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Elyse DeFranco@edefranco.bsky.social |
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Science writer for DRI and freelance journalist
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Elyse DeFranco
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Ah yes, you are right. Very easy to miss "PMD" though -- not sure why the writer used a technical, jargon term, instead of the common name. But yes, oil of lemon eucalyptus is magical.
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Elyse DeFranco
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Was this article fact-checked? Oil of lemon eucalyptus has been shown very effective against mosquitoes in studies, and doesn't melt your skin. Just from my own experience (including in mosquito-infected Alaska) it often works better than DEET.
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Elyse DeFranco
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AND say things like "heartworms are not great hosts for humans" (which came up in my own search last week)!
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Elyse DeFranco
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Use metaphors that evoke strong imagery or can help tricky explanations click, but use them to supplement more detailed explanations -- not to replace them.
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Elyse DeFranco
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I'm learning to play violin and completely enchanted by the fact that I can make music by rubbing tree sap on horse hair. We live in a magical world 🎻✨
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Rachel Courtland
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We finally have some energy impact numbers to put on generative AI models. Turns out making just one image takes as much energy as fully charging your smartphone.
www.technologyreview.com/2023/12/01/1...
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Elyse DeFranco
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"Some people say we live in a post-truth world where objective facts or objective reality aren’t considered as real. And if the world finally accepts climate change is real, maybe we’ll get back on track again, where we’re no longer living in a post-truth world. And that would be big progress."
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Elyse DeFranco
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We discussed the difference between the rapid progress of the Montreal Protocol in 1987 and the slow response to climate change. David made a point that I can't stop thinking about:
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Elyse DeFranco
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It's the first day of #COP28, following the hottest summer on record. I sat down with David Mitchell of @driscience.bsky.social to chat about climate intervention research and how perceptions of it have changed as the stark reality of climate change has become more apparent.
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The Open Notebook
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An incredible line-up of award-winning stories and HUGE congrats to TON board member, Ashley Smart for the gold award for in-depth reporting. His story on genetics and racial myth-making is a stunner. sjawards.aaas.org/news/2023-aa...
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Elyse DeFranco
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This spectacular story by ProPublica brought to you by the use of DRI's (@driscience.bsky.social) OpenET. This program lets scientists (*and data journalists!*) quantify evapotranspiration (the amount of water that crops and other plants use) through satellite imagery. Check it out: openetdata.org
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Desert Research Institute
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Did you know that Nevada has no less than 14 species of #NativeOrchids? #DRI scientists Connie Taylor, Amy Langston, and Tiffany Pereira are starting the first-ever effort dedicated to studying and conserving Nevada’s #Orchids. Read more at bit.ly/nvorchidproj.... #DiscoverDRI
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