"Eine bahnbrechende neue Studie zeigt, dass #COVID19 nicht „nur eine Erkältung“ ist: Eine Infektion kann zu dauerhaften Immunschäden führen, und Menschen mit Herzerkrankungen verlieren bis zu 70 % ihrer wichtigsten Immunzellen. Reinfektionen können dies verschlimmern."

TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".

please get your flu jabs signed someone who gets sick

It’s #GivingTuesday! Will you help us get our fundraiser back on track and keep our #LongCOVID journalism going? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/

For day 2 of #ChemAdvent we look at the chemical connection between the colours of poinsettia and pomegranate – both caused by anthocyanin compounds. These compounds also change when added to solutions of different acidity or alkalinity, giving a rainbow of colours 🌈 #ChemSky 🧪

Hivemind, I have a challenge. Popular culture is dominated by the car (car chases, cop dramas etc), helping us accept a car-dominated urban environment as normal. Can you think of any examples of popular culture highlighting bikes, trams, walking etc? I can only think of A Streetcar Named Desire.

Protestors protect themselves from airborne viruses in the tight crowd on Malieveld

when we say we want more streets to be pedestrianized, this is what we mean

One of my favorite things is getting to tell friends who are new to NYC that the subway "stand clear of the closing doors please" voice is a trans woman named Bernie Wagenblast and she's amazing.

This great thread makes a point I've been trying to convey for years. Calling all data-driven prediction or decision software "AI" is a huge gift to LLM hypemen, who want people to believe, incorrectly, that LLM data centers are crucial for solar forecasting or operating buildings and power grids.

Nearly 30 countries refuse to sign a final #COP30 agreement that doesn't include "fossil fuel phase-out," as negotiations head into overtime. Live updates from @fionaharvey.bsky.social, @olliemilman.bsky.social and @theguardian.com here: www.theguardian.com/world/live/2...

Thrilled to see that COP30 has shifted into open conflict between the petrostates and the circa 80 countries, including Germany and the majority of European states, who are demanding a mechanism for phasing out fossil fuels be included in the outcome. Holy shit this is hopeful!!

In case you need a timeline cleanse. #tuxedocatsofbluesky

Excellent public health messaging from New York City!! Be the happy peace sign waving emoji instead of the sick and sniffling emoji. How can you do that? Wear a mask! Ideally a respirator like an N95. It’ll help keep you and your community safe.

Morgen wird es für mich die Impfung gegen #Influenza geben. Wer es gerade nicht auf dem Schirm hat: Die Influenza-Saison beginnt dieses Mal früher. Lasst euch impfen - übrigens nicht nur gegen Influenza, sondern auch gegen #Covid19. Auch Impfungen gegen RSV und Pneumokokken prüfen! #TeamVernunft

People somehow miss the point that "nothing happened" is the desirable outcome, and the result of safety engineers actually doing their jobs.

1. Great, let's do this 2. Here's some useful info (from my agent). You have until March 23, 2026 and it now includes illustrators 3. Here is the Works Lookup link: secure.anthropiccopyrightsettlement.com/lookup/

Hey! Northern hemisphere folks: this is my annual reminder to myself and perhaps also to you that if you have the schedule autonomy to permit it, get out for a walk or whatever during daylight hours! It's important! You can work more when it's dark but you need whatever sunlight is available!

My mom has filed! Tell the authors in your life to check if they're on Anthropic's list

🥁14.11.2025 weltweit Klimastreik Demos und natürlich auch in Berlin und natürlich auch mit dem ADFC Tempelhof sowie weiteren ADFC Stadtteilgruppen💪 Als Redner war auch Stefan Rahmstorf vom Potsdamer Institut für Klimafolgenforschung mit dabei!

Wusstet ihr das? Die unzählig vielen kleineren CSDs gehen medial oft unter, aber sie senden das wohl eindrucksvollste Zeichen der diesjährigen Pride-Saison: Jetzt erst recht!

🔬 Das Bundesministerium für Forschung, Technologie und Raumfahrt (BMFTR) hat gestern eine Nationale Dekade gegen postinfektiöse Erkrankungen angekündigt. Über 10 Jahre hinweg sollen 50 Mio. Euro jährlich in die Erforschung von #MECFS und anderen postinfektiösen Erkrankungen investiert werden. (1/4)

The value of reading history is you know that in 1860 there were abolitionists who were so demoralized that they thought chattel slavery would be permanent. 5 years later those still alive had lived to see its end.

Tributes at Bryn Mawr College to the brilliant mathematician Emmy Noether, who spent her final years there. Noether revolutionized the methods of modern physics by identifying continuous symmetry groups with conservation laws. The third image is her grave marker. #Science #Mathematics #Physics

Friendly reminder that dishwashers made after 1995 or so are so water and energy efficient that even if you ran them twice fully loaded it would still use less water than handwashing the same load. So many "green" things feel like sacrifices. Dishwashers are not one of them.

Eine exklusive Forsa-Umfrage für Table.Briefings zeigt: Auch unter CDU/CSU- und SPD-Wählern fordern viele mehr #Klimaschutz. Und selbst in der wirtschaftlich schwierigen Lage soll das deutsche Klimaziel nicht aufgeweicht werden, so die Befragten. 1/3 table.media/climate/them...

Also Canadians: That's my friend riding their winterized unicycle (yes, sometimes we all know each other).

BREAKING: Colorado voters approved a ballot measure that would raise state income taxes on higher-earning households to fund free meals for all public school students. Follow AP for live updates.

5 Nov 2025 -- In stunning rebuke to Trump and to Reps still running on anti-trans social panic, Dems nearly ran the table last night, winning up & down ballot in VA & NJ, the NYC Mayoral race, in CA on redistricting measure, & keeping PA Supreme Court majority. @rikiwilchins.bsky.social

"In diesem Moment der politischen Dunkelheit wird New York das Licht", Zohran Mamdani. Hoffnung ist immer da ♥️

Auf der Suche für etwas Halloween-anpassend habe ich die Serie entdeckt. Richtig lustig und teilweise spannend!

Australian scientist who alerted world that COVID is airborne wins top science prize When the WHO falsely claimed in March 2020 that COVID wasn’t airborne, Professor Lidia Morawska took action—organising 239 scientists worldwide to warn about SARS-CoV-2 airborne spread and urge global recognition.

Researchers at Scripps Research have launched a fully remote clinical trial enrolling 1,000 US adults with long COVID to test whether the diabetes/obesity drug tirzepatide can relieve symptoms by reducing inflammation. www.scripps.edu/news-and-eve...

One of the major fruits of research is delight. Think of how often you’ve read about a discovery and really enjoyed it. Often the most pleasurable kind of news. Public delight isn’t discussed enough as one of the major outputs of funding research.

@wired.com 's Tech Support video series has become my favorite lunch break watching these days. Grab an expert on a random topic, have them answer questions from social media over 30 minutes. Cheerful, engaging, and I'm guaranteed to learn something! Please keep 'em coming!

I would love to see pics of your pets in Halloween costumes, please

Self-identification as LGBTQ in the USA has risen from 3.5% of the population to 9.3% in only a little more than a decade. In the UK, over 10% of under-25s do, tripling in the same period. Bigots see that as a crisis. It's the duty of every decent person to understand it as a liberation.

In this moment, coal miners turned their red bandanas into a symbol of solidarity — both to distinguish themselves from the enemy and to show that, across racial lines, coal miners were united along class interests For this reason, they were known as the "Redneck Army."

"But everyone knows what I mean when I say "bike"! While that may be true, when we talk about 'bikes' it's easy for many people to forget about those who need to use non-standard cycles such as trikes, recumbents and tandems.

Gestern Abend wurde unsere Wanderausstellung “gefährdet leben. Queere Menschen 1933-1945” in #Düsseldorf eröffnet. Sie ist in der Mahn- und Gedenkstätte in der Mühlenstraße 29 bis zum 5. Juli 2026 kostenfrei zu sehen. Weitere Stationen im Ausstellungskalender: ➡️ tinyurl.com/yc87fn3m

Gestern Abend fand die Buchpremiere von "Die verdrängte Pandemie – Linke Stimmen gegen den Pandemierevisionismus" statt. @daniaalasti.bsky.social hat über ME/CFS gesprochen und gelesen. Im Online-Format war die Veranstaltung für mich accessible. 1/

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

It’s Intersex Awareness Day, and a great day to check out @lzreis23.bsky.social’s Bodies in Doubt: An American History of Intersex, which has been free to download since the Naval Academy removed it from their library. 🗃️ muse.jhu.edu/book/136490

Eine neue Studie bestätigt, dass #Pluslife-Tests sehr sensitiv #Corona erkennen: ➡️ journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1...

In short, the problem here is not that Signal ‘chose’ to run on AWS. The problem is the concentration of power in the infrastructure space that means there isn’t really another choice: the entire stack, practically speaking, is owned by 3-4 players. 11/

The vibe I bring to the function

#OtD 24 Oct 1975 90% of women in Iceland went on general strike for equality with men. Working women stayed home, and house workers refused to cook, clean and look after children. Today Iceland has the lowest gender inequality in the world stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9692...

Sam's pumpkin, not yours 😂

www.fr.de/wissen/covid... www.faz.net/aktuell/wiss... doi.org/10.1371/jour... doi.org/10.1038/s415...

"In the two years since the state started charging a 4% surtax on incomes over $1 million, the effort has created a $5.7 billion windfall, with the surplus being used to fund bridge repairs, bolster literacy programs and address the transportation system’s budget deficit." Taxing the rich works!