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mindblowingfactz: Decades ago, computer programming used to be women’s work. sourceimage via phillyvoice
compoundchem: This Week in Chemistry: The chemistry behind glow-in-the-dark mushrooms confirmed, a cause of lithium-ion battery capacity fade identified, and more! Links to articles and studies: https://goo.gl/h1v3kf
historyfilia: why only snakes when you could have lions, owls, AND WINGS
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the-future-now: Saturday’s annual Earth Day celebration comes at a pivotal moment for a number of global environmental issues.This year marks the 47th annual Earth Day event, which began on April 22, 1970. According to the campaign’s estimate, more
the-future-now: Bill Nye understands why climate change denial exists but he has a message for anyone who thinks that way.follow @the-future-now
nitratediva:That feeling when you have to give a speech and you’ve got a kitten stuck in your sweater… From The Freshman (1925).
the-future-now: the-future-now: The March for Science DC is happening this weekend Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has not only started a rhetorical war with the media and potentially real wars with North Korea and Russia-backed
March for Science Gears Up Amid Debate Over Diversity
wike-wabbits:women fencing (1900s)
moomindeco:Bruxelles Horta
March for Science Chicago Announces Keynote Speaker: Emily Graslie
mindblowingfactz: Iran has the highest female to male ratio in universities among all sovereign nations. More than 70% of students in engineering and pure sciences are women. sourceimage via theotheriran
cracked: 34 Positive Stories That Got Lost In The 24/7 Outrage Cycle
dwnsy: galaxy sweets
Podcasts: Sophia Duleep Singh
the-future-now: BOOM. Science. | follow @the-future-now
smithsonianlibraries: International Women’s Day’s theme this year is Be Bold for Change.The last reigning monarch of Hawaii, Queen Liliuokalani embarked on a bold course after she was deposed in 1893 by a group of businessmen with the assistance
omgfactsdotcom:did you know what loofahs look like in the wild?
the-future-now: Trump’s FCC pick Ajit Pai doesn’t seem to care about your privacyIt’s unclear if Donald Trump’s appointment to Federal Communications Commission chairman Ajit Pai is serving the people or telecomms. In his short time in power,
guardian: In the past four months, millions of Americans compelled to oppose the actions of Donald Trump, his administration and other powerful forces for a variety of reasons have come to identify with the idea of resistance.Other efforts around the
Mental Floss
did-you-kno: Bob Ross’s grave has a happy little headstone, which is topped with some pretty flowers and happy little family of woodland creatures. Source
weavemama: WHEN A RAPPER DOES MORE THAN THE GOVERNMENT
ibmblr: Meet the real women behind Hidden Figures.In the early days of the Space Race, Dorothy Vaughan headed the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics’ (NACA) West Area Computing unit. It was an important but segregated unit of mostly female
Women you should read about on International Women’s Day
ahencyclopedia: HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY!! Here’s to all the women throughout history who have ruled empires, and raised families. For those who fought to survive, and were looked down upon. For the women whose names we know, and for those
Port ruins hoped to prove starting point of ancient maritime silk road
wickedgadgetry: The Ncore Retro Mechanical Keyboard is the closest thing to the classic manual typewriter!Check it Out!
Viking toy boat discovered in Norway - Medievalists.net
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GOP leaders want some national monument designations revoked
sagansense: Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical TourNeil DeGrasse Tyson, Michael A. Strauss, and J. Richard Gott discuss their book ‘Welcome to the Universe: An Astrophysical Tour’, a personal guided tour of the cosmos by three of today’s
historicaltimes: Before the creation of the EPA, New York was one of America’s most polluted cities via reddit
did-you-kno: The president of Iceland thinks pineapples don’t belong on your pizza. While Gudni Th. Johannesson was visiting a high school, a student Q&A turned into a discussion of personal preferences. When asked about his opinion of putting
blunt-science:(Big Think)
did-you-kno: On her childhood: “I counted everything. I counted the steps to the road, the steps up to church, the number of dishes and silverware I washed … anything that could be counted, I did.” On her NASA calculations: “Early on, when they
refinery29: The cast of Hidden Figures gave a touching tribute to the historical women responsible for launching American astronauts into space. Gifs: Oscars on ABC
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This 5-year-old's photo tribute to black history figures is so powerful
The McCarthy Era - The Red Scare of the 1950's
life: On what would have been Elizabeth Taylor’s 85th birthday — the actor, born Feb. 27, 1932, died in 2011 — LIFE looks back on one of the most iconic portraits ever captured of her by the great Philippe Halsman. This photo was taken in October
DNA Reveals an Early American Dynasty Centered on Women
the-movemnt: Tuesday marks 52 years since Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom in New York City on Feb. 21, 1965. Read more of his quotesfollow @the-movemnt
asapscience: Sad truth. [Via SciencePorn]
did-you-kno: Cal Orko: Source
peashooter85: Mexican soldatera (female soldier) from Michoacán, 1910.
atlasobscura: This vending machine in Texas is restocked daily with homemade full-sized pecan pies to satisfy pie cravings 24 hours a day.Read more >
The toy boat that sailed the seas of time
historical-nonfiction: Alfred Stieglitz’s The Glow of Night - New York, 1897. Electric lights were still a new phenomenon: a test of 23 electric arc lamps first lit up a stretch of Broadway in Manhattan in 1880. Lamps to light streets and bridges
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historicaltimes: Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers the pulsar - February 24, 1967 via reddit
Archaeologists hunt for long-lost tomb of Scottish king
did-you-kno: Fremdschämen is the German word for when you feel incredibly embarrassed for someone else who’s so oblivious that they don’t realized they should be embarrassed for themselves. Source Source 2 Source 3
masterpiecesindetail: Caspar David Friedrich - Wanderer Above the Sea of Fog
putthison: Women in Menswear, 1900Mashable has a cool story about two Norwegian photographers and their gender bending experiments in the late 19th century. Between the years of 1895 and 1903, Marie Høeg and Bolette Berg operated a small commercial
coolchicksfromhistory: Google Doodle celebrating the birthday of lighthouse keeper Ida Lewis (1842-1911). There are no definitive records of Ida’s rescues and she was too modest to recount them herself, though some were documented in local newspapers
littlelimpstiff14u2: The Medieval Fairytale like Photography of Agnieszka Lorek Agnieszka Lorek is a photographer, stylist, editor, painter, composer and musical performer, and a columnist. Vogue Instagram
cracked: 22 Real Places More Spectacular Than A Fantasy Movie
did-you-kno: There are over 70 documented cases of transplant patients experiencing the same thoughts and feelings as their organ donors did in life. People report everything from craving the donors’ favorite foods, to inheriting their talents. It’s
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