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October 22, 2026
The First Green Star, WD J1330+6435
* Credit & Copyright: Mark A. Garlick/University of Warwick
https://markgarlick.com/
https://warwick.ac.uk/
* Text: Cecilia Chirenti
Explanation:
Star light, star bright: is there a green star out tonight? Other than the Sun, all stars are so far from Earth that they appear as points in the sky. They are mostly white, but sometimes noticeably red or blue. This color typically relates to the temperature: blue stars are hotter than red stars. What about other colors? The featured image is an illustration showing WD J1330+6435, a white dwarf star, surrounded by an accretion disk with gas and rocks orbiting the star. White dwarfs are small, faint stars that are left over when a star like the Sun exhausts its nuclear fuel. Astronomers recently found that some white dwarf stars, despite their name, would appear yellow, green, cyan, pink, or purple. In these cases, trace elements that were accreted to these stars interact with the stellar atmosphere and shift its normally white color. But, alas! I wish I may, I wish I might, but they are too faint to see tonight...
https://science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2026-october-22-the-first-green-star-wd-j13306435/
#space #dwarfs #giants #astrophotography #photography #science #astronomy #physics #nature #NASA #ESA #education #apod
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Minghini’s team found 19 existing open source assessment frameworks before starting work on the EU’s own. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security
GristLessons from Luxembourg: digital sovereignty gets down to work | GristFive takeaways from the Open Source Conference Luxembourg. Public sector, AI, cybersecurity, education and decentralized tech.
Digital sovereignty has stopped being a slogan in Europe. https://www.getgrist.com/blog/lessons-from-luxembourg-digital-sovereignty-gets-down-to-work/ #ai #cybersecurity #DecentralizedTech #education #government #OpenSource #PublicSector #security
GristLessons from Luxembourg: digital sovereignty gets down to work | GristFive takeaways from the Open Source Conference Luxembourg. Public sector, AI, cybersecurity, education and decentralized tech.
If I’m required to use copilot for an assignment, I’d much rather skip it and get a low grade than to go against my own ethics.
I don’t need a chatbot to help me. It’s a fate worst than failing an assignment IMO.
Martin Luther joined the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg OTD in 1512 https://toilet-guru.com/school.html?s=mb #education #history
Toilets of the WorldToilets of Higher EducationProminent universities have many smart people, but their plumbing can be very strange. Visit Purdue, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.
First day taking a college class went smoothly. The professor is very nice and laid back, and he gave us all a lot of attention given that only 3 of our 5 students showed up. Look waiting and bus ride home (like 90 minutes). Talked to a student who was a fellow NASCAR fan about drivers she likes after class, fortunately I was not alone in being an older student.
The release of AI chatbots has harmed teens’ learning and Canada needs to act
#Tech #AI #AIChatbots #Education #Canada #TeenLearning #Chatbots #StudentAchievement #Learning #Students #Schools #AIRegulation #EducationPolicy #DigitalSafety #DigitalLiteracy #The14Media
https://the-14.com/the-release-of-ai-chatbots-has-harmed-teens-learning-and-canada-needs-to-act/
The-14 PicturesThe release of AI chatbots has harmed teens’ learning and Canada needs to act | The-14OECD data links teen AI chatbot use to lower science scores, raising concerns about learning, classroom habits and Canada's approach to AI safety for educators.
Trying not to let my nerves over my first college class starting today derail my day. I've already showered, painted my nails, put on my pins, packed up my backpack. Still got like two and a half hours until I get on the bus so I should go for a walk and watch a little bit of TV.
There are many good things about it being an afternoon class like time to do my survey work and get ready leisurely, but the downside on this first day is I just wanna be anxious and accomplish nothing until I've successfully done this once or twice and know my way around campus a little.
You and I were once candidates, waiting to sit our final exams. So, we all understand the pressure and stress students go through in these final days before their exams!
Less than two weeks to go for these Primary Seven (grade 7) students before they sit their final exams called Primary Leaving Exams(PLE) issued by Uganda National Examinations Board(UNEB)
Fingers crossed 🤞 that they pass with flying colours
Yesterday was their official leavers’ party, and the vibe was amazing
https://therecord.media/california-warns-all-public-school-students-of-data-breach
#DataBreach #Education #CyberSecurity #ETS #California #BreachNotification (3/3)
therecord.mediaCalifornia warns all public school students of data stolen in contractor breachThe CDE released multiple statements over the last week warning the state’s students that assessment contractor Educational Testing Service (ETS) suffered a months-long data breach.
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Reward: You've received a laminated Certificate of Participation in the 2026 Breach Awareness Seminar. It is not accredited.
https://shattered.io/california-student-data-breach-ets-2026
#DataBreach #Education #CyberSecurity #ETS #StudentData #BreachAlert (3/3)
ShatteredCalifornia Student Data Breach: ETS Hack Explained [2026]ETS exposed California student names, birth dates, addresses, and disability data for 4 months before the state began notifying families on Oct. 16, 2026.
“shortening teacher education programs risks reinforcing the mistaken belief that teaching does not require a lot of specialized preparation. Such a move may weaken recognition of teaching as a professional practice that must be developed over time, both among the public and among potential new recruits.”
#Teaching #Education #Canada
https://theconversation.com/shortening-canadian-teacher-education-risks-devaluing-the-profession-of-teaching-291238?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=bluesky
The ConversationShortening Canadian teacher education risks devaluing the profession of teachingLittle evidence exists to support the argument that reducing the length of teacher education will increase teacher recruitment.
The Universität Heidelberg held its first lecture OTD in 1386, making it the oldest German university https://toilet-guru.com/school.html?s=mb #education #history
Toilets of the WorldToilets of Higher EducationProminent universities have many smart people, but their plumbing can be very strange. Visit Purdue, Harvard, MIT, Oxford, and Cambridge. All this and more on the Toilets of the World.
Mandy Cook: A Pro-Schools Candidate for House District 45 https://tnedreport.com/2026/10/mandy-cook-a-pro-schools-candidate-for-house-district-45/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #tennessee #education
Tennessee Education ReportMandy Cook: A Pro-Schools Candidate for House District 45Mandy Cook is the Democratic candidate for State Representative in House District 45. She took some time to answer questions about her position on key education issues. 1) What is your connection t…
What do you call this? A cop-out? An opportunity to fire the professors or reduce their salaries? I feel sorry for the kids who won't see the spark of intelligence or wonder in their mentors' eyes, who won't be able to follow up on facial expressions and body language.
"The university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with."
El Pais: The time of avatars in the classroom has arrived: Harvard clones its faculty https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html @elpais_america #education #bots #copyright
EL PAÍS EnglishThe time of avatars in the classroom has arrived: Harvard clones its facultyThe university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with
2014 May 12
Illustris Simulation of the Universe
* Video Credit: Illustris Collaboration, NASA, PRACE, XSEDE, MIT, Harvard CfA;
https://physics.mit.edu/faculty/mark-vogelsberger/
https://www.illustris-project.org/people/
https://prace-ri.eu/
https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/
https://www.xsede.org/
https://www.nasa.gov/
* Music: The Poisoned Princess (Media Right Productions)
https://www.mediarightproductions.com/
Explanation:
How did we get here? Click play, sit back, and watch. A new computer simulation of the evolution of the universe -- the largest and most sophisticated yet produced -- provides new insight into how galaxies formed and new perspectives into humanity's place in the universe. The Illustris project -- the largest of its type yet -- exhausted 20 million CPU hours following 12 billion resolution elements spanning a cube 35 million light years on a side as it evolved over 13 billion years. The simulation is the first to track matter into the formation of a wide variety of galaxy types. As the virtual universe evolves, some of the matter expanding with the universe soon gravitationally condenses to form filaments, galaxies, and clusters of galaxies. The above video takes the perspective of a virtual camera circling part of this changing universe, first showing the evolution of dark matter, then hydrogen gas coded by temperature (0:45), then heavy elements such as helium and carbon (1:30), and then back to dark matter (2:07). On the lower left the time since the Big Bang is listed, while on the lower right the type of matter being shown is listed. Explosions (0:50) depict galaxy-center supermassive black holes expelling bubbles of hot gas. Interesting discrepancies between Illustris and the real universe do exist and are being studied, including why the simulation produces an overabundance of old stars.
https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140512.html
* i converted and compressed this video to mp4 -crf 28 with ffmpeg
#space #universe #map #astronomy #astrophotography #photography #science #nature #NASA #ESA #education