Find out how the competition to create a polio vaccine forged Soviet-US collaboration at the height of the Cold War. Thank you, Dora, for sharing your expertise!

Dora Vargha@doravargha.bsky.social · 2y ago

It was great to talk to @doctoryasmin.bsky.social for this podcast on vaccinations, which is part of UNICEF's #humanlypossible program. Check it out (esp. episode 2 on polio) here: lnk.to/QDlBxr

Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.

Uplifting sessions at the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents at NCTE in Boston, but also sobering statistics about the supremacy of whiteness in kids publishing.

Two bookstores owned by Black women have had to close this year because of harassment and threats that made the owners fear for their safety.

A spooky love story from DJINNOLOGY appears in Kajal Magazine. Read it here: www.kajalmag.com/djinnology-s...

Because everything is legitimately doom and gloom, and because the future of science seems uncertain — at best, I’ve started a daily IG series called Science Joy. Each installment showcases a recent scientific advancement to give you (and me) a dopamine boost. A lil antidote to the mess out there 🔬🫀

Things are scary so it’s a great time to read a scary book (like listening to sad songs when you’re heartbroken, no?) Check out Djinnology, the first ever beastiary from the Muslim world. It’s queer, it’s creepy, and the illustrations are out of this world! www.chroniclebooks.com/products/dji...

Djinnology

An intriguing and spine-tingling guide to the world of djinn.Lurking in the corner of your living room, perhaps reading this sentence over your shoulder right now, is an often invisible creature that ...

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This AP article details the kinds of pain this man has exacted on families who have fallen for his lies: apnews.com/article/rfk-...

RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. These people were hurt by his work

The book, called “Cause Unknown,” was co-published by an anti-vaccine group led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is now running for president.

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Renee DiResta@noupside.bsky.social · 2y ago

This man’s lies are responsible for the deaths of kids. The Senate needs to find its spine. This is a national embarrassment.