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Giant Telescope Atop Hawaii’s Mauna Kea Should Be Approved, Judge Says
The Thirty Meter Telescope, which would be the largest in the Northern Hemisphere, could survey black holes and planets orbiting distant stars, but opponents say it would desecrate a sacred mountain.
nytimes.com
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Something to contemplate as you head to the beach this summer.

There’s literally a ton of plastic garbage for every person on Earth
The world has produced 9.1 billion tons of plastic since 1950. It virtually lasts forever.
washingtonpost.com

Agronomist, scientist, Salonist, mother of seven! STEM c.1700s?

Eva Ekeblad’s 293rd Birthday
Eva Ekeblad’s 293rd birthday! #GoogleDoodle
google.com
Want to Transcribe Rare Magical Manuscripts on Your Lunch Break?
Chicago's Newberry Library would love your help.
atlasobscura.com

Google acknowledges the amazing Dr. Susan La Flesche Picotte, 19th century Native American health reformer and activist.

Susan La Flesche Picotte’s 152nd Birthday
Susan La Flesche Picotte’s 152nd Birthday! #GoogleDoodle
google.com

Two words: eye protection.

How to See the Best Total Solar Eclipse in a Century
The August eclipse will be the first to go coast to coast across the U.S. since 1918, offering viewing opportunities for millions of people.
news.nationalgeographic.com

Gives new meaning to "giving it that old college try!"

Oldest Fossils of Homo Sapiens Found in Morocco, Altering History of Our Species
Newly discovered fossils indicate Homo sapiens were present in Africa 300,000 years ago, scientists reported. Until now, the earliest evidence dated back just 195,000 years.
nytimes.com

Why an honest discussion of issues around the Paris Climate Agreement matters.

A bit of limelight shines on an early locus for hands-on learning at Harvard!

Reviving the Philosophy Chamber
A new exhibit at Harvard Art Museums re-creates the Philosophy Chamber, located in Harvard Hall in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
news.harvard.edu

Prof. Sophia Roosth interviewed about her new book...

Sophia Roosth, “Synthetic: How Life Got Made” (U Chicago Press, 2017)
Sophia Roosth’s wonderful new book follows researchers clustered around MIT beginning in 2003 who named themselves synthetic biologists. A historically informed anthropological analysis based…
newbooksnetwork.com

Here is yet another service otherwise serious historians are sometimes called upon to render.

Does it Even Matter if These Vintage Vampire-Killing Kits Are Real?
They're pretty covetable regardless.
atlasobscura.com

Utterly fascinating series of articles...

Uncovering the African Presence in Medieval Europe
No Africans in medieval Europe? Tell that to the King of Nubia, who at the beginning of the 13th century took the most epic pilgrimage possible. Part XVII in our
publicmedievalist.com

"We're going to have to science the **** out of this!" Paraphrasing Matt Damon, via "The Martian."

Photos: Best science march signs - The Boston Globe
Perhaps it shouldn’t surprise anyone that a worldwide coordinated effort of scientists and their supporters produced some of the wittiest and most creative rally signs. Here’s a roundup of some of the best from today’s March for Science demonstrations around the world.
bostonglobe.com

HS Associate Jeremy Greene on the vivid history of media technologies in the practice of medicine...fascinating.

When Television Was a Medical Device
Reba Benschoter readied herself to speak before the crowd of luminaries from industry, academia, and government who had gathered to talk about the transformative potential of new media in
neh.gov

HS Alums Latif Nasser and Alex Wellerstein contribute to "Nukes," a recent podcast article from WNYC's Radiolab.

Nukes
A look up and down the US nuclear chain of command to find out who gets to authorize their use and who can stand in the way of Armageddon.
radiolab.org