Could anyone fake a Jackson Pollock? 🫟 Mathematician @marcusdusautoy.bsky.social says otherwise. Hidden within those sweeping drips lies a fractal signature born from the physics of motion. Watch the full talk: youtu.be/thc2bWGNY2k

How one handwritten notebook changed the course of history 📖 #OnThisDay in 1813, Michael Faraday got a job here at the Royal Institution, kick-starting his scientific career and his work in electrochemistry and electromagnetism. Watch the full talk with Judy Wu: youtube.com/watch?v=0kYMUFzylOs

When you light a candle, it’s the vaporised wax that burns, not the solid or liquid wax 🕯️️ This demo inspired by Faraday's 1848 lecture series "The Chemical History of a Candle" shows how a simple burning candle is a treasure trove of chemistry. Watch the full lecture here: youtu.be/cqTPYoye2J8

How far is the Moon, really? 🌕 UK Space Agency's Anu Ojha helps us visualise this with a simple demo that might surprise you. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=7kCdY8o8cFI

Synaesthesia is a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sense triggers an extra sensory experience for someone 🧠 Cognitive psychologist Mary Jane Spiller explains why researchers think this may develop shortly after birth. 🧪 Watch the full talk: youtu.be/XsYa1fXGKIs

Those colourful swirls on a soap bubble are caused light interfering with itself inside a tiny “soap sandwich.” 🌈 Watch the full talk with the Ri Demo Team: youtube.com/watch?v=wQTvf2vsxEU

"It looks magic, but it's not, it's good science" 🦋 For 36 years, Bill Coates was the master of science demonstrations behind the Christmas Lectures. (1/2)

Sometimes, the biggest discoveries begin with the simplest tools. Physicist @suziesheehy.bsky.social replicates JJ Thomson's demonstration showing that atoms were made of smaller components. What he discovered would become known as the electron. Watch the full talk: youtube.com/watch?v=aXg3edeUrtc

This demo from the 1800s still blows our minds today 💥 Peter Wothers recreates one of Humphry Davy's signature demos: the potassium volcano.

Why are almost all tortoiseshell cats female? 🐈 In his 1984 Christmas Lectures, geneticist Walter Bodmer explained this "patchwork" phenomenon with the help of some four-legged assistants. Watch the full series: www.rigb.org/explore-scie...

In 2021, I had the honor of winning the grand prize for The Smashing Pumpkins’ and Sumerian Records’ #CYRcontest! Grateful for the support from & everyone who believed in my music. The Smashing Pumpkins’ official YouTube channel: youtube.com/watch?v=qkv6... #smashingpumpkins #sumerianrecords

CATL is revolutionizing EV batteries with their new sodium-ion tech that's cheaper, safer, and more accessible than traditional lithium batteries! Source #Sodium #EVolution #BatteryTech

The loss of individuality is the loss of purpose and the silencing of words. New media art rooted in Japanese aesthetics. Exploring layered realities through digital collage. #takayukio #NYCArtist #NewYorkArt

🎵Running From I.C.E. part 1 – Feb 16 2026 - Portland ICE Facility Song by Tom Smith #filk Music: "Running On Ice" by Billy Joel tomsmith.bandcamp.com

#paintedbunting 🥰

They are all so lovely. ❤️

Any kid(still do hw because want to learn but cant go to school)want to do hw but parent tell them to work&group feel sad for kid&kid go back to do hw in Netflix ATLA, Disney, Pixar, Harry Potter, Wednesday, Minions, Barbie, Star Wars, One Piece? Dad:Come,put this&give it to that table over there

Now streaming the development of my Colony Sim + RPG game! ⚒️🤖⚔️ Now that bread baking is in, time for villagers to actually consume it! Going to add villager needs and a special case in their scheduling for fulfilling them! Come join me! www.twitch.tv/sorcerystory #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

Teacher of Music, Headington Rye Oxford. Closes: 22/06. https://shrbrt.jobs/ers4j0. #independentschooljobs #oxfordshirejobs #teachingjobs @gsauk.bsky.social

⭐️AUSTRALIA!!! Dance Fire is featuring on Shakedown Radio with Chris Caggs!!! Thank you so much for the support! 💖🙏 🎧Listen: www.shakedownradio.com/e/episode-90... #radio #dancefire #music #australia

Israeli soldiers opened fire on thousands of starving Palestinians in Gaza as they ran in desperation trying to get a piece of food during the war on Gaza.

Our scientists, engineers, and policy experts are working around the world to tackle the biggest challenges in the global energy system. Be part of the community driving real climate progress by making your #EarthDay gift today: give.catf.us/campaign/782...

An empty inclusion base is a successful one, right? In ep3 of podcast No Running in the Corridors, host Helen, HT James & Jamie from edu charity The Difference explore: ✅ balancing rules w/ needs ✅ using data to prevent exclusions ✅ helping kids own their choices Subscribe now 🎧

BROOKLYN THE HOLE v2 in top tier show production slaps x9999 more #STARDOM 🤼‍♂️

One D. One R. Both gone. 🏛️ Swalwell resigned, Gonzales retiring as both faced expulsion votes over separate misconduct allegations. Accountability has no party. Follow @politikhq 🔍 #Congress #Politics #Accountability #CapitolHill #Bipartisan​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Here she is, the first and only Orange Tip Butterfly that I've looked after for '10 months' from an egg laid in my garden last year. Last year was a bad year for #butterflies - hopefully I'll have more to look after this year. Isn't she adorable! 🥚🐛🥐🦋 #Lepidopterist #conservation

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Are we okay with this? #epstein #island #truthrevealed #files #accountability

WWE NXT REVENGE LIVE STREAM Tonight - 745PM ET LIVE ON YOUTUBE/Twitch The most unscripted, uncensored & unbiased wrestling coverage! Even the wrestlers are watching! We are the Wrasslin’ fans united! What will happen? Tune in to find out! Link Above! Don’t Miss! #WFU #W4LN #WWE #nxt #nxtrevenge

When elected officials do something blatantly against the public interest, they can be voted out. The same is not true for Philly's school board — so holding them accountable is that much harder, @lisamhaver.bsky.social says:

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No one would sit down at a craps table where one player gets to pick how the dice land. But today that’s how many prediction markets work. @ChrisMurphyCT.bsky.social and I have a bill to fix it.

CryptidBoyz - Riddle Jokes #jokes #cryptidboyz

Connor McDavid better put up a trade request and shop around to find a new team. The Edmonton Oilers will never win anything with the pathetic way they are built as a team.

Kryvyi Rih celebrates its 251st anniversary today. A hard-working city with a strong Ukrainian identity, it has given thousands of volunteers and soldiers to the defence of Ukraine.

Two customers found their own Trump Mobile data on the open web. They tried to warn the company. The researcher who spotted it tried too. Silence, until the story went public on May 20. Then the confirmation came two days later. #privacy #databreach #surveillance #TrumpMobile Thread. 👇

Short Vid: California lawmakers may rewrite the rules for e-bikes.

#trump #louisiana #explore #fyp #BreakingNewsUSA Full story: https://jqjo.com/2026-05-17/us/Politics/fr/bs/Julia-Letlow,-soutenue-par-Trump,-élimine-le-sénateur-sortant-Bill-Cassidy-lors-des-primaires-en-Louisiane/1278922

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The momentum behind this campaign has been incredible, and on May 7th, we get to celebrate what we've built together and what we're fighting for: Medicare for All, banning congressional stock trading, and ending our involvement in forever wars. 📆 Thursday, May 7th ⏰ 7pm 📍 715 Harrison St.

Had to check out this #Propaganda because well I like study propaganda. #China #ChinaBad #PropagandaWatch

After his underwater adventure, he stopped off for a cocktail to refresh.

Ashes #mudrat #halfwayhauntedllc #seeyouintheshadows #musicbymudrat #paranormal

#books #indiebooks #writingcommunity #ebooks #audiobooks #DarkFantasy #HighFantasy #Satire #HistoricalFantasy #KinkNoir #MagicalRealism #scifi #booksky #bookblog #writers #KU #KindleUnlimited #Audible #Kobo #science #history #historicalfiction #indieauthor #poet #poems #poetrysky #histfic #truecrime

Energy shocks don’t stop at the gas pump. @alexsjacquez.bsky.social explains how Trump’s war in Iran is driving oil, diesel, and jet fuel prices up — sending costs higher for shipping, food, and other essentials when families are already stretched thin.

Don’t even get me started on Hakeem… I have been fully fed up with him for a year now. His lack of fight in this most crucial moment is not just embarrassing. It is fucking disgusting. His level of betrayal to the people will not go unnoticed. We have to make sure we expose all of it.

Any potentially good animated pitch that ends up getting transmitted by the virus that is 🅰️👁:

Out knocking doors together across Long Island. Walking through neighborhoods and having real conversations about the future of our communities. Real change starts in our communities. That change happens at every level, from state government to Congress. We’re stronger when we work together.

Don Jr. and Eric Trump selling drones to the Pentagon?

Watch your ankles 🛑

Coming tomorrow! What happened when Belgian authorities arrested (and released) Israeli soldiers while at a local music festival? Mathias Holvoet explains the challenges Belgian universal jurisdiction faces.

Director Annemarie Jacir reflects on a lesser-known part of Palestinian agricultural history, cotton farming, and how political restrictions transformed it into something forbidden.  🍿 Palestine '36 now playing in theaters! 🎬 Full podcast episode on Watermelon+ and SumudPod.com.

Trump’s war has already wiped out your tax cut for this year

At this rate I think I'm averaging like 30 frames a day but I've uh. Felt like garbage the last few days. So.

Met this cutie yesterday ...

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EXC: Sir Ed Davey has defended Lib Dem councils after new analysis found they were increasing council tax bills on average by more than those run by other parties. Sir Ed told ITV News Meridian that in many cases it was because the Tories had run the councils "very, very badly".

This is the crowd to see James #Talarico last night in Ken #Paxton’s home county ... 🥳

At least 40 minors gave sworn statements to the FBI that Jeffrey Epstein raped and trafficked them. The line prosecutor wrote an 82-page memo recommending charges. Alex Acosta declined and signed a non-prosecution deal. He was later confirmed as Labor Secretary.