In 12th-century Korea, Buddhist monks who passed the state examinations could expect political clout and control of considerable wealth and resources. For the young monk Jinul, the situation was clear: This wasn’t the Way. @fmr-h.bsky.social tricycle.org/magazine/bus...

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Fall Practice Period Sesshin begins Saturday, Oct. 17. Gratitude to Senseis Sokaku Kathie Fischer, Ryotan Cynthia Kear, and Jose Shinzan Palma for guiding this practice period. Online is free; donations are welcome. https://www.upaya.org/program/sesshin-during-fpp-in-person-2026/

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My latest piece for @science.org begins in a room filled with mathematicians and ends with some pretty optimistic thoughts from a researcher who, despite having his work ‘scooped’ by a matter of hours, is excited by all the “amazing mathematics everywhere.” 🧪 👇 www.science.org/content/arti...

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She's not the first to notice this - Dr Jessica Wade of Imperial College has been writing Wikipedia biographies of women and people of colour scientists every day since the start of 2018. Perhaps it would make more sense for Toksvig to join forces rather than try to reinvent it from the ground up?

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"She cites the case of Donna Strickland, a Canadian physicist who repeatedly had her draft biographies rejected by Wikipedia, until she won a Nobel prize for her work." I thought you were forbidden from editing your own page. Because it would partially explain the above.

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