Ebony O. McGee, Chicago bred, NCATSU educated, now R-RIGHTS.com
@stemrevolutionzer.bsky.social
Afrofuturist, with the lifelong goal of using research as an apparatus for liberation!
This is soo important. We treat creativity as a beautiful anomaly while through our lifecourse- institutions in search of more profit & productivity slowly kill off all the ways we harness our imagination for inspiration. And they call it progress...
Hobbies are good for you, crafting ones in particular. It boosts overall well-being and increases life satisfaction.
Your boss should let you spend some time at work doing them - it boosts creativity and even engagement with the job. 🧪
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Your boss should let you spend some time at work doing them - it boosts creativity and even engagement with the job. 🧪
link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
January 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
This is soo important. We treat creativity as a beautiful anomaly while through our lifecourse- institutions in search of more profit & productivity slowly kill off all the ways we harness our imagination for inspiration. And they call it progress...
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My latest today on how strict adherence to the rules is killing Democrats while fascists take cities
Fascists are using laws and norms against us. Stop letting them. — The McPherson Square Group
There’s a reason cops don’t wait for red lights when pursuing a suspect.
www.themcphersonsquaregroup.com
August 15, 2025 at 6:31 PM
My latest today on how strict adherence to the rules is killing Democrats while fascists take cities
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A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
January 10, 2026 at 3:24 PM
A Black man was killed by ICE (off duty) in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve. And like Renée Good, he was an American citizen. But most people have not heard about Keith Porter.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
I need y’all to realize this. Black people experience this lack of visibility all the time when it comes to being victims.
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Want to reduce risk for dementia? Get vaccinated! 🩺
I will explain how this works...
I will explain how this works...
Oh, just get vaccinated (part 5,000)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
"Many shots seem to have “off-target” benefits, such as lowering the risk of dementia, studies have found." (gift article)
Vaccines Are Helping Older People More Than We Knew
www.nytimes.com
January 4, 2026 at 8:42 PM
Want to reduce risk for dementia? Get vaccinated! 🩺
I will explain how this works...
I will explain how this works...
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'Learning is not a problem to be solved; it’s a process to be undertaken' #HistoryEducation #AcademicSky #EduSky
"We envision a resistance that is...a repudiation of the efficiencies that automated algorithmic education falsely promises: a resistance comprising the collective force of small acts of friction."
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
"How to Resist AI in Education" by me & @cnygren.bsky.social
www.publicbooks.org/four-frictio...
Four Frictions: or, How to Resist AI in Education - Public Books
We are calling for resistance to the AI industry’s ongoing capture of higher education.
www.publicbooks.org
December 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM
'Learning is not a problem to be solved; it’s a process to be undertaken' #HistoryEducation #AcademicSky #EduSky
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The chemical industry has launched a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to influence Trump, including on regulations related to "forever chemicals."
Trump's EPA has also recently added chemical lobbyists to regulatory positions.
"Make America Healthy Again."
Trump's EPA has also recently added chemical lobbyists to regulatory positions.
"Make America Healthy Again."
The Trump administration has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale under EPA regulations.
Formaldehyde causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Formaldehyde causes far more cancer than any other chemical in the air.
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale
Chemical industry lobbyists have long pushed the government to adopt a less stringent approach to gauging the cancer risk from chemicals, one that would help ease regulations on companies that make or...
www.propublica.org
December 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM
The chemical industry has launched a multi-million dollar lobbying blitz to influence Trump, including on regulations related to "forever chemicals."
Trump's EPA has also recently added chemical lobbyists to regulatory positions.
"Make America Healthy Again."
Trump's EPA has also recently added chemical lobbyists to regulatory positions.
"Make America Healthy Again."
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“An Ars review confirmed that OpenAI currently has no policy dictating what happens to a user’s data after they die.
Instead, OpenAI’s policy says that all chats—except temporary chats—must be manually deleted or else the AI firm saves them forever.”
Instead, OpenAI’s policy says that all chats—except temporary chats—must be manually deleted or else the AI firm saves them forever.”
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
arstechnica.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:24 PM
“An Ars review confirmed that OpenAI currently has no policy dictating what happens to a user’s data after they die.
Instead, OpenAI’s policy says that all chats—except temporary chats—must be manually deleted or else the AI firm saves them forever.”
Instead, OpenAI’s policy says that all chats—except temporary chats—must be manually deleted or else the AI firm saves them forever.”
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Commercial academic publishing profit margins typically in excess of 32% ...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
#journals #libraries #scholarship
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
#journals #libraries #scholarship
"academic publishing is dominated by profit-oriented, multinational companies for whom scientific knowledge is a commodity to be sold back to the academic community who created it... The dominant four collectively generated... $12 billion in profits between 2019 and 2024."
December 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Commercial academic publishing profit margins typically in excess of 32% ...
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
#journals #libraries #scholarship
#AcademicSky #HigherEd
#journals #libraries #scholarship
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Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
December 9, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Pete Hegseth: "The future of American warfare is here, and it's spelled AI."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
He says the military has launched a new platform that "puts the world's most powerful frontier AI models, starting with Google Gemini, directly into the hands of every American warrior."
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Typically, one of the two things happened: people like being told what they want to hear, or their lizard brain is very easy to engage.
New study explains why people fall for fake news. Via @sciencex.physorg #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #Psychology #sociology
New study explains why people fall for fake news. Via @sciencex.physorg #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #Psychology #sociology
New study explains why people fall for fake news
In a world where misinformation spreads faster than fact, a new study is offering insight into why so many people fall for fake news, even when they suspect it's false.
phys.org
December 11, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Typically, one of the two things happened: people like being told what they want to hear, or their lizard brain is very easy to engage.
New study explains why people fall for fake news. Via @sciencex.physorg #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #Psychology #sociology
New study explains why people fall for fake news. Via @sciencex.physorg #Science 🔭🔬🧪🥼🧑🔬 #Psychology #sociology
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Two Unrealistic Ideas That Social Media Keeps Selling Us
1. Constant Travel
2. Quitting Your Job to Be Free
#socialmedia #psychology #sociology #society #technology #tech
1. Constant Travel
2. Quitting Your Job to Be Free
#socialmedia #psychology #sociology #society #technology #tech
Two Unrealistic Ideas That Social Media Keeps Selling Us
Lifestyle myths social media pushes that don't hold up offline.
www.psychologytoday.com
November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Two Unrealistic Ideas That Social Media Keeps Selling Us
1. Constant Travel
2. Quitting Your Job to Be Free
#socialmedia #psychology #sociology #society #technology #tech
1. Constant Travel
2. Quitting Your Job to Be Free
#socialmedia #psychology #sociology #society #technology #tech
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"Stardust solutions" is a huge Israeli-US company (with massive investment from techno-fascist silicon valley funds) that seems to be frantically racing to deploy geoengineering for profit
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
November 29, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"Stardust solutions" is a huge Israeli-US company (with massive investment from techno-fascist silicon valley funds) that seems to be frantically racing to deploy geoengineering for profit
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
www.politico.com/news/magazin...
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In the good news category:
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
New vapor tool fights mosquitoes by slowly releasing insecticide in homes. Will it catch on?
World Health Organization supports “spatial repellents” to prevent malaria, but it’s unclear who will pay for them
www.science.org
November 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
In the good news category:
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
After years of research and trials, the WHO this year recommended the first new tool to fight malaria in decades: spatial repellents. They last up to a year and they could help fight malaria as well as dengue and other diseases - and protect refugees.
#IDsky 🧪
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NEW paper! 💭🖥️
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
May 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
NEW paper! 💭🖥️
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
“Combining Psychology with Artificial Intelligence: What could possibly go wrong?”
— Brief review paper by @olivia.science & myself, highlighting traps to avoid when combining Psych with AI, and why this is so important. Check out our proposed way forward! 🌟💡
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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“The sharp rise in younger women wanting to leave the US has created a large gender gap btwn them & their male counterparts.
Today’s 21-percentage-point gap btwn younger men (19%) & women (40%) wanting to leave the US is the widest Gallup has recorded on this trend.”🧪
Today’s 21-percentage-point gap btwn younger men (19%) & women (40%) wanting to leave the US is the widest Gallup has recorded on this trend.”🧪
November 13, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“The sharp rise in younger women wanting to leave the US has created a large gender gap btwn them & their male counterparts.
Today’s 21-percentage-point gap btwn younger men (19%) & women (40%) wanting to leave the US is the widest Gallup has recorded on this trend.”🧪
Today’s 21-percentage-point gap btwn younger men (19%) & women (40%) wanting to leave the US is the widest Gallup has recorded on this trend.”🧪
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Every day, 40,000 tons of space dust hit Earth.
Some grains survive and trap oxygen from our air inside them.
Scientists just found 4 still holding that oxygen after tens or even hundreds of millions of years.
Every shooting star writes our planet’s story.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/rIQEyhv
Some grains survive and trap oxygen from our air inside them.
Scientists just found 4 still holding that oxygen after tens or even hundreds of millions of years.
Every shooting star writes our planet’s story.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/rIQEyhv
Scientists Found Ancient Air Trapped in Space Dust!
Scientists just discovered something incredible - cosmic dust grains that act as perfect time capsules, preserving Earth's ancient atmosphere for millions of years. These 4 microscopic particles…
youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Every day, 40,000 tons of space dust hit Earth.
Some grains survive and trap oxygen from our air inside them.
Scientists just found 4 still holding that oxygen after tens or even hundreds of millions of years.
Every shooting star writes our planet’s story.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/rIQEyhv
Some grains survive and trap oxygen from our air inside them.
Scientists just found 4 still holding that oxygen after tens or even hundreds of millions of years.
Every shooting star writes our planet’s story.
🧪 #SciComm
buff.ly/rIQEyhv
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“A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many cephalopods. Until now, xanthommatin has proven impractical to collect from animals or make in a lab.”
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
🧪 🐙 🦑
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
🧪 🐙 🦑
Scientists Recreate Rare Pigment Behind Octopus 'Superpowers'
Octopuses and other cephalopods are masters of camouflage, thanks largely to color-changing skin that can help them seemingly vanish into the background.
www.sciencealert.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
“A team led by UC San Diego was able to mass-produce a key pigment, xanthommatin, that occurs in the psychedelic skin of many cephalopods. Until now, xanthommatin has proven impractical to collect from animals or make in a lab.”
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
🧪 🐙 🦑
#scicomm
www.sciencealert.com/scientists-r...
🧪 🐙 🦑
I have always been drawn to copper jewelry...
Copper helps power the entire planet, enables the transition to greener technology, is crucial for the production of red blood cells, & makes exquisite & durable art. Throw in 100% recyclability, & you have the perfect ore. #NoLube :)
#OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐
#OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 🖖🏼 scifi Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐
#Copper is the oldest metal worked by humans, & is 100% recyclable. Nearly 80% of all copper ever mined is still in use today. Historically significant examples of its use include the Statue of Liberty, which is made of copper.
Vote info 👇🏼
#OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐
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#OreCup ⚒️ sci-fi 🧪 Geosciences #WomenInSTEM geology 🍎 🔭🪐
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
I have always been drawn to copper jewelry...
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I met James Watson at a local conference in graduate school.
Watson apparently “over-learned that his bad manners were tolerated because of the greatness of the discovery he had made.”
Kindness is a legacy that he failed to leave.
🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
Watson apparently “over-learned that his bad manners were tolerated because of the greatness of the discovery he had made.”
Kindness is a legacy that he failed to leave.
🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:23 AM
I met James Watson at a local conference in graduate school.
Watson apparently “over-learned that his bad manners were tolerated because of the greatness of the discovery he had made.”
Kindness is a legacy that he failed to leave.
🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
Watson apparently “over-learned that his bad manners were tolerated because of the greatness of the discovery he had made.”
Kindness is a legacy that he failed to leave.
🧪 www.statnews.com/2025/11/07/j...
Cool, cool. But I want to know what is racism like in space? Can someone write an article about that, please?
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space 🧪 🏺 🔭 #SpaceArchaeology
25 Years of the International Space Station: What archaeology tells us about living and working in space
Archaeologists have studied how astronauts use the International Space Station to improve its potential future successors.
theconversation.com
November 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Cool, cool. But I want to know what is racism like in space? Can someone write an article about that, please?
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HELP! BIG PHARMA CHECKS NEVER ARRIVED!
RFK’s antivax group says we got pharma money
NONE OF IT SHOWED UP
Also checked for money from the $6.3 trillion Wellness industry supporting RFK, MAHA, & the author. Nothing.
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RFK’s antivax group says we got pharma money
NONE OF IT SHOWED UP
Also checked for money from the $6.3 trillion Wellness industry supporting RFK, MAHA, & the author. Nothing.
SUPPORT THE 911 MARCH FOR HEALTH
CLICK TO DONATE NOW
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October 29, 2025 at 5:05 PM
HELP! BIG PHARMA CHECKS NEVER ARRIVED!
RFK’s antivax group says we got pharma money
NONE OF IT SHOWED UP
Also checked for money from the $6.3 trillion Wellness industry supporting RFK, MAHA, & the author. Nothing.
SUPPORT THE 911 MARCH FOR HEALTH
CLICK TO DONATE NOW
buy.stripe.com/3cI14mePx3HR...
RFK’s antivax group says we got pharma money
NONE OF IT SHOWED UP
Also checked for money from the $6.3 trillion Wellness industry supporting RFK, MAHA, & the author. Nothing.
SUPPORT THE 911 MARCH FOR HEALTH
CLICK TO DONATE NOW
buy.stripe.com/3cI14mePx3HR...
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1. Doctors are dealing with misinformation & disrespect, especially in rural areas
2. Shortage of doctors contributes to shortening of life spans
3. More people taking Ivermectin, then end up in intensive care.
“You’re a pharma whore.”
'You only want me to mask because you're a liberal bitch."
🧪
2. Shortage of doctors contributes to shortening of life spans
3. More people taking Ivermectin, then end up in intensive care.
“You’re a pharma whore.”
'You only want me to mask because you're a liberal bitch."
🧪
In rural America, scarce doctors battle misinformation as they practice medicine
Conspiracy theories about health fill a vacuum created by the lack of doctors in many rural communities. Meanwhile, doctors in these areas say patients have become increasingly distrustful and sometim...
www.npr.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:04 PM
1. Doctors are dealing with misinformation & disrespect, especially in rural areas
2. Shortage of doctors contributes to shortening of life spans
3. More people taking Ivermectin, then end up in intensive care.
“You’re a pharma whore.”
'You only want me to mask because you're a liberal bitch."
🧪
2. Shortage of doctors contributes to shortening of life spans
3. More people taking Ivermectin, then end up in intensive care.
“You’re a pharma whore.”
'You only want me to mask because you're a liberal bitch."
🧪
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“Perhaps the future of anatomy is not about erasing old names. It is about understanding the stories they carry and deciding which ones are worth keeping.”
#Scicomm 🧪 #Anatomy #MedSky
theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
#Scicomm 🧪 #Anatomy #MedSky
theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
How anatomical names can carry hidden histories of power and exclusion
Why is your ankle named after a Greek hero and your uterus after a Renaissance anatomist? The answer says as much about power and memory as it does about medicine.
theconversation.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:40 PM
“Perhaps the future of anatomy is not about erasing old names. It is about understanding the stories they carry and deciding which ones are worth keeping.”
#Scicomm 🧪 #Anatomy #MedSky
theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
#Scicomm 🧪 #Anatomy #MedSky
theconversation.com/how-anatomic...
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Many of us at #Emory remember Leslie Harris, who left us abt 11 years ago for #Northwestern. Here she is, speaking at a Northwestern meeting abt the University “Compact.”
Still making us proud.
@aaup.org @emoryaaup.bsky.social #academicsky #HigherEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqLs...
Still making us proud.
@aaup.org @emoryaaup.bsky.social #academicsky #HigherEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqLs...
Leslie Harris, Northwestern University Faculty Assembly, Oct. 15, 2025
YouTube video by Michael Peshkin
www.youtube.com
October 18, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Many of us at #Emory remember Leslie Harris, who left us abt 11 years ago for #Northwestern. Here she is, speaking at a Northwestern meeting abt the University “Compact.”
Still making us proud.
@aaup.org @emoryaaup.bsky.social #academicsky #HigherEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqLs...
Still making us proud.
@aaup.org @emoryaaup.bsky.social #academicsky #HigherEd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xqLs...