Margaret Orr Hoeflich, PhD
@climatewithmargs.bsky.social
Climate change misinformation scholar, AMS BOSA founder, ice dancer, lover of smoothie bowls, francophonie 💛UD💙 —> 🖤UGA❤️—>💚GMU💛 Opinions my own! she/her
Sometimes I'll see claims that "AI agents can do PhD level work" and this focuses on reproducing papers/methods. But that work isn't the same as developing the judgment to identify important questions, recognize when assumptions are wrong, and know which ideas are actually worth pursuing.
Ladies, Gents, and Nonbinary Folks, the GOAT is in the house and I’m so lucky to work for her #AMSECLA26
Tired and also quite thankful for the community of scientists that I can be part of through AMS. 💜
tell me more about conservatives and small government. trump administration now demanding that hospitals hand over "personally identifiable medical records of all patients who seek help at their emergency rooms..." www.cnn.com/2026/07/27/h...
Trump administration demands hospitals share emergency room records | CNN
A tiny federal agency tasked with protecting the public from injuries caused by lawn mowers and coffeemakers is demanding that some of the nation’s biggest health systems turn over detailed, personall...
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Study finds that people who are indifferent to the truth can spread misinformation more effectively than deliberate liars, as repeated false claims from these sources are more likely to be accepted as true. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
When fools have greater influence than liars: testing the insidious bullshit hypothesis with the illusory truth effect - Current Psychology
In an era of viral misinformation and pervasive truth-indifferent communication, understanding what shapes everyday beliefs about what is true has never been more consequential. Little is known about ...
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Someone called the cyclospora outbreak MAHA Blast and I'm cackling like I'm 13 again.
This paper suggests people who developed strong cognitive skills before AI may be better positioned to use it as a productivity tool, while those who rely on AI before mastering those skills may be less likely to develop them. www.cell.com/trends/cogni...
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Social media rewards identity signaling. It’s easy to grow an audience by telling your followers how “good” they are while attacking the “bad” group. Science communication isn’t immune to this dynamic.
Heavy rainfall and widespread flooding battered parts of Missouri on Friday, forcing the helicopter evacuations of more than 200 children and staff from a summer camp and the rescues of about 20 people who had moved to safety on a campground building that collapsed. https://to.pbs.org/4fwxGSI
More than 200 people at a summer camp helicoptered to safety as Missouri faces flooding
With nearby roads washed away and more rain in the forecast, the children were trapped at Camp Taum Sauk in the small southeastern community of Lesterville, according Sgt. Eddie Young with the state's...
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Me, seeing back to school signs in Target: “it’s too early for this shit” Me, entering the back to school section: “OMG SCHOOL SUPPLIES 😍😍😍😍😍” #academia #backtoschool #academicbluesky #nerd
The weather right now in Philly offers a great opportunity for the Ben Franklin impersonators to do something bold to really show who is committed to the bit.
Who needs fireworks when you’ve got this lighting, this structure, and this light show 😍 #wxbluesky #thunderstorm
My fact-checking browser extension is working! I am trying to make this as simple as possible. The very first step automatically checks if your claim has been fact-checked before, and then it prompts you through more advanced media literacy strategies if you want to dive-deeper.
PSA: Using expansive vocabulary in books is not ableism.
Another logical fallacy. Everybody and every nation need to make their contribution to stop global warming. If small contributions were not relevant, I could stop paying taxes, because you cannot build a school or hospital from my contributions... 🧪 #EconSky #PoliSky
‘But we’re just 1% of emissions’: do smaller countries’ climate efforts matter?
Past and present leaders of wealthy nations such as UK and Germany have argued their actions are insignificant
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Roughly once a decade the Babylon Bee makes an actually funny post.
When reality surpasses fiction! Top: fictional forecast for August 2050, broadcast by French TV in 2014 to warn about the consequences of global warming. Bottom: Real French forecast for yesterday, June 22, 2026.
A Black man with the surname Freeman scored for the USA on Juneteenth in a home World Cup match.
Recognizing deepfakes by sight alone is a losing strategy. Instead, it's far more effective to use media literacy skills to evaluate the source, context, and credibility of content. Solving this technical problem requires a more humanities-based approach.
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood is now officially on YouTube. Current.org reports "up to 10 new full episodes added to the channel monthly, ideally based on a theme or holiday." There were 896 episodes filmed. Plus compilations. www.youtube.com/@MisterRoger...
Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood
Welcome to the official Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood YouTube channel! For more than 30 years, Mister Rogers created a relationship with millions of children, each of whom felt like they were visiting ...
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