The Human Brain Operates at a Stunningly Slow Pace The brain is sometimes called the most complex machine in the known universe. But the thoughts that it outputs putter along at a trifling 10 bits per second, the pace of a conversation

Food for (slow) thought.
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Have you received an email from an alleged hacker with an attached PDF that includes your name, a picture of your house, and a threat to leak embarrassing info or photos to your friends and family? Don’t panic. 🧵 (1/7)

He should drink raw milk.

The last guy to implement that was shot. Just thought they might want to know that. (And veterans tend to be good shots).

Sounds like a clinical trial is needed.

Defund X

Five annoying tech things to turn off right now You can put a stop to Apple’s bonkers AI summaries and the clickety sounds as you type on your phone.

Deleting your device’s advertising ID is like roaming a room full of strangers without wearing a name tag, EFF’s @thorinklosowski.com told the @washingtonpost.com – someone can figure out who you are, but it takes more effort.

Invitation to join the Advanced MRI Safety Seminar, to be held in Kansas City, May 16-18, 2025. More information at MRIsafetycourse.com

Where are my #MRIsafety peeps? If you're an MRI-reading radiologist, #MRI technologist, physicist, radiology nurse or administrator, then you might be interested in this spring course. 24 hours of CME secured, and equal CE credits are pending.

Add'l details & registration at MRIsafetycourse.com

When your relatives start arguing at Thanksgiving, calmly grab your favorite serving bowl of food like you're going to the kitchen to refill it, and just don't come back. Quietly escape with your favorite food.

This has been survival tips with Jen.

Evaluating and reporting LET and RBE-weighted dose in proton therapy for glioma – The Dutch approach Proton therapy was introduced in the Netherlands in 2018 and is currently available at three centers: the University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) Proton Therapy Center in Groningen, the Holland Pro...

Evaluating and reporting LET and RBE-weighted dose in proton therapy for glioma – The Dutch approach
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silkscreen easter eggs are cool

The only way to actually own it is to steal it.

Tobias Gilk on LinkedIn: CMS approves new MRI standards related to remote scanning If you're interested in remote scanning / remote MRI, I encourage you to check out the linked article, and also to check out the IAC's standards (which they…

Radiology Business has an article about IAC’s new “remote MRI scanning” standard. The article and the IAC’s standard both leave me scratching my head a bit.

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#MRI #MRIsafety #radiology

Things are looking good heading into Thanksgiving 🦃 on the #COVID front. Let's stay healthy everyone! Source: CDC wastewater data (NWSS) #pharmsky #medsky #pharmacist #pharmD #infectiousdisease #covid19 #nwss #cdc

Medicine as a Second Career: Two CU Residents Share Their Journeys The path from college to medical school is not always a short one. Some spend years doing something else before beginning their medical training.

Not every med student follows a traditional path. 🤗 Dr. Kira Grush went from teaching to medicine, while Dr. Erin McArthur shifted from engineering to patient care. Their journeys prove there’s no one way to make an impact in health care! 🌟 #medsky

HOME - ADV MRI Safety Seminar Join us in September, for a three-day, in-person Advanced MRI Safety Training Course instructed by Professor Tobias Gilk in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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CE (pending) and CME (secured)

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Tell Congress: Release the Gaetz report immediately Please contact Congress now!

Tell Congress: Release the Gaetz report immediately 👇
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#ResistTrump

This is partly due to holding tears back for the last 30 or so years.

Cohort study in ~7M people finds increased risk of mult autoimmune diseases following #COVID19 infection. Risk higher in unvaccinated & w/ Delta variant period infections.

🔑 #MedSky, though this is #longCovid, do not miss a treatable autoimmune condition! #MedEd

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More than 1 in 3 surgical patients has complications, study finds, and many are the result of medical errors | CNN Despite decades of calls for more attention to patient safety in hospitals, people undergoing surgery still have high rates of complications and medical errors, a new study finds.

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@hikeswithdogs just joined bluesky

Tattoo

Good luck to my pal who begins proton therapy today.

New starter pack! First attempt at curating a community of amazing #womeninmedicine

Who else should I add? #MedSky