Smart innovation that tackles a major crisis with zero water waste! 🌊💥 #WildfireTech #Innovation

Maven's Notebook @mavensnotebook.com · 29d

When wildfires sweep through the dry hills, a CA startup envisions that when flames reach a house, they abruptly die out - no water, foam, or retardant involved – only inaudible waves of sound extinguishing the fire before it spreads. #cawater www.techspot.com/news/110574-...

California startup's new fire-suppression system uses sound instead of water

Sonic Fire Tech, co-founded by aerospace engineer Geoff Bruder, has developed a system that uses infrasound – low-frequency sound waves below the threshold of human hearing –...

www.techspot.com

December 15, 2025 at 4:56 AM

ricto.bsky.social

@ricto.bsky.social

Take A Break,
www.rictographsimages.com/Flowers/Flow...
#HAGO #Art #Nature #Photography #Health #Wellness
#HR #Beauty

December 14, 2025 at 2:20 PM

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Janet Nestor

@janetnestor.bsky.social

Food to help our little friends during these cold months.

Don’t forget water!

December 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM

ricto.bsky.social

@ricto.bsky.social

Take A Break,
www.rictographsimages.com/Nature/Birds
#HAGO #Art #Nature #Photography #PhotoHour #Birds

A Waxwing Eats Frozen Batteries
https://www.rictographsimages.com/Nature/Birds

December 12, 2025 at 2:09 PM

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Steve Crawford

@astrocrawford.bsky.social

Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format.

The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books!

science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...

Science e-Books - NASA Science

From Earth and the other planets in our solar system, to supermassive black holes and the distant galaxies that contain them, explore NASA science and imagery through our library of e-books.

science.nasa.gov

December 4, 2025 at 2:43 PM

ricto.bsky.social

@ricto.bsky.social

Hey Look A Squirrel, Take A Break
www.rictographsimages.com/Nature/Nature
#HAGO #Art #Nature #Photography #PhotoHour
#Hiking #Health #Wealth #Fun

A Red Squirrel Seeks Some Lunch
https://www.rictographsimages.com/Nature/Nature

December 4, 2025 at 12:22 AM

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Matthew Noe (Winter Break)

@noethematt.bsky.social

"Over the past two years, cocoa production has plunged as much as 40% ... While many blame aging trees, smuggling, or illegal gold mining, our research suggests that the primary culprit is rainfall extremes—excessive rainfall and droughts."

salatainstitute.harvard.edu/chocolates-c...

Chocolate’s climate crisis - The Salata Institute

Harvard researchers find changing rainfall patterns spell a volatile future for global cocoa crops, turning chocolate into a climate barometer.

salatainstitute.harvard.edu

December 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM

ricto.bsky.social

@ricto.bsky.social

Reflections At The Soroptimist International Friendship Gardens,
Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
www.rictographsimages.com
#HAGO #Art #Nature #Photography #PhotoHour

December 2, 2025 at 5:23 PM

ricto.bsky.social

@ricto.bsky.social

Take A Break
www.rictographsimages.com/Photography/...
#HAGO #Art #Nature #Photography

Quote Sadhguru, 2022

Quote "The World's Problems Are Never Gone." Sadhguru Shattered Glass In The Walkway, 2022

www.rictographsimages.com

November 29, 2025 at 9:52 PM

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vegy🍎power

@vegypower.bsky.social

Kind hearts are the gardens,
Kind thoughts are the roots,
Kind words are the blossoms,
Kind deeds are the fruits.

Take care of your garden
And keep out the weeds,
Fill it with sunshine,
Kind words and kind deeds.

- #Longfellow

#poetry #imageandverse

🪻 #purplefriday 🪻
🪻 #flowersonfriday🪻