Andrew Hipp

andrewlhipp.bsky.social

23 October 2026 02:37

This just in: @akoontz11.bsky.social & al show that trees referred to Quercus tardifolia, the elusive "late-leaf" oak of W. TX, are apparently all hybrids. So: is it a species at all? Read and share: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... @marionrenault.bsky.social @ijpsjournal.bsky.social

Tyler Kingkade

tktk.bsky.social

22 October 2026 11:55

My latest @nbcnews.com investigation dropped this morning -- We analyzed the YouTube watch histories of 11 students to look into how some students end up viewing over 5,000 YouTube videos in class, on school-issued laptops, in a single school year www.nbcnews.com/specials/hoo...

🌴 Scott Zona, Ph.D. 🌴

scottzona.bsky.social

22 October 2026 11:53

Toxicodendron radicans (poison ivy) is a woody climber found throughout eastern N. America. Older stems are covered with a fuzz of aerial roots. I’m not sure about their function. Most of them grow into the air & are not holdfasts. Radicans means “root.” #Anacardiaceae #roots #Botany 🌾🧪🌱

Andrew Hipp

andrewlhipp.bsky.social

20 October 2026 17:00

This finally out in www.internationaloaksociety.org society journal... message me if you want a pdf and aren't a member of International Oak Society (which you should be! It's one of the best societies ever!!!).

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗

charlescmann.bsky.social

20 October 2026 16:58

So, an Atlantic writer says 2 months ago that reading is dead and a New Yorker writer now argues the opposite. How to decide which is more likely to be true? If I had to investigate, the 1st person I'd call would be Robert Darnton, a historian who has spent ~50 yrs researching books, publishing...