Guess what? COVID mRNA vaccines don't just protect against COVID. COVID mRNA vaccines also cause cancers to become sensitive to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs). buff.ly/GEfJ5Zl Let's fund more mRNA research! #medsky #oncsky 🛟😷🧪

Here's a handy graphic you can save and share if you're in the Bay Area

"No More Kings" www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvOZ...

Fascism is such a fundamental attack on wonder and the human imagination and I think everyone should have the opportunity to let their imagination wonder as it wanders — doesn’t matter what you do for a living. Your mind matters! Your relationship with the universe is meaningful!

I like to remind people about lifetime limits and the refusal of insurers to sell coverage to people with preexisting conditions. The ACA has issues. But those 2 things alone make it worth saving and fixing.

“Your job is not to turn in completed assignments; it's to learn how to think.”

I want to highlight this excellent piece by @noupside.bsky.social and @rachelkleinfeld.bsky.social on the rapidly shifting information & media landscape. Domain experts and the institutions that support them must rapidly change tactics to meet the moment.

Important reminder here that the US is not the only place where fossil fuel interests are pushing back hard against climate science and clean energy 👇

BBC decided to cancel a podcast on heat pumps deeming the topic "controversial" because it presented that the technology could contribute to net zero reducing carbon emmissions. In 2025 an anti-science posture is not only valid, but required in any debate to be considered "balanced" 😬

I think at this point it's trivially true to say that we— either in the sense of the creators and advocates, or as in this whole society— did not properly understand or prepare for the implications of the internet.

Just because I can survive harsh conditions doesn’t mean I should have to. Graphic: @standplaatskrk.pl

Accelerating collapse means accelerating harm to the most marginalized & vulnerable because the most powerful & comfortable are, definitionally, that. So disabled people, Black people, Indigenous people, Trans & otherwise LGBTQIA people will be the first and main ones harmed, & disproportionately so

Just in time for EAT Lancet 2.0 to provide that nuance based on science: eatforum.org/eat-lancet/

Nuance is needed. For example: The impact of beef, then pork, is much greater than other meats Not everyone eats the same amounts (see below). And we have to stop just wasting it! An estimated 40% of the food we create is wasted. SO many ways to improve our food system.

Important PSA! Charcoal is a natural absorbent. Unfortunately it's quite liberal when it comes to WHAT it absorbs, meaning: it absorbs ANYTHING that goes into your stomach and gut. That includes all the active substances from ANY kind of medication you take (incl. contraceptives, vitamins et al).

91 years is a good long run for most but too short for someone like Jane Goodall. Damn.

RIP to Jane Goodall, who opened the world's eyes to our closest relatives. (Photo by NatGeo's Hugo Van Lawick)

The world has lost its most powerful advocate for nature and hope. Yet many remain who will continue her legacy and I know she will continue to inspire generations more.

Noooooooooooo 💔 🙈

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

You are correct. We will not get back the soybean market

Regular reminder that behind damn near every large-scale "Automated" "AI" system is a team of underpaid and otherwise exploited humans. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

“Democrats think 45% of Republicans support partisan murder, 20 times larger than what data show. Similarly, Republicans think 42% of Democrats support partisan murder, which is 25 times larger than reality. Americans have a fundamentally incorrect understanding of support for partisan violence.”

🧵 I have a few thoughts as a single mom of two YA kids who are the sun and moon in my sky and who now live across state lines. These go out to other parents whose kids have left (for college or a job somewhere else) and are in the throes of grief and bewilderment. My main message is TAKE NOTES. 1/

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

"findings by researchers at leading US & UK universities suggest that medical AI tools powered by LLMs have a tendency to not reflect the severity of symptoms among female patients, while also displaying less “empathy” toward Black and Asian ones" Another reason LLMs shouldn't be used in medicine.

The word “autism” was first used to describe behavioral differences in children in 1911 but autism has been documented using available records going back to the 1700s (definitively) and further. Acetaminophen (Tylenol, paracetamol) was discovered in 1878 and first sold in the United States in 1950.

ACOG reaffirms that acetaminophen is safe for managing pain and fever during pregnancy. No reputable studies support suggestions like those in HHS’s recent announcement linking acetaminophen use in pregnancy to autism; in fact, high-quality studies show no such risk. https://bit.ly/47Wxc59

September 22nd. First day of Autumn, so I'm dutibound to post this....

The most impactful way to complain about Kimmel. Fellow Portlanders: We do have a Sinclair station, and it's katu.com (ABC). (Reposting for alt-text).

Ughhhhhhhhhhh

Hate kids? Good news!

A Sperm Whale Surfacing with a Giant Squid in its Mouth.

Enjoying the view from the new Stanford GSE! @stanfordeducation.bsky.social

When one student gets help from another, who really benefits? A new meta-analysis indicates the answer is BOTH - and often the tutor more than the tutee! This month we discuss how we might approach peer tutoring in our classrooms. #EduSky #AcademicSky twopintplc.com/podcast-epis...

Oooof. Those direct air capture machines built by Climeworks in Iceland, to pull carbon dioxide out of the air? Turns out ... they have generated more CO2 than they have captured.

We're immensely grateful to @knightfoundation.org for continuing to support our OSoMe work even when research on information integrity is no longer aligned with the funding priorities of the US federal government: osome.iu.edu/research/blo...

Any leads on how to get an initial COVID sequence for our 6mo in the SF Bay Area? I read that Kaiser is going to start offering them for anyone over 6mo, but neither CVS nor our pediatrician is offering the shots for kids right now.

This is really important and I don't think it's widely enough known: kids with dyslexia, ADHD, autism or other differences can thrive when they understand how their brain works 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/neur...

Same for CA peeps! COVID + flu boosted! 💉💉

Just got my COVID booster. CVS here asks no questions once you check a box saying you're in a high risk group.

Hawaii’s health insurers say they will cover COVID vaccinations for anyone older than six months, despite new FDA guidance that says children and healthy adults don’t need the shots.

Finally someone did the cows vs. bison math, and we have WAY more cows. But the "we've always had bison" is a weird argument anyway. So what? The fact that some other ruminant emitted historical methane has no bearing on cows today.

And bear in mind that super high child mortality rate was WITH most families who had a cow, boiling milk before using it. This was the baseline, when people were doing everything they could to stay clean. If you stopped doing all that work, it got even worse.

When people say "We used to drink raw milk from our own cow and it was fine," That's... usually not the case! In families w their own cow, the mom usually boiled it before using. We just forgot bc that's a boring chore that mom did. And who pays attention to that? youtu.be/vKDPast9WFk