On A Bender

Here to post whatever catches my attention.

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playing through this game and its an interesting one. The stories really get you

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Elgar's Cello Concerto, by Jacqueline du Pré

27 is a mythical number when it comes to rock stars. Brian Jones, Jim Morison, Janis Joplin and Kurt Cobain all died at that age for one reason or another, usually related to substance abuse. However for me the saddest story related to the number 27 in the music world is not the actual death […]

unreal. the frisson from this song, specifically this recording. those first few notes

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Weight Loss Breakthrough: Scientists Discover Key to Fat-Burning Power in Human Cells

Blocking Mitch, a protein that regulates energy control, prevents fat from accumulating in human cells. About a decade ago, a new generation

Seems like a dangerous thing to delete given that “collapse of mitochondria” sounds like a bad thing

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Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist leaders mourn Pope Francis death, champion of religious solidarity

Pope Francis, 88, was remembered for fostering solidarity among Catholics, people of other faiths including Jews and Muslims, and even atheists.

A non-believer myself, but I will certainly miss him and appreciate his messages of hope and a focus on just doing what was right. A beacon of goodness trying to do what he could within the constraints of the imperfect, ancient ship that he has been steering for the past 12 years. I hope his successor makes half the progress he did

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A Breakthrough in the Mystery of Why Women Get So Many Autoimmune Diseases

Evolution might have played a trick on women’s immune systems.

Tl;dr: women used to spend much more time pregnant and the placenta would actively suppress their immune system so their immune system is baseline higher. Without the frequent pregnancies their immune system sits at a higher level than it should

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This $60 3D-printed Raspberry Pi microscope captures sub-cellular details with amazing clarity

Researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland, built the microscope using OpenFlexure's open-source design, which is fre

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Good conversations have lots of doorknobs

Or "Spiderman Is My Boyfriend"

Excellent article

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Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years - GreekReporter.com

Ancient Greeks used a 'miracle' plant called Silphium, which was thought to have gone extinct 2,000 years ago, has now been rediscovered.

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The Egg

Resharing

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Opinion | Applying to Residency? Here Are 4 Traits of All-Star Residents

Success often lies in mindset and mentality

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Zero calorie sweetener linked to blood clots and risk of heart disease, study finds | CNN

In a head-to-head comparison, drinks containing erythritol, a sweetener in stevia and keto products, raised the risk of blood clots while su

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Richard Dawkins on the Luckiness of Death

“The potential people who could have been here in my place but who will in fact never see the light of day outnumber the sand grains of Arab

This paragraph once pulled me from a dark place and I’ve carried it with me since

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Darwin’s Greatest Regret and His Deathbed Reflection on What Makes Life Worth Living

“If I had to live my life again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week.”

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Why Your Breakfast Should Start with a Vegetable

By changing the order in which you eat food, it’s possible to eat carbs and have healthy blood sugar, too.

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“Inverse vaccine” shows potential to treat multiple sclerosis and other autoimmune diseases

Pritzker Molecular Engineering researchers led by Prof. Jeffrey Hubbell showed that their compound can eliminate the autoimmune reaction ass

Incredible. Super exciting work

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