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Wonder how Bill Cassidy is feeling about himself these days
March 29, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Wonder how Bill Cassidy is feeling about himself these days
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Downward causation & global estimates: How do organisms measure themselves--know how big they are or what their internal pressure is? Cool @PhysRevE study finds molecular motors generate chemical oscillations the frequencies of which provide info abt size arxiv.org/abs/1807.04799
March 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Downward causation & global estimates: How do organisms measure themselves--know how big they are or what their internal pressure is? Cool @PhysRevE study finds molecular motors generate chemical oscillations the frequencies of which provide info abt size arxiv.org/abs/1807.04799
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This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
How a Canadian scientist and a venomous lizard helped pave the way for Ozempic - National | Globalnews.ca
In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Ozempic.
globalnews.ca
February 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
This is the most relevant article to NIH and research cuts I’ve seen.
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
Imagine if this was today , how many people would be saying “Why are we studying Gila Monsters and their impact on diabetes ? That’s wasted money !”
globalnews.ca/news/9793403...
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When I read conversations about "accelerating learning" I can't help but think of this @howiehua.bsky.social classic:
December 19, 2024 at 12:21 AM
When I read conversations about "accelerating learning" I can't help but think of this @howiehua.bsky.social classic:
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I screamed with joy when I read William Easterly's reaction to my new book, "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (@princetonupress.bsky.social)
He writes:
He writes:
December 16, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I screamed with joy when I read William Easterly's reaction to my new book, "Raised to Obey: The Rise and Spread of Mass Education" (@princetonupress.bsky.social)
He writes:
He writes:
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This seems like a lot until you think about the likely return on this investment.
NEW: Elon Musk spent a total of $238 million to elect Donald Trump
December 6, 2024 at 4:34 AM
This seems like a lot until you think about the likely return on this investment.
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Dr. Rahier’s class was flagged as having “unproven, speculative or exploratory content.” Wouldn’t want any of that in our intellectual lives.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
Republicans Target Social Sciences to Curb Ideas They Don’t Like
Conservatives in Florida have moved from explosive politics to subtler tactics to uproot liberal “indoctrination” in higher education by removing subjects like sociology from core requirements.
www.nytimes.com
December 3, 2024 at 4:02 PM
Dr. Rahier’s class was flagged as having “unproven, speculative or exploratory content.” Wouldn’t want any of that in our intellectual lives.
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
www.nytimes.com/2024/11/21/u...
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Finally found it!
November 22, 2024 at 6:46 PM
Finally found it!
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bullying autists is a human universal
Newton's friends would have him over and serve him a plate of bones; he would just assume he'd already eaten and never say anything about it
November 21, 2024 at 5:18 PM
bullying autists is a human universal
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OK- here we go. Sorry for the delay, I was not prepared for the exertion required in the thrill-a-minute adventure that is… CACAO FERMENTATION.
Yes, this will actually take 5 days. After that two days of drying. I’m not making this up. Nothing happens. Really. You’ll see.
Anyway, off we go!
Yes, this will actually take 5 days. After that two days of drying. I’m not making this up. Nothing happens. Really. You’ll see.
Anyway, off we go!
November 10, 2024 at 2:33 AM
OK- here we go. Sorry for the delay, I was not prepared for the exertion required in the thrill-a-minute adventure that is… CACAO FERMENTATION.
Yes, this will actually take 5 days. After that two days of drying. I’m not making this up. Nothing happens. Really. You’ll see.
Anyway, off we go!
Yes, this will actually take 5 days. After that two days of drying. I’m not making this up. Nothing happens. Really. You’ll see.
Anyway, off we go!
