@splodgecat101.bsky.social
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Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948.
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
November 26, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Biochemist Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn was born #OTD in 1948.
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
She shared the 2009 #Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the discovery of the enzyme telomerase & how chromosomes are protected by telomeres. This has 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 implications for the fields of #aging and #cancer research. #WomenInSTEM
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I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
November 25, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I wish I didn’t have to share this. But the BBC has decided to censor my first Reith Lecture.
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
They deleted the line in which I describe Donald Trump as “the most openly corrupt president in American history.” /1
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Reposting immediately.
A #JaneAusten quote that can't be reposted often enough.
November 9, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reposting immediately.
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I know I've asked this a few times recently but I've been very unwell for much of this year & am trying to get back on my feet again financially by teaching my workshops again alongside running my Etsy shop.
Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿
Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿
September 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
I know I've asked this a few times recently but I've been very unwell for much of this year & am trying to get back on my feet again financially by teaching my workshops again alongside running my Etsy shop.
Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿
Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿
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A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
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This guy is badass.
A man on the streets of the UK is asked about the “problem of immigration” and dismantles talking points with ease.
September 4, 2025 at 11:29 PM
This guy is badass.
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Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
September 2, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Concern over low birth rates was what the theocracy in Margaret Atwood’s Handmaid’s Tale used to come to power.
#booksky 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller. I read it on holiday. Could not put it down. It brings the tales of Troy and the Illiad to new life. Even knowing the ending didn't spoil it 😉
August 17, 2025 at 7:57 PM
#booksky 'The Song of Achilles' by Madeline Miller. I read it on holiday. Could not put it down. It brings the tales of Troy and the Illiad to new life. Even knowing the ending didn't spoil it 😉
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Before they remove her page, here is Dr. Erika McEntarfer's BLS bio page. She's a 20-year career official PhD labor economist.
August 1, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Before they remove her page, here is Dr. Erika McEntarfer's BLS bio page. She's a 20-year career official PhD labor economist.
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The link between domestic abuse & the far right has been anecdotal up to now AFAIK. A number of the far right Irish yobs, who regularly riot, have barring orders, served time or been prosecuted for domestic abuse. Their’s is the behaviour of criminality, in public & in private life.
In "Legitimate Concerns" news.
41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.
For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
41% of the 899 arrested for taking part in Farage Riots last year had been reported for crimes associated with intimate partner violence.
For those arrested by one police force, this figure was 68%.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Two in five arrested for last summer’s UK riots had been reported for domestic abuse
Police data indicates overlaps between public violent disorder and domestic violence and abuse
www.theguardian.com
July 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
The link between domestic abuse & the far right has been anecdotal up to now AFAIK. A number of the far right Irish yobs, who regularly riot, have barring orders, served time or been prosecuted for domestic abuse. Their’s is the behaviour of criminality, in public & in private life.
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A reminder that using LLMs is not a route to innovation. It quite literally stifles innovation by regurgitating existing information in a new format.
We will be stuck at this particular moment for many years, with all its prejudices and assumptions, just when we need to be actually innovative
We will be stuck at this particular moment for many years, with all its prejudices and assumptions, just when we need to be actually innovative
Study finds A.I. LLMs advise women to ask for lower salaries than men. When prompted w/ a user profile of same education, experience & job role, differing only by gender, ChatGPT advised the female applicant to request $280K salary; Male applicant=$400K.
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
thenextweb.com/news/chatgpt...
ChatGPT advises women to ask for lower salaries, study finds
A new study has found that large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT consistently advise women to ask for lower salaries than men.
thenextweb.com
July 21, 2025 at 7:34 AM
A reminder that using LLMs is not a route to innovation. It quite literally stifles innovation by regurgitating existing information in a new format.
We will be stuck at this particular moment for many years, with all its prejudices and assumptions, just when we need to be actually innovative
We will be stuck at this particular moment for many years, with all its prejudices and assumptions, just when we need to be actually innovative
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I know we all like to forget COVID, but imo it’s bonkers that politicians talk so much about increasing defence spending, yet we’ve apparently forgotten to spend any time or money guarding against a future pandemic
June 2, 2025 at 8:58 AM
I know we all like to forget COVID, but imo it’s bonkers that politicians talk so much about increasing defence spending, yet we’ve apparently forgotten to spend any time or money guarding against a future pandemic
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Curious about why "Women's Health" needs explicit focus in clinical research?
Because most historical clinical trials are composed of ONLY men because the (male) scientists thought women's hormones would "mess up" the data.
We encourage reading the book, but this is a nice intro.
Because most historical clinical trials are composed of ONLY men because the (male) scientists thought women's hormones would "mess up" the data.
We encourage reading the book, but this is a nice intro.
Invisible Women
YouTube video by 99% Invisible
www.youtube.com
May 14, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Curious about why "Women's Health" needs explicit focus in clinical research?
Because most historical clinical trials are composed of ONLY men because the (male) scientists thought women's hormones would "mess up" the data.
We encourage reading the book, but this is a nice intro.
Because most historical clinical trials are composed of ONLY men because the (male) scientists thought women's hormones would "mess up" the data.
We encourage reading the book, but this is a nice intro.
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If you know, you know
April 21, 2025 at 8:19 AM
If you know, you know
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38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 17, 2025 at 7:29 PM
38 of the 43.
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
"38 of 43 experts cut last month from boards that review science and research in NIH laboratories are female, Black or Hispanic.
"The scientists typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal..."
www.washingtonpost.com/science/2025...
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"The budget proposal, though not yet formally submitted to Congress, would eviscerate a long list of planetary and astronomical missions, including the next major NASA space telescope and the agency’s goal of bringing samples of Mars back to Earth to search for signs of ancient life."
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Massive cuts to NASA science proposed in early White House budget plan
The preliminary version of President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to Congress, known as a “passback,” would cut the agency’s science budget funding nearly in half.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 11, 2025 at 9:34 PM
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This is such promising good news.
Let's hope the anti-vax idiocy of the new regime doesn't affect this amazing research.
Let's hope the anti-vax idiocy of the new regime doesn't affect this amazing research.
February 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
This is such promising good news.
Let's hope the anti-vax idiocy of the new regime doesn't affect this amazing research.
Let's hope the anti-vax idiocy of the new regime doesn't affect this amazing research.
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Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
What if We Can't Rely on PubMed? - Absolutely Maybe
PubMed is incredibly reliable. And a lot depends on it. It’s an ecosystem built around MEDLINE, the steady feed of new publications…
absolutelymaybe.plos.org
February 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Hate that it has come to this, but it's time to consider PubMed vulnerable to enshittification. My latest post @plos.org discusses the lines we need to fight to hold – and alternatives we can rely on internationally:
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
absolutelymaybe.plos.org/2025/02/14/w...
#medlibs
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If you are one of the #CDC #HHS #FDA #NIH employees who have learned today that your employment is being abruptly ended, we want to hear from you. @altcdc.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
Are you affected by firings at federal health agencies?
Have you been affected by firings at federal health agencies? @statnews would like to hear from you.
www.statnews.com
February 14, 2025 at 6:50 PM
If you are one of the #CDC #HHS #FDA #NIH employees who have learned today that your employment is being abruptly ended, we want to hear from you. @altcdc.bsky.social www.statnews.com/2025/02/14/f...
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Donald would flip his wig if he saw it.
February 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Donald would flip his wig if he saw it.
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A new approach to academic publishing: just pour right-wing money into your own vanity journal. “Peer reviewers” paid $500 per review but are not allowed to advise against publishing the article. Wonder who’s on the editorial board…
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
“A New Academic Publishing Model”: Right-Wing Dark Money Group Launches Fringe Medical Journal
The right-wing RealClear Foundation’s foray into public health has been called “a mockery of scientific process.”
www.importantcontext.news
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A new approach to academic publishing: just pour right-wing money into your own vanity journal. “Peer reviewers” paid $500 per review but are not allowed to advise against publishing the article. Wonder who’s on the editorial board…
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...