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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 9h

Some good news for decarbonizing the planet thanks to #Science.

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Harvesting hydrogen from biomass for energy can provide substantial carbon emissions reduction

Hydrogen fuel provides energy without producing carbon dioxide emissions, which makes it a promising option for decarbonizing the economy. The U.S. is a major producer of hydrogen, contributing around...

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 1d

What a beautiful tribute to Jane Goodall by @giamora.substack.com.

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I remember so well the night you attended the JANE premiere at the Hollywood Bowl, Gia! Now, I feel like I had been there as well. The lessons from Jane's formidable life continue to spread. 💚

When the Forest Grows Quiet: In Memory of Jane Goodall

A tribute to the pioneer whose life's work taught us that compassion is a practice, and hope is the fuel for that action.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 2d

I'm still emotional about this. I think made more so by seeing how many millions of ppl feel the same way. We didn't know her personally but she had a similar profound impact on our lives, representing goodness, love of the natural world, and a refusal to give up hope on humanity. Thank you Jane.

Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 7d

To say that Jane Goodall was a hero of mine is an understatement. She represented all that is good in humanity: curiosity, kindness, compassion, tenacity, a deep understanding of the universal connection. My heart is breaking that she is gone. But so much fuller for having lived in her presence. RIP

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system
#ScienceFTW
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The Nobel Prize in medicine goes to 3 scientists for work on the human immune system

They won for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, which is one way the body helps keep the immune system from getting out of whack and attacking your own tissues..

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 22d

“The world is full of magic things waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 7d

Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 7d

To say that Jane Goodall was a hero of mine is an understatement. She represented all that is good in humanity: curiosity, kindness, compassion, tenacity, a deep understanding of the universal connection. My heart is breaking that she is gone. But so much fuller for having lived in her presence. RIP

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 13d

Batteries constructed with organic materials, analogue computers using vibrations and frequencies.

Science is COOL.
(and stranger than fiction)

#technews #innovation.

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Analog computing platform uses synthetic frequency domain to boost scalability

Analog computers, computing systems that represent data as continuous physical quantities, such as voltage, frequency or vibrations, can be significantly more energy-efficient than digital computers, ...

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 16d

Too many players. Program’s got a glitch. The Rapture is just a reboot of the Simulation 🤷‍♀️🌀

Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 19d

Ummm 🤩
#photosky #joshuatree

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 19d

Woah. A stressful Friday for every tech company’s HR dept.

Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 19d

No filter. Just delight.
Thank you The #Integratron.
🌀🌀🌀
#Soundbath #JoshuaTree

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Aug 24

The Stories We Tell in an Aware World.
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✨ The Stories We Tell in an Aware World

My ‘futurist filmmaker’ thoughts for this week’s #FutureFilmFridays:

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 20d

Inspired by all that this man does: José Andrés Group partners with technology platform Copia to fight food insecurity and reduce waste
www.fastcompany.com/91404758/jos...

José Andrés Group partners with technology platform Copia to fight food insecurity and reduce waste

The platform enables restaurants and other hospitality businesses to easily request pickups of excess prepared food. Here's what to know.

www.fastcompany.com

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 22d

“The world is full of magic things waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” — W.B. Yeats

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 22d

“Redford was talking, loudly, about renewable energy and the dangers of fossil fuels long before it was cool.” Robert Redford’s environmentalism, and “Sneakers.” Via @davelevitan.bsky.social
www.gravityisgone.com/robert-redfo...

Robert Redford, Environmentalism, and the Most Prescient Movie Ever Made

Hello, welcome to my relaunched newsletter, read more about the deal here and please subscribe! Robert Redford died on Tuesday, at 89. You can head literally anywhere else to read full obituaries abo...

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javier grillo-marxuach @okbjgm.bsky.social · 22d

hey world, thanks to the fine folx at @sundance.org i'm teaching a class on how to write action - more importantly, how to infuse every chase and fight scene with dramatic purpose! this friday! here's the link: sndnc.org/3K4pj3z
#screenwriting #screenwriter #twwriting #writing

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 22d

Because math is poetry. Happy Pythagorean triple square day, a once in your lifetime event. 😊 #91625
www.npr.org/2025/09/16/n...

On 9/16/25, celebrate a date of mathematical beauty

Pythagorean Triple Square Day, as one man affectionately calls 9/16/25, is a day like no other this century.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · 27d

Taking a much needed science excursion to Australia, 3.5 billion years ago. You can too! ⬇️

Phil Plait @philplait.bsky.social · 27d

Earth's oldest crater found!

[Normally, Thursday issues of my newsletter are for paid subscribers, but this was so cool I put the story above the paywall. Enjoy!]

badastronomy.beehiiv.com/p/earth-s-ol...

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Earth’s oldest crater found!

It’s in Australia and it’s REALLY old

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Mar 19

“Forgiveness, which takes you back to the person you were and lets you reset them. Hope, which exists in a future in which you are new. Forgiveness and hope are miracles. They let you change your life. They are time travel.”
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— “The Ministry of Time” by Kaliane Bradley

#booksky

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just like the @newscientist.com book club, I finished LeGuin's '74 masterpiece 'The Dispossessed' this month - what a revelation.
Perfect timing to dive into this new list of #scifi novels from NS, including the latest from @scalzi.com ⚡

www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

The best new science fiction books of September 2025

Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixin Liu have new sci-fi novels out this month

www.newscientist.com

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Sep 4

Just like the @newscientist.com book club, I finished LeGuin's '74 masterpiece 'The Dispossessed' this month - what a revelation.
Perfect timing to dive into this new list of #scifi novels from NS, including the latest from @scalzi.com ⚡

www.newscientist.com/article/2494...

The best new science fiction books of September 2025

Authors including literary heavyweight Ian McEwan and big hitters John Scalzi, Yume Kitasei and Cixin Liu have new sci-fi novels out this month

www.newscientist.com

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Futurism @futurism.bsky.social · Sep 3

Imagine a future where AI corporations negotiate and shape policies, blurring lines between entities and ethics. This could reshape our societal structure profoundly. #futurism

Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of my tech ETFs just 'called' me.
Makes me think of a future where corporations are given powers of personhood and an AI 'self' -- and you do indeed 'interact' with 'them'.

BTW - it didn't leave a message.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Sep 3

One of my tech ETFs just 'called' me.
Makes me think of a future where corporations are given powers of personhood and an AI 'self' -- and you do indeed 'interact' with 'them'.

BTW - it didn't leave a message.

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Taryn O’Neill @tarynoneill.bsky.social · Sep 2

“I wanted to make a film that confronts this paradox — to explore the madness of a world that lives under the constant shadow of annihilation, yet rarely speaks of it.”

Kathryn Bigelow on her new film 'A House of Dynamite' premiering at #VeniceFilmFest

www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

Kathryn Bigelow Made Political Thriller ‘A House of Dynamite’ to Warn the World About Nuclear Annihilation

Excitement around Bigelow's political thriller, which stars Rebecca Ferguson, Idris Elba and Greta Lee, is building as buzz from the film's first press screenings suggests a gripping return to form.

www.hollywoodreporter.com

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