In a previous life, I copyedited and proofread textbooks for EMTs and paramedics. This year, I had the opportunity to revisit those EMS roots while developing this special report on cutting-edge resuscitation science! I'm grateful to the experts who were so generous with their time and insights.

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Ever wonder about the #science behind public speaking anxiety? I wrote about it for the HuffPost! Big thanks to @noahmichelson.bsky.social.

Mentally I am here. #Ireland

Apropos of nothing, you can always reach ProPublica with anonymous tips, files, and information that you think could hold powerful people and institutions accountable via this link: www.propublica.org/tips/

I am grieving the barbarism that is going to unfurl from all this. People are going to die. Livelihoods gone. All to feed a corrupt kleptocracy. I see every day up close how different it is from the first time around. There are no guardrails. A disaster. I’m sorry we have to live through this.

MA in Science Writing: check! 🎓

My master's thesis was accepted by the Johns Hopkins #ScienceWriting program. After 3 years of grad school + a full-time job, having free time feels bizarre. See you soon, Baltimore! 🎓

I'm so excited to hear this! Second City, best city. #SciWri25

An incredibly valuable and absolutely sickening timeline. Thank you, STAT.

There are trans Americans right now looking out at this world and wondering if anyone is going to stand up for them and for their simple right to exist. Well, I am. We are. We will.

By this time next month, my master's thesis will be submitted.

Over 3500 signatories and growing, including 91 organizations. Have you checked this out? #DefendResearch #Science #Journalism

"But what Trump is doing is not reform, it is subversion. And it could not come at a worse time." www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... @dhruvkhullar.bsky.social @newyorker.com

The court ordered that NIH grant funding be unfrozen, so The Regime found a way around it. For NIH grants to be funded, a review panel must rank them. In order for a review panel to meet, they must post it on the Federal Register. Submissions to the Federal Register are now on hold “indefinitely”.

Scicomm and scholarly publishing friends: I've signed this declaration to #DefendResearch from #Censorship and I hope you'll consider it, too. scholarlykitchen.sspnet.org/2025/02/19/d...

"The accurate, timely and transparent communication of scientific, health and environmental information is essential to creating a just, healthy, safe, and prosperous society." 👏👏

The RFK hearing is telltale of our new era: white men will prevail irrespective of merit or qualification. Unless we stop it. CALL YOUR SENATORS!

I did it. I submitted my first draft master's thesis. 😵‍💫 #ScienceWriting #GradSchool #LeTired

yyyyyeah maybe we shouldn’t just “relax”

Chicago appreciation post.

Is the communications pause that's been imposed on the US government's health agencies affecting you? @statnews.com would love to hear about it. Please let us know. www.statnews.com/2025/01/25/t...

"Text and language is alive so it’s always changing. To me, there is no end point and that is a joy."—Tina Chang via lithub.com/12-contempor... #Writing #Revising

I deleted my Twitter account today. I want Facebook gone, too. What are folks using as alternatives to #Facebook groups?

For no reason, here's Angus being extremely photogenic at doggy daycare. #Dogs #Boop

Master doc of mutual aid groups helping people and animals on the ground in LA. Please share docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Firearms are closely linked with domestic violence. With a gun in the home, it’s 5 TIMES more likely that a woman will be killed by a domestic abuser. This bill closes a harmful loophole in Illinois law and will save lives. #KarinaGonzalez #DomesticViolence #GunSafety news.wttw.com/2025/01/07/i...

"What do we have to show for the time that has passed? Not enough." Excellent article from @statnews.com, especially as we eye the incoming administration. #COVID19 #PublicHealth #TrustInScience www.statnews.com/2025/01/06/c...

I'm so grateful for my local library!

"The first step in managing polarities is recognizing them and talking about them, instead of ignoring or pretending that they don’t exist." #ScholarlyPublishing #Mindset #Burnout This! It's not Fight Club.

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

One thing about me is that I *will* bring a themed snack board to the function. #Thanksgiving

Stifled medical research *will* have major consequences for our health. #ScholarlyPublishing #SciComm www.scientificamerican.com/article/heal...

I started listening to #Legends&Lattes today but my Mazda thinks Travis Barker is narrating. 😭 @travisbaldree.bsky.social

My favorite part of #SciWri24? Cheese, drinks, and free rein at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. (And I'm in awe of the company.) @sciencewriters.org