Christelle Sabatier
@chsaba.bsky.social
Educator, biologist, neuroscientist, mom. Always learning!
Their findings that LLMs can transcribe or summarize studies fine but cannot translate or synthesize findings to a new audience is interesting though not surprising. Highly recommend the white paper that is linked out in the interview transcript.
CAN LLMs write about science? @science.org decided to find out, and they did it the curious, scientific way. They did an experiment.
Love this thoughtful convo. www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/12/w...
Love this thoughtful convo. www.lastwordonnothing.com/2025/11/12/w...
The Last Word On Nothing | Why AAAS won’t be using AI to write press releases anytime soon
www.lastwordonnothing.com
November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Their findings that LLMs can transcribe or summarize studies fine but cannot translate or synthesize findings to a new audience is interesting though not surprising. Highly recommend the white paper that is linked out in the interview transcript.
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Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor's office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical students awareness of the problem so they don't perpetuate the cycle. n.pr/4hDCmpE
These doctors want to break the cycle of shame and blame in medicine
Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor's office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical students awareness of the problem so they don't perpetuate the cycle.
n.pr
October 29, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Shaming is common in medical school and unfortunately, sometimes in the doctor's office. Some doctors are trying to teach medical students awareness of the problem so they don't perpetuate the cycle. n.pr/4hDCmpE
Amazing trip to Yosemite where the fall colors elevated an already awe inspiring space.
October 27, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Amazing trip to Yosemite where the fall colors elevated an already awe inspiring space.
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I sincerely know less than nothing about this nba gambling ring dealio. I do know that in a moment when powerful mostly white men are stealing from everybody at scale and with breathtaking gall, it’s odd that these are the faces I’m seeing.
October 24, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I sincerely know less than nothing about this nba gambling ring dealio. I do know that in a moment when powerful mostly white men are stealing from everybody at scale and with breathtaking gall, it’s odd that these are the faces I’m seeing.
Beautiful piece!
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
Human Error Is the Point: On Teaching College During the Rise of AI - The Rumpus
My syllabus is a mess of half-remembered intentions. I re-use icebreakers that I know don’t work. I forget to grade the first assignment until Week Four. I write emails that begin with “So sorry for t...
therumpus.net
October 24, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Beautiful piece!
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
therumpus.net/2025/10/02/h...
Looks like I’ll need to update my intro bio lectures. Can’t wait to dive into this study. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
October 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Looks like I’ll need to update my intro bio lectures. Can’t wait to dive into this study. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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“Food allergies in children dropped sharply in the years after new guidelines encouraged parents to introduce infants to peanuts, a study has found… a 36 percent reduction in all food allergies, driven largely by a 43 percent drop in peanut allergies” in children under 3 years old.
Peanut Allergies Have Plummeted in Children, Study Shows
www.nytimes.com
October 20, 2025 at 11:43 AM
“Food allergies in children dropped sharply in the years after new guidelines encouraged parents to introduce infants to peanuts, a study has found… a 36 percent reduction in all food allergies, driven largely by a 43 percent drop in peanut allergies” in children under 3 years old.
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“And then it came, the realization that—at least in my mind—79 years old was so young for a famous rich white woman in America like Diane Keaton and that 78 years old was practically a miracle for a black trans woman like Miss Major.”
Diane Keaton, Miss Major, D'Angelo...
Who gets to live a "long" life in America?
open.substack.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
“And then it came, the realization that—at least in my mind—79 years old was so young for a famous rich white woman in America like Diane Keaton and that 78 years old was practically a miracle for a black trans woman like Miss Major.”
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Will A.I. lead to de-skilling of physicians?
And if so what can be done to preempt it?
@tberzin.bsky.social
and I address this in a new
@thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
And if so what can be done to preempt it?
@tberzin.bsky.social
and I address this in a new
@thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Preserving clinical skills in the age of AI assistance
How are clinicians to preserve core clinical skills in an era of algorithmic assistance?
As artificial intelligence (AI) assumes a growing role in clinical practice, concern
is mounting that off-loadi...
thelancet.com
October 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Will A.I. lead to de-skilling of physicians?
And if so what can be done to preempt it?
@tberzin.bsky.social
and I address this in a new
@thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
And if so what can be done to preempt it?
@tberzin.bsky.social
and I address this in a new
@thelancet.com
thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Great review on The Genetics of Human Handedness: Microtubules and Beyond www.cell.com/trends/genet... - handedness is such an interesting phenotype!
Genetics of human handedness: microtubules and beyond
Handedness (i.e., the preference to use either the left or the right hand for fine
motor tasks) is a widely investigated trait. Handedness heritability is consistently
estimated to be 25%. After decad...
www.cell.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Great review on The Genetics of Human Handedness: Microtubules and Beyond www.cell.com/trends/genet... - handedness is such an interesting phenotype!
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Your reminder that many of the muscles, nerves and bones you use to hear and talk with correspond to gill structures in fish. 🧪 #evolution #paleontology
November 24, 2024 at 8:30 PM
Your reminder that many of the muscles, nerves and bones you use to hear and talk with correspond to gill structures in fish. 🧪 #evolution #paleontology
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As long as the loudest folks on the left insist tone-policing, compromise on human rights, and acquiescence are our only options for a unified country, they will continue to lose the faith of the marginalized. And even when they win, they’ll just be waiting to lose the same way again.
October 2, 2025 at 2:45 PM
As long as the loudest folks on the left insist tone-policing, compromise on human rights, and acquiescence are our only options for a unified country, they will continue to lose the faith of the marginalized. And even when they win, they’ll just be waiting to lose the same way again.
“Educators have the right — and responsibility — to teach the full complexity of human biology and identity without fear of censorship or retaliation. Students deserve honest, accurate education that prepares them to understand the world as it truly is, not as some wish it to be.”
This is an excellent piece from @georgianndavis.bsky.social on the wave of anti-scientific censorship sweeping the country and what it means to teach honestly in the moment.
Contributor: I'm an intersex professor. Am I supposed to lie by teaching 'only male and female'?
A campaign against teachers who acknowledge realities of human biology forces a choice: Teach truth and risk your job, or lie and maybe keep it.
www.latimes.com
October 2, 2025 at 2:46 PM
“Educators have the right — and responsibility — to teach the full complexity of human biology and identity without fear of censorship or retaliation. Students deserve honest, accurate education that prepares them to understand the world as it truly is, not as some wish it to be.”
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This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
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“The organization has asked that anyone not at risk of deportation take action by becoming a consistent presence anywhere that day laborers gather, to build relationships and to offer protection.” ❤️
We had some really cool pieces go up this week at @coyotemedia.org!
〰️ neighbors taking care of one another in the face of ICE
〰️ towns not known for protest standing up for Palestine www.coyotemedia.org/albany-and-e...
〰️ a complicated win for trans folks www.coyotemedia.org/but-what-did...
〰️ neighbors taking care of one another in the face of ICE
〰️ towns not known for protest standing up for Palestine www.coyotemedia.org/albany-and-e...
〰️ a complicated win for trans folks www.coyotemedia.org/but-what-did...
A New Kind of Neighborhood Watch
Sonoma County’s ‘Adopt a Corner’ program aims to protect undocumented day laborers from ICE.
www.coyotemedia.org
September 27, 2025 at 2:45 AM
“The organization has asked that anyone not at risk of deportation take action by becoming a consistent presence anywhere that day laborers gather, to build relationships and to offer protection.” ❤️
Just met with a student today who was seeking advice on how to apply through all the mess and uncertainty. The fact that in a month these students have to put a proposal together without clear guidelines is unconscionable.
Please share with anyone who cares about NSF support for graduate students and take 30 seconds to sign and leave a comment.
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
The deadline for the 2025 Graduate Research Fellowship Program is about one month away and literally no one can apply. #NSFGRFP
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2025/
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
An Open Letter to U.S. STEM Leadership on the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
jasonjwilliamsny.github.io
September 26, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Just met with a student today who was seeking advice on how to apply through all the mess and uncertainty. The fact that in a month these students have to put a proposal together without clear guidelines is unconscionable.
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Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
September 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
Speaking of voices under attack…can we be just as loud about Black journalists and comedians who are silenced, even by our so-called liberal outlets.
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
• Joy Reid
• Don Lemon
• Melissa Harris-Perry
• Tiffany Cross
• Jemele Hill
• Marc Lamont Hill
• Karen Attiah
• Amber Ruffin
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‘"We never in our wildest dreams would have expected a 75% slowing of clinical progression,”… None of the patients who have been treated are being identified, but one was medically retired and has returned to work. Others in the trial are still walking despite being expected to need a wheelchair.’
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
‘"We never in our wildest dreams would have expected a 75% slowing of clinical progression,”… None of the patients who have been treated are being identified, but one was medically retired and has returned to work. Others in the trial are still walking despite being expected to need a wheelchair.’
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i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
September 23, 2025 at 12:32 PM
i have to say, as a trans journalist who has covered the "trans debate" for about a decade now, there is no daylight between how the trump administration and conservatives lie about tylenol and autism and how they've lied about youth trans care.
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Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
Science journalists find ChatGPT is bad at summarizing scientific papers
LLM “tended to sacrifice accuracy for simplicity” when writing news briefs.
arstechnica.com
September 21, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Reading papers is a basic skill (and dare I say duty?) of scientists, and I include medical doctors in that group. Keeping abreast of the literature is a foundational part of our professions. There aren’t good shortcuts. In any case, reading papers regularly is fun.
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
arstechnica.com/ai/2025/09/s...
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Please take a listen to @ahylton26.bsky.social and @nhannahjones.bsky.social
Ms. Hylton hits the nail on the head with the hammer, and Ms. Hannah-Jones drives it home.
Ms. Hylton hits the nail on the head with the hammer, and Ms. Hannah-Jones drives it home.
September 20, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Please take a listen to @ahylton26.bsky.social and @nhannahjones.bsky.social
Ms. Hylton hits the nail on the head with the hammer, and Ms. Hannah-Jones drives it home.
Ms. Hylton hits the nail on the head with the hammer, and Ms. Hannah-Jones drives it home.
Pink Floyd
September 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Pink Floyd
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The invasive form of Ae. #aegypti mosquito evolved within the Americas, after arriving from Africa ~320 ya. Our most recent paper is out @science.org. Years of work with collaborators all around led by J. Crawford! Great resource for the Vector Research community!.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...
How the yellow fever mosquito conquered the world
Aedes aegypti further adapted to life around humans when it arrived in the Americas, study of hundreds of mosquito genomes reveals
www.science.org
September 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
The invasive form of Ae. #aegypti mosquito evolved within the Americas, after arriving from Africa ~320 ya. Our most recent paper is out @science.org. Years of work with collaborators all around led by J. Crawford! Great resource for the Vector Research community!.
www.science.org/content/arti...
www.science.org/content/arti...