Richard

@richard@scholar.social
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Independent researcher. Interested in poetry, space ethics, science fiction, violence studies, the humanities, also ecology and astronomy. Master's from Johns Hopkins. First generation college grad. Disabled. On Mastodon since 2021. May boost photos of birds.

https://www.tilley.earth/

Header: Handmade Stoneware Octopus Tray.
Profile: Handmade Stoneware Bird Bowl

Poemshttps://subspacewagon.systems/
Interdisciplinary Violence Studieshttps://www.towardspostviolencesocieties.com/
Science Fiction and Ethicshttps://www.scifi.global
memos, notes, etc.https://www.tilley.blog

If this is accurate, or even partially accurate, it indicates male aggression is cultural and inherited through social learning.

Testosterone doesn’t do what you think it does, according to surprising new research
https://www.psypost.org/testosterone-doesnt-do-what-you-think-it-does-according-to-surprising-new-research/
"It remains possible that longer-term testosterone changes, different delivery methods, or studies involving women or older populations might yield different results."

Study: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0018506X24001843?via%3Dihub

Testosterone doesn’t do what you think it does, according to surprising new research

Can a testosterone boost turn you into a risk-taking, competition-loving alpha? Not so fast. Two large studies suggest the hormone has little to no effect on men’s confidence, competitiveness, or risk-taking behavior.

PsyPost Psychology News

🙃 Why Becoming an Author Is Your Next Best Leadership Move
"Your story is your strongest asset. Use it as a tool along your entrepreneurial journey."
https://www.inc.com/entrepreneurs-organization/why-becoming-an-author-is-your-next-best-leadership-move/91179145

The Falsehood of Authorship as Authority
https://www.tilley.blog/the-falsehood-of-authorship-as-authority/
"The gifting of authority [.] is thrown on the backs of anyone fortunate enough to get through the maze of accomplishing a book deal. This is not a promise of authority"

#Author #Authority #ConflictResolution #Leadership #NonFiction #publication #Literature

Why Becoming an Author Is Your Next Best Leadership Move

Your story is your strongest asset. Use it as a tool on your entrepreneurial journey. Here is why every entrepreneur should write a book.

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Very productive #research this morning. On not one, but two projects. First time my mind has been this clear since,...I don't know how long.

Old Soviet spacecraft to fall to Earth in early May 2025

https://earthsky.org/space/kosmos-482-soviet-spacecraft-to-fall-to-earth-may-2025/

No reason to know if it will land in the ocean or not, but large parts will land mostly intact.

#astrodon #astronomy

Old Soviet spacecraft to fall to Earth in early May 2025

EarthSky | Updates on your cosmos and world
A chronology of mercurial tides – Richard J Tilley

tired: both male and female musicians have to at least present themselves as sex objects whether they want to or not

wired: your next door neighbor gets a record deal. you've seen his butt crack 100 times, every time he is gardening.

I saw a couple of these when I was at Wind Wolves last year, but only females. Both the males and the females sing! Another fun fact is they’re one of the few bird species that are immune to monarch butterfly poison.

New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable

A groundbreaking study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality. Based on a massive dataset of over 50,000 houses in some 1,000 archaeological sites worldwide, the study suggests that economic inequality is not an inevitable result of societal advancement, agriculture, or population...

More information: https://archaeologymag.com/2025/04/study-reveals-inequality-was-never-inevitable/

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New study reveals wealth inequality was never inevitable

A recent study published in the journal PNAS is overturning traditional wisdom regarding the origins and inevitability of wealth inequality

Archaeology News Online Magazine

Some good news - Irish people buy more books than anyone else in Europe!

https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/en/web/products-eurostat-news/w/edn-20250423-1

#Books #Literature #Ireland