“Sometimes, the hammer of truth will break hearts and smash propriety. That makes it an imperfect tool. Still, it’s the best one we have.” Via ⁦David Von Drehle⁩: washingtonpost.com/opinions/remem…

I have many feels for Great Wall Szechuan House and its owners. washingtonpost.com/goingoutguide/…

Basic research can have surprising, unexpected impacts. Years ago, we began studying the tingling sensation from Sichuan pepper (sanshool). In a series of experiments, we showed this reflects an anomalous chemosensory activation of touch receptors: doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2…. /1

We showed the sanshool tingling sensation matches a 50 Hz mechanical vibration, associated with the RA1 cutaneous mechanoreceptor, and can be adapted and masked like a tactile stimulus doi.org/10.1371/journa… /2

This morning, I received a gift set of "50 Hertz" Sichuan pepper oils from Yao Zhao, who mentioned our scientific work on the pack of oils from his company 50Hertz.com. Thanks so much Yao Zhao! /3

.Rachel Kyte at #SEforALLforum: how World Bank's rise.esmap.org policy scorecard can be used to further #energy agenda in #Africa?

Live: Vivien Foster: east #Africa making progress on electrification but more efforts needed in other regions: seforallforum.org

.Rachel Kyte at the World Bank booth at #seforall forum #endenergypoverty pscp.tv/w/a7JfkjF4ZUtX…

Check out Sustainable Energy for All | #SDG7BeBold's fabulous Rachel Kyte telling you why our data on #energy can make a big difference for #SDGs x.com/wbg_energy/sta…

Check out #RISE at rise.worldbank.org to know if your country supports #renewable energy with sound policies. #SEforALLforum x.com/globalgoalsun/…

New record prices in #India for #solar!! 250 MW at $0.05/kWh, 5% drop from the previous record set in February! goo.gl/1Ob5al

Policy shifts to strengthen China’s power sector reform tinyurl.com/ya7v8ebe via World Bank Energy Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM)

written by yours truly, should you be interested in China's power sector reform. x.com/WBG_Energy/sta…

RISE is a powerful tool that helps comparing national policy and regulatory frameworks for #SEforALL: rise.esmap.org #SDG7

nowadays, too much stuff is verbal. x.com/elonmusk/statu…

My take on Suniva’s trade case and the takeaways for global solar industry Yicai 第一财经 yicaiglobal.com/news/one-watch…

US solar industry fights threat of new import tariffs on.ft.com/2hWqZi6

The Netherlands, a tiny country but an agriculture giant, Feeds the World on.natgeo.com/2wUwmF9 via National Geographic

Always fascinated by the ups and downs of Emirates, Qatar and Etihad ft.com/content/c8334d… via Financial Times