As you sleep and you're nice warm bed tonight remember these guys.
"In this age of artificial intelligence, we cannot forget that poetry and love are necessary to save our humanity. No algorithm will ever be able to capture, for example, the nostalgia that all of us feel, whatever our age, and wherever we live, when we recall how we first used a fork to seal the edges of the pies that we helped our mothers or grandmothers to make at home. It was a moment of culinary apprenticeship, somewhere between child-play and adulthood, when we first felt responsible for working and helping one another. Along with the fork, I could also mention thousands of other little things that are a precious part of everyone’s life: a smile we elicited by telling a joke, a picture we sketched in the light of a window, the first game of soccer we played with a rag ball, the worms we collected in a shoebox, a flower we pressed in the pages of a book, our concern for a fledgling bird fallen from its nest, a wish we made in plucking a daisy. All these little things, ordinary in themselves yet extraordinary for us, can never be captured by algorithms. The fork, the joke, the window, the ball, the shoebox, the book, the bird, the flower: all of these live on as precious memories “kept” deep in our heart.
This profound core, present in every man and woman, is not that of the soul, but of the entire person in his or her unique psychosomatic identity. Everything finds its unity in the heart, which can be the dwelling-place of love in all its spiritual, psychic and even physical dimensions. In a word, if love reigns in our heart, we become, in a complete and luminous way, the persons we are meant to be, for every human being is created above all else for love. In the deepest fibre of our being, we were made to love and to be loved."
-Pope Francis Dilexit Nos (2024, 20-21)
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Grand Prismatic Spring, United States: The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, after Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand and Boiling Lake in Dominica. It is located in the Midway Geyser Basin... The bright, vivid colors in the spring are the result of microbial mats of thermophilic bacteria around the edges of the mineral-rich water. Wikipedia
350 Million years in a single picture - Author: SolsticeSable
Underground caves lined with millions of shells, and no one knows who built them.
The Shell Grotto in Margate, Kent, England, stands as one of history’s most baffling mysteries.
Discovered in 1835, this hidden passageway is adorned with over 4.6 million meticulously arranged shells, forming elaborate mosaics that cover every inch of its walls and ceilings.
The designs are precise and intricate, depicting symbols, patterns and figures whose meanings remain shrouded in mystery.
What makes the grotto so compelling is that no one knows who created it, when, or why.
Some speculate it dates back to ancient times, possibly as far as the Roman or Phoenician period, while others believe it was constructed in the medieval era or even the 18th or 19th century by an eccentric individual.
Was it a secret temple, a meeting place for a hidden society, or a mysterious art project?
Theories are abundant, but definitive answers are nonexistent.
The Shell Grotto is more than just a stunning piece of craftsmanship. It’s a riddle that continues to confound experts and captivate visitors from around the world.
X-ray imaging, PET scans, CT scans, and MRIs are various imaging techniques that are used to capture images of the inside of the body. 🩻
X-ray
— detects bone fractures, certain tumors and other abnormal masses, pneumonia, some types of injuries, calcifications, foreign objects, or dental problems.
MRA
— Magnetic Resonance Angiography uses a powerful magnetic field, radio frequency waves, and a computer to evaluate blood vessels and help identify abnormalities.
MRI
— Magnetic Resonance Imaging uses a magnetic field and radio waves to take pictures inside the body.
It is especially helpful to collect pictures of soft tissue such as organs and muscles that don't show up on x-ray examinations
PET scan
— Positron Emission Tomography may be used to evaluate organs and/or tissues for the presence of disease or other conditions.
PET may also be used to evaluate the function of organs, such as the heart or brain.
The most common use of PET is in the detection of cancer and the evaluation of cancer treatment.
CT scan
— Computed Tomography is used to identify disease or injury within various regions of the body.
For example, CT has become a useful screening tool for detecting possible tumors or lesions within the abdomen.
A CT scan of the heart may be ordered when various types of heart disease or abnormalities are suspected.
🎞️: World of Medics