Jojo

Curiouser and curiouser • she/her

[Hugh Laurie @hughlaurie]

Cape Verde. My God.

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

Yesterday I met with family members of hostages currently in Gaza.

They said: “We can do it all. We can fight for our families held hostage by Hamas, stand against occupation, stand with impacted Israelis, stand up for innocent Palestinians.”

May their humanity be an example.

[Bel Trew @Beltrew]

Urgent: Water has now run out in Gaza according to the UN “It has become a matter of life and death”. 2 million people at risk. Statement below 👇🏼

[Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @AOC]

In a time of overwhelming developments in the Middle East, the public needs comprehensive coverage with diverse, experienced perspectives.

The removal of Muslim anchors during such a sensitive time is highly concerning. We must not repeat the mistakes of post-9/11 fervor.

[Andrea Junker @Strandjunker]

At some point we have to talk about how one third of the Supreme Court was appointed by a guy who is indicted for espionage.

[Akshaya Kumar @AkshayaSays]

🧵NEW: a thread on Nahel. French Algerian boy who loves rugby and wanted to be a mechanic. Killed by the police at 17 years old. #SayTheirNames

[CALL TO ACTIVISM @CalltoActivism]

What an amazing story.

“In Washington DC, at a Metro Station, on a cold January morning in 2007, a man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time, approximately 2000 people went through the station, most of them on their way to work.

After about four minutes, a middle-aged man noticed that there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds, and then he hurried on to meet his schedule.

About four minutes later, the violinist received his first dollar. A woman threw money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.

At six minutes, a young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.

At ten minutes, a three-year old boy stopped, but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head the whole time. This action was repeated by several other children, but every parent - without exception - forced their children to move on quickly.

At forty-five minutes: The musician played continuously. Only six people stopped and listened for a short while. About twenty gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.

After one hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed and no one applauded. There was no recognition at all.

No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before, Joshua Bell sold-out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100 each to sit and listen to him play the same music.

This is a true story. Joshua Bell, playing incognito in the D.C. Metro Station, was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities.

This experiment raised several questions:

In a common-place environment, at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty?

If so, do we stop to appreciate it?

Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?

One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this:

If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…

How many other things are we missing as we rush through life?”

[Katie Mack @AstroKatie]

The news is out! The @NANOGrav pulsar timing array collaboration has detected a background of cosmic gravitational waves rippling through our Universe! Let’s talk about it!
(Full press conference tomorrow, https://t.co/7hsBd7IWdO)
1/n

[Hank Green @hankgreen]

Wanna understand some of the biggest science news of the year (maybe the decade?) better than 99% of people? That new should be coming out tomorrow evening, but we know a bit about it...so here's a thread:

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

https://t.co/kZSEeUkwpd

[Jojo @0ceanJoLo]

@metroadlib This was layers of incredible 👏🏼👏🏼

[Jojo @0ceanJoLo]

@TreeWill303 @USFWS Got this book by @birdchick because of this exact reference

[Jojo @0ceanJoLo]

@PranavDixit Loved this ❤️

[Natural History Museum of L.A. County @NHMLA]

On December 23, P-22’s remains arrived at #NHMLA and he was welcomed back to his homeland in a blessing ceremony led by Tribal leaders from the Gabrieleño/Tongva, Tataviam, Chumash, Gabrielino-Shoshone, Akimel O’otham, and Luiseño Tribes—thread.

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Focus on the green dot

You will see one or more of the yellow
dots vanish and reappear. The dots
themselves haven't gone, but what you
experience is a struggle for supremacy
between the left and right side of the
brain.

Source https://t.co/bYz2gUEoWz

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Inner turmoil

[Alexander Semenov @Alex_Aquatilis]

This is how the predatory ctenophores feed. Beroe can swallow victims as large as itself or even bigger. The comb jellies are soft, and it's pretty easy to squash them and put them in your stomach. But it's still impressive.

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Gorgonocephalus are marine basket stars found in coldwater environments. The scientific name comes from the Greek, gorgós meaning "dreaded" and -cephalus meaning "head", and refers to the Gorgon's head from Greek myth with its coiled serpents for hair https://t.co/VXfEmH7wTa