Tom
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Mark Wyner Won’t Comply :vm:
@markwyner@mas.to  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

If you need some joy in your day, this is my gift to you. John Batiste is a gem of a human being. He is also massively talented.

In this interview from 2023 with Chris Wallace, John talks about the limitations genres put on music. And THEN he genre hops through part of a Beethoven piece on the fly.

It’s so good. And Chris’ face is priceless. He’s almost giddy.

#JohnBatiste#Music#Genres#Piano#Genius#ChrisWallace#Joy#GoodNews

John is a good-looking young Black man with with robustly-styled dreadlocks. He is wearing a tan suit coat, partially open over a low-cut white t-shirt. He’s sitting at a piano in what appears to be a small studio setting. Chris is a middle-aged white man with simple glasses. He’s wearing a suit with a bright-red pocket square over a solid-blue dress shirt and a striped tie.
John is a good-looking young Black man with with robustly-styled dreadlocks. He is wearing a tan suit coat, partially open over a low-cut white t-shirt. He’s sitting at a piano in what appears to be a small studio setting. Chris is a middle-aged white man with simple glasses. He’s wearing a suit with a bright-red pocket square over a solid-blue dress shirt and a striped tie.
Dr. Anna Latour
@anna@mathstodon.xyz  ·  activity timestamp 2 days ago

I'm very honoured to be among this year's NWO (Dutch Research Council) Veni research grant recipients, for my proposal "Finding Variables that Matter"!

I cannot quite believe it, but I'm excited to get started on the actual research.

Many congratulations to all of my colleagues who received their Veni grants. Over the last few months, I was lucky enough to get to know them and their research, and I can't wait to see what they do with the funds.

I'm grateful to Delft University of Technology and all my colleagues and trainers for their support and trust. The Veni application process was part of my life for almost a year. Could not have done it without their encouragement and wisdom. Many thanks also to NWO and all reviewers and committee members!

https://www.tudelft.nl/en/2025/tu-delft/record-number-veni-grants-for-leading-tu-delft-researchers

#AcademicMastodon#AcademicLife#NWO#Veni#ResearchFunding#AI#AcademicChatter#TUDelft#Research#Grateful#GoodNews
Nick Young :tinoflag:
@nickofnz@mastodon.nz  ·  activity timestamp 3 days ago

Wow, this is huge.

The last known sighting of a kiwi pukupuku on the mainland was in 1978 but they have survived.

Little spotted kiwi found on NZ's mainland for first time in 50 years https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/567038/little-spotted-kiwi-found-on-new-zealand-s-mainland-for-first-time-in-50-years #nature#NewZealand #kiwi #extinction #biodiversity #goodnews

Joachim
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Sirana
@Sirablopp@eldritch.cafe  ·  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

The world's climate goes down the drain and nobody is doing anything against it?

Well... not quite. There is more to be done, that's for sure, every °C counts. But there has been quite some progress in the last years, and Simon Clark was so nice to make a video about it.

Enjoy 15-20 minutes of a person listing all the nice things the news don't tell you very often because bad news give more clicks!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1jOqyjcO4g

#GlobalWarming#ClimateCrisis#ClimateChange#RenewableEnergy#SolarPower#SimonClark#Youtube#ShareGoodNewsToo#GoodNews
Jon S. von Tetzchner
@jon@social.vivaldi.net  ·  activity timestamp 7 days ago

Nice article about growth in solar power. It is good to see the progress.

I am a big fan of both solar and EVs, both 4 wheel ones and two wheel ones. We need to get off fossil fuels, and the sooner, the better.

#EV#Solar#GlobalWarming#GoodNews#FossilFuels#Politics

https://www.newyorker.com/news/annals-of-a-warming-planet/46-billion-years-on-the-sun-is-having-a-moment