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

The Gateway Arch will go dark starting this week.

"Starting on May 1, the LED lights that illuminate the Arch at night will be turned off to help migrating birds find their way safely."

https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/local/st-louis-gateway-arch-go-dark-this-week-heres-why/63-1728e22b-4ff1-4557-8819-6525a09643e2

#LightPollution #birds

Before you continue to YouTube

Constructs built in talking basins – Richard J Tilley

Art in the temper of time – Richard J Tilley

She doesn’t go to the obelisk – Richard J Tilley

I love learning something new. I feel it deep inside my brain, bringing sanity to a destabilized world.

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

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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

@Luke_Drury Do we read them though? *Stares at the unread stacks on my desk*

@Luke_Drury OMG that's so embarrassing for #Italy. Despite all my efforts to buy a lot of books, which I only manage to read years afterwards.

Btw: what's up with Norway and why are there in a corner?