The TESS mission's groovy orbit (Scott Manley, Youtube)
Twinkle twinkle little star
What's next for TESS? - Scientific American
How I wonder what you are
The Warrior at the Mall - The New York Times
Originally shared on hubski by kleinbl00
Up above the world so high
Where Countries are Tinderboxes and Facebook is a Match - The New York Times
In Sri Lanka, it keeps families in touch even as many work abroad. It provides for unprecedented open expression and access to information. Government officials say it was essential for the democratic transition that swept them into office in 2015.
But where institutions are weak or undeveloped, Facebook’s newsfeed can inadvertently amplify dangerous tendencies. Designed to maximize user time on site, it promotes whatever wins the most attention. Posts that tap into negative, primal emotions like anger or fear, studies have found, produce the highest engagement, and so proliferate.
In the Western countries for which Facebook was designed, this leads to online arguments, angry identity politics and polarization. But in developing countries, Facebook is often perceived as synonymous with the internet and reputable sources are scarce, allowing emotionally charged rumors to run rampant. Shared among trusted friends and family members, they can become conventional wisdom.
And where people do not feel they can rely on the police or courts to keep them safe, research shows, panic over a perceived threat can lead some to take matters into their own hands — to lynch.
Like a diamond in the sky
The Road to Tuktoyaktuk - BBC Travel
Twinkle twinkle little star, how I wonder what you are