“Don’t ask what the world needs…” is my all-time favorite quote - I share it with my learners regularly. Also “There is something in every one of you that waits & listens for the sound of the genuine in yourself. It is the only true guide you will ever have.” Thank you for recognizing him today!
True Believers fan from way back when. Those live shows were amazing and LOUD. RIP, sir.
Many ladies of a certain age (like me) recognize him from General Hospital. Like, instantly.
apple.news/AZZdgBNkBRua... “Any great institution—and Texas A&M is one of the greatest the state has—is bound to be stranger and more capacious than its most simpleminded defenders would have it.”
I’m sad for my alma mater.
apple.news/AZZdgBNkBRua... “Any great institution—and Texas A&M is one of the greatest the state has—is bound to be stranger and more capacious than its most simpleminded defenders would have it.”
I’m sad for my alma mater.
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
1. French IV
2. American History 1900-1920
3. Botany
4. The American Novel
5. Cell Biology
There are thousands of students at A&M right now who want to think deeply and have their opinions challenged and learn to convey ideas cogently. This is very sad and hopefully temporary.
Alex Pretti "used to tell people off when they made sexist comments to female physicians. He bought me coffee when I had a really bad day as an intern...I laughed alongside him daily. He made a point to teach medical residents without judgement, but with a smile on his face and a joke."
Tylenol during pregnancy is safe without increased risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability of offspring
A new review of the evidence just out
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
“Did you ever see Dallas from a DC-9 at night? Dallas is a jewel, Dallas is a beautiful sight. And Dallas is a jungle, but Dallas gives a beautiful light.” music.apple.com/us/album/dal...
A US senate subcommittee was told this unpublished vaccine study was 'the most important ever.' Henry Ford Health now confirms why it was never published: it failed scientific standards.
Here's what's actually wrong with the study:
jakescottmd.substack.com/p/why-the-senates-most-important-vaccine
A chart of YouGov polling data with the headline: "Few Americans think the federal government should control university hiring, research, or curricula." The chart's sub-headline is: "Do you think the federal government should or should not control the following at universities? (% who say "should control")." The chart has the note: "Note: Responses of "should not control" and "not sure" are not shown."
NEW Economist/YouGov Aug 15-18
% of Democrats | Republicans who think the federal government should control the following at universities
Admissions criteria 4% | 35%
Speech policies 5% | 23%
Curricula 6% | 23%
Hiring and firing of faculty 4% | 19%
today.yougov.com/politics/art...
Saved this for my kiddo
Our nation's federal employees are more than just numbers on a spreadsheet.
They make sure we have clean water.
They protect us from financial fraud.
They provide healthcare to our communities.
They make our government actually work for people.
Do not forget this.
I’m sorry, I find this subversively brilliant.
Nicely done, me.
One estimate found that a single ChatGPT search uses 10 times the energy of a normal Google search.
In this op-ed, politics editor
@leximcmenamin.com
addresses the environmental costs of AI that not many seem to be talking about ⤵️
Just also posted this, feeling better about my imposter syndrome now
Don’t know about “best” (I’m not a music dork by any means) but I’d put in a vote for R.E.M.’s “Up” (1998; Murmur 1983)
Nonononononooooo
My staff and I are closely tracking the potential measles exposure in San Antonio that originated with a visitor from West Texas.
If you visited any of the locations listed below, please watch out for symptoms (including fever or unexplained rash) and contact a doctor right away if they occur.
Executive wants to frame the NIH indirects cut as $4B in savings.
But given that NIH returns $2.5 on every $1 investment, this would actually cost US economy a net $6 BILLION (per year!). Not to mention the human costs of wrecking education and research sectors and the communities they serve.
Fellow scientists, please consider speaking w/ media about what this means for "regular Americans." The link below is to contact a reporter who's collecting stories about the unfolding NIH situation - pls share anonymously or on record. @anniewaldman.bsky.social www.propublica.org/people/annie...
Your rights against ICE deportation crews.
Don't open your door to ICE. Do this.
Know your rights against ICE.
Know your rights against ICE.
If ICE knocks on your door, don't open it--even a crack. Once the door is opened or even starts to open ICE can legally enter your home and search it. Here are your rights:
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