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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 2h

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 2h

Finally! After decades of also-runs, amazing molecular cages-which can do everything from trapping greenhouse gases to delivering and releasing drugs at specific parts of the body- won the Chemistry Nobel. Read @megha.bsky.social 's story, here, and watch for updates today.

2025 Chemistry Nobel Goes to Molecular Sponges That Purify Water, Store Energy, and Clean Up the Environment

Three scientists, including one from the U.S., share the 2025 Nobel Prize in chemistry for developing “metal-organic frameworks,” versatile molecular cages that can trap contaminants, store energy and...

www.scientificamerican.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 1d

And... the Nobel Prize for physics goes to quantum tunneling: showing that the smallest of the small takes place on a relatively big scale. Basically this is what makes electrical circuits in computers work. 🧪
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/s...

Nobel Prize in Physics Is Awarded for Work in Quantum Mechanics

www.nytimes.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 1d

If you want to understand why 3 scientists got the Nobel Prize in Medicine today for discovering what keeps our immune systems from running amok--and how that keeps you healthy-- read this @laurenjyoung.bsky.social story:
www.scientificamerican.com/article/2025... #medsky 🧪

This Year’s Medicine Nobel Goes to Discovery of Why the Body Doesn’t Attack Itself

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi shared the Nobel prize for their work on peripheral immune tolerance, a process that is key to organ transplants and treatment of autoimmune disease...

www.scientificamerican.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 2d

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/s... #medsky 🧪

Nobel Prize in medicine goes to trio of scientists for discovering how the immune system is kept in check | CNN

The 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine has been awarded to a trio of scientists for discovering how the immune system protects us from thousands of different microbes trying to invade our bodi...

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 5d

Jane Goodall celebrated. 🧪

Tanya Lewis @tanyalewis.bsky.social · 5d

Jane Goodall was one of my first scientific idols. She reminded us that the natural world is not simply an object of study but a living, breathing subject: "In a flash of 'outsight' I had known timelessness and quiet ecstasy, sensed a truth of which mainstream science is merely a small fraction."

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 6d

Jane Goodall appreciation, from Scientific American. www.scientificamerican.com/article/jane... 🧪

Jane Goodall, Trailblazing Primatologist and Chimpanzee Conservationist, Has Died

The anthropologist was famous for her pioneering research with chimpanzees and her influence on conservation

www.scientificamerican.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 7d

For you free speech and US Constitution fans, a federal judge just ruled this: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/30/u...

Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Noncitizens Over Pro-Palestinian Speech

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 10d

A little geometry quiz with your Barcelona architecture tour (and you thought you'd just be able to gawk at Gaudi and drink wine. Sorry. The NY Times isn't about fun): www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Barcelona Is Made of Math (Gift Article)

A virtual tour of the architecture in a city where mathematics and exploration meet.

www.nytimes.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 15d

www.scientificamerican.com/article/tyle... and--to understand WHY the autism-Tylenol connection is so flimsy: www.scientificamerican.com/article/does... 🧪 #MedSky

The common pain reliever is safe when used as directed, research shows. But scientists remain puzzled by one aspect: how it reduces pain and fever

www.scientificamerican.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 16d

7 ways RFKjr and Trump are only pretending to want better evidence about vaccine safety and effectiveness (COI note: written by a former executive for Moderna but it's still really on target.) www.statnews.com/2025/09/05/m... 🧪 #medsky

The Trump administration’s endless quest for vaccine data is public-health gaslighting

RFK Jr. and the rest of the Trump administration are using seven kinds of rhetorical sleight-of-hand around vaccines and transparency.

www.statnews.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 19d

Texas A&M fired their President, a course lecturer, and 2 administrators because they presented evidence there are more than 2 genders. Good evidence too. Do you think they should be fired? www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/u...

Texas A&M President to Step Down After Controversy Over ‘Gender Ideology’

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 25d

Cut off the heads of worms and they still remember stuff when heads regrow. Dose them with anti -depressants, though, and that doesn't happen. What do anti depressants really do?

Mike Levin @drmichaellevin.bsky.social · 25d

Final version:

"The Role of Bioelectrical Patterns in Regulative Morphogenesis: An Evolutionary Simulation and Validation in Planarian Regeneration"

ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/110...

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The Role of Bioelectrical Patterns in Regulative Morphogenesis: An Evolutionary Simulation and Validation in Planarian Regeneration

Endogenous bioelectrical patterns are an important regulator of anatomical pattern during embryogenesis, regeneration, and cancer. While there are three known classes of instructive bioelectric patter...

ieeexplore.ieee.org

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 25d

If this is bigger than the quakes earlier, M 7.4 - 111 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia share.google/lyCYk3unCI1O..., than what came before was a foreshock right?

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 25d

Seems to me that 1) law officers must be able to conceal identities at times, such as going undercover to gather evidence; 2) agents must reveal SOME identifying information during enforcement activity, like arrests. The Cal mask law weakens both. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/u...

California Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Ban Masks for ICE Agents

www.nytimes.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · 28d

AI now scans for bird flu and measles news, but state public health officials say outbreaks can go undetected as the U.S. guts national and global tracking. Read the new story by Charlie Schmidt in @sciam.bsky.social. www.scientificamerican.com/article/trum...

Trump’s Health Cuts Make States Struggle to Spot Disease Outbreaks

AI now scans for bird flu and measles news, but public health officials say outbreaks can go undetected as the U.S. guts national and global tracking

www.scientificamerican.com

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Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Sep 6

Bluesky needs this Twitter classic from @ellearmageddon.bsky.social.

A flowchart entitled “should you explain the thing to the lady”. The first text box reads “are you an expert or at least well informed”. If the answer is no the corresponding text box says “shh”. If answer is yes the flow chart proceeds to the next text box which reads “did she ask? “. If the answer is yes the corresponding text box says “go ahead”. It’s the answer is no the flow chart proceeds to the next text box reads “are you her tutor, teacher or other for her education?“. If the answer is no, the corresponding text box says “stop talking”. If the answer is yes, the flow chart proceeds to the next text box, “Does she already know what you’re about to say“. If the answer is no the corresponding text box says “explain away” if the answer is “I don’t know” the corresponding text box says “ask” if the answer is yes to “does she already know what you’re about to say” the corresponding text box reads “be quiet“

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Sep 7

@tombartlett.bsky.social Hey there! Give this a listen: vm.tiktok.com/ZTHtGVWD51Xa... and check out their other stuff. It's not as hard hitting as "RFKs Victory Lap" (which i loved and you should be writing for us) but they are usually hysterically funny. Which we need.

TikTok - Make Your Day

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Sep 5

We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us www.statnews.com/2025/06/06/u... via @statnews.com

We set out to quantify U.S. academic contributions to medicines. The results stunned even us

From 2020 to 2024, universities contributed patents underpinning 50% of FDA-approved drugs. 87% of those academic breakthroughs came from American institutions.

www.statnews.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Sep 4

Several cities in Republican states, like Memphis and Birmingham, have higher violent crime than DC. Yet neither Trump nor state governors have sent in national guard troops. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/01/u...

Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington

www.nytimes.com

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Aug 30

1. It's possible to like dogs and worry about the impact of wind farms 2) it's possible-- here-- to alert others to your concerns. And still like dogs. And birds. And cats.

✨️ Kori ✨️ @kori2109.bsky.social · Aug 29

Woke up today to 250+ followers! Which is huge! Thank you so much!
So I thought I'd do a little #meettheartist so you all can get to know me a bit 💕
Also please introduce yourself in the comments as well, I'd love to get to know you 💖 and post some of your art if you feel like it so I can share 🥰

Picture with light pink background and some darker pink boxes with text inside, as well as doodles of candles, tarot cards, pumpkin spice latte, etc. in the same darker pink. There is also a full body drawing of a female presenting person in a yellow dress with peach coloured hair and pink boots. The text reads:
Meet the artist! Kori/Eva ( followed by the bisexual and nonbinary flag). She/they, Taurus, 28, Austrian, local witch, bookworm, dog mom. Likes: coffee, especially PSL, D&D & VTM, romantasy books, witchcraft, autumn aesthetics, dried flowers, pickles. Dislikes: spiders, thunderstorms, matcha. Favourites: shows: interview with the vampire, hazbin hotel, any true crime documentary. Movies: the last duel, spiderman homecoming, wicked. Music: emlyn, Olivia Rodrigo,the amazing devil. Game: phasmophobia. Book series: throne of glass.
There are also pictures of the faces of 2 poodles, a black and an apricot one with the names Winston and Josey written next to them. There's doodles of devil's horns on Winston and an Angel halo on Josey.
Also, there are small details pointed out about the person. The text next to her says: changes hair colour whenever depressed, anxious or bored.camethyat necklace. Favourite tattoo by Lisa Samhain. Collects Doc martens in funny colours.

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Jaye @jaybird54.bsky.social · Aug 26

#ProudBlue #Pinks #ResistanceUnited
Let’s have some fun!
Happy International Dog Day! Please post pictures of your sweet babies! I’ll go first!

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Costa Samaras @costasamaras.com · Aug 30

Every time your electricity bill goes up for the next 10 years, it can be traced back to this Administration’s actions.

They are making solar and wind power illegal to build in the United States. They are artificially restricting supply while demand is going up.

PBS News @pbsnews.org · Aug 30

The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind industry.
https://to.pbs.org/45HtATc

Trump administration cancels $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects

The Transportation Department on Friday canceled $679 million in federal funding for a dozen offshore wind projects, the latest attack by the Trump administration on the reeling U.S. offshore wind ind...

www.pbs.org

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Aug 29

@jcparker.bsky.social here asked CVS what health problems adults need to have in order to get a COVID booster at the pharmacy this fall. Here's their answer:

J.C. Parker @jcparker.bsky.social · Aug 28

I just checked CVS to schedule. They will ask if you have any health problems, one of them listed is Depression which I selected and is likely to be common because of *spreads arms* all of this

Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Aug 27

COVID vaccines-which saved 1.4 million lives 2020-2024 (jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...) won't be easy to get now, though the disease still kills 100 people weekly. Today FDA changed approval to cover only senior citizens; kids/adults w/ health problems will have to jump thru unknown hoops.🧪🩺

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Josh Fischman @jfischman.bsky.social · Aug 29

Horseshoe crabs are gentrifying yet another area of Brooklyn.

Mark Popinchalk @markpopinchalk.bsky.social · Aug 28

Science Talk Show local news? The mating modes of "ancient brooklyners"! 🧪

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