Extenuating Circumstances

This is an auto-posted collection of my public links posted to Pinboard.in for January 9th from 11:51 to 13:51:

• Robin Wall Kimmerer — The Intelligence in All Kinds of Life – The On Being Project – "I can’t think of a single scientific study in the last few decades that has demonstrated that plants or animals are dumber than we think. It’s always the opposite, right? What we’re revealing is the fact that they have a capacity to learn, to have memory, and we’re at the edge of a wonderful revolution in really understanding the sentience of other beings."
• christian svanes kolding on Twitter: “@hondanhon i didn’t notice. however, nor did i assume your post was a critique. i imagined it as i always imagine your missives – a series of open-ended provocations accompanied by a whiff of mischief and a faint unde – Dan Hon is “a series of open-ended provocations accompanied by a whiff of mischief and a faint undercurrent of angst.”
• I Sexually Identify as an Attack Helicopter by Isabel Fall : Clarkesworld Magazine – Science Fiction & Fantasy –
• Mysterious radio signal from space seems to have suddenly vanished | New Scientist –
• Obama White House’s albums | Flickr –