Uncanny.

I really loved the question about my age of peak alcohol consumption. Way too young! In at least this way, I am much wiser than I was as a reckless youngster.

So sorry to read this. Take care.

Drinking Culture Hi, My name is Georgia Kash and I am an 8th grader at dukeschool in durham which is a project based school, and for my final project I am studying the effect of mocktails on the society. A part of th...

My daughter has a capstone project (for 8th grade) on mocktails and how they have impacted drinking culture. She put together a survey for this project, if you are so inclined to take it, feel free:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Time for Mamdani and Obama to go to a baseball game with the Pope. Let’s just blow this whole thing wide open.

Cute photo-op destroys Artemis II mission as Canadian uncorks maple syrup

(podcast) "I can't think of a single more dangerous food to have in zero gravity."

Please join me in boycotting Ross Douthat, who is an apologist for American fascism. If no one clicks, they fire him.

Remember when Trump threatened to wipe out a whole civilization? And then backed out of that and talked about forming a deal with Iran? And then dropped that and went to a UFC fight as negotiations fell apart? And then unveiled a triumphal arch and a photo of himself as Jesus?

That was this week.

Good stuff! A major take-away is that students are crowding into majors based on decades-old economic trends. The recommendation is to specialize across traditional disciplines, e.g. biology and computation, business and data analytics.

The last time I tried to engage with Jay Bhattacharya in dialogue I ended up on administrative leave. 🤷‍♀️

I’m loving it!

Lovely place, full of lovely people.

Okay, sure, but there are five whole continents where Vance didn’t take an L this week.

This is huge! When his time comes in November, the dear leader of the U.S. should follow his mentor’s example and admit he got spanked.

Opinion | NASA Flew by the Moon, but Behind the Scenes, Its Science Is a Chaotic Mess

Gift article written by @drkatemarvel.bsky.social What happened/is happening at NASA is happening throughout US sponsored science. The impacts on our trainees/young faculty will take decades to rectify. also as she notes, be wary of this year's western fire season.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/08/o...

I’m annoyed that it’s obvious we’re in phase 1 of this 3-step cycle

1. Republican president tanks economy and gets us involved in a forever war.

2. Democratic president fixes the economy.

3. People get impatient about things not being as good as they used to be so they vote Republican.

A screen capture of AIMBE's congressional letter campaign "Protect U.S. Scientific Leadership and Reject FY2027 Proposed Cuts."

🚨✍️ AIMBE urges the scientific community to take a minute to send our new congressional letter opposing the President’s FY2027 budget proposal: bit.ly/420ig1A

These proposed cuts to our scientific enterprise (e.g., NIH & NSF) would jeopardize training, research, and innovation driving our economy.

We're living through the doom loop once again.

They have thus far only suspended this dumb policy. Here’s hoping they quietly drop it for good.

Earth behind the Moon

Awesome image from Artemis.
Big!

A solar eclipse (with the Earth blocking the sum) viewed from Artemis II.

Solar eclipse from Artemis II. 😍😍😍😍😍

images-assets.nasa.gov/image/art002...

NASA just dropped this image of Artemis II astronaut Christina Koch looking back at us. The first woman to ever see our planet in its entirety. I’m not crying you’re crying 🥹🔭🧪 📸: NASA

Hey, that’s great! Too bad the front office didn’t replace Dever’s bat or add bullpen depth!

A view I’ve long dreamed of. From Ryūganbuchi in Shizuoka Prefecture, gazing at Mount Fuji 🗻🌸 The cherry blossoms in full bloom and the majestic mountain together created a truly breathtaking scene.

A view I’ve long dreamed of.
From Ryūganbuchi in Shizuoka Prefecture, gazing at Mount Fuji 🗻🌸
The cherry blossoms in full bloom and the majestic mountain together created a truly breathtaking scene.
#桜
#Sakura

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Tires wear out faster. But the lack of maintenance is glorious!

This is cruel!

Digital twin hearts deliver 100% success in arrhythmia trial Novel technology outperforms clinical standard for life-threatening condition

Digital twin hearts deliver 100% success in arrhythmia trial. Novel technology outperforms clinical standard for life-threatening condition. | Hub hub.jhu.edu/2026/04/01/d...

This is brilliant!