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I must stress also the folly of treating this as ANY form of "marketplace of ideas" debate. Because RFK Jr. already lost that debate. Andrew Wakefield, his buddy, already lost that debate. Decades ago, at this point. And instead of admitting defeat, they turned over the game board.

submitted 16 days ago • 6 comments

The idea that education is intended for girls and disadvantages boys is beyond ridiculous. Look at the history of education and how girls and women were prevented from accessing it. Girls are still penalized today for showing too many inches of skin because it’s a “distraction” to the boys

submitted 19 days ago • 99 comments

This NIAID facility in Maryland is one of the few places on earth with the capacity to research and fight the world’s most dangerous diseases. We cannot let RFK Jr. and the Trump Administration freeze NIAID’s lifesaving efforts.

submitted 21 days ago • 26 comments

Say it after me: Chat GPT is not a search engine. It does not scan the web for information, it just generates statistically likely sentences. You cannot use it a search engine, or as a substitute for searching. Now. Please never use an LLM for information searches ever again.

submitted 22 days ago • 47 comments

“And I’m like, what do you mean, you ‘do your own research’? You running a double-blind study in your living room, dawg?” - A guy walking ahead of me with his friends on a NYC sidewalk in 2021, also my favorite overheard dialogue of the entire pandemic

submitted 23 days ago • 778 comments

This is really important. Do NOT use the AI summaries at the top of google searches. Ignore them. This is especially important if you don't have any prior knowledge about the topic, but also a good general rule. Search sources, scrutinize them carefully and double-check with other sources.

submitted 28 days ago • 75 comments

This is an obvious point, but cannot overstated. There is an enormous difference between deporting someone - where they get off a plane as a free citizen in their home country AND FUNNELING THEM INTO A BRUTAL PRISON FROM WHICH THEY HAVE NO CHANCE OF EVER EMERGING!!!

submitted 34 days ago • 1744 comments

I knew my kids would start teaming up against me but I thought the youngest one would at least be older than 6 months when it started.

submitted 86 days ago • 0 comments

Apps are due FRIDAY for the Science IRL grant We're funding projects that tackle humanity's big science-centric problems, while reaching people who are NOT engaging with science. Bring me your creative, unique projects that put science where there currently is none. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

submitted 101 days ago • 3 comments

Right now we’re witnessing the difference between authority and power. Elon Musk does not have the legal authority to do any of the things he is doing. He is not authorized to shut down USAID. He is not authorized to take over OPM. He has no legal authority to access all our data and payments.

submitted 109 days ago • 9 comments

Okay, I want to say it again for anyone who needs to hear it right now: Yes, calling is better for getting in touch with your reps. But right now? DO IT HOWEVER YOU FEEL COMFORTABLE. I'm really concerned that the emphasis on calling right now is stopping people from getting in touch.

submitted 109 days ago • 64 comments

LFG

submitted 109 days ago • 1 comment

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submitted 113 days ago • 10 comments

This law school class is dedicated to making me feel old because most of my classmates have not heard of Enron (which is fair based on their age).

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

A clarification because I'm seeing this widely misunderstood. This only applies to federal contractors. It does NOT apply to other employers. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act (the main federal work anti-discrimination law) remains in effect (and can only be rescinded by Congress)

submitted 116 days ago • 5 comments

To instrumentalize what my sister is saying below: every time someone says DEI say “you mean civil rights?” Every time someone says they are against woke reply “oh so you’re a segregationist!” Words have meaning! Don’t allow that nonsense to stand.

submitted 119 days ago • 65 comments

Excited to send my old lab-mates some bug valentines and YOU CAN TOO. (Or like... maybe send them to people you know instead of people I know).

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

Pre-ordered!

submitted 118 days ago • 0 comments

If you recently bought a portable generator, remember that it can create deadly levels of carbon monoxide in minutes. Do NOT run your generator indoors - ever. Run it outside at least 20 feet away from your home and make sure your carbon monoxide alarms are working. www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...

submitted 122 days ago • 15 comments

The pure frustration of the baby waking up 15 minutes before my alarm and losing those last precious minutes of sleep

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

I regret to inform you that my contracts drafting textbook is extremely boring and I still need to read 2 more chapters tonight.

submitted 135 days ago • 0 comments

Also I am supposed to be tidying while my preschooler watches Brave in the living room but instead I am just creeping in the kitchen procrastinating on my phone.

submitted 138 days ago • 0 comments

Preschooler is still obsessed with Mor’Du, the evil bear from Brave.