"If pondering the parables — and commercial uses — inspired by constellations takes “Lights Out” rather far from its central theme, it underlines the centrality of the visible galaxies to human civilization. A world in which the stars have vanished into a surfeit of artificial light would be a lesser one, both culturally and scientifically."
#lightpollution #darkskies #nmnh
#MuseumSelfieDay throwback to our #DocumentingDiversity collab #nmnh #silibraries on #Anthropology media technologies. Tons of hard work and fun with Kirsten Van Der Veen, @JoshuaABellDC and #smithsonian exhibits
#smithsonian #anthropology #silibraries #nmnh #documentingdiversity #museumselfieday
@punkpaleo Not from today, but recently! #NMNH #Smithsonian #Smilosuchus #MmuseumSelfieDay
#nmnh #smithsonian #smilosuchus #mmuseumselfieday
Thank you for the lovely article, Kathy! https://ucanr.edu/blogs/blogcore/postdetail.cfm?postnum=55838 #entomology #asilidae #mom #Diptera #NMNH #ucdavis
#entomology #asilidae #mom #Diptera #nmnh #ucdavis
I wonder how many natural history museums are on this platform. With
#actualmastodon on display?
#actualmastodon #royalontariomuseum #amnh #nsmnh #nhm #nmnh
Today’s exhibit in “we’re not always as smart as we think we are”
—> Asbestos newspaper <—
#smithsonian #nmnh
#introduction I am a PhD candidate studying #Entomology at The University of California Davis #ucdavis and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History #NMNH. I specialize in #Diptera #Asilidae #Systematics #Taxonomy #phylogenetics. I am also a #mom of two wonderful humans and an #artist
#introduction #entomology #ucdavis #nmnh #Diptera #asilidae #Systematics #Taxonomy #phylogenetics #mom #artist