Volunteering for this study must be a real pain in the ass.

www.newscientist.com/article/mg26...

Surround yourself with the kind of people who read banned books.

We shouldn’t accept that a CEO killer must get a national manhunt when cops don’t solve most murders at all. A migrant teenager was just murdered in NYC, cops just killed a guy here — the lives of these other people are worth just as much as that CEO.

They found me.

I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health:

Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns

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As I have somehow surpassed 7k followers on here I thought it might be nice to do a giveaway: All 7 of my books to one lovely winner. Just share and like to be in with a chance! 😁📚

I know we’ll all sleep a little more soundly knowing this question may be answered.

www.newscientist.com/article/2457...

IYKYK

Walking the dog in the rain can be annoying but can also produce some beautiful views.

President Biden brokered a cease-fire with Israel & Hezbollah. Impressive work of diplomacy. Here’s to hoping it helps spur one in Gaza and trump doesn’t screw it all up come January. I’m not confident on the latter part.

apple.news/ArxpT5Xd4Qiq...

So I was going to comment on the fictional war on christmas by listing the plethora of christmas movies already airing, but then I saw Die Hard (definitely a christmas movie) was on and decided to just watch it again instead. Yippee Ki-yay mother-f’ers!

I gotta do this under my sink.

This is the most important chart published in America this week.

(By @dylanlscott.bsky.social)

Ok BlueSky world. New here and into science, rationality, math, puns, cooking, baseball, hockey, and more puns. What are some starter packs I should check out? TIA