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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · 4d

Been a bit busy these last two weeks - welcome to the world little one 🩷🩷🩷

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · 4d

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Helen Cooper @helencooperbooks.bsky.social · 4d

And just like that I’m a grandmother. Well Autumn always was my favourite season. ( selfie by my daughter @pandoradewan.bsky.social

Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Sep 1

This is a great use case for AI - weeding out predatory journals that target scientists and convince them to pay lots of money to have their work “reviewed and published” then don’t actually peer-review the work, undermining scientific authority 🧪
dx.doi.org/10.1126/scia...

Estimating the predictability of questionable open-access journals

AI screening of journals identifies over a thousand questionable journals, helping experts review where it is needed most.

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Aug 28

I was scratching my head at that too - she’s got the closer asteroid belt in there and it doesn’t look dissimilar from the stars on the outside! Officially we hadn’t even predicted the Kuiper belt’s existence until the 1940s and 50s!

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Aug 28

Another absolute favourite of mine is this dress covered in contraceptive pills by artist Susie Freeman, housed @wellcomecollection.bsky.social

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is one of the most impressive pieces of science communication from the 19th century - a highly accurate embroidered quilt of the solar system by American astronomer and teacher Ellen Harding Baker (1847-1886)

What’s your favourite science inspired artwork?🧪

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Aug 7

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Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of many animal societies, impacting gene flow, knowledge transmission, culture and individual fitness. However, little is known about the information individuals use ...

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Aug 7

Female gorillas recognise their friends after years apart

Gorillas move between different social groups to prevent inbreeding etc. But after 20 years of studying this, scientists have found that females tend to gravitate towards groups with gorillas they had grown up with, even after years apart

Dispersed female networks: female gorillas’ inter-group relationships influence dispersal decisions | Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Dispersal is a fundamental aspect of many animal societies, impacting gene flow, knowledge transmission, culture and individual fitness. However, little is known about the information individuals use ...

royalsocietypublishing.org

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 29

Me too 🥲 apparently her daughter is 2 now and they’re both thriving

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 29

I’ve just learned about a pregnant orangutan who had really bad morning sickness until her keeper gave her some special pregnancy tea

Keepers at Denver zoo had noticed that orangutan Eirina was refusing to eat/drink

That’s until her keeper remembered a tea she had drunk during her own pregnancy 🧪🌿

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 27

www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
🩸 pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🦟 www.nejm.org/doi/10.1056/...
🫜 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Daily steps and health outcomes in adults: a systematic review and dose-response meta-analysis

Although 10 000 steps per day can still be a viable target for those who are more active, 7000 steps per day is associated with clinically meaningful improvements in health outcomes and might be a mor...

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 27

4 #science stories from the last week, that you might have missed…🧪

👣 7,000 steps a day may be as good as 10,000

🩸At-home endometriosis test shows promise

🦟 Ivermectin promises to reduce malaria transmission

🫜 Beetroot juice may lower blood pressure in older adults

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 19

This is why you can’t always trust AI overviews. I am not a playwright and this particular play was written by Sandra Seaton.

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

As Lucy pointed out in the article, it makes no sense evolutionarily as to why they wouldn’t fart

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Right!!

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

MUCH better than doomscrolling 😌

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today I got to cover a HUGE breakthrough in sloth science: Contrary to popular belief, sloths do indeed fart

www.livescience.com/animals/scie...

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Scientists thought sloths don't fart. Then one was caught tooting on camera.

For years, it's been assumed that sloths don't fart. But new footage of a baby sloth letting rip in a water bath has shown that, contrary to popular belief, these tree-dwellers are actually incredibly...

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

It’s awful it took so long to get the proper treatment!

Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Increased risk of provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): cross-sectional survey study | The British Journal of Psychiatr...

Increased risk of provisional premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) among females with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): cross-sectional survey study - Volume 226 Issue 6

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jul 16

Women with ADHD may be significantly more likely to suffer from severe PMS and PMDD

PMDD is known to affect roughly 3.2% of women, although clinicians suspect many are left undiagnosed

ADHD is also seriously underdiagnosed in women, up to 75% of women with the condition going undiagnosed

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Dr. Rebecca Barnes (she/her) @waterbarnes.bsky.social · Jun 25

🧪"The myth of meritocracy in science collapses under the financial sacrifices expected at every career stage...the hidden costs of ‘doing science’ are profound. These burdens disproportionately exclude those without generational wealth, compounded by race and gender." dx.plos.org/10.1371/jour...

Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM

From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...

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EMBO @embo.org · Jun 26

The Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships support life scientists pursuing a career in #ScienceJournalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education.

Apply now:
www.embo.org/funding/fell...
#LifeSciences #funding 🧪

Fellowships, grants and career support – Maria Leptin | EMBO Science Journalism Fellowships – EMBO

Supporting life scientists pursuing a career in science journalism and science journalists who wish to further their scientific education

www.embo.org

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · Jun 6

So this happened this week…prioritising growth and chatbot agreeability can have unintended consequences for vulnerable users. www.livescience.com/technology/a...

'Meth is what makes you able to do your job': AI can push you to relapse if you're struggling with addiction, study finds

In rare cases where users are vulnerable to psychological manipulation, chatbots consistently learn the best ways to exploit them, a new study has revealed.

www.livescience.com

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · May 13

Thanks so much to everyone who has sent me messages - I’m making my way through them so will try and get back to you asap

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Pandora Dewan @pandoradewan.bsky.social · May 13

Hi Rachel! We tend not to cover education on the trending desk but if you have pitches you could try sending them through our normal pitch channel www.livescience.com/how-to-pitch...

Submission guidelines: How to pitch to Live Science

Live Science welcomes news, analysis, explainer and feature pitches from freelancers. Here's everything you need to know about submitting a story idea to Live Science.

www.livescience.com

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