Fungi, communication, & IDEA Research Scientist at LBNL Co-founder of @Calicoculture (she/her)
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Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
Our employees have been begging us to try a four-day workweek.
I'm open-minded, so we ran a pilot.
Monday through Thursday.
Same salary.
Same workload.
Productivity actually increased.
People were happier.
Turnover dropped.
It was one of the most successful HR experiments we've ever conducted.
So naturally we ended it.
If they can get five days of work done in four days, imagine how much they can get done in five.
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
New cat alert! A call from a wildlife sanctuary about a "weird cat" has led to the first new cat species discovered in over 100 years in Bolivia’s Yungas forest ecoregion. Learn more about this feline surprise: on.natgeo.com/JRuaGj
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
millennial midlife crisis be like
maybe i should reinstall world of warcraft – at Burbank, CA
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
Apparently people are folding their grocery bags into tiny perfect triangles now. I thought we all agreed the proper storage method was to nominate the strongest grocery bag and stuff 63 other bags inside it, like our mothers and grandmothers before us.
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
instead of saying “every monday” “every tuesday” etc we should say daily but based on the day of the week. mondaily. tuesdaily. wednesdaily. thursdaily. fridaily. saturdaily. sundaily. it feels like this was the whole purpose of their structure as words
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
Hey, hi, hello, it’s your friendly neighborhood librarian here to share that Libby now tells you if any of your library cards have lending partnerships with other library systems, giving you access to more digital materials 😌 go forth and prosper from the wealth, friends
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
Reminder to go touch grass
A scientist in Japan demonstrated that the air inside a forest strengthens your immune system for a full month
The study is incredibly fascinating:
Qing Li, an immunologist at Nippon Medical School in Tokyo, took 12 men on a 3-day forest trip. These were slow walks with no breathing exercises and no set route.
Then he tested their blood and found a surge in natural killer cells -- the immune cells your body uses to fight cancer and virus-infected cells.
Remarkably, the effect didn't fade when they went home, it was still measurable 30 days later.
A control group that walked the same distance through a city showed no change at all.
Pine, cedar, and cypress trees release compounds called phytoncides to defend themselves from insects and bacteria. You breathe them in, and Li believes they switch your immune cells into high gear.
He estimates one forest walk a month may be enough to keep those cells elevated all year.
The best medicine might not even need a prescription -- just a walk among the trees.
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
I've never seen this technique before. It’s gorgeous!
It's called tambour (or Luneville) embroidery and uses a tiny hook instead of a needle to create super fast chain-stitch work.
It started in 18th‑century France, and later became a foundation technique for Haute Couture houses like Chanel and Dior.
Here’s Alexandrina Dordea showing us this wonderful craft.
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
Dealing with difficult people may be hazardous to your health.
Data: Each additional "hassler" in your network predicts 1.5% faster biological aging—and worse health a year later. Non-spouse family hasslers are the most problematic.
Some ties aren't worth the toll they take.
Cat Adams, PhD retweeted
Just a friendly reminder to my friends older than 42:
You don’t have to put 2 spaces after the period anymore. That was for the typewriter era. You're free
