- A brief discussion referenced the Mars Climate Orbiter failure, highlighting how at least two navigators had noticed the unit-conversion discrepancy between calculated and measured position but were ignored because their concerns “did not follow the rules about filling out [the] form to document their concerns.”  
- The SMBC comic “Funding” (https://www.smbc-comics.com/comic/funding) was shared as commentary on systemic dysfunction in research funding and bureaucratic gatekeeping.