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Jenn Dowd @drjenndowd.bsky.social · 1d

The acting CDC director has now approved ACIP recs allowing anyone 6 months+ to receive an updated Covid-19 shot after discussing w/ their provider. If you are on the fence about getting an updated shot, read my in-depth take on the evidence we've accumulated on these vaccines. #publichealth

Do additional COVID vaccines really help?

We've accumulated a lot of scientific evidence in the last few years.

open.substack.com

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · 5d

It's a great idea, but don't be surprised if you get ref reports written in iambic pentameter.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · 15d

I just spoke to a fantastic former student who had a job offer rescinded after the new H1-B $100,000 fee policy was announced. "We like you... just not that much."

The impact that this will have on people's lives & harm that this will do to the US economy are both infuriating.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · 19d

Does Bluey via your sister-in-law's account count?

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Tatyana Deryugina @tderyugina.bsky.social · Aug 27

The letter is ready, thanks to all those who helped out! Starting to gather signature now, please consider signing (link at top of letter) & spread the word.

docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Block Club Chicago @blockclubchi.bsky.social · Aug 27

AI use and data centers are causing ComEd bills to spike — and it will likely get worse. blockclubchi.co/4oSSwOS

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Timmons Roberts @timmonsroberts.bsky.social · Aug 25

These were two policy briefings and a peer-reviewed article produced by undergraduates under my supervision in 2023 and 2024. The letter demands that Brown take the work off its websites. Here's the work:

www.climatedevlab.brown.edu/anti-offshor...

Anti-Offshore Wind Network | CDL

www.climatedevlab.brown.edu

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 19

Cool RCT of the impact of exercise on cancer outcomes. The effect was big enough that they stopped earlier than their power calculations suggested!

Nature @nature.com · Aug 19

This clinical trial provides compelling evidence for the benefits of physical activity on survival of people with cancer

go.nature.com/4mMB50u

Exercise improves survival of some people with colon cancer, clinical trial shows

Most studies on how exercise affects the survival of people with cancer have been observational. A clinical trial provides compelling evidence of the benefits of physical activity.

go.nature.com

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 18

😂 That paper is comedy gold! Definitely going to use it to supplement all of my "off the top of my head" bald examples in class. Thanks for sharing!

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Colin Camerer @cfcamerer.bsky.social · Aug 17

Hard to watch. Kudos to journo to getting ghoul REP Tim Burchett to say on air that we can’t afford to help (though we can, and have for years)

CNN @cnn.com · Jul 23

Earlier this year, the Trump administration dismantled USAID, the agency responsible for international aid. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists that "no one has died" because of the cuts. cnn.it/459Hs7g

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 17

Lots of shit.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 17

Just how many bald people who are unaware they’re bald are there?

Walgreens sign that says, “National Hair Loss Awareness Month.”

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Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac.bsky.social · Aug 15

It's been 2 years (+ 1 month) since I left academia. In case anyone is wondering, I have zero regrets. Indeed, I'm living my best life and am so happy I made the leap.

If you're considering leaving too, here are some thoughts on how to explore your options/find a job you'll love...

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 14

Catnip is a hell of a drug!

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 13

You gave a cat a bath in an airport sink... & lived to tell the tale?!? Clearly you can do anything.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 13

I would support that use of their time. Deport buckthorn!

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 13

Great read on invasive plants in forests around Chicago. TL;DR: they're out of control. 77% of forests have been overrun (see: map) & require constant maintenance.

"Researchers with Purdue University and The Morton Arboretum used LiDAR to map where invasive shrubs are located in the Chicago Region."

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 11

I did not grow up curling & this pisses me off.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 9

That's great & well-deserved news!!! Congrats!

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · Aug 8

So every foreign student coming to do a PhD at a US university—some of the best and brightest young minds in the world!—will no longer know they have *permission* to even be in the US until they graduate.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 7

Video or it didn't happen!

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 7

Came up w/ a potential instrument to solve an identification issue that was holding a research project back on a call this morning. My rarely exuberant coauthor (& former advisor) said, "that's a really good idea!" multiple times.

a man wearing sunglasses is standing in front of a window with the words today was a good day below him

Alt: Ice Cube rapping "today was a good day" from a music video.

media.tenor.com

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 5

I stopped letting my students leave the room before they turn in their finals. I allow for exemptions if students have medical issues. I figured there would be a lot of push-back and/or exemptions when implementing the policy, but there hasn't been.

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Aug 2

I just saw someone text & drive… on a motorcycle… on the highway… in Chicago. He was texting with both hands too.

Risk aversion is a heterogeneous thing!

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Chris Clapp @chrisclapp.bsky.social · Jul 25

Look on the bright side, it's better than getting it on several hundred floppy disks!

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