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The Royal Society could have avoided all of this by applying their *own criteria* for excellence when Musk 1st considered for membership. Instead they - rather unscientifically - mistook name brand recognition and fortune as indicators of scientific merit. (The ASA's award to Brooks is of a kind.)

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

Elon Musk's son tells Trump, “You’re not the President and you need to go away”

submitted 21 days ago • 64 comments

Evergreen.

submitted 32 days ago • 239 comments

Washington is full of rule-following valedictorians who were inspired by the West Wing and did Model UN and moot court and studied their heroes and who believe in using government to help people. That's nice, but you need to learn how to swing on the illiterate bullies who steal lunch money.

submitted 33 days ago • 246 comments

Wow! Mariann Budde, the Episcopal Bishop of Washington, had an opportunity & she took it. Speaking directly to Trump/Vance, she advocates for the LGBT community & immigrants. “The vast majority of immigrants are not criminals. They are good neighbours.” The look on JD Vance’s face… (🎥 Reuters)

submitted 43 days ago • 53 comments

The research into how music affects the brain - especially with ADHD symptoms - is fascinating and new to me. If you use music to motivate & stay on task, is there specific music that helps? The study in this Substack is from brain.fm. theadhdadvocate.substack.com/p/unlocking-...

submitted 44 days ago • 7 comments

In 2020, we mapped out the danger zones that will close in on Americans over the next 30 years — combining climate data with wildfire projections by US Forest Service researchers. See what changes are in store for your county. By @shaw.al , @abrahm.bsky.social & Jeremy W. Goldsmith

submitted 53 days ago • 301 comments

I think responsible people of empathy are suffering from information-poisoning right now. The more we know about what's really happening in this country; the depths of our fractures, the audacity of our leaders, the less hopeful we can become. johnpavlovitz.substack.com/p/the-cost-o...

submitted 86 days ago • 334 comments

United CEO Andrew Witty gave an address to the company today (leaked to me), telling employees "we guard against...unnecessary care" and that "There are very few people in the history of the U. S. healthcare industry who had a bigger positive effect on American healthcare than Brian [Thompson]."

submitted 89 days ago • 989 comments

This, I assume, is how a baby would pick a Cabinet—if it but had the power of speech.

submitted 92 days ago • 18 comments

Hello. Here’s a holiday cake for you. My wife is a professional recipe writer and is currently out of work and I’m trying to persuade her that her recipes are amazing. And there’s no bullshit narrative. Just recipes that work. www.patreon.com/posts/595692...

submitted 101 days ago • 120 comments

I’m trying to strike a healthy balance between being informed and being oblivious.

submitted 103 days ago • 2042 comments