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#SciComm. Dog Mom. Neurospicy. Cat owned. Digital Science Content and Strategy Consultant. Former Audience Executive Editor at C&EN. Enviro Chemist in Another Life. #DisabledInSTEM Opinions=Mine
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Dear #chemsky Fam. My heart is heavy as I share that we said goodbye to our precious UV as she crossed the Rainbow Bridge in the pre-dawn darkness. Full Spectrum: In the morning when the sun dawns It shines its rays of light A rainbow vis-age With Ultraviolet Beyond sight

Thinking of all my SoCal friends. Stay safe. And if you can, stay inside with a good quality air purifier. #airquality #staysafe #wildfires

What a great way to improve #accessibility for wheelchair users in the lab! #disabledinstem #chemsky #stemsky

The @compoundchem.com #scicomm infographics are available for FREE despite the enormous amount of time and talent spent them. Plz support @compoundchem.com with the almost $900 per year in web hosting fees if you can!

"If a monkey hoarded more bananas than it could eat, while most of the other monkeys starved, scientists would study that monkey to see what is wrong with it. When humans exhibit this same behavior, we put them on the cover of Forbes magazine."

Another tip I recently learned: include context, not just a literal description of the image. And don't forget to alt text, friends! #accessibility #inclusion #disabledinstem

🚨 JOURNALISM JOB ALERT🚨 @propublica.org is hiring a reporter to cover climate change as an investigative beat, examining how decisions by individuals, corporations and governments are shaping life-and-death outcomes for people across the U.S. and the world. Details, including salary range, 👇

"Ableism isn’t just about disability. It’s connected to other forms of structural oppression and has always been," James Salanga says. "If newsrooms want to cover that seriously, they must begin analyzing ableism seriously — across journalism’s culture, history, and frames."

Two seconds ago me had no idea she needed to know this. 😹

If you’re afraid that books might change someone’s thinking, you’re not afraid of books, you’re afraid of thinking.

Today I was prescribed dark chocolate. The only prescription better than that? About 9 years ago, my doctor prescribed… a dog. #dogsofbluesky #rescuedog #anemia #hearthealth #disabledinstem

As a #disabledinstem nerd with limited physical activity, I'm grateful for any fun mental stimulation that balances out the stress of real-world responsibilities. (The latter being the emotional limiting reagent?) I'm excited to take a stab at these! 💜 @chemistryworld.bsky.social #chemsky #scicomm

That time the polyphenol curcumin loved me so much it stuck with me for a month in its turmeric form. Happy #FluorescenceFriday from the proud mama + former mascot (UV) of #FluorescenceFriday! We kicked it off back when we roamed the brilliant halls of @cenmag.bsky.social! #scicomm #chemsky #medchem

Atoms are binary. They are either intended to be hydrogen or helium. We can't just scrap this worldview just because of a handful of exceptions

Since I suspect these might come up again... 1️⃣ It's "mass infection", not "focused protection". 2️⃣ It's "conspiracy theorist", not "critic". 3️⃣ It's "denier", not "skeptic". 4️⃣ It's "unevidenced", "misleading", or "false", not "disagreement". Bothsidesism and sanewashing are both widespread and 📈.