Athena Andreadis, PhD

The outbreak in Irkutsk, Siberia is of grave concern & we won't get a complete, honest answer about what happened. That said, if it's plague, it's not a virus but a bacterium (Yersinia pestis) treatable with antibiotics, though the pneumonic variant acts eerily fast & can infect by proximity inhalation. #science #healthcare https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/dozens-quarantined-siberia-after-plague-institute-lab-worker-dies-2026-10-05/

Sometimes we get pleasant surprises: Jackson's #LotR was one. Nolan's #Odyssey does not belong in that category. The trailers were appalling in every dimension. Nolan is hugely overrated & in his latest opus we see the standard markers of lazy contempt for the source work & culture. If you want to see a film about the #Odyssey, see The Return (2024) with Ralph Fiennes & Juliette Binoche. Stephanie Zacharek's insightful review: https://time.com/article/2026/07/15/the-odyssey-review-christopher-nolan/ #movies #Homer #cinema #film

Larry Summers has long been considered "brilliant" while he's a textbook case of failing upwards. Everything he touched he harmed & soiled: Harvard presidency, US Treasury, World Bank. The latest non-surprising developments reflect the category of people to whom #larrysummers belongs. is.gd/3kBoPh

@mfennvt@vermont.masto.host Yes, that much was clear but was excused on the basis of his "brilliance" (!)