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Nearly Every JPEG on Earth Runs on Math a Reviewer Called Too Simple to Fund in 1972 by Alex Cooke https://fstoppers.com/historical/nearly-every-jpeg-earth-runs-math-reviewer-called-too-simple-fund-1972-904107

Exclusive: How did Rosalind Franklin miss the helix in her iconic DNA image? She didn’t New analysis refutes James Watson’s claim he was first to recognize significance of famed photograph 51 ByTim Appenzeller https://www.science.org/content/article/how-did-rosalind-franklin-miss-helix-her-iconic-dna-image-she-didn-t #womeninstem

How A Fake Disease Known As Syndrome K Saved Dozens Of Jewish Romans During The Holocaust As Nazi forces occupied Rome during World War II, doctors at Fatebenefratelli Hospital took in Jewish residents and diagnosed them with Syndrome K, a "highly contagious" disease they invented to keep the Gestapo out of the building. https://allthatsinteresting.com/syndrome-k #WorldWarII #history #ItalianHistory

Libraries are a lifeline, new research finds Public libraries play a vital role in communities, helping people connect, access support and improve wellbeing through everyday interactions. https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_1290826_en.html Books about Public libraries at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/19136 #books #literature #libraries

In 1925, 24-year-old graduate student Cecilia Payne calculated that the Sun and other stars were composed overwhelmingly of hydrogen and helium—a result so contrary to accepted astronomy that senior astronomer Henry Norris Russell called it “clearly impossible,”.... By Deep Field · Edited by Lachlan Brown https://spacedaily.com/t-cecilia-payne-russell-hydrogen-helium-companion/ Stellar atmospheres at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73996 #books #astrophysics #Womeninstem

10 Classic Films That Defined the Sci-Fi Genre’s History From A Trip to the Moon to Godzilla, these ten films showcase the evolution and impact of sci-fi cinema throughout the decades. https://www.thecollector.com/classic-films-defined-sci-fi-genre-history/ #film #ScienceFiction

Remembering Anna May Wong, Hollywood’s First Asian-American Star “Wong provides us with a road map of how to forge ahead even under the most difficult of circumstances.” https://lithub.com/remembering-anna-may-wong-hollywoods-first-asian-american-star/ #AsianAmericans #celebrity #film

"Much of the insensibility and hardness of the world is due to the lack of imagination which prevents a realization of the experiences of other people." Democracy and Social Ethics, 1902. ~Jane Addams (6 September 1860 – 21 May 1935) Books by Jane Addams at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/602 #books #literature

Scientists re-created the Herculaneum scrolls. They found a clue to decoding hidden text https://www.cnn.com/2026/09/22/science/herculaneum-scrolls-lead-ink-experiment #science #archeology

Share books, discover neighbo(u)rhood libraries Book Corners maps book exchange locations internationally. It currently lists 37,229 community libraries and little free libraries, including 15,926 in France. The programmer is Andrea Grandi. https://www.metafilter.com/214595/Share-books-discover-neighbourhood-libraries Books about Library science at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/1350 #books #libraries

Dolly Parton brought music and books to the world By Courtney Dorning, Lauren Hodges, Ailsa Chang https://www.npr.org/2026/08/25/nx-s1-5944449/dolly-parton-brought-music-and-books-to-the-world Her beautiful project will serve her well for years to come: https://imaginationlibrary.com/ Total books gifted (so far): 332,411,218 R.I.P. Dolly Parton #books

"He that uses words without any clear and steady meaning, what does he but lead himself and others into errors? And he that designedly does it, ought to be looked on as an enemy to truth and knowledge." ~John Locke (29 August 1632 – 28 October 1704) via @wikipedia@wikis.world#books #literature

Remembering Grazia Deledda, the Sardinian Nobel Prize-Winner We Should All Be Reading Jeff Biggers on the Legacy of a Little-Known Writer on the 100th Anniversary of Her Prize https://lithub.com/remembering-grazia-deledda-the-sardinian-nobel-prize-winner-we-should-all-be-reading/ Books by Grazia Deledda at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/33472 #books #literature #nobelprize

33 New Deal Posters That Helped Lift America Out Of The Great Depression Beginning in 1935, artists for the Works Progress Administration created thousands of posters that promoted the arts and public health, encouraged Americans to visit national parks, and informed citizens about New Deal initiatives. https://allthatsinteresting.com/wpa-posters #history #USHistory

Forgotten Mozart notebook reveals how a young woman learned to compose The notebook preserves something that composer-centred histories often miss: the musical work taking place around Mozart, in this case by a young woman. by Stacy Olive Jarvis https://theconversation.com/forgotten-mozart-notebook-reveals-how-a-young-woman-learned-to-compose-292028?utm_campaign=the-daily-39618&utm_content=the-daily-39618_uk%7C2%7C39618%7C2e2a394b&utm_medium=email&utm_source=braze&utm_term=Forgotten+Mozart+notebook+reveals+how+a+young+woman+learned+to+compose Original article: https://www.bnf.fr/en/actualitesEN/discovery-unpublished-autograph-manuscript-mozart-bnf-music-department Books by Mozart at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1368 #books #literature #music

First women of philosophy Philosophy was once a woman’s world, ranging across Asia, Africa and Latin America. It’s time to reclaim that lost realm by Dag Herbjørnsrud https://aeon.co/essays/before-the-canon-the-non-european-women-who-founded-philosophy?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=a39fa187e5-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_09_25&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972 Books about or by women philosophers at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=women+philosophers #books #literature #philosophy #womeninart

Misunderstanding the Genius of Jules Verne – And Why It Matters to Science Fiction "In our cultural obsession with celebrating Verne's technological prescience...we've overlooked the nuanced and insightful things he has to say about how technology functions within human society." by ANASTASIA KLIMCHYNSKAYA https://reactormag.com/misunderstanding-the-genius-of-jules-verne-and-why-it-matters-to-science-fiction/?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_3UqADAnTJ-thfdauO_r1k8ytfA3EmDrP5RJboqAT3YaSLTht4OCZtLhIH4O4ojQpu9CaOOucf5F6Dy4gKUpSOO6eR8Q&_hsmi=439482213&utm_content=439482213&utm_source=hs_email Books by Jules Verne at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/60 #books #literature

Meet Mary Mallon, aka "Typhoid Mary"—an Irish cook who unwittingly infected dozens with typhoid fever in the early 1900s. Her story ignited a lifelong debate over individual liberty versus public health, leaving a legacy that still shapes how we view epidemics today. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Mallon #PublicHealth

Most Challenged Books Every year, the American Library Association compiles a list of the books most frequently targeted by censors based on reports from the field and media coverage. https://www.ala.org/bbooks/frequentlychallengedbooks/top10 Banned books at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/422 #censorship #BannedBooks #books

What Is the Pawpaw? North America's Lost Fruit The pawpaw fruit was a favorite of George Washington. It helped save the lives of the Lewis and Clark expedition. And it tastes sort of like a mango-banana creme brûlée. Why have you (probably) never heard of it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73l0zzX7_SY #nature #plants

Beatrix Potter was obsessed with fungi – and she was quite the naturalist by Joni Wildman Her illustrations remain beautiful works of art, but they also show how the best natural history drawings make us notice things we might otherwise miss. https://theconversation.com/beatrix-potter-was-obsessed-with-fungi-and-she-was-quite-the-naturalist-284898?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Falling%20birth%20rates%20force%20school%20closures&utm_content=Falling%20birth%20rates%20force%20school%20closures+CID_8e8b2ca7f582f1ae704ff231a7a93b31&utm_source=campaign_monitor_uk Books by Beatrix Potter at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/292 #books #literature #bookillustration

"The last man! Yes I may well describe that solitary being's feelings, feeling myself as the last relic of a beloved race, my companions extinct before me..." Lessons for the 21st century from a 200‑year‑old book by ‘Frankenstein’ author Mary Shelley by Eileen Hunt https://theconversation.com/lessons-for-the-21st-century-from-a-200-year-old-book-by-frankenstein-author-mary-shelley-291926 The Last Man by Mary Shelley at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247 #books #literature #postapocalypitic

Communication Has Taken Flight Since The Days of Carrier Pigeons Science and technology have transformed the world with a global network that relays information at the speed of light. by Joe Schwarcz https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/technology-history/communication-has-taken-flight-days-carrier-pigeons There is an interesting book on this subject (The Homing Pigeon by United States. Army. Signal Corps et al.) at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/55084 #books #history #technology

To Dismantle the Concept of Separate but Equal, Thurgood Marshall Methodically Devised a Winning Strategy: Divide and Conquer While other activists aimed to take down Jim Crow in one fell swoop, the future Supreme Court justice compiled a series of wins that ultimately added up to an undeniable resolution https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/dismantle-concept-separate-equal-thurgood-marshall-methodically-devised-winning-strategy-divide-conquer-180989278/ #history #USHistory #CivilRights

1,300+ Hand-Colored Wildlife Illustrations Now Available in The Naturalist’s Library Digital Archive By Linnea Pejcha Created by Sir William Jardine and published between 1833 and 1843, The Naturalist’s Library consists of over 40 volumes of information about local as well as foreign animals, ranging from hummingbirds to monkeys to quadrupeds. https://mymodernmet.com/naturalists-library-digital-restoration/ The Naturalist's Library: https://www.c82.net/naturalists-library/ Books in Zoology at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/303 #books #wildlife

Who were the Luddites? Their legacy ripples through politics, cultural commentary and literature by Brian Lewis https://theconversation.com/who-were-the-luddites-their-legacy-ripples-through-politics-cultural-commentary-and-literature-287473 Books about Luddites at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subjects/search/?query=Luddites #books #literature #IndustrialRevolution

7 People Who Saved the Most Lives in History While tyrants may dominate public memory, there are many heroes who helped mankind and saved millions of lives. https://www.thecollector.com/people-saved-most-lives/ Florence Nightingale #history

This 18th-Century British Queen Turned King Arthur Into a P.R. Strategy, Drawing on Myth to Promote Her Dynasty’s Claim to the Throne In 1735, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach commissioned a cottage called Merlin’s Cave, which linked the German House of Hanover to both Britain’s ancient heritage and its future success https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/this-18th-century-british-queen-turned-king-arthur-into-a-pr-strategy-drawing-on-myth-to-promote-her-dynastys-claim-to-the-throne-180989367/ #history #BritishHistory

How art invented humanity When early humans first painted cave walls, they began to find out who they really were: our minds emerged from our images by J F Martel https://aeon.co/essays/humans-did-not-invent-art-it-was-the-other-way-around?utm_source=Aeon+Newsletter&utm_campaign=b7b86a5cff-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_07_30&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-4ef8a26106-72664972 #art #culture #anthropology

This Medieval Astrolabe Turns 1,000 Years Old A rare astronomical instrument made in medieval Spain has reached an extraordinary milestone. Now held by National Museums Scotland, the astrolabe offers a glimpse into the scientific knowledge of the Islamic world during the eleventh century. https://www.medievalists.net/2026/08/this-medieval-astrolabe-turns-1000-years-old/ On the Origin of Clockwork, Perpetual Motion Devices, and the Compass by Price at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30001 #books #science #horology

In which 'Winnie-the-Pooh' turns 100 by Samantha Balaban https://www.npr.org/2026/08/22/nx-s1-5697049/how-a-bear-became-a-book-annette-bay-pimentel-faith-pray Winnie-the-Pooh at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098 #books #literature

Who Owns Women Detectives? Now that Miss Marple and Nancy Drew’s early novels are entering the public domain, what comes next for them? By Ellen O’Connell Whittet https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/women-detectives-oconnell-whittet/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KY7HJXK9WJMHPK54FPE0MCX7&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books by Carolyn Keene and Agatha Christie at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/58985 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/451 #books #literature

Why Are Rivers So Mathematical? A simple scaling law brings order to the chaos of flowing water, rock, and sediment. New findings have extended the law even further. by Natalie Wolchover https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-are-rivers-so-mathematical-20260810/ Books about Geophysics at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=geophysics #nature #geophysics

A Soldier Erased From a Dutch Golden Age Painting Has Finally Taken His Seat Again A restoration turns a calm courtyard into a scene of drink, dare and doubt. by Tudor Taritaby https://www.zmescience.com/science/history-articles/a-soldier-erased-from-a-dutch-golden-age-painting-has-finally-taken-his-seat-again/ Books about Art objects -- Conservation and restoration at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/27297 #art_restoration #conservation_science

What Barriers Do Women in Science Face When Trying to Publish? Jennifer Rubin Grandis on Confronting Systemic Bias in Academic Publishing https://lithub.com/what-barriers-do-women-in-science-face-when-trying-to-publish/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KYHP2V3AGZV51X2JZCJ12Z8A&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books in Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/706 #books #WomenInStem

Marvelous Marbled Paper What is marbling? Marbling involves floating paints or pigments on a liquid bath and moving the paint around to create designs before laying down paper to pick up the patterns. by Allison Rein https://www.aip.org/library/ex-libris-universum/marvelous-marbled-paper?mcid=81301bd1cc&utm_source=AIP_newsletter&utm_source=email #books #literature #MarbledMonday

An Integral Part of the Story: A Short History of Short Fiction by American Women Arielle Zibrak Explores the Diverse Literary Landscape of 19th- and Early 20th-Century Female Writers in the United States (from the archives) https://lithub.com/an-integral-part-of-the-story-a-short-history-of-short-fiction-by-american-women/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KXX1D5DQVEJ3204KF26QDMYQ&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Books in Short Stories at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/bookshelf/69 #books #literature

Fun fact: Salvador Dalí designed a tarot deck for the film Live and Let Die. https://lithub.com/salvador-dali-made-a-tarot-deck-for-the-james-bond-film-live-and-let-die/ #art #film

Why we love literary anniversaries This special year saw a variety of high-profile celebratory events across the country, from regency balls and film screenings, to special tours and literary talks. by Amy Wilcockson (from the archives) https://theconversation.com/why-we-love-literary-anniversaries-273375 Gulliver’s Travels, The Last Man, Winnie-the-Pooh, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/17157 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18247 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/67098 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/69087 #books #literature #literary_classics

"Fair is foul, and foul is fair; Hover through the fog and filthy air." Witches, Scene I This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably) Toil and Trouble https://lithub.com/this-week-in-literary-history-william-shakespeares-macbeth-is-performed-for-the-first-time-probably/?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_id=01KZ3Y4R24JD84TJKRTY97KA54&_kx=3MZUehzXM-41qlWAMPUiuNZadX2p0SByuNf_t0eMLB0.U5D8ER Macbeth by William Shakespeare at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1533 #books #literature

Choice Notes on History from Notes and Queries (1858) https://publicdomainreview.org/collection/choice-notes-from-notes-and-queries/ Issues of the journal "Notes and Queries" at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=notes+and+queries&sort_order=downloads #journals #literature

8 Famous Women Writers Who Wrote Under Male Pseudonyms Historically, female writers have faced barriers to publication and prejudicial attitudes, leading some to adopt male pseudonyms. https://www.thecollector.com/famous-women-writers-male-pseudonyms/ 6 of these writers are at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ George Eliot #books #literature

How Jane Austen Blew a Hole Through the Romance Genre She Created Catherine Cliff on Austen‘s Third Model of Spinsterhood: Being a Self-Made Woman https://lithub.com/how-jane-austen-blew-a-hole-through-the-romance-genre-she-created/ "Emma" at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/158 #books #literature

Bending Toward Justice Rejecting the “race riot” myth means facing the ugly truth https://theamericanscholar.org/bending-toward-justice/ #history #USHistory

How A Cotton Bandage Shortage During World War I Led To The Invention Of The Maxi Pad During World War I, the Kimberly-Clark paper company began making bandages from a newly-developed cotton alternative known as Cellucotton — and frontline nurses started using the highly absorbent product during their periods. https://allthatsinteresting.com/maxi-pad-invention #technology #history

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Reading by ear: how audiobooks can help people with phonological dyslexia to enjoy books by Nadina Gómez Merino Listening to stories can remove the ‘decoding’ process that dyslexia sufferers struggle with. https://theconversation.com/reading-by-ear-how-audiobooks-can-help-people-with-phonological-dyslexia-to-enjoy-books-287852?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Europes%20wildfire%20prevention%20problem%2030072026&utm_content=Europes%20wildfire%20prevention%20problem%2030072026+CID_de8ceaef1cbc03df1aef9a23641c2575&utm_source=campaign_monitor_europe&utm_term=Reading%20by%20ear%20how%20audiobooks%20can%20help%20people%20with%20phonological%20dyslexia%20to%20enjoy%20books Free public domain audiobooks at LibriVox: https://librivox.org/ #books #accessibility

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