Especially important in light of today's EPA news. On how the privatization of climate data is creating a world where the best understanding of risk lives inside corporations, while the institutions of democracy increasingly struggle to insist upon full data and understanding. Essential reading.

Just found this great review of my book! Thank you!! Making the Invisible Visible issues.org/eggonomics-r...

Thank you, @pregnancyjust.bsky.social. apnews.com/article/alab...

47 & the MAGA movement have made two priorities very clear: They want fewer immigrants in America & more babies born to American mothers. Those goals, however, are at odds. Millions of parents in the US, native- & foreign-born alike, rely on immigrants to take care of their kids. Gift link.

New front in the MAGA war on higher education: a model bill would hurt tenure, increase teaching loads, further limit research, and install ideological overseers for hiring, promotion, etc. It's engineered to shut down any critique, resistance, or inquiry. www.forbes.com/sites/michae...

From the archive. Many museums are reckoning with the colonial legacies of the human remains and cultural objects in their collections. Now anthropologists are advocating to pay similar respects to primates. Read more: www.sapiens.org/biology/grea...

It’s the same everywhere but here is our version: www.dailytarheel.com/article/2025...

I am writing this because it has swiftly become crystal clear to me that many people have no idea what is happening or how this works. Here is a thread for non-academics to put into context what just happened to Dr. Mark Bray, a fellow historian.

This piece by @olivia.science et al is a fantastic read for anyone navigating AI in academia — I’ve included it in the reading for the lecture I’m giving to MSc students later this week

A few new details have come to light, most of them noted in this essay by Judith Butler. My dismay has only deepened. It is a shocking violation of institutional trust—and I write as an undergraduate alumnus and 20-year faculty member of a place that has meant so much to me. Devastating.

Over the last eight years, I have crisscrossed the United States as an anthropologist, trying to make sense of why the rifts in our national culture run so deep. @culanth.bsky.social president @anandian.bsky.social in The Guardian

Uncritical adoption of AI “undermines our basic pedagogical values and principles of scientific integrity. It prevents us from maintaining our standards of independence & transparency. And most concerning, AI use … hinder[s] learning and deskill critical thought.” openletter.earth/open-letter-...

One of best public universities on one of the five most beautiful campuses in the country. Decimated.

Ever wondered who benefits most in the egg donation industry? Explore the financial and ethical complexities with us on Critically Speaking, featuring "Eggonomics" author,  @dianetober.bsky.social  LISTEN: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 #Eggonomics #EggDonors

LISTEN: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 Did you know that egg donation is now a massive global industry with potential risks for donors? Dive into this week's Critically Speaking episode as we explore this w/ @dianetober.bsky.social  #EggDonors

How much do egg donors get paid, and what's the real cost? 🎧 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critically-speaking/id1463016517 Uncover the truth about the egg donation industry and donor experiences in our latest podcast episode with expert @dianetober.bsky.social  #Eggonomics #EggDonors

BREAKING: A federal judge reversed National Institutes of Health's terminations of hundreds of critical research grants that were canceled because of their alleged connection to disfavored topics, including diversity, equity, inclusion, and gender identity. This is a major win for public health.

Many of us have been talking about the intersection of abortion and assisted reproduction for a couple of decades now, so I was glad to have a chance to talk about the issue on the Critically Speaking podcast!

#TidyTuesday week 18. Data: NSF Grant Terminations Under the Trump Administration. Code: github.com/rajodm/TidyT... #dataviz #rstats #ggplot2

📚📚📚 New Book Review! 📚📚📚 Timothy Y. Loh reviews //Disability Worlds// by Faye Ginsburg & Rayna Rapp 2024 @dukepress.bsky.social #AnthroSky Find it here in the latest issue of AE (52.1): ⤵️ anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Also not being mentioned is what was probably the most impactful demonstration - the purposeful no shows. A LOT of rearranging occurred to make the space look full. This was the scene at 7. It was supposed to start at 6:30.

In "Eggonomics: The Global Market in Human Eggs and the Donors Who Supply Them" @dianetober.bsky.social shows how a lack of transparency and oversight in egg donation leaves egg donors vulnerable to exploitation, abuse, and health complications. www.geneticsandsociety.org/biopolitical...

“What awards are being cut by NSF? Awards that are not aligned with NSF's priorities have been terminated, including […] those on […] misinformation/disinformation." SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR, OUR GOVERNMENT IS TRYING TO STOP RESEARCH ON DISINFORMATION www.nsf.gov/updates-on-p...

Moderating this book event was the highlight of my week! Thank you @dianetober.bsky.social for doing such important work to uncover the economic coercion and devastating consequences that egg donors face. More registries, informed consent, long-term follow up and public conversation is needed!

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NPR put together a "5 Takeaways" version if you need a more succinct version of this story. This is a huge story and should be shared and talked about everywhere. NPR's journalists need to be on TV talking about this.

Faculty Letter Calls for Interuniversity Defense of Higher Education academeblog.org/2025/04/01/f...

This is, in large part, pandemic revenge. As far as these oligarchs are concerned, all science does is tell them stuff they cannot do. They can't keep spewing carbon. They can't keep businesses open as usual when millions are dying. They have concluded that research is the enemy of profit.

More details about her important research - the kind of work that could save lives - in our piece from last week 19thnews.org/2025/03/wome...

New: The entire CDC team focused on infertility & other assisted repro technology was laid off today as part of the larger CDC cuts. The small but highly specialized group consists of infertility researchers & experts responsible for tracking IVF cycles & creating data.

CGS and @obi-belonging.bsky.social are co-sponsoring a conversation with Diane Tober @dianetober.bsky.social on her new book, Eggonomics: The Global Market in Human Eggs and the Donors Who Supply Them on Friday, April 18 from 12-1:30 pm PT. Register here: belonging.berkeley.e...

2/ What is a bodyoid? It is a *proposal* for human bodies, made from stem cells, and grown in artificial wombs, "that lack sentience or the ability to feel pain." Bodies to take organs from, or do research on.

Final keynote @bjgp.bsky.social @bjgpopen.bsky.social @drrageshri.bsky.social talking about silencing read @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social review of book here bjgplife.com/silencing/

Just heard that Trump is putting an end to atmospheric monitoring site NY67 that is run out of my lab. This is one of the oldest NADP sites in the US, continually measuring acid rain and other pollutants since 1977. Closing it down is tragic.

The universities are next open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

I am late to this very good @newyorker.com piece by @chaykak.bsky.social! The article lays out how Silicon Valley’s “genius" myth enables figures like Musk to blur the line between innovation and authoritarianism, while masking corporate control as "rebellion." www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...