Emily Gardner
@emfurd.bsky.social
Associate editor @eos.org. Usually worrying. Often baking cookies. Views my own.
Signal: emfurd.54
Signal: emfurd.54
Many students said they were careful to avoid "banned words" in their GRFP applications, but in some cases it was unavoidable. Now they're wondering if these words led to their RWR notifications.
“My project is about bears and ‘black’ is a trigger word,” one Redditor wrote. “Insane.”
“My project is about bears and ‘black’ is a trigger word,” one Redditor wrote. “Insane.”
Students applying for NSF funding are having their applications “returned without review” for being “ineligible,” despite their proposed research falling squarely within the application guidelines. eos.org/research-and...
Graduate Students’ NSF Fellowship Applications Are Being “Returned Without Review” - Eos
Graduate students applying for NSF funding have had their applications returned without review—even though their proposed research appears to fall squarely within the fields of study outlined in the p...
eos.org
February 6, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Many students said they were careful to avoid "banned words" in their GRFP applications, but in some cases it was unavoidable. Now they're wondering if these words led to their RWR notifications.
“My project is about bears and ‘black’ is a trigger word,” one Redditor wrote. “Insane.”
“My project is about bears and ‘black’ is a trigger word,” one Redditor wrote. “Insane.”
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cool. glad we protected her identity at least www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
While Epstein’s victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice’s latest tranche of files, investigators redacted the identity of the most famous portra...
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 9:41 PM
cool. glad we protected her identity at least www.404media.co/the-doj-reda...
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"You may be skeptical about machine-written work at first, but once you see the software rearranging familiar-seeming paragraphs into different orders and changing a few words, you’ll realize it’s a suitable replacement for your favorite authors, who can now rest and starve."
"Without writers, editors, photographers, and photo editors, our company will incur almost no expenses when putting out Total Crap."
Introducing Total Crap, the First Magazine Written Entirely by AI
Amid doomsaying pronouncements that the publishing industry is dead, we are proud to bring the written word into the future with revolutionary tech...
buff.ly
February 4, 2026 at 12:56 PM
"You may be skeptical about machine-written work at first, but once you see the software rearranging familiar-seeming paragraphs into different orders and changing a few words, you’ll realize it’s a suitable replacement for your favorite authors, who can now rest and starve."
"The newspaper's finances are barely a rounding error compared to Bezos's wealth, but what its journalists do—accountability journalism about the rich and powerful—does not serve someone who is rich and powerful."
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
The Washington Post Is No Longer Useful to Jeff Bezos
In a kleptocracy, there is no reason for a billionaire to own an adversarial news outlet.
www.404media.co
February 5, 2026 at 5:38 PM
"The newspaper's finances are barely a rounding error compared to Bezos's wealth, but what its journalists do—accountability journalism about the rich and powerful—does not serve someone who is rich and powerful."
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
@jasonkoebler.bsky.social for @404media.co
www.404media.co/the-washingt...
Hahahahaha
February 4, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Hahahahaha
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Sunrise reveals the snow-covered landscape across the Carolinas this morning.❄️
Northwest winds are pushing cold air out over the Atlantic - leading to the expansive clouds we see from our NOAA GOES-19 satellite.🛰️
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Northwest winds are pushing cold air out over the Atlantic - leading to the expansive clouds we see from our NOAA GOES-19 satellite.🛰️
weather.gov
February 2, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Sunrise reveals the snow-covered landscape across the Carolinas this morning.❄️
Northwest winds are pushing cold air out over the Atlantic - leading to the expansive clouds we see from our NOAA GOES-19 satellite.🛰️
weather.gov
Northwest winds are pushing cold air out over the Atlantic - leading to the expansive clouds we see from our NOAA GOES-19 satellite.🛰️
weather.gov
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“I can’t think of a better incubation environment for transmission of measles than a detention facility,” said Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Two detainees at the nation’s main immigrant family detention center in Texas have tested positive for measles, authorities said.
Measles cases identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children
Two detainees at a family immigration detention center in Dilley, Texas, have contracted measles, prompting concern among health experts that the virus could spread
www.washingtonpost.com
February 3, 2026 at 5:32 PM
“I can’t think of a better incubation environment for transmission of measles than a detention facility,” said Jeanne Marrazzo, CEO of the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
It’s salty. It’s full of carbon. Its upwelling may have helped end the last ice age. It’s…the salty blob!
Thanks to @ocnogrphr.bsky.social for sharing his work with me.🧂🌊
eos.org/articles/how...
Thanks to @ocnogrphr.bsky.social for sharing his work with me.🧂🌊
eos.org/articles/how...
How the Rise of a Salty Blob Led to the Fall of the Last Ice Age - Eos
Scientists have long suspected that high salinity levels in the deep ocean were responsible for keeping carbon dioxide locked away during the last ice age. New research finds the strongest evidence ye...
eos.org
February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
It’s salty. It’s full of carbon. Its upwelling may have helped end the last ice age. It’s…the salty blob!
Thanks to @ocnogrphr.bsky.social for sharing his work with me.🧂🌊
eos.org/articles/how...
Thanks to @ocnogrphr.bsky.social for sharing his work with me.🧂🌊
eos.org/articles/how...
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I don't think people appreciate the extent to which coral reefs are screwed. Even if ocean acidification doesn't get them, increasing ocean temperatures will. How screwed they are is up to us.
There’s no tipping point beyond which ocean acidification kills corals, new research shows. With every creeping bit of acidification, corals just continue to die off. 🧪🌊 eos.org/articles/cor...
Coral Diversity Drops as Ocean Acidifies - Eos
As seawater becomes steadily more acidic, complex branching corals die off and are replaced with hard boulder corals and algae.
eos.org
February 2, 2026 at 3:57 PM
I don't think people appreciate the extent to which coral reefs are screwed. Even if ocean acidification doesn't get them, increasing ocean temperatures will. How screwed they are is up to us.
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NCAR represents what is possible when a nation chooses to invest in science as a public good, writes @carlonimbus.bsky.social of @ucs.org. #SaveNCAR eos.org/opinions/wha...
What Americans Lose If Their National Center for Atmospheric Research Is Dismantled - Eos
Five ways dismantling NCAR will cost the American people, and two ways to save it.
eos.org
January 27, 2026 at 2:49 PM
NCAR represents what is possible when a nation chooses to invest in science as a public good, writes @carlonimbus.bsky.social of @ucs.org. #SaveNCAR eos.org/opinions/wha...
Stroke risk doesn't seem to change much whether people are exposed to 1, 2 or 3 years of non-smoke PM2.5 pollution.
“But for smoke, this picture is very different,” said Yang Liu. "The longer you’re exposed to smoke, the greater your stroke risk.”
New from me in @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/wil...
“But for smoke, this picture is very different,” said Yang Liu. "The longer you’re exposed to smoke, the greater your stroke risk.”
New from me in @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/wil...
Wildfire Smoke Linked to 17,000 Strokes Annually in the United States - Eos
A study of 25 million Medicare participants adds to a body of evidence suggesting that prolonged exposure to wildfire smoke is more harmful to human health than other forms of air pollution.
eos.org
January 27, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Stroke risk doesn't seem to change much whether people are exposed to 1, 2 or 3 years of non-smoke PM2.5 pollution.
“But for smoke, this picture is very different,” said Yang Liu. "The longer you’re exposed to smoke, the greater your stroke risk.”
New from me in @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/wil...
“But for smoke, this picture is very different,” said Yang Liu. "The longer you’re exposed to smoke, the greater your stroke risk.”
New from me in @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/wil...
A striking statement:
"The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone."
"The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone."
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."
January 26, 2026 at 9:01 PM
A striking statement:
"The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone."
"The Minneapolis Police Department went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds and hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone."
“Groundwater is literally everywhere all the time,” said Laura Condon. "Some places it’s 300 meters deep, some places it’s 1 meter deep. But wherever you’re standing, dig down, and there’s water down there somewhere.”
My latest for @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/rep...
My latest for @eos.org.
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Report: 13 Great Lakes’ Worth of Water Underlies the Contiguous United States - Eos
Researchers used 1 million data points and a machine learning algorithm to estimate groundwater stores with higher resolution than ever before.
eos.org
January 26, 2026 at 7:53 PM
“Groundwater is literally everywhere all the time,” said Laura Condon. "Some places it’s 300 meters deep, some places it’s 1 meter deep. But wherever you’re standing, dig down, and there’s water down there somewhere.”
My latest for @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/rep...
My latest for @eos.org.
eos.org/articles/rep...
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Today marks one year since Trump began his second term. In this report, look back at how the climate and environment, the federal workforce, and higher ed have fared so far.
eos.org/state-of-the...
eos.org/state-of-the...
The State of the Science 1 Year On - Eos
Eos
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January 20, 2026 at 2:02 PM
Today marks one year since Trump began his second term. In this report, look back at how the climate and environment, the federal workforce, and higher ed have fared so far.
eos.org/state-of-the...
eos.org/state-of-the...
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I heard a story on the radio that I really liked, and I wrote to the reporter to express my appreciation. This is the reply I received:
"Thank you David - your appreciation note is rare and came right when I needed it."
We should do this more often. Journalism is so important to a free society.
"Thank you David - your appreciation note is rare and came right when I needed it."
We should do this more often. Journalism is so important to a free society.
January 19, 2026 at 11:57 PM
I heard a story on the radio that I really liked, and I wrote to the reporter to express my appreciation. This is the reply I received:
"Thank you David - your appreciation note is rare and came right when I needed it."
We should do this more often. Journalism is so important to a free society.
"Thank you David - your appreciation note is rare and came right when I needed it."
We should do this more often. Journalism is so important to a free society.
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As Year 2 of Trump 2.0 starts, get a refresher on how the administration’s actions in its first year affected climate change and energy policy, public health and safety, the federal workforce, academia, and the environment.
eos.org/state-of-the...
eos.org/state-of-the...
The State of the Science 1 Year On - Eos
eos.org
January 15, 2026 at 4:30 PM
As Year 2 of Trump 2.0 starts, get a refresher on how the administration’s actions in its first year affected climate change and energy policy, public health and safety, the federal workforce, academia, and the environment.
eos.org/state-of-the...
eos.org/state-of-the...
Scientists are still responding to the whirlwind of change unleashed in the past year.
@eos.org hopes this report provides a framework to better understand these responses and help inform your own.
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@eos.org hopes this report provides a framework to better understand these responses and help inform your own.
news.agu.org/press-releas...
One year in, ‘State of Science’ report details how Trump administration has disrupted US science
Science news magazine Eos details the Administration’s impacts on the breadth of the U.S. scientific enterprise and what lies ahead
news.agu.org
January 15, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Scientists are still responding to the whirlwind of change unleashed in the past year.
@eos.org hopes this report provides a framework to better understand these responses and help inform your own.
news.agu.org/press-releas...
@eos.org hopes this report provides a framework to better understand these responses and help inform your own.
news.agu.org/press-releas...
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“Journalists have the right to do their jobs without fear of government interference,” said President Jon Schleuss.
“Today’s FBI raid on a journalist’s home is a direct assault on the 1st Amendment and a threat to every working journalist.
@postguild.bsky.social
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“Today’s FBI raid on a journalist’s home is a direct assault on the 1st Amendment and a threat to every working journalist.
@postguild.bsky.social
newsguild.org/the-newsguil...
The NewsGuild strongly condemns FBI’s raid of Washington Post reporter’s home | The NewsGuild - TNG-CWA
“The Guild is alarmed and appalled by federal law enforcement’s search and seizure of reporter Natanson’s property and personal devices,” the Post Guild said.
newsguild.org
January 14, 2026 at 5:58 PM
“Journalists have the right to do their jobs without fear of government interference,” said President Jon Schleuss.
“Today’s FBI raid on a journalist’s home is a direct assault on the 1st Amendment and a threat to every working journalist.
@postguild.bsky.social
newsguild.org/the-newsguil...
“Today’s FBI raid on a journalist’s home is a direct assault on the 1st Amendment and a threat to every working journalist.
@postguild.bsky.social
newsguild.org/the-newsguil...
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#PPOD: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from the space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere... 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 📷
January 14, 2026 at 4:01 PM
#PPOD: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers captured this image of lightning while orbiting aboard the International Space Station more than 250 miles above Milan, Italy, on July 1, 2025. Storm observations from the space station help scientists study Earth’s upper atmosphere... 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 📷
In my experience, you try a bunch of different shoes on and do an awkward little jog around the running store in each pair. Then you buy the ones that feel the best.
Good running shoes can make a big difference. For this guide, we’ve gathered advice and insight from eight experts, read dozens of studies, and run more than 5,000 miles over the years. nyti.ms/3YBPiDB
How to Choose the Best Running Shoes for You
The best shoes for you are the ones you won’t think about much once you’re on the road. Finding them may involve trial and error. Here’s how to get started.
nyti.ms
January 14, 2026 at 3:28 PM
In my experience, you try a bunch of different shoes on and do an awkward little jog around the running store in each pair. Then you buy the ones that feel the best.
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I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
January 13, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I am calling for a complete and total boycott of the Mercator projection in all news stories about Greenland until every member of the American public has seen this
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if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
I Tried to Be the Government. It Did Not Go Well.
My five-month quest to monitor the weather, track inflation, and inspect milk for harmful microorganisms
www.theatlantic.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:41 PM
if you want a long read that involves udders, a hot air balloon, and some extremely dubious data on egg prices, the story I’ve been working on for the last few months where I tried to single-handedly take on every government function myself is now online! www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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“President Trump’s talk of ‘buying’ Greenland is not only an affront to Greenland’s autonomy but also a dangerous distraction from the urgent work of addressing environmental change impacts to US citizens,” the letter reads. eos.org/research-and...
Hundreds of Scientists “Vehemently Oppose” U.S. Effort to Purchase Greenland - Eos
About 350 scientists scientists have signed a letter condemning U.S. President Donald Trump’s efforts to acquire Greenland.
eos.org
January 12, 2026 at 9:01 PM
“President Trump’s talk of ‘buying’ Greenland is not only an affront to Greenland’s autonomy but also a dangerous distraction from the urgent work of addressing environmental change impacts to US citizens,” the letter reads. eos.org/research-and...