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Robin Lloyd

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science journalist. SciAm contributor. CASW president. evidence-y. writers & journos - use my pitch list: docs.google.com/document/d/1auCFsMESQ0U3DdyxP4lx1NSC1gGfzYghqnOJr3CYX9E/edit?usp=drivesdk

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Joshua J. Friedman's avatar Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com
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Hooray for the New York Public Library! It's going to be open 7 days a week, thanks to the budget passed by the City Council today—and all the organizers who pushed to make this happen

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John Schwartz's avatar John Schwartz @jswatz.bsky.social
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The biggest disaster of the last 24 hours is actually the Supreme Court ruling that overturns 40 years of deference to the expertise of regulators in cases about pollution, drug safety, food safety, climate change — you name it, the Court just gelded it. Even if Biden is reelected, we're weakened.

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David_j_roth's avatar David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social
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I don't want some egghead bureaucrat telling me whether there's poison in the water I drink. Ideally I'd want that decided by a 29yo judge who went to a "biblical law school" and does not believe dinosaurs existed, and then to have that decision reaffirmed six years later by the Supreme Court.

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Christie Aschwanden's avatar Christie Aschwanden @cragcrest.bsky.social
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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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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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I'm also curious about the timing of their nightly flashing sessions. Usually around same time (light conditions, I guess). Glad your piece got into that too.

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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Enjoyed this essay, thanks. @stevemirsky.bsky.social & I have fireflies in our front easement and front garden strip in Bronx. I'll leave more leaves around now for the larvae and snails. We have tons of snails too. Hey, that's another curiosity - whence snails, even in small, urban yards?

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Matt Shipman (he/him)'s avatar Matt Shipman (he/him) @shiplives.bsky.social
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The second explainer is up, and it's all about *FIREFLIES*! Did you know that they're ruthless predators? Or that they need leaf mulch to prosper? Please check it out and pass it on.🧪
news.ncsu.edu/2024/06/why-...

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ricky cilantro's avatar ricky cilantro @rickycilantro.bsky.social
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do whatever you want with your AC bc at the end of the day this comes back to the same tired bullshit that’s been pushed on individuals since the 70s: it’s *your* fault the climate is warming with your AC and your gaming rig and your TVs not Exxon lying to everyone for nearly five decades

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Micah's avatar Micah @rincewind.run
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Voyager 1 is on the shortlist of the coolest shit we've ever done, just incredible that we sent this thing to space in 1977 and we're still expecting to keep talking to it and getting data until 2036 hats off to the incredible debugging team, as a software engineer I'm in awe

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SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists's avatar SEJ — Society of Environmental Journalists @sejorg.bsky.social
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( ( ⏰ ) ) Enter the #SEJAwards NOW to save $$! Entry fees double at Midnight ET tonight, and you’ll have until the July 1 late deadline to enter. Help us recognize this year’s best environmental reporting! Start here: www.sej.org/initiatives/...

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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jump to section "is there a way to turn off Google Search AI Overviews" for a few workarounds that make it easier to choose trustworthy sources and avoid garbage info (e.g. don't use Chrome or get a Chrome extension): www.cnet.com/tech/service...

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CASW is proud to announce the launch of a new Fund for the Future of Science Journalism. A generous donation from the Heineman-Russell Family Foundation will support the development & launch of programs that support quality science journalism. We could not be more grateful.

casw.org/news/a-new-c...

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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we knew this already but tons of data support conclusion that even severe serial rape, it's not *really* a crime in our criminal justice system, in almost all instances. Cruel, life-destroying joke.

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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Migration story yesterday on Telemundo included interviews with actual people who are migrating, something I've never seen on local news, not just scare-tactic images of people exiting buses or outside temp housing. Contrast speaks volumes.

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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Protests are happening at other campuses too but their presidents didn't testify that day.

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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Science journalism lost a multi-talented luminary and one of my favorites last week with the death of Paul Raeburn. He dedicated many years to our field, serving various roles at CASW (@sciencewriting), NASW (@sciencewriters) & KSJF at MIT. Rest in peace, Paul.

casw.org/news/remembe...

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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AP has posted an obituary for stellar and highly accomplished science journalist Paul Raeburn, who died last week (third item): conta.cc/3Qb3Oyc

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Kate Travis's avatar Kate Travis @katetravis.bsky.social
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Join me for this conversation on what research tells us about science misinformation and how we as science journalists can do our jobs effectively in the misinformation era. Details and registration in the link!

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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decent journalism teaching tip right there in placeholder text: how to write a dek, teaser, standfirst. Or intro summary blurb in email...

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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Interesting story about postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, for which reports have proliferated following COVID pandemic: "They’re young and athletic. They’re also ill with a condition called POTS."

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2024/...

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Rosalind Reid's avatar Rosalind Reid @caswros.bsky.social
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All good things *do* come to an end, and so it will be with my time at CASW. I'll be spending 2024 wrapping up my work and remembering the great volunteers, fellows and award winners, projects and conferences, just greatness in general that I've gotten to experience in this role. Thank you!

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Bianca Nogrady's avatar Bianca Nogrady @biancanogrady.bsky.social
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Australia's only dedicated science magazine Cosmos is close to shutting down because of lack of funding.
It would be a huge loss to science journalism both in Australia and internationally if that happens.
#sciencejournalism #journalism #science

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Steve Mirsky's avatar Steve Mirsky @stevemirsky.bsky.social
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I was at the Dover trial’s opening arguments and initial testimony, covering it for SciAm. As I’m fond of saying, if it was a prizefight, the ref would have stopped it in the first round. The intelligent design folks were getting creamed. Heres more: www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

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Laura Helmuth's avatar Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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It's the year 2024 and West Virginia just passed a law that will allow the teaching of religious alternatives to science (meaning creationism) in public schools. 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/new-... by Amanda Townley of the National Center for Science Education in Scientific American

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Laura Helmuth's avatar Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social
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The first cargo ships could carry 58 containers, and now they're up to 12,000, making them a danger to ports & bridges & other structures. Engineers are using lessons from the asteroid-deflecting DART mission to design new safety measures 🧪 by @robinlloyd.bsky.social

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Robin Lloyd's avatar Robin Lloyd @robinlloyd.bsky.social
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many container ships now are comparable in length to Empire State Building, closing in on scale of bridges, as with Baltimore's Key Bridge, & make it unfeasible for barriers & "fenders" to prevent catastrophic impacts. Large ships can even plow through them
www.scientificamerican.com/article/ever...

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