A chance to visualize the phenomenon your ears can hear, but across a wider range of precise excitation frequencies. youtube.com/watch?v=wvJAgrUB…

Can you imagine landing on a planet you think may be inhabited by intelligent life and encountering this first?

Fair...but the US problem goes beyond our long history of overspending and the massive debt service burden that leaves behind. Interestingly, just looking at the party of the President, Democrats have been much better at recovering from a shock or reversing a bad spending trend.

Fraud exists, but it is not a significant cause of the Social Security solvency problem. Where we agree: Raising the min retirement age to 71 is a lousy solution. More on both points:

People and other things. youtube.com/shorts/7J5sIo-_m… x.com/TansuYegen/status/2058…

I think @RendTheVeil might be my first preemptive block. Why do these people bother replying on X? Sad really. He might have improved my thinking on this.

Our entire GDP is only $29 Trillion. Tax revenue from all sources is less than 1/3rd of the GDP. And tariffs...way up over prior years...still only represented 8.4% of total federal government revenue when it peaked in November. bipartisanpolicy.org/explain…

The block shaped ones look like a trip hazard. But I guess these are no better in that respect:

Wonder why the debate opponents that are the most confident in their world view (as @MatrixBlasterXL seemed to be) are so often the ones that block you.

The aggregate direction here is an encouraging endorsement of human ingenuity. But what’s actually driving each bubble...policy, wealth, demographics, technology, other? And which matters most? A fascinating data set for detailed analysis, but this is a fun way to view it.

I’ve decided to double down on my advocacy for chemistry. It’s clear to me - despite the tireless efforts of anonymous X users armed with viral videos and podcasts - that chemicals are not “inherently toxic,” and that blanket fear is not a substitute for understanding. After all, “natural” is not a synonym for safe, and synthesizing something in a lab does not magically make it harmful. And the mere presence of a substance - without regard for dose, exposure, or context - does not preclude safety. It simply precludes thinking. I’m a human with a PhD trying to talk about science. My goal is simple, make people smarter, not angrier. Science, explained clearly. I apologise for nothing, except perhaps not being louder sooner.

No matter how hard things ever get, do not give up!

Looks like @skinnnnnnnner has a pretty thin skin.

Strong arguments don’t need insults—or blocks. Maybe this would be a good read for @IstandwithICE: salesgravy.com/how-charlie-k…

Diversity isn’t the cause of our problems. Intolerance and refusal to compromise are.

Denmark doesn’t work because taxes are high. It works because policy enforces tighter income dispersion, constrained wealth extremes, & standardized services...supported by trust & institutional competence. The happiness gains are real, but they’re not free. More on the policy:

Children’s drawings come to life with AI.

Capturing the Sun at the same time every day for a year ☀ ∞

Underrated life lesson: Confidence is less about knowing you’ll win and more about knowing you’ll bounce back even if you don’t. Real confidence is built on resilience. Adaptability. Tolerance for uncertainty. Fear loses when you embrace that failure is never final.

Below is a table of placebo trials used to obtain an FDA license, and allow CDC to guide public health policy. I'm not endorsing all as flawless, but still took 90% of what's recommended. I've also reviewed a few historical aviation failures, yet still flew home in an airplane.