On My Mind (OMM)
May 2023 #2
::: The Natural World :::
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The Eye of Sauron…butterfly!
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::: Literary Community :::
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Who Was the Only Sitting President to Contribute to a Literary Journal?
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Breaking down the routines of a few “famous creatives”
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::: Small Explorations & Deep Dives :::
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Why are women increasingly freezing their eggs?
Hi! It’s men. We’re the problem. It’s men.
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A dying star recently ate a planet.
Yes, neat. Sad when it’ll be Earth.
Luckily, it shouldn’t be Earth’s problem for a few billion years.
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If BlueSky invites you to get on board Jack Dorsey’s new social media platform… will you join?
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It’s been theorized that if experts properly train AI models to focus on AI R&D (Research & Development), then in 10-15 years we may attain AGI (a form of sentient artificial intelligence) which will be able to then be able to make human-like decisions at an exponential rate.
We’ve seen technology increase rapidly over the last century and AI (which perhaps we’ll call something else in the not too distant future) is predicted to increase the rate of technological advancement at an unprecedented rate.
For those of us sick of living in “unprecedented times”, I’m unsure we’re going to get much of a break from that for, well, the rest of our lives. It may be worth getting used to change happening faster and faster with the knowledge that time is an abstract concept that we actually do have some control over depending on our personal actions/choices and hope we go about daily life.
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The most filthy places in your house/apartment.
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Cake fail turns out to be a success.
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The Matrix is…
Possible robot, Zuck, prepares for future battle with Neo.
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Neuroscience & Grief
How the brain changes when we grieve
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Wine…and lollipops…save the day.
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This is a great headline.
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Most wedding guests don’t really want “branded” party favors from your special day.
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Beautiful aerial photography of Spanish olive groves.
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Endangered.
It’s interesting what we prioritize to protect. Given the world is, you know, on fire.
That being said, a troubling focus on Philadelphia being in danger in even more ways.
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Time is always of the essence. And it’s never on our side.
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Jeez, there are a lot of hate symbols. Yikes…
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Zillennials to the rescue. A between generation that, once explained, does make quite a bit of sense.
Also, the person featured in this CNN article has a website/zine focused on Zillennials.
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Science has come to rescue millennials from the food-that-shall-not-be-named that we all know is what has long prevented millennials from succeeding in society.
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We all have theories about where “the worst drivers” are … here is some data.
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Top baby names of 2022… how do we feel about these?
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Largest urban parks (international edition!)
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Lab vegan “meat” is OTW!
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Tornado on the Mountain Range (feel free to use this is as a song/poem title 😊 )
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Props to all the moms out there
Real mothers vs. The Myth of The Mother
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Koalas are still dying from chlamydia.
IFKYK: Russell Crowe & John Oliver had a moment a little while back resulting in The John Oliver Koala Chlamydia Ward
Seriously this is very sad & come on – koalas are great, right?
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Possible partial inspiration for ‘The World’s End’ – British pub name repetition.
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The loneliness epidemic isn’t slowing down, it’s accelerating. (chartr)
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Visit the museum… Leave with a permanent reminder.
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“A study found that people around the world signal others for assistance every couple of minutes”
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I’m a sucker for the sweet stories.
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