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Charles F. Caskey @cfcaskey.bsky.social · Aug 18

Planning to resubmit something sitting at 9%. Makes me want to look for another job.

Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Jul 29

We missed our chance at Pitt. But we wish you all the best with our friends in CBN. Check out The Frog and The Peach first chance you get.

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Jul 5

I’ve never been able to catch your AMA sessions. I only read (& love) them. But I woke up this Saturday morning with a haunting question for you. In the not too distant future, when the last immigrant is jailed or deported, what will all those ICE personnel do to pass the time of day? Stay strong.

Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Jul 4

Glad you are enjoying it.

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thanks for recommending it

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Jun 3

Analogies are always imperfect, but do think we are replaying (A) China of the 40s & 50s, (B) Germany of the 30s & 40s, or (C) none of the above?

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · May 30

Dollars to donuts those parts were “written” by ChatGPT. I had exactly that experience with the program. Since I verified everything first, it makes for a funny story (& a cautionary tale), but it might not be great way to write a MAHA report.

NPR @npr.org · May 30

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" report cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did not exist.

White House acknowledges problems in RFK Jr.'s 'Make America Healthy Again' report

HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s "Make America Healthy Again" report cited hundreds of studies, but a closer look by the news organization NOTUS found that some of those studies did not exist.

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MIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · Apr 8

We're disappointed to see Ben Barres's powerful book "The Autobiography of a Transgender Scientist" among the ~400 titles removed from the Naval Academy Library. Needless to say, we're proud to have published his book and will keep it — and his memory — alive.

The Coming Out of a Transgender Scientist

"I know that I am making the right decision because whenever I think about changing my gender role, I am flooded with feelings of relief."

thereader.mitpress.mit.edu

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Apr 7

My colleague in Japan asked me last week why Americans were so quiet. I told her that the media bore a lot of the blame. Guess I was right.

The New Republic @newrepublic.com · Apr 7

On Saturday, April 5, it's estimated millions of Americans took to the streets for “Hands Off!” demonstrations. Even with conservative estimates, we’re talking one of the largest mobilizations in recent American history.

But you’d barely know it happened.

Print Media to Mass Protests: “Please Turn to Page 18”

Here’s how newspapers across America minimized one of the largest demonstrations since Trump’s return to power.

newrepublic.com

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Apr 5

That's Pittsburgh for those who don't know my origin story

Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Apr 5

My home town at noon today. Very proud.

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Apr 4

@mitpress!
www.amazon.com/How-Not-Stud...

How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer's

Buy How Not to Study a Disease: The Story of Alzheimer's: Read Books Reviews - Amazon.com

www.amazon.com

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Apr 4

OK. This might not be the most important bit of news right now. But MIT Press has announced that my book, How Not to Study a Disease, will be on the Penguin Random House Backlist Marketing program. On April 21st, the ebook will be discounted to $1.99, and marketing will run with Kindle and BookBub.

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · Mar 30

NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID.

This is what actual campus censorship looks like.

‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation

A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.

www.ctvnews.ca

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 30

My town! Showing how it’s done.

Brainscraps @brainscraps.bsky.social · Mar 29

In Pittsburgh our #TeslaTakedown protest is GROWING ❤️

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Brainscraps @brainscraps.bsky.social · Mar 29

In Pittsburgh our #TeslaTakedown protest is GROWING ❤️

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 24

I second that (with dollars as well as kudos)

Wajahat Ali @wajali.bsky.social · Mar 24

Good luck, Kat. Great to see passionate, smart, young people running for office.

Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · Mar 24

If you want to know more about me, my campaign, and what we're trying to differently (which is a lot!), you can go to katforillinois.com.

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Dr Slaughter-Acey @drslaughter99.bsky.social · Mar 22

🧵Yesterday, I received notice that my #NIH grant, on the social environment, lifecourse, epigenetics & #birthoutcomes in Black families, was terminated. This grant represented a critical effort to address the ⬆️ rates of maternal & infant mortality in the US, particularly among Black mothers & babies

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 22

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40110649/

I love how this abstract puts a reverse spin on the results. They conclude that cognitive decline does not predict amyloid deposition. For me the data is really telling us that amyloid does not drive cognitive decline. Did I miss something?

#alzheimers #amyloid

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 19

I watched. It was informative and helpful.

Tara Spires-Jones 🌈🔬 @tspiresjones.bsky.social · Mar 19

In case you missed the SfN webinar on data management, it will be available online soon neuronline.sfn.org/scientific-r...

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Dave Levitan @davelevitan.bsky.social · Mar 16

Interesting move by Schumer to cave and disappoint everyone and then immediately go do an extended NYT interview explaining that actually he is even worse than we thought, let’s see if this pays off for him

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 15

Oh. And your letters responding to my emails had nothing at all to do with the message I sent you. Amateur Hour.

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 15

And you never EVER have my vote again.

U.S. Senator John Fetterman @fetterman.senate.gov · Mar 14

My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.

My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.

I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.

I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.

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U.S. Senator John Fetterman @fetterman.senate.gov · Mar 14

My YES vote is *not* an endorsement of this deeply flawed CR.

My YES vote is 💯 about refusing to shut our government down.

I refuse to punish working families and plunge millions of Americans into chaos.

I will never, ever, ever, ever, ever vote to shut our government down.

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Karl Herrup @asparatics.bsky.social · Mar 14

Sorry to be such a skeptic, but “still working on it” after all these years suggests that there is no there there. As Peter Davies once said, “First they said is was the plaques, then they said it was the fibrils, then they said it was the oligomers. They’ve almost got it right.”

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