NYC bikers, be careful out there. Some bike lanes in NYC (specifically Upper West Side, Columbus Ave in west 90s) were impassable, covered in snow, on Mon 1/27 morning. Central Park loop is good alternative. @nyc-dot.bsky.social #NYC #bikelane #bike #upperwestside @nyc-dot.bsky.social

Today #NYC #Protest took over Madison from 42 to 59 Streets

Want to fix your broken circadian rhythms? Step 1: read my friend @lynnepeeps.bsky.social's book out in less than a week!! I was fascinated, surprised and amused on every page. Best of all, I’m thinking much more about getting sunlight in my mornings and living in harmony with nature 🌞🌼🔬

Here's a resource that might be helpful for you in academia who are in a union or thinking of organizing. Also my first for Science mag Careers! 🧪⚛️ www.science.org/content/arti...

Arizona’s 1864 abortion law was brought to us by a pedophile. Shudder Via @lyz.bsky.social Men Yell At Me www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...

Here's what the beach and town in question look like with only 3 feet of sea level rise or storm surge, something tells me half a mil of sand was never gonna cut it www.thedailybeast.com/dollar500k-d...

Help ProPublica Report on Education ProPublica is building a network of educators, students, parents and other experts to help guide our reporting about education. Take a few minutes to join our source network and share what you know. www.propublica.org/getinvolved/...

Interesting findings on how policymakers refer to scientific articles in their reports. Number of citations up over last 26 years 👍 Cherry picking appears rampant 👎 www.science.org/content/arti...

US adults have lost less confidence in scientists than in business people and other professionals. But many question whether scientists can overcome their biases. Important study takes stock of U.S. public confidence in science. 🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

This is a bad trend.🧪 "From the abrupt closure of key institutions engaged in science communication to the promotion of pseudoscience... changes in school science syllabi, India is witnessing a systematic threat to its scientific foundation." thewire.in/rights/disco...

My brain does indeed feel smoother after playing Vertex www.wired.com/story/last-g...

I am so ready for more in-person meetings! But then I see studies that virtual scientific meetings can be easier to attend—for women, for non-U.S. scientists, for many groups. I dove into how much better virtual might be for diversity. Here you go! doingsciencejustice.substack.com/p/im-celebra...

So, hey, who needs a climate change/science reporter or editor with 15+ years of experience and a long record of publication in dozens of outlets for staff or freelance work?

I took a women's studies course for sociology credit years ago at University of Florida. It was one of the most thought-provoking classes of undergrad. I guess that's just the kind of thinking the FL Board of Governors wants to stomp out 📚🎓 www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Fact: Dance makes everything better. Likely: Dance would've made my PhD research more engaging. Get your videos in for this year's Dance Your PhD contest! www.science.org/content/page...

I just like this research 🌱🧪https://www.earth.com/news/scientists-capture-plant-communication-on-video/

Sharing this in case you are a journalist who was recently laid off (And I hope that's not you, but in this climate...) docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

"The single most dangerous statement by a government health agency official since the start of the pandemic, if not for all time." latimes.com/business/sto...

I'm looking forward to this on Jan 23 🧪📝 ras.ac.uk/events-and-m...

Avian flu spreading in polar regions and that could be disastrous to penguins etc www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Chewing on this piece about how recruiting locally could help diversity in science. I hadn't thought much that (multiple) moves for science training could hold some back. Moving was a big perk of science to me--but I was lucky to have the freedom + funds for that 🧪 open.substack.com/pub/sciencef...

Got really into this story about how socioeconomic status affects biodiversity in neighborhoods 🐦 @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2023/11/21/s...

Labs might get smaller, and other ways grad student, postdoc unions might change academic research. 🧪 www.science.org/content/arti...

Great read about debate in WA state school district over removing To Kill a Mockingbird, which I have loved, from req'd reading list 📚 This is how book challenges--not bans--should go, hello FL, TX, etc etc www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

New study finds, once again, abortion is much safer than childbirth. ⚕️🧪 "In 2020, staying pregnant was 35–39 times deadlier than induced abortion." www.contraceptionjournal.org/article/S001...

It's not easy being green 🎃

The trivia lover in me pored over this list of Halloween no-nos, via The Newsette. You can't trick-or-treat in Bellville, Missouri, after 8th grade, whaaa?? www.standard.co.uk/news/world/h...

Kinda mind boggling that 100,000 of UAW's 383,000 members are grad students and other higher ed folk. And by the looks of it, their share will keep increasing 🎓 www.npr.org/2023/10/19/1...

Case of local transmission of malaria in Maryland this summer. I've seen cases in FL, TX, now MD. www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...

I’m in this and you should be too if you’re a science writer!

"The award represents formal (and overdue) recognition that gender equity is key to understanding how economies can flourish." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

"Wouldn’t it be better for students to learn science in their mother tongue?" Interesting read about efforts to make science education more multilingual 🧪 www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

I keep thinking about this story, A Little Bit of Science Knowledge Is a Dangerous Thing. I have lots o' questions about how the study was done. And who are the people with intermediate ("little bit of") science knowledge? Are they the ones reading science news, really? nautil.us/a-little-bit...

How glorious it was to move into a new apt and be off marketers' radar. But 2 years later, they've found me (my fault, too, I buy stuff). Time to start weeding out junk mail again... www.washingtonpost.com/climate-envi...

PLEASE RETWEET (or whatever it's called): I want to follow and support fellow science journalists on Bluesky! Help me find them!! Reply to this if you are among that hallowed number. @easternblot.bsky.social @jjbw.bsky.social @eshirin.bsky.social @duncanfyfe.bsky.social @colinschultz.bsky.social

The extent of the public health effort in Bangladesh to eradicate malaria. Staggering. www.npr.org/sections/goa...

I appreciate how @hormiga.bsky.social lays out the arguments for and against holding and going to conferences in states that restrict people's rights 🧪 scienceforeveryone.substack.com/p/where-shou...

Hey lovely STEM people, please be weary of this company and check out this article: Criticism builds against Ph.D. careers firm Cheeky Scientist 🧪

I personally find "data dumping" especially galling in interviews. Reading about the tactics of a master dumper, Kennedy, will help me think of some better counterstrategies, I hope www.nytimes.com/2023/09/12/t...