January 2026
Friday, 23 January 2026
US officially exits World Health Organization
Mary Kekatos, ABC News: “To fill the gaps that will be left by exiting the WHO, the official said there are ‘plans’ in place to work with organizations on surveillance, diagnostics and outbreak response.”
Thursday, 22 January 2026
Let’s save the human species!
Noah Smith: “But this is also a coping statement rather than a solution. For one thing, we have no idea if it’s true or not.”
Monday, 19 January 2026
Patient handover from surgery to intensive care: using Formula 1 pit-stop and aviation models to improve safety and quality
Catchpole, et al: “It also appeared that the new handover changed the impact of teamwork on the process, reducing the need for good team performance to mitigate against large numbers of errors, but emphasizing the value of teamwork in achieving the lowest rates of errors.”
The Suicide Pact: What Happens the Moment We Touch Greenland
Brent Molinar: “Corporate America will face an extinction event.”
Monday, 12 January 2026
Monkeys are on the loose in St. Louis and AI is complicating efforts to capture them
Wednesday, 7 January 2026
Short-Circuiting ‘Pig Butchering’ Scam Texts
JAG: “Sometimes people who send messages like this aren’t doing it by choice, and are being forced or trafficked into it. If that’s what’s happening, you don’t have to tell me details but please know you can get help confidentially and for free.”