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Robert Lawrence@roblawrencium.bsky.social |
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Science Editor/Writer in academia | DataViz | ASD Dad | Hudson Valley NY transplant from UT/AZ | www.robertlawrencephd.com
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Robert Lawrence
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That's interesting. I do wonder what would make it different from flu/colds in this regard. Maybe it needs more time to get there., or maybe its in part an artifact of more testing for Covid (e.g., most of the time when you are sick, you have no idea what virus you actually have).
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Robert Lawrence
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A little salamander emerging from its larval state that I found today. Incredible how tiny a vertebrate can be.
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Robert Lawrence
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So many ways you could go with this, given how flags have been in the news lately.
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Katharine Hayhoe
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Yesterday, I shared this same Canada Day thread on Bluesky, Threads, and X. Here's what I found. 🧵
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Robert Lawrence
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I might have to toss my TSC hat too. I don't really shop there, but when my autistic boy was going through a big tractor obsession phase, we went there often to look at the toy tractors. An inclusive culture is important to us. Would be great if TSC didn't bow to cancel culture instead.
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Robert Lawrence
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Yeah, definitely going to look into this. We all need a backup plan..
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Robert Lawrence
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For reals? Check, I'll take that!
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Robert Lawrence
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And they probably really love(d) their jobs. Letting go is hard, I get that. But in the words of Kenny Rogers...
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Robert Lawrence
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It is frustrating. It may sound superficial, but I think abortion is such an all or nothing issue, that many people of faith will vote for literally anyone who opposes it, no further discussion required.
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Robert Lawrence
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A tale as old as time, it should be so obvious, right?
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Robert Lawrence
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"They didn't want to call him king in case that gave him ideas or his successor ideas. So they wanted to give him the humblest, meagrest, most pathetic title they could think of. And that title was president."
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Robert Lawrence
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I love this TED Radio Hour talk by Mark Forsyth, who writes about etymology, on the topic of how 'president' came to be the title of the top leadership position in the U.S. In light of today's Supreme Court ruling, this is a stark contrast. www.npr.org/transcripts/...
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Robert Lawrence
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Ha, not to be judgy, but her prom dress is not the kind most practicing Mormons would wear. But who knows really until we hear their side. Maybe he's just a kid who fell for his hot babysitter and vice versa.
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Robert Lawrence
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..meanwhile, the Trump admin racked up a 8.4T deficit, and how many landmark legislative actions can we recall from that admin? Any org is the composite of its people and their skills, not just its head. 3/3
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Robert Lawrence
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.which is why the Biden admin has been able to get so much done (e.g., Rescue Plan, Infrastructure Bill, gun safety bill, CHIPS Act, IRA, college debt relief, job growth, lower inflation than other G7s, Ukraine, Israel) on a 4.3T deficit...2/3
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Robert Lawrence
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Regardless of his capacities, a vote for Biden is also a vote for Harris, Blinken, Yellen, Garland, Buttigieg, and a long list of other extremely well qualified personnel. A vote for Trump will be another revolving door of his ilk (Miller, Bannon, Giuliani, Pillow Guy, etc.)..1/3
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Microplastics Sommelier
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einstein sent this to curie in 1911 when she was being harassed by tabloids. it contains everything you’d want in such a letter: (1) your haters are trash (2) you’re a baller, a true queen (3) i have determined the statistical law of motion of the diatomic molecule in planck’s radiation field 🧪⚛️
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Robert Lawrence
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Very relevant material for one's anatomy after eating at Taco Bell.
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Robert Lawrence
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Wow, hot take. Way to be trail blazers in journalism.
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Robert Lawrence
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In the world of science/medical/technical editing, there is the network linked here below. I've done a little freelance work through this, but my experience is very limited with it. I'm sure other similar things exist too. eloquenti.com
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Robert Lawrence
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The real vacation was not visiting family and friends in Utah for a week. It was coming home to the house as I left it and sleeping off the jetlag until 10 am the following Saturday morning with no plans or major responsibilities for the rest of the day.
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Robert Lawrence
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Everyone in Phoenix knows all about this.
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Robert Lawrence
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Ah, me too! But I switched to biochem out of fear of not being able to make a living doing cool stuff like this. I have some regrets about that, but the fascination never goes away!
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Robert Lawrence
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Loved everything about this story by @benjij.bsky.social for @vox.com. Give it a read! www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
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Robert Lawrence
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Exactly! Even for me as someone who was a postdoc working in a coronavirus lab for 5 yrs before 2020, I only had general knowledge outside my specific focus area. And that was quickly superceded by flood of new studies that I don't have time to keep up with.
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Robert Lawrence
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Love this store brand cereal name. Definitely want to see more descriptive geometry incorporated into my breakfast.
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Robert Lawrence
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Crazy, even Rexburg is not immune.
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Robert Lawrence
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Actually reflects really well on the governor that the state or city has info on water fountains organized in a publicly available mapping tool at such a granular level!
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Robert Lawrence
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Yup, I started doing the same thing after someone busted a water pipe to steal my roommate's bike, which was nothing fancy.
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Robert Lawrence
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When I lived near ASU in Tempe, bikes got stolen all the time. It amazed me how common it was, and what lengths people would go to, to steal even a crappy bike. I heard rumors of stolen bike rings with ties in Mexico. Here's a fascinating story about one of these. www.wired.com/story/silico...
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Robert Lawrence
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Oh wow, looks like the damage control is going to need some damage control.
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Robert Lawrence
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Oh no, don't tell me they're all the same!
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Robert Lawrence
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Right, sorry my sarcasm was probably lost in translation here. Not a lot of options for banana varieties or where they come from.
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Robert Lawrence
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Holy crap. I need to start sourcing conflict-free bananas I guess.
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Robert Lawrence
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There's a lot to like about this statement.
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Robert Lawrence
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Some people interpret the "right" part too literally. But yeah, it's frustrating.
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Vox had a story about this phenomenon a little while ago. Here's the YouTube explainer version. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHXB...
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Robert Lawrence
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Gotta love that 'woke Deseret News' narrative.. 🙄
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Robert Lawrence
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That's a tall order. Nevermind is of course a contender: 1. Smells Like Teen Spirit 2. In Bloom 3. Come As You Are
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Robert Lawrence
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...that said, I'm glad this was reported. It raises some interesting questions, and I for one, hope it leads to some changes in how the church invests funds.
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Robert Lawrence
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...not really relevant to the overall story, but tithing is usually used for church operations, fast offerings are for helping people directly (and not required for temple status like tithing is); that part they didn't quite get right...
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Robert Lawrence
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A few minor points as a practicing LDS person: These days church leaders rarely if ever say anything about nuclear weapons, although some in the past some like Kimball were more vocal, as noted in the story...
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Robert Lawrence
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Ooh very possible explanation!
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Robert Lawrence
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How dare you question the statistical rigor of a survey conducted by Intelligent.com, whatever that is.
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Robert Lawrence
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Haven't seen one in the wild yet. But I did see one of these inexpensive little Subaru trucks (kei cars) on the road the other day and was pretty excited about it.
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Robert Lawrence
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Such a harsh penalty considering how prevalent professional sports leagues have enable the sports betting industry to become.
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Robert Lawrence
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This piece is on par with MTG's questioning today and what I would expect from their competitor, the New York Post. I really wish the opinion section @nytimes.com was as top-tier and relevant as their recipes and puzzles sections are.
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Robert Lawrence
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Ew.
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Robert Lawrence
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For some context, several U.S. governors have been convicted of crimes and served time in prison. None were convicted of as many felonies as Trump is so far. Here's a graph for that I made a while back. medium.com/cognitive-fe...
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