May 26, 2021
You say you're filthy, ha! you've never starved
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Rests
Eric Carle, author and artist known for children's books such as "The Very Hungry Caterpillar " and "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?" passed away on Sunday. In addition to being known for his books, he and his wife Bobbie founded the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass.
A Duty Of Care
Eight children and an octogenarian nun took the Australian Minister for the Environment to court, to establish whether there is a 'duty of care' to future generations, relating to climate change. The Australian Federal Court today ruled that the duty of care exists. [more inside]
The Measure of a Life Well Lived: Henry Miller on Growing Old
"I was cursed or blessed with a prolonged adolescence; I arrived at some seeming maturity when I was past thirty. It was only in my forties that I really began to feel young." "If at eighty you’re not a cripple or an invalid, if you have your health, if you still enjoy a good walk, a good meal (with all the trimmings), if you can sleep without first taking a pill, if birds and flowers, mountains and sea still inspire you, you are a most fortunate individual and you should get down on your knees morning and night and thank the good Lord for his savin’ and keepin’ power." [more inside]
For those of us who find eating ASMR videos horrifying
Research reveals why some find the sound of others eating so irritating: Scans show some brains have a stronger link between the part that processes sound and that which controls the mouth and throat (The Guardian): “What we are suggesting is that in misophonia the trigger sound activates the motor area even though the person is only listening to the sound,” said Dr Sukhbinder Kumar, a neuroscientist at Newcastle University. “It makes them feel like the sounds are intruding into them.” [more inside]
What’s Worse Than Climate Catastrophe? Climate Catastrophe Plus Fascism.
This is the worst f*cking paper I have ever read in my life!!
Hbomberguy's latest video is about the anti-vaccine movement. What is the science behind it and is it any good ?
Vaccines: A Measured Response
Vaccines: A Measured Response
There is nothing I like to draw more.
Famed manga artist Hisashi Eguchi talks about his work and his favorite places in Tokyo. (12m, SLYT)
Doppelhaushälften
What can happen when only half a house is sold? Doppelhaushälften (Semi-detached houses), in this case houses in the Ruhr region of Germany, where former coal miners retain a lifelong right of residence to their quarters, and the sold half is renovated. Photography by Wolfgang Fröhling.
The Little Engine That Maybe Could
History has been made at the Exxon AGM today. At least 2 of the Engine No. 1 directors have been elected. Voting on the other two was too close to call. Investors are serious about the transition to net zero. [more inside]
Covid 19's Origins Re-considered by Scientific Community
Claims that Covid-19 was an engineered virus developed at the Wuhan Institute of Virology and escaped during a lab accident have long been treated skeptically by the scientific community.
In the past few weeks there has been a change of tone by scientists and experts including Dr Fauci who have begun to re-consider the possibility of a lab accident as the origin of the outbreak. [more inside]
Instant everything. Incredible prices. Big heart.
On May 24, Lemonade, a new insurance company, went to Twitter to unveil their innovative program for keeping costs low: AI. In a now-deleted tweet, the company stated: "...when a user files a claim, they record a video on their phone and explain what happened. Our AI carefully analyzes these videos for signs of fraud. It can pick up non-verbal cues that traditional insurers can't, since they don't use a digital claims process."
#lawtwitter was quick to chime in.
TikTok teen points to inside elbow, bites lip: "Heeeeeeeesch"
A shape's Heesch number is, roughly, the number of times it can be surrounded by copies of itself. 0 is boring: it just can't. Infinity is boring: it tiles the plane. Positive but finite? Now that's the good stuff. Craig S. Kaplan has been looking for specimens and has turned up a bunch of new examples recently. [more inside]
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