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The Voice Referendum

Nix McRetro // 23rd October 2023 // Activism, News

What the actual f**k Australia? When it comes to politics I am very left leaning and the echo chambers I frequent tend to be left aligned. Oh, aaaaaand I might not have voted. The final count was 39.94% Yes and 60.06% No; the screenshot above shows an earlier tally. But... Continue reading

Floury Baker Cicada Emerging

Nix McRetro // 19th October 2023 // Nature, YouTube

This all started a bit grimly, with a flattened cicada being attacked by ants and a dead beetle who probably couldn’t get to soil. But there’s always a story to be told, and her story lies in the video above! 🙃 Above is some video of the shell left behind,... Continue reading

Nix's Brains! MRI Scan - September 2023

Nix McRetro // 30th September 2023 // News, YouTube

We’re on day 25 of the never-ending headache. The good news, however, is that I have been to a neurologist who prescribed some indometacin (US: indomethacin). Indometacin is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), in the same broad family as naproxen or ibuprofen. It also has a rather distinctive role in... Continue reading

The Headache That Keeps Marching On

Nix McRetro // 16th September 2023 // News

We’re on day 11 of having a headache on the right-hand side of my head. It does not respond to ibuprofen, naproxen, paracetamol, or diclofenac. Just my luck. The only thing that seems to be having any effect is the pregabalin my psychiatrist prescribed. I’ve been on and off pregabalin... Continue reading

Nix's Brains! CT Scan - September 2023

Nix McRetro // 11th September 2023 // News

After having a headache for nearly a week, I figured I should get it checked out at the local GP. Thanks to having a somewhat decent health system in place, I had a CT scan just one hour later. Having a background in human biomedical science, I naturally started poking... Continue reading