Remember, this is also the week we learned Ron DeSantis is diverting state pension and investment funds into private equity firms that -- wait for it -- donate to his campaign.
Firms described as having "low performance and high fees."
Forget-me-not fun fact: the yellow ring at the flower’s centre fades to white after pollination, signalling to insects there’s no more nectar. The insects therefore learn to visit the flowers that haven’t yet been pollinated, ensuring no forget-me-not flower is forgotten 🤙
Honestly, I do not know what red states are gonna do. Who will deliver babies in your state? You are already seeing a decline in residency applications for ob-gyn spots. Here's the rub, med students get engaged and marry who they meet in their bubble. I did. /1
There’s an entire field called risk communications that is devoted entirely to conveying risk-related information to the public in ways that make sense & can be used to inform decision-making.
Hey, turns out social science matters after all. Amazing, isn’t it? Use it next time.
Animated map of seismicity near Turkey quakes starting ~3am local time plotting Feb 6 M7.8 mainshock (pink), early aftershocks (orange), M7.5 aftershock to the north (tan), and subsequent aftershocks in the north (tan). Time vs. magnitude progression shown on bottom graph.