#myths — Public Fediverse posts

🐳 NEW: #Fiction has long imagined #humans being swallowed by #whales, but #spermwhale #anatomy makes survival inside one highly unlikely.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/could-a-whale-swallow-a-human-whalefall/

#biology #science #ocean #marinebiology #animals #wildlife #nature #myths

Falsehoods Programmers Believe About LANs

https://dreamstation.systems/personal/lanfalsehoods.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49581179

#HackerNews #Falsehoods #Programmers #Believe #About #LANs #LANs #Networking #Myths #TechEducation #ProgrammerLife

Wednesday, September 2, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/09/wednesday-september-2-2026/

The Beginnings of Man -Part 1

https://tonyaholisticblog.com/2026/08/31/the-beginnings-of-man-part-1/

Our new #myths and retcons(tellations) episode on the #constellation #Microscopium is out now!

This episode features:
⚔️ contentious claims about inventions
🤩 the wonders of the telescope
📚 an aggressively long book subtitle
🔬 what would happen if Greek mythology included a microscope...

and more!

Listen here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/microscopium-myths-and-retconstellations/

#Astronomy #StarLore #Storytelling #humor #FunFacts #Microscope #Science #GreekMythology #mythology #Lore

me, deciding to name my proposed #mythological lion for the #LeoMinor constellation, CLAWDIA:

Find out how CLAWDIA earns her place among the stars in this week's episode: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/leo-minor-myths-and-retconstellations/

#animals #Storytelling #Lore #Corny #Pun #DadJoke #LeoMinor #constellation #LeoMinor #myths #Mythology #legends #StarLore

Another favorite ancient deity of ours associated with lions is Isthar / Inanna, who we met on the pod all the way back in Season 1 in our Taurus episode.

Here she is seemingly walking a lion on a leash like the epic warrior/love/ date (the fruit) / wool / rain (etc) goddess she is!

For more, check out this week's #podcast here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/leo-minor-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inanna#/media/File:Seal_of_Inanna,_2350-2150_BCE.jpg

#mythology #AncientSumerian #Sumerian #Mesopotamian #archaeology #ruins #goddesses #Isthar #Inanna #Lions #lion #StarLore #legends #myths

Ancient Babylonians & Ancient Greeks looked at this part of the night sky and said eh.

But then Petrus Plancius came along and slapped a giraffe on it -- thus, #camelopardalis was born!

For more on the history & some made up #myths about this constellation, check out this week's podcast: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/camelopardalis-myths-and-retconstellations/

#Mythology #StarLore #constellations #Storytelling #giraffe #meme #silly

In this week's episode, we tried to create a #myth inspired by #GreekMythology for the #constellation #camelopardalis

While ours were (maybe) a little mid, the Oracle (#AI) paragraph had us like:

Listen to the full episode here & feel free to share your own #myth with us: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/camelopardalis-myths-and-retconstellations/

#Storytelling #AISlop #GIF #StarLore #Mythology #Myths #legends #writing #humor

#MythologyMonday let's talk about King Lycaon...

King Lycaon had 50 sons. He killed one of his sons & fed him to Zeus (because... idk something about wanting to test Zeus's omniscience... or something?)

Zeus was so upset (which is sort of rich coming from this guy), he turned King Lycaon into a wolf.

#GreekMythology #GreekMyth #GrecoRoman #Mythology #Myths #legends #Zeus #Kings #StarLore

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lycaon_(king_of_Arcadia)#/media/File:Lycaon_Transformed_into_a_Wolf_LACMA_M.71.76.9.jpg

Many, especially Tech Bros™, like to imagine immortality for themselves.

https://philosophics.blog/2026/05/12/never-forever-not-ever/?utm_source=masto&utm_medium=social

As for me, I'm not interested. I wrote about why not.

#philosophy #longevity #health #mentalhealth #forever #finitude #affluence #blog #podcast #myths #universe #physics #metaphysics #vampires #connexion #immortality #metaphors #lakoff #death #writing #perception #life #Tithonus

DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE SPIN!!!

For more, check out our #myths and retconstellations episode on the #constellation #Sagitta here: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #greekmyth #Hercules #Heracles #Disney #Meme #humor #StarLore #Sagitta #centaurus #Chiron #myth #lore #silly

My ret-constellation for the #constellation #sagitta was to align it with a modern archer (rather than random assorted Hercules stories or an Apollo killing cyclops story) -- some options I considered:

Kate Bishop Hawkeye
Merida from Brave
Robin Hood

... but ultimately, who would be better than Legolas?!

Listen here for more on our #reconstellations of #myths for the #constellation Sagitta: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #LoTR #LordOfTheRings #Legolas #Tolkien #GreekMyth #lore #StarLore #myths #legends #lore #archers #archery #bow #arrow #Hawkeye #Brave #heroes

📷 :https://lotr.fandom.com/wiki/Legolas

In this week's #podcast on the #constellation Sagitta -- we learned there are at least 3 distinct groups of Cyclopes in #GreekMythology

Here's a primer:

Homeric --> includes the one who was famously killed by "No One"

Hesiodic --> the ones killed by Apollo, who created the lightening bolt (no, i don't know how they square this with Hephaestus)

Wall Builders --> the ones who, uh, built walls...

Listen to this week's episode to see which group is associated with this constellation's lore: https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/sagitta-myths-and-retconstellations/

#GreekMythology #Cyclops #StarLore #GreekMyth #Homer #Mythology #Myths #legends #lore #monsters

📷 :https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclopes#/media/File:Head_of_a_Cyclops_Colosseum.jpg

Io & Io (in cow "disguise"...)

for more on the #moon : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-moons-of-jupiter/

for more on the #myth (yes, really this Cepheus one--explanation provided in the episode): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/cepheus-myths-and-retconstellations/

📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA00583 & https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/358945

#astronomy #Astrophotography #Io #Moons #MoonsOfJupiter #Jupiter #space #science #StarLore #GreekMythology #mythology #myths #legends #lore #museum #art #ovid #drawing #RomanMythology

Europa & Europa

for more on the #moon : https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/asterism-the-moons-of-jupiter/

for more on the #myth (aka that time #Zeus became a bull and... uh abducted the princess Europa...): https://starrytimepodcast.podbean.com/e/taurus-the-bull/

📷 :https://images.nasa.gov/details/PIA01503 & https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/188530

#NASA #Astrophotography #moon #Europa #Jupiter #MoonsOfJupiter #Science #StarLore #mythology #GreekMythology #myths #Museum #Art #MetMuseum #Sculpture

Why Real #Biblical #Angels Are Creepy, Beastly, and Hardly #Angelic

https://www.openculture.com/2025/10/why-real-biblical-angels-are-creepy-beastly-and-hardly-angelic.html
https://youtu.be/40KcrrfbJ6o

#mythical #myths #religion #mythic #cults

#Farright #Nutjob #RobertFKennedyJr says #vaccines cause #autism — he’s #willfully #wrong

Kennedy, Trump, and their #sycophants keep pushing the #myths about #vaccines, trying to #scare #people with false #autism #claims.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Health #Healthcare #Vaccination #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Antivaxxers #Hate #Bigotry #Propaganda #Disinformation #Misinformation

https://www.skepticalraptor.com/skepticalraptorblog.php/robert-f-kennedy-jr-says-vaccines-cause-autism-hes-wrong/

#Busting the #myths around #transition #regret and #detransition.

How many people regret their decision to receive #genderaffirmingcare? Do people who #detransition always #regret their #transitions?

The few highly public #detransitioners have been weaponized by #religion and/or #hategroups

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Transitioning #Detransitioning #Regret #Conservatives #Extremism #Fascism #Religion #Hate #Bigotry #Transphobia #EmptyThePews

https://xtramagazine.com/health/transition-regret-detransition-debunker-267055

inspired by the information & connections he makes with people!
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#author #authorart #inspired #consciousness #art #CuriosityCollectors @RNVooght #RNVooght #AncientHistory #Myths

Looking forward to seeing #SusanCooper and #NatalieHaynes chatting about The Dark Is Rising and Other Stories at the #BritishLibrary on Friday. I’ll be tuning in online to watch - and #online tickets are still available to buy. You can watch online for up to 48 hours after. https://www.bl.uk/events/the-dark-is-rising-and-other-stories-susan-cooper-and-natalie-haynes-in-conversation #DarkIsRising #Fantasy #Classics #Myth #Myths #Mythology #Storytelling #Fiction #Bookstodon #Streaming #TheDarkIsRising #Literature

Three #common #antitrans #myths easily #debunked by #science

#Antitrans sentiment continues to bombard the #UK, #US and further afield. Some of the #loudest and most #hateful #voices would have others believe that #trans #people are #new and #unnatural, that they all #regret #transitioning, and are #destroying the #pillarsofsociety.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/trans-myths-debunked-science/

Three #common #antitrans #myths easily #debunked by #science

#Antitrans sentiment continues to bombard the #UK, #US and further afield. Some of the #loudest and most #hateful #voices would have others believe that #trans #people are #new and #unnatural, that they all #regret #transitioning, and are #destroying the #pillarsofsociety.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/trans-myths-debunked-science/

Three #common #antitrans #myths easily #debunked by #science

#Antitrans sentiment continues to bombard the #UK, #US and further afield. Some of the #loudest and most #hateful #voices would have others believe that #trans #people are #new and #unnatural, that they all #regret #transitioning, and are #destroying the #pillarsofsociety.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/trans-myths-debunked-science/

Three #common #antitrans #myths easily #debunked by #science

#Antitrans sentiment continues to bombard the #UK, #US and further afield. Some of the #loudest and most #hateful #voices would have others believe that #trans #people are #new and #unnatural, that they all #regret #transitioning, and are #destroying the #pillarsofsociety.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/trans-myths-debunked-science/

Three #common #antitrans #myths easily #debunked by #science

#Antitrans sentiment continues to bombard the #UK, #US and further afield. Some of the #loudest and most #hateful #voices would have others believe that #trans #people are #new and #unnatural, that they all #regret #transitioning, and are #destroying the #pillarsofsociety.

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/03/31/trans-myths-debunked-science/

#introduction: I'm a storyteller practicing the art of #oralstorytelling

I tell #folktales #myths #legends #FairyTales primarily to live audiences. Currently building a repertoire of traditional tales from the #Uyghur oral tradition.

Also interested in: #theatre #AudioDrama #SocialAudio #baking #movies and using #Instagram for #ConceptualArt

Mastodon seems to encourage puns, absurdist mini-plays, and hilarious intentional misreadings of everything and I am here for it.

The Big Fat Lie of the Fat-Free Food Movement, thanks to Advertising by the Dairy Industry

https://gadgeteer.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/fatfree-322x400.jpg Dietary fats are a vital component of the regular diets of nearly all mammals. They collectively comprise one of the three macronutrient food sources — along with protein and carbohydrates — that are eligible for […]

https://gadgeteer.co.za/the-big-fat-lie-of-the-fat-free-food-movement-thanks-to-advertising-by-the-dairy-industry/

https://gadgeteer.co.za/the-big-fat-lie-of-the-fat-free-food-movement-thanks-to-advertising-by-the-dairy-industry/