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kmca43.bsky.social
Writes and edits research news at the University of Michigan's College of Engineering.
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It's really something else when even LinkedIn feels like doomscrolling.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Applications for the best fellowship program in all of journalism are now open! If you're an HBCU alum, check it out and consider applying! Everyone else, please signal boost. 🙏

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

🧪 A study of 45,500 researchers found 41% of postdocs leave academia. Key predictors of landing faculty roles include publishing a highly cited "hit paper," changing research topics, and moving abroad post-PhD. #AcademicSky

submitted 62 days ago • 2 comments

I never liked dark energy anyway. A timescape, now we're talking. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

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People will share misinformation that sparks “moral outrage” arstechnica.com/science/2024...

submitted 111 days ago • 0 comments

A good comment on how racist and sexist bias is affecting 🧪 starter packs 🔭 ⚛️ I have definitely noticed this and had a moment where what I really appreciated is the way Black studies folks have embraced me. It’s why I still do science. Scientist sure as hell aren’t.

submitted 118 days ago • 8 comments

A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic. www.jstor.org/stable/24923...

submitted 120 days ago • 273 comments

Tesla has the highest rate of fatal accidents among all car brands, report shows * Fatal accidents per billion miles driven by all vehicles was 2.8 -- Teslas had a rate of 5.6 * Unclear why the disconnect with high vehicle safety ratings, but issue could be autopilot sherwood.news/business/tes...

submitted 123 days ago • 4 comments

Looking for info on Australia's "Mirage News", I came across @jtimmer.bsky.social's 2009 article, which turns out to be very prescient. As it becomes harder and harder to get real coverage, researchers have learned to find each other on press release aggregators. arstechnica.com/science/2009...

submitted 125 days ago • 1 comment

"Magic is just science we don't understand yet"—and in this case, we actually *do* understand the 'magic' that allows this solution to automatically change colors to blend in. That and more of the best in Science and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

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Not happening at the University of Michigan's Mcity, but good to know others are pushing the boundaries 😂

submitted 130 days ago • 0 comments

Really important service journalism here from @agreenberg.bsky.social and @lhn.bsky.social on how to protect yourself and your sources before Trump's new regime takes control.... www.wired.com/story/the-wi...

submitted 132 days ago • 13 comments

I think about this a ton. I have a condition about which I've repeatedly been told, "Well, it's not your weight." Even if I were in a larger body, it would still not be my weight, but the doctor might not look any deeper.

submitted 132 days ago • 1 comment

"Trust me on the sunscreen," he said... www.futurity.org/sunscreen-sk...

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