Charles Chaisson

Aspiring polymath trying to connect the dots.

[Charles Chaisson @CharlieChaisson]

Hey everyone. My name is Charles Chaisson, and I'm a #Brooklyn based freelance illustrator originating from #NewOrleans #drawingwhileblack

[Bo Bohunicky @TheIntegralPath]

The man who heals what doctors can't:

Gabor Mate.

This famous physician & psychotherapist says the root cause of Cancer, Addiction, and Depression is suppressed emotions.

Here are 5 ways they secretly control your life - and how to break free: 🧵

[Brian Maierhofer @brianmaierhofer]

The most overused, oddly glorified, yet under-respected topic on the internet:

Childhood Trauma.

It’s why your dad won’t cry, your relationships don’t stick, and why you feel exhausted every morning.

Here’s what trauma is—and how to reverse its effects (backed by science): 🧵

[Brian Maierhofer @brianmaierhofer]

Parasympathetic Activation is the best way to rewire your brain from shame, heal stored trauma, and restore your nervous system to optimal health.

Here’s what it is and how to do it:🧵

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Quantum entanglement may generate consciousness.

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[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Developed by two 19-year-old students, these gloves translate sign language into sound.

[📹 LemelsonMIT]

[Tangwa Abilu.🌿🌏🌾🍀🍃.SDG's. @AbiluTangwa]

Good morning humankind,did you know that forests are not only the lungs of the Earth but also a powerful weapon in our fight against the climate crisis? These majestic ecosystems hold a staggering amount of carbon and play a vital role in mitigating global warming.

[Noura Erakat @4noura]

Thank you to the @latimes for being the first editorial board to endorse ceasefire. May others have the integrity & humanity to follow.

https://t.co/GVzMGYUrST

#Gaza #Genocide #FreePalestine #Ceasefire

[Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran]

To create more green jobs, we need to fight for workers' rights. Higher min wage, sick pay, PPE such as masks, water breaks. Pro-worker policies protect ppl from the present impacts of climate & make it easier for workers to transition away from fossil fuel powered industries.

[Veera Rajagopal  @doctorveera]

A mind-blowing paper has come out today in @Nature

In 2016, JC Venter Institute scientists trimmed a bacterial genome to its barest minimum required for life to synthesize what they called a "minimal genome" (https://t.co/Rk8oZJ0bUj).

Today, a group of scientists from Indiana University reports how that minimal genome evolved over 2000 generations in comparison to the non-minimal genome.

The authors found that even when you reduce a bacterial genome to its absolute minimum where every nucleotide matters, the genome undergoes mutational events generation after generation as much as the non-minimal genome. One simply cannot stop the evolution.

Just over 300 days of evolution (equivalent to 40,000 years in humans) the minimal cell has gained everything it lacked in fitness on day one in comparison to the non-minimal cell.

When comparing the evolved traits between the minimal and non-minimal cells, the scientists found something striking. The evolutionary process increased the cell size of non-minimal cells but not that of the minimal cell. But that is not the striking part.

The scientists were able to identify the key mutation that resulted in cell size evolution. And it turned out that the mutation that helped the non-minimal cells to grow bigger is the same that helped the minimal cells to stay smaller. Growing bigger had a survival advantage for non-minimal cells and not growing bigger had a survival advantage for minimal cells. So, the mutation had a context-dependent effect. This just demonstrates that the evolutionary effects on traits have no absolute direction. All that matter is what is beneficial for the organism's survival.

The conclusion of the paper is metaphorically a quote from the Jurassic Park movie:

“Listen, if there’s one thing the history of evolution has taught us is that life will not be contained. Life breaks free. It expands to new territories, and it crashes through barriers painfully, maybe even dangerously, but . . . life finds a way". (https://t.co/UlxRlb86CT)

https://t.co/zA9OAqSoAu

[🐝 @beyzhive]

“We out here humanizing robots and dehumanizing trans folks.” – Indya Moore

[The Lancet @TheLancet]

Taking a common diabetes medication after testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 reduces risk of developing #longCOVID by 40%, new study in @TheLancetInfDis finds
https://t.co/0V4tBHUnp8

[Massimo @Rainmaker1973]

Plotter programmed to sync with piano piece "Clair de lune" (Debussy, 1905)

[📹 Duncan Lockerby: https://t.co/3iWub0lZB3]

[RSAR @RichardSolomon]

Beyond the stars with @CharlieChaisson and @maciejfrolow 💫 ☄️ 🌌

#rsar_group #space #stars #beyondthestars #editorial #digital #comet #galaxy

[dAddy @OneAddyAdds]

Ted Murphy is a resident of East Palestine, Ohio.

Ted lives right near the fallout site and moved his mother immediately after the derailment, but before the explosion.

Sunday after the derailment, he came back to her insulin and encountered the chemical fallout. His skin later became red "like he had fell asleep on Myrtle Beach all day" and his lymph nodes became sore.

"I inhaled that air and I thought I was going to frickin' die. I almost wrecked my fri**in' truck," Ted said. "The road looked like a wet ribbon."

"I'm not moving back into my house. I just got done doing all that work on the inside of it."

"I just bought all new appliances, new furniture, new beds. I made my mom a brand new home. Now I gotta leave. It ain't right."

"The creek is dead. You go and step on rocks now and there's oil that comes out around the rocks."

"Dead newts. Dead lizards. Dead salamanders. Dead fish. Dead snakes. Dead frogs. Everything in that creek is dead."

"I gotta find somewhere to live!" Ted added.

"I'm not worried about money. I'm worried about my health. I'm worried about all my nieces and nephews health."

"I want to be here long enough to see my grandson grow. That's about the most important thing in my life."

#EastPalestineOhio #EastPalestine #Ohio #OhioRiver #NorfolkSouthern #Fallout #derailment #chemicalspill

[Nina Turner @ninaturner]

One of the reasons the media is so silent about the Norfolk Southern disaster in East Palestine, OH is due in part to classism.

If there were toxic chemicals being released in a wealthy suburban area, there would be outrage.

The silence is inexcusable.

[Erin Brockovich @ErinBrockovich]

I’m trying to gather information on this very serious situation in Ohio involving a train derailment with hazardous chemicals.

What I will say is this. Trust your eyes, ears and nose and get the hell out of there if your senses are telling you too.

[Cognac Queen 🥃 @colorherqueen]

Why isn’t anyone talking about the black ranchers in Colorado who are being harassed by their white neighbors? They’ve poisoned their dogs, slaughtered cattle, burned their BLM flag & THEY were arrested yesterday for…get this..being attacked and harassed.

[Michael Peluso, MD @MichaelPelusoMD]

New #UCSF LIINC paper showing SARS-CoV-2-specific CD4 T cells with tissue homing markers and CD8 T cells with exhaustion. Dis-coordinated responses between antibodies and T cells. Also important differences in women. COVID Tissue persistence?

https://t.co/5Jx8bRdv2u

[Eric Topol @EricTopol]

Our comprehensive review of #LongCovid has just been published
https://t.co/EgO7gtFvoe
Phenomenal work by @ahandvanish @LisaAMcCorkell @juliamv
@NatureRevMicro