I will tolerate recurrent laryngeal nerve slander no longer! It's actually the result of several elegant solutions to difficult problems in embryology, and the length is a non-issue. A 🧵 1/13
My meager education in biology and evolution gave me the mistaken impression that evolution optimized everything. But it didn't.
One example is the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN). It goes from behind your ear, loops down below your aorta, and then back up to the voice-box
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Donald Trump says the parents of school shooting victims should understand their children’s safety and even lives were sacrificed so that others could have guns for “entertainment and sport.”
Voter: I am a Republican that’s no longer registered. Your inaction during your presidency was a little disturbing to me. What happened during January 6th and the fact that you waited so long to take action while your supporters were attacking the Capitol. Coronavirus, I thought the public was misled and many more lives could’ve been saved.. I’m curious how people close to you in your administration don’t want to support you so why would I support you? Your own VP doesn’t want to support you.
Micklethwait: If you add up all the promises you have made it would add $7.5 trillion to the debt.
Trump: Tariffs..
Micklethwait: That’s barely the cost of two of your promises
Trump: That’s like for what company you’re talking about
Trump: You gotta be able to finish a thought because it’s very important. This is big stuff.
Micklethwait: You’ve gone from the dollar to Macron
Trump: It’s called the weave
Italian pizza is good, New York pizza is good, Chicago pizza is good, Detroit pizza is good. We need to stop fighting and unite to destroy our common enemy: Pennsylvania.
Q: After January 6, will you commit now to respecting and encouraging a peaceful transfer of power?
Trump: You had a peaceful transfer of power
Host: You had a peaceful transfer of power compared with Venezuela
Trump: I wasn’t sure if I wanted to do this interview
Host: The question was about a peaceful transfer of power
Trump: *goes on long rant defending the January 6 insurrection*