Notices by Matt Willemsen (mattotcha@mastodon.social)

Charted: The World’s Most Educated Countries
This chart shows the countries with the most educated populations, measured by both the number and share of adults aged 25–64 who have a bachelor’s degree or higher.
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/charted-the-worlds-most-educated-countries/

Watch: 1,000-Foot Lava Jets Erupt From Hawaii's Kīlauea Volcano
https://www.sciencealert.com/watch-1000-foot-lava-jets-erupt-from-hawaiis-kilauea-volcano

- Every goddamned day is another horror movie -
Microbe From Man's Wound Able to Feed on Hospital Plastic
https://www.sciencealert.com/microbe-from-mans-wound-able-to-feed-on-hospital-plastic

@br00t4c Which reset is it this time:
"I forgot", or "I don't know"?

Volcanic white gold: A lithium deposit valued at $1.5 trillion has been discovered in the U.S.
https://www.earth.com/news/volcanic-white-gold-a-lithium-deposit-valued-at-1-5-trillion-has-been-discovered-in-the-u-s/

Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?
When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrests
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/10/police-raid-london-quaker-m

A weird phrase is plaguing scientific papers – and we traced it back to a glitch in AI training data
Earlier this year, scientists discovered a peculiar term appearing in published papers: “vegetative electron microscopy”.
https://theconversation.com/a-weird-phrase-is-plaguing-scientific-papers-and-

At this point, the only part of the Constitution that is still recognized by this administration is the Second Amendment.
Watch this space.

'An up-tempo version of Darwinian evolution': How a mega freeze in Florida may have caused Burmese pythons to evolve at a blindingly fast speed
https://www.livescience.com/animals/snakes/an-up-tempo-version-of-darwinian-evolution-how-a-mega-freeze-in-florida-may-have-caused-burmese-pythons-to-evolve

NASA rover discovers out-of-place 'Skull' on Mars, and scientists are baffled
NASA's Perseverance rover on Mars has discovered unusual "float" rocks on the rim of Jezero Crater while searching for signs of ancient microbial life. Scientists are investigating their origin.
https://www.livescience.com

Climate Trace
Comprehensive Emissions Tracking
Built by a global, not-for-profit coalition of over 100 universities, scientists, and AI experts
https://climatetrace.org/

Ranked: Duolingo’s Most Popular Languages in Every Country in 2024
About half of the world’s population speaks at least two languages.
Learning a second language is a valuable endeavor, improving cognitive function, social awareness, and providing more career opportunities.
https://www.visualcapital

- Cute -
Scientists Reveal Why the Human Face Is Smaller Than a Neanderthal’s
Facial growth stops at puberty in Homo sapiens.
https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-reveal-why-the-human-face-is-smaller-than-a-neanderthals/

Investigating Rainfall-Rich Periods in North America
A record of soil moisture that extends over one thousand years allows for the investigation of occurrence and causes of modern and historical rainfall-rich periods.
https://eos.org/editor-highlights/investigating-rainfall-rich-periods-in-north-a

Breakthrough: World's Smallest Pacemaker Is The Size of a Rice Grain
https://www.sciencealert.com/breakthrough-worlds-smallest-pacemaker-is-the-size-of-a-rice-grain

DON'T go to Walmart. Go to one of the companies supporting DEI.
- - - Full list of companies supporting DEI effort
https://www.reddit.com/r/TwoXPreppers/comments/1iavpk1/full_list_of_companies_supporting_dei_effort/
- - - 100+ Black-Owned Businesses to Support Today and Always
https://www.goodho

Authoritarian narratives can shape Japanese public opinion, researchers find
https://phys.org/news/2025-03-authoritarian-narratives-japanese-opinion.html

Alzheimer’s Puzzle Piece Found: The Inflammatory Trigger That May Accelerate Dementia
Researchers have identified the precise mechanism by which the inflammatory signaling molecule IL-12 contributes to the development of Alzheimer’s disease.
https://scitechdaily.com/alzheimers-puzzle-piece-found-the

Trump supporters' verdict on who should resign over Signal 'war plans' leak revealed in shock poll
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14545141/trump-supporters-resign-signal-group-chat-yemen-leak-poll.html

Breaking | Beijing launches military drills around Taiwan
PLA conducts joint exercises near Taiwan to demonstrate military readiness amid rising tensions
https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3304652/pla-launches-military-drills-around-taiwan?utm_source=rss_feed