Sophie Bushwick
@sophiebushwick.bsky.social
Science & technology journalist, editor, podcast & video host, book reader
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This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
Hepatitis B vaccine guidance set to be rolled back for US babies: what the science says
A panel of US vaccine advisers voted to rescind a recommendation that all newborns should receive a hepatitis B vaccine at birth.
www.nature.com
December 6, 2025 at 12:29 PM
This is an excellent read. The more you know. #Science 🧪
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
“… we were advancing toward elimination of hepatitis B in the United States,” says Ward “I am deeply concerned that if the ACIP rescinds this policy, they’re going to contribute to the spread of hepatitis B rather than its elimination.”
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My latest @thebulletin.org piece tries to reckon with the economic costs that would accompany the bursting of the AI bubble - and also highlights some of the societal costs we are already paying.
Silicon Valley has placed a trillion-dollar bet that gen AI can transform the global economy and pave the way for AGI. But warning signs show the marketing hype has vastly overrated what current AI tech can achieve, creating a bubble with growing costs when it pops, writes @jeremyhsu.bsky.social.
When it all comes crashing down: The aftermath of the AI boom
AI has buoyed the stock market and a struggling US economy but warning signs indicate a bubble that everyone will pay for when it bursts.
thebulletin.org
December 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
My latest @thebulletin.org piece tries to reckon with the economic costs that would accompany the bursting of the AI bubble - and also highlights some of the societal costs we are already paying.
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Why IBM CEO Arvind Krishna is still hiring humans in the AI era
IBM CEO Arvind Krishna says there is no AI bubble after all
IBM was early to both AI and quantum. Here’s why CEO Arvind Krishna thinks big bets like Watsonx and next-gen computing will pay off.
buff.ly
December 1, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Why IBM CEO Arvind Krishna is still hiring humans in the AI era
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By me: ‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
Biden earmarked billions for former coal communities in Appalachia – and his successor came and took it away
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 3:22 PM
By me: ‘Deeply demoralizing’: how Trump derailed coal country’s clean-energy revival
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
November 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Why do we call it a 'turkey'?
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For tomorrow! thepracticalkitchen.com/leftover-tur...
Turkey Pierogi with Leftover Stuffing » the practical kitchen
These turkey pierogi are stuffed with Thanksgiving leftovers: turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, and gravy. A Thanksgiving meal in every bite!
thepracticalkitchen.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
For tomorrow! thepracticalkitchen.com/leftover-tur...
A researcher identified gamma ray emissions that appear to have originated from dark matter...but other physicists still aren’t convinced 🧪
Controversial New Study Points to the Most Promising Dark Matter Signal Yet
A researcher identified gamma ray emissions that appear to have originated from dark matter, but other physicists still aren’t convinced.
gizmodo.com
November 26, 2025 at 7:41 PM
A researcher identified gamma ray emissions that appear to have originated from dark matter...but other physicists still aren’t convinced 🧪
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“With the U.S. absent, the European Union had a chance to lead; instead, they stepped into the vacuum as the primary obstructionist." 👀
"After negotiators at COP30 retreated from meaningful climate action by failing to specifically mention the need to stop using fossil fuels in the final conference documents published Saturday," the disappointment inside the conference center was "pervasive," reports Bob Berwyn @bberwyn.bsky.social.
COP30 derided as 'the deadliest talk show ever'
Negotiators at COP30 retreated from meaningful climate action by failing to specifically mention the need to stop using fossil fuels in the final conference documents published Saturday.
thebulletin.org
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“With the U.S. absent, the European Union had a chance to lead; instead, they stepped into the vacuum as the primary obstructionist." 👀
We've detected lightning on Mars for the first time! 🧪 And you can listen in on the audio, recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover:
Listen to the crackle of Martian ‘mini-lightning’
A microphone on NASA’s Perseverance rover recorded the sounds of electrical discharges generated by dusty gusts.
www.sciencenews.org
November 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
We've detected lightning on Mars for the first time! 🧪 And you can listen in on the audio, recorded by NASA's Perseverance rover:
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I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
I’ve been running around asking tech execs and academics if language was the same as intelligence for over a year now - and, well, it isn’t. @benjaminjriley.bsky.social explains how the bubble is built on ignoring cutting-edge research into the science of thought www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
AI Slop Recipes Are Taking Over the Internet -- And Thanksgiving Dinner
Food bloggers see traffic dip as home cooks turn to AI, inspired by impossible pictures
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
NEW: AI “recipe slop” is overrunning search and social. Food creators say Google’s AI Overviews and glossy fake food pics are drowning out real, tested recipes — collapsing traffic and setting home cooks up for disaster, especially this Thanksgiving.
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Gift link: www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
The Pelvic Floor Is a Problem
Everyone’s suddenly obsessed with the pelvic floor—physical therapists, MAHA influencers, me. Could this deeply misunderstood body part really be the seat of so much modern dysfunction?
www.wired.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I wrote this piece because I only learned about pelvic floors a few years ago, despite having had one all my life. And then it turned out to be where I store all my issues. And then that turned out to be true for a lot of people www.wired.com/story/the-pe...
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🚨The CDC quietly revised its vaccine website to echoe vaccine–autism claims promoted by RFK Jr.
“It’s a tragedy,” a source told me. “The change signals that truth carries no weight in current or future discussions about vaccines.”
My latest with comment from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social 🧪
“It’s a tragedy,” a source told me. “The change signals that truth carries no weight in current or future discussions about vaccines.”
My latest with comment from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social 🧪
CDC Vaccine Website Promotes Anti-Science Claims of Autism Ties
The agency this week quietly changed its official language to suggest vaccines may cause autism, a claim that scientists say has no basis in evidence
www.scientificamerican.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
🚨The CDC quietly revised its vaccine website to echoe vaccine–autism claims promoted by RFK Jr.
“It’s a tragedy,” a source told me. “The change signals that truth carries no weight in current or future discussions about vaccines.”
My latest with comment from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social 🧪
“It’s a tragedy,” a source told me. “The change signals that truth carries no weight in current or future discussions about vaccines.”
My latest with comment from @ameracadpeds.bsky.social 🧪
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A very good article about one fake freelancer and the grim state of journalism/the world: thelocal.to/investigatin...
Investigating a Possible Scammer in Journalism’s AI Era | The Local
A suspicious pitch from a freelancer led editor Nicholas Hune-Brown to dig into their past work. By the end, four publications, including The Guardian and Dwell, had removed articles from their sites.
thelocal.to
November 20, 2025 at 3:51 PM
A very good article about one fake freelancer and the grim state of journalism/the world: thelocal.to/investigatin...
RNA sequencing revealed which of the woolly mammoth Yuka's genes were active when it died: "In the creature’s final panicked moments, its muscles were tensing and its cells were signaling distress—perhaps unsurprising since Yuka is thought to have died as a result of a cave lion attack." 🧪
World’s oldest RNA extracted from Ice Age woolly mammoth
Sequencing an ancient creature’s RNA opens up a new window into extinct life.
arstechnica.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:20 PM
RNA sequencing revealed which of the woolly mammoth Yuka's genes were active when it died: "In the creature’s final panicked moments, its muscles were tensing and its cells were signaling distress—perhaps unsurprising since Yuka is thought to have died as a result of a cave lion attack." 🧪
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An interesting thing many people don't know is that, for a couple years now, most high-profile #AI models have been vulnerable to a very specific type of attack that allows bad guys to essentially "steal" the model.
Wild, right? There's some new research on this, so let's talk about it. 🧪🧵
Wild, right? There's some new research on this, so let's talk about it. 🧪🧵
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
An interesting thing many people don't know is that, for a couple years now, most high-profile #AI models have been vulnerable to a very specific type of attack that allows bad guys to essentially "steal" the model.
Wild, right? There's some new research on this, so let's talk about it. 🧪🧵
Wild, right? There's some new research on this, so let's talk about it. 🧪🧵
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CoreWeave is more than a data center company – it’s a tool to hedge other companies’ risks and juice their profits as the AI bubble grows ever larger. It gets worse from there.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
November 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
CoreWeave is more than a data center company – it’s a tool to hedge other companies’ risks and juice their profits as the AI bubble grows ever larger. It gets worse from there.
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Read more from @lopatto.bsky.social: www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
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I'm here to tell you that my primary profession of being a shit poster is no more.
I recently started (temporarily) hosting the Science Quickly podcast for @feltman.bsky.social while she's out on leave.
Here is Rachel and I discussing the most important scientific subject on earth: Mayo
I recently started (temporarily) hosting the Science Quickly podcast for @feltman.bsky.social while she's out on leave.
Here is Rachel and I discussing the most important scientific subject on earth: Mayo
Why Science Quickly’s Interim Host Kendra Pierre-Louis Hates Mayo—And What It Reveals about Food Psychology
Kendra Pierre-Louis steps in as interim host and dives into the science behind why some foods—especially mayonnaise—can gross us out.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I'm here to tell you that my primary profession of being a shit poster is no more.
I recently started (temporarily) hosting the Science Quickly podcast for @feltman.bsky.social while she's out on leave.
Here is Rachel and I discussing the most important scientific subject on earth: Mayo
I recently started (temporarily) hosting the Science Quickly podcast for @feltman.bsky.social while she's out on leave.
Here is Rachel and I discussing the most important scientific subject on earth: Mayo
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To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page
Analysing Hitler's DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing useful
To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page
www.newscientist.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
To understand Adolf Hitler, we need to look at his personal life and the wider societal and historical context - analysing his DNA for a TV gimmick tells us nothing, says Michael Le Page
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“We are witnessing nothing less than a clown show at #FDA right now.” People who worked at or rely on the US drug regulator see dysfunctional leadership & soap opera-ish behavior at a key federal agency, @matthewherper.bsky.social & @lizzylawrence.bsky.social report. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/f...
Experts worry FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and 'soap opera'
Experts worry that the FDA’s credibility is being shredded by scandal and "soap opera."
www.statnews.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“We are witnessing nothing less than a clown show at #FDA right now.” People who worked at or rely on the US drug regulator see dysfunctional leadership & soap opera-ish behavior at a key federal agency, @matthewherper.bsky.social & @lizzylawrence.bsky.social report. www.statnews.com/2025/11/04/f...
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Thanks to @bmcnoldy.bsky.social & @drkimwood.bsky.social for help with this story. We were all struggling to find sufficient words.
“It’s this frustrating combination of, scientifically speaking, we know this is possible, but as humans we are flabbergasted at seeing manifest in this way.” -Kim 🧪
“It’s this frustrating combination of, scientifically speaking, we know this is possible, but as humans we are flabbergasted at seeing manifest in this way.” -Kim 🧪
The Science of How Hurricane Melissa Became So Extreme
A nearly perfect alignment of factors has enabled Hurricane Melissa to become one of the most intense Atlantic storms ever recorded
www.scientificamerican.com
October 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Thanks to @bmcnoldy.bsky.social & @drkimwood.bsky.social for help with this story. We were all struggling to find sufficient words.
“It’s this frustrating combination of, scientifically speaking, we know this is possible, but as humans we are flabbergasted at seeing manifest in this way.” -Kim 🧪
“It’s this frustrating combination of, scientifically speaking, we know this is possible, but as humans we are flabbergasted at seeing manifest in this way.” -Kim 🧪
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This Is What a Venomous Snake Bite Looks Like at 1,000 Frames per Second gizmodo.com/this-is-what...
This Is What a Venomous Snake Bite Looks Like at 1,000 Frames per Second
In a first, scientists recorded high-speed footage from dozens of venomous snakes as they went in for the kill.
gizmodo.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This Is What a Venomous Snake Bite Looks Like at 1,000 Frames per Second gizmodo.com/this-is-what...
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Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
It’s an opportunity for all those in our community who value the work we do to give back and help ensure that we can keep moving forward, even during these most challenging times. We’d be very grateful for your support today
➡️ www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers.... #TON15
➡️ www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers.... #TON15
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
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New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
A $60 Mod to Meta’s Ray-Bans Disables Its Privacy-Protecting Recording Light
Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses usually include an LED that lights up when the user is recording other people. One hobbyist is charging a small fee to disable that light, and has a growing list of customers ar...
www.404media.co
October 23, 2025 at 1:01 PM
New: a $60 mod to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses disables the privacy LED light. This is supposed to light when people are filming with the glasses. We bought the mod, verified it works. Now you can never be sure whether someone wearing Meta Ray-Bans is filming you or not
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...
www.404media.co/how-to-disab...