Caitlin J. Adams
@caitlinjadams.bsky.social
I like liking things. Postdoc at CU. Materials Engineering PhD from Purdue. Living materials. Hydrogels. Concrete. Learning. Views mine. she / her / hers
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@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cory Booker breaks the record for longest Senate speech, previously held by segregationist Strom Thurmond.
April 1, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@booker.senate.gov dismantles a Confederate monument.
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Every time you see what sounds like a wild claim about woke research, you can assume a) it will fall apart under the most basic of inspection, b) the person making the claim will never be held accountable for lying, and c) it is a cover to gut useful research that we benefit from.
Trump claimed the Biden administration spent $8 million "making mice transgender." The White House tried to back up this number with records of funding for research into cancer, asthma, and HIV, some of which used *transgenic* (genetically modified) mice.
Trump Decried Millions Spent 'Making Mice Transgender.' It Was Cancer and Asthma Research
President Trump falsely claimed that Biden spent $8 million on 'making mice transgender,' but the real research was for human health.
www.rollingstone.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Every time you see what sounds like a wild claim about woke research, you can assume a) it will fall apart under the most basic of inspection, b) the person making the claim will never be held accountable for lying, and c) it is a cover to gut useful research that we benefit from.
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Remember that “move fast and break things” is the motto of a sector of businesses with a 90% failure rate. The US Government cannot afford a 90% failure rate.
February 19, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Remember that “move fast and break things” is the motto of a sector of businesses with a 90% failure rate. The US Government cannot afford a 90% failure rate.
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Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
February 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in
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for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
February 9, 2025 at 10:00 PM
for pity’s sake, I am BEGGING university leaders to stop framing this issue in terms of what this will cost the university. people dont care!
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
EXPLAIN WHAT THIS WILL COST THE PUBLIC: closed hospitals and clinics, skipped treatments, loss of access to experimental drugs, unemployment, recession
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Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.
6. The policy does not just affect funding going forward. All existing NIH grants will have their indirect rates cut to 15% as of today, the date of issuance.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
For a large university, this creates a sudden and catastrophic shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars against already budgeted funds.
February 8, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Research universities are often the largest employers in their region. They are often the primary health care providers to communities. This funding shift will not only reduce US research leadership, it will put working people out of work and reduce healthcare access.
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A lot of things suck in this lifetime, but I remember when the thought of this was incomprehensible. This is beautiful.
5th person to be cured of HIV
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
“Today, researchers announced the Dusseldorf patient still has no detectable virus in his body, even after stopping his HIV medication four years ago.”
5th person confirmed to be cured of HIV
Researchers are announcing that a 53-year-old man in Germany has been cured of HIV.
abcnews.go.com
December 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
A lot of things suck in this lifetime, but I remember when the thought of this was incomprehensible. This is beautiful.
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I’m sorry, almost *1 in 10 U.S. journalists work at the NYTimes?* Not because of its size, but because so many other newspapers have died?
That is…wild. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
That is…wild. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
December 6, 2024 at 4:59 PM
I’m sorry, almost *1 in 10 U.S. journalists work at the NYTimes?* Not because of its size, but because so many other newspapers have died?
That is…wild. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
That is…wild. www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/the-...
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I was briefly quoted in this @nytimes.com article about one of my passions:
Gynecologic health care!
I spend basically all my work time trying to understand and improve care for heavy uterine bleeding, fibroids, etc. There’s a lot of work to do.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
Gynecologic health care!
I spend basically all my work time trying to understand and improve care for heavy uterine bleeding, fibroids, etc. There’s a lot of work to do.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
So You’ve Had a Hysterectomy. Do You Know What Was Removed? (Gift Article)
Patients often are in the dark about which organs remain and which were removed — particularly the ovaries, which profoundly influence lifelong health.
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 9:23 PM
I was briefly quoted in this @nytimes.com article about one of my passions:
Gynecologic health care!
I spend basically all my work time trying to understand and improve care for heavy uterine bleeding, fibroids, etc. There’s a lot of work to do.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
Gynecologic health care!
I spend basically all my work time trying to understand and improve care for heavy uterine bleeding, fibroids, etc. There’s a lot of work to do.
www.nytimes.com/2024/12/02/h...
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If you're confused why it's because a lot of plastic waste is packaging. I got a shirt delivered today. I picked the shirt material but not the plastic bag it came in. Similarly shipping companies pick based on what's cheap and on offer.
Science has shown that #Plastic pollution is driven by plastic production, i.e. supply. Supply-side measures are thus essential to adequately tackle pollution and its effects on human and ecosystem health as well as climate! #PlasticsTreaty #INC5
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Predicted growth in plastic waste exceeds efforts to mitigate plastic pollution
Even the most optimistic scenario projects huge amounts of plastic pollution in the coming decades.
www.science.org
November 27, 2024 at 11:43 PM
If you're confused why it's because a lot of plastic waste is packaging. I got a shirt delivered today. I picked the shirt material but not the plastic bag it came in. Similarly shipping companies pick based on what's cheap and on offer.
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We assume social problems continue because it would expensive to fix them. A lot of the time, the opposite is true: we’re choosing to spend a lot of money on oppression and maintaining the status quo.
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1k/month. A year later, nearly half had housing.
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
They also had fewer ER visits, nights spent in a hospital, and jail stays.
The report estimates that this reduction in public service use SAVED the city $589k.
www.businessinsider.com/denver-basic...
Denver gave people experiencing homelessness $1,000 a month. A year later, nearly half of participants said they had housing.
Participants in Denver's basic-income program reported having more-secure housing, though results were similar in the trial and control groups.
www.businessinsider.com
November 26, 2024 at 5:15 PM
We assume social problems continue because it would expensive to fix them. A lot of the time, the opposite is true: we’re choosing to spend a lot of money on oppression and maintaining the status quo.
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That tornado warning that you rely on in the middle of the night to let you know to get to shelter to protect yourself? Civil servants.
I honestly don’t think Americans understand how much their day to day lives depend on federal civil servants and now is the time for professional commentators to write op-eds explaining
November 18, 2024 at 3:50 AM
That tornado warning that you rely on in the middle of the night to let you know to get to shelter to protect yourself? Civil servants.
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The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
November 17, 2024 at 3:28 PM
The first known use of singular “they” is so old that not only does it pre-date singular “you,” it wasn’t even spelled with a “th”
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
When William and the Werewolf, in 1375 CE, used singular “they,” it was spelled with a Thorn
Hello hello, I’m here now. Very nice of this app to name itself after my personal happy meditative place.
November 16, 2024 at 2:59 AM
Hello hello, I’m here now. Very nice of this app to name itself after my personal happy meditative place.