🧵Postmodern "woke" scholars often rely on complex, impenetrable jargon that gives an illusion of profundity while masking the simplicity—or even banality—of their ideas. This often deceives students and laypeople into believing that mastering this jargon is equivalent to acquiring genuine knowledge.

I’m thankful for the top ten scientific developments that improve health:

Vaccines
Antibiotics & antimicrobials
Clean water, sanitation, & hygiene
Food safety & fortification innovations
Modern agriculture methods
Public health education campaigns

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Lynn Margulis, the American biologist & geneticist who proposed the theory of endosymbiosis (or symbiogenesis) to explain the origins of eukaryotic cells, is LHL's #ScientistOfTheDay.

www.lindahall.org/about/news/s...

#histSTM #histbio #EvolutionaryBiology
#CellBiology #WomenInSTEM #OnThisDay 🗃️📜

To control fungal pathogens on crops, farmers use fungicides.

For blueberries 🫐

Organic farming uses copper sulfate, at 1-4 lbs per acre. The LD50 (50% lethal dose) is 300 mg/kg body weight

Conventional farming uses mancozeb, 1.5-3 lbs/acre. The LD50 is 8,000 mg/kg.

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#Cat

David Foster Wallace, on destiny

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