Was just informed that this year, 2024, is the year that both the 13 year and 17 year cicadas cycles synchronize once more, meaning all of North America will be plagued by an amount of cicadas unseen since 1803, which is a bad omen for an election year imo.
11 years ago this morning, 20 sets of parents kissed their first graders goodbye as they dropped them off for school. It was the last time they would see their children alive.
I beg you - commit yourself to the cause of creating a nation where this never ever happens again.
@LauraRbnsn They didn’t recognize or diagnose ADHD in females until the 90’s. My parents were told in the 80’s that IF girls “got adhd”, he would diagnose me. Instead they called us “strong willed” and talkative.
Incredible.
“…a young humpback whale breaching in front of the Space Needle as it visited the waters off Seattle last week, capturing a rare display of wildlife next to a major city.”
Jeff Hogan/Soundwatch Boater Education Program via AP
Oh my god someone posted to Reddit they just bought a hard drive and it’s making grinding sounds.
They posted a video. It’s the read head moving. They’ve never heard a hard drive before. 💀
@carolinewills03@j_kidd03@UNCFieldHockey North Carolina are national champions AGAIN.
FINAL: 1-1 (3-2).
Maddie Kahn gets ANOTHER stop, and Ryleigh Heck seals it with her behind-the-back shot.
What's the biggest difference between a neuron from a young vs. an aged primate? It is not the length of the axon and dendrites, but the number of spines available to make contact and connections with other surrounding neurons! 3D recon. made with @ImarisSoftware#neuroscience
Can someone who is a computer wiz or algorithm understander person explain to me why it’s 2023 and Pubmed still doesn’t have a name-change solution? It MUST be difficult to do because @NCBI certainly has the resources and the DEI values to make the change otherwise, right?
I’m up. Ever since my sister’s accident, I haven’t slept a bit. Soooo here is a thread on how a clinical trial drug likely saved her life, and moreover how Black respresentation amongst @DukeHospital’s surgery trial coordinators saved her life.
This is a reminder that the NCSSM Summer Venture application opens on 10/15/23. It is a no-cost, state-funded program for academically talented North Carolina students who aspire to careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. https://t.co/WMtapOwQIY