My first post for the @cosmicshambles new Substack, in which I needlessly take a beloved superhero to task for his poor grasp of appropriate neurological care
If anyone is a follower/friend/casually interested stranger in Brussels, I'll be in the city for a few days this week, for several talks and appearances.
Via reading about the theremin, I reached Wikipedia's page about the Sorbs. Out of curiosity I started reading it. Then I thought I'd rather read it in #German. So I went to the German Wikipedia page about the Sorben and read for a while.
When I was finished, it occurred to me that there are some subjects I prefer reading about in German vs. English. It depends on my original context for those subjects.
"A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Oxford ... has challenged previously held views that brain preservation in the archaeological record is extremely rare. The team compiled a new archive of preserved human brains, which highlighted that nervous tissues actually persist in much greater abundances than traditionally thought, assisted by conditions that prevent decay."