I see wonderful things

My 101 year old grandmother got vaccinated today. She fled the Nazis as a college student, still reads novels in four languages, paid for my education, drinks a ton of coffee, hates pepper, and adores almond croissants. I’m weeping.

— Johanna Winant (@johannawinant) January 23, 2021

Offbeat Humor

Orwell called them “thought police”
Big tech calls them “fact checkers”

— Larken Rose (@LarkenRose) January 23, 2021

 

Data Talks

MASSIVE increase in 2020* for deaths at home among ages 15-44. And it wasn't COVID.

Remind me: Whose/which lives did "staying home" save? 🤔#LifeYearsLost #EpicPolicyFail #FauciFail pic.twitter.com/vHoY8PM7nE

— Emma Woodhouse 😁 (@EWoodhouse7) January 19, 2021

 

View of the Brenta, near Dolo, Late 18th century by Giovanni Battista Cimaroli

View of the Brenta, near Dolo, Late 18th century by Giovanni Battista Cimaroli

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History

2000-year-old Egyptian natural colors from Hawara. British Museum. pic.twitter.com/HiVO1hoThg

— CARAA (@CARAA_Center) January 18, 2021

 

An Insight

"being smart can actually make bias worse...the smarter you are, the better you are at constructing a narrative that supports your beliefs, rationalizing and framing the data to fit your argument or point of view" https://t.co/31Sl7aHTNQ pic.twitter.com/BfVUW0hVW7

— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) January 18, 2021

 

I see wonderful things

This ancient predator had claws like rakes and a body like a spaceship https://t.co/KyncDXZgqN pic.twitter.com/86m13HGLO9

— Popular Science (@PopSci) January 24, 2021

Offbeat Humor

Orwell called them “thought police”
Big tech calls them “fact checkers”

— Larken Rose (@LarkenRose) January 23, 2021

Data Talks

"Shoplifting...was more common among those with higher education and income, suggesting that financial considerations are unlikely to be the main motivator for shoplifting in most cases." https://t.co/nWtN3TjPZU pic.twitter.com/Mx5ec3H9nq

— Rob Henderson (@robkhenderson) December 17, 2020

 

A little girl reading, 1900 by Johan Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (Danish, 1858-1912)

A little girl reading, 1900 by Johan Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (Danish, 1858-1912)

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