#pandemiclife

[biancabagnarelli]

"What the Future May Hold for the Coronavirus and Us" Viral evolution is a long game. Here’s where scientists think we could be headed. Cover illustration for @nytimes Science Times, for a great piece by Emily Anthes. Thank you to AD Rodrigo Honeywell and Veronica Ferre! -- #nyt #sciencetimes #illustration #covid #pandemic #pandemiclife #medicine #research #sciencejournalism #virus #evolution https://www.instagram.com/p/CVIbZYTMF5b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[cartoonconnie]

Hugs For Introverts

We should not skimp on hugs these days. (But of course, be safe and all.)

Thanks for supporting Connie on Ko-fi [4-panel comic of a girl with a braid, musing that she has a hard time with dating apps, but if there were such a thing as "hugging apps," she'd...consider it.]

[alexraveland]

“Last minute (3% battery charge)” . . . #sketchbook #dailysketch #robots #sciencefiction #comicart #manga #creativeprocess #mangadrawing #future #dystopian #cyberpunk #dailyrobot #replicants #pandemic #pandemiclife https://www.instagram.com/p/CSA74IbsOjg/?utm_medium=tumblr

[gratefulfrog]

“We wanted to help people

We were smart and driven

We loved science and physiology, humans and disease

So we made a commitment

We signed up

It was an honor

We read thousands of pages

Attended hundreds of lectures

Pulled all-nighters

Took more exams than we thought possible

Finals week felt insurmountable

But it didn’t break us

It made us stronger

We learned statistics and biochemistry

Immunology and pathophysiology

We mastered genetics, virology and pharmacology

We read scientific papers and learned how to dissect them

Papers, not videos

It was an honor

We came running when you needed us

Literally, running down the hallway

To the ICU, the trauma bay, labor and delivery

I need help, you said

We can help, we said

It was an honor

There were moments that we thought would break us

Moments that drove us to journaling, to therapy, to nightmares

Broken babies.

Paralyzed children.

Dead pregnant mothers with three kids at home.

The wail of a mother whose son just died.

We bent but we did not break

We returned because you needed us

And we could help

It was an honor

Then there was fear

Fear of walking into our place of work

Fear that we’d be killed by going to work

Fear that we’d kill a loved one because of our work

There were tears and sleepless nights and anti-anxiety medications

But you banged your pots and pans

You sent us pizzas and called us heroes

You needed us

We could help

So we wore our masks, and our gowns, and our gloves, and our goggles

We decontaminated ourselves before going home and isolated ourselves from our families

We almost broke

It was an honor

How quickly the joy turned to defeat

Elation to rage

You’ve learned to do your own research now

You know better than we do

Gaslighting is your language

Your selfishness is astounding

You don’t want our help when we ask you to stay healthy

Yet you arrive at our doors begging for help at the end

You stole our resources

You hobbled our ability to help those who did what they were supposed to do

You killed our patients by filling our beds and using up our ventilators

We can’t help any more

You broke us

There is no more honor”

- Anonymous

This is a poem written by a fellow physician after reflecting on the veteran who died in Texas because of the ICU bed shortage.

[funnywildlife]

#Bird #photooftheday Harpy Eagle by conservation #wildographydudette @kaigner. #Repost ・・・ “That moment your computer calendar reminds you that you had a Pantanal trip happening tomorrow—and because of Covid 19 it was cancelled. . I can’t wait for a better ‘normal’ than this. Hopefully it’s a reminder to all of us that if we do not actively protect and preserve the planet we live on, it will eventually put us out of business. I consider the #pandemiclife a serious warning. If we don’t heed it-and start paying attention to, and fighting for the environment-and against the environmental changes being made behind our backs-we will pay more dearly the next time. And there will be a next time-and even sooner—if we don’t stop our selfish human ways. #Mothernature isn’t messing around. . The Harpy Eagle is a species suffering the effects of deforestation. Being the largest eagle in the world, it chooses the largest trees to nest in; and lumber lords choose the largest trees to fell. It’s not sustainable. . You can help by supporting good science and organizations that are doing work to keep rainforests and the wildlife that lives within them, intact. Check out @rainforestalliance @save_the_choco @reservaylt @evertonbpmiranda @rainforesttrust @amazonwatch @survivalinternational @rainforestactionnetwork If you know of other respectable organizations saving forests and wildlife please add them in the comments. Every little bit of support helps!! If you are able to donate time, money, or even spread awareness-it helps. . #Birdography #Wildography #birdphotography #karineaiger #harpyeagle #amazonrainforest #birdsofprey #raptors #eagles #bestbirdshots #animals_captures #animalshots #animals_magic #conservationphotography #wildlife_perfection #wildlifeonearth #wildlifeprotection #rainforest #rainforestalliance #savetheplanet #natgeo #natgeowild #birds_captures #birds_adored @birdsonearth @birds_adored @birds_captures https://www.instagram.com/p/CFsozkRgL6m/?igshid=wj87atajst80

[davidwfloydart]

#mutations #mutationcreation #covid_19 #pandemicbaby #pandemiclife #iqtest #virus #stupidpeople #darwinism #virusesofthemind #viruscoronavirus (at Catalina Foothills, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/CT2l4WkPFRO-WG9UvYTz9KX5Yx9gre4p5JJEA00/?utm_medium=tumblr

[livlovelaughsstuff]

We are at a point in our lives nevertheless the ages!

We just wanna run away from our lives and at the same time we just wanna be calm and stress free...and don't even wanna move from our comfort zones.

We want it work both ways and that's not at all easy. We certainly will realize that someday or other.

We are yearning for a place to go where we shouldn't be scared off and just wanna be at peace for once in these years.

When there's a change in sky's colour we just feel excited cause those little things are just making us excited and helping us to just rejunuvate ourselves from our stressful and tedious lifestyle.

I hope u all are doing okayy and just keep fighting 🌼

[zenacomics]

When the pandemic began, some of us were stockpiling toilet paper and others were worried about getting blow jobs...I have never been so angry in my entire life. But now it’s kind of funny 😂 Although super awkward when I see them in the neighborhood (What were they thinking?? Who does that?! In a pandemic!)