While defending the luddite argument in Discord, I stumbled into this IMO succinct explanation for opposing generative AI: At every step in the process, it impoverishes us.

This news is hot off the press! We are so excited to present the 2025 #MassMediaFellows! These 17 scientists will spend their summer writing, reporting, and working on their #SciComm skills in news outlets across the country! Learn more about the #MMF50th class here: www.aaas.org/news/aaas-ma...

If you are a scientist (including graduate students) or professional science communicator who is at least 18 years old and are using Bluesky for any kind of professional purposes, please consider taking our survey. Link: umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please help share. 🧪🌎 #SciComm

Jeffries: In our nation's history, 25% of our nation's debt was accumulated during the four years of the former president, 25%. How dare you lecture America about fiscal responsibility ever.

Please reshare this post and help Sarah collect as many wild and wacky chemistry traditions as they can!

Buckle up folks. Best time to get the newest Covid shot was probably two weeks ago but the next best time is now.

It’s true that medieval people were very ignorant compared to us today. For instance, they would panic over mysterious apparitions in the sky, or believe that a strongman leader was blessed by God.

No women will lead a House committee for the first time in two decades after House Republicans revealed their list of committee leaders for the 119th Congress. No people of color were selected, either.

You really don't need to be religious to get this feeling of civic involvement. Whenever someone tells me they're lonely, I tell them to volunteer. Help the homeless. Build queer community. Work with seniors. Do something to help people around you. Throw a party! Make friends. No church required.

I edited this. Pete, the absolute madman out here with a sensor to measure air pollution and write a post about it, has been doing such cool stuff for us @ggwash.bsky.social this year.

Our Washington Spirit are on BlueSky now! ⚫🟡⚽ (about time, right?)

Please enjoy this shot of Elvis getting a polio shot backstage at the Ed Sullivan show as part of a pro-vaccination campaign in 1956, posted here today for no reason whatsoever

this is me continuing to "tell everyone" about the @51st.news

An excellent and informative thread 🧵

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Are you ready to try something new and work in #SciComm? Apply by Jan 1, 2025 to be a part of #MMF50th and join an alumni cohort of over 850 as you spend the summer using your STEM background as a journalist writing the news! aaas.org/mmf

Arlington Va: Free bike lights and reflective gear available this week. www.arlnow.com/2024/10/28/f...

Over the years, I've heard lots of folks say that they don't really know what to write for alt-text accessibility. So ... as promised - here are some handy #Accessibility guides! I've written these from the perspective of #SciComm material, but they can be generalised to any field. 🔭🧪🎢 1/3

A rare binary vortex interaction & merger may occur after Hurricane #Helene makes landfall as it is absorbed into a low pressure system over the mid-lower MS river valley. Video shows mid-level vorticity (rotation intensity) in a high-res model run. If only this could have happened over open ocean.

This list is really helpful for finding a lot of the science writers I followed back in the day on Twitter! Thanks for putting this together!

Happy 5/4 everyone. m.youtube.com/watch?v=vmDD...

So, you want to publish a book. Start here.

love when management gives an embargoed interview saying people will be fired before telling people they'll be fired www.axios.com/2024/02/23/w...

There are many people who can't afford to take days off work even when they are ill. The CDC should be recommending that employers give workers paid sick leave, not making it easier for bosses to exploit workers by saying it's fine to work when you are sick.

The Midwest is experiencing a ‘lost winter.’ Historically low ice cover on Great Lakes, much below average snow -- all thanks to persistent warmth most of the season. Gift link: wapo.st/3uJ7jo5

Yes, this brings the CDC guidelines for COVID into line with guidelines for RSV and influenza. It's not just that is COVID more severe. The guidelines for RSV and influenza are not right either. We need universal paid sick leave, not permission to return to work while still contagious.

I'm interviewed by @theopennotebook.bsky.social about how science explainers can inform and empower local audiences! 🧪 Here's *that* "Cop City" piece I did for @thexylom.com that I mentioned in the interview, published almost exactly a year ago to this day: www.thexylom.com/post/fact-ch...

I'm an editor, so a lot of what I do is help people find the right words. One problem even the best writers struggle with is ableist language. We're so pickled in ableism that it can be hard to spot. Here are some examples & solutions, and please share your own 🧵 a thread

It’s a great day to have lunch outside.

Okay, the Norwegians are gonna bring it to Eurovision this year. I'm watching their finals now, and all the acts I've seen so far could be contenders: tv.nrk.no/serie/melodi...

Have questions? There's an informational meeting Feb. 7, 2024 at 1 p.m. ET, which includes a fellowship overview, Q&A and the opportunity to hear from SHERF alumni.

PSA; Mayticks has Murderbot pins back in stock: www.etsy.com/listing/1427... Worldbuilders still has Sanctuary Moon t-shirts and books: worldbuildersmarket.com/search?q=mar... These are the only two licensed sellers for Murderbot merchandise.

Wanted: Your junk for archiving purposes. Everyone has a box or two of old electronics, and the trick is intercepting the stuff before it gets thrown out. Have you got any computer-related stuff from the 60s-80s you're looking to part with? Let us know! (and please RT!) :)

Today, Dec. 7, the Washington Post Guild – made up of people who put out the news – has begun its 24 hour strike, to spark progress in contract negotiation and fight against a cut of 240 jobs. Please do not read or share WaPo content today, to support the Guild.

The US Nat'l Nature Assessment is accepting author nominations! Nature & Social Sci., Health & Economics. An amazing opportunity to lean in and contribute to a landmark assessment that will make a difference for nature and people. Consider nominating yourself & spread the word!🦑🧪🌍 t.co/hvfRT0jnhB

Wouldn't it be great if TV debates had technical challenges like Bakeoff? "Here's a map of city X, a set of zoning regulations, and a tax chart. Optimize this for revenue and growth, but do not decrease the tree canopy. You have 45 minutes"

a note to Washington Post readers: On Dec. 7, we ask you to respect our walkout by not crossing the picket line: For 24 hours, please do not engage with any Post content. That includes our print + online news stories, podcasts, videos, games and recipes.

🪶 I’m very glad this buddy seems to be hanging around my neighborhood.

Merry Friendsgivingmas everyone!

Today’s squirrel! #sqrlpix

Venture capital killed a 151-year-old magazine that I and so many other people were proud to work for, until, of course, we were all laid off a few weeks ago.

It is said those who forget history are doomed to repeat it. But what of those who suppress the past, distort it, sanitize it? They are not so blameless. A true warrior knows that hiding from the past is cowardice, but deliberately hiding the past is a grave dishonor.

If you've learned from @theopennotebook.bsky.social or taught from it or found inspiration there, please donate to support the work of improving science journalism. A bunch of us will match your donation. Thanks!

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Very normal college admissions process we’ve got here in the United States of America