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GLP‑1 Therapy Halves Insulin Use in Type 1 Diabetes
SocialApr 21, 2026

GLP‑1 Therapy Halves Insulin Use in Type 1 Diabetes

I so don't want to add to The Discourse, but I do have to say that the use of a GLP-1 has been a miracle for my Type 1 diabetes (not even the kind that the drugs are made for)....

By Maris Kreizman
Distinguish Dilutional Vs. Iron‑Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy
SocialApr 21, 2026

Distinguish Dilutional Vs. Iron‑Deficiency Anemia in Pregnancy

Almost every pregnant woman's blood work shows anemia at some point. But there are two very different reasons for it and most providers do not distinguish between them. The first is dilutional. Your plasma volume increases by about 50% during pregnancy...

By Preethi Kasireddy
Know Your Starting Point to Accelerate Success
SocialApr 21, 2026

Know Your Starting Point to Accelerate Success

At 25, I was broke, working a job I hated, and had zero idea what to build. These 4 questions could've cut a decade off my journey. 1. Where are you actually starting from? Not where you want to be. Where you...

By Tom Bilyeu
Great Leadership Rests on Physical Health and Recovery
SocialApr 21, 2026

Great Leadership Rests on Physical Health and Recovery

Perseverance erodes under chronic fatigue. Self-belief becomes fragile when the nervous system is dysregulated. Execution slows when recovery is poor. Leadership presence disappears when someone is running on empty. The psychological architecture of a great leader sits on top of a...

By Carl Paoli
Protein and Strength Training Boost Endurance Performance
SocialApr 21, 2026

Protein and Strength Training Boost Endurance Performance

Dr Mike Ormsbee will discuss why protein intake and strength training may deserve more attention in endurance sport: https://t.co/eJsRhTCgt2 https://t.co/TxUrrObju8

By Asker Jeukendrup, PhD
Start Small, Act Early, Begin Your Journey
SocialApr 21, 2026

Start Small, Act Early, Begin Your Journey

"Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step." Lao Tzu 🌺 #Tuesday #tuesdaymotivations #quote #JoyTrain https://t.co/7UuDuTOPsr

By Beth Frates, MD
Bad Habits Are Clever Adaptations to an Unhealthy Life
SocialApr 21, 2026

Bad Habits Are Clever Adaptations to an Unhealthy Life

Most “bad habits” are just intelligent adaptations to a life your body doesn’t actually like.

By Hussein Naji, PhD (Healthcare Research)
You Must Evolve to Complete Your Journey
SocialApr 21, 2026

You Must Evolve to Complete Your Journey

The person who starts the journey can't finish it. You have to become someone new along the way.

By dmartell
Our Bodies Accumulate DNA Replication Errors over a Lifetime
SocialApr 21, 2026

Our Bodies Accumulate DNA Replication Errors over a Lifetime

Your DNA replicates a lot between the time you're a fertilized egg and the 30T or so (human) cells in your adult body; fidelity is high but not perfect. In today's @WSJ I review a new book taking a deep...

By David Shaywitz, MD, PhD
Spacetime May Not Exist—Abandon Unifying Quantum and Relativity
SocialApr 21, 2026

Spacetime May Not Exist—Abandon Unifying Quantum and Relativity

“we must abandon the project of reconciling spacetime and quantum mechanics, and accept that spacetime, at least as Einstein described it, does not exist.” https://t.co/Pe73C4GgbT

By Donald D. Hoffman
Redefining Balance: Prioritizing Kids Amid Work Chaos
SocialApr 21, 2026

Redefining Balance: Prioritizing Kids Amid Work Chaos

This is the busiest that I’ve ever been work wise, and the next 6 months will be even crazier. Lately i’ve been closing my laptop more and stealing time for my kids individually. We take a few board games, hit...

By Kier Gaines
Beatles Added Gibberish Loop to Sgt. Pepper's Final Groove
SocialApr 21, 2026

Beatles Added Gibberish Loop to Sgt. Pepper's Final Groove

On this day in 1967, The Beatles completed their soon-to-be released album by recording a loop of gibberish and noise to follow "A Day in the Life" in the run-out groove. They called it 'Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band'....

By Eric Alper
2026 on Track for Second‑warmest Year, 1.47°C Above Pre‑industrial
SocialApr 21, 2026

2026 on Track for Second‑warmest Year, 1.47°C Above Pre‑industrial

Global temperatures in 2026 are on track to be the second warmest on record, at around 1.47C above preindustrial levels across the five different records assessed by Carbon Brief. Read more in our latest State of the Climate update for...

By Zeke Hausfather
Self‑Anger Sparks Insight and Growth in Coaching
SocialApr 21, 2026

Self‑Anger Sparks Insight and Growth in Coaching

When a client gets angry at himself for a setback, it is an integral part of the process & it creates opportunities for insight & improvement.

By Pearlman (“Pearl”)
Lead Well: Self‑Care, Embrace Failure, Prioritize Family
SocialApr 21, 2026

Lead Well: Self‑Care, Embrace Failure, Prioritize Family

3 reflections from this speaker on leadership: —If you want to be a good leader for others, you have to learn to take care of yourself —Be willing to fail more and take more risks, because if you want to get better...

By Emin K. Mokaya
High‑Intensity Training Linked to Greater Brain Atrophy in Seniors
SocialApr 21, 2026

High‑Intensity Training Linked to Greater Brain Atrophy in Seniors

🤔This study followed older adults for 9 years and found that those assigned to long-term high‑intensity interval training (HIIT) actually had slightly more hippocampal and thalamic atrophy than controls who just followed national physical activity guidelines, while higher baseline fitness...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Emotional Intelligence Beats IQ in Predicting Youth Success
SocialApr 21, 2026

Emotional Intelligence Beats IQ in Predicting Youth Success

EQ, not IQ, is the greatest predictor of success for young people, both as students and later as graduates.

By Tim Elmore
APOE Ε4 Predicts Early Cognitive Decline in Midlife Adults
SocialApr 21, 2026

APOE Ε4 Predicts Early Cognitive Decline in Midlife Adults

APOE ε4 and Accelerated Cognitive Decline Among Cognitively Healthy Middle-Aged and Older Adults 🗣️” In this study, APOE ε4 carrier status was associated with early cognitive decline, highlighting midlife risk awareness and lifestyle interventions, while non-APOE polygenic risk may require longer...

By David Barzilai, MD PhD
Skipping Nightly Brain Cleansing Compounds Mental Fatigue
SocialApr 21, 2026

Skipping Nightly Brain Cleansing Compounds Mental Fatigue

“Night after night, if you’re not cleansing the brain, it becomes like compounding interest on a loan, that it continues to escalate time and time again, night after night. “ — Dr. Matthew Walker Listen to my interview with sleep expert Dr....

By Tim Ferriss
Replacing Personal Care Products Cuts Plastic Chemical Excretion
SocialApr 21, 2026

Replacing Personal Care Products Cuts Plastic Chemical Excretion

A randomized trial to reduce plastic exposure in food and daily life shows marked impact for reducing plastic-associated chemical (PAC) excretion. Personal care product replacement lowered an important one, MBzP https://t.co/qGGTVqf952 https://t.co/yVR4YYLKkt

By Eric Topol
Bill Withers' 1973 Carnegie Hall Live Album Endures
SocialApr 21, 2026

Bill Withers' 1973 Carnegie Hall Live Album Endures

On this day in 1973, Bill Withers released 'Live at Carnegie Hall', featuring "Ain’t No Sunshine," "Use Me," and "Lean on Me." Still one of the greatest live albums ever recorded. https://t.co/pkrOvoIOAn

By Eric Alper
Spotting Biases Saves Millions in Agribusiness Decisions
SocialApr 21, 2026

Spotting Biases Saves Millions in Agribusiness Decisions

Cognitive Biases and Improved Decision Making for Agribusiness Leaders ◼︎◼︎◼︎ A cognitive bias is a systematic pattern of deviation from rational judgment. It's a predictable way our brains diverge from effective reasoning when processing information, evaluating risk, or making decisions. I believe understanding...

By Shane Thomas
Relentless Habits Turn You Into a Millionaire
SocialApr 21, 2026

Relentless Habits Turn You Into a Millionaire

Build the right habits and WEALTH is inevitable. The right habits: - Self-educating relentlessly - Tracking your money relentlessly - Proactively growing income relentlessly - Paying off all high interest debt relentlessly - Investing in index funds every week relentlessly Do this...

By Justin David Carl
Copying Classics Reveals Your Unique Writing Voice
SocialApr 21, 2026

Copying Classics Reveals Your Unique Writing Voice

Hunter S. Thompson copied The Great Gatsby by hand "to see what it felt like to write a great American novel." And his own style was completely different. Just shows how useful it can be to study and try other styles, in...

By Jason Cohen
New ‘The Remedy’ Teaser Reveals Flesh‑eating Horror
SocialApr 21, 2026

New ‘The Remedy’ Teaser Reveals Flesh‑eating Horror

Frightening Teaser for Horror 'The Remedy' About a Flesh-Eating Entity https://t.co/GFlRJzdww0 #horror #TheRemedy #TimothyGranaderos #scary https://t.co/z3oorwdrFV

By Alex Billington
Biological Data Is Messy: Human Error Is Inevitable
SocialApr 21, 2026

Biological Data Is Messy: Human Error Is Inevitable

1/ Biological data isn’t just messy. Humans generate it. And humans make mistakes. As a bioinformatician, this will be your reality 🧵 https://t.co/hjSOBVJvjM

By Ming Tang
Prince's Death Marks a Decade of Chaos
SocialApr 21, 2026

Prince's Death Marks a Decade of Chaos

10 years ago today, we lost Prince. I'm not saying the world has gone to shit since he died, but, *gestures at everything* https://t.co/FEaOIrptWr

By Eric Alper
Bieber's Concert Confronts Our Soul‑drained, Shut‑in Culture
SocialApr 21, 2026

Bieber's Concert Confronts Our Soul‑drained, Shut‑in Culture

Worked through many layers of feeling about Bieber giving this soul-drained and shut-in culture the concert we deserve https://t.co/WNNAGJZlDj

By Spencer Kornhaber
Commodifying Humans: A Horrific, Consequence‑Free Narrative
SocialApr 21, 2026

Commodifying Humans: A Horrific, Consequence‑Free Narrative

found MICHAEL horrendous. human beings turned into commercial products, with no regard for the consequences my review: https://t.co/454zMXSyrx https://t.co/Lrj3yk2x0n

By Clarisse Loughrey
90% of Fitness Gains Come From Pure Base Work
SocialApr 21, 2026

90% of Fitness Gains Come From Pure Base Work

(Sadly) leaving ice cream metaphors behind, the number is ~90/10. That is, you'll get ~90% of your fitness potential from pure base *work* (sub LT1) You'll get ~10% by adding "the fancy stuff" More concretely, your typical runner with the potential to run...

By Alan Couzens
Footloose Soundtrack Dominated 1984 Billboard Charts
SocialApr 21, 2026

Footloose Soundtrack Dominated 1984 Billboard Charts

On this day in 1984, the ‘Footloose’ soundtrack hit #1 on the Billboard Album Charts for the first of 10 weeks. Six Billboard Hot 100 Top 40 hits, three Top 10s, and two #1s, including "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins and...

By Eric Alper
Seize Big Opportunities When They Appear
SocialApr 21, 2026

Seize Big Opportunities When They Appear

“Big opportunities in life have to be seized. We don’t do very many things, but when we get the chance to do something that’s right and big, we’ve got to do it.” – Warren Buffett https://t.co/yvForkwfhe

By Peter Mallouk
Ninajirachi Downplays Intent Behind 2025's Top Album
SocialApr 21, 2026

Ninajirachi Downplays Intent Behind 2025's Top Album

“I don’t think I was really trying to make some grand statement”: Ninajirachi on the aftermath of making one of 2025’s best albums https://t.co/BEIvatnqiJ

By Anthony Fantano
Persistence on What Matters Beats Others' Quitting
SocialApr 21, 2026

Persistence on What Matters Beats Others' Quitting

My biggest advantage has been that I've kept going on the things that matter when most others quit.

By Alex Mathers
All Things Are Interconnected, Muir Predicted Early Ecology
SocialApr 21, 2026

All Things Are Interconnected, Muir Predicted Early Ecology

"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir, born on this day in 1838, on the transcendent interconnectedness of nature (writing long before the notion of ecology...

By Maria Popova
Kids See Love and Limits as Good Parenting
SocialApr 21, 2026

Kids See Love and Limits as Good Parenting

The other day, I asked my eight-year-old what it means to be a good parent. I had no idea what he was going to say, but I knew it would give me a window into his mind.  No joke, he...

By Dr. Becky Kennedy (Good Inside)
Disturbed's “Sound of Silence” Surpasses 1 Billion Streams
SocialApr 21, 2026

Disturbed's “Sound of Silence” Surpasses 1 Billion Streams

Disturbed’s "The Sound of Silence" has reached 1 billion streams on Spotify. The 2015 cover peaked at #42 on the Billboard Hot 100 and hit #1 on both Hard Rock Digital Songs and Mainstream Rock charts. https://t.co/GBNSEjomL7

By Eric Alper
Mini‑split Cooled My Master, Saved Energy
SocialApr 21, 2026

Mini‑split Cooled My Master, Saved Energy

A mini split in my master bedroom was the best upgrade I made to my home. Get it cold in my room without running a 4 ton unit to cool 2,000 sf.

By Nick Huber (Sweaty Startup)
AI Unlocks Molecular Nanotech, Ushering a New Diamond Age
SocialApr 21, 2026

AI Unlocks Molecular Nanotech, Ushering a New Diamond Age

20+yrs ago I studied flagellar motors, the awe of molecular machinery never left me. AI will help us understand and build true molecular nanotechnology so advanced it will look like magic to pre-molecular nanotech societies. Diamond age is just the start 💎

By Ryan Bethencourt
Alan Osmond, Architect of The Osmonds, Dies at 76
SocialApr 21, 2026

Alan Osmond, Architect of The Osmonds, Dies at 76

Alan Osmond, the man who wrote, produced and choreographed The Osmonds into one of music's greatest family acts, has died at 76. A proper remembrance: https://t.co/pUfWku35OS

By Eric Alper
Banker Quits Lucrative Job for Peace over Pressure
SocialApr 21, 2026

Banker Quits Lucrative Job for Peace over Pressure

A 24-year-old banker earning ₹17 lakh per annum… still quit A young banker, Chirag Madaan, left his high-paying job. Not for money but for peace. Today, a banking job often means sales pressure. Every month comes with big targets. Products include insurance, mutual funds, and...

By Monica Malik | PrettyMuchFinance
Heart, Kidney, Diabetes: One Syndrome Affects 90%
SocialApr 21, 2026

Heart, Kidney, Diabetes: One Syndrome Affects 90%

In October 2023, the American Heart Association officially admitted something that changes everything: heart disease, kidney disease, and type 2 diabetes are not three separate conditions. They're one syndrome, driven by the same root cause. They called it CKM syndrome...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Seeing Struggling Teens Normalizes Healing and Breaks Cycles
SocialApr 21, 2026

Seeing Struggling Teens Normalizes Healing and Breaks Cycles

Let's normalize truly "seeing" our teens when they struggle. That's how we break cycles 😔

By Dr. Ann-Louise T. Lockhart
Offseason Planning & Rehab Secrets From Pitcher Ian Seymour
SocialApr 21, 2026

Offseason Planning & Rehab Secrets From Pitcher Ian Seymour

In this episode of the podcast, @CresseySP-MA co-owner @ONeilStrength sits doown with #Rays pitcher Ian Seymour. They cover offseason planning, college recruiting, Tommy John rehab, and Ian’s avoidance of social media. Lots of great lessons here: https://t.co/E22pBUd9Fg https://t.co/4ptoGYoWpF

By Eric Cressey
Inflammation, Not Cholesterol, Fuels Heart Disease
SocialApr 21, 2026

Inflammation, Not Cholesterol, Fuels Heart Disease

As a medical school professor, I have been saying this for years. Now Scientific American put it on the cover. "Your Heart In Flames" -- May 2026 issue. The argument: chronic inflammation, not cholesterol alone, is the real driver of cardiovascular disease. Up...

By Robert Lufkin, MD
Paramount‑Warner Merger Threatens Hollywood; Artists Sound Alarm
SocialApr 21, 2026

Paramount‑Warner Merger Threatens Hollywood; Artists Sound Alarm

I like @RaheemKassam, but there's an obvious market power problem with Paramount buying Warner, which is why 4000+ artists and most of Hollywood opposes it. Netflix is a bit player in the dispute now. The populist right needs to see beyond...

By Matt Stoller
New Experiment Finds DNA‑like Precursor on Other World
SocialApr 21, 2026

New Experiment Finds DNA‑like Precursor on Other World

Almost there 😍🧬👽 “The experiment also hinted at the presence of another organic compound that bears a structure similar to precursors to DNA, the molecule that carries genetic information in living organisms on our planet.” https://t.co/mma5kFewv9

By Elena Carstoiu
Make Walking Your Default: 15‑20k Steps Daily
SocialApr 21, 2026

Make Walking Your Default: 15‑20k Steps Daily

A simple identity and habit I've embodied recently: (It completely changed my life) I became a step maxxer. 15-20k steps per day MINIMUM. Walking should become your default activity if you are not actively producing something. Elite for endorphins. Elite for creative thinking. Elite for body composition. The...

By Dickie Bush
Decision over Information: Choose, Don’t Just Consume
SocialApr 21, 2026

Decision over Information: Choose, Don’t Just Consume

The information-age trap: You think you need to learn more You actually need to decide more Information is infinite Time isn't.

By Jon Brosio