Life's moments of kismet blow my mind. At the same time that my kid is struggling with transitioning to middle school, @americanscientist.org drops a podcast about growth mindsets. Check out the first episode of our new podcast series, Wired for This! www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

New issue! Tiny animals that have a big impact on ocean circulation, planetary history hidden inside superdeep diamonds, the serious science of searching for extraterrestrials, using Darwinian theory to evolve new molecules, and more!

Microgravity causes fluid shifts in the body that can affect vision. 🧪 Read more: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

"We can have free and fair elections, or we can have an election with Trump treated as a normal valid candidate, but we cannot have both."

Transforming environmental anxiety into action can seem overwhelming. What should you prioritize, and will your efforts even make a difference? Stephen Porder's cheat-sheet focuses on the elements essential for life. All 2024 AmSci connect is free through April 8! @princetonupress.bsky.social

Want to read @kateclancy.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social and Catherine Clune-Taylor's awesome article debunking the myth of binary sexes? Now's your chance! Today through March 8 you can read the entire Jan-Feb and March-April 2024 issues of AmSci for free!

AI capabilities seem to have exploded over the past year. Have LLMs really improved by leaps and bounds, or have developers been looking at the wrong metrics? Joe Wilson (linguistic anthropologist at U Toronto) reports from NeurIPS. www.americanscientist.org/article/is-t...

"When we limit the scientific understanding of sex to two distinct types and do not include the totality of biological variation, we ignore the true shape of human existence." Thank you for trusting me with this important work!

Ever been confused by scientists talking about sex? Our AmSci piece "Biology Is Not Binary" explains it all, à la Clarissa! Link (paywalled): www.americanscientist.org/article/biol... Shout-out to my awesome co-authors: @kateclancy.bsky.social, @anthrofuentes.bsky.social, & Catherine Clune-Taylor

New issue! Artist-biologist Caryn Babaian looks beyond double helix. @kateclancy.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social & C. Clune-Taylor dismantle the myth that sex is binary. @whysharksmatter.bsky.social on tensions between sharks and anglers. www.amsci.org/magazine/iss...