Gender identities have become rather more fluid since I was 10(15) years old in 1991.
Boys simply weren’t (and I suspect still often aren’t) exposed to emotionally intelligent character interactions in the books marketed to us.
The Pleasure of being left alone
The true test of an introvert — not whether one engages in social activity, but whether one is charged or drained by it.
‘Silence drops like falling blossoms over the recovered kingdom from which pretenders have taken their leave.’
‘Dear visitors, what largesse have you given, not only in departing, but in coming, that we might learn to prize your absence, wallow the more exquisitely in the leisure of your not-being.’
Even Octopuses enjoy a candy bar now and again
Argonauts spend their entire lives sailing in the open ocean, just below the surface.
The researchers pored over 55,100 photos posted on Instagram posted from 2016 to 2023. After eliminating any photos that were duplicated or seemed altered or manipulated, they were left with 569 photos.
Argonauts exhibit extreme sexual dimorphism, as females weigh up to 600 times as much as males.
https://defector.com/the-argonaut-octopus-has-mastered-the-free-ride
People with conservative political views are more likely to click on sponsored search results
Conservatives are likely to be more trusting of sponsored communications than liberals, who lean toward organic content.
Conservatives were more likely to click ads in response to broad searches because they may be less cognitively demanding.
A 10% increase in a state’s conservative identity was associated with a 6.4% increase in search ad clicks.
Are you someone who appreciates white noise?
then a Soft Murmur is for you; it’s described as an online background noise generator designed to help you relax, focus, and tune out unpleasant sounds from your environment.
Journalism is more important than ever
We cannot and will not make false promises to you about the power of journalism—especially at a small publication—to stop the country’s knowing march into authoritarianism.
‘make incremental positive change.’
It is not—or should not be—a radical idea to report stories with the core assumption that technology should make life better for the people who use it and for society as a whole.
https://www.404media.co/why-the-work-still-matters-under-trump
Got Quilts?
The Quilt Index, originally launched in 2003, is an open access, digital repository of thousands of images, stories and information about quilts and their makers drawn from hundreds of public and private collections around the world.
Being open is the secret to great conversation
People expect their partners to be indifferent to them and to be bored by their self-disclosure. But people are far more interested in our innermost thoughts and feelings than we imagine. Self-disclosure requires a leap of faith, but when we make it, we tend to land safely.
https://www.wired.com/story/the-science-of-having-a-great-conversation-research-social-connection
Novonordisk, the pharma company, is owned by a charitable foundation
“Novo Nordisk is owned by Novo Holdings A/S, which is owned by the Novo Nordisk Foundation. The Novo Nordisk Foundation is a charitable foundation with a dual mission:
Produce insulin and sell it at cost in Scandinavia
Export insulin elsewhere in Europe and around the world at market prices, and use the profits to fund diabetes research and development”
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