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Apr. 12th, 2022 01:25 pmThat friend of a friend now has a kickstarter pre-order up for their book, since it's a small publishing press. The kickstarter is fully funded, but if you want to pre-order a copy of some seriously cool-sounding leftist fiction, here's your chance.
All of JRR Tolkien's maps and paintings are now available online.
US House passes bill that caps out of pocket insulin costs at $35/month.
Cellular Housekeeping Process May Protect Against Atherosclerosis, gives rise to new strategy for heart and vascular health, drugs are currently being tested in mouse model.
Latest Science Shows How to Reduce Loneliness. According to the researchers, reduced loneliness is associated with engaging in enjoyable activities that require both concentration and skill. The happiness boost is temporary, but the long term effects of boosting your happiness and not feeling lonely as often are substantial.
SCayos x Barnes Blvd. – Ocean Planet - drifty underwater lofi on Youtube
"Artificial Pancreas" Is Revolutionizing Diabetes Treatment in England. "It’s not a totally automated system, in that the amount of carbohydrates eaten at meals has to be entered into a smartphone app to ensure the insulin levels don’t go too high." But it is an efficient system that takes stress and worry out of a diabetic person's day. Sweet.
Fortnite players raised $144 million for Ukraine relief in 2 weeks.
when you have to finish your homework in less than 1 hour (a playlist) high energy classical music via youtube
A spinoff from MIT, Frequency Therapeutics, has a new drug candidate that stimulates the growth of hair cells in the inner ear. We can now regenerate some kinds of hearing loss, and that sounds awesome.
Americans donated more money during the pandemic, despite economic instability. "Our large-scale longitudinal datasets provide real-world evidence that people exhibited greater generosity during a time where some theories and experts predicted the opposite due to the economic downturn associated with the pandemic. While our analyses consider various levels of threat, we found that only the presence (vs. absence) of threat was associated with greater generosity. Our findings contribute to economic and psychological theories of social preferences, suggesting that people come together in the presence of a shared threat and demonstrate a willingness to support others, despite the uncertainty surrounding their own health and financial well-being."
Incarcerated men get ‘second chance at life’ by training dogs for adoption Atlanta nonprofit Canine CellMates expands its dog-training program for incarcerated men to include a sentencing alternative: training dogs for adoption.
All of JRR Tolkien's maps and paintings are now available online.
US House passes bill that caps out of pocket insulin costs at $35/month.
Cellular Housekeeping Process May Protect Against Atherosclerosis, gives rise to new strategy for heart and vascular health, drugs are currently being tested in mouse model.
Latest Science Shows How to Reduce Loneliness. According to the researchers, reduced loneliness is associated with engaging in enjoyable activities that require both concentration and skill. The happiness boost is temporary, but the long term effects of boosting your happiness and not feeling lonely as often are substantial.
SCayos x Barnes Blvd. – Ocean Planet - drifty underwater lofi on Youtube
"Artificial Pancreas" Is Revolutionizing Diabetes Treatment in England. "It’s not a totally automated system, in that the amount of carbohydrates eaten at meals has to be entered into a smartphone app to ensure the insulin levels don’t go too high." But it is an efficient system that takes stress and worry out of a diabetic person's day. Sweet.
Fortnite players raised $144 million for Ukraine relief in 2 weeks.
when you have to finish your homework in less than 1 hour (a playlist) high energy classical music via youtube
A spinoff from MIT, Frequency Therapeutics, has a new drug candidate that stimulates the growth of hair cells in the inner ear. We can now regenerate some kinds of hearing loss, and that sounds awesome.
Americans donated more money during the pandemic, despite economic instability. "Our large-scale longitudinal datasets provide real-world evidence that people exhibited greater generosity during a time where some theories and experts predicted the opposite due to the economic downturn associated with the pandemic. While our analyses consider various levels of threat, we found that only the presence (vs. absence) of threat was associated with greater generosity. Our findings contribute to economic and psychological theories of social preferences, suggesting that people come together in the presence of a shared threat and demonstrate a willingness to support others, despite the uncertainty surrounding their own health and financial well-being."
Incarcerated men get ‘second chance at life’ by training dogs for adoption Atlanta nonprofit Canine CellMates expands its dog-training program for incarcerated men to include a sentencing alternative: training dogs for adoption.