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cenofreak88.bsky.social
#museummonday life in a salt marsh at several times life size. On display at the San Diego Natural History Museum, California.

#sandiegonaturalhistorymuseum #thenat #saltmarsh #estuary #crab #fish #clam
October 13, 2025 at 7:01 PM
cenofreak88.bsky.social
Week 2 of #maystodon2025 : a forelimb of a Pacific mastodon (Mammut pacificus). This uses to be on display at the San Diego Natural History Museum, California.

#fossilfriday #maystodon #sandiegonaturalhistorymuseum #thenat #mastodon #elephant #pleistocene #iceage
May 9, 2025 at 7:19 PM
jcvi.org
Last Thursday, @jcv.bsky.social joined @rommieamaro.bsky.social and Dr. Peter Cowhey at #TheNAT in San Diego to talk about “Why Does Science Matter?”.
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
allisonhelm9.bsky.social
Abrams dudleya in Campo, a very small succulent in the cracks of the big outcrop above Lake Morena
#succulents #hiking #canyoneers #theNat
March 13, 2025 at 2:48 PM
starfleetmom.bsky.social
It’s rare but some rich people are philanthropic.

Thank you Irwin Jacobs for the generous gift to theNat.
San Diego Natural History Museum gets $10M from Irwin Jacobs for research, conservation
An announcement this week said the ‘transformational’ gift would bolster the Nat’s research and conservation efforts
www.sandiegouniontribune.com
April 4, 2025 at 5:51 PM
hugeshark.bsky.social
Delighted that #TheNat #nattalk #SanDiegoBirdAlliance is not afraid to host a great talk on inclusion in ornithology by Juliana Soto-Patiño nor to mention DEI in their intros. ❤️ nature and birds are for everyone ❤️
March 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
oyorri.bsky.social
Keep Baja Wild in collaboration with Baja California's conservation group Terra Peninsular was a great way to spend a Friday night. #TerraPeninsular #TheNat #SanDiegoNaturalHistoryMuseum
February 1, 2025 at 5:45 AM
stickshift4me.bsky.social
Thank you alt nat park svc - we are indeed tired & my personal mental health has deteriorated into a shambles, but we appreciate you and everything theNat Park Svc represents & does✌🏻
September 17, 2026 at 7:36 PM
hugeshark.bsky.social
Not great photos from my old phone, but here is @julisoto.bsky.social at #TheNat last night inspiring us all with her story of mystery, research, and intrepid women #nattalk #SanDiegoBirdAlliance
Giant slide reading “In the footsteps of a forgotten female, ornithologist: Inspiring and all female expedition and rethinking inclusion in ornithology.” Juliana Soto-Patiño is standing in front of it. Colombian researcher Juliana Soto-Patiño, a young woman with long dark hair wearing a long patterned jacket and dark slacks.
March 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
retrohedgewolf.bsky.social
I wanna touch thenat big ass 🥺❤️
October 23, 2024 at 11:00 AM
jojofe24.bsky.social
But nothing shows me what politics is more than politicians themselves

Every time they lie and promise and abuse and oppress

So no, i dont tend to take thenat their word, because i dont trust liars
May 18, 2026 at 3:22 PM
nuclearanthro.bsky.social
museum label creation is a multi-phase iterative process articulated to exhibit creation.

Who is ACTUAL AUDIENCE (not your imagined or desired one) & what want/need?

Write. Circulate w/museum team. Test w/visitors. Uptake feedback, integrate, & go again

Case study from Serrell:
READING LEVEL RATIONALE by Beth Redmond-Jones, Senior Director of Public Programs, San Diego Natural History Museum Coast to Cactus in Southern California is a permanent exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum (theNat) that explores the unique habitats of Southern California from the coast to the mountains to the desert. All exhibitions produced by theNat are bilingual: English and Spanish. For this exhibition, we chose a fifth-grade reading level (ten to eleven year olds) for several reasons. First, the museum's audience has a high percentage of intergenerational visitor groups, so the team knew we needed to write the text at a level that was accessible and easy to read by parents and grandparents, in addition to kids. We wanted the older generations to be able to answer children's questions and reinterpret the content using their own words as needed. This is especially important for those visitor groups with children in grades lower than fifth. Secondly many of these family groups are on a bilingualism spectrum. Observation and research at theNat show that bilingual kids in the ten- to eleven-year age group jump back and forth between the English and Spanish as they are interacting with an exhibit component.! For parents who are non-English speakers, we found that adults are more likely to read the Spanish text before they engage with their kids, and oy having it at a fifth-grade level, the text is more accessible to a wider audience. We now understand that families use the bilingual resources in a range of ways-all based on their particular group's needs and language preferences. In some groups, adults are most comfortable in Spanish; they use the Spanish labels to engage and guide their children. In other groups where an adult spoke Spanish and some English, he or she might use primarily Spanish labels, but occasionally English ones. Children might read mostly English labels, but during the course of their time at the exhibition they might also use Spanish labels as well.2 Another factor that played into the museum's decision was my previous experience with the traveling exhibition Animal Eyes.? The language evaluation that was conducted for that exhibition gave a good framework and understanding of a ten-year-old's vocabulary level. The formative evaluation of labels for Coast to Cactus, as with Animal Eyes, identified that visitors ten years old (and older, both English and Spanish speakers) knew the concepts being presented but could not necessarily read the vocabulary word that defined that concept, so the team focused on teaching the concept rather than teaching the vocabulary word. And finally, a fifth-grade reading level was a logical level to write to because fifth-grade science education standards in California focus on specific topics that directly align with content presented in Coast to Cactus. Notes 1. For more information about these interactions, see Dr. Nancy Renner's Ph.D. dissertation, Free to Explore a Museum-Embodied Inquiry and Multimodal Expression of Meaning (2013]. 2. Bilingual Exhibit Research Initiative: Institutional and Intergenerational Experiences with Bilingual Exhibitions (2013), 68. 3. The author was the Co-Pl on this National Science Founda-tion-funded traveling exhibition.
April 27, 2026 at 7:05 PM
1234mimijones.bsky.social
2Me, EverySingle$ fed N2 SuperPACs, represents part of$$ TheElites aka:TaxAvoiders’ve not paid in Taxes!
CampaignFinancing’s replaced Taxes & While StillProfiting TheirASSesOff, TheNat/Fed Debt falls on OurBacks!😤
I budget Every$ I Have2make ends meet, EvryMonth WhileThey BlowOurs 2Hell&Back! #DV1
April 26, 2026 at 5:31 PM
cms48.bsky.social
SCOTLAND'S ASSISTED DYING BILL IS ABOUT CHOICE AND NOT COERCION!
Resist Jack The RebelCat @JackTheCat 7m This week, Holyrood returns to the Assisted Dying Bill, and it is hard to overstate how significant that is, not only for Parliament, but for people across Scotland who are watching this with hope, fear, grief and, in many cases, very personal memories of how someone they loved died. The bill passed stage one by 70 votes to 56, with one abstention, and now comes back at stage three. Scotland's Assisted Dying Bill is about choice, not coercion thenational.scot/politics/2592...
March 10, 2026 at 8:31 AM
nuclearanthro.bsky.social
The 6th grade thing was a super-popular recommendation IIRC.

Here are the initial four pages of that chapter for the hell of it.
Selecting the Right Reading Level Writing clearly does not mean writing simplistically, but it does mean writing for people who are not experts in the subject. All labels should strive to be appealing and suited to as many visitors as pos-sible: the casual tourist, the layperson interested in the subject as a hobby, the person whose job is related, the family group visiting to entertain the chil-dren, the foreign guests with limited English, the new immigrant in the city. Try this quiz: What is the best way to make sure you are writing at the right reading level for your audience? A. Aim for the lowest common denominator B. Use a sixth-grade vocabulary C. Write different labels at different levels D. Write for your peers E. None of the above The correct answer is "E," but before discussing some different alterna-tives, let's review the answers for A, B, C, and D and the misconceptions o difficulties presented by them. 87 SELECTING THE RIGHT READING LEVEL A. Don't Aim for the Lowest Common Denominator. There is no point in writing for the so-called lowest common denominator because they are the people who are unable or unwilling to read labels. Nor should you aim for the highest common denominator (experts only), or for the person who reads everything. Give the companions and families of those uncommon visitors a break ("Norbert, come on. The rest of us want to get going!"). Instead, select the content and style that will work for the commonest common denominator. Aim for the maiority, appealing to the would-be readers: people who will read if the label is short enough, if it looks easy to read, if it is legible, and if they have time. Visitors are more likely to take the time to read if a label looks like it is written for them. B. Don't Use a Sixth-Grade Vocabulary. Sticking only to words that sixth-graders know will help make labels have a broad appeal, but it makes them less interesting, less colorful, and less interpretive than if that rule could be broken. It is all right to aim for a sixth-grade level, especially if your museum is only for sixth-graders, but do not be a slave to it. The basic idea is never to write for a twelfth-grade level, because that puts text out of reach for a large portion of the audience, especially younger children, non-English speakers, and viewers who don't have prior knowledge of the subject at hand. C. Don't Write Different Labels at Different Levels. Writing for different vocabulary or developmental levels-labels for kids, labels for adults-makes labels twice as hard to write and more expensive to produce, and it creates visual clutter in the exhibit. Most adult visitors, given a choice, will choose to read the kids' labels because they look easier, are shorter, and have larger print.! Keep it simple: Write one-level labels. D. Don't Write for Your Peers. The label writer who writes for her peers claims, "I'm writing for the more interested re… READING LEVEL RATIONALE by Beth Redmond-Jones, Senior Director of Public Programs, San Diego Natural History Museum Coast to Cactus in Southern California is a permanent exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum (theNat) that explores the unique habitats of Southern California from the coast to the mountains to the desert. All exhibitions produced by theNat are bilingual: English and Spanish. For this exhibition, we chose a fifth-grade reading level (ten to eleven year olds) for several reasons. First, the museum's audience has a high percentage of intergenerational visitor groups, so the team knew we needed to write the text at a level that was accessible and easy to read by parents and grandparents, in addition to kids. We wanted the older generations to be able to answer children's questions and reinterpret the content using their own words as needed. This is especially important for those visitor groups with children in grades lower than fifth. Secondly many of these family groups are on a bilingualism spectrum. Observation and research at theNat show that bilingual kids in the ten- to eleven-year age group jump back and forth between the English and Spanish as they are interacting with an exhibit component.! For parents who are non-English speakers, we found that adults are more likely to read the Spanish text before they engage with their kids, and oy having it at a fifth-grade level, the text is more accessible to a wider audience. We now understand that families use the bilingual resources in a range of ways-all based on their particular group's needs and language preferences. In some groups, adults are most comfortable in Spanish; they use the Spanish labels to engage and guide their children. In other groups where an adult spoke Spanish and some English, he or she might use primarily Spanish labels, but occasionally English ones. Children might read mostly English labels, but during Spanish labels as well.2 Another factor that played into the museum's decision was my previous experience with the traveling exhibition Animal Eyes.? The language evaluation that was conducted for that exhibition gave a good framework and understanding of a ten-year-old's vocabulary level. The formative evaluation of labels for Coast to Cactus, as with Animal Eyes, identified that visitors ten years old (and older, both English and Spanish speakers) knew the concepts being presented but could not necessarily read the vocabulary word that defined that concept, so the team focused on teaching the concept rather than teaching the vocabulary word. And finally, a fifth-grade reading level was a logical level to write to because fifth-grade science education standards in California focus on specific topics that directly align with content presented in Coast to Cactus. Notes 1. For more information about these interactions, see Dr. Nancy Renner's Ph.D. dissertation, Free to Explore a Museum-Embodied Inquiry and Multimodal Expression of Meaning (2013]. 2. Bilingual Exhibit Research Initiative: Institutional and Intergenerational Experiences with Bilingual Exhibitions (2013), 68. 3. The author was the Co-Pl on this National Science Founda-tion-funded traveling exhibition. the exhibit. Exhibits displaying this attitude cannot be called visitor centered. Institutions that keep label writers on their staffs who have this attitude are not sincere about seeking to reach a broader audience. CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS ARE A SPECIAL CASE Labels for children's exhibitions should be crafted for their developmental levels, not a watered-down childish version of an adult label. They showk
April 27, 2026 at 6:58 PM
nuclearanthro.bsky.social
The 6th grade thing was a super-popular recommendation IIRC.

Here are the initial four pages of that chapter for the hell of it.
Selecting the Right Reading Level Writing clearly does not mean writing simplistically, but it does mean writing for people who are not experts in the subject. All labels should strive to be appealing and suited to as many visitors as pos-sible: the casual tourist, the layperson interested in the subject as a hobby, the person whose job is related, the family group visiting to entertain the chil-dren, the foreign guests with limited English, the new immigrant in the city. Try this quiz: What is the best way to make sure you are writing at the right reading level for your audience? A. Aim for the lowest common denominator B. Use a sixth-grade vocabulary C. Write different labels at different levels D. Write for your peers E. None of the above The correct answer is "E," but before discussing some different alterna-tives, let's review the answers for A, B, C, and D and the misconceptions o difficulties presented by them. 87 SELECTING THE RIGHT READING LEVEL A. Don't Aim for the Lowest Common Denominator. There is no point in writing for the so-called lowest common denominator because they are the people who are unable or unwilling to read labels. Nor should you aim for the highest common denominator (experts only), or for the person who reads everything. Give the companions and families of those uncommon visitors a break ("Norbert, come on. The rest of us want to get going!"). Instead, select the content and style that will work for the commonest common denominator. Aim for the maiority, appealing to the would-be readers: people who will read if the label is short enough, if it looks easy to read, if it is legible, and if they have time. Visitors are more likely to take the time to read if a label looks like it is written for them. B. Don't Use a Sixth-Grade Vocabulary. Sticking only to words that sixth-graders know will help make labels have a broad appeal, but it makes them less interesting, less colorful, and less interpretive than if that rule could be broken. It is all right to aim for a sixth-grade level, especially if your museum is only for sixth-graders, but do not be a slave to it. The basic idea is never to write for a twelfth-grade level, because that puts text out of reach for a large portion of the audience, especially younger children, non-English speakers, and viewers who don't have prior knowledge of the subject at hand. C. Don't Write Different Labels at Different Levels. Writing for different vocabulary or developmental levels-labels for kids, labels for adults-makes labels twice as hard to write and more expensive to produce, and it creates visual clutter in the exhibit. Most adult visitors, given a choice, will choose to read the kids' labels because they look easier, are shorter, and have larger print.! Keep it simple: Write one-level labels. D. Don't Write for Your Peers. The label writer who writes for her peers claims, "I'm writing for the more interested re… READING LEVEL RATIONALE by Beth Redmond-Jones, Senior Director of Public Programs, San Diego Natural History Museum Coast to Cactus in Southern California is a permanent exhibition at the San Diego Natural History Museum (theNat) that explores the unique habitats of Southern California from the coast to the mountains to the desert. All exhibitions produced by theNat are bilingual: English and Spanish. For this exhibition, we chose a fifth-grade reading level (ten to eleven year olds) for several reasons. First, the museum's audience has a high percentage of intergenerational visitor groups, so the team knew we needed to write the text at a level that was accessible and easy to read by parents and grandparents, in addition to kids. We wanted the older generations to be able to answer children's questions and reinterpret the content using their own words as needed. This is especially important for those visitor groups with children in grades lower than fifth. Secondly many of these family groups are on a bilingualism spectrum. Observation and research at theNat show that bilingual kids in the ten- to eleven-year age group jump back and forth between the English and Spanish as they are interacting with an exhibit component.! For parents who are non-English speakers, we found that adults are more likely to read the Spanish text before they engage with their kids, and oy having it at a fifth-grade level, the text is more accessible to a wider audience. We now understand that families use the bilingual resources in a range of ways-all based on their particular group's needs and language preferences. In some groups, adults are most comfortable in Spanish; they use the Spanish labels to engage and guide their children. In other groups where an adult spoke Spanish and some English, he or she might use primarily Spanish labels, but occasionally English ones. Children might read mostly English labels, but during Spanish labels as well.2 Another factor that played into the museum's decision was my previous experience with the traveling exhibition Animal Eyes.? The language evaluation that was conducted for that exhibition gave a good framework and understanding of a ten-year-old's vocabulary level. The formative evaluation of labels for Coast to Cactus, as with Animal Eyes, identified that visitors ten years old (and older, both English and Spanish speakers) knew the concepts being presented but could not necessarily read the vocabulary word that defined that concept, so the team focused on teaching the concept rather than teaching the vocabulary word. And finally, a fifth-grade reading level was a logical level to write to because fifth-grade science education standards in California focus on specific topics that directly align with content presented in Coast to Cactus. Notes 1. For more information about these interactions, see Dr. Nancy Renner's Ph.D. dissertation, Free to Explore a Museum-Embodied Inquiry and Multimodal Expression of Meaning (2013]. 2. Bilingual Exhibit Research Initiative: Institutional and Intergenerational Experiences with Bilingual Exhibitions (2013), 68. 3. The author was the Co-Pl on this National Science Founda-tion-funded traveling exhibition. the exhibit. Exhibits displaying this attitude cannot be called visitor centered. Institutions that keep label writers on their staffs who have this attitude are not sincere about seeking to reach a broader audience. CHILDREN'S MUSEUMS ARE A SPECIAL CASE Labels for children's exhibitions should be crafted for their developmental levels, not a watered-down childish version of an adult label. They showk
April 27, 2026 at 6:59 PM
tvwiththinus.bsky.social
Koketso Sachane of SAfm's The National Briefing spoke with me about the Mali musician Salif Keita who has pulled out of his Macufe festival performance in South Africa, citing xenophobic violence against African migrants:
You can listen here:
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Legendary Malian musician Salif Keita has pulled out of his scheduled commercial performances in South Africa, citing concerns over xenophobic violence against African migrants. - The National Briefi...
Legendary Malian musician Salif Keita has pulled out of his scheduled commercial performances in South Africa, citing concerns over xenophobic violence against African migrants. While he says his hear...
omny.fm
August 28, 2026 at 12:02 PM
askthesciencekid.bsky.social
Last month the Science Kid attended a sneak preview of the new #Paleontology Center at #theNAT, San Diego's Natural History Museum. It's going to be a fantastic facility and everyone should check it out once it opens!
The Tom Deméré Paleontology Center
YouTube video by Ask The Science Kid
youtu.be
April 2, 2025 at 7:22 PM
mrl53.bsky.social
Many of theNat Guard troops in the hell hole were prison guards at home.
March 17, 2025 at 12:41 PM
trump-ts-jp.bsky.social
2024年の反トランプ作戦をナイジェル・ファラージに仕掛けている：
https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/theyre-running-the-2024-anti-trump-playbook-on-nigel-farage-its-failing/
Donald J. Trump: "They’re Running the 2024 Anti-Trump Playbook on Nigel Farage: https://thenat...
They’re Running the 2024 Anti-Trump Playbook on Nigel Farage: https://thenationalpulse.com/analysis-post/theyre-running-the-2024-anti-trump-playbook-on-nigel-farage-its-failing/
www.trumpstruth.org
July 6, 2026 at 4:38 PM
longtail-news.bsky.social
Feed: "Horror Sleaze Trash"
Published on Monday, May 11, 2026
Donna Dallas
Being Born Bent and knowing even thenat a micro agesomething was completely offand possibly not fixable The fightscopsthe disappearance of my motherthe dad who was notmy biological dadknowing every…
horrorsleazetrash.com
May 12, 2026 at 3:46 AM
soobbam.bsky.social
I said Looking at both of thme with wide eye “U all like me!!!!??!?” They Both nodded shylszy… “W-Well…..”. I Licked mt lips… “Heh…. i like u both too” Soobin and Belmgyu looked at me… Thenat aech other… “Would… you wanna join our relationship…?” Soobinsaid. I SCREAMED “YIPPIE!!YES” Then we married
March 20, 2025 at 11:03 PM
bee-ing.bsky.social
I'm deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Drew Stokes.

He was an incredible bat conservationist! My deepest condolences to the San Diego community, bat community, and all who had the honor to know Drew.

#bats #DrewStokes #theNat

www.gofundme.com/f/drew-stoke...
Donate to Memorial Fundraiser Honoring Drew Stokes, organized by Catherine Fox
On May 30, the Southern California conservation community lost one of its most… Catherine Fox needs your support for Memorial Fundraiser Honoring Drew Stokes
www.gofundme.com
June 18, 2025 at 12:57 AM
newdinfl.bsky.social
#fitness #nudefitness #LookBetterNaked #NudeYearsResolutions #NewdYearsResolutions #nakedworkout #nakedgym #nudism #nudists #naturism #naturists
#nude5krun

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July 4, 2026 at 3:28 PM