Month: January 2019
Mary Oliver — Rest in Peace
Eric Holthaus reminding us of Wild Geese by Mary Oliver
Aeromexico Highlights Mexican Descendants in the South with DNA Discounts
In case you missed it, Aeromexico wanted southerners to realize that many of them are descendants of Mexican ancestry. The airline produced an ad which tested a handful of bigoted MAGA southerners and gave them a percent discount equivalent to...
Dalai Lama on Helping Others
Our visit to this planet is short, so we should use our time meaningfully, which we can do by helping others wherever possible. And if we cannot help others, at least we should try not to create pain and suffering...
Archangel is Replanting Giant Sequoia and Redwood Trees
While the speed of climate change and global warming presents the need for immediate action, I appreciate long term tactics working steadily to preserve our ecosystem. The Archangel Ancient Tree Archive obtains DNA from both intact and fallen Sequoias and...
Vanishing in the Digital Age – Evan Ratliff at Picnic
I came across this presentation by Evan Ratliff about Wired’s Vanish contest. I’d never seen and it was nice to hear him share the story. Ratliff has had a big year, his startup publishing platform Atavist was acquired by WordPress’s...
Emma the Immigration Bot Still Working Despite the Shutdown
While the United States spins out of the control under President Putin’s government shutdown, Emma the immigration bot is still working over at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. Not even talk of a wall or the gap in pay will...
Swedish and Molina Misled Patients on Anesthesiology Coverage
Molina Dodges Rules on Marketplace Coverage IMPORTANT: If you’ve had serious problems with Molina, please fill out this short survey to help me gather information about the company’s harms. You can read more about this below. Update: Check out related article: State’s Health...