Humans are biologically programmed to take a nap in the midafternoon, many scientists think https://t.co/zoY5AkvdiG
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 31, 2017
via Twitter https://twitter.com/WSJ
December 31, 2017 at 08:30PM
Geologist by education & Curious by nature ... attempting to make this blog my social media hub .... Posts would be mainly about #Space #Science #Sports #Travel #Geology #Geophysics #Beauty ;-)
Humans are biologically programmed to take a nap in the midafternoon, many scientists think https://t.co/zoY5AkvdiG
— The Wall Street Journal (@WSJ) December 31, 2017
Drink and drive, and we’ll show you a few new bars.#SafeಬೆಂಗಳೂರುNYE2k18
— BengaluruCityPolice (@BlrCityPolice) December 31, 2017
Mt. Fuji cloud sweep http://pic.twitter.com/ysjTQgvGeN
— Roberto Alonso González Lezcano (@robertoglezcano) December 24, 2017
We always get each other ironic gifts, my little niece killed it this year. http://pic.twitter.com/lYaK6RN8yK
— Mr. Drinks On Me (@Mr_DrinksOnMe) December 25, 2017
More background on why I tell people: technical skills are the easy part of engineering. The things that make you succeed or fail are about your ability to work with others.https://t.co/ZaZiXQT8CI
— (((Yonatan Zunger))) (@yonatanzunger) December 25, 2017
The year in seismic activity: https://t.co/n9aYBifEi6 http://pic.twitter.com/0p6V2Im0Rb
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) December 25, 2017
In last 4 years, there were atleast 700 stocks which have doubled. Looks like there was not much skill required. So be very sure to differentiate between Skill vs Luck. Random Tweets by someone are false cause and effect.
— Contrarian (@contrarianEPS) December 26, 2017
If you want to understand why EVs don’t mean end of oil, why US imports AND exports a lot of crude, or why a loss of 1mbd of Venezuela vs N Sea supply has v diff mkt impacts, check out this useful explainer on why “oil” means many different things https://t.co/nQYnOhX0rp
— Jason Bordoff (@JasonBordoff) December 23, 2017
Sony 8-301W Television, 1961 http://pic.twitter.com/4uExW9L7tH
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) December 24, 2017
Yeah. I remember “ The End of the Oil Age “ Economist headline , 23rd October 2003...er , about 15 years ago. Let us review this headline / “call” in 2032. https://t.co/OXg0U2xdat
— John Knight (@MEGAVUCA) December 23, 2017
Analemma from #Antarctica - half of one at least! Since we’ve just passed the Solstice, it’s a good excuse to repost this image compiled by Adrianos Golemis who spent a whole year at Concordia Station in 2015; note the lobe is almost vertical pic Golemis @esa @ItaliAntartide IPEV http://pic.twitter.com/sq7EtERetk
— The Antarctic Report (@AntarcticReport) December 24, 2017
Blockchain Demystified: This infographic answers your biggest questions about how cryptocurrencies like #Bitcoin work and how they are changing the game in economics and beyond. View the full version: https://t.co/xTtynjlZzc http://pic.twitter.com/vTwwUngpRv
— Scientific American (@sciam) December 23, 2017
Mistakes happen Mr Seth. And we do correct them. And the next time you want to point out our IQ or accuse us of using controlled substances, the correct handle is @businessline!
— R Srinivasan (@srinivasanravi) December 22, 2017
The article people like Shekhar Gupta MUST read: https://t.co/Z5ZL8tYyuI
— Macaulayputri (@rupagulab) December 22, 2017
Not a small story: Declassified: #China official said at least 10,000 civilians died in 1989 Tiananmen massacre, documents show https://t.co/wkhrRBRcF5 via @hongkongfp
— Sophie Richardson (@SophieHRW) December 21, 2017
It's time we start grooming some young, new, energetic scams to replace all these old non-performing scams.
— Ramesh Srivats (@rameshsrivats) December 22, 2017
Inside @Pinterest’s 12-person AI team that is taking on @Google https://t.co/LRcPTSg5Yz http://pic.twitter.com/tNWko1xSjU
— Co.Design (@FastCoDesign) December 22, 2017
The incredible glass squid. http://pic.twitter.com/BFfp2yZocK
— Ron Baalke (@RonBaalke) December 21, 2017
Ever wondered how to read a seismogram? This animation created by the @USGS describes what a seismogram is, how they are recorded and what to look for in the seismic traces recorded on a seismometer. #earthquake https://t.co/KqNXddyLoX http://pic.twitter.com/1RZg4W4fO4
— IRIS Earthquake Sci (@IRIS_EPO) December 21, 2017
Buy it. Cash to burn. https://t.co/dN2O9i6GU8
— Dr Ausberto Torres (@aussietorres) December 21, 2017
Just look at this thing.https://t.co/chy9gYQ6eG
— Maxim (@MaximMag) December 22, 2017
Erm...so this is looking very, very cool...#normalfaultgrowth #kinematics http://pic.twitter.com/WMSMCPGW1k
— Christopher Jackson (@seis_matters) December 21, 2017
Check out this: https://t.co/hJpc1XEtrK
— Gary Ganjon (@gganjon) December 21, 2017
But have you seen the vegetation map in this series? Their description of Tasmania really captures a certain something.https://t.co/o7prtVz2S5 via @TroveAustralia http://pic.twitter.com/QL4HTKQrKC
— Imogen Wegman (@imo_weg) December 19, 2017
1920s Australian Sheep & Wheat distribution. Could this be the greatest map ever made? "Some sheep". "No sheep". http://pic.twitter.com/KgdsGoMX2l
— Myko Clelland (@DapperHistorian) December 19, 2017
Periods when you know the most about Dinosaurs #facts http://pic.twitter.com/eoQBnatOYA
— Astrid Arts (@Arkose_Rocks) December 21, 2017
The new millennial retirement plan:
— Ben Carlson (@awealthofcs) December 20, 2017
1. Create a cryptocurrency
2. Get it on Coinbase
3. Sell after the huge initial run-up
4. You're rich!
5. Post motivational quotes & life hacks on Twitter
Sunny Leone’s event canceled in Congress ruled Bangalore.
— Shridhar V (@iimcomic) December 19, 2017
Students of a Christian school in CPI (M) ruled Kerala suspended because they hugged.
Padmavati movie banned by BJP ruled states.
Indian political class. Divided by parties. United by stupidity 🙌🏻
Ss final project- design a community. They did great! http://pic.twitter.com/g5kRHiQ6tq
— Laura Hollister (@Xeno_lith) December 19, 2017
The blue area is home to the same number of people as the red area!https://t.co/vBOV4yiqN2 http://pic.twitter.com/FnPulqy5Zx
— Conrad Hackett (@conradhackett) December 19, 2017
Britain's #periglacial past. Segregated ice growth and decay resulting in bedrock brecciation in #chalk, Pegwell Bay, Isle of Thanet, UK. Prof Julian Murton pointing for outcrop scale http://pic.twitter.com/zU0jE82ueo
— Simon Price (@geopricey) December 19, 2017
An important distinction #VolcanoMonday #GeologistProblems http://pic.twitter.com/InfdwSaisv
— Nadine Gabriel, Hunter of Rocks (@NadWGab) December 18, 2017
Women protesting the forced Hijab in Iran days after the 1979 Revolution. http://pic.twitter.com/DjAzCh19QQ
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) December 19, 2017
So I asked him, "Which company do you think has an expanding moat?" That was six years, seven years ago. He [Munger] said, "Google. I think that's an incredible company." http://pic.twitter.com/55SyI9dR0T
— Ian Cassel (@iancassel) December 18, 2017
Haleem Khan, a Muslim man, dressed as a woman, just performed a breathtaking Kuchipudi dance on stage. He's speaking now. Started with Assalam Alaykum. Then recited a prayer to Lord Shiva. And he's been accepted & celebrated by this audience. Standing ovation for him #ThisIsIndia http://pic.twitter.com/vq7rEYa1HC
— Amish Tripathi (@authoramish) December 18, 2017
Overview & update of the Driftwood LNG project | by Meg Gentle @TellurianLNG | #LNG | Slide deck here: https://t.co/NT6qMENcOu http://pic.twitter.com/KNjP5c6lPT
— Global LNG Hub (@Global_LNG) December 18, 2017
Here are some of our favorite Travel articles from the past year. https://t.co/eSled8rJcJ
— NY Times Travel (@nytimestravel) December 18, 2017
Tour of the Fan: Lobe 6 https://t.co/yV1u2eNucs http://pic.twitter.com/w9BcQfZqPJ
— Andrew Alden (@aboutgeology) December 18, 2017
Okay, I’ve been trying to ignore this tweet but it’s it's all over my TL and hurts my brain. I’m going to take a stab at this with the assumption that you genuinely want to know. Long thread coming up. 1/n
— Sandhya Ramesh (@sandygrains) December 18, 2017
if you’re coming from a spreadsheet (Excel) perspective of data organization, this is a nice, simple primer on data structures and vocabulary in R #rstats https://t.co/2i4pzdL7qz
— Brian Romans (@clasticdetritus) December 17, 2017
I wait for new Vaclav Smil books the way some people wait for the next Star Wars movie. In his latest book, he lays out how our quest for energy has shaped human history: https://t.co/oClft1ocwG http://pic.twitter.com/QwmjISIFAt
— Bill Gates (@BillGates) December 15, 2017
One more for #ThinSectionThursday Sillimanite in altered cordierite in the pelitic granulites near Aus, Namibia. #scicomm #ThursdayMotivation #STEM #microscopy #photography #geology #rocks http://pic.twitter.com/5EVlk9ckEh
— micROCKScopica (@micROCKScopica) December 14, 2017
4 years ago today (2013), China's Chang'e 3 spacecraft landed on the #Moon carrying a rover. http://pic.twitter.com/sN6bX4s2Fd
— Ron Baalke (@RonBaalke) December 14, 2017
Don’t mistake a story telling, charismatic CEO as an intelligent fanatic. Intelligent fanatics let their execution do the talking.
— Ian Cassel (@iancassel) December 13, 2017
Switzerland Is Well-Prepared For Civilizational Collapse https://t.co/KCMDeC70Pz
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 13, 2017
This is real and has valid passwords in it. I downloaded it and verified that a few of my old passwords are in it.
— Suramya (@SuramyaTomar) December 13, 2017
Keep in mind that this is not a new breach but rather a compilation of existing breaches
If your password is in the file you need to burn it and not use it anymore https://t.co/E35rayoAyQ
When a kid learns a new word, he tends to use it often. #moat http://pic.twitter.com/Nt41cAu16A
— Contrarian (@contrarianEPS) December 13, 2017
Communalism Before and After Modi Government. (2013-2017)😂😂 http://pic.twitter.com/NVnnomOQk8
— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) December 13, 2017
Nobody reads footnotes… http://pic.twitter.com/cTmlZIfiNX
— Academia Obscura (@AcademiaObscura) December 13, 2017
We nicknamed this mass transport deposit the “toothpaste bed” http://pic.twitter.com/7LANs1lvif
— off the shelf edge (@ZaneJobe) December 13, 2017
The Great Red Spot Plunge. Take a simulated flight into, and then out of, #Jupiter’s upper atmosphere at the location of the iconic storm in this new animation: https://t.co/xuuzPrm7vM #AGU17 http://pic.twitter.com/YjggK4eDGM
— NASA's Juno Mission (@NASAJuno) December 11, 2017
Finally answers for us #GoT glaciologist fans! #AGU17 #KeepTheWhiteWalkersOut cool poster! http://pic.twitter.com/ujuXAksKXA
— Mariana Esteves (@tweetmariana) December 11, 2017
To the 53 people who've watched A Christmas Prince every day for the past 18 days: Who hurt you?
— Netflix US (@netflix) December 11, 2017
Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you. This beautiful day will be made more special with the love and support of our family of fans & well wishers. Thank you for being such an important part of our journey. http://pic.twitter.com/Scobdiqk7l
— Anushka Sharma (@AnushkaSharma) December 11, 2017
I am thinking I should quit Equity Investing. Getting older 😝 http://pic.twitter.com/nMVNc5V4cU
— Contrarian (@contrarianEPS) December 11, 2017
Bitcoin futures are cash settled. No delivery requirement. It’s just a sentiment indicator that could be completely wrong compared to the actual price. Truly the most highest form of speculation ever created.
— Randy Mitterling (@MittCapital) December 10, 2017
Ice is a mineral. Here it's achieving temporarily what quartz and calcite and plenty of others do inside the Earth's crust. https://t.co/tETBIErdF5
— Callan Bentley (@callanbentley) December 11, 2017
Ice crystallizing in 'vein' http://pic.twitter.com/9dqB63se0P
— Bob McIntosh (@scotfot) December 11, 2017
Many great insights on Bayesian belief updating systems, probabilistic thinking and the importance of diversity in groups in this Knowledge Project episode of @PTetlock by @farnamstreet#Superforecasting https://t.co/0YCxIcwhAj
— Gautam Baid (@Gautam__Baid) December 10, 2017
Sunday Geology: Bedding in Makran (Iran). South dipping carbonate beds forming a range, and a narrow syncline to the south. (north is top of image)
— Jorge 🇪🇺 (@lithospheric) December 10, 2017
See the WNW fracture family?#Sentinel2 image (false colour IR), at max. resolution (1 pixel=10 m). http://pic.twitter.com/vkYWuzIwrp
BJP has only itself to blame for these #EVM hacking theories. It started these when the Congress was winning elections in 2008-09. Veteran LK Advani was at the forefront of it & GVL Narasimha Rao even wrote a book on it.
— Ruhi Tewari (@RuhiTewari) December 9, 2017
#ThinSectionThursday sheared peridotite from the @LivUniEarthSci teaching collection. http://pic.twitter.com/RCsUHBq4XR
— Alan Boyle (@apbliv) December 7, 2017
Seems like 90% of Geotweeps, including me, have spent a good part of their Friday afternoon looking at the Hudson River. What a amazing piece of geomorphology.😍 http://pic.twitter.com/EryjS07ou2
— Simon J Dixon (@WoodinRivers) December 8, 2017
A random email exchange with my work neighbour, Prof. Johnson, led to the discovery of this amazing piece of the Earth. I’m struggle to process how cool this is. http://pic.twitter.com/AzPMkjKIKK
— Christopher Jackson (@seis_matters) December 7, 2017
This was inspirational: This tweet alone made Twitter worthwhile this week. Instructors: I made a Google Earth image of the scene w/ an orientation that will work better for embedding in slideshows: http://pic.twitter.com/3yhBvhkoTM
— Callan Bentley (@callanbentley) December 8, 2017
That’s cute
— Bobak Ferdowsi (@tweetsoutloud) December 7, 2017
*wanders over to https://t.co/Rk2ffxc11r* http://pic.twitter.com/kWSFzxQiQF
Interesting facts for those who believe they invest on timing the mkts: http://pic.twitter.com/NSvU1iHuDi
— Safir (@safiranand) December 7, 2017
1917 :: Indian Troops Marching on Jaffa Road Enter #Jerusalem to Liberate It From Ottoman Control http://pic.twitter.com/FGBOh4fEup
— indianhistorypics (@IndiaHistorypic) December 6, 2017
The Blue Dragon River in Portugal. http://pic.twitter.com/QgEKy9Cm1y
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) December 6, 2017
I still think this is one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. http://pic.twitter.com/J7ckeGEQNV
— Ruthanne Reid (@RuthanneReid) December 4, 2017
Photochrom of Galata Bridge, Istanbul, Turkey, late 1800s http://pic.twitter.com/bp76FTSXMG
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) December 6, 2017
Amazingly beautiful photo of New York in 1931! http://pic.twitter.com/TZ4jQVoUqi
— History Lovers Club (@historylvrsclub) December 5, 2017
A lidar image of an incised valley in Finland — from a talk that I gave yesterday at the @GulfCoast_SEPM conference on sequence stratigraphy http://pic.twitter.com/u2NGdewc6b
— Zoltán Sylvester (@zzsylvester) December 5, 2017
Kuyili, the army commander of the Tamil queen Velu Nachiar, won a monumental victory against British colonizers when she set herself ablaze with the oil of temple lamps and calmly walked into the ammunition warehouse of the British East India company. https://t.co/G3jh1fukwF
— Akshay B. Varaham 🐗 (@ab_varaham) December 3, 2017
Marie Skłodowska Curie defied the Russian occupation of Poland, discovered two elements, saved the lives of hundreds of soldiers in WWI, became the first woman professor in France and won two Nobel prizes, all while raising two kids and being a sex-positive badass. https://t.co/ZJMj35Uzvo
— Tim Blais (@acapellascience) December 3, 2017
Susan Hendrickson was a high school dropout who became a self taught paleontologist and archeologist on expeditions. She discovered the largest T. rex specimen of all time. Now she’s a dive archeologist in Egypt and Honduras. Like an actual Indiana Jones who is good at her job. https://t.co/6k7GwdSD7U
— SUE, “The Ghost of T. rex-mas Past” 🎄🦖 (@SUEtheTrex) December 2, 2017
Hedy Lamarr. Austrian-Jewish star of prewar nudie pix. Left her abusive, Hitler-loving arms-dealer hubby in ‘30s, became Hollywood star, invented wifi and the Soda Stream in her spare time. https://t.co/QAENTxsaGE
— Alex de Campi (@alexdecampi) December 2, 2017
Arsinoe, younger sister of Cleopatra, took control of her brother's armies when Caesar captured him and declared herself Queen of Egypt. She won two battles against the Roman army at Alexandria, at one point forcing Caesar to strip and swim for his life. She was eleven years old. https://t.co/5k0qX1YL22
— Cammie Campbell (@camcamdamn) December 2, 2017
Race between physical destruction of United States at hands of Marshal Kim Jong-Un, and moral destruction at hands of Donald Trump, said to be too close to call. http://pic.twitter.com/48uaIJR206
— DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) December 4, 2017
line between genius and joker is so thin that u cannot tell till the moment of truth.
— Mystic Wealth (@MysticWealth11) December 5, 2017
Reality looks same at extremes. (Highly intelligent and highly dumb are both absent minded, only the middle class can be spotted) https://t.co/9gc73pJBDz
"What drives men and women to revolt against injustice is not dreams of liberated grandchildren but memories of enslaved ancestors.”
— Gautam Bhatia (@gautambhatia88) December 4, 2017
- Walter Benjamin
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
— Rabih Alameddine (@rabihalameddine) December 2, 2017
― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time http://pic.twitter.com/lkonok8xAI
India’s growth rate is now 6.3%. It had reached a rate of 9.5% from 2005 to 2008. Now with oil prices so low, the growth should have been back at over 9%. This massive slowdown needs to be properly diagnosed.
— Kaushik Basu (@kaushikcbasu) December 3, 2017
Look at those moraines! Gangotri Glacier in the 1860s. One of the largest #glaciers (~30 km) in the Himalayas, it originates in a cirque below Chaukhamba (7138 m) and is a primary source of the Ganges. http://pic.twitter.com/6E6tq1nnpi
— The Ice Age (@Jamie_Woodward_) December 2, 2017
My new favourite chart: different gravities of crude compared to food products http://pic.twitter.com/KokTXDKTPt
— Ed Crooks (@Ed_Crooks) November 30, 2017