okay AI controversy aside, just talking as a nerd for a second: this is such a cool paper

My interview with @michaelemann.bsky.social & @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social on their new book, #ScienceUnderSiege. Check it out!🧪#scicomm

What a great conversation about the many influences attempting to discredit Science for their own gain. Let's work together to ensure the benefits of Science for all. After you watch the interview...

I'm talking with Peter Hotez & Michael Mann about their new book 'Science Under Siege' at 12:15pm PT. Catch the conversation on the This Week in Science streaming channels discussing the information environment with respect to climate change & public health. Youtube.com/ThisWeekinScience 🧪

📣 What do we want? A free, independent press that covers the natural world! 📣 Why do we want it? Because good journalism costs money, and nature deserves good journalism! 📣 When do we want it? By Friday! (we @biographic.bsky.social would be v grateful if you could kick us a few dollars)

Yup.

I stand with PBS. I stand with NPR. I stand with Stephen Colbert. I stand with Jimmy Kimmel. I stand with the First Amendment. PERIOD.* *Also #ReleaseTheEPSTEIN_Files

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

“With the Hepatitis B vaccine, we can effectively prevent a lifelong infection with no known cure,” Dr. Ravi Jhaveri, professor of pediatrics at Feinberg told me. "This is one of two vaccines we have that prevents cancer.”

COVID vaccines are available in Oregon without a prescription! Go get your fall flu, RSV, & COVID boosters, people! www.wweek.com/news/health/...

Unequal enforcement of Meta’s content policies and the time people spend in “content jail” is silencing speech. The chilling effect is real. It’s time for Meta to live up to its claims of supporting free expression. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...

We are looking to hire post-docs to work on T cell responses to M. tuberculosis infection using murine and NHP models. If you know T cells and wanna work on the top global infectious killer check us out. BSL3 experience not required. The NIH intramural program in Bethesda MD is an amazing place!

This should be bookmarked for all journalists & newsrooms.

China absolutely crushing everyone on clean tech supply chains 5/

I will repost this every time.

Mystery clam! One of my Oregon fossil sites is full of these clams… I know nothing about clams… trying to at least get a family(?) level ID? @dantheclamman.blog

I wanted to know more about this and... Yeah...I don't think this is good

A celebratory smiling American Goldfinch to mark 14K likes on the #birds feed 🥳. Keep spreading the bird love

🦟 Dengue and climate change A study of 21 countries finds 18% of dengue cases are already linked to warming. By midcentury, incidence could rise 49–76%, especially in cooler regions. 🔗 doi.org/10.1073/pnas... #SciComm #ClimateHealth #Dengue 🧪

In case you need some good distraction...

There’s a ton of Covid out there right now. Vaccines are becoming harder to access. The rise of “wellness culture” encourages people to play through the pain. Please mask up. Stay home if you’re sick. Get your booster if you can. Clean the air & open windows. Break chains of transmission. Rest.

What is everyone doing about flying flags for the people we should be remembering tomorrow?

Have you taken a look at those notes you made back in 2016 about what was considered decent, good, moral way back then?

I've been leading an international team to use JWST to study the asteroid 2024 YR4, a building-sized object that will absolutely miss the Earth but we currently think has a 4% chance to hit the Moon in 2032. Today I'm in Helsinki with other interested scientists to discuss our (and their!) progress.

Some bring happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." -Oscar Wilde :)

Here's part two of this week's three-part Better Offline Guide To Arguing With AI Boosters. I walk you through why the AI bubble is nothing like the dot-com bubble, the cost of inference is actually going up, and why OpenAI is nothing like Uber. www.iheart.com/podcast/1119... Linktr.ee/betteroffline

Someone shot up my kid's school today, and our governor is paying tribute to a guy who thought that is an acceptable price to pay for having the Second Amendment. Jared Polis has failed Colorado.

Is anyone paying attention to this game of chess? 🧪 www.cnn.com/2025/09/10/c...

Hello Science Friends!🧪 TWIS is canceled this evening. Unfortunately, Blair & Justin are sick. Send them get well messages. Back to school season is hitting immune systems hard. We will see you next Wednesday @8pm PT. Thank you for enjoying TWIS!

Even if you just picked it up.

Anyway, here’s a Magnolia Warbler

A critical look at uncritical adoption...

There are 34 of my papers in that list. And I regularly have to sit in meetings where people in charge of my institution wax poetic about “AI” and all it can do for higher education.

This is censorship from an authoritarian regime that wants to project the illusion that they face no internal opposition or dissent. No other way to describe it.

Any resources out there on getting access to an account linked to this BlueSky account without just getting routed back into this one? I opened another account through the BS app I use, and now can't get back into it. Messages to BS support have been no help.

Question about DOE CWG from Justin tonight on @twiscience.bsky.social: Why do they keep bothering to pretend they're following the rules?

To do list for residents of cities on the brink of federal occupation: 1. Throw money at mutual aid funds that serve immigrants; 2. Start DEMANDING local/county/state elected resistance (all kinds) to fed aggression; 3. Join + fund ICE watch groups; 4. Neutralize police cooperation with ICE/feds

A Subaru WRX STi & race driving lessons, fully reno'd Airstream RV, and development of a community art, music, & science space.

For folks who claim to be an ally and want to do the work, there is no better time to serve as a hedge of protection for folks celebrating.

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

"It is my fervent hope that this article will inspire other high school teachers with an interest in critical thinking to propose similar courses in their own districts and that the scope and sequence and resources provided herein will help facilitate their efforts."

✏️ Happy Labor Day! 🖌️ Did you know that AI “art” is labor theft? Hi. I’m a professional traditional artist of over 15 years & I was able to make a decent living until 3 years ago. In May 2023, over 50 of my paintings had been scraped without my consent to fuel AI image generators like Midjourney.

🧪 And House appropriators say: no cuts to NIH budget! House subcommittee version just came out (link below). Holds NIH flat at $48 billion. To be clear: this is far from over. But a good sign that science still matters across both sides of aisle. YOUR VOICE MATTERS!!

Americans Astronomers watching watching US politics Betelgeuse 🤝 “It could happen at any time”

It unlocked for major exchanges *this morning* The scale of grift is accelerating

Have I shared my discovery of The Forest's butthole here yet? Are there others, or does The Forest only have one?

"...the CDC was on a good path..." Anderson Cooper interviews past CDC Director Dr. Mandy Cohen video.snapstream.net/Play/6La456h...

Them: “Cities are all rotting hellscapes!” Cities:

Is there something in the Meta TOS that would somehow make this something they think they can do?

🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷 BREAKING NEWS At last, in the UK, we now have official guidance on the use of respirators (FFP3) vs Fluid Resistant Surgical Masks (FRSM) which has been prepared SPECIFICALLY FOR THE HEALTHCARE SECTOR. 🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷🚨😷