Roberta McLain
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Science Teacher, Science Communicator, Freelance Science Writer, Lacrosse Coach
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Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright
sciencenews.org/article/gene...
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Two tiny genetic shifts helped early humans walk upright
Scientists have linked bipedalism to changes in how the human pelvis developed millions of years ago.
https://sciencenews.org/article/genetic-shifts-helped-humans-walk-two-legs
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Can your brain run out of memory space? Spoiler alert: no. Find out why and more by reading my latest article
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Really enjoyed chatting with Paul Reber and
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Thanks to Elizabeth Kensinger at Boston College for taking the time to answer some email questions
6 months ago
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Cngrts. Y cn rd ths vn wtht th vwls. How? Your brain doesn't actually read words letter by letter. Learn more about how it does this in my latest piece for Live Science
www.livescience.com/health/neuro...
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From dairy farms to DNA labs to nuclear tech—and even the International Space Station, my latest article traces how this humble 19th-century invention became a scientific powerhouse.
www.asimov.press/p/centrifuge
#HistoryOfScience
#Centrifuge
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Making the Centrifuge
The modern centrifuge was first designed for milkfat separation in the dairy industry. Today, it is ubiquitous in research laboratories. To whom do we owe its astonishing versatility?
https://www.asimov.press/p/centrifuge
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What's the fastest dinosaur? Read my latest piece that explores how scientists use fossil trackways, biomechanical modeling, and robotics to estimate dinosaur speeds. Learn more at:
www.livescience.com/animals/dino...
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What was the fastest dinosaur?
Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/what-was-the-fastest-dinosaur
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What’s the fastest dinosaur? They left behind clues, but how could we know? My latest article examines methods for estimating dinosaur speeds and why some are more reliable than others. Thanks to Bill Sellers, Eugenia Gold & Susie Maidment for their insights.
www.livescience.com/animals/dino...
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What was the fastest dinosaur?
Dinosaurs left behind clues about their maximum speeds, but do we know which dinosaur was the fastest?
https://www.livescience.com/animals/dinosaurs/what-was-the-fastest-dinosaur
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America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/o...
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Opinion | America’s Brightest Minds Will Walk Away
Young researchers are choosing between staying in science and staying in the United States.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/03/opinion/young-american-scientists.html?smid=bs-share
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Do you know you can't tickle yourself? Read my latest piece about the weird neuroscience behind this and why our brains love unpredictability. Learn more
www.livescience.com/health/why-c...
Thanks for your time:
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Why can't you tickle yourself?
Why do we laugh when tickled but are unable to tickle ourselves? Neuroscience has the answer.
https://www.livescience.com/health/why-cant-you-tickle-yourself
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Trisha Muro
about 1 year ago
Beautiful essay by my favorite science writing instructor at JHU!
add a skeleton here at some point
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New to Bluesky. What better place to start posting than to support someone who has been instrumental in making me the writer I am today.
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is a fantastic mentor. Read her book.
add a skeleton here at some point
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you reached the end!!
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