Iris Baula

~ sea and islands ~

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

How a book written in 1910 could teach you calculus better than several books of today

[Full text: https://t.co/OkaqpWY9jr]

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Don't let what you see on social media skew your view of humanity.

Most bad behavior is due to a few bad apples:

• Just 3% of active users are toxic, but they generate 33% of online content
• 1% of communities launch 74% of conflict
• 0.1% of users spread 80% of fake news

@jayvanbavel https://t.co/tSstCxDIYL

[The Atlantic @TheAtlantic]

As 2024 approaches, @KamiRieck reflects on some of the most memorable advice that Atlantic writers and other experts shared this year.

If this guidance resonates, carry it with you into the new year. https://t.co/Jh2z6zW4Y7

[Kate Bowler @KatecBowler]

A Blessing for When Faith Breaks Your Heart

Blessed are you standing among the ruins of a faith
that once felt so sturdy,
now turned to dust under your feet.

The certainty you once had, gone.
The community you loved, dissipated.
The hope you held dear, hard to find.

Instead, what’s taken up residence
is the very stuff that seems counter
to what you imagined:
Disappointment. Doubt. Disillusionment. Despair.

In this new landscape, may you practice the courage to find the others
who make space for your questions without easy answers,

who celebrate doubt when it makes room for more faith,
who search high and low for a defiant hope born amidst despair.

Bless you, dear one. You who don’t give up wrestling.
who have eyes to see something new being rebuilt on top of what was.

Blessed are you who walk away wounded, yes. But changed.

This blessing was inspired by my conversation with Randall Balmer on the Everything Happens podcast. Listen to it here.

[Tomas Pueyo @tomaspueyo]

Maps twist our perception of the world
Here are 20 to rethink it:

1. Countries closer to the equator (~poorer) seem smaller than they are

(map by @neilrkaye)

[BBC Weather @bbcweather]

Check out this footage of how big the waves where offshore at Cape Cornwall earlier today.

Credit: Chris Brown/Kernow Life

[AI at Meta @AIatMeta]

Today we're releasing the Segment Anything Model (SAM) — a step toward the first foundation model for image segmentation.

SAM is capable of one-click segmentation of any object from any photo or video + zero-shot transfer to other segmentation tasks ➡️ https://t.co/qYUoePrWVi

[rgpoulussen.bsky.social @rgpoulussen]

Borders, changing all the time.

[Reuters @Reuters]

British primatologist Jane Goodall has got a Barbie in her likeness, fulfilling a longtime wish of having her own doll to inspire young girls https://t.co/Qoha4UmYUf

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Free speech shouldn't be a license to troll.

Study of 36,000 Reddit communities:
-38% of all attacks are started by 0.1% of communities
-74% are initiated by only 1%

Toxic platforms let hostility run rampant. Healthy ones have moderators and penalties for repeated aggression.

[David Brooks @DavidBrooks224]

This is how people recover from grief and loss. https://t.co/ywfQdK3TSk

[Iris Baula @iris80_tweets]

‘The least we can do’: Germany welcomes Ukrainian asylum seekers | Russia-Ukraine war News | Al Jazeera https://t.co/QhmPclYqp0 via @AJEnglish

[Rappler @rapplerdotcom]

'War propaganda should never be recommended content – what is more, it should have no place on online platforms at all,' says EU industry chief Thierry Breton. https://t.co/tt2EuneAsG

[Iris Baula @iris80_tweets]

@SamsungSG Recall Samsung Fridge 402L - Model RL4004SBASL/SS! Customers have been repeatedly having problems with it but @SamsungSG continues to sell it.

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

BREAKING NEWS:
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize to Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov for their efforts to safeguard freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.

#NobelPrize #NobelPeacePrize

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

See Vietnam’s diverse landscapes and staggering natural beauty through stunning aerial photos https://t.co/dYG8hbIAdW

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

A winter storm beats the shore in Porto, Portugal. Congratulations to Eduardo Teixeira de Sousa on becoming the August #YourShot Photographer of the Month!

[National Geographic @NatGeo]

"It’s difficult to separate mythology and history on Skye" https://t.co/tI6MKVkS0v

[Iris Baula @iris80_tweets]

@greysiem awwww… let’s go out soon!

[Iris Baula @iris80_tweets]

Intelligence gathering – Small, cheap spy satellites mean there’s no hiding place https://t.co/QdOGz2JMeH