Rick Spence

Albert Einstein: “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious."

Brian Grazer, A Curious Mind: "More than intelligence or connections, curiosity has allowed me to live the life I wanted. Curiosity gives energy & insight to everything I do." "For me, curiosity infuses everything with a sense of possibility. Curiosity has been the key to my success, and happiness."

In case y'all missed it - Utah Republicans ordered a study on transgender healthcare, expecting it to come back unsupportive. Instead, it found that trans youth care was safe and effective, and that transgender youth need it. Whoops. www.sltrib.com/news/politic...

Scientists Taught Pet Parrots to Video Call Each Other—and the Birds Love It! Once the 15 birds learned to make calls, they could choose who to call. In 2 months, the parrots made 147 calls to other birds. Some learned new skills, such as flying & foraging. www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/s...

Congrats to the Toronto Maple Leafs on winning their first-round playoff series tonight against the Ottawa Senators. Then came my favorite moment: the handshakes between two teams that were competing fiercely 3 minutes earler. Congrats to both goalies, Linus Ullmark and Toronto's Anthony Stolarz.

Shout out to @microsoft.com They dropped a law firm that made a deal with Trump, and engaged Jenner and Block who are fighting Trump!

Identifying a nameless girl lost to history "History needs more names, not fewer. It needs the names of the famous and the unidentified. Take that shoe box out of your closet and label your family photos. Everyone's story matters." smithsonianmag.com/history/when-a… @smithsonianmag.bsky.social

Explore this gift article from The New York Times. Scientists find humans have been controlling the evolution of fruits for nearly 10,000 years. Human beings are problem solvers. And evolution is real. www.nytimes.com/2025/03/07/s...

The Trump administration's censoring of American institutions will only make them weaker and more stupid -- eroding America's ability to solve future problems. Just ask Ryan Holiday or General James Stockdale. Intolerance breeds stupidity. Tolerance breeds resilience. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/o...

New York Times article explores why the Trump administration says its letter declaring a war on Harvard University was a mistake. No pay wall. But the story fails by not mentioning Trump is shaking down higher education with bogus criticisms and demands for control. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/18/b...

Based on this fast and excellent WaPo reporting, these four guys are not gang members, just Venezuelan dads who came to the US to work. They’re now being paraded in shackles in El Salvador www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

Fact Checker by Glenn Kessler: In shutting down the 83-year-old Voice of America, the White House issued a news release asserting that the venerable broadcaster had distributed “radical propaganda,” listing 10 examples. However, none of the claims add up.

The kicker quotes from Prof. Jason Stanley are 🎯🎯🎯 www.nytimes.com/2025/03/08/u...

Memo to Americans: Just because your president has embraced Putin doesn't mean you have to. In fact, what better way to fight back than to send money to Ukraine, for war, reconstruction or food? When Ukraine wins, we all win. And Trump bleeds. kyivindependent.com/5-ways-you-c...

Musk/DOGE efforts to sell off civil rights historical site https://www.alreporter.com/2025/03/06/historic-montgomery-bus-station-freedom-riders-museum-part-of-doge-ordered-sell-off/ (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43295006)

DO YOU LOVE OUR NATIONAL PARKS? 🌲🌲🌲 Please speak up for our National Parks today! 🌲 Call your representatives & ask them to stop the proposed termination of National Park Service leases and 34 National Park offices across the country, including Visitor Centers & museums. #ParkChat

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This has the nuclear code. This is the walking 25A

Sure, all presidents lie at times. But none lied ALL the time. No one else based all their policies solely on the lies they've told. Trump attracts the lowest, scummiest people to his side because you have to reject integrity & common sense just to have a conversation with him.

Ther WaPo has just issued three posts on tariffs without mentioning that Trump's tarilffs on Canada are based on lies and misinformation. This is not normal or healthy.

Today is March 4th. As the old joke says, it's the only day that is also a command. So why not be bold this day? Don't hold back. Do something brave. Finish something you've been putting off. Take a chance. Reach out. Take charge. Make the call. March Forth!

"Ukraine’s Fall Would Be A Trillion-Dollar U.S. Mistake" Foreign Affairs calculates that, if Russia defeats and occupies Ukraine, the US would have to boost military spending by $808 billion over the next five years. Support Ukraine now, or pay later. uelresins.com/californialo...

It is very easy to call your representatives’ offices. They have to log your calls and the call numbers are meaningful. You don’t even have to try to convince anyone; just call and tell them your concerns. They are there to represent you. Let them know what that means. www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

NEW: @laurenweberhp.bsky.social + I analyzed over 400 of RFK Jr.'s appearances since 2020 and found that he has disparaged vaccines in at least 114 appearances, falsely linked vax to autism in 36, and argued that White + Black people should have separate vaccination schedules wapo.st/4jwQS2R

Hopped on a quick zoom call with a friend this morning. Why do I have to click on six different permission screens for a two-minute call?

In this bonus episode of MaRS poscast Solve for X, inventor and entrepreneur Geoffrey von Maltzahn shares how he's harnessing the power of genome engineering, bioengineering and nanotechnology to develop tailored solutions to life’s biggest health-related problems. www.marsdd.com/magazine/cra...

There's no way a guy as smart as the Professor goes on a 3-hour tour aboard a tiny ship like the Minnow in the face of hurricane. Unless he had a plan. He computed that the market for Skipper's tours was 50% single young women. He could have mapped the uncharted desert isles. It was all a setup...

I'm gonna try not to post about that guy here.

This site reminds me of Twitter. Wonder what ever happened to that bird? What do y'all do around here for fun?