Rik Schraag
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Feverishly working on this
December 15, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Feverishly working on this
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I had that dream again
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 AM
I had that dream again
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This is absolutely amazing. #Science 🧪
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
This scientist found a new trick of the immune system by digging through cellular rubbish
Yifat Merbl is part of Nature’s 10, a list of people who shaped science in 2025.
www.nature.com
December 12, 2025 at 12:04 AM
This is absolutely amazing. #Science 🧪
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
The proteasome, cleaving proteins into antimicrobial peptides. Biology is a amazing
“There’s something that we thought is so familiar and so well understood, and then boom — something totally unexpected and exciting comes out of it.” — Medzhitov
A non-alcoholic alternative for #champagne. Fermented and infused with Manuka honey. The website by this Berlin-based company looks like a million dollars (the preview picture doesn't), but it's actually affordable!
sans-peche.com
sans-peche.com
Sans Péché | Redefining modern drinking culture
Naturally fermented, alcohol-free sparkling beverages crafted with refined flavor and purity. Discover a sophisticated alternative to traditional wine.
sans-peche.com
December 2, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A non-alcoholic alternative for #champagne. Fermented and infused with Manuka honey. The website by this Berlin-based company looks like a million dollars (the preview picture doesn't), but it's actually affordable!
sans-peche.com
sans-peche.com
I expect an uptick in remote working. Thanks, Lidl!
December 1, 2025 at 1:47 PM
I expect an uptick in remote working. Thanks, Lidl!
Multilingual projects can be interesting. Turns out it's emerald in English, but smaragd in Dutch, German and all the Scandinavian languages. Probably the influence of Old French 'esmeraude', which was derived from Medieval Latin 'esmaraldus', which in turn was derived from...Latin smaragdus.
November 28, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Multilingual projects can be interesting. Turns out it's emerald in English, but smaragd in Dutch, German and all the Scandinavian languages. Probably the influence of Old French 'esmeraude', which was derived from Medieval Latin 'esmaraldus', which in turn was derived from...Latin smaragdus.
"Slovenians don’t laugh out loud… Rather they “smile like a roasted cat”. (Smeji se kot pečen maček)."
matadornetwork.com/life/19-funn...
matadornetwork.com/life/19-funn...
The 19 Funniest Slovenian Expressions (and How to Use Them)
Three hundred hairy bears!
matadornetwork.com
November 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"Slovenians don’t laugh out loud… Rather they “smile like a roasted cat”. (Smeji se kot pečen maček)."
matadornetwork.com/life/19-funn...
matadornetwork.com/life/19-funn...
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Bowhead whales live twice as long as humans, and have a unique DNA repair mechanism to avoid cancer. Novel research w U Rochester in collaboration with the Inuit in Alaska.
🧪#cancer
apple.news/Ag-kaIoQ2QSG...
🧪#cancer
apple.news/Ag-kaIoQ2QSG...
A bowhead whale's DNA offers clues to fight cancer — NPR
Scientists searching for new ways to combat cancer think they may have uncovered a promising new lead in the DNA of the bowhead whale.
apple.news
November 25, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Bowhead whales live twice as long as humans, and have a unique DNA repair mechanism to avoid cancer. Novel research w U Rochester in collaboration with the Inuit in Alaska.
🧪#cancer
apple.news/Ag-kaIoQ2QSG...
🧪#cancer
apple.news/Ag-kaIoQ2QSG...
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Drug development costs $1-3 billion and takes 10-15 years to prove a drug is safe // effective, then 30% of Americans immediately decide it's poison because a guy in Macedonia pretending to be from Massachusetts said so on X...
November 25, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Drug development costs $1-3 billion and takes 10-15 years to prove a drug is safe // effective, then 30% of Americans immediately decide it's poison because a guy in Macedonia pretending to be from Massachusetts said so on X...
#corporate #haiku picture by Mitchell Orr (Unsplash)
November 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
#corporate #haiku picture by Mitchell Orr (Unsplash)
November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Centuries ago, in Ireland and the UK they used turnips for Halloween. It took hours to carve out faces. Still, imagine having this on your doorstep!
October 31, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Centuries ago, in Ireland and the UK they used turnips for Halloween. It took hours to carve out faces. Still, imagine having this on your doorstep!
Created a fake ad for standup comedians.
October 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Created a fake ad for standup comedians.
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Denys Fisher, the Leeds-born pacifist weapons engineer who changed toys for good. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The Spirograph engineer who turned his back on weapons for toys
Denys Fisher was running a company making weapon components when he had his Eureka moment.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 26, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Denys Fisher, the Leeds-born pacifist weapons engineer who changed toys for good. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Created this fake dentists for dogs ad. Check One Minute Briefs on Linkedin.
October 27, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Created this fake dentists for dogs ad. Check One Minute Briefs on Linkedin.
Created this fake ad for a tattoo shop. Check One Minute Briefs on Linkedin.
October 23, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Created this fake ad for a tattoo shop. Check One Minute Briefs on Linkedin.
One Minute Briefs: a daily LinkedIn challenge. You get 24 hours to come up with an advertisement for a particular topic. Yesterday's challenge was to create an ad for iced coffee. Here's my entry.
September 19, 2025 at 8:43 AM
One Minute Briefs: a daily LinkedIn challenge. You get 24 hours to come up with an advertisement for a particular topic. Yesterday's challenge was to create an ad for iced coffee. Here's my entry.
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Aer Lingus Boeing 747 Upper Deck Lounge, 1970s
September 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Aer Lingus Boeing 747 Upper Deck Lounge, 1970s
I was doodling and when I turned the page I found an Odin on ayahuasca.
September 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I was doodling and when I turned the page I found an Odin on ayahuasca.
What we expected: a zombie apocalypse
What we got: a Republican apocalypse
What we got: a Republican apocalypse
September 9, 2025 at 11:18 AM
What we expected: a zombie apocalypse
What we got: a Republican apocalypse
What we got: a Republican apocalypse
Had a bit of fun creating a fake ad for block-out blinds.
September 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Had a bit of fun creating a fake ad for block-out blinds.
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I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.
I Am An AI Hater
I am an AI hater. This is considered rude, but I do not care, because I am a hater.
anthonymoser.github.io
August 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I considered writing a long carefully constructed argument laying out the harms and limitations of AI, but instead I wrote about being a hater. Only humans can be haters.