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The story of Eugene Lazowski, the doctor who saved thousands of people in Poland during World War II by creating a fake epidemic, injecting a strain of Proteus that would make people test positive for typhus, saving jews from Nazis [read more: buff.ly/3fejhtx]

For me, the confirmation that 'woke' - which has become a mindless insult - is the way to be: "Are you alert to practices here and throughout the world which discriminate against people on the basis of who or what they are or because of their beliefs?" (Advices and Queries 33)

@starstryder Had Long Influenza since 2013, upping my Long Covid risk. Despite 5 Biontech jabs I had mild Covid early 2023. On the metro & in winter I'll still wear masks (side effect: less influenza & colds). My BMI was ideal for some months 'til I started enjoying my food…

@Eridanus So far I've completely avoided covid. I have not avoided weight gain 🙃 I very rarely leave my house, tbh. This was a trip to work closely with a small group of people. I'm sadly realizing I'm going to need to take more risk to maintain a career & I really don't like it.

On my way home from a collaboration meeting. 1) To the 3 other people in the airport wearing masks, THANK YOU 2) My hair faded to magenta & something needs done. Suggestions? (No greens - I use a green screen for work) 3) NEW PODCAST EP podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/esc…

The entire time the Moon has been sitting up there, it turns out it's actually been doing something incredible. Off its rocky surface, the Moon reflects radio waves emitted by our home galaxy, the Milky Way [read more: buff.ly/2WAEndo]

Born #Today in 1900, Cecilia Payne was the astronomer whose 1925 groundbreaking conclusion about stars composition (made of H and He) was initially rejected because it contradicted the scientific wisdom of the time. She was later proved correct buff.ly/3ku5y3i

The boundary of the Arctic Circle moves about 45 feet every year. The Icelandic island of Grímsey has decided to mark the boundary with a sphere that they move annually. (📷: Andrii Gladii)

That awkward moment when you ask ChatGPT a question and it tells you to ask yourself 🤭

@AethyrHeart T.has its owner's bad karma; some users joined the M-site (@eridu" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">mstdn.social/@eridu etc.). Pick the flavour you like best; easy to switch later.

The more I stay on Twitter the more homophobic and transphobic it gets. I'm beginning to not feel safe here.

59 years ago #Today, the first BASIC program was run on a computer, a GE-225 mainframe [read more: buff.ly/1O6dtx4]

Kundin: "Haben Sie Nazi?" Ich: "Was haben wir?" 😳 Kundin: "Nazi in Ampullen." Die Auflösung:

No one, presently, sees the Moon rotate like this. That's because it's tidally locked to the Earth, showing us only one side But thanks to the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, this virtual rotation movie has been composed [source: buff.ly/3eJlcoq]

M.C. Escher's «Relativity» made with LEGO, by Andrew Lipson [source, hi-res + read more: buff.ly/3GbfTNC]

SpaceX Starship experienced a rapid unscheduled disassembly before the Super Heavy separation, but it's now one step closer to the final success. It was an absolute breathtaking event. This picture is possibly the most amazing and unreal shot of today.

This is desperately hard to read. But please do read it. For many years, I wrote to a prisoner on the death row of a US state jail until he was executed. It is a system which so often operates in a brutal and callous manner. The UK should not extradite. wsws.org/en/articles/20…

The 38-year-old actress revealed that she and Foster, 73, don't have "extravagant" date nights but rather prefer to keep things low-key. bit.ly/3E1GgFi

2 yrs ago today, my daughter had open heart surgery. She was 5. As a paediatrician, I felt helpless As a mum, I was terrified. One thing happened that day, one thing the anaesthetic team did that I will never forget... 👇🧵

A (comic strip) time paradox [from 'Imbattable' by Pascal Jousselin: buff.ly/3tyahaA]

Three Christians found not guilty in Insulate Britain trial "I am thankful that 12 of my fellow citizens were able to see the bigger picture... even when directed by the judge to find us guilty" #InsulateBritain #ClimateEmergency #EnergyCrisis ekklesia.co.uk/2023/01/14/thr…