How do you pinpoint the moment when a brain makes up its mind about a decision? @racheltompa.bsky.social wrote a lovely short article for the general public on answers found by @thomas-zhihao-luo.bsky.social and @timkimd.bsky.social when they were in my lab. @simonsfoundation.org bit.ly/43DiM70

Many people are turning to marijuana for medical purposes and it may help for some. But older adults, in particular, should be aware of the risks to their health, Stanford Medicine experts caution. stan.md/4355z6D

Discover how Stanford Medicine is breaking the cycle of chronic diseases with innovative prevention, diagnostic and treatment approaches that empower people to thrive despite their chronic illnesses. stan.md/46QRjAH

"this doesn't take away your rights, it means you have to sue to ensure your rights" isn't the most compelling argument

Oh my gosh, I love @joshgondelman.bsky.social as a stand up and author, but because I'm an editor (#wordnerd), um, this is right up my alley! Hilarious. I'm gonna need to find dirty strunk funk on a t-shirt too.

next up: can you primary the times ed board

It would be great if America’s pundits would pause this entire genre. “Burning down my house means I don’t need to take out the trash!” Your cleverness is not winning the day right now.

This is a lie. We all saw the video. The Senator clearly identified himself, and he did not "lunge" toward anyone.   If these miserable propagandists will lie to you about roughing up a U.S. Senator in a room full of reporters, what won't they lie to you about?

The craziest thing about this fight between Trump and Elon Musk is that Republicans are trying to take away health care from 16 million people to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

once again I must tap my own sign

must be incredibly frustrating and disheartening to have federal funding that was promised to you for important work suddenly and arbitrarily ripped away

Seems like however bad the current NIH-funded science climate is, it's probably going to get a whole lot worse in short order. www.importantcontext.news/p/out-of-his...

There are a lot of things that are gross in journalism but the abject careerism and moral bankruptcy of the NYT reporters who jumped on the the youth gender medicine “story” is one of the more disgusting things I’ve witnessed

Wow. Now do science.

Fuck this, absolutely fuck this, everyone who loves audiobooks loves their favourite narrators because they are great at their jobs and interpreting the author's words and they make the experience what it is www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...

It's been 503 days since we unionized. We still do not have a contract. @society4science.bsky.social @sciencenews.org.web.brid.gy @snexplores.bsky.social

I'm working on a story for @thesicktimes.bsky.social about how the latest NIH cuts to COVID-related grants are impacting scientists working on Long COVID. If you have info to share, please email, DM, or reach out on Signal (betsyladyzhets.25).

One of these things is not like the others

Heck yeah Senator Murray!! Let's see this from ALL Dems!

Mark Kelly is a retired Navy pilot, astronaut, and dedicated public servant. He is a hero. Elon Musk is a self-absorbed coward. Hope that clears things up.

BREAKING: French satellite company Eutelsat is replacing Starlink and plans to send approximately 40,000 communication terminals to Ukraine Their stock has rocketed 390% in the 3 days as Tesla, Starlink, SpaceX and X continue their F R E E F A L L

This is illegal, and it endangers the rights of all Americans. In this country, people must be free to express their views — left or right, popular or unpopular — without being detained or punished by the government.

If Musk and his Technoboyz can't stop a cyber attack at X, maybe they shouldn't have access to our Social Security? Just brainstorming.

some helpful reminders: -not all jews support israel -criticizing israel is not the same as being antisemitic -being pro-palestine does not equal being pro-hamas -arresting someone for being pro-palestine is a violation of the first amendment -violating someone’s first amendment rights is bad

A friend included this anti-acknowledgement section on her PhD thesis. She also added the proposition: “Systematic bullying and undermining of girls and women in STEM starts early on and is the reason why they do not stay in science and related fields.” Absurd we still need to go through this 🧪👩‍🔬

Many resources here- this is more like a directory of other help but it's huge bsky.app/profile/coac... 4/5

Free career services ⬇️ I've heard that other societies might be working on opening up resources to at least their members, but I haven't seen anything concrete besides what's below bsky.app/profile/amet... 3/5

I offer free resume/cover letter reviews and interview coaching for 🧪 through my office hours: www.virginiaschutte.com/scicomm-offi... Reply or DM to set up a slot, and note that these meetings are open to other folks who register, so the whole group can learn at once, and from each other 2/5

I'm covering the NASW/CASW conference drop and wondering if anyone loosely affiliated with NASW (not as a spokesperson) or those working as science writers would be willing to comment on this impact this has on the health of the science writing community etc. Please email or DM me, thanks!

Job search resources for 🧪, compiled from a few places. Feel free to reply with more things you've found helpful! @racheltompa.bsky.social is offering free coaching (see the image or www.linkedin.com/posts/rachel...) 1/🧵

THIS is the pilot you want in this environment.

But wOmEn ArE tOo EmOtioNaL www.nytimes.com/video/us/pol...

Elon Musk's only profitable company, Tesla, has created a cumulative grand total net income of $34 billion in its more than 20 years of existence. That's less than the total amount of US federal subsidies his empire has collectively received. The economics of Elon Musk are as bad as the politics.

Bezos destroying the post opinion pages is just another reminder: Conservatives think free speech is when they can say what they want and when you can say what they want.

Who wants to go to this with me??

‘You Can’t Let This Happen,’ Says Fundraising Email From Sitting U.S. Congressperson

Ya burnt!

Flavor of the year.

If you're struggling financially due to government fuckery or for any reason really and you need infant formula talk to your pediatrician we can hook you up and don't like to ask questions.

If you’re a federal govt employee targeted for leave or termination on the basis of your DEI work, please file an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) complaint & retain legal counsel. I’m a former NIH PI. Happy to refer you to a law firm that has successfully sued the govt many times! Pls repost 🙏❤️

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V. excited to learn that a piece I wrote for Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center on #endometrialcancer in Black women won a Robert G. Fenley Writing Award from @aamctoday.bsky.social -- what a lovely surprise! www.aamc.org/career-devel...

December reads! Hits for me this month -- A Sorceress Comes to Call and The City in Glass. Big misses -- Creation Lake and Good Material.

There are only a few days left in our year-end fundraising campaign. We are so close to meeting our goal of $50,000. Will you get us across the finish line — and have your donation doubled when you contribute by midnight on December 31? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/

~33% of girls and women will experience some form of interpersonal violence in their lifetimes. In sports, that rate is as high as 86%. At @stanfordmedicine.bsky.social, Yetsa Tuakli-Wosornu is tackling the problem of harassment and abuse in sports. scopeblog.stanford.edu/2024/12/13/s...

Me, a public health person, just sitting over here reflecting on the fact that the US has experienced a 7% increase in infant mortality post-Dobbs. Like, do you realize what that says about this society from an ethical perspective? That we made policy choices that caused this? #PHEthx

'Whenever you ran into a Neanderthal, it was okay to have a baby with a Neanderthal' 😂 www.washingtonpost.com/science/2024...

Tell me your stories about health insurance! My essay yesterday brought out many well wishes and similar stories. Have you ever been denied coverage or hit with unexpected bills? DM me here or email: [email protected]. (And please boost!)

Since Thursday morning, United Healthcare hasn’t left my thoughts – but not for the reason you might think. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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