Grazyna Jasienska
@grazynajasienska.bsky.social
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Human reproductive ecology, evolutionary public health and wild gardens fanatic.
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mollytaft.com
NEW: in the wake of devastating floods in tx, some officials say NWS forecasts weren't sufficient enough to warn them, while others are warning that DOGE cuts may have made predictions less accurate.

meteorologists told me: NWS did a solid job with the forecasts around this storm
Meteorologists Say the National Weather Service Did Its Job in Texas
DOGE cut hundreds of jobs at the NWS, but experts who spoke to WIRED say the agency accurately predicted the flood risk in Texas.
www.wired.com
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blindeke.bsky.social
“Rob Kelly, the Kerr County judge and its most senior elected official, said the county did not have a warning system because such systems are expensive, and local residents are resistant to new spending.” www.nytimes.com/2025/07/05/u...
As Floods Hit, Key Roles Were Vacant at Weather Service Offices in Texas
www.nytimes.com
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At this time of a year gardens are so nice
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rebeccasear.bsky.social
“By integrating evolutionary perspectives with global health concerns, this paper aims to inform future research agendas and policy frameworks aimed at enhancing resilience and adaptation among populations facing escalating climate challenges during critical reproductive phases”
Climate Change, Evolution, and Reproductive Health: The Impact of Water Insecurity and Heat Stress on Pregnancy and Lactation
Abstract. Global water insecurity and rising heat indices have a significant impact on human health. There is an urgent need to understand these climate im
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johnhawks.net
This week's new episode of @pbs.org NOVA is exceptional. A thorough hourlong review of scientific racism told through the history of medical mistreatment of Black patients. I recommend highly.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/vi...
Critical Condition: Health in Black America
After centuries of pseudoscience, researchers examine the causes of racial health disparities.
www.pbs.org
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adamjkucharski.bsky.social
The FT today has an updated outlook: bsky.app/profile/jani...
janinegibson.ft.com
The Weekend Essay looks at Trump's war on knowledge. As the US government attacks its finest universities, Simon Schama cites the Founding Fathers’ belief that the great driver of freedom is knowledge. An essay as angry as it is erudite on.ft.com/4iAKcza
Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge
[FREE TO READ] Attacks on Harvard and other universities are not just self-defeating — they are fundamentally un-American
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royalsocietypublishing.org
A new theme issue of #PhilTransB looks at #fire risks and the joint effects of #climate, vegetation and human activity: royalsocietypublishing.org/toc/rstb/202...
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Ducks build a nest on our pond. 7 eggs! But female left and I am waiting to see if she will be back.
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royalsocietypublishing.org
New from #RSOS: Open science interventions to improve reproducibility and replicability of research: a scoping review. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/... @ndevito1.bsky.social #OpenScience
Figure 5. Disciplinary distribution and temporal trends of included intervention studies.
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#rododendron I am searching for a name of this rododendron. It has about 2.5 meters (after 20 years), blooms early (March in Poland), its leaves are small, evergreen, and have scent of gingerbread. I would like to plant more of this beauty.
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yearbookbioanth.bsky.social
Dr. Lynnette Sievert - a short video summary of her Yearbook pub, ""Evolutionary Perspectives, Comparative Approaches, and the Lived Experience of Menopause."

youtu.be/dm3IDoDyWPw
Sievert 2024
YouTube video by Yearbook of Biological Anthropology
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no colors in my garden in Poland yet.