Where did all the starships go?(datawrapper.de)

201 points by speckx 8 months ago | 295 comments

How many microbes does it take to make you sick?(quantamagazine.org)

115 points by meany 3 years ago | 90 comments

Making of the New York and Erie Railroad Organizational Diagram(c82.net)

23 points by tobr 1 year ago | 3 comments

Taking my diabetes treatment into my own hands(martin.janiczek.cz)

378 points by mjaniczek 2 years ago | 269 comments

Personal blog post by Martin Janiczek about building an insulin dosing simulator to optimize his own diabetes treatment.

The vagus nerve orchestrates the mind-body connection(quantamagazine.org)

348 points by jandrewrogers 2 years ago | 151 comments

Quanta Magazine article on how the vagus nerve connects the brain and organs to regulate bodily functions and aspects of mood, pleasure and fear.

I was recently diagnosed with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis(burntsushi.net)

721 points by Tomte 4 months ago | 236 comments

Andrew Gallant (BurntSushi) blogs about his anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis diagnosis, symptoms, and prognosis, aimed at people relying on his projects.