AI is cool and all... but a new paper in Science Magazine kind of figured out the origin of life? The paper reports the discovery of a simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that can perfectly copy itself.

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Skiers that look like musical notes… A magnificent photograph by Haukur Sigurdsson.

Toto isn't even the most extreme example: Ajinomoto makes MSG. Their amino acid research produced the insulating substrate in virtually every high-end GPU. 95% global monopoly. In 2021 the chip shortage bottleneck wasn't silicon, it was Ajinomoto's film. Japan holds majority

Pentland, Scotland

amazing to think we likely won't see another simultaneous lent, chinese new year, ramadan and disgraced member of the british royal family being arrested in our lifetime

“I don’t understand why women don’t just report it if it really happened.” When I was 19, I reported mine. I had bruises. Hospital photos. Text messages of him apologizing the next morning. My friends drove me to the station because I could barely stop shaking. I thought evidence

This turtle behavior, often called "claw fluttering", is a courtship ritual where a male turtle rapidly vibrates or waves his long front claws (or "jazz hands") near a female's face to attract her.

Your feed on Instagram used to actually end and there would be a message that said “you’re all caught up!”. You would then close the app.

Ed Perkins

Bald eagles getting lead poisoning from eating bullets is unfortunately just about the most American thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life

literal proof that to be cringe is to be free ..free yourself from society's ugly ass shackles n you will find whimsy n love n happiness again

“bhai, my entire workflow is automated. 14 agents working 24x7” “achha. but aren't you unemployed, what workflow are you automating?” “you’re missing it completely. solo founders are becoming full companies. leverage is insane right now.” “nice. what are you building?” “i’ve

Don't lose hope guys. You can make a come back even 32,000 years later. It's never too late

“we reject the idea that the world can solve its problems through bombs”

Patriarchy backfires beautifully in old age. Daughters are emotionally socialized to care, but married off and geographically removed. Sons are prioritized, but not trained for caregiving. As a result, parents raise a successor, not a caregiver. Then act surprised when he behaves

Fantasia (1940)

using the passive “dead” and the active “killed” in the SAME HEADLINE is absolutely diabolical