I stood amid the roar
Of a surf-tormented shore,
And I held within my hand
Microplastics in the golden sand —

'Indivisible' - the word that seems to have eroded the most in The Pledge Of Allegiance (USA). To mitigate that erosion, in my own small way, I try to stop and chat with neighbors and strangers when I am out of my home. Any other suggestions?

How much of external debt to total wealth is considered OK for a country? The USA's external debt is 19% of total wealth (and 95% of GDP), and the UK's external debt is at 60% of total wealth (and 302% of GDP!). Are Norway, Bangladesh, Nepal better off? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_c…

More than a bird brain:
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And the more I studied, the more I realized I did not know. Thankfully, that scuttled the vanity of youth.

As a new Emergency Medicine attending 10 years ago I was asked to write about my insights into what it's like to be an ER Doctor. I just randomly came across it and after all these years I'm amazed by how much this all still rings true in my heart today. So I wanted to share it

Your wealth is not measured in money but in free time to do what you love.

Your health is your ability to do that thing you love.

Whatever you do.

Don’t compromise both.

Happy New Year!
More good, more kindness, and perhaps more journeys of the good kind.

We are not alone. Let's take a break from doomscrolling and marvel at the beautiful images of some other species on Earth. nature.org/en-us/get-invo…

Dr David Cartland For far too many, being a good Covidian is a religion. If you provide science and data that challenges their faith, you are treated as a heretic.

Russia owns so much of the world's land and resources. If only its leadership would focus more on improving people's lives, than on backstabbing and pillaging... the people would look forward to the future instead of backwards:

Happy 13th birthday, Retraction Watch: Another eventful year retractionwatch.com/2023/08/03/hap…

Sad to see poverty in Nepal and other nations exploited by PMCs and foreign governments. Trading souls for money (to send home) and opportunities to live and work in the West. bellingcat.com/news/2023/06/2…

If the USAF says the AI drone killing the operator (to get the operator out of the way) was a 'thought experiment', was the incident a work of imagination or was it a sandboxed simulation with an active #AI ?

Last year, a coworker randomly asked me to hand-deliver an antique violin across the country. I said yes, because why not. I had no idea what I was getting into, and now I need your help. A 🧵

J'ai découvert une superbe vidéo en slow motion qui montre comment les objets se transforment dans un liquide. Elle rappelle que l'art et la créativité peuvent surgir de partout. Regardez-la et dites-moi ce que vous en pensez ! #art #design #creativity

The Margin Call #movie on Youtube is a good one. Yet, in today's world, I wonder if it's just as likely that a #bankrun can be orchestrated by influencing market sentiment. youtube.com/watch?v=78eq-E…