Sean Ernst, Ph.D.
@sean-ernst-wx.bsky.social
Mad (Social) Research Scientist | Occasional Photo Guy | Severe Local Storm Enjoyer | Terminal Nerd
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The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)
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A lot of solid covers of this beautiful song, but Odetta’s is my favorite. youtu.be/4VsE9T4Sr30?...
December 9, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A lot of solid covers of this beautiful song, but Odetta’s is my favorite. youtu.be/4VsE9T4Sr30?...
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I feel like we generally have an image of manipulative men as overtly cruel, cold people when most of the times I’ve been manipulated by one it’s him saying something like “the fact you have boundaries makes me vewwy sad 🥺”
December 8, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I feel like we generally have an image of manipulative men as overtly cruel, cold people when most of the times I’ve been manipulated by one it’s him saying something like “the fact you have boundaries makes me vewwy sad 🥺”
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!
December 6, 2025 at 8:05 PM
OMG it just took out one of the distant cameras!!
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No one has scammed and beclowned the human race like cats. "Aww she's sitting on me" she's sapping your energy. "Aww she's purring" she's communicating with the devil, her father in hell
December 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
No one has scammed and beclowned the human race like cats. "Aww she's sitting on me" she's sapping your energy. "Aww she's purring" she's communicating with the devil, her father in hell
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The scale of today's X1.9 CME compared to the Earth. Truly a monstorous eruption.
December 1, 2025 at 9:30 PM
The scale of today's X1.9 CME compared to the Earth. Truly a monstorous eruption.
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Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
December 1, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Everyone is getting upset about the data centers. They pollute a lot and use a lot of energy and will eventually be very ugly/huge vacant buildings. And I understand being mad about that. Until you consider the state of the lazer tag industry at this moment, and how much help that sector needs.
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Zillow has removed “climate risk scores” from its listings. On the one hand, the smoking gun is right in the article: It seems like the risk scores were too effective, actively dissuading people from buying properties with high flood risk. On the other hand… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
Zillow Removes Climate Risk Scores From Home Listings
www.nytimes.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Zillow has removed “climate risk scores” from its listings. On the one hand, the smoking gun is right in the article: It seems like the risk scores were too effective, actively dissuading people from buying properties with high flood risk. On the other hand… www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/c...
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Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
Teens may have come up with a new way to detect, treat Lyme disease using CRISPR gene editing
To compete at iGEM, a sort of science Olympics, teens at a Georgia high school set their sights on finding a better way to detect and treat Lyme disease. Their approach uses CRISPR gene editing.
www.cbsnews.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Remarkable story of a Georgia high school team who used CRISPR to make a rapid diagnostic test strip for Lyme disease, speeding dx from 2 weeks to days
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-m...
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Surprisingly, there aren't many photos from Portland from May 18 since clouds obscured the big one for most of the day.
However, the July 22 eruption occurred under clear skies, so Mother Nature made sure Portlanders could snap tons of photos.
However, the July 22 eruption occurred under clear skies, so Mother Nature made sure Portlanders could snap tons of photos.
November 30, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Surprisingly, there aren't many photos from Portland from May 18 since clouds obscured the big one for most of the day.
However, the July 22 eruption occurred under clear skies, so Mother Nature made sure Portlanders could snap tons of photos.
However, the July 22 eruption occurred under clear skies, so Mother Nature made sure Portlanders could snap tons of photos.
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this headline, and much of the reporting, is the result of believing that the key to good journalism is never taking a position
NEW: The F.D.A. announced in an internal memo that 10 children died "because of" the Covid shot. Other experts want to see proof.
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
“This is a profound revelation,” Dr. Prasad's memo said. “For the first time, the U.S. F.D.A. will acknowledge that Covid-19 vaccines have killed American children.”
F.D.A. Attributes 10 Children’s Deaths to Covid Vaccines
www.nytimes.com
November 30, 2025 at 4:53 PM
this headline, and much of the reporting, is the result of believing that the key to good journalism is never taking a position
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I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
November 28, 2025 at 2:07 AM
I found this terribly sad. A young woman with her life ahead of her, and she becomes one of the last American victims of the Long War.
Thankful for loving family, a boatload of incredibly supportive friends, and these two little hellions today ❤️🦃 times have been hard but community survives
November 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Thankful for loving family, a boatload of incredibly supportive friends, and these two little hellions today ❤️🦃 times have been hard but community survives
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I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
Combatting poverty and hunger in this city will take every single one of us. Myself included.
November 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
I wish it didn’t feel so unusual and inspiring to see a leader treating everyone like they matter and saying that we have a responsibility to help each other
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precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
Whether this was random street crime or targeted political violence, I think it was bad for the president to unnecessarily put the National Guard in harm’s way like this. They simply don’t need to be there.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
precisely my thought. the president and his dumbass republican allies put these men and women into harm’s way for a political stunt and look what has happened
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CBC meteorologist Ryan Snodden has put together a good video explaining Canada’s new risk based weather warning system.
Watch it here 👇🏻
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Watch it here 👇🏻
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
November 26, 2025 at 7:19 PM
CBC meteorologist Ryan Snodden has put together a good video explaining Canada’s new risk based weather warning system.
Watch it here 👇🏻
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
Watch it here 👇🏻
www.cbc.ca/player/play/...
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As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
November 26, 2025 at 6:03 PM
As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Love seeing narrative and numerical uncertainty communication in my local NWS graphics! Please give the team my compliments @ounwcm.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Love seeing narrative and numerical uncertainty communication in my local NWS graphics! Please give the team my compliments @ounwcm.bsky.social
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Vahid Abedini has now been released.
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Vahid Abedini has now been released.
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Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
November 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Mark Kelly: "My wife, Gabby Giffords, meeting with her constituents, shot in the head. Six people killed around her, a horrific thing. She spent six months in the hospital. We know what political violence is and we know what causes it too, The statements that Donald Trump made incites others."
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November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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