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My dad kicks his cacio e pepe recipe a notch, now with more geeky chemistry 🤓

foodscienceinstitute.com/2025/04/05/c...
Cacio e pepe made simpler
As we explained in our previous article, cacio e pepe is a beloved Roman dish made of pasta, pecorino romano cheese, some pasta water and pepper. We explained the research of Giacomo Bertolucci et.…
foodscienceinstitute.com
April 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Possibly the best interview of all-time
April 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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My dear friend’s niece, who in October developed sepsis when a Georgia hospital refused her a D&C after a miscarriage, will be taken off life support tomorrow.

I don’t know the names of the countless others who have suffered and will suffered because of anti-abortion laws.

But her name was Haley.
March 19, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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Pet peeve: I hate how often ppl claim “all the researchers will just move to Europe/Canada!” You vastly under-estimate how little money there is there vs the USA- and unless that changes ASAP this loss is just going to decimate global science, full stop. 🧪🔭
March 16, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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in slightly-early honour of St Patricks Day, I will once again remind the world of the time Amazon united Ireland (and apologized for the Troubles), still one of my favourite moments on twitter
March 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Someone made a Wiley E. Coyote style painted wall to see if Tesla’s autopilot would detect it and well…
March 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Exclusive: NIH officials have advised scientists to remove reference to mRNA vaccines from their grant applications, in expectation the Trump administration intends to abandon most research in the field.

By @arthurallen202.bsky.social

kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Scientists Say NIH Officials Told Them To Scrub mRNA References on Grants - KFF Health News
Two senior scientists say National Institutes of Health officials advised them to remove references to mRNA vaccines in grant applications, and they fear the Trump administration will abandon a promis...
kffhealthnews.org
March 16, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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A new type of vaccine based on mRNA technology is seen by many as a potential breakthrough in the fight against cancer.

We sat down with oncologist Lennard Lee to discuss why he hopes these vaccines will prove to be the “silver lining of the pandemic.”
Covid Vaccines Have Paved the Way for Cancer Vaccines
The mRNA technology behind coronavirus vaccines is now being used to create bespoke vaccines for cancer patients.
wrd.cm
March 17, 2025 at 12:30 AM
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D360,249 - issued in 1995 for a design for a "soundproof device for a person to scream into."
February 19, 2025 at 11:07 PM
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People convince themselves that animals can’t feel or think but desperately believe that a computer program that spews out summaries is something magical and intelligent
March 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Don't take this as gospel. It's not official. It's a very knowledgable source's best understanding of the situation. This persons likely Yeses on cloture are. Schumer, Hassan, Peters, Durbin, Schatz, King, Shaheen, Fetterman, Cortez Masto and Gillibrand.
March 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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I see no news reporting on this, but when I enter his name in Immigration and Customs, I, too, see that someone with this name was detained.
March 13, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Trump has spent $16M setting Gitmo up for detainees and then deciding it was too expensive.

www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/u...
ICE Returns All Migrants From Guantánamo to Stateside Facilities
A court filing described strip searches and the use of restraint chairs on some of the 290 migrants the Trump administration has cycled through the base.
www.nytimes.com
March 13, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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Just updated our guide to using Signal. If you aren't already on Signal, this will get you up to speed. Also, you should be using Signal—there's no time like this very second! www.wired.com/story/signal...
How to Use Signal Encrypted Messaging
The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
www.wired.com
March 12, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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This letter appeared in the Bloomsburg PA Press Enterprise this morning. I am assured the writer is who he purports to be, an Air Force veteran.
March 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
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Did you know? By replacing your coffee with green tea, you can lose up to 92% of what little joy you still have left in your life.
March 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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The US military has removed photos of the B-29 bomber “Enola Gay” — which dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan — apparently because it contains the word “gay,” which violates their new anti-DEI rules.
War heroes and military firsts are among 26,000 images flagged for removal in Pentagon's DEI purge
References to a World War II Medal of Honor recipient, the Enola Gay aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on Japan and women and minorites are among the tens of thousands of photos and online posts ma...
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March 7, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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One day he’s telling us that tariffs are amazing because they will bring lots of new jobs to the US and raise so much money we won’t have to pay income tax, then the next day he’s telling us we aren’t doing them because people were nice to him on the phone.
March 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
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Like huh it’s almost as if this information is inconsistent with the government’s representations in court that Amy Gleason, not Musk, is in charge of DOGE, and that agency heads, not DOGE, are responsible for the cuts
March 6, 2025 at 1:15 AM
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My husband was annoyed after spending $65 on two burgers and fries, so I said, “Bet yours could blow these away.” His eyes lit up. “Really? I’ll make some tomorrow!”

Two days later, I did the same with pasta.

And that’s how I Jedi mind-tricked my husband into becoming our chef.
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Somewhere, Jeff Bezos is angrily clicking “track shipment” to see what happened to his new editorial page.
March 5, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Local Birds Pissed Off Feeder Full Of Tourists
theonion.com/local-b...
March 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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Apart from showing how evil he is yesterday, Trump showed how he’s actually a bad—moronic—dealmaker.

I mean, you’ve got some guy coming in to give you his country’s minerals. Wouldn’t you want to get him to sign first before berating him on global television?
March 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Democratic Party leadership putting on a masterclass in quiet quitting
March 1, 2025 at 4:40 AM