#it's for organization and community not for science

[revelboo]

Some more Scavengers when the mood strikes you? :)

Sure!

A Lifeless Ordinary Pt 20

Scavengers x Reader

• “I’m sorry. Did you say that you tricked Spinister into agreeing that Tiny is community property?” Krok growls, feeling exhausted as he frowns at Misfire. Trying to figure out how he’d convinced their very confused medic that this was for the best. And you’d just gone along with it apparently. Hadn’t bothered to contradict Misfire and he’s not sure what to make of that either. Except that maybe you’re interested. In Misfire at least. Fulcrum might be a good match, the mech always gentle with you, afraid he’s going to break you. But him? Even if he might privately entertain those thoughts, he knows the odds of you actually taking an interest in him as more than a protector are pretty slim. Not when there are more eligible mechs around.

• “Hey, I’m just facilitating everyone getting what they want,” Misfire counters, because as much as Krok huffs and pretends he doesn’t care, he watches you. Head turning and optics following your every move like he can’t help himself. Knows Krok is interested even if he denies it. They’re all adults, cooped up on a small ship together in close quarters. They have needs. So do you. You’re probably as starved for entertainment as they are. After all, you’d fragged Spin. That has to be a move made in desperation. It’s not like any of them are after a conjunx, just some fun. What’s the harm in that? “If Tiny wants to frag the whole ship, who am I to tell them no. You want to destroy their dreams?”

• “Do you even listen to yourself?” Krok growls, but there’s no real heat in the words. Peds kicked up on his console, Crankcase glances at the closed Medbay door. You’re still in there with Spinister. Can just imagine the two of you stretched out, tangled in each other. Whispering soft things. Well, it’s Spin, so any conversation is probably all you with confused monosyllabic responses from the medic unless he’s in rare form and actually coherent. What had you seen in him? Sure, he’s not perfect either, but he can hold a conversation.

• Can’t stop picturing the way you’d looked under Spinister. The sounds. Running a hand over his helm, Fulcrum vents softly. Torn between still finding organics weird, the way your soft skin gives if his grip is too tight, and liking you, the way you smile up at him, your laughter. And they’re talking about sharing you. Like it’s a forgone conclusion that they would. That you’d belong to all of them. It’s weird, but this isn’t a normal Decepticon unit, something he’s been very aware of from the get go. They’re close, like brothers. They squabble and fight, but have each other’s backs in a way he’s still not used to.

• Watching you drink your water, Spinister vents softly, sitting back and reaching to run the tip of his servo against your spine. Relaxed and calm in a way he’s not been in a long time. Focused. Those eyes turn his way, and warmth spills through him. “Okay, Tiny?” He asks and you smile up at him, that longing in his spark to be understood spreading. Those moment of lucidity, of focus usually tied to things he knows as well as the back of his own hand and sometimes even that isn’t a certainty. Science and medicine. Those he knows. Understands. Everything else is just confusing. Overwhelming. But he also knows he wasn’t always like this and he wants to remember.

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[choicesmonthlychallenge]

Welcome to the March Challenge 2025!

Theme: The Colors of the Elements

Prompts + Guidelines below the cut

Prompts

🌍 Earth (noun): the solid matter of this planet; dry land; ground; has the ability to support life Greek Origin: Gē (Γῆ) – The most stable, nourishing element. In ancient Greek philosophy, Earth was seen as the element that anchors all things, representing fertility, endurance, and strength. In astrology, the earth signs of the zodiac are Taurus, Virgo, and Capricorn. People with these signs are known for being practical, reliable, and hard-working

Color Prompts: Earthy brown, olive green, mossy green, rocky grey, golden sand, evergreen, clay red, purple mountains, vibrant meadow/flowers, emerald

Rolling hills

The color of home

Timeworn hands/hands covered in dirt/soil

Dust particles in sunlight

Working in the soil/garden

The scent of soil

First signs of spring

Wheat fields in summer

A worn path through the forest

💧 Water (noun): a colorless, transparent, odorless liquid that forms the seas, lakes, rivers, and rain and is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. Greek Origin: Hydōr (ὕδωρ) – Associated with fluidity, purification, and the subconscious. In ancient Greek philosophy, Water was seen as the element of emotion and intuition. In Astrology, the zodiac signs associated with the water element are: Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces. Water signs are known for being intuitive, emotional, and in touch with their emotions.

Color Prompts: Sapphire, turquoise seas, cerulean tides, deep blue, indigo dusk, ice blue, murky green, teal, stormy grey

Moonlit reflections

Ripples in the water

The calm before the storm/ Stormy weather

Tranquility

The scent of water (rain, ocean, snow, etc)

Sunset/rise reflected in a body of water

Tides / push and pull

Dancing in the rain

Ice melting into spring

🌬️ Air (noun): the invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth, a mixture mainly of oxygen and nitrogen.

Greek Origin: Aēr (ἀήρ) – The air element is most strongly tied to breath and life force, as the air moving through one’s lungs is what gives them life. The air element may also be used to represent communication. It represents both gentle breezes and powerful storms, always shifting and never still. In astrology, the air signs are Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius. People with these signs are said to be intellectual, communicative, and social.

Color Prompts: soft white, light grey, pale blue, golden sunrise, lavender, pales/pastels

Whispers of wind through the trees

Thunder rolling in

A sky painted with clouds /clear blue sky

The sky before the storm

Blowing bubbles and watching them drift

Making a wish

Feathers/birds

A gentle breeze

Swirling leaves

🔥 Fire (noun): a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame. Greek Origin: Pyr (πῦρ) – Fire is a classical element that symbolizes passion, power, and transformation. In astrology, the fire signs of the zodiac are Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. Fire signs are considered to be passionate, expressive, generous, and energetic. Fire has been a part of religion, philosophy, and science for thousands of years.

Color Prompts: Glowing Red, Burt Orange, Soft Yellow, Golden, Scarlet, Crimson, Amber, Black, Charcoal

A burning ember

Sparks in the dark

The color of passion

Flickering candlelight

Wildfire

Burnt orange horizon

Violet lightning

Crackling Flames

Rising from the ashes

Other Prompts:

Metal

Wood

Aether

Sun/Moon

Blood

The Elementalists

Where the stars touch the sea

Passage of time

Endless horizons

A New Chapter

Any March Holidays

Songs with the elements in their titles that can be used for inspiration:

Earth Song – Michael Jackson

I Feel the Earth Move — Carole King

Ain't No Mountain High Enough—Diana Ross

Roots – Imagine Dragons

Smoke on the Water – Deep Purple

Bridge Over Troubled Water – Simon & Garfunkel

Waterfalls – TLC

Cry Me a River – Justin Timberlake

Purple Rain — Prince

Mr. Blue Sky – Electric Light Orchestra

Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan

She’s Like the Wind – Patrick Swayze

Airplanes - b.o.b. ft. hayley williams

Red Fire Night – Green River Ordinance

We Didn’t Start the Fire – Billy Joel

I See Fire – Ed Sheeran

Set Fire to the Rain – Adele

Guidelines + Rules

Submitted works will be featured on a weekly masterlist

Every form of creative work can be submitted: fanfiction, drabbles, moodboards, edits, drawings, poems, songs, sketches, and more—all are welcomed.

Work from any book and story from the Choices (and Pixelberry) universe are welcome (new and old alike)!

You can participate as many times as you want during the month

Clearly list the prompt you used

You can combine submissions for this event with others

Please add a cut to avoid long posts and exposing other fans to triggering/disturbing content.

If your work is NS*W please label it as such and use appropriate warnings. Adult content should be hidden under the page break.

You can get creative with the prompts. It can be a variation of the word and/or concept. It doesn’t have to be exact or literal. If the word inspires a train of thought that led you to something different, put that in the notes and send it in! Have fun with it! Make them work for you! The ultimate goal is just to find joy in creating!

Please tag @choicesmonthlychallenge​​ and if you’d like to add me you can do so as well~ @lovealexhunt​​​ (feel free to DM me your work too since Tumblr tags are fickle)

Please do not submit work that has been created with AI. Works that contain AI will not be reblogged. If reblogged inadvertently and I find out they have AI, they will be deleted.

Late entries will be accepted through April 5

[therealrealbeingpeople]

Are you asking me if I, a graduate of The New School’s Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts, with a focus in the social, behavioral, psychological, and cultural sciences, philosophies, and methods, was auditing the assigned syllabuses for a post-graduate-level unit and making suggestions and additions of my own to curate my own interests and analyses of the concepts contained therein?

Yes. Yes I did.

And do you know why I did so?

Because I fucking can.

You can find the buffoonishly long-delayed preliminary writing pertaining to the works contained therein on my academia.edu page. And do you want to know why it was being delayed?

Because I can not conduct academic research and activities under political conditions where the intellectual betterment of my person and those around me are continuously challenged as: 1. aiding and abetting the political adversaries that I, being a former member of the United States Naval Intelligence community, took an oath of enlistment to defend my country against; 2. advancing the aims of my own domestic anarcho-syndicalist terror organization

Retard.

Or as the Italians would say:

Molto Ritardando!

No, I tried to celebrate the summer that never came, but then I was in Italy and the summer came with such a viciousness that I couldn’t walk out of my place without immediately bursting into flames.

Anyway, what’s up with “scientific skepticism” that isn’t scientific, nor skepticism, but is, in fact, political and economic obstructionism?

[knxfesck]

What do you think gay men are attracted to in men that they can’t be attracted to in women?

It can’t be anything about femininity or masculinity obviously. That’s both sexist, and cultural so can’t be what drives men-only attraction.

It can’t be anything about stated identity because someone could lie just as easily as they could tell the truth in such a statement, and it makes no sense because homosexuality and heterosexuality exists in other species with no stated identities. It’s not like other animals without gender are all pan.

Saying idk it’s the vibes or some indescribable trait men have that women can’t but “I can’t explain” is a nonanswer.

Soooooooo what is it? Or do you think any sexuality but bi/pan is just cultural performance or an identity rather than an inborn orientation?

- [ ]

I think all sexuality is fluid and cultural obviously but I genuinely don't know how or why you expected me to answer this. Do you think I'm the top gayness scientist or something

[wachinyeya]

[cognitivejustice]

"The industrial model of agriculture production begins to look less viable’

In agriculture, growing only one crop – monoculture – has tended to encourage increased output by lowering overall costs. But these so-called economies of scale have brought with them environmental threats resulting from intensive production.

Now, single-crop farming is increasingly an economic risk for producers themselves. In the EU, one in 10 farms followed ecological practices in 2021 – almost double the share a decade earlier. This shows that growing numbers of European farmers are doing their part to preserve biodiversity. 

Greater biodiversity can reduce business risks from droughts because a mix of crops diversifies water needs, according to Professor Christoph Scherber, head of the Centre for Biodiversity Monitoring at the Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change in Germany. He said crop variation can also lead to general increases in agricultural output.

‘It is important to show that agriculture can support biodiversity but also to acknowledge that biodiversity itself can bring higher production to farming,’ said Scherber, who coordinates BioMonitor4CAP.

[youare-number6]

Style Tuning - Muted Tones

This style is similar to the Purple Chaos but i has muted tones.

[dailyanarchistposts]

Biocentrism

Deep ecology, or biocentrism, is the belief that nature does not exist to serve humans. Rather, humans are part of nature, one species among many. All species have a right to exist for their own sake, regardless of their usefulness to humans. And biodiversity is a value in itself, essential for the flourishing of both human and nonhuman life.

These principles, I believe, are not just another political theory. Biocentrism is a law of nature, that exists independently of whether humans recognize it or not. It doesn’t matter whether we view the world in a human centered way. Nature still operates in a biocentric way. And the failure of modern society to acknowledge this — as we attempt to subordinate all of nature to human use — has led us to the brink of collapse of the earth’s life support systems.

Biocentrism is not a new theory, and it wasn’t invented by Dave Foreman or Arnie Naas. It is ancient native wisdom, expressed in such sayings as “The earth does not belong to us. We belong to the earth.” But in the context of today’s industrial society, biocentrism is profoundly revolutionary, challenging the system to its core.

[noncompliantcyborg]

trick or treat! mayhaps featuring cephalopods?

trick AND treat: This is a little paralarval giant pacific octopus I photographed back in 2021 named Hilda Doolittle (or maybe Emily Dickinson but I'm pretty sure its Hilda).

Though you can't see them, the outer surface of Hilda's body is covered in countless little chitinous tufts called Kölliker's organs, that she can puff out and retract. Eventually, she'd lose these little tufts before reaching adulthood. While scientists aren't yet certain of their purpose, Kölliker's organs have a huge impact on the surface area of paralarval octopus and may be used to leverage drag for more adept movement while the octopus is small. They estimate surface area is 2/3 greater when all Kölliker's organs are puffed out versus retracted.

[wayti-blog]

"In the murky African riverbeds, eyesight is rendered virtually useless. To navigate their surroundings, some electric fish have evolved a shocking adaptation that challenges our perceptions of sensory intelligence and teamwork in the animal kingdom. Scientists at Columbia University’s Zuckerman Institute recently learned that a species of weakly electric fish (Gnathonemus petersii), also known as the elephantnose fish, shares sensory information within its group almost instantaneously. One fish in the river can instantly tell what lies a far distance in front of it by using the electric field generated by its peers further out.

It’s a remarkable and never-before-seen collective sensing that parallels the collaborative systems used in human-engineered technologies such as sonar and radar."

"Electric brains"

“Think of these external signals as electric images of the objects that nearby electric fish automatically produce and beam to nearby fish at the speed of light,” said Dr. Pedraja. “Our work suggests that three fish in a group would each receive three different “electrical views” of the same scene at virtually the same time,”(...)."

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[fivepercentgodsandearths]

We don't teach Flat Earth within the Five Percent Nation/Nation of Gods and Earths!

[spotaus]

Ec-4o!Sci ♡ (Bio-Engineer who somehow maintains a Lab in the apocalypse)

[raffaellopalandri]

Book of the Day – The Age of Sustainable Development

Today’s Book of the Day is The Age of Sustainable Development, written by Jeffrey D. Sachs in 2015 and published by Columbia University Pres. Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, author, educator, and global leader in sustainable economic development. The Age of Sustainable Development, by Jeffrey D. Sachs I chose this book because I often mention it when I present the…

[spock-adoodledoo]

oh my god i just finished the dark forest finally. 7/10 i suppose, i went through the first half or so of the book being really annoyed by luo ji but also enjoying the chapters where he shows up because unfortunately he was entertaining. still don't understand the imaginary girlfriend thing, it just feels like he needs someone to protect from the world which like ??? ok sure i guess, it just rubs me the wrong way personally. for the second half and especially the end i became luo ji's number one defender it's fine. for the rest, holy crap—the droplet, the microcosm of the universe on those runaway ships, the wallfacer project, luo ji drawing from rey diaz's plan, the attitude of the world towards him, the entire theory... wow

[solarpunkpresentspodcast]

Blog post: Can Solarpunk have Visions of Organized Religion?

Excerpt:

"I’m sure you’ve heard someone say that there’s not much religion in science fiction’s visions of our future. Generally, it’s a lament, but as an atheist who was raised entirely without religion and lost an entire quadrant of her family in concentrations camps, I’m okay with that. To me, religion is the root of quite a lot of evil done by people to other people and to the world around us. Also, why would anyone want to belong to a group that tells you what to believe and how to behave? Here’s to a future where we just try to be kind, compassionate, helpful, and just to each other while aiming to tread lightly upon the Earth, and to a future where we find awe in the amazing world around us.

Wouldn’t this also be the solarpunk way? It is a fairly anarchistic endeavor, not much for following papal edicts or any other orders from the higher ranks of organized religions. Yet, I bet for a lot of people, including solarpunks, life outside of an organized religion would feel rudderless or lacking. I may be allergic to religion, but I can see that many people need and even enjoy the spiritual, supportive, social, and/or communal aspects of religion."

Click through to read more!

[wachinyeya]

How one neighborhood in Colombia is tackling climate change at the community level https://one.npr.org/i/1228839451:1228839452

In Colombia's second-largest city, rainy season floods and dry season fires are now a fact of life. As reporter Jorge Valencia found, local residents are grappling with those and other effects of climate change by taking matters into their own hands.