La Haine. We’re married now.

When I said, in November 2024, that Trump was going to sell Ukraine down the river, I meant every word of that historically evil-laden phrase.

Has bigger and prettier hills, though. And castles, due to being so near Wales. Depends on your definition of provincial!

Wiltshire. I'm originally from Kansas, so I can say, hand on heart, that Wiltshire is the Kansas of England, except with worse (no) universities.

For balance, I have also known people whose dementia was unrelentingly horrible to them and everyone around them. But it affects everyone differently; you never know in advance which version you’re going to get, and that is what makes advanced directives so fraught.

That’s a tough one. I knew someone whose dementia was kind to her. My last memory of her is of her stealing the cherry off an ice cream sundae with the wickedest, most delighted grin. She clearly enjoyed that moment; I wouldn’t want to deny it to her (or me!). But no doubt she was a burden to some.

Hell of an opening line in this article.

Powerful article. Another difficult scenario would be a person who, while compos mentis, expressed a wish for death rather than life with dementia, but then appeared basically content once they actually had it. Which version of the self should one defer to in that case?

In summary: - the graph that is circulating looks fishy - it is not clear what the source data for this graph is - the person who posted it first (?) is evasive. Could we (and especially politicians, journalists and scientists who should know better) please stop sharing unverified images?

Ah that’s too bad, according to the sign it’s a popular fitness club!

A climb up the Berner Münster is worth it if it’s clear. Plenty of coffee shops and confiserie nearby as a reward afterwards.

We loved working with him!

ICYMI, the biggest science story this week isn’t the Nobels—it’s OpenAI’s new release that includes multiple Fields Medal-worthy results. The intelligence explosion is sweeping thru math like a wildfire. And it’s probably coming for most everything else, too. What will next week/month/year bring?