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  “You have to return the #books, but you get to keep the ideas.”

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  I just finished #Pluribus and found it a very thoughtful exploration of humanity, loneliness, love, and individualism vs a collective hive mind. The series asks its audience to consider questions in ways I rarely experience at a time when so many programs feel like more of the same. I recommend watching and am interested to hear what others think.

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  Love is love is love is love 🏳️‍🌈

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  It was an honor to join leaders from across the U.S. for the inaugural National Summit of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum in Washington, D.C. I’m proud to serve as a Michigan Ambassador & be part of this extraordinary effort celebrating women’s stories & contributions to our nation’s history.

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  About a year ago I finished a book proposal about how our political institutions are not equipped for 21st century technological disruption. It still sits in my laptop. Feels timely. #AI #uspol

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  Before 1993, women weren’t allowed to wear pants on the Senate floor. That changed when Sen. Moseley Braun (D-IL), & Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) wore trousers - shocking the male-dominated Senate. This eventually led to the dress code being clarified to allow women to wear pants. Credit: Liberal Jane Illustration http://liberaljane.com

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  Any day now little one…

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  Vaccines save lives.

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  I finally went to see #TheOdyssey & was surprised how much I enjoyed it. I majored in Classics & my expectations were low given I still haven't forgiven Hollywood for Troy. Did it follow the poem perfectly? No. Did it capture every nuance & theme? Of course not. But what Nolan's film did magnificently manage to do is include so many events & ideas in Homer's epic in a single film, which is no small feat. The themes feel v timely in 2026 w/o being preachy. I highly...

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  Yes! Credit to a “Yannick R.” I do not know them but I spotted this on social media it appeals to the part of me that works in agriculture & the global #food system. #science

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  This is my final week at Michigan State University where I worked at the intersection of science, storytelling, policy, and public service. Somehow, no one said “no” to my wild ideas and that freedom allowed me to grow in ways I never expected, both as a scholar and as a person. I will always be grateful. Happily, I am not going too far and will remain part of the Spartan community as an adjunct faculty member. And as for what’s next… I’m excited to share more very soon!

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  High expectations for my next read… #books

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  I’ve been wearing this shirt for so many years & suddenly this summer, it’s sparking a lot of interesting conversations. #books

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  About 250M years ago, 90% of species on Earth died during the Permian extinction. All of that loss created a lot of vacant niches to fill.
 Not long after, the first mammals, our ancestors, appeared. 
Life on this pale blue dot will be resilient - whether we’re part of it or not.

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  I visited the pitch drop experiment at The University of Queensland today. Started in 1927, it’s the world’s longest-running lab experiment. Pitch is a highly viscous liquid that appears solid & shatters at room temperature, but continues to “drop” every decade or so. https://smp.uq.edu.au/pitch-drop-experiment

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  I don’t usually follow celebrity news, but Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce are doing things right. This week (leading up to their wedding) they have donated $26 million to food banks & community centers, hospitals for children, animal rescues & shelters & educational programs.

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  * munch * munch * munch *

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  A koala ball 🐨

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  9yo just made a new friend at the science museum in Brisbane. Because we’re from the U.S., his friend is convinced we surely know Taylor Swift & Donald Trump personally. 😆

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  While our neighbors are camping, we are watching their parakeet and now these two are in love. #birds

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  My retro mug is modern again.

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  “This study shows that…. nostalgia evoked by Studio Ghibli films significantly foster a sense of exploration and calm in life, as well as a feeling of mastery and skill, and purpose and meaning, hence ultimately contributing positively to one’s overall happiness in life. https://games.jmir.org/2025/1/e76522 #art

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  Folks who know I love reading tend to tell me how many #books they read last year. But that’s not what I’m particularly interested in. I want to know what you learned through those stories. How they shaped your perspective. What they taught you about our world. Perhaps what you discovered about yourself. ✨ To me, that’s what’s most beautiful about a good book. 📚

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  A delightful OpEd by Neil deGrasse Tyson “Give Us the Aliens” https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/06/opinion/alien-files-trump-release.html?unlocked_article_code=1.glA.HhW5.12PGZdqsNCrA&smid=nytcore-ios-share #space #science

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  “I think we [journalists] got lazy as a field, and we let Mark Zuckerberg, Jack Dorsey, and, god help us, Elon Musk and their staff decide all these major journalistic questions.” I couldn’t agree more with journalist @adamdavidson in this thoughtful and reflective Q&A about joining #Mastodon https://themarkup.org/newsletter/hello-world/mastodons-moment #TwitterMigration

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  This week, the world’s human #population is expected to reach 8B. About 109B people have lived and died. Each grain of sand represents 10M. Spectacular #data visualization of human life on Earth by Max Roser #science #SharedPlanet

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  Can you name a living scientist? 76% of U.S. cannot. 🤔 #science

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  In recent years, we became too comfortable letting #Twitter define journalism & media. Algorithms often dictated the narratives we collectively paid attention to. Absurd trends were covered by news outlets & ballooned into major stories while we missed so much real substance. And the quick takes of uninformed politicians & bad actors were forced upon anyone participating in the network. It was bad for democracy. The #Mastodon model makes me hopeful we can do better. #tw...

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  “I've always tried to present a positive view of the world in my work. It's so much easier to be negative & cynical & predict doom for the world than it is to try & figure out how to make things better. We have an obligation to do the latter." - Jim Henson