Gary Novack
@pcolboy.bsky.social
Deadheads - here is a new, officially sanctioned, Grateful Dead cookbook.
Sample the devil’s lettuce with new Grateful Dead cookbook
A new cookbook from Gabi Moskowitz pairs vegetarian and vegan recipes with the stages of a Grateful Dead concert.
jweekly.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Deadheads - here is a new, officially sanctioned, Grateful Dead cookbook.
Calling attention to this recent paper in @ScienceMagazine on a retrospective study of "What if NIH had been 40% smaller?". www.science.org/doi/full/10....
October 8, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Calling attention to this recent paper in @ScienceMagazine on a retrospective study of "What if NIH had been 40% smaller?". www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Calling attention to mouse study of potential gene therapy for late onset Tay-Sachs disease. www.jci.org/articles/vie...
JCI -
CNS-targeted base editing of the major late-onset Tay-Sachs mutation alleviates disease in mice
www.jci.org
August 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Calling attention to mouse study of potential gene therapy for late onset Tay-Sachs disease. www.jci.org/articles/vie...
Two views of the federal policy on science - in @science.org www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Sluggishness and defensiveness helped enable an executive order on research integrity
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www.science.org
July 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Two views of the federal policy on science - in @science.org www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
www.science.org/doi/full/10....
Former Senior FDA Leader Dr. Janet Woodcock finds a wonderful analogies for a bad situation at FDA - flat earth society running NASA, firing all hospital workers except for doctors...
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/slow...
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/slow...
'A slow-moving catastrophe': FDA cuts are like firing all hospital staff except doctors, Janet Woodcock says
As President Donald Trump’s massive overhaul of federal agencies continues, several former FDA officials spoke about the potential ramifications for drug reviews and provided a look inside current | A...
www.fiercebiotech.com
April 8, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Former Senior FDA Leader Dr. Janet Woodcock finds a wonderful analogies for a bad situation at FDA - flat earth society running NASA, firing all hospital workers except for doctors...
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/slow...
www.fiercebiotech.com/biotech/slow...
My home town, Sacramento, featured in the NY Times. Although this may be the definition of damning with faint praise.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
Oakland A’s Settle Into Sacramento as Just The A’s
The Athletics temporarily moved to California’s capital region, but insisted on avoiding references to Sacramento. Residents, who are thrilled to have M.L.B. games, are used to such slights.
www.nytimes.com
March 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My home town, Sacramento, featured in the NY Times. Although this may be the definition of damning with faint praise.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/31/u...
Calling attention to @economist.com piece on shared documents. The good news - the entire team can edit shared documents. The bad news - the entire team can edit shared documents.
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
The horrors of shared docs
Transparent, user-friendly, maddening
www.economist.com
March 30, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Calling attention to @economist.com piece on shared documents. The good news - the entire team can edit shared documents. The bad news - the entire team can edit shared documents.
www.economist.com/business/202...
www.economist.com/business/202...
Female Nobel laureates at the University of California. Disclosure: I bleed blue and gold.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/discove...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/discove...
Discoveries that changed the world: Meet UC’s women Nobel laureates
Nearly a quarter of the women who have received Nobel Prizes in science have ties to UC.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu
March 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Female Nobel laureates at the University of California. Disclosure: I bleed blue and gold.
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/discove...
www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/discove...
Remembering him - lost nearly 60 years ago.
March 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Remembering him - lost nearly 60 years ago.
Seen at a mall in the Sacramento California area - special close in parking for expectant mothers, and for veterans. Seems like a reasonable kindness to me.
March 16, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Seen at a mall in the Sacramento California area - special close in parking for expectant mothers, and for veterans. Seems like a reasonable kindness to me.
Reposted by Gary Novack
I’m grateful for @holdenthorp.bsky.social and his leadership during the chaos in science unleashed by the current administration.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Come together, right now
The chaos, conflicting information, firings, and hurtful rhetoric of the Trump administration’s approach to science over the past month are causing anxiety, grief, and concern for the scientific community in the United States. The dramatic events are ...
www.science.org
March 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I’m grateful for @holdenthorp.bsky.social and his leadership during the chaos in science unleashed by the current administration.
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
My visit to the mall in Washington DC on Friday 28 February Perhaps the less said the better.
March 1, 2025 at 9:09 PM
My visit to the mall in Washington DC on Friday 28 February Perhaps the less said the better.
February 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Reposted by Gary Novack
We’ve got undergrads publishing papers y’all! A Science study led by UCSC’s Roxanne Beltrans, co-authored by 14 UCSC students, finds foraging seals can enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the Pacific Ocean.
Read more: bit.ly/3ESYi0m
#academicsky 🌍 #research #science
Read more: bit.ly/3ESYi0m
#academicsky 🌍 #research #science
February 24, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We’ve got undergrads publishing papers y’all! A Science study led by UCSC’s Roxanne Beltrans, co-authored by 14 UCSC students, finds foraging seals can enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the Pacific Ocean.
Read more: bit.ly/3ESYi0m
#academicsky 🌍 #research #science
Read more: bit.ly/3ESYi0m
#academicsky 🌍 #research #science
Yet another apparent unintended consequence...delay of Initial Public Offerings due to uncertainty in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/t...
They’ve Been Waiting Years to Go Public. They’re Still Waiting.
Some tech companies are delaying or pulling their listing plans as the Trump administration’s tariff announcements and other changes cause market volatility and uncertainty.
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Yet another apparent unintended consequence...delay of Initial Public Offerings due to uncertainty in the U.S.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/t...
For your consideration - an article posing that a) there is an increase in swearing and b) it is related to the casual nature of social media communication.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/s...
Curses! A Swearing Expert Mulls the State of Profanity.
Timothy Jay, a scholar in the science of swearing, has a few choice words about why we curse and how to cut back (if you want to).
www.nytimes.com
February 17, 2025 at 3:41 PM
For your consideration - an article posing that a) there is an increase in swearing and b) it is related to the casual nature of social media communication.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/08/s...
Sobering articles in the British Medical Journal about anger, despair, and defiance from US Federal scientists.
www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
www.bmj.com
February 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Sobering articles in the British Medical Journal about anger, despair, and defiance from US Federal scientists.
www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
www.bmj.com/content/bmj/...
Amidst all the news, here is a bit of humor about phrases that came from Saturday Night Live that are in general use.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
50 Things We Say Now, Thanks to ‘S.N.L.’
Since “Saturday Night Live” began, the show has introduced catchphrases that wind up in our own conversations. Isn’t that special?
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Amidst all the news, here is a bit of humor about phrases that came from Saturday Night Live that are in general use.
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
highlighted the roles and responsibilities of authors. "...,relevant to journals' response to requests to withdraw, revise, or alter authorship of manuscripts"
www.icmje.org/news-and-edi...
highlighted the roles and responsibilities of authors. "...,relevant to journals' response to requests to withdraw, revise, or alter authorship of manuscripts"
www.icmje.org/news-and-edi...
ICMJE | News & Editorials
www.icmje.org
February 8, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The International Committee of Medical Journal Editors
highlighted the roles and responsibilities of authors. "...,relevant to journals' response to requests to withdraw, revise, or alter authorship of manuscripts"
www.icmje.org/news-and-edi...
highlighted the roles and responsibilities of authors. "...,relevant to journals' response to requests to withdraw, revise, or alter authorship of manuscripts"
www.icmje.org/news-and-edi...
Gone 51 years and missed.
January 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Gone 51 years and missed.