Gabriella "Biella" Coleman
@biella.bsky.social
Professor of Anthropology @Harvard, Hacker Studies & More https://gabriellacoleman.org/
A new study shows that among people hospitalized with COVID19, other viruses such as EBV, HSV1, and CMV may be reactivated. This effect isn’t limited to those who are immunocompromised, either. So if you’re wondering why I’m still masking indoors in public, have a read.
COVID can wake up a slew of dormant viruses inside you
Reactivation of typically harmless anelloviruses, in particular, seems to be linked with developing long COVID, study finds.
nature.com
Socialism at work giving me a beautiful spot to work. How scary
The cyclospora outbreak has reached 7,400 cases across 9 states. The FDA just recalled 1.6 million eggs due to salmonella contamination. Screwworm cases continue to rise. And we’ve just surpassed 2,300 measles cases — breaking 2025’s record. “Make America Healthy Again.”
Zinnias: easy to go from seed to this. Heat and deer resistant and radiating color. What’s not to love about them?
We have to fight like never before. Want to fight? Join @aaup.org today and get organize with tour colleagues wherever in the country you are!
Texas Conference of the AAUP@texasaaup.bsky.social · 2w agoDr. Iván Chaar López: “If you want a productive university…that supports the state, its citizens, its neighbors, I’m not sure that you want the workers in this institution to be nervous, to be looking over their shoulders… Academic freedom is not under duress—it’s being dismantled.”
Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.
If you find yourself in Seattle at conference between June and October with weather like this, the only responsibile thing to do? Go to Mt Rainier
The current administration has dismantled protections but the wild fires which originated in Canada have everything to do with the capitalist and political class and if the GOP vanished today it would still be a problem
Mike Austin@reymiguel.bsky.social · 3w agoA reminder that cities used to have terrible air quality like we have today on a regular basis and the current administration continues to actively dismantle the protections and regulations that cleaned that up.
Argentina rallied and played better at the end. Sad but not tragic
Give me your interpretation of "Outdoor semi-formal attire"
Lamentation (flipped, detail), by Gerard David, 1515-23, 📸 by Roberto Schmidt
Well at least it’s an awesome game but nail biting
The Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires' disease amid the city's latest outbreak.
Guggenheim Museum among NYC buildings that tested positive for Legionnaires’ amid disease outbreak
The Guggenheim Museum was among a number of Manhattan buildings that recently tested positive for the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease amid the city’s latest outbreak.
bit.ly
The first dude to score for Norway has to be invited to SNLs Snack Homiez
Reading a book on Edvard Munch as I watch a happy Norwegian dominate the World Cup
Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over noise caused by new data center
Wisconsin residents sue Microsoft over noise caused by new data center
Residents have also complained the area has become a ‘dust bowl’ due to construction
independent.co.uk
The Founders always feared the emergence of an autocrat. Now, on its 250th anniversary, the US is under the thumb of an idiot Caesar. Everyone knows it’s a betrayal, which is why the celebrations are so muted.
Well it's incredibly hard to get paperless dry wall in 1/2. I am trying and using my research skills but wow, capitalism here is a failure. Light a candle, say a prayer, cast a spell so that I can source this myfbm.com/all-products...
1/2 in. x 4 ft. x 8 ft. GlasRoc® Sheathing Panel | D12GMS08-CT
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Gabriella "Biella" Coleman@biella.bsky.social · last mo.Does anyone have any opinions on these paperless drywall products? Please share. I doubt I will get much traction here, but it never hurts to check.
Does anyone have any opinions on these paperless drywall products? Please share. I doubt I will get much traction here, but it never hurts to check.
Excellent statement by the AAA on the shoddy quality of the Wash U/Vanderbilt report, with a wonderfully concise accounting of the state of anthropology. Makes me proud to call myself one! americananthro.org/advocacy-sta...
Setting the Record Straight on Anthropology - American Anthropological Association
The Report on the State of Scholarship in the Humanities and the Humanistic Social Sciences identifies anthropology as the single most extreme case of scholarly deterioration in the humanities and soc...
americananthro.org
The person living here is so sick (was fine before moving here) and is afraid to leave the rental, as it is stable and cheap. Landlords should be liable for this BS
