Historian of the life + physical sciences. About me + publications + CV + etc.: https://dan-liu.net/https://bsky.app/profile/dan-liu.nethttps://bsky.app/profile/dan-liu.net/post/3mr5sow372k2nI admit that it was only this year that I realized Crate & Barrel and The Container Store are two different stores.21 Jul 2026 12:28 +0000at://did:plc:mid6gnhnidpyztuu3stdouc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mr5sow372k2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/dan-liu.net/post/3mpfgc7bnzd2hAs this video shows, police water cannons can be used in more humane ways than direct blasts. The Berlin police this summer is using them to create mist to cool down tourists. In winter 2020 the Sprühnebel mode was used on anti-Covid-lockdown protesters to gently encourage them to go home. https://old.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/1ui1gbv/berlin_police_using_water_cannons_to_cool_crowds/29 Jun 2026 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:mid6gnhnidpyztuu3stdouc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpfgc7bnzd2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/dan-liu.net/post/3mpf4lkcgh22hvia @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social, Springer Nature "retracted" two essays by Max Planck in the journal Die Naturwissenschaften from 1940 and 1942 and have tried to remove them from the historical record. 1/3 https://www.science.org/content/article/why-have-papers-one-history-s-most-famous-physicists-been-retracted28 Jun 2026 23:24 +0000at://did:plc:mid6gnhnidpyztuu3stdouc3/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpf4lkcgh22h