Professional learning experiences are integral to the enhancement of classroom instruction. Teachers, at the forefront of Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics (STEM) education, play a key role in the advancement of STEM learning ecosystems and citizen science. On June 24-25, 2025 – despite a major east coast heat wave – twenty-four educators from eight school […]

Eines der wertvollsten europäischen Rüstungs-Start-ups will offenbar autonome Luftkampfsysteme bauen, die klassische Kampfjets ersetzen können. Interne Dokumente zeigen Pläne, die den Platzhirschen Airbus gefährden.
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And finally, dear family in Hungary., Thank you for sending me home with a couple of bottles of Palinka made with fruit you grew in the backyard. Those tell-tale -tall slender bottlers hide what Hungarians consider the national drink.

Rocket fuel you drink.

It cures stomach ailments, stops a cold from progressing, separates boys and girls from men and women, and peels paint from automobiles.

I weep when I'm out of the stuff.

Here’s what we are reading today:

Ukraine’s Defense Minister announced a new military aid mechanism from the U.S. and NATO — the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List.

Under PURL, U.S. weapons requested by Ukraine will be included in regular packages and funded by allies.

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It’s not okay to be a grown adult with internet access in August 2025 and still believe that what we are seeing in Gaza is not a genocide.

It’s not okay to be a grown adult with internet access in August 2025 and still believe this mass atrocity is about self-defense.

It’s not okay to be a grown adult with internet access in August 2025 and still believe that people in Gaza are not being deliberately starved by Israel.

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It’s not okay to be a grown adult with internet access in August 2025 and not be outraged at what you are seeing.

It’s not okay to be a grown adult with internet access in August 2025 and not be doing everything you can to end this nightmare.

It’s not okay to be a grown adult with internet access in August 2025 and not be doing everything you can to make sure that nothing like this can ever happen again.

Here's a fantastic article about Ilhan Omar's family's role in the Marxist genocide in Somalia. Her family are not refugees. They are war criminals who fled justice in their home country.
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Community members of slain Palestinian activist go on hunger strike demanding Israel release his body #Palestine mondoweiss.net/2025/08/communi…

"'When you walk into a place that’s been sprayed, it’s dead silent,' says university professor, who's a Grand River First Nation member. 'No birds. No insects. Just loneliness'"

COLUMN: Ecological, safety concerns grow as glyphosate spraying begins in northern Ontario - North Bay News
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Denaturalization based on the obvious fact that SO many of these millions have a distasteful amount of melanin in their flesh! Why, they don't even have to put on baby-shit orange pancake just to hide the underlying ghoul-zombie death mask of ugly...
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STEM ≥ Prussian Blue in the Art of Japan


A friend's post about the wonderful Prussian Blue pigments used in Japanese Art.


#art #ukiyo-e #pigment #chemistry #chemie #metallurgy #metallurgie

HISTORY OF TECHNOLOGY IN JAPAN -- PRUSSIAN BLUE


Prussian blue or Berlin blue is the oldest modern synthetic color. It has been in use since its discovery in Berlin in 1704. The pigment is made from ferric ferrocyanide.

CASE STUDY. The history of the use of Prussian blue in Japan is an illustrative example of a process of rapid acceptance. The effects of the use of this synthetic pigment in Japan is a case study in the history of technology.

A "NEW" COLOR. This "new" powdered pigment was imported to Japan from Holland in the 18th century. -- see JAANUS (Japanese Architecture and Art Net Users System), "Beronin-ai" ベロリン藍

This hue of blue was used by Katsushika Hokusai in 1831 in his most famous woodblock print, "Under the Wave, off Kanagawa," also known as "The Great Wave." Hokusai's popular artwork was the first to exploit the pigment, which had recently become cheaply available from China.

In Japan, the success of Prussian blue caused a vogue for blue colors in ukiyo-e prints of the late 1820s and 1830s.

QUESTION: Does the story of the introduction and expanding use of Prussian blue provide a good example of STEM-focused evolution? Is it possible that this could become a teaching tool?

QOTO = Question Others to Teach Ourselves?


Editor's Note : This blog post is being prepared to celebrate the research work of our fellow QOTO.org user Chikara, @Chikara@Qoto.org , who has been sharing the fruits of his curiosity and study of the evolution of Technology, Arts and Science in Japan.

I had meant to suggest to him that his posts would look wonderful in a Blog format, and be preserved, made easier to find for anyone interested in following them.

Upon seeing his post of the Prussian Blue history, and the beautiful gravure of the Great Wave, I knew the moment was now.

Thank you, Chikara, for sharing with us all of your findings.

チカラ、私たちとあなたの調査結果のすべてを共有していただきありがとうございます。


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Given emotional toddler crumple trump has never evinced a shred of evidence he cares about ANYONE but himself, one interpretation of his haranguing RFKrap wondering why "people aren't healthier yet" is that it is projection over his concern about his own dying, corrupt mass of scheißefleisch and its ongoing deterioration toward his demise.
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@HarriettMB Agreed--and indeed, he may just be slamming RFK for not fucking up HHS fast enough or hard enough. However, I'm not so sure there's anything "deep" inside that shallow, self-centered passel of nasty neurons of RFK though karmic justice would see him getting a cocktail of infections and a stage IV pancreatic cancer diagnosis. Sadly, such justice doesn't exist.

Beste behin ere dianan jo du @pluralistic k. "Adimen artifizialaren fenomenoan, alderdi teknologikoa bigarren mailakoa da. #AA fenomeno finantzieroa da batez ere. Milaka milioi dolarreko inbertsioa etekinaren bila". Ttak! Horrek ere gauza asko azaltzen ditu.

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Nations to try again to confront world's 'spiraling' #plastic #pollution

Nations gather in Geneva Tues to try to complete a landmark #treaty aimed at ending the #PlasticPollution crisis that affects every #ecosystem & person on the planet.

It’s the 6th time negotiators are meeting & they hope the last. A key split is whether the treaty should require cutting plastic production, w/powerful #oil-producing nations opposed; most plastic is made from #FossilFuels.

#Climate
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#UnitedNations #Environment Programme Executive Director Inger Andersen said the issues are complex but the crisis is “really spiraling” & there’s a narrow pathway to a #treaty. She said many countries agree on redesigning #plastic products to be #recycled & improving #waste management, for example.

Between 19 million & 23 million tons of plastic waste leak into #AquaticEcosystems annually, that could jump 50% by 2040 without urgent action, according to the #UN.

#PlasticPollution #FossilFuels

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About 300 businesses that are members of the Business Coalition for a Global #PlasticsTreaty — companies such as Walmart, the Coca-Cola Company, PepsiCo, & L’Oréal—support reducing production along with increasing recycling & reuse. The coalition includes major food & beverage companies & retailers who want an effective, binding treaty with global rules to spare them the headaches of differing approaches in different countries.

#plastic #PlasticPollution #FossilFuels #Climate #health #wildlife