Two high school seniors in New Orleans proved a mathematical puzzle that was thought to be impossible for 2,000 years. cbsn.ws/3QwMGU0

Bacteria on the International Space Station have mutated into opportunistic pathogens never seen on Earth: several strains of a multi-drug-resistant bacterium known as Enterobacter bugandensis

read more: nasa.gov/centers-and-fa…

Not now alien bacteria, not now...👽

Recently exposed 'Spanish Stonehenge' is about 7,000 years old, about 2,000 years older than Stonehenge itself.

Very little I known about the complex and how much more is under the apparent trails leading across the water.

Wild bees are under threat from domestic bees, invasive species, pathogens and climate change—but we can help

by Sebastian Irazuzta, Noah Stegman and Susan A. Dudley, The Conversation

#Biology #Bees #SDGs #Nature #ClimateChange #invasive
phys.org/news/2024-04-w…

Designed by the MEZMOGLOBE team, this toy boasts a gravity-defying and hypnotic shape when rotated.

In 2009, Stanford business professor Tina Seelig split her class into groups and issued a challenge:

Each group had $5 and 2 hours to make the highest return on the money.

At the end, they'd give a short presentation on their strategy.

What happened next was fascinating:

Today, the spiritual duty and moral responsibility of every conscientious soul is to serve the cause of the peace and unity of the world. In this important undertaking, every member of the human family has a share. In purifying the heart and cleansing its mirror from prejudice on…

Physicians really need to be aware of the context.

STAT publishes an article (paywalled) that says UnitedHealthcare controls 90,000 physicians.

Elizabeth Warren who has every interest in bringing physicians under control of the state, and has no problem with Medicare “controlling” 95% of…

Ultralight, undying black holes could be all around the Universe
interestingengineering.com/space/ultralig…

Mark Zuckerberg’s New Diesel-Powered 287-Foot Mega-Yacht Moored In Fort Lauderdale
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, known for his climate change advocacy, has recently added a new $300 million mega yacht to his extravagant collection of toys, including a Gulfstream G650 private jet.…

#bitcoin not far from breaking kilo of gold parity again with bitcoin up and gold down. the most recent ATH being around $73.5k 7 weeks ago, a week before the halving. gold about $74.5k/kilo.

“World's 1st 'tooth regrowth medicine' to be tested in Japan from Sept. 2024”

Unfortunately this has happened many times and we don’t hear about it: there are a number of examples of teeth regrowing as well as fingers. The technology is fascinating.

Link mainichi.jp/english/articl…

43% of small businesses can't pay the rent, Bloomberg reports.

For restaurants, 52% can't pay the rent.

That's the highest number since the depths of the lockdowns. And it's very odd considering 'blockbuster' official statistics on GDP and unemployment.

Prediction: The cost of using an LLM will drop to near zero to entice users and developers.

As a dominant player emerges, usage costs will increase.

Smart developers and users will remain model-agnostic, reliant on none.

Strategy; LLM bouquet

Careful everybody! Next health policy guy is going to ask us if we know that CVS has a mobile app! #MedTwitter

Ed Gaines Humana UnitedHealthcare Since the centralized medical records system is imploding, there is no option but to decentralize the system.

Ed Gaines Humana UnitedHealthcare This outlines the very difficult problem we face in fixing Medicare advantage: the beneficiaries (patients and therefore voters) love free things regardless of the ultimate long term cost. The answers are obvious, but getting there will be tough and rocky

Alex Shteynshlyuger MD Humana UnitedHealthcare We should showcase examples like those reported in the The Wall Street Journal to Congress—is it cheaper to over pay #MedicareAdvantage vs. reimbursing physicians for access to care, particularly in underserved areas?

Make no mistake that the #healthplans have their futures tethered to #MedicareAdvantage . Recall that Humana exited the commercial insurance biz in the past 2 yrs. That UnitedHealthcare is the largest #MA plan showcases the importance but also the vulnerability. Let’s be frank: many of the…