The “double empathy problem” reframes autism as a mismatch in mutual understanding. Rather than placing the emphasis on a lack of empathy in autistic individuals, to some extent, a lack of understanding may be bi-directional - both neurotypicals and autistics fail to fully

We've updated our infographic on diseases that can be transmitted through the air we breathe, adding Norovirus. Most viruses can survive for one to several hours in a poorly ventilated room. See the excellent article in The New York Times on this topic: nypost.com/2026/02/14/hea…

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“Israel is NOT a Jewish state.” “I am an American Jew, loyal to Judaism. Zionism goes against the Holy Torah and for that reason, I oppose the State of Israel and its actions.” — From Members of our Community

To end the genocide we must end the apartheid regime! The Amnesty report on apartheid is a vital tool to do that. If you’re in DC area please join us!

When an emotional Francesca Albanese addressed activists seeking to break the siege of Gaza 🇵🇸: ‘Our States should be doing this’ ‘Instead it falls to us. To you’ ‘By foot or by boat’ ‘Together’ ‘For that I want to thank you’ Francesca stands for humanity Stand with Francesca

José Villarroya's: "Israel has been committing genocide and ethnic cleansing since minute zero." Not a war, not a conflict - a 77-year campaign of erasure. The world's longest ongoing atrocity

Another benefit of mask wearing: News Release 17-Feb-2026 "Mask-wearing during COVID-19 linked to reduced air pollution–triggered heart attack risk in Japan" eurekalert.org/news-releases/… #MaskUp #Masking

This is the danger many refuse to confront. “Zionists are working day and night to merge Zionism and Judaism into one identity.When that happens, antisemitism becomes a shield against accountability. They insist it’s about all Jews, not Israel and we now see the consequences on

Voice of Rabbis Real Jews, want peace on earth, as it is in heaven. Zionists want hell on earth as it is in Gaza. Who we choose to support will determine the outcome.

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Jewish Peoplehood Is Rooted in Torah, Not Biology Jews don't exist in the ethnonymic sense at all. Ethiopian Jews are no way of the same ethnicity as German Jews. They are also not from the tribe of Judah. The word "Jew" in that sense is only a euphemism and just as the

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Genetics vs Epigenetics

Otto Loewi’s vagusstoff discovery showed how the vagus nerve acts like a brake on heart rate. Nearly 75 years later, our lab’s work showed that vagus nerve signaling acts like a brake on cytokine release and inflammation. The “inflammatory reflex” opened the door to

Harvard scientists just shattered one of biology’s oldest rules. We were taught: Viruses can’t make their own proteins. They hijack yours. That’s why they’re “not alive.” Except giant DNA viruses just crossed that line. Researchers found they carry a full eukaryotic-style

🚨 After 40 years of research, Brazilian scientist Dr. Mariangela Hungria wins the World Food Prize for pioneering a $2 nitrogen-fixing bacteria treatment that replaces costly fertilizers, saves farmers $25 billion annually, and cuts 230 million tons of CO₂ emissions.

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