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Not over. As someone alive before Chevron precedent, before legal abortion, before many things being flipped back in time existed, I can say you can fight this war&win it. Again. &this time, people have sunk costs&reaped benefits where before it was theoretical. They will feel&resent the loss.
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For @sciam.bsky.social, I wrote about what we can learn from people who are obese (via flawed BMI standards) yet healthy. www.scientificamerican.com/article/peop... One thing is clear: stigmatizing larger bodied people is unhealthy.
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I just read this in the print mag -- great column. I didn't realize they were all bots!
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Deadline for the Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting is June 30 and self-nominations are welcome. This award honors reporting published in the past five years. Hit me up with questions. More details here: casw.org/awards-fello...
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How AI could make the fake science problem even worse: www.lastwordonnothing.com/2023/11/10/a...
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LLMs "are not trying to convey information at all. They are bullshitting." link.springer.com/article/10.1... also see undark.org/2023/04/06/c... from @cbo.bsky.social and @carlbergstrom.com
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The Endocrine Society's new vitamin D guideline is out, and it "no longer endorses the target 25(OH)D level of 30 ng/mL (75 nmol/L) suggested in the previous guideline." academic.oup.com/jcem/advance... More on why you're probably not vit d deficient here: www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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I recently learned that there used to be an American Tentative Society dedicated to highlighting they fact that science is an ever-changing, tentative enterprise. Maybe we need to bring it back?
www.lastwordonnothing.com/2024/06/10/t...
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The most delightful thing that's happened since we put the UNCERTAIN podcast out into the world is that I've received notes from scholars, poets, scientists and others who are as enamored with uncertainty as I am. I especially love this essay Stephen Nowlin sent me. www.pbssocal.org/shows/artbou...
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What a treat it was talking to my buddy Walt Hickey about my new podcast, UNCERTAIN @sciam.bsky.social. We talk about the pod, but also some things we learned in our days at that data-centered political news outlet. www.numlock.com/p/numlock-su...
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The cool thing about this is that freelance writers have no real leverage when it comes to negotiating contracts to avoid having their work for legitimate publishers like Vox and The Atlantic scraped for AI databases.
We're reliant on the publishers taking a moral stand instead of a payout.
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Why do auroras look MORE dramatic in photos and rainbows look LESS vivid?
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and cyclists
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Happy to share details or answer questions to anyone interested in this role. This is a great opportunity for someone with great ideas on how to support science journalism.
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Need a dose of hope? Read this profile of Deb Haaland. "a former Secretary of the Interior once proclaimed it his goal to, quote, ‘civilize or exterminate’ us...I’m a living testament to the failure of that horrific ideology.” www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...
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If there's always an element of uncertainty in science, how do we know anything? Here are some fascinating conversations about why uncertainty is exciting, in the final episode of @cragcrest.bsky.social podcast series UNCERTAIN 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Final episode of UNCERTAIN dropped today! It asks, if uncertainty underlies all science, how can we really know anything? Also offers some practical advice for how to sit, happily with uncertainty. Transcripts & audio links at scientificamerican.com/uncertain
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Episode 4 of UNCERTAIN released today! It's about the strategies and habits of mind that scientists use to be less wrong. Featuring @chanda.bsky.social, @briannosek.bsky.social and a fun bit of music by @claskowski.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Cameron's book of delightful essays is now out in the world and I'm so excited to hold it in my hands. Such a treat!
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Oops! New research shows that Colorado's 14ers (peaks over 14,000 ft) are on average, 5.25 feet lower than currently published values. If we used the metric system, no one would care. link.springer.com/content/pdf/...
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Episode 2 of UNCERTAIN starts with The Dress that Blew Up the Internet and ends by exploring what happened when more than a dozen research teams used the same samples to test the same research questions. (spoiler: unexpected uncertainty ahead!) www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Eclipse Clouds xkcd.com/2915
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it's launch day for UNCERTAIN, a new five-part limited series from @sciam.bsky.social that explores the surprisingly deep and thrilling ways that uncertainty shapes science. Find the series: scientificamerican.com/uncertain
We’ll release a new episode every Wednesday through May 1.
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I am looking forward to the podcast Uncertain by @cragcrest.bsky.social, a five-part series from Scientific American that "explores the surprisingly thrilling and deep ways that uncertainty shapes science." 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...
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Oh this hits so hard. theoatmeal.com/comics/takin...
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Shocker! Guy who uses his pedigree ("son of a Stanford professor, born at Stanford Hospital, grows up to be a Stanford professor") to peddle dodgy supplements and preach oversimplified, hyped-up science for self-optimization is also a terrible friend and serial cheater. nymag.com/intelligence...
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Just spent several minutes on hold with Colorado Department of Transportation and their hold music was... a bluegrassy version of It Came Upon A Midnight Clear. Huh?
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It's not all bad news today. A jury ruled that statements with “maliciousness, spite, ill will, vengeance or deliberate intent to harm” are not protected speech. This is defamation, worth $1million+ in damages to @michaelemann.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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An amazing human I ran track with in college has developed an early onset case of ALS and he's currently raising money through GoFundMe to fix his busted hospital bed and our broken fucking health care system breaks my heart every single day.
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My best piece of advice is “You can’t change a feeling with a fact”
10 years ago, I would’ve tried to fight a person saying so. Facts matter! Past me & current me still agree on that, if nothing else, so I wanted to write about how I got from there to here.
PS - we have a buttondown now!
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This really sucks, I'm sorry Emily. Also, I don't think you're alone. I know several other highly experienced and qualified women over 55 who have also found their job opportunities disappear. It's terrifying to think about, esp for those of us who don't anticipate retiring at 65.
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Hey friends! @rboyle31.bsky.social wrote a beautiful book that’s out this week and you really should read it.
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As a caregiver, I wanted my parents with dementia to live *well*--with joy, meaning, and fun. It seemed futile, until I met the robot-makers, the dementia activists, and their wildly creative and human visions for the good life. Story now up at Wired:
www.wired.com/story/parent...
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I love the idea of 2024 being a year of doing LESS, but with deliberateness. Once again, @theopennotebook.bsky.social is leading the way!
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Only hope here is that the nefarious and ongoing effort to undermine institutional authority and expertise will maybe undermine this rando's credibility too.
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The quote about petting cats is the best.
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wait, what?? NOOOOO
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My favorite anecdote from reporting this @sciam.bsky.social feature about the rise and fall of Vitamin D: almost all the vit D in supplements (and added to food, including milk) comes from irradiated sheep grease! www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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If you've ever: read a TON story, shared a TON story, shared something you learned from TON, taken a class or workshop, made a connection through our Science Writers Database, studied our Pitch Database ... perhaps you'll consider us? #GivingTuesday www.theopennotebook.com/donate/
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I'd try using glasses. protects you from the cold air (and dry eye, which I _have_ experienced in the cold). There are some nice lenses you can get that are good for low light
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This #GivingTuesday, we hope you’ll consider supporting excellence in science journalism. All gifts will be doubled, up to $5,000.
For more information, and to donate: bit.ly/GiveCASW
Wondering how we’ll use your gift? Did you know:
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Interesting!
have never experienced this. are you wearing sunglasses?
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I love this piece, "Not Everything Has to Be Meaningful" by my friend Brad Stulberg. "When you are in the thick of pain or struggle, meaning can feel elusive, and trying to force it usually backfires." www.nytimes.com/2023/11/25/o...
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For those who have asked, I am still doing journalism! For @sciam.bsky.social and some other pubs, just doing a little less than before and I am enjoying it so much more!
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I wrote about burnout and how I found meaning again in a work pivot. www.5280.com/what-running...
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What’s better than giving to something you care about? Having what you give count twice! Before the end of the year, we’re hoping you consider supporting The Open Notebook. Your donation will be matched by a group of generous donors. www.theopennotebook.com/donate/
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How do science journalists decide whether a psychology study is worth covering? Nice coverage of our study on this by Naseem S. Miller journalistsresource.org/home/science...
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