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Keith Wagstaff
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Social Worker | Editor | Reporter | ex Mashable, NBC News, TIME

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Try reading this headline in your head without tacking on "maaaaaaaan" at the end. We dare you.

www.popsci.com/science/how-...
How does your brain know something is real?
Your brain blends imagination and reality—sometimes too well.
www.popsci.com
July 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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As more journalists are driven out of their jobs, I keep hearing this drumbeat of "it's ok -- they can start their own newsletter or publication." Some can. But becoming your own business is a huge job, and will eliminate many talented reporters from the public sphere. Here's why. (1/5)
July 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"We are as much creating our perception of reality as we are perceiving it." Got trippy talking with @nadinedijkstra.bsky.social ‪for @popsci.com
about the "reality threshold" and how we decide whether something is real or not www.popsci.com/science/how-...
How does your brain know something is real?
Your brain blends imagination and reality—sometimes too well.
www.popsci.com
July 11, 2025 at 10:07 PM
They're gentrifying Roku City.
June 17, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Reposted by Keith Wagstaff
🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.
February 4, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Reposted by Keith Wagstaff
Canada is "reviewing" its many cloud contracts with Amazon after the tech giant killed a budding union by closing 7 facilities and firing 2,000 people.

It should follow through on the threat and cancel those deals.
Amazon Layoffs Prompt Canada to Review Government Deals | Transport Topics
Canada’s industry minister said Amazon’s decision to shut down all warehouses in Quebec and cut close to 2,000 jobs would prompt the government to examine its current deals with the company.
www.ttnews.com
January 28, 2025 at 1:07 PM