Mark Dowhy
@empiricalcuriosity.bsky.social
❤️ Science; physics, biology, philosophy and cooking.
Retired ped ICU research; acute pulmonary disease. Now small farm n B&B owner.
I am a quantum of humanity, a momentary byproduct of physics. A quark guy, full of charm from top to bottom.
Retired ped ICU research; acute pulmonary disease. Now small farm n B&B owner.
I am a quantum of humanity, a momentary byproduct of physics. A quark guy, full of charm from top to bottom.
Pinned
We see the shadows on the wall and think we have the world figured out. Until we leave the cave does our perspective become realized.
Good Morning from our farm. ❄️
A dusting of lake effect snow overnight. Nothing big. Just a sign winter is coming. 🙂
A dusting of lake effect snow overnight. Nothing big. Just a sign winter is coming. 🙂
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Good Morning from our farm. ❄️
A dusting of lake effect snow overnight. Nothing big. Just a sign winter is coming. 🙂
A dusting of lake effect snow overnight. Nothing big. Just a sign winter is coming. 🙂
“Well, we have the rule of law”
Brilliant and insightful answer. 🧐And a great shot. Funny as hell also. 🤣
Brilliant and insightful answer. 🧐And a great shot. Funny as hell also. 🤣
AMBER: The US is doing that too though, so what is the extra thing that Canada [offers foreign investors]...
CARNEY: Well, we have rule of law.
CARNEY: Well, we have rule of law.
November 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
“Well, we have the rule of law”
Brilliant and insightful answer. 🧐And a great shot. Funny as hell also. 🤣
Brilliant and insightful answer. 🧐And a great shot. Funny as hell also. 🤣
400,000 children, that’s 400,000 children so far, just say it.
So horrendous and inhuman. 😡😔
So horrendous and inhuman. 😡😔
One analytical model shows that, as of November 5th, the dismantling of U.S.A.I.D. has already caused the deaths of 600,000 people, two-thirds of them children. https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/jUzNSc
The Shutdown of U.S.A.I.D. Has Already Killed Hundreds of Thousands
The short documentary “Rovina’s Choice” tells the story of what goes when aid goes.
newyorkermag.visitlink.me
November 6, 2025 at 11:42 PM
400,000 children, that’s 400,000 children so far, just say it.
So horrendous and inhuman. 😡😔
So horrendous and inhuman. 😡😔
This. Education is not solely about career and job training. The humanities have value that makes our lives. It makes us human, it transcends.
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No opinion about this specific claim, but I do think we need more humanities in our lives and hearts and minds. And more arts. More history, more literature, more painting, more moral philosophy, more poetry. More thinking about and cherishing what makes human life special.
I don’t know about you but I sincerely believe that Zohran Mamdani’s BA Major in Africana Studies enabled him to understand our current conjuncture & its demands of justice. Humanities shape minds & in his case for the better.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
I know white tech bros disagree as they continue to collapse our worlds.
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 PM
This. Education is not solely about career and job training. The humanities have value that makes our lives. It makes us human, it transcends.
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Reposted by Mark Dowhy
I will translate from NPRese
Scientists are alarmed because the Trump admin has gutted the CDC and USDA at a time when this virus could jump to a threat to humans anyday now.
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Scientists are alarmed because the Trump admin has gutted the CDC and USDA at a time when this virus could jump to a threat to humans anyday now.
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Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response. n.pr/4913a0E
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
n.pr
November 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I will translate from NPRese
Scientists are alarmed because the Trump admin has gutted the CDC and USDA at a time when this virus could jump to a threat to humans anyday now.
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Scientists are alarmed because the Trump admin has gutted the CDC and USDA at a time when this virus could jump to a threat to humans anyday now.
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Humbling,… I am but a quantum of humanity. 😁😉
The limits of our personal experience and the value of statistics 🧵
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
How many people do you know by name?
One study found that the average American knows 611.
In a world of 8 billion, that’s less than 0.00001%. A 100,000th of a percent.
We can’t see much of the world through our direct experience
November 5, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Humbling,… I am but a quantum of humanity. 😁😉
Good morning from our farm 🐐 🫏 😃
November 4, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Good morning from our farm 🐐 🫏 😃
This whole clock/time change debate is BS. The universe doesn’t care what arbitrary time we assign to a moment.
Has it occurred to anyone that maybe we just change when we start n end our days? Adjust our life/work schedules? Adjust to how the earth revolves, not try n make it revolve around us. 🤔
Has it occurred to anyone that maybe we just change when we start n end our days? Adjust our life/work schedules? Adjust to how the earth revolves, not try n make it revolve around us. 🤔
November 2, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This whole clock/time change debate is BS. The universe doesn’t care what arbitrary time we assign to a moment.
Has it occurred to anyone that maybe we just change when we start n end our days? Adjust our life/work schedules? Adjust to how the earth revolves, not try n make it revolve around us. 🤔
Has it occurred to anyone that maybe we just change when we start n end our days? Adjust our life/work schedules? Adjust to how the earth revolves, not try n make it revolve around us. 🤔
Agreed. Wording, framing n context matter.
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Your science is sound
Your press release says “Reef recovery”
The internet hears “Crisis over”
A study shows how well-intended optimism can fuel climate misinformation.
Context matters...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Your press release says “Reef recovery”
The internet hears “Crisis over”
A study shows how well-intended optimism can fuel climate misinformation.
Context matters...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Steering Great Barrier Reef climate science narratives through the mediasphere in a time of misinformation - npj Climate Action
npj Climate Action - Steering Great Barrier Reef climate science narratives through the mediasphere in a time of misinformation
www.nature.com
October 31, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Agreed. Wording, framing n context matter.
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Say it has it is 👍
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Harrison Ford has said that Donald Trump’s assault upon measures to address the climate crisis “scares the shit out of me” and makes the US president among the worst criminals in history.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Harrison Ford says Trump’s assault on climate policy ‘scares the shit out of me’
Indiana Jones star calls US president one of history’s greatest criminals for attacks on science and boosting of fossil fuels
www.theguardian.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Say it has it is 👍
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What is your passion? What stirs you? What drives your curiosity? What brings you joy? What makes you ponder?
Simple questions that do require a bit of reflection to answer, to realize who you are.
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What is your passion? What stirs you? What drives your curiosity? What brings you joy? What makes you ponder?
Simple questions that do require a bit of reflection to answer, to realize who you are.
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October 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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What is your passion? What stirs you? What drives your curiosity? What brings you joy? What makes you ponder?
Simple questions that do require a bit of reflection to answer, to realize who you are.
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What is your passion? What stirs you? What drives your curiosity? What brings you joy? What makes you ponder?
Simple questions that do require a bit of reflection to answer, to realize who you are.
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“The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” - David Hume
Such a beautiful thought 😊
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Such a beautiful thought 😊
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In the stillness of the night, the world seems to breathe more slowly, and everything that preoccupies us shrinks and is lost in the infinite. The stars shine like old friends, reminding us that we are part of a vast, sparkling universe—far greater and more mysterious than we could ever comprehend.
October 31, 2025 at 11:57 AM
“The life of man is of no greater importance to the universe than that of an oyster.” - David Hume
Such a beautiful thought 😊
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Such a beautiful thought 😊
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“I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!”
- Grandpa Simpson
- Grandpa Simpson
October 31, 2025 at 1:29 AM
“I used to be with 'it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now what I'm with isn't 'it' anymore and what's 'it' seems weird and scary. It'll happen to you!”
- Grandpa Simpson
- Grandpa Simpson
Reposted by Mark Dowhy
I think it's time to reshare this post debunking an anti-vaccine trope overstating the difference between injection and ingestion.
scientistabe.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/s...
scientistabe.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/s...
[Sciences/Pharmacology] Ingestion versus injection explained to my cat
In the recent weeks, I have seen on several groups in which vaccines are discussed how people confuse injection and ingestion and use this term to explain the difference between getting exposed to …
scientistabe.wordpress.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
I think it's time to reshare this post debunking an anti-vaccine trope overstating the difference between injection and ingestion.
scientistabe.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/s...
scientistabe.wordpress.com/2018/05/07/s...
Always said life is the battle with the bugs. The war may never end but we can keep winning battles if we persevere.
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Humanity’s history is a continuous battle between us and the microbes. For most of our history, we were on the losing side. It wasn’t even close. We were losing very decisively.
October 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Always said life is the battle with the bugs. The war may never end but we can keep winning battles if we persevere.
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Good morning from our farm 😃
Just a few of the ladies n gentlemen before heading out to do what they do. 🐓 😊
Just a few of the ladies n gentlemen before heading out to do what they do. 🐓 😊
October 30, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Good morning from our farm 😃
Just a few of the ladies n gentlemen before heading out to do what they do. 🐓 😊
Just a few of the ladies n gentlemen before heading out to do what they do. 🐓 😊
Beware of any religious movement that insists it has so many enemies to conquer rather than so many people to love. 🤔
October 30, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Beware of any religious movement that insists it has so many enemies to conquer rather than so many people to love. 🤔
“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr. 8 March 1965, sermon in Selma, Alabama
-Martin Luther King, Jr. 8 March 1965, sermon in Selma, Alabama
October 29, 2025 at 11:54 PM
“A man dies when he refuses to stand up for that which is right. A man dies when he refuses to stand up for justice. A man dies when he refuses to take a stand for that which is true.”
-Martin Luther King, Jr. 8 March 1965, sermon in Selma, Alabama
-Martin Luther King, Jr. 8 March 1965, sermon in Selma, Alabama
Crumpets today. 😃
Welsh cakes yesterday.
Do I sense a theme? 😉
Welsh cakes yesterday.
Do I sense a theme? 😉
October 29, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Crumpets today. 😃
Welsh cakes yesterday.
Do I sense a theme? 😉
Welsh cakes yesterday.
Do I sense a theme? 😉
How about some Welsh cakes? Felt like something sweet with our tea. 😊
October 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
How about some Welsh cakes? Felt like something sweet with our tea. 😊
Uni/college education IS valuable, couldn’t agree more. 👍
We need a paradigm shift somehow I feel with more focus on life learning and less on just the value of career training n salary. Educated populace is valuable across the spectrum. Knowledge and understanding are valuable to our lives.
We need a paradigm shift somehow I feel with more focus on life learning and less on just the value of career training n salary. Educated populace is valuable across the spectrum. Knowledge and understanding are valuable to our lives.
There is ample and growing evidence that a college degree is still very much worth it.
Graduating from college is directly connected to higher entry-level wages and long-term career success, according to an education scholar. buff.ly/79HIRi0
Graduating from college is directly connected to higher entry-level wages and long-term career success, according to an education scholar. buff.ly/79HIRi0
Despite naysayers and rising costs, data shows that college still pays off for students – and society overall
A recent survey shows a dramatic drop in people who consider a college degree to be very important from 2010 to this year.
buff.ly
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Uni/college education IS valuable, couldn’t agree more. 👍
We need a paradigm shift somehow I feel with more focus on life learning and less on just the value of career training n salary. Educated populace is valuable across the spectrum. Knowledge and understanding are valuable to our lives.
We need a paradigm shift somehow I feel with more focus on life learning and less on just the value of career training n salary. Educated populace is valuable across the spectrum. Knowledge and understanding are valuable to our lives.
French bread pizza night. 🥖🍕😃
Homemade sauce, roasted garlic, basil, margarita pepperoni, shedded mozzarella. Oh,… and I made my own French baguettes. 👍
Homemade sauce, roasted garlic, basil, margarita pepperoni, shedded mozzarella. Oh,… and I made my own French baguettes. 👍
October 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
French bread pizza night. 🥖🍕😃
Homemade sauce, roasted garlic, basil, margarita pepperoni, shedded mozzarella. Oh,… and I made my own French baguettes. 👍
Homemade sauce, roasted garlic, basil, margarita pepperoni, shedded mozzarella. Oh,… and I made my own French baguettes. 👍
“But there are millions of other children who had stories just like George’s.” Based on true historical information. Worth the read.
Prevention is always preferable to fighting the disease.
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Prevention is always preferable to fighting the disease.
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What was life really like before vaccines? The story of what happened to 8-year old George Williams in August 1852 gives us a glimpse.
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
open.substack.com/pub/epiellie...
Here's what life before vaccines was really like
The morning of August 2nd 1852 promised a lovely summer’s day in London. But not for 8 year old George Williams.
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
“But there are millions of other children who had stories just like George’s.” Based on true historical information. Worth the read.
Prevention is always preferable to fighting the disease.
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Prevention is always preferable to fighting the disease.
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Good morning from our farm. 😃
October 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Good morning from our farm. 😃
Good morning from our farm 😃
October 24, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good morning from our farm 😃