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Nikolas Midttun, Ph.D.

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Geologic publications editor at the Washington Geological Survey in Olympia, WA. Married to @rdzombak.bsky.social geology | photography | cartography | sailing | mountains | travel | education | sci. comm. | investment in public transportation | T1D

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Wyoming Cowboys Are Breaking Down Barriers, Literally

A handful of intrepid cattle ranchers in Wyoming are testing out new tech that could help make ranches a little more conservation-friendly: virtual fences.

www.nytimes.com/2025/12/09/c...

10.12.2025 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reminds me of the debunked neuromyth of Learning Styles - I.e. โ€œIโ€™m a visual learner, Iโ€™m an auditory learner, etc.โ€
You see a lot of learning style-related teaching materials at the elementary school level. This despite studies never finding any support for it helping learning.

13.11.2025 01:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

catography

25.10.2025 19:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0