Erika Waters
@erikawatersphd.bsky.social
Professor @WUSTLphs. Health comm and behavior change, risk perception, medical decision making, health disparities, cancer, chronic disease. Owned by beagle
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“Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions… The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year, paying for it with a 1% increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1”
Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Iowa City eliminated bus fares in August 2023 with a goal of lowering emissions… The two-year pilot program proved so popular that the City Council voted this summer to extend it another year, paying for it with a 1% increase in utility taxes and by doubling most public parking rates to $2 from $1”
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I'm surprised I only came across it now, but this review on improving communication in data visualization is excellent.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
The Science of Visual Data Communication: What Works - Steven L. Franconeri, Lace M. Padilla, Priti Shah, Jeffrey M. Zacks, Jessica Hullman, 2021
Effectively designed data visualizations allow viewers to use their powerful visual systems to understand patterns in data across science, education, health, an...
journals.sagepub.com
November 19, 2025 at 11:48 AM
I'm surprised I only came across it now, but this review on improving communication in data visualization is excellent.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
November 18, 2025 at 1:31 PM
We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution.
Don’t give up the ship.
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We’ve repeated a warning for a long time: “Eventually, the monster will come for us all.” We’ve said it to each other as Trump and his administration have continued targeting anyone they view as part of the resistance, attempting to silence and eliminate opposition,
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
We’ve repeated a warning for a long time: “Eventually, the monster will come for us all.” We’ve said it to each other as Trump and his administration have continued targeting anyone they view as part of the resistance, attempting to silence and eliminate opposition,
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Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
✨ Please join SFWA in celebrating the announcement of our latest Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award: N. K. Jemisin. ✨
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
Learn more here about @nkjemisin.bsky.social, the Grand Master Award, and how the work goes on after the accolades for all we've already done:
www.sfwa.org/2025/11/16/p...
November 16, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Sssssooooo... yeah. (Wow!) 😳🤗
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COVID continues
Circulation of COVID variants has created a new year-round baseline for work absences and excess deaths (the level of mortality above what it was before the pandemic) remains significantly elevated). And within these, Long COVID.
@yaneerbaryam.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Circulation of COVID variants has created a new year-round baseline for work absences and excess deaths (the level of mortality above what it was before the pandemic) remains significantly elevated). And within these, Long COVID.
@yaneerbaryam.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
November 16, 2025 at 5:09 PM
COVID continues
Circulation of COVID variants has created a new year-round baseline for work absences and excess deaths (the level of mortality above what it was before the pandemic) remains significantly elevated). And within these, Long COVID.
@yaneerbaryam.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
Circulation of COVID variants has created a new year-round baseline for work absences and excess deaths (the level of mortality above what it was before the pandemic) remains significantly elevated). And within these, Long COVID.
@yaneerbaryam.bsky.social
thetyee.ca/Analysis/202...
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Thank you to everyone organizing in Charlotte. As we saw in Chicago, you can send them packing, and we know similar efforts are already underway in Charlotte. In Chicago, neighborhood groups held “Know Your Rights” trainings so residents understood what to do if ICE appeared.
November 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Thank you to everyone organizing in Charlotte. As we saw in Chicago, you can send them packing, and we know similar efforts are already underway in Charlotte. In Chicago, neighborhood groups held “Know Your Rights” trainings so residents understood what to do if ICE appeared.
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Yes. The original sin wasn’t “antigenic sin.” It was the global disinformation campaign that misled everyone into believing SARS-CoV-2 spread by “droplets” instead of airborne aerosol particles.
That one lie shaped every catastrophic decision that followed. 👇
That one lie shaped every catastrophic decision that followed. 👇
November 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Yes. The original sin wasn’t “antigenic sin.” It was the global disinformation campaign that misled everyone into believing SARS-CoV-2 spread by “droplets” instead of airborne aerosol particles.
That one lie shaped every catastrophic decision that followed. 👇
That one lie shaped every catastrophic decision that followed. 👇
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Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Epstein survivors just dropped a powerful message for Congress, and it hits like a warning: no more waiting, the truth is coming, ready or not.
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
Watch till the end
@housedemocrats.bsky.social
@houserepublicans.bsky.social
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Today I am starting a weekly post titled "Autism: The Evidence". I hope it helps someone fight the colossal wave of misinformation that is drowning us. Part 1: I heard Autism prevalence has gone up. Is that true? If so why?
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Today I am starting a weekly post titled "Autism: The Evidence". I hope it helps someone fight the colossal wave of misinformation that is drowning us. Part 1: I heard Autism prevalence has gone up. Is that true? If so why?
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It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
November 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
It costs nothing for you to share this.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
For every dollar you donate to your local food pantry you’ll be providing up to 10 meals to families in need this holiday season.
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Review of T cells exhaustation following SARS-CoV-2 infection
Current advances in COVID immunopathology and therapeutics underscore that understanding T-cell exhaustion is crucial to improving outcomes and shaping next-generation immunotherapies and vaccines
Chen-Camaño et al 2025
Current advances in COVID immunopathology and therapeutics underscore that understanding T-cell exhaustion is crucial to improving outcomes and shaping next-generation immunotherapies and vaccines
Chen-Camaño et al 2025
November 15, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Review of T cells exhaustation following SARS-CoV-2 infection
Current advances in COVID immunopathology and therapeutics underscore that understanding T-cell exhaustion is crucial to improving outcomes and shaping next-generation immunotherapies and vaccines
Chen-Camaño et al 2025
Current advances in COVID immunopathology and therapeutics underscore that understanding T-cell exhaustion is crucial to improving outcomes and shaping next-generation immunotherapies and vaccines
Chen-Camaño et al 2025
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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Every time Covid and learning loss hits the news, people act like the only factor is folk staying home and learning online, rather than… Living through a global mass death event.
November 15, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
Learning loss didn’t come from “lockdowns” or remote instruction.
It COMES FROM (still happening) illness.
Illness caused by COVID.
Illness that makes kids miss school and teachers miss teaching.
SICK DAYS. And the vascular damage that causes incapacity to think & retain.
This is still happening.
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People would go wild if MS or lupus were airborne, but Covid is airborne, and it can reactivate EBV, which is linked to both. It’s biologically plausible that we’re seeing more MS- and lupus-related illness after widespread airborne viruses. So mask up 😷
November 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
People would go wild if MS or lupus were airborne, but Covid is airborne, and it can reactivate EBV, which is linked to both. It’s biologically plausible that we’re seeing more MS- and lupus-related illness after widespread airborne viruses. So mask up 😷
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Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
November 14, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Our paper on improving statistical reporting in psychology is now online 🎉
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
As a part of this paper, we also created the Transparent Statistical Reporting in Psychology checklist, which researchers can use to improve their statistical reporting practices
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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We’re five years into the pandemic, and the science is telling a very different story than “just a cold.” COVID affects blood vessels, organs, metabolism, and cognition — and the impacts compound with each infection.
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 PM
We’re five years into the pandemic, and the science is telling a very different story than “just a cold.” COVID affects blood vessels, organs, metabolism, and cognition — and the impacts compound with each infection.
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
In her own words, Dr. Norton speaks out against being put on administrative leave after speaking out about injustice: “This fight is not over…and I hope you will join me in it.” www.tiktok.com/@jennajmn/vi...
November 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
In her own words, Dr. Norton speaks out against being put on administrative leave after speaking out about injustice: “This fight is not over…and I hope you will join me in it.” www.tiktok.com/@jennajmn/vi...
So many thanks to Dr. Norton and other NIH employees who fought for science in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
N.I.H. Worker Who Criticized Trump Health Policies Says She Is on Administrative Leave
www.nytimes.com
November 15, 2025 at 2:01 AM
So many thanks to Dr. Norton and other NIH employees who fought for science in the US. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/u...
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Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!
November 13, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Why you should continue to get the COVID-19 vaccine every year!
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SARS2 would have been a footnote if we'd remembered the lessons of SARS1--and been ready.
November 13, 2025 at 9:59 PM
SARS2 would have been a footnote if we'd remembered the lessons of SARS1--and been ready.
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"Any proposed agreement should have been presented to the University Faculty & other governing bodies...The Cornell administration’s acceptance of this agreement without any faculty governance involvement is a betrayal of shared governance structures. "
- AAUP Cornell
@cornellaaup.bsky.social
- AAUP Cornell
@cornellaaup.bsky.social
GUEST ROOM | AAUP Statement on the Trump-Cornell Deal
The Cornell Chapter of the American Association of University Professors writes to address harmful provisions in the University's deal with the Trump administration.
www.cornellsun.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:07 PM
"Any proposed agreement should have been presented to the University Faculty & other governing bodies...The Cornell administration’s acceptance of this agreement without any faculty governance involvement is a betrayal of shared governance structures. "
- AAUP Cornell
@cornellaaup.bsky.social
- AAUP Cornell
@cornellaaup.bsky.social
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"Eri" sent this pic saying, "There's a cold rain here in Soledad CA, but we're still out in the field harvesting broccoli, so families across the country can eat. Farm workers deserve dignity, protection and respect for our work." #WeFeedYou
November 14, 2025 at 12:30 AM
"Eri" sent this pic saying, "There's a cold rain here in Soledad CA, but we're still out in the field harvesting broccoli, so families across the country can eat. Farm workers deserve dignity, protection and respect for our work." #WeFeedYou