Started listening to the Mind & Life podcast, which is a podcast from the Mind & Life Institute started by the Dalai Lama, a neuroscientist, and an entrepreneur. The institute and podcast talk about Buddhism + Neuroscience/Psychology and how they intersect. Really cool

After all, it was German people seeing their Jewish friends and neighbours being abused by the Nazis that led to an upsurge in pro-Jewish feeling and staved off what could have turned into a holocaust.

My very last issue (on ♿️) has now come out with BMJ Medical Humanities: I have stepped down from my role as Editor in Chief. There are a lot of factors—after 17 years editing two consecutive journals, it was time. But there’s more, and I feel we should talk about the climate of #academic publishing

Wow, this is insane. Definitely illegal

NEWS ANALYSIS | ENVIRONMENT & HEALTH Big Agriculture Is Leading Us Into the Bird Flu Abyss The federal government's deference to agriculture industry interests has put the US at risk of a public health crisis. By Schuyler Mitchell , TRUTHOUT January 6, 2025 truthout.org/articles/big...

EPA Report: Formaldehyde Poses Health Risk — EPA warns formaldehyde is a significant health risk in a newly released report, urging corrective actions. https://www.propublica.org/article/formaldehyde-epa-report-public-health

AMD invests $20M in drug-discovery company Absci, which will move toward greater use of AMD's GPUs; Absci has 470+ AI chips, most of which are from Nvidia (Belle Lin/Wall Street Journal) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink