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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Sep 7

Wow! I have an appointment with my pulmonologist Monday morning. He doesn’t even have a Covid Vaccine for me yet!

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Sep 6

Had the urge to remind Apple of the correct name for the Gulf of Mexico, but it won’t let me send the issue.

A screenshot of the Apple Maps report form. The “name is wrong” option is selected but the send button is disabled

Screen shot from the Apple report function. The “something else” option is selected and the “send” button on the upper right is activated

Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Aug 21

#BB27 has enough social awareness to make OTEV Animal Farm meets the Godfather but can’t bring themselves to edit Riley as the groomer he is? This is what happens when the sociology major gets theory classes but no practical implementation.

hamsterwatch #bb27 @hamsterwatch.com · Aug 21

veto comp was OTEV the Hogfather, and his sidekick Lil Stinky.. find and bring back rats with evictee name that answers the question #bykta #bb27

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Stephan Lewandowsky @lewan.bsky.social · Aug 20

It is important to alert the public to the damaging -- indeed lethal -- plans of the current Secretary of Health, which are becoming more apparent by the day: thehill.com/opinion/heal... @caulfieldtim.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @michaelemann.bsky.social @brendannyhan.bsky.social

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Aug 15

there are absolutely speakers of American English who would ask you to lean forward then smack you with a cue card for suggesting that “each other” Isn’t perfectly grammatical in this context (eg Appalachian, ozark, most midland). Ultimately, choice prob says more about your speaker than listener

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Aug 15

When big brother is a living metaphor for American politics

Taran Armstrong @taranarmstrong.bsky.social · Aug 15

23 years ago, Marcellas' eviction served as a chilling warning to all future players that they should always use the veto.

Zach now stands as a testament to the fact that the lessons of history are always doomed to be forgotten; that everybody thinks they are the exception.

God save us all. #BB27

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Aug 9

Waking up at 5:30 am to a severe thunderstorm with 80+ mph winds and was not exactly the most relaxing way to start the weekend. But @ketv7.bsky.social’s (all women) weather team, lead by @caitlinharveywx.bsky.social made for good company.

Caitlin stands in front of a weather map showing an extreme thunderstorm

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Jul 8

When your entire office can be seen from the hallway, you need a way to let your colleagues know that you are okay… the faraway look on your is because you are connecting with scientists all over the world at the @wmsymposium.bsky.social. Oh! And please do not disturb

A Hand drawn sign which reads “online working memory symposium. Tuesday thru Friday. Please wait for breaks if you need me! Thanks, Angela” is taped to a glass wall. On the other side of the glass is a very messy office with lots of plants

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Jul 2

Ha! Winnifred (one of my longtime kitty friends) approves of Hal’s handiwork.

A Grey tabby sits atop the same sweatshirt in the same box

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Jul 2

Hal and his sister Hero came to live with us about a year ago after being with the same human for over a decade. Hal just dragged my sweatshirt to a box and made himself a little bed. I think this cat finally feels at home.

A white cat is curled up with a grey sweatshirt in a box.

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ExcitingHealth.com @excitinghealth.bsky.social · Jun 11

Immigration authorities raided an Omaha meat production plant Tuesday morning and took dozens of workers away, leaving company officials bewildered because they said they had followed the law.

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Federal immigration raid at Omaha meat production plant sparks protests

Immigration authorities have raided an Omaha meat production plant and detained dozens of workers. That prompted confusion from company officials who say they complied with the law and sparked protest...

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 31

Poster session for the 2025 Boys Town National Research Hospital Pediatric Audiology Translational Research (PAT) Conference

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

Drs. Tiana Cowan, Ryan McCreery, and Lori Leibold present a new tool, the Children’s English and Spanish Speech Recognition (ChEgSS) test which will soon be available to facilitate speech perception testing with bilingual children.

Dr. Cowan stands behind a lectern while wearing a black blazer. A collection of water bottles from previous speakers has accumulated on top of the lectern (does that make the lectern a podium as well?)

Dr. McCreery has on a plaid grey suit. He’s gesturing a classic Dr. McCreery gesture.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

Dr. Dawna Lewis reviews evidence for remote microphone (RM) use with children whose hearing is audio-metrically typical but who have other special listening needs.

Dr. Lewis has curly white hair. Her final slide with take home messages listed is on the screen behind her.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

In our final talk before lunch, Dr. Karen Muñoz from @utahstate.bsky.social reviews strategies audiologists can use to support parents as they learn about their child’s hearing aid (One communication strategy capitalizes on CHUNKING which makes my working memory heart so very happy)

Dr. Muñoz has chin length grey hair. She is dressed in all black.

A slide list six barriers parents report for why children do not consistently wear their hearing aids. One barrier is not enough information or training.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

Our next speaker, Dr. Kathryn Wiseman, tackled the challenging question of when to transition a pediatric hearing aid user into cochlear implant candidate.

Dr Wisman, in a navy blue top and khaki pants, stands behind a lectern. Her hands are crossed over her heart as she explains the challenges facing audiologists as the advise families who children are audio-metrically borderline for CI candidacy.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

PAT Conference keynote speaker Dr. Susan Scollie from @westernuwin.bsky.social presents a historical review of the major advances in pediatric hearing aid fitting and highlights gaps that need to be addressed for future research.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

We open with a tribute to the conference’s namesake, the late Dr. Pat Stelmachowicz, who was a pioneer in conducting pediatric hearing research specifically to inform clinical practice.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 30

The PAT Conference from Boys Town National Research Hospital brings the leading Pediatric Audiology Translational Research to clinicians and scientists. Follow along Friday (May 30) and Saturday (May 31) for live updates.

The dark pink and sky blue PAT conference schedules lays on the table next to a glass of orange juice and a cup of yogurt. A blurry PowerPoint slide with the speakers’s headshots is in the background.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · May 12

When I make vegetable broth, I freeze half-cup servings in my skull molds so that I can add them to recipes like this:

Two iced veggie broth skulls floating in a cream sauce

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Apr 29

“every concept should be explained earlier in the manuscript” -reviewer 2

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Jenny Zhen-Duan, PhD @drjennyzd.bsky.social · Apr 29

My dear health equity peers, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation is doubling down on their DEI efforts. 💪🏽 Here’s a grant opportunity tinyurl.com/3pnxhy2d with a rapid response option those whose “health equity research projects have lost federal funding.”

⭐️ Please share ⭐️

Research to Advance Racial and Indigenous Health Equity

We seek to build an actionable body of evidence to construct fair systems that determine resource distribution and support health equity. Deadlines: Rapid Response brief proposal 5/28/25; New Research...

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Anna Bower @annabower.bsky.social · Apr 17

If you receive one of these bizarre, unethical, poorly written letters from Ed Martin, please send it to me so that I can write about how bizarre, unethical, and poorly written it is.

Signal: annabower.24

Email: [email protected]

Eric Reinhart @eric-reinhart.com · Apr 17

The Trump regime is now using US Attorneys to intimidate academic journals by sending them letters demanding they explain how they ensure ‘viewpoint diversity.’ Journal editors should be public about this and coordinate to refuse to comply with these fascist tactics.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Apr 16

This project was especially important because it focused on high school students. Cognitive development during the teenage years is under-researched relative to changes occurring during childhood and early adulthood.

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Angela AuBuchon @memoryangela.bsky.social · Apr 16

Remember Jocelyn Chen who did her Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) project on auditory distraction with us a few years ago as a high schooler? Now she is a freshman at @barnard-college.bsky.social and already has a first-author publication! doi.org/10.59720/24-...

The impact of environmental noise on the cognitive functions and mental workload of high school students | Journal of Emerging Investigators

JEI is a scientific journal for middle and high school scientists

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