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Writer on addiction science, psychology, medicine and public health. Public transport aficionado. Conservation, minimalism. Prone to bursting into song.
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I'll remember this email my entire life.

There’s something happening in this country.

Alone but not Lonely! New study finds "people with negative beliefs about being alone experience a steep increase in loneliness after spending time alone in daily life, whereas those with positive beliefs feel less lonely after spending time alone." Open Access: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Every part of this thread is fascinating!

In 3 days, the number of measles cases in a highly unvaccinated area of Texas has doubled. There are now 48 cases, all of whom are unvaccinated, and 13 of whom have been hospitalized so far, for a hospitalization rate of 27%. This is huge figure in epidemiology. This outbreak will keep spreading.

after the overturning of roe, black infant mortality has spiked nearly 11% in states with abortion bans: www.reuters.com/world/us/inf...

A woman in Wyoming has been hospitalized with #H5N1 #birdflu, WY's health dept announced Friday. Likely exposure was to backyard poultry. Wyoming said #CDC confirmed the infection, though CDC did not add it to its H5 page today. Not clear if this is B3.13 or D1.1. health.wyo.gov/wyomings-fir...

Gentle reminder that the flu is in town. A good time for work-from-home. 🧪🦠

The proportion of people being diagnosed with lung cancer who have never smoked is increasing, with air pollution an “important factor”, the @World Health Organization’s cancer agency has said. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

NEW: How Climate Change Could Upend the American Dream www.propublica.org/article/clim... @abrahm.bsky.social

Destroying the planet and all of humanity in a climate crisis so that Google can play pretend.

Claw back the pause with penalties and interest and build this

Drawing on the Deep Time and ancient beauty reverberating at the Painted Hills. “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts. There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature.” ― Rachel Carson, Silent Spring

It's weird to me that so many people are saying "congestion pricing works" when the analysis contains this caveat "The analysis did not include changes to travel speeds on the George Washington Bridge or Cross-Bronx Expressway...."

The parents of a 22-year-old Wisconsin man who died after an asthma attack have filed a lawsuit against Walgreens and UnitedHealth Group’s pharmacy benefit manager after they said the price for his medication suddenly rose from $66 to $539.

Rep. Rich McCormick (R-GA) says kids should get jobs instead of receiving free school lunches. The school lunch program serves grades preK-12, meaning it includes children as young as 4. www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Philadelphia, with a population of 1.5 million, running 20+ minute headways on a major game day (or any day) just shows how unserious transit is in this country.

Must-read story on how a private equity group cornered the fire truck market, doubling prices, causing massive delays and leaving departments across the county — including Los Angeles — without the resources needed to combat fires.

Plants communicate, nurture their seedlings, and get stressed. "Old trees can tell which seedlings are of their own seed. We don’t completely understand how they do it, but we know there are very sophisticated actions going on." 🧪

Good news for 🧪 and #SciComm folks!

It is possible! Research shows that planetary boundaries can be respected for up to 10 billion people. 🧪 In response, Switzerland will vote on February 9 on the Environmental Responsibility Initiative. It proposes to subordinate the economy to ecology. 🤞

We need these on a large scale in the U.S.

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At @nature.org we're launching a new monthly webinar series highlighting cutting-edge research and innovation at the intersection of climate, biodiversity, and human well-being. The first webinar is TODAY - click below to register & participate or watch the video later!

Morning rush hour in Paris; protected bike lanes, traffic lights for bikes, bike racks, and wide sidewalks for pedestrians. #paris #bikes #cargobikes #15minutecity #urbanism

These were built in 2008 in The Hague, Netherlands. Not everything new has to be a sprawling cul-de-sac filled with McMansions! (Scala Architecten)

Just making sure that everyone is aware of this crab that NOAA scientists found