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THIS THURSDAY! Don't miss @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social where we host @catbohannon.bsky.social live on YouTube about her groundbreaking book EVE: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution! The link and more about the show below--at 7PM EST 🧪🗃️📚 www.youtube.com/live/TcobjLk...

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Better late than never: here's a thread of 28 science books in honor of #BlackHistoryMonth! Always first and foremost for us is THE DISORDERED COSMOS by @chanda.bsky.social: catalystbooks.org/book/9781541...

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Please sign this declaration to defend research from censorship!

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We need to nurture the next generation of scientists! We need to build community and overcome this together @berondam.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/6wfW...

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One of the questions after my talk today was about scientists refusing to buck the administration because they fear losing their jobs. I said that a lot of self-styled apolitical scientists lost their jobs this week, so silence will not save them. Respond and keep your values and dignity.

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Make no mistake. This is an all-out attack on health in America. Not only is the EIS vital to controlling infectious disease; it was where a remarkably high fraction of our public health leaders received formative training and experience. www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/t...

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Many of you started following me a few weeks ago when I shared my experiences of getting kicked out of an NIH workshop. I’ve now shared those experiences and their potential long term effects in an OpEd published this week in the Akron Beacon Journal. You can read it here:

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Good news. My new picture book comes out in October. Spark: Jim West’s Electrifying Adventures in Creating the Microphone by Ainissa Ramirez, illus. by Setor Fiadzigbey, launching the Black Innovators series. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

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I've had the chance to interview researcher Rachel Hardeman a number of times for stories (including today) She's not on here yet but I wanted to share an op-ed she wrote. www.startribune.com/with-science...

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I have run out of patience with the apparent silence of most US science institutions (and not just US) in the face of Trump & Musk's rampage. There are of so many facets of that, but in this column for @chemistryworld.com I talk about the assaults on inclusion. www.chemistryworld.com/opinion/scie...

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The Howard Hughes Medical Institute, the nation’s largest private funder of biomedical research, this week abruptly ended a $60 million program aimed at improving the retention of a diverse student body in undergraduate science and engineering programs.

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Reminder that many LGBTQReads rec posts also list upcoming titles, if that was something you wanted to keep in mind during this last day of the preorder sale. Like this one: lgbtqreads.com/2025/02/03/h...

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Launch day for HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY! So relieved to make it this far. 💙📚 🧪 🗃 #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH buttondown.com/surekhadavie...

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We're getting ready for our online discussion of Let This Radicalize You by Kelly Hayes and Mariame Kaba. Learn more here- www.feministbookclub.com/let-this-rad... #booksky #FeministBookClub

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In light of this deeply illegal activity at NSF and the ongoing attack on American science, I'm posting the slides from my 2017 talk at the American Physical Society about the Nazi take over of German physics/why German is no longer science's lingua franca 🧪 🧵 1/26 drive.google.com/file/d/1_MCm...

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What is structural racism, and how do we measure it? @tyson-brown.bsky.social, @pahoman.bsky.social, and I have a forthcoming Annual Review article on @socarxiv.bsky.social. Check it before studying structural racism is banned (and follow Tyson and Trish, new to Bluesky). osf.io/6zbgh/

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Yes, this administration is dangerous and cruel, but they are also shockingly dim and incompetent. Opportunities are everywhere. Make everything as hard as possible. Resist every demand. Refuse entry without a warrant. Don’t take the buyout. Their problem solving skills are 📉

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COVER REVEAL! It’s been 3 years in the making, but at long last, I can share THE INTERMEDIARIES! A history of hormones, of #LGBTQ+ and #transrights and the fight of science against Nazi propaganda in the shadow of the Third Reich! Please share! 🧪🗃️ www.amazon.com/Intermediari...

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This phone bank (3p ET) is still on with good reason! Research is stalled, the NIH comms blackout and hiring freeze are ongoing, and we need to protect research in the future. Also, Trump's press secretary is sending mixed-messages about the memo rescinding the pause. www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

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I chose chemists (& 1 palaeontologist) for the 1st several elements of #printersolstice2425 but the next 2 will be about nuclear physics! 🧪🐡👩🏼‍🔬 #histsci Working on a #linocut portrait for the prompt lead. Maria Goeppert Mayer (1906-1972) #physicist and Nobel laureate who explained why certain nuclei 🧵

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Attacks against our right to teach, research, and advocate for higher education as a public good, are increasingly rapidly. Join our movement to organize for a better future for all higher ed workers: www.organizeeverycampus.org

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After years of pondering it I’m finally offering a course on Science, fiction, and environmental futures! Novels on the top R, excerpts and chapters below, inspiration to the L. Can’t wait to see what the class thinks! #scifi #futures #climatechange #adaptation

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Ecology/animal sciences folks should listen to @weouthere.bsky.social. I'm listening to the one with Hassan Bayyan and the inequality of volunteer/low paying jobs in science fields really shines in this episode. Short 🧵 creators.spotify.com/pod/show/weo...

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Second request: If you are a professional scientist or science communicator who is at least 18 years old and uses social media (including Bluesky) for professional purposes, please consider taking this survey. 🧪🌎 #SciComm Please help us to share it. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

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A new year 🎉, a new round of #PopSci 📚 releases. Up first is a book from January 1. From @emilycarney.bsky.social we see Star Bound: A Beginner's Guide to the American Space Program, from Goddard's Rockets to Goldilocks Planets and Everything in Between 🧪 amzn.to/429uq9W

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Thanks to @bookshop-org.bsky.social for matching donations to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation to help rebuild bookstores & booksellers affected by wildfires: bincfoundation.org/how-can-i-su...

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Since my kids have grown, I read a LOT. This year was no different. I read fiction, non-fiction and in particular, science themed non-fiction in form of physical books, ebooks & audiobooks. Allow me to share my "read" list for 🧪📚 in 2024: 83 science themed books, 36 written by women. 🧵

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Post your favorite photo that you took in 2024

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Scientists! We are trying to get 1000 of us into the volunteer database by Jan 1. You'll be volunteering to speak with classrooms over video chat about your work, and answer their questions! You can volunteer for up to 5 sessions per semester. Sign up here! www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

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“On the Swamp” by @waterpotential.bsky.social was published by @uncpress.bsky.social this year and is an excellent read.

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There’s no sugarcoating it: The 2024 election was terrible news for science, the environment, and the role of expertise and evidence in public policymaking. By learning from past experiences, we can try to minimize the damage. @whysharksmatter.bsky.social therevelator.org/scientists-m...

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Happy New Year from invertebrates that look like fireworks. Credits Jellyfish: OET/Nautilus Live Anemone: Cathy Lewis Feather duster worm: Pauline Walsh Jacobsen Octopus: Schmidt Ocean Institute

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Hey there 🧪🗃️ people—and #book authors of #nonfiction, too: I boost science, medical history, and nonfiction books. Because we NEED sci hist and med hist. I run a whole show on YouTube with podcast called @peculiarbookclub.bsky.social —check that out, and in the meanwhile send me your good stuff.

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5 Women in Philosophy of Science You Should Know www.thecollector.com/women-philos... 🧪

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"Yes, we’ve all gotten much better at “saying no,” but as the volume of requests increases, as the whole system becomes more and more precarious and dependent upon volunteerism (and a shrinking pool of volunteers, at that!), the cognitive load increases." 👇

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Chenjerai is an officer of the American Association of University Professors, and honestly all members and all academics should take this as a threat to us collectively

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Absolutely upside down stuff: a Peabody award winning professor who teaches media non-fiction storytelling about checks notes police, inequality, and power is “persona non grata” on the campus where he is employed for that expertise? for documenting the thing he is known for covering?

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Thanks to the surprising and wildly delightful response to this post, we're going to start offering recipes via Patreon. Good recipes that just work. No fuss. Opportunities to ask questions from @buttonlass.bsky.social, who knows how good food happens. Please share. www.patreon.com/posts/117563...

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Folks, this is not to scold anyone (not my style) but instead to encourage usage of alt-text in your images. Below thread are some guidelines for SciComm images. I'm more likely to re-post your image if it has alt-text, or at least a link to further context (like a paper). Hope this helps!

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Each summer, I spend the best week on Catalina Island for the Storymakers Fellowship. The purpose is to catalyze bold new projects. Our 3 years of amazing alumni stagger me. Some of them are here - go.bsky.app/3qTgNJm Application is open!! Deadline is Jan 15. dornsife.usc.edu/wrigley/enga...

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I have 214.6K followers, and I figure at least some of them are looking to gift books this holiday season, so: HEY AUTHORS OF BLUESKY: In the comments to this post, tell us (briefly!) about your most recent book, and put in a link to where people can learn more and/or buy the book in question. Go!

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