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Listening to The Quanta Podcast (One of Nature’s Most Complex Molecular Machines):
https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/quanta-podcast/
At the center of little holes in cell nuclei is a mystery. Here, clumps of proteins wiggle disordered tails around like seaweed. They drive a molecular machine that moves countless molecules in and out of the nucleus efficiently, with little room for error.
Listening to The Quanta Podcast (One of Nature’s Most Complex Molecular Machines):
https://www.quantamagazine.org/tag/quanta-podcast/
At the center of little holes in cell nuclei is a mystery. Here, clumps of proteins wiggle disordered tails around like seaweed. They drive a molecular machine that moves countless molecules in and out of the nucleus efficiently, with little room for error.
#thefarside #farside #comic https://www.thefarside.com/2026/03/24/4
“Hold on there! I think you misunderstood—I’m Al Tilley … the bum.”
My 14-month run without having an SVT incident just ended.
Just had one that woke me up. Heart rate jumped to 120+ BPM. It lasted about 6 minutes, then dropped to 70 BPM, which is still elevated compared to my normal of about 52 BPM. A slightly elevated rate for a few hours after an SVT incident is typical for them in me.
More SVT info here: https://mastodon.social/@ianRobinson/110251779905694078
If you have a bug zapper up, it's time to take it down.
A University of Delaware study analyzed nearly 14,000 insects killed by zappers over one summer. Mosquitoes accounted for less than 1%. The other 99%? Moths, beetles, midges, fireflies, and other beneficial insects.
It's even worse than it sounds: mosquitoes find you by carbon dioxide, body heat, and skin chemistry. Your zapper is completely invisible to them.
Meanwhile it's running all night massacring the pollination night shift.
#Nature #Insects #Bugs #Pollinators
The first three episodes of Margot‘s Got Money Problems are now available on Apple TV. Too late to watch them tonight. Tomorrow or Friday.
2026 Hey Siri Songs - Day 104
"Hey Siri. Play Rey's Theme by John Williams."
#Nite #HomePod #Music #JohnWilliams #StarWars
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/reys-theme/1440634745?i=1440635143
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5wsHtmFHWntJzcN6n8ivjd
A quartet of double bass players from the Vienna Philharmonic plays the Pink Panther theme.
Fantastic 😊
3.5-minute video: https://youtu.be/YczeZw5LhaE
We were told we couldn’t take a joke, and that social media isn’t real life. Now the misogyny of early chatrooms and Gamergate has made its way to the White House, says journalist and feminist activist Laurie Penny
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