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I'm an author (Turtles All the way Down, The Anthropocene Reviewed, etc.), a YouTuber (vlogbrothers, Crash Course, etc.), and a person who does not cast movies.
Indianapolis, INsites.prh.com/anthropocenere…Joined December 2008
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People have developed a similar adaptation in response to the social internet.
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If Holly (Ilex aquifolium) finds its leaves are being nibbled by deer, it switches genes on to make them spiky when they regrow. So on taller Holly trees, the upper leaves (which are out of reach) have smooth edges, while the lower leaves are prickly 🤙
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"If Western countries had listened to us and helped increase vaccine supply this year, our continent would have delivered more vaccines. Period." -Viola Karanja, Deputy Executive Director of Partners In Health Liberia.
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Watch the full statement below as Viola Karanja explains why we need to increase vaccines in Africa. #PeoplesVaccine Support #VaccineEquity: pih.org/advocate
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It's so weird that we're mammals. Like, our thinking parts are made out of meat. My consciousness has a skeleton. That's so gross. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk.
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American Scientist recommends The Anthropocene Reviewed for the reader in your life "haunted by the dimming of human prospects." (I promise the book is not merely haunted by the dimming of human prospects. It is also haunted by many other dimmings.)
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As a #STEM magazine that regularly review #science #books, have we got some recommendations for you! Find #gifts for readers young and old, interested in humor, maps, chemistry, dark matter (more than one!), conservation..., and so much more! americanscientist.org/blog/science-c
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Oh, and if you can't get one at a bookstore, dftba has a few signed copy bundled with the (beautiful!) Anthropocene Reviewed vinyl album. store.dftba.com/collections/th (Won't arrive before Xmas, though!)
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Hi. Yes, I am aware that The Anthropocene Reviewed book is currently backordered at many ecommerce sites, including bookshop. Folks at PRH are working to solve this. In the meantime, your local bookstore will very likely have copies, including possibly autographed ones.
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Hi. Yes, I am aware that The Anthropocene Reviewed book is currently backordered at many ecommerce sites, including bookshop. Folks at PRH are working to solve this. In the meantime, your local bookstore will very likely have copies, including possibly autographed ones.
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Lastly: Throughout (gestures broadly), I've read and reread Rosemary Horrox's The Black Death, which contains devastating first person accounts of the 14th century plague pandemic. Seeing how we've historically responded to infectious disease has helped me understand this time.
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I also read a lot of mysteries this year. I love every book that
@Connellybooks
writes. And I loved rereading Walter Moseley books, going back to the very beginning of the Easy Rawlins series. Also was introduced to Tana French's books by a bookseller, and I LOVE THEM.
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Memoir: Has to be Somebody's Daughter by
@iSmashFizzle
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It's a rigorous historical work that's also deeply personal, and it's written with the clarity and precision you'd expect from a poet. Speaking of poetry, my favorite poetry read of the year was Deaf Republic by
@ilya_poet
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Here are some of my favorite book of 2021, in case you're looking for a great read (or a great gift). My favorite history book this year was How the Word Is Passed by
@ClintSmithIII
, which explores how sites associated with slavery grapple (or don't) with that history.
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Well, this is lovely. The Anthropocene Reviewed on a billboard in NYC after winning the Goodreads Choice Award for Nonfiction...
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Why did I say Indiana literary WORLD? When it is clearly not a world? I guess I didn't want to say SCENE. I should've looked for a better word. I am full of regrets. But not as full of regrets as Purdue will be if they don't walk this back. Thanks for coming to my TED talk.
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From Lascaux to the Hall of Presidents, Rachel and wombo have together created images of everything reviewed in The Anthropocene Reviewed book, and ... wow.
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The Anthropocene Reviewed courtesy of WOMBO @johngreen
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There wasn’t enough room to cover the Harlem Renaissance in just one episode, so we decided to double up. The period wasn’t only about cultural and artistic flourishing, but also about the bourgeoning political ideas that undergirded it.
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When we think about the Harlem Renaissance, the arts immediately come to mind. But political theories were also blossoming during this time. Let's learn about those thinkers and activists in this episode of Crash Course Black American History. youtu.be/0HY8d4ABHQA
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