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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 17h

Six of nine Nobel Laureates so far this year have been American based, half of whom immigrated to the US. Four have ties to University of California.

Prof Yaghi was born in Jordan to Palestinian refugee parents who could barely read and write. He immigrated to the US as a 15 year old.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 17h

The prize is shared by Susumu Kitigawa of Kyoto University, Richard Robson of the University of Melbourne, Australia, and Omar Yaghi of UC Berkeley

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 17h

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Today's Nobel Prize in Chemistry is for the discovery and stabilization of metal-organic frameworks, stable networks of metal ions and carbon (organic) molecules

Applications of these porous compounds include catalysis and pollution remediation

Example of metal-organic framework formed by reacting chromium ion clusters with organic compound and hydrofluoric acid

Electron microscope image of a periodic array of super tetrahedra of the previous image

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Lauren Kuehne @omfishient.bsky.social · 1d

🧪Excited to co-present this @standupforscience.bsky.social event next week with UW's Dr. Ryan Kelly

We'll cover how to effectively engage in public comments, to help shape public policy at all levels, federal to local. Attend in person or virtually!

RSVP: act.standupforscience.net/events/power...

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 2d

Day156 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com 's #JohnOliver w/ fossils in the hopes that he saves the Paleontological Research Institution

John(H. sapiens) having a lovely time with the Paleozoic Pal of Isotelus gigas ⚒️

#trilobitetuesday #JohnOliverCoprolitasticShed #Paleontology #SavePRI #Cornell

John Oliver sitting on a rock having a conversation with a large brown plush of the trilobite Isotelus maximus

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Nature @nature.com · 4d

Exclusive: "The CDC is far too important to just give up on" says Susan Monarez, who was director of the CDC for just 29 days under the current administration

go.nature.com/4nUJZd8

Exclusive: ex-CDC director talks about why she was fired

Nature - “I would never do that, as a scientist,” Susan Monarez says of being asked to approve changes to vaccine recommendations without knowing the details.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 5d

🧵How to counter science skepticism in the manosphere, from an astrophysicist-explain scientific virtues as purpose driven:

"Good scientists are intimate with the limits of what they know and stand ready to learn in domains outside their expertise. ...

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/o...

Opinion | Why Young Men Are Losing Faith in Science

www.nytimes.com

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Nic Bennett (they/them) @nicbennett.bsky.social · 6d

@cornellasap.bsky.social presents 314 Action- How does a scientist run for public office?

Shaughnessy Naughton is a trained scientist who ran for the U.S. House in 2014. She'll share how scientists can influence public policy.

In-person and online: cglink.me/2ee/r2290923

314 Action - How does a scientist run for public office? - Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club

Curious about what it takes to run for public office as a scientist? Shaughnessy Naughton is a trained scientist who ran for the U.S. House in 2014. Since then, she has been on a mission to bring t...

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Prakash Lab at Stanford @prakashlab.bsky.social · 7d

Want to engage and « do something » about microplastics in your own environment.

Consider joining the foldscope community that has been mapping novel sources of microplastics around the world.

microcosmos.foldscope.com/post/zCoLNt3...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 7d

"If we lose hope, we're doomed."

We must continue Dr. Jane Goodall's mission and all fight for the future of the planet.

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Tufts University @tufts.edu · Jun 26

Meet Tufts alum Miles Arnett, co-organizer of a nationwide effort in which aspiring scientists write letters and op-eds to their local newspapers about the importance of both their research and its federal funding. | @mjarnett.bsky.social @nytimes.com

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To Protest Budget Cuts, Young Scientists Try Letters to the Editor

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Madhu Pai, MD, PhD @madhupai.bsky.social · 10d

“Untreated fevers during pregnancy can cause more harm than taking paracetamol will”

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

What happens if pregnant women stop taking Tylenol?

Untreated fevers during pregnancy can cause more harm than taking paracetamol will, scientists say.

www.nature.com

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Laura White @laurakwhite.bsky.social · 10d

Every single one of these leaves is a bug.

It’s a display case containing 20 or so bugs that look like leaves, at the Montreal Insectarium. Most of the bigs are brown, but some are light teal. The glass is labeled “Just like a bug” in English and French.

Zoom in on a whole bunch of brown not-leaves arranged naturalistically on a branch.

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Dr. Brendan Anderson @fossilsndcoffee.bsky.social · 10d

Day148 of photoshopping @lastweektonight.com's John Oliver with fossils in the hopes that he helps save the Paleontological Research Institution

Life could be coprolitastic instead of hell with the #JohnOliverCoprolitasticShed #SavePRI ⚒️. John is H. sapiens, fossil is a mammal coprolite 🧪 #mammals

Bernd the bread puppet in the show panel, John Oliver at his desk, a large piece of grey-brown fossil feces sits on the desk in front of John

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Patti Olivier EPSTEIN FILES NEVER FORGET @patti3333.bsky.social · 14d

Listen to facts, doctors, and science!

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 14d

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In addition to lying here, Trump and Kennedy put fetuses at risk: acetaminophen is prescribed for fever, and fevers can DEFINITELY cause problems for fetuses!

"Decades of studies have shown a clear association between fevers early in pregnancy and a specific set of birth defects, ...

DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 14d

Trump & RFK Jr lie.

This study from last year looked at 2.5M Swedish children; 186k were exposed to acetaminophen during pregnancy. Conclusion?

"Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis...

JAMA article

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 14d

...This suggests that associations observed in other models may have been attributable to familial confounding."

The article is free.

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Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability

This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 14d

Trump & RFK Jr lie.

This study from last year looked at 2.5M Swedish children; 186k were exposed to acetaminophen during pregnancy. Conclusion?

"Acetaminophen use during pregnancy was not associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, or intellectual disability in sibling control analysis...

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Cornell Advancing Science and Policy Club (ASAP) @cornellasap.bsky.social · 11d

This is incredible!

jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 12d

Excited to announce the release of the Loopapalooza Pale Ale & Fold Skool Fizz Seltzer (non-alcoholic) on tap and in cans at both Steel String Brewery Taproom in Carrboro, NC and at Pluck Farm in Mebane, NC!

Thanks to @researchamerica.bsky.social for having these at your event last week!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 12d

Excited to announce the release of the Loopapalooza Pale Ale & Fold Skool Fizz Seltzer (non-alcoholic) on tap and in cans at both Steel String Brewery Taproom in Carrboro, NC and at Pluck Farm in Mebane, NC!

Thanks to @researchamerica.bsky.social for having these at your event last week!

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jp flores (he/him) @jpflores.rbind.io · 12d

Great conversation with Representative Deborah Ross today, along with students from NC State!

Great conversations re: multi year funding, the NSF GRFP, @sciforgood.bsky.social, international student scientists, @snapcoalition.bsky.social and more!

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American Association for the Advancement of Science @aaas.org · 12d

Government shutdowns pause federal work deemed non-essential. This can stall discoveries and innovation, impacting U.S. global competitiveness. Read about what’s at risk in AAAS’ latest report: https://www.aaas.org/news/research-rd-funding-impacts-federal-shutdowns

Research on R&D Funding: Impacts of Federal Shutdowns | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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Jason Williams @jasonwilliamsny.bsky.social · 13d

Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.

The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP

jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/

An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program

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DrDinD.bsky.social @drdind.bsky.social · 14d

Why the push on acetaminophen?

The @wsj.com editorial board answer:

"The Occam’s razor answer is the influence of RFK Jr., who is carrying water for his friends in the plaintiffs bar. A who’s-who of lawsuit shops are pushing the Tylenol-autism link in federal court. The litigants include...

WSJ editorial headline 9/23/25

Trump, Tylenol and the Plaintiffs Bar

The acetaminophen link to autism is based on weak evidence pushed by RFK Jr. and his legal allies

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Shalin Jyotishi @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social · 16d

@lisaguernsey.bsky.social and I are out with a new article for @newamerica.org capturing #student voices that have been caught in funding cuts and grant cancellations over what we refer to as a "summer of despair for #STEMeducation"

Please read it and share! www.newamerica.org/education-po...

A Summer of Despair for STEM Education

STEM Education Funding Cuts and Thousands of Canceled Research Grants are Cutting Off Opportunities for Young Scientists, K-12, and Community College Students

www.newamerica.org

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