everything you desire blooms on the other side of the walls you built around your potential

Just booted one of the most odious tasks off my to-do list, and now the rest will follow in short order. Small celebration for the first one though.

Asia markets set to open higher amid hopes of a U.S.-Iran deal; China trade data in focus

Some gut bacteria recycle discarded sex hormones, like oestrogens, back into the body. The level of these bacteria seems to be higher in industrialised societies, which could have big implications for our health

"We do not need to understand these criminals in order to try to contain and ultimately remove them. They will not last for ever, and we need to think about what happens when they’re gone – to talk about the kind of reconstruction the US will face for the first time since the civil war, the reconstruction a ravaged and corrupted country has to go through to return to functionality. But not to return to the way things were." - Rebecca Solnit