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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · 22d

Life's moments of kismet blow my mind. At the same time that my kid is struggling with transitioning to middle school, @americanscientist.org drops a podcast about growth mindsets. Check out the first episode of our new podcast series, Wired for This!

www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Jun 27

New issue! Tiny animals that have a big impact on ocean circulation, planetary history hidden inside superdeep diamonds, the serious science of searching for extraterrestrials, using Darwinian theory to evolve new molecules, and more!

American Scientist @americanscientist.org · Jun 26

Do swimming animals mix the ocean? Find out in the latest issue of American Scientist. 🧪🌊

www.americanscientist.org/magazine/iss...

$Swirling eddies around a swimming brine shrimp are captured using what’s called schlieren photography. Schlieren (German for “streaks”) was developed in the late 1800s to image supersonic motion. Here, the setup captures the deflections in a medium (in this case, water) as light passing through it is refracted by the moving fluid. The result is detailed patterns that allow researchers to visualize otherwise transparent flow phenomena. (Image by Isabel Houghton and J. R. Strickler/UWM.)$

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American Scientist @americanscientist.org · May 14

Microgravity causes fluid shifts in the body that can affect vision. 🧪
Read more: www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-th...

Medical imaging shows a comparison of an astronaut's eyes before (top) and after (bottom) a 6-month mission: The post-flight images show optic disc edema, or swelling, as indicated by arrows.
https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-the-staff/an-eye-on-long-term-space-flight

Photograph courtesy of NASA Risk of Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome Evidence Report

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Mark Copelovitch @mcopelov.bsky.social · Mar 4

"We can have free and fair elections, or we can have an election with Trump treated as a normal valid candidate, but we cannot have both."

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Mar 2

Transforming environmental anxiety into action can seem overwhelming. What should you prioritize, and will your efforts even make a difference? Stephen Porder's cheat-sheet focuses on the elements essential for life.

All 2024 AmSci connect is free through April 8!

@princetonupress.bsky.social

Sustainability Simplified

In an era of overwhelming climate and environmental anxiety, focusing efforts on the elemental building blocks of life can help shape a better future.

www.americanscientist.org

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Mar 1

Want to read @kateclancy.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social and Catherine Clune-Taylor's awesome article debunking the myth of binary sexes? Now's your chance!

Today through March 8 you can read the entire Jan-Feb and March-April 2024 issues of AmSci for free!

Biology Is Not Binary

How scientists define sex has evolved over the centuries, and the concept is still incredibly difficult to pin down.

www.americanscientist.org

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Feb 20

AI capabilities seem to have exploded over the past year. Have LLMs really improved by leaps and bounds, or have developers been looking at the wrong metrics? Joe Wilson (linguistic anthropologist at U Toronto) reports from NeurIPS. www.americanscientist.org/article/is-t...

Is There an AI Metrics Mirage?

All-or-nothing measures create the illusion that the capabilities of large language models have grown in leaps rather than incremental steps.

www.americanscientist.org

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Feb 14

"When we limit the scientific understanding of sex to two distinct types and do not include the totality of biological variation, we ignore the true shape of human existence."
Thank you for trusting me with this important work!

Kate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · Feb 14

Really proud of this one: me, @anthrofuentes.bsky.social, @cvansickle.bsky.social & Catherine Clune-Taylor wrote a perspective piece for American Scientist on why sex isn't (and never was) binary. It's paywalled but if you are a Sigma Xi member/have a library card/email me you can read it. Why? 1/n

Biology Is Not Binary

How scientists define sex has evolved over the centuries, and the concept is still incredibly difficult to pin down.

www.americanscientist.org

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Caroline VanSickle (she/her) @cvansickle.bsky.social · Feb 13

Ever been confused by scientists talking about sex? Our AmSci piece "Biology Is Not Binary" explains it all, à la Clarissa!

Link (paywalled): www.americanscientist.org/article/biol...

Shout-out to my awesome co-authors: @kateclancy.bsky.social, @anthrofuentes.bsky.social, & Catherine Clune-Taylor

Screenshot of the top of an article from American Scientist. The top of the image reads: "Biology Is Not Binary. By Kate Clancy, Agustin Fuentes, Caroline M VanSickle, Catherine Clune-Taylor. How scientists define sex has evolved over the centuries, and the concept is still incredibly difficult to pin down." The article is tagged: anthropology, biology, anatomy and includes links to various social media sites. The first paragraph of the article is visible, which reads, "In the sciences, we talk about sex. The question is, what are we actually talking about when we use that word?". Finally, there is a side bar that includes the following citation info: This article from issue March-April 2024, Volume 112, Number 2, Page 78. There is also a small image of the issue's cover, which features a pink-purple-white DNA model and the headline, "The dynamic world of DNA" under the magazine's title.

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Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Feb 13

(Sorry for the repeated image. Still getting used to the new platform.)

Stacey Lutkoski @staceybl.bsky.social · Feb 13

New issue! Artist-biologist Caryn Babaian looks beyond double helix. @kateclancy.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social & C. Clune-Taylor dismantle the myth that sex is binary. @whysharksmatter.bsky.social on tensions between sharks and anglers.
www.amsci.org/magazine/iss...

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