Good evening from the frigid, windy Midwest. Do your best to disturb the dark.

Ed Yong had a great piece back in September on Long COVID & brain fog. It really helps people understand how it works and what is happening in the brain. https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2022/09/long-covid-brain-fog-symptom-executive-function/671393/
#LongCOVID #BrainFog #COVID #COVID19

I'm excited for the NASA Perseverance Rover's planned route across the top of Jezero Crater's delta in 2023. Looking for evidence of ancient microbial life, it will take samples at the black dots. Learning about the geology & climate of other planets helps us learn how unique Earth is.
#Mars #Rover #PerseveranceRover #Nasa #Space #astronomy #astrobiology #geology #climate

Saw these beautiful support for #Ukraine signs while in #StLouis recently. Love the mashup of the St. Louis flag with the Ukrainian colors.

ChatGPT has weighed in on the Holiday Discourse. #DieHard #Christmas #Movies

Snoozin’ hippo is living his best life

On cold, dark blue nights you sometimes need a little light, from the heavens to your neighbors’ porch
#nofilter #moon #jupiter

This photo was taken with a #GoPro camera. #NASA mounted the GoPro on the #Orion capsule's solar panel array. Just incredible. #Artemis #Space #Astronomy https://images.nasa.gov/

Wow, Orion's black & white optical navcam just sent back photos of the Moon's surface. You'll notice some lines in there, a result of the lower quality navcam, but still really cool pics. Find more here: https://images.nasa.gov/ #Artemis #Orion #Space #Astronomy #astrophotography #Moon

This is a great interview with ALA's Tracie D. Hall about why we need good #books & media to take us "outside of ourselves."
https://www.npr.org/2022/11/12/1136267795/meet-the-longtime-librarian-being-honored-at-the-national-book-awards #library #libraries #librarians #reading