martin t. hall
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From Drift, KY. Research on drug use and what helps if people need it. Alum UNC | U of Kentucky | U of Louisville | Morehead St.
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martin t. hall
@mthall01.bsky.social
· Mar 1
howdy. good to be here.
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It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
National parks change prioritizes Trump birthday over days honoring Black people
Free entrance days at national parks no longer include MLK Day and Juneteenth.
www.sfgate.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
It might be easy to find things like this merely petty or superficial, but that would be a mistake. Demeaning, erasing or eliminating celebrations or acknowledgments of Black America is straight from Redemption playbook, and is intended to reinforce the racial hierarchy and signal its reinstatement.
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There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
Trump on Somalis: "We're gonna go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country. Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage."
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
There are 75,977 people born in Somalia who are now citizens of the United States, including those specific people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
He is talking about US citizens. He is talking about *us*.
The truth is that none of us are garbage, and the job of the US president is to represent all of us.
We, the people.
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The underlying study: "Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning" academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
November 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The underlying study: "Experimental evidence of the effects of large language models versus web search on depth of learning" academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/ar...
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
"participants reported developing shallower knowledge from LLM summaries even when the results were augmented by...web links" vs. search
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Chimpanzees use 22 types of tools in the wild but they are capable of doomscrolling like the rest of us.
This video of Sugriva using Instagram is shocking because it's so similar to how humans use social media--engaging with content that triggers our emotions, like images of our friends and foes.
This video of Sugriva using Instagram is shocking because it's so similar to how humans use social media--engaging with content that triggers our emotions, like images of our friends and foes.
November 18, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Chimpanzees use 22 types of tools in the wild but they are capable of doomscrolling like the rest of us.
This video of Sugriva using Instagram is shocking because it's so similar to how humans use social media--engaging with content that triggers our emotions, like images of our friends and foes.
This video of Sugriva using Instagram is shocking because it's so similar to how humans use social media--engaging with content that triggers our emotions, like images of our friends and foes.
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What is the most profitable industry in the world, this side of the law? Not oil, not IT, not pharma.
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
It's *scientific publishing*.
We call this the Drain of Scientific Publishing.
Paper: arxiv.org/abs/2511.04820
Background: doi.org/10.1162/qss_...
Thread @markhanson.fediscience.org.ap.brid.gy 👇
November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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The Kent School of Social Work & Family Science at the University of Louisville is hiring! Send good people our way. We have 5 academic programs, an established research infrastructure, talented and caring faculty, and soooo much bourbon. #SocialWork
Assistant Professor - Kent School of Social Work & Family Science
Department: Dean's Office Location: Belknap Campus Time Type: Full time Worker Type: Regular Job Req ID: R107895 Position Description: The Raymond A. Kent School of Social Work & Family Science at...
uofl.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:07 AM
The Kent School of Social Work & Family Science at the University of Louisville is hiring! Send good people our way. We have 5 academic programs, an established research infrastructure, talented and caring faculty, and soooo much bourbon. #SocialWork
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"I taught at a place called Bowdoin College for 16 years, and during the last of those there was a student in attendance you’ve perhaps heard of. His name is Zohran Mamdani."
Peter Coviello for @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Peter Coviello for @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Maybe Don’t Talk to the New York Times About Zohran Mamdani
It’s remarkable, the people you’ll hear from. Teach for even a little while at an expensive institution—the term they tend to prefer is “elite”—and odds are that eventually someone who was a studen…
lithub.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
"I taught at a place called Bowdoin College for 16 years, and during the last of those there was a student in attendance you’ve perhaps heard of. His name is Zohran Mamdani."
Peter Coviello for @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
Peter Coviello for @literaryhub.bsky.social: lithub.com/maybe-dont-t...
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More than 60 California professors say they are suppressing their own work due to Trump's looming threats over UC. The chill is affecting students 7 medical patients alike.
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
"The purpose is censorship," said Veena Dubal, AAUP General Counsel & UC Irvine professor.
@veenadubal.bsky.social
UC professors censor their own classes waiting for Trump's crackdown, court filings show
New court filings reveal University of California professors are altering lessons, canceling talks and avoiding sensitive topics as the Trump administration's crackdown intensifies.
www.yahoo.com
November 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
Age and gender distortion in online media and large language models - Nature
Stereotypes of age-related gender bias are socially distorted, as evidenced by the age gap in the representations of women and men across various media and algorithms, despite no systematic age differ...
www.nature.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:47 PM
When ChatGPT was asked to rate 40,000 résumés, it ranked the older male candidates as better quality than the younger female applicants.
Incredibly compelling
Canada gave its citizens the right to die. Ten years later, doctors are struggling to keep up with the demand. My story for the September issue of @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
Canada Is Killing Itself
The country gave its citizens the right to die. Doctors are struggling to keep up with demand.
www.theatlantic.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Incredibly compelling
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The economic effects of international students go far beyond their tuition dollars.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
October 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
The economic effects of international students go far beyond their tuition dollars.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
Many stay, innovate, & shape the productivity of the entire economy.
My co-authors & I estimate the impact of US international student exclusion policy in this new paper commissioned by the @nationalacademies.org.
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@joann-trejo.bsky.social, @marymunson4.bsky.social and I have a commentary in @natcellbio.nature.com on recent attacks on DEI in biomedical research: "If scientific research, especially biomedical research, is meant to serve everyone, then it requires that everyone has an opportunity to participate"
Scaling back DEI programmes and the loss of scientific talent
Nature Cell Biology - Programmes that support diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in science are under attack in the USA. Data indicate that diversity in the scientific workforce increases...
www.nature.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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October 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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We firmly believe the people's power is what fuels the movement to protect our democracy.
That’s why we're proud to sponsor No King Day II on Saturday, Oct 18, to join in peaceful resistance to autocracy.
Together, we will send a clear message: the American people bow to no king.
That’s why we're proud to sponsor No King Day II on Saturday, Oct 18, to join in peaceful resistance to autocracy.
Together, we will send a clear message: the American people bow to no king.
October 17, 2025 at 11:11 PM
We firmly believe the people's power is what fuels the movement to protect our democracy.
That’s why we're proud to sponsor No King Day II on Saturday, Oct 18, to join in peaceful resistance to autocracy.
Together, we will send a clear message: the American people bow to no king.
That’s why we're proud to sponsor No King Day II on Saturday, Oct 18, to join in peaceful resistance to autocracy.
Together, we will send a clear message: the American people bow to no king.
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Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
No Kings
As the president escalates his authoritarian power grab, the NO KINGS non-violent movement continues to rise stronger. We are united once again to remind the world: America has No Kings and the power ...
www.nokings.org
October 15, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Make your plans for #NoKings. This Saturday, October 18th.
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
Free speech is action. Protestors believe that action has meaning. Protestors are exercising the rights enshrined in the Constitution. For me, protest is about love of country.
I'll be there. Please join in.
www.nokings.org
immediate and much needed mood enhancer
Winners of the Bird Photographer of the Year 2025. The winning entries in this year’s bird-photography contest were just revealed. Competition organizers were kind enough to share some of the winners, selected from a field of more than 25,000 entries. Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
September 30, 2025 at 6:35 PM
immediate and much needed mood enhancer
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Did you know that people who move to more walkable cities in the US end up walking more? This seems obvious, but is quite solid evidence for the influence of the built environment on human activity and well-being. Read more in the @nature.com paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Countrywide natural experiment links built environment to physical activity - Nature
By analysing the smartphone data of 2,112,288 participants, in particular observing and comparing the activity of the same individual in two different environments, we find that increases in the walka...
www.nature.com
September 16, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Did you know that people who move to more walkable cities in the US end up walking more? This seems obvious, but is quite solid evidence for the influence of the built environment on human activity and well-being. Read more in the @nature.com paper here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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“a court order can’t reinstate months of lost treatment for a cancer patient… It’s hard to put a price on the value of research that might be years away from a new drug or treatment...It’s even harder for those who have been kicked out of clinical trials…where the stakes are clearly life or death”
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research. www.wired.com/story/how-tr...
How Trump Killed Cancer Research
Attempting to eliminate funding for certain kinds of “woke” studies, the Trump administration erased hundreds of millions of dollars being used for cancer research.
www.wired.com
July 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
“a court order can’t reinstate months of lost treatment for a cancer patient… It’s hard to put a price on the value of research that might be years away from a new drug or treatment...It’s even harder for those who have been kicked out of clinical trials…where the stakes are clearly life or death”
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The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
After ruling the NIH grant cuts were illegal yesterday, Judge Young, a Reagan appointee on the bench since 1985, ended the hearing with a blistering 15-minute speech.
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
I've cleaned up my notes — here are his remarks in full. 🧵
Judge rules against NIH grant cuts — and calls them discriminatory
The decision means that the US biomedical agency has to restore funding to hundreds of research projects, but the government will likely appeal.
www.nature.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
The full ruling explaining why NIH grant cuts are illegal came out today.
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
It's just as blistering as the judge's oral remarks. And it uncovers fresh details in DOGE's role orchestrating the cuts — and on the cuts at Columbia.
Here are my top highlights from the 103-page ruling. 🧵
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Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while…
www.propublica.org
June 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Refugees in Kenya have died at food distribution centers, officials noted, including a pregnant woman crushed to death during a stampede.
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
Aid workers said they expected more people to get hurt “as vulnerable households become increasingly desperate.”
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I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook: A Scholars' Guide to Navigating Democratic Backsliding
The Anti-Autocracy Handbook is a call to action, resilience, and collective defence of democracy, truth, and academic freedom in the face of mounting authoritarianism. It tries to provide guidance to ...
sks.to
June 19, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I am privileged to announce the publication of the Anti-Autocracy Handbook: sks.to/autocracy 1/12
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Keep in mind public land is land owned BY YOU, the taxpayer. Republicans want to sell it off so they can pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.
"The bill directs what is likely the largest single sale of national public lands in modern history to help cut taxes for the richest people in the country....all without hearings, debate or public input." wilderness.org/articles/med...
250+ million acres of public lands eligible for sale in SENR budget reconciliation package
The bill mandates disposal of over 2 million acres of BLM and National Forest lands; public lands eligible for sale in the bill encompass over 250 million acres, including local recreation areas, wild...
wilderness.org
June 18, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Keep in mind public land is land owned BY YOU, the taxpayer. Republicans want to sell it off so they can pay for their tax cuts for billionaires and corporations.
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Trump is intentionally trying to hurt blue areas like California. But his administration's policies also have countless negative effects on states like Kentucky, where the majority of people voted for him. wapo.st/4kS8qGX
June 16, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Trump is intentionally trying to hurt blue areas like California. But his administration's policies also have countless negative effects on states like Kentucky, where the majority of people voted for him. wapo.st/4kS8qGX
