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hi @sciam.bsky.social fans. our september issue is pretty awesome. please read * peanuts * plastic eating microbiome * puking spiders * eeyore dogs www.scientificamerican.com/issue/sa/202...

sleep well frens www.scientificamerican.com/article/huma...

4/ “The CDC had gone dark,” said Terri Burke, executive director of the Texas nonprofit, the Immunization Project. “We had anticipated a measles outbreak, but we didn’t expect the federal government to be in collapse when it hit.” kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

🚨🧵My latest: As measles took off in Texas, the Trump administration took actions that prevented CDC scientists from responding. The outbreak became the biggest in 30 yrs. It’s far larger considering the outbreaks it sparked in other states & Mexico. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

"“Kaboom” is not the sound you want a rocket ship to make, as a rule." the future of spaceflight needs to stop exploding. good read in @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

the words we use to search the internet can feed into our biases. nice story in @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

An M.I.T. study found that 95% of companies that had invested in A.I. tools were seeing zero return. It jibes with the emerging idea that generative A.I., “in its current incarnation, simply isn’t all it’s been cracked up to be,” johncassidysays.bsky.social writes.

no. absolutely no.

evidence matters publications.aap.org/aapnews/news...

the end of influencers? www.wired.com/story/artifi...

the measles outbreak in texas may be over, but the disease could come roaring back now that we are back in school nice explainer by @laurenjyoung.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/what...

We dug deep to answer this important question: How Many Federal Health Workers Have RFK Jr. and the Trump Administration Cut? @bxroberts.org @anniewaldman.bsky.social @pratheekrebala.bsky.social

Everything you need to know about hurricanes explained

One-off cases of malaria in the U.S. may become more common as warming temperatures lead to booming mosquito populations

rabbits with tentacles and horns reminds me of one of my favorite childhood books, bunnicula. someone save the lettuce good explainer in @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

you've heard of the endangerment finding. here's what it is and why repealing it could lead to lasting harm for health and the environment Op-ed by @ucs.org @carlo at @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

wanted: real people to do hard math; AI need not apply fun oped in @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/math...

Now on @sciam.bsky.social: Brutal budget cuts for NASA could halt space missions, hinder climate research, and cede U.S. sci-tech leadership to other nations. At least, that's what John Grunsfeld—and every other living former NASA science chief—says. www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/epis...

Trump's war on data will do lasting damage - former BLS commissioners @ericagroshen.bsky.social and William Beach write for @financialtimes.com on.ft.com/3UNbf0x

which experts? what scientist really thinks that having more than one vaccine platform is a bad thing?

bird flu virus can be aerosolized and this could be helping it spread www.scientificamerican.com/article/bird...

sci am binoculars are dope please participate

idk when i was 17 years old, i was slinging espresso, listening to pearl jam and apparently should have been doing more math

The Science of Parenting: your kid's bff is an algorithm. here's how to help them understand what they are doing, what they might gain...and what they might miss out on. via @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/teen...

if we want to win the next chapter of the space race, the white house needs to step up. new op-ed in @sciam.bsky.social by matthew beddingfield www.scientificamerican.com/article/stro...

happy 180th anniversary to @sciam.bsky.social good history lesson by @danvergano.bsky.social "We will continue to speak out and provide scientists with a place to make their voices heard." www.scientificamerican.com/article/u-s-...

please send grad school application immediately

8.8 is massive. hoping everyone heeds the alerts to get to higher ground www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07...

we rate dogs has been hijacked by gremlins needing hugs. i suppose i can participate

Other thing I wrote this morning (🫠). I tried to give a little more science context than I've seen in other coverage, such as the costs of climate change to the U.S. and the the harm it poses, particularly to younger generations who will feel much more of the impacts in their lifetimes. 🧪

wonderfully offensive ad from willow health - who approved this

i mean, i find cats confusing too arxiv.org/abs/2503.017...

Wild! Scientists turned the world's largest X-ray laser on superheated gold and found that it had reached 33,000 degrees Fahrenheit without melting. The discovery seems to upend longstanding predictions of thermodynamics. www.scientificamerican.com/article/phys...

federal funding is critical to the scientific advances that now run our lives. some of these advances are inconvenient truths for people wanting to enrich themselves at the expense of other people and the environment and people wanting to maintain a hierarchical status quo. science matters.

trials for male bc have been halted in the past because of side effects. would you use a bc pill? www.scientificamerican.com/article/male...

our baby brains make memories, even if our adult brains can't recall them www.scientificamerican.com/article/you-...

the moral of this news story? just keep digging. www.scientificamerican.com/article/tomb...

the Black Death bacteria never really went away...it's just not as massively history-altering epidemic-y as it used to be. good Q&A at @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/pneu...

i used to post our work to social media all the time. then twitter went weird and i stopped. i'm trying to start up again. i've set a reminder. what else should i do?

server farms go atlantis smart story from @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/chin...

Re-upping this piece by my colleague @megha.bsky.social "We live in the era of information; we can get weather alerts from Twitter, our smartphones and television. But it isn’t enough; as severe weather becomes more common, everyone in the U.S... should consider getting a ... weather radio." 🧪

please send dog pics today. need something cheery to lighten the heaviness

SCIENCE OF PARENTING: Women bear the brunt of emotional labor, but some find positives in it www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-t...

CROSS CURRENTS: my latest "Whether through rhetoric about normalizing institutionalization again or by making Social Security benefits harder to get, this is nothing other than ableism, eugenics doctrine at work in the highest level of government..." www.scientificamerican.com/article/slas...

if you don't know how to say someone's name, ask. don't sigh. make a face. fumble around. make the excuse that you don't want to butcher it. taking the time to say someone's name right is a basic act of kindness and respect. if you disregard a name, you are disregarding that entire person.

idk about you but my kids grouse about doing chores. turns out they have self-esteem benefits. the latest science of parenting column for scientific american www.scientificamerican.com/article/shou...

Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts

Science shapes every aspect of our lives. These people marched on its behalf as the administration cuts, squeezes and otherwise maims our country's federal research juggernaut. the latest installment of Argonaut, by @danvergano.bsky.social for Sci Am www.scientificamerican.com/article/stan...

The Science of Parenting: our latest piece at Sci Am will hopefully help parents explore how to talk about masculinity with their boys. because society's constraints on what makes a man a man are causing boys a lot of stress www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-...