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Siegfried Hekimi

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Biologist seeking to formulate and test new conjectures about aging. McGill U. Worms, yeast, mice, patient cells. Aging, mitochondria, CoQ. Former professional cyclist. hekimilab.mcgill.ca https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=2WIdFlcAAAAJ

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Itโ€™s true the capitulation is appalling, but the Democrats had capitulated to โ€œThe Economyโ€ long before Trump.

02.08.2025 17:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Swiss National Day - Wikipedia

Happy Swiss National Day!

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02.08.2025 03:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a groundhog is standing on its hind legs on a wooden fence ALT: a groundhog is standing on its hind legs on a wooden fence

When the authors rebut your constructive criticism by stating others have published mouse data with n=3 being a reviewer is simply exhausting

02.08.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

My name is Siegfried and I am an addict (of 3% milk as the major source of my liquid intake).

31.07.2025 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very interesting. But you would have thought that IF behaviours can help with brain aging, education should help follow these behaviours. Could be interesting to separate the effects from STEM education from other eduction.

28.07.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every time I speak to another scientist or business partner I have to remember that they are not sporting and that they donโ€™t get trash talk. Sometimes I donโ€™t remember: oops!

29.07.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I heard the term โ€œtoxic empathyโ€.

The users should be weary that it might be a double-edged sword.

This said, I prefer understanding, love, and kindness to empathy.

21.07.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My life has been infinitely easy and happy (until now) because I check all the boxes of privilege (according to some). Should I feel bad?

22.07.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

About the Coldplay โ€œscandalโ€. The French expression is the best: โ€œLes poils du cul tirent plus fort quโ€™une pair de boeufs.

23.07.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, there has been no case only because people donโ€™t trust in the stability of rules. Legs gone but now the rule changes: no prosthetic legs allowed. If it were not like that they actually might cut their legs off.

23.07.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Every time I speak to another scientist or business partner I have to remember that they are not sporting and that they donโ€™t get trash talk. Sometimes I donโ€™t remember: oops!

29.07.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Very interesting. But you would have thought that IF behaviours can help with brain aging, education should help follow these behaviours. Could be interesting to separate the effects from STEM education from other eduction.

28.07.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, there has been no case only because people donโ€™t trust in the stability of rules. Legs gone but now the rule changes: no prosthetic legs allowed. If it were not like that they actually might cut their legs off.

23.07.2025 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

About the Coldplay โ€œscandalโ€. The French expression is the best: โ€œLes poils du cul tirent plus fort quโ€™une pair de boeufs.

23.07.2025 00:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My life has been infinitely easy and happy (until now) because I check all the boxes of privilege (according to some). Should I feel bad?

22.07.2025 23:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Why donโ€™t I make spelling mistakes on email but I do on Blue Sky?

22.07.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As to the first horror I had to watch consciously on TV, it was the Brafian famine.

22.07.2025 12:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The person I heard mention toxic empathy meant empathy leading to feeling compassion for people targeted by Trump. So, yes, belonging is a factor.

22.07.2025 11:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am afraid that this means pessimists are likely right! Or at least one of them is.

21.07.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I heard the term โ€œtoxic empathyโ€.

The users should be weary that it might be a double-edged sword.

This said, I prefer understanding, love, and kindness to empathy.

21.07.2025 23:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So, all German accounts of the war detail filth the Americans have not yet committed?

21.07.2025 22:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I am afraid that this means pessimists are likely right! Or at least one of them is.

21.07.2025 21:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Never mind who said it or when first: "You have cool-aid on the side of your mouth" is funny.

19.07.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Never mind who said it or when first: "You have cool-aid on the side of your mouth" is funny.

19.07.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Firma la petizione Chiediamo la Nomina di Francesca Albanese al Premio Nobel per la Pace

Chiediamo la Nomina di Francesca #Albanese al Premio #Nobel per la #Pace

#Genocidio #Israele #Palestina #PuliziaEtnica

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13.07.2025 11:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Arizona patient dies in emergency room from plague The patient was recently treated at an emergency department in Flagstaff and died the same day, Northern Arizona Healthcare said.

A person in Arizona has died of pneumonic plague, the first such death in Coconino County (Flagstaff) since 2007.

www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

11.07.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 244    ๐Ÿ” 78    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 20    ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
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When you read bad science, the solution to your sadness/irritation cannot be to do bad science too.

10.07.2025 23:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿฝ

08.07.2025 22:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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08.07.2025 22:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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