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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 3h

CAN YOU GUESS THIS ONE?? 👀

(Thanks to @schmidtocean.bsky.social for letting me share their video!)

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Juno Rylee Schultz @junoryleejournalism.com · 19h

David Simon, creator of ‘The Wire’, being interviewed by Ari Shapiro (NPR)

SHAPIRO: OK, so you've spent your career creating television without Al, and I could imagine today you thinking, boy, I wish I had had that tool to solve those thorny problems...
SIMON: What?
SHAPIRO: ...Or saying...
SIMON: You imagine that?
SHAPIRO: ...Boy, if that had existed, it would have screwed me over.
SIMON: I don't think Al can remotely challenge what writers do at a fundamentally creative level.
SHAPIRO: But if you're trying to transition from scene five to scene six, and you're stuck with that transition, you could imagine plugging that portion of the script into an Al and say, give me 10 ideas for how to transition this.
SIMON: I'd rather put a gun in my mouth.

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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 16d

His work happened, was immensely valuable, and he is daily missed.

Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 17d

Steve Silberman is so pissed about this Tylenol bullshit that he's screaming from the afterlife he didn't even believe in.

Increased rates of autism are due to testing, a broadened definition, and greater awareness. It's not vaccines. It's not Tylenol.

It's like his work never happened.

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 27d

Backyard Magnolia Warbler! #officewindowbirding #birdsky

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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 27d

I appreciate this commentary on AI slop, but I think it's missing something.

I saw THIS EXACT image slopped around, and I asked someone who shared it if she knew it was fake. She didn't, but recognized it IMMEDIATELY when it was pointed out.

And didn't care.

theconversation.com/what-is-ai-s...

What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content

AI slop refers to low- to mid-quality content created with AI tools, often with little regard for accuracy or quality.

theconversation.com

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 27d

The entire idea of a "public good" is foreign to these people. Absolutely horrifying, if not surprising.

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 27d

This is my hometown PBS / NPR affiliate. TL;DR: The PSU Board of Trustees voted to **end public media** in central PA on (supposedly) fiscal grounds, the very same day they voted to approve an INCREASE of PSU Pres. Bendapudi's annual compensation by... $1 million.

www.msn.com/en-us/money/...

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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · Sep 3

shortened this (grim, awful) headline for you

BREAKING: Florida will work to eliminate all child [vaccine mandates crossed out] in the state, officials say

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Jamie Heather @jamieheather.bsky.social · Sep 3

A nice reminder that even the most fundamental 'rules' of biology are basically just strong suggestions

Nature @nature.com · Sep 3

A common type of ant in Europe breaks a fundamental rule in biology: its queens can produce male offspring that are a whole different species

go.nature.com/4mOb5T9

‘Almost unimaginable’: these ants are different species but share a mother

Ant queens of one species clone ants of another to create hybrid workers that do their bidding.

go.nature.com

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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Sep 3

As long as I live, I’ll never understand how “it should be easier for multi-billion dollar corporations to poison the water my family drinks and the air we breathe” became a politically popular position with half of my country.

Don Moynihan @donmoyn.bsky.social · Sep 3

New, from me: The EPA is breaking.
*About 1 in 4 employees out
*Core research unit closed down
*Employees suspended and fired for writing letter for dissent
*Trump judicial appointees OK'd cancelling of $20 billion climate change program
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/your-gover...

Your government is breaking: EPA edition

Scientists purged, imaginary gold bars for the rubes

donmoynihan.substack.com

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Anupreksha Jain @anupreksha.bsky.social · Jul 17

Beautiful documentary covering research from all over the US on bee declines and conservation. Our work on the combined effects of pesticides and extreme weather on bumble bees is featured at ~45:45. Incredibly cool filmmaking by @neillosin.bsky.social and team! 🐝🥵📹🧪

Olivia Bernauer, PhD @oliviabernauer.bsky.social · Jul 17

Check out the latest episode of Human Footprint (The Honey Trap) for some insight into my recent research and the things happening in @jamescrall.bsky.social's lab!🐝 Honored to be a part of this, it was so fun! Many thanks to the crew at Day's Edge @neillosin.bsky.social
www.pbs.org/video/the-ho...

Human Footprint | The Honey Trap | Season 2 | Episode 4

Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world.

www.pbs.org

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Olivia Bernauer, PhD @oliviabernauer.bsky.social · Jul 17

Check out the latest episode of Human Footprint (The Honey Trap) for some insight into my recent research and the things happening in @jamescrall.bsky.social's lab!🐝 Honored to be a part of this, it was so fun! Many thanks to the crew at Day's Edge @neillosin.bsky.social
www.pbs.org/video/the-ho...

Human Footprint | The Honey Trap | Season 2 | Episode 4

Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world.

www.pbs.org

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · Jul 16

Our latest #HumanFootprintPBS digital episode just launched on YouTube. Check out "Why This Factory Makes 40 Million Mosquitoes Per Week" feat. @vectorgen.bsky.social and @worldmosquitoprogram.org ... Amazing science!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI3H...

#scicomm

Why This Factory Makes 40 Million Mosquitoes Per Week

YouTube video by PBS Terra

www.youtube.com

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Josh Rosenau @joshrosenau.org · Jul 15

I’m optimistic that Neil Shubin, who has been in the trenches against creationism, understands that science can’t shy away when other people politicize it. After the McNutt years, it’ll take a sec for NAS to get back into shape to stand firm for science against these attacks.

Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · Jul 15

It is not a political statement to note the fact that science enhances our well being, expands our knowledge of the world, and drives economic growth 🧪

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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · Jul 14

Just saw a video go by that I would have been very interested in if it had been an article instead of a 33 minute video. Write an article!!

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · Jul 12

Seconded!

Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · Jul 12

Saw them in Detroit last year! A first for me. Never seen them at home (central PA) though.

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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · Jul 7

Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science!

The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic

A map of the US with the states the republican senators are from marked in red and states the democratic senators are from marked in blue:
Senator Susan Collins (Republican - Maine)
Senator Mitch McConnell(Republican - Kentucky)
Senator Lisa Murkowski(Republican - Alaska)
Senator Lindsey Graham(Republican - South Carolina)
Senator Jerry Moran(Republican - Kansas)
Senator John Hoeven(Republican - North Dakota)
Senator John Boozman(Republican - Arkansas)
Senator Shelley Moore Capito(Republican - West Virginia)
Senator John Kennedy(Republican - Louisiana)
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith(Republican - Mississippi)
Senator Bill Hagerty(Republican - Tennessee)
Senator Katie Britt(Republican - Alabama)
Senator Markwayne Mullin(Republican - Oklahoma)
Senator Deb Fischer(Republican - Nebraska)
Senator Mike Rounds(Republican - South Dakota)
Patty Murray(Democrat - Washington)
Richard Durbin(Democrat - Illinois)
Jack Reed(Democrat - Rhode Island)
Jeanne Shaheen(Democrat - New Hampshire)
Jeff Merkley(Democrat - Oregon)
Christopher Coons(Democrat - Delaware)
Brian Schatz(Democrat - Hawaii)
Tammy Baldwin(Democrat - Wisconsin)
Chris Murphy(Democrat - Connecticut)
Chris Van Hollen(Democrat - Maryland)
Martin Heinrich(Democrat - New Mexico)
Gary Peters(Democrat - Michigan)
Kirsten Gillibrand(Democrat - New York)
Jon Ossoff(Democrat - Georgia)

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GBH @wgbh.org · Jul 7

Everything you need to know about public media funding.

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · Jul 3

Last night, Episode 2 of our Emmy-nominated @pbs.org science series HUMAN FOOTPRINT ("The Enemy of My Enemy") premiered in the U.S. This episode is a deep dive into #biocontrol, from ducks to drones to toads to microbes.

If you missed it, check it out here:
www.pbs.org/video/the-en...

#scicomm

Human Footprint | The Enemy of My Enemy | Season 2 | Episode 2

We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?

www.pbs.org

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Molly White @molly.wiki · Jul 3

far be it from me to tell scientists how to do their jobs but i feel like there might be value in surveying the <365 hot dogs per year demographic

The data showed that people who ate as little as one hot dog a day when it comes to processed meats had an 11% greater risk of type 2 diabetes and a 7% increased risk of colorectal cancer than those who didn’t eat any. And drinking the equivalent of about a 12-ounce soda per day was associated with an 8% increase in type 2 diabetes risk and a 2% increased risk of ischemic heart disease.

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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · Jul 3

Hanging with two of the cool stars of tonight’s episode of @pbs.org Human Footprint with colleague @vectorgen.bsky.social on left and co-Director @neillosin.bsky.social on right. Airing at 9pm EST tonight. #Wolbachia just made the big TV screen.

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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · Jul 1

We cannot scicomm our way out of this, part …I-don’t-know-I’m-tired-of-counting

Christian Elliott @christianelliott.me · Jun 30

NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jun 30

You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.

Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

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Christian Elliott @christianelliott.me · Jun 30

NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.

Michael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · Jun 30

You hear this a lot on the left but it isn't true. USAID did not "fail to tell its story to Americans," the right targeted the agency with lies and misinformation.

Ultimately this narrative turns conservative attacks into even more calls for the left to reform.
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/29/o...

I Worked at U.S.A.I.D. for Over 8 Years. This Is Our Biggest Failure.

I worked for U.S.A.I.D. in East Africa over the past eight and a half years, selling the story of American foreign aid to people in Rwanda, Ethiopia and Kenya. Our inability to tell this same story to Americans is our great failure. It is what put the agency into the Department of Government Efficiency’s wood chipper first. It’s what allows Secretary of State Marco Rubio to get away with insisting that lifesaving humanitarian aid would continue while the administration drastically slashed its funding. And it’s what I fear will let this presidency cast the deaths from the next preventable catastrophe as unstoppable or inevitable.

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · Jun 26

Thanks Suzanna! Hope you tune in to the rest of the series too :)

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