Laura
@sciencecheerleader.bsky.social
Working in online academic journals. Supporting biomed research and advancements. Here to learn, celebrate, and educate! Munsee Lenape land
I got off the subway and walked past advertisements on both sides for AI companies and GLPs, it felt like walking past the wolves
There's a few Broadway shows I've had the fortune of seeing more than once and every time I return I feel like I'm being warped into a time loop and it's such a fuzzy feeling
When I was a kid during the late Cold War, Birchers were a synonym for total political crazy, the epitome of what the GOP had banished from their party to regain credibility with the mainstream. They were just WAY outside the Overton Window. Now these lunatics are running the US government.
Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew from me: The Chief Design Officer of the United States, Trump's pick to rebrand the US government, just boosted the John Birch Society twice in recent days. He did so to claim immigrants are driving up housing prices. He is also a founder of AirBNB. 🧵 donmoynihan.substack.com/p/trumps-chi...
kinda slid off the national discourse but women are still suffering and dying because of this
Democrats@democrats.org · 2mo agoDonald Trump is proud to have overturned Roe v. Wade.
tech capture of the NSF: “it allows NSF to make awards to nontraditional recipients such as a limited partnership or a venture capital firm, some of which might have been created solely for the purpose of receiving the NSF award.”
Jeffrey Mervis@policyhound.bsky.social · 2mo agoBeen wondering why NSF isn't spending most of its FY26 appropriation? A $1.5B tech initiative may be the reason. And big cuts to hundreds of research programs could be just the beginning of the bad news. www.science.org/content/arti...
While imported Ebola disease cases in Europe are expected to be 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗬 𝗥𝗔𝗥𝗘, healthcare professionals need the right information to recognise & safely manage suspected cases. --- We have published a set of supporting resources for healthcare & public health professionals. 🧵⬇️ bit.ly/ECDCEbolaDRC
Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda
On 17 May 2026, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the Ebola virus disease outbreak caused by Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda a Public Health Emerge...
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30 women jailed at the GEO Group-operated Delaney Hall have joined a hunger strike to demand the firing of a guard they say is sexually assaulting detainees: www.nj.com/essex/2026/0...
Women at Delaney Hall demand firing of a guard they say is sexually assaulting detainees
About 30 women detainees announced they were joining the action after advocates say many of the men who had launched the strike were transferred out of the Newark facility.
nj.com
Scientists have been expecting El Niño to set in for quite a while now—and it’s finally official
El Niño is here and could tip Earth to a new record hot year
Scientists have been expecting El Niño to set in for quite a while now—and it’s finally official
scientificamerican.com
when i got off my subway this morning it felt like someone was going to break into song. NY on a legendary run right now
inside.fifa.com/organisation... Waaay better than the official US anthem
Maestro Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion and EJAE unite on DNA, the Official FIFA World Cup 2026™ Anthem
Andrea Bocelli, David Guetta, Megan Thee Stallion and EJAE unite on DNA, blending classical vocals, contemporary artistry and electronic production to define the sound of the FIFA World Cup 2026™.
inside.fifa.com
Deezer launches free AI music detector for users of major streaming platforms reut.rs/3SAmmvO
Deezer launches free AI music detector for users of major streaming platforms
French music platform Deezer has launched a free online tool to detect AI-generated tracks in playlists, available to users of all major streaming platforms, it said on Thursday.
reut.rs
Because of the nintendo direct yesterday morning, I went out on my lunch break and bought the Switch 2, and separaretly Pokopia. Pokopia really is that game
Interesting read this morning: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Menstrual cycle phase and its association with COVID-19 vaccine outcomes among period tracking app users - npj Women's Health
npj Women's Health - Menstrual cycle phase and its association with COVID-19 vaccine outcomes among period tracking app users
nature.com
I used my walking pad during an hour-long meeting and logged more than 3k steps.
If you're wondering *how* to speak as a united front, @standupforscience.net is here for you. fight2win.standupforscience.net is where to go, @cdelawalla.bsky.social is rallying the troops bsky.app/profile/cdel...
Colette Delawalla, PhD@cdelawalla.bsky.social · 3mo agoALRIGHT SCIENCE ACTIVISTS! Here is what to expect in the next couple days from @standupforscience.net: ✨ Our organizational comment on OMB-2025-0034 ✨ A tutorial on HOW to make a good comment for orgs and individuals ✨ Emergency Meeting Recording!! ✨ Wide press/media coverage
Hummingbirds can pollinate up to 2,000 flowers a day & usually live around 4 years. she likely visited around 3 million plants before floating away on one she helped bloom
Scientists named this species of hairy ghost pipefish after beloved Sesame Street resident Mr. Snuffleupagus and we're obsessed.
You know you love the people you work with when they get you flowers for an award you received, and they made sure the flowers are cat safe 🥰
Desperately to pay rent & Hospital Bills. $800 short currently (not counting continuing bills) also feed cat. Join my patreon, buy some merch, drop a tip on Kofi. Please. Buy some swag that's a win for you and me both! www.patreon.com/c/BishopStei... shop.pretzelwolf.com ko-fi.com/bishopsbeerf...
Happy 100th Birthday to Sir David Attenborough Thank you for being a friend to all animals and for helping the world to cherish us x
Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene therapies. The treatments are not accessible to everyone, though
The scientists whose work led to a game-changing therapy for sickle cell disease worry those most vulnerable can’t access it
Stuart Orkin and Swee Lay Thein shared a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their research on genetic causes of sickle cell disease and beta-thalassemia that set the stage for approved gene thera...
scientificamerican.com
‘Turn It Off’—Google Starts Scanning Your Gmail As Update Goes Live
‘Turn It Off’—Google Starts Scanning Your Gmail As Update Goes Live
"Do not ignore this warning," Shark Tank celebrity tells Gmail users.
forbes.com
Want to go to the moon? Travel vicariously through the more than 12,000 photos NASA just posted from the Artemis II mission
NASA just dropped more than 12,000 Artemis II photos—here’s how to see them
Want to go to the moon? Travel vicariously through the more than 12,000 photos NASA just posted from the Artemis II mission
scientificamerican.com
how come handicap bathroom stalls are always the farthest walk from the door?
Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored. • RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
Exclusive: Here's the Covid-19 vaccine paper the CDC censored.
RFK Jr. and the CDC’s top official, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, don’t want you to read this. That’s exactly why you should.
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