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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · 16d

I haven't looked at the research but Im guessing that the effect of high fever or unchecked maternal pain is not good for a developing fetus

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Rebecca Watson @skepchick.org · 20d

Lots of people asked me for the clip of Charlie Kirk's hatred in his own words. I posted it to YouTube shorts but they blocked it, so here you go! I didn't collect the first 90 seconds, that was floating around social media already.

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · 19d

Correction: the average dog owns 1/5 of a human in their lifetime

Meme image of stuffed animal face with suspicious look in its eyes. Text above the image reads, " the average person owns 5 dogs in their lifetime"

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Sumitra Badrinathan @sumitra.bsky.social · 19d

i don’t think people on bluesky understand the severity of this situation.

i woke up to literally hundreds of texts from friends and family thinking about either moving back home to india or applying to other countries for jobs. this includes me.

Gergely Orosz @gergely.pragmaticengineer.com · 19d

Those on an H1B cannot return to the US from tomorrow (Sunday) unless paying $100K. This is an out-of-the blue presidential action. We’ll see software engineers stranded abroad.

One easy to predict outcome: those on US visas will travel less… for work, for conferences etc.

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · 19d

Debates don't mean anything. Pointless. Why TF does anyone participate in them

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 22d

Trans rights are human rights.

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · 21d

Cover story by me in the September issue of The Physiologist Magazine👇🏼 It was super fascinating to learn and write about these six scientists who laid the foundation for modern physiology 🔬🫀📖💉🐟🐀

American Physiological Society @apsphysiology.bsky.social · 28d

Can you name the cover models on the new #TPhysMag issue? They’re all scientists who shaped #physiology. Also inside: #SABV in addiction research, tips for managing stress during your PhD and more: ow.ly/jbCa50WU2px 🧪

Magazine cover showing illustrated portraits of six scientists with the headline “6 Scientists Who Shaped Physiology.”

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · 27d

They are called Moon drops!

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · 27d

there's a lot going on and I'm tired of trying to rush to have well-formed opinions. So I bring you one of my most unshakable opinions, one that I arrived at years ago and hasn't changed: long grapes are the best grapes

A white bowl on a black and white woven placemat. The bowl contains several long, purple grapes on the vine.

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Sep 4

#FireRFK 🔥

Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · Sep 4

RFK will be testifying before the Senate finance committee in a bit. You can watch here and use #FireRFK to keep up.

Home | The United States Senate Committee on Finance

The official website of the United States Senate Committee on Finance

www.finance.senate.gov

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · Sep 3

Every story is a science story.

Science journalism matters. Trust in facts matters. Community matters. Thank you for being part of TON’s story. Help us celebrate another 15 years.

Here @heyhelina.bsky.social describes what TON has meant to her. #TON15
www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

Image of a woman outdoors and the following quote: The Open Notebook takes the intimidation out of doing the evidence-based work that our communities rely on us to do. Through The Open Notebook, I’ve gotten the support that I’ve been wanting my whole career. Helina Selemon. Reporter, New York Amsterdam News.

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Sep 3

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I would also like to speak with educators, researchers, or clinicians who would be willing to talk about MAHA's impact on children and families. Lmk if you have suggestions

Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Sep 3

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Are you an autistic adult or parent of an autistic child in or around Madison or Milwaukee, WI?

I'm reporting on how MAHA's rhetoric is impacting autistic people, especially kids.

Please repost and DM me if you or anyone you know fits this description and would be willing to chat. TY!

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Lupita Nihongo @otsumamiboy.bsky.social · Aug 31

If you say 'heteronormative' or 'unhoused person' or 'food insecurity' you're basically talking gibberish and nobody can understand you but if you say you can see inflammation in children at the airport and that vaccines lower IQ or that germs are a myth you get to fire all the scientists.

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 31

That sounds like a helpful strategy

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 31

One thing about millennials is that our healing journey inevitably involves realizing that songs that we once thought were romantic and cute are actually toxic ASF and ranting to the youth about the same

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 31

She is 😀

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 31

Pause doom scrolling ⏸️
Take a deep breath 🫁
Look into my eyes 👀
Proceed ▶️

A black dog staring into the camera lens with one blue and one brown eye.

Another smaller, blurry black dog in the background.

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Denise Wheeler @denisedwheeler.bsky.social · Aug 29

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it.

ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures.

Losers with power become the most dangerous kind.

(c/o Caroline Codsi)

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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · Aug 29

From “out of the blue” to celebrating 15 years of supporting the craft of science writing, we’re still here doing our part to uphold a functioning democracy. Help us celebrate another 15 years. #TON15
www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers...

An image of a woman smiling that includes the following quote: Proper praise for The Open Notebook would first observe how essential good science writing is to a functioning democracy, and how few resources exist to develop it. It would then note how TON's emergence from out of the blue as the hub that I and every other science writer respect gather at to discuss our stories and hone our skills underscores its uncanny sense for how to fill that need. Amy Harmon, reporter, The New York Times

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Tara C. Smith @aetiology.bsky.social · Aug 28

🧵 I know it's ridiculous, but when he's talking mitochondrial challenges & inflammation, he's again referring to his idea of vaccine-induced autism. Let me explain.

jen sometimes aph 🌻 @bunnibytz.bsky.social · Aug 27

via @acyn.bsky.social

RFK JR: I’m looking at kids as I walk through the airports today...and I see these kids that are just overburdened with mitochondrial challenges, inflammation—you can tell from their faces, movements, and lack of social connection

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 29

These are my daily meds, including an SSRI and an SNRI. I'm thankful and proud to take them.

#USANotRFK

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 25

Me wielding my old SCIENCE sword. Maybe it's time to dust this off. Circa 2014, by my cousin:

A cartoon image with a brown skinned person with black glasses, black hair, and a toothy grin, wielding a sword emblazoned with the word SCIENCE.

The cartoon is set off by a circular green background.

The bottom of the image reads, fb.com/ksenapathy

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Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 11

"And they certainly do not understand that Mrs. Knowles-Carter can never reach the heights of Mr. Jackson for many reasons we won’t go into but one particular reason: MTV."

Exactly. @therootdotcom.bsky.social

www.theroot.com/why-beyonc-i...

Why Beyoncé Is Absolutely Not The New Michael Jackson…So Stop! | The Root

Mrs. Knowles-Carter can never reach the heights of Mr. Jackson for one simple reason...

www.theroot.com

Kavin Senapathy @kavinsenapathy.bsky.social · Aug 7

I always wanted to believe in Blue Zones, or unique parts of the world where there is thought to be a higher rate of centenarians and super centenarians. I had an opportunity to read a ton and write about them in this episode of @scishow.bsky.social 🤓

youtu.be/0AD78KulqHw?...

The Places Where People Live Past 100 (Are Fake)

YouTube video by SciShow

youtu.be

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