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My beloved home town of Woods Hole, winter population approx 1K people, is have a StandupforScience Rally! Check for venues near you: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-... Not all local rallies are listed there, check locally for others

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I enjoyed this review of THE LAST AMERICAN ROAD TRIP from a reader who had never encountered my previous books. This book means a lot to me -- my past books laid out the crimes; my new one one shows what we have left to fight for and preserve. You can preorder here: www.thelastamericanroadtrip.com

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www.technologyreview.com/2025/02/20/1...?

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2 PhD students recently met at a conference & Trump's slashing of research & science bound them With only 3 other scientists they started a movement that's growing around the country On March 7 in Washington DC, and state capitals, "Stand Up for Science" will take place All details below & bravo!

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Principal researchers inside and outside academia: do you know groups self-organizing to protect academic science in the US? How can we connect and mobilize? Could you share your thoughts? 🧬🔬🔭🧪🧠🤖

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Job available for Full Professor Tier 1 Canada Research Chair (CRC) - Indigenous Health and Well-Being at the Faculty of Health Science, Simon Fraser University (RT 🙏🏼 please): www.sfu.ca/vpacademic/a...

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Back story to the new arrangement of the Tragically Hip’s “Courage” in the Terry Fox “Finish It” video. www.theglobeandmail.com/gift/46242ee...

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From "The Craftsman": sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-crafts...

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It is Black History Month and each day this month I am sharing stories from Canada's Black history. Today it is the story of William Peyton Hubbard. A popular Toronto politician, who was one of the first Black Canadians elected to public office. 🧵1/10

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If you want to learn how to use computational modeling in psychiatry or if you want to learn more about different computational modeling approaches this is the best place to go: SAVE THE DATE for the #CPCZurich2025 #CompPsychiatry www.translationalneuromodeling.org/cpcourse/

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Happy Publication Day to me! 🎉😱🥹🧿 Between Two Rivers: Ancient Mesopotamia and the Birth of History is officially out! It’s a history of the region through objects found in an ancient museum in Princess Ennigaldi-Nanna’s palace, and I hope you all like it 💛 lnk.to/BetweenTwoRi...

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I had a delightful time chatting with @scott.hanselman.com across all manner of fun and far-ranging questions on the psychology of software teams! hanselminutes.com/984/psycholo...

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We scientists need to up our game in communicating what we do as it helps to be able to describe your work lucidly to reviewers and the public. But professional science communicators need to come to the forefront too. What is happening in the USA is undermining all the good that you do.

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The press has a big role to play in shining light of what is going on...

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"In other countries, this would be called 'an authoritarian coup.' In America, mealy-mouthed officials call our transition into a mafia state 'deeply troubling' and do little to curb the damage." -- HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT (2020)

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These 15 major companies caved to the far right and stopped DEI programs Google, Aldi, Target, Amazon, Meta, McDs, Walmart, Molson Coors, Foord, John Deere, Lowes, Harley Davidson, Brown Forman, Tractor Supply, Toyota www.advocate.com/news/compani...

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I’m George Takei and I approve of this message.

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This is a new blog post from our lab by Katen Kelly. Katen is starting to work with Indigenous communities to identify ways to improve culturally appropriate care for persons with Alzheimer’s and related dementias. @sfuneuro.bsky.social @sfuscience.bsky.social www.armcintosh.com/blog/2025/2/...

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We've arrived at the point where most predictions in THEY KNEW have come true and folks can respond to "But no one could have known!" by waving THEY KNEW in their face

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I escaped poverty because I am a scientist. And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation. A 🧵:

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I'm sharing an image a day to celebrate the vibrant and unique culture and history of Canada. Today, it is poet, activist and future Oscar nominee, Chief Dan George, delivering his iconic speech "A Lament for Confederation" in Vancouver on July 1, 1967. #ProudlyCanadian 📸CBC

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Excited to share TMU’s feature on research and insights from my incredible colleagues and me for International Day of Women and Girls in Science! Honoured to be part of this celebration of women in psychology and beyond. www.torontomu.ca/arts/news-ev...

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30 seconds of Ed Lueders playing the piano in the @utah.edu hospital lobby.

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Looking forward to giving this lecture in Belfast today! 😊 #DarwinDay

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Can juicing cure cancer? Was the Apple Cider Vinegar show real? I’m sure you can guess the answer… #cancer #applecidervinegar youtube.com/shorts/73pYf...

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I know it's open access, but some books, like this one from @laurennross.bsky.social, sink in much better when you can touch the pages. #ScienceNerd 🤓

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New article! On craftsmanship and independence in the face of technocratic dictatorship: sarahkendzior.substack.com/p/the-crafts...

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Feb. 16, 1984: Canadian speedskater Gaétan Boucher won the 1500 Metres gold at the Sarajevo Olympics in 1984, his second gold of the Games.

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avant garde pizzas are the best pizzas. all dough/cook style is south shore (Massachusetts) bar style pizza. I'll detail each in the following tweets or whatever we call them

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It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

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📣 Brock #PsychSciSky are hiring a Tenure-Track Teaching-Intensive Asst Prof to teach our 2nd year stats course and a few other stats/methods courses. Pluses: beautiful Niagara, CANADA, strong faculty union, ample TA support, collaborative colleagues. brocku.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/brocku_caree...

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Happy National #FlagDay! From medical breakthroughs to space exploration, Canadian science drives innovation and shapes the future. So much to be proud of—let’s celebrate the ingenuity and impact of our researchers! #ScienceInCanada

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Nothing in the news about this in Canada. We are too wrapped up in telling each other the US is bad. But this is damage inflicted on American scientists by the US administration. They are eating their future. We need to understand that its not all about us. 70% of Americans didn’t vote for him. /1

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Do yourself a favor and read this. It’s even more relevant today than it was nearly a decade ago.

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The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

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Looking forward to speaking at Yale tomorrow – if anyone local wants to join see talk info below!

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If these results hold true in a larger sample, it would be second coup by the Grenoble team in neuromodulation. Intracranial Photobiomodulation www.researchgate.net/publication/...

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