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spinPhysicianon Neurons Constantly Alter Their DNA (2015)

This is a pretty cool thing for electric amoeba colonies in skull aquariums to be messing around with.

I'd wager white blood cells are a species apart, in this territory.

spinPhysicianon Quitting your job to pursue your passion is a privilege

Ten years ago, the rhetorical buzzwords of that period had gotten really, really tedious.

Words like:

  - Patriot
  - Freedom
  - Terrorism
  - Never Forget
  - If we don't do X, they win

Ten years later, and I'm glad those words are a joke by now.

But only to face new words:

  - Privilege
  - Trigger
  - Victim Blaming
  - Social Justice
  - Perpetuating false narratives

Buzzwords only have currency with people who want others to stop thinking deeply about what they're reading or hearing.

When I see buzzwords, especially the politicized variety, I'm pushed away from an article, because I sense an attempt to manipulate and pander to a preferred audience, and that feels dishonest to me.