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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · 10d

So many of us opened her books and found not only chimpanzees but an invitation to see with compassion & believe in a bridge between humans and the wild. Her legacy flows through rivers, forests, children planting trees, and every act of love for animals and one another.
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Jane Goodall, chimpanzee expert and animal rights campaigner, dies age 91 - follow live

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · 10d

Raise your hand if you’ve seen scientific misinformation (e.g., “Tylenol causes autism”). Keep it up if you countered it in real time. Not easy, right? You're not alone! Want to practice? Learn how in our latest paper, Speaking Science in a Fractured World.

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Speaking science in a fractured world: making truth land when facts alone cannot

ABSTRACT. Scientific misinformation is a defining challenge of our time. As public trust in science declines and falsehoods spread faster than facts, the scientific community must rethink its role in ...

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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · 11d

Effective and empathetic scientific communication is so critical right now. We had an interactive workshop at the #2025ICDB led by @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social and Dr. Kevin Alicea-Torres and facilitated by @spiraldoc.bsky.social and myself- and we practiced this. Please check out our perspective!

Alex Eve @amjeve.bsky.social · 12d

An incredibly important article and increasingly relevant in modern political climates. Thank you to @rogerslabucd.bsky.social and colleagues for writing this for @dev-journal.bsky.social

"Speaking up can feel like walking a tightrope strung between conflict and silence."

#TruthMatters

Speaking science in a fractured world: making truth land when facts alone cannot

ABSTRACT. Scientific misinformation is a defining challenge of our time. As public trust in science declines and falsehoods spread faster than facts, the scientific community must rethink its role in ...

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · 23d

The true test of free speech is not in defending the voices we welcome, but in refusing to silence the ones we fear. And in answering hate not with more hate but with the steady, unrelenting work of dismantling lies and building a society where every voice, every person, every community, is valued.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Aug 7

Perks of summer fieldwork in California: wildlife cameras for the data, grapes for the dinner table.

#CaliforniaBiologist

A white bowl brimming with freshly harvested clusters of purple and green grapes sits on dry grass among grapevine leaves, next to two camouflage-patterned wildlife trail cameras with straps.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jul 7

Instead of rushing to assign blame, rush to help. Listen to those grieving.
Let’s build better systems, yes, AND let’s also build better compassion.
Because climate-fueled disasters WILL get worse.

Fund science.
Fix alerts.
Treat climate action not as politics, but as survival.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jul 7

Could warning systems be better? Absolutely. Should we ask hard questions about preparedness? Yes.
But let’s stop the armchair heroism.
You wouldn’t have evacuated early. You’d have stayed too. Not out of carelessness, but because no one imagined it would be that bad.
That’s not a flaw. It’s human.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jul 7

Flash floods don’t knock politely. They roar in fast, rising in minutes. Now imagine it’s the middle of the night. You’re asleep. There’s thunder and rain. Again. It doesn’t feel any different than last time. And then suddenly, the water is at your door.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jul 7

In Texas, flood warnings are common. They come often, and most of the time, they pass with little harm. So people understandably become numb. It’s like the smoke alarm going off every time you toast bread: eventually, you stop reacting. Until the one time, it’s real.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jul 7

Years ago, I lost a loved one in a flash flood in Texas. That kind of loss changes how you see everything that follows. So when I hear people casting blame or saying what they would’ve done differently, I feel compelled to speak.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · Jul 3

I don’t think anyone is prepared for what they just did w/ ICE.

This is not a simple budget increase. It is an explosion - making ICE bigger than the FBI, US Bureau of Prisons, DEA,& others combined.

It is setting up to make what’s happening now look like child’s play. And people are disappearing.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 28

LOVE

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 28

¡Mi placer! So glad our improv + storytelling #scicomm workshops are helping scientists “connect over correct”. Real change doesn’t start with soapboxes - it starts with trust & empathy. Times have changed, and so should how we share science: *with* people, not *at* them. 🙌

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Nicole Theodosiou, PhD @spiraldoc.bsky.social · Jun 28

⭐ Truth Matters: Strengthening Science Communication to Counter Misinformation ⭐ at the 20th International Congress for Developmental Biology @SocDevBio. @ Kevin Alicea-Torres @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social
Connect with people, be curious, ask questions, empathize! 🙏🏼 participants & speakers!

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 27

University of Virginia’s president, James E. Ryan, resigning in the face of demands by the Trump administration that he step aside to help resolve a Justice Department inquiry into the school’s diversity, equity & inclusion efforts.

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University of Virginia President Resigns Under Pressure From Trump Administration

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 26

July 1, all NIH-funded science must be free to read instantly.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 25

The University of Cincinnati shutters its DEI programs in response to a Republican-led change in Ohio law that banned such programs and threatened to withhold money from schools that fail to comply.

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'We're losing our home.' UC shutters DEI programs, departments in response to new Ohio law

The university will reassign staff, close its Women's Center and rename its African American Cultural and Resource Center, among other moves.

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 22

Yes! *Curiosity before correction*!
You get an A+!

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Teresa Lee @snickclunk.bsky.social · Jun 22

Loved this workshop at #2025ICDB, where @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social & Kevin Alicea-Torres helped us understand that the best way to combat misinfo is to start with curiosity (instead of correction).💪 Thanks to @rogerslabucd.bsky.social & @spiraldoc.bsky.social for pushing us out of our comfort zones!

Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Jun 22

If you are at #2025ICDB please join us for Workshop #1: Truth Matters: Strengthening Science Communication to Counter Misinformation from 10:30-12:30 today. We will discuss common misinformation topics and ideas on how to better adapt in these conversations. @socdevbio.bsky.social @isdb.bsky.social

Workshop 1: Truth Matters: Strengthening Science Communication to Counter Misinformation. 10:30-12:30

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 14

#NoKings Sacramento
@ucdavis.bsky.social Professors represent!

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 14

No Kings

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Crystal Rogers, PhD @rogerslabucd.bsky.social · Jun 12

If you will be at #2025ICDB and want to learn SciComm tool, please join us at Workshop 1- Truth Matters: Strengthening Science Communication to Counter Misinformation. We will have Dr. @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social and Dr. Kevin Alicea Torres and a great interactive session!

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Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank you! Miss you tons, lady!

Dr. Rebecca Calisi-Rodríguez @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thanks CapRadio for the interview on my Science Café talk TONIGHT: Celebrating Gender Rebels & Queer Pairings in the Animal Kingdom, from my book Wild Pride!🌈
Listen: scroll to “Davis Science Café” tinyurl.com/3bmmeupz
5:30PM G St Wunderbar, Davis –FREE!
100% book [email protected]

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · Jun 11

“Once people see how wild and queer and wondrous nature really is it gets a lot harder to cling to small ideas. If your world view is threatened by a pair of lesbian seagulls the problem isn’t the birds, your window is too small to see the whole sky.” 😌💅

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Phil @lazyjellyfish.bsky.social · Jun 11

Listening to Tuesday’s episode Insight and their guest, who’s been described as a “threat to Western civilization”, UC Davis prof. Dr. @rebeccacalisi.bsky.social is kinda effing awesome. Immediately calling Time Tested Books tomorrow to have them order a copy of their book, Wild Pride a.co/d/ikzWTWx

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