Janice McCallum
@janicemc.bsky.social
My primary aim throughout my career involves guiding clients, friends, everyone I know toward improved evidence-based decisionmaking. Strategist, consultant, board member, patient advocate. UChicago, Simmons Univ alum. #AI #healthcare #MediaLiteracy
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🚨Out in PNAS🚨
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
November 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
🚨Out in PNAS🚨
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Examining news on 7 platforms:
1)Right-leaning platforms=lower quality news
2)Echo-platforms: Right-leaning news gets more engagement on right-leaning platforms, vice-versa for left-leaning
3)Low-quality news gets more engagement EVERYWHERE - even BlueSky!
www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
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Amazing 2019 story from @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social Worth rereading today. (And man these media outlets let us all down.) www.npr.org/2019/08/22/7...
A Dead Cat, A Lawyer's Call And A 5-Figure Donation: How Media Fell Short On Epstein
Why did it take some of the nation's biggest news organizations so long to take seriously the accusations against the late Jeffrey Epstein? Allegations about his behavior go back more than a decade.
www.npr.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Amazing 2019 story from @davidfolkenflik.bsky.social Worth rereading today. (And man these media outlets let us all down.) www.npr.org/2019/08/22/7...
Excellent overview @garyschw.bsky.social of claims (mostly false) made by #FDA's Markary about HRT. Includes input from @motherjones.com article and @drjengunter.bsky.social
FDA’s announcement on banning black box warnings for estrogen was dominated by hyperbole, distortions, exaggerations & unfounded claims. garyschwitzer.substack.com/p/fdas-menop...
November 12, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Excellent overview @garyschw.bsky.social of claims (mostly false) made by #FDA's Markary about HRT. Includes input from @motherjones.com article and @drjengunter.bsky.social
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Amelia Acker is at the top of her game here!
The Trump administration’s systematic targeting of US knowledge infrastructure spans the entire production chain, from soup to nuts. Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
Week After Week, The US is Dismantling Knowledge Infrastructure | TechPolicy.Press
Without reliable statistics, research funding, or accessible data, information asymmetries will surely increase, writes Amelia Acker.
www.techpolicy.press
November 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Amelia Acker is at the top of her game here!
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I can't even find the words for how shameful this is. (gift article)
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I can't even find the words for how shameful this is. (gift article)
It's obvious from my avatar that I identify with Wonder Woman, although I don't share a physical resemblance to the tv or movie actors. So, I love the graphic @lyndacarter.bsky.social shared 🥰
Hey!
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
Calling all Wonder Women!
We all are sisters…pulling together with one spirit.
50 years ago today the first episode of the series Wonder Woman aired.
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's obvious from my avatar that I identify with Wonder Woman, although I don't share a physical resemblance to the tv or movie actors. So, I love the graphic @lyndacarter.bsky.social shared 🥰
Pleased to see that @carlzimmer.com gave primary mention to Rosalind Franklin in this article.
I wrote some reflections this afternoon about how the discovery of the double helix changed the course of science. Gift link: nyti.ms/4qPS3y6
November 8, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Pleased to see that @carlzimmer.com gave primary mention to Rosalind Franklin in this article.
I just put new batteries in my HP 12C calculator that I bought before business school--in 1983! (Yes, I'm that old) The @wsj.com published an article on the durability & usefulness of these machines in 2011 and included a picture of my 12C (and many others). It still works as good as new. Amazing!
November 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I just put new batteries in my HP 12C calculator that I bought before business school--in 1983! (Yes, I'm that old) The @wsj.com published an article on the durability & usefulness of these machines in 2011 and included a picture of my 12C (and many others). It still works as good as new. Amazing!
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China bought 30 million metric tons of soybeans from the US last year. This year under Trump it will be 12 million.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this year.
Bessent Says China to Buy 12 Million Tons of Soybeans This Year
China has agreed to buy 12 million metric tons of soybeans this year, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, providing some relief to US farmers who have anxiously awaited the resumption of exports to the Asian nation.
bloom.bg
October 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM
China bought 30 million metric tons of soybeans from the US last year. This year under Trump it will be 12 million.
Oh no! 🥺
President Trump has sometimes likened himself to a king. Now he has been given a crown.
Trump received a replica of an ancient golden crown on Wednesday from President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea. He called it “very special.”
Trump received a replica of an ancient golden crown on Wednesday from President Lee Jae Myung of South Korea. He called it “very special.”
Trump Has Likened Himself to a King. South Korea Gave Him a Crown.
President Trump received a replica of a golden crown excavated from an ancient royal tomb in Gyeongju. He called it “very special.”
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Oh no! 🥺
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Event update: Tickets are now free with registration!
Join us next month at the MIT Museum for an evening with lauded data scientist and author of "Shared Wisdom," @alex-pentland.bsky.social. Explore how we can build a flourishing society by designing technology around human nature.
Nov. 12, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register online:
Nov. 12, 6 – 7:00 pm | Tickets $5
Register online:
Author Talk: Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI | MIT Museum
Join Alex Pentland for a talk on his new MIT Press book, Shared Wisdom: Cultural Evolution in the Age of AI
mitmuseum.mit.edu
October 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Event update: Tickets are now free with registration!
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📚
New paper alert!!! 🚨
“A Short History of Misinformation-at-scale and Efforts to Mitigate it” in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
drive.google.com/file/d/1Klg9...
This article traces the social construction of misinformation-at-scale through changes to content moderation.
“A Short History of Misinformation-at-scale and Efforts to Mitigate it” in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing
drive.google.com/file/d/1Klg9...
This article traces the social construction of misinformation-at-scale through changes to content moderation.
donovan-2025-express-a-short-history-of-misinformation-at-scale-and-efforts-to-mitigate-it.pdf
drive.google.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:18 PM
📚
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Donald Trump is about to be the first president ever to stop federal food benefits from going out on time to people in need.
My full statement on this disgraceful & shocking news:
My full statement on this disgraceful & shocking news:
Press Releases | Congressman Jim McGovern
mcgovern.house.gov
October 24, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Donald Trump is about to be the first president ever to stop federal food benefits from going out on time to people in need.
My full statement on this disgraceful & shocking news:
My full statement on this disgraceful & shocking news:
This story of former NFL players becoming nurses warmed my heart this morning. That hasn't happened often when reading the news lately. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
The N.F.L. Players Trading Their Helmets for Scrubs
www.nytimes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This story of former NFL players becoming nurses warmed my heart this morning. That hasn't happened often when reading the news lately. Gift article. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/19/w...
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Important bear-related news. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
Bear Breaks Into California Zoo to Mingle With Other Bears
www.nytimes.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Important bear-related news. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/21/u...
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🚨In the latest bid to plug gaps in the federal government’s public health infrastructure, 2 institutions CREATED an alternative to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — often called “the voice of the CDC.” 🚨
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
NEJM and public health group are launching rival to CDC’s MMWR publication
Two institutions are coming together to create an alternative to the CDC’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
www.statnews.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🚨In the latest bid to plug gaps in the federal government’s public health infrastructure, 2 institutions CREATED an alternative to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s vaunted Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report — often called “the voice of the CDC.” 🚨
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
www.statnews.com/2025/10/21/c...
Note: Podcast doesn't require paid sub. #CDC #PublicHealth
Opinion: Former acting CDC director on public health changes: ‘absolutely heartbreaking’ www.statnews.com/2025/10/15/r...
Former acting CDC director on public health changes: ‘absolutely heartbreaking’
“I used to think that I couldn’t be surprised,” says RWJF’s Richard Besser. But this HHS constantly alarms him.
www.statnews.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Note: Podcast doesn't require paid sub. #CDC #PublicHealth
Rewatching this scene from Reds; it is exactly how I remember it from watching it in the theatre during its first run. RIP Diane Keaton.
RIP Diane Keaton
October 11, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Rewatching this scene from Reds; it is exactly how I remember it from watching it in the theatre during its first run. RIP Diane Keaton.
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Thread. Grr.
NEW: @CDCgov hit hard by massive firings that several staff describe to me as a “bloodbath.”
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
Among those RIFd:
—leadership of the center for immunization and respiratory diseases;
—leadership of global health center
—leadership of the measles outbreak response; 1/4
October 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thread. Grr.
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Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed
There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's…
There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's…
Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed
There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's not being maintained. The notice is the same as the one displayed during a shutdown in 2018.
hildabastian.wordpress.com
October 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Tracking Shutdown Impact and Changes at PubMed
There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's…
There's been some panic about PubMed again, since a notice on the website warned it could be out of date because of the US government shutdown. Shutdown is dreadful, in so many ways. But that notice doesn't mean PubMed has been de-funded, or that it's…
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This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
Trump Administration Lays Off Dozens of C.D.C. Officials
www.nytimes.com
October 11, 2025 at 10:08 AM
This is beyond bad. All of our disease defenses are down now. We are sitting ducks. This is #RussellVought #DonaldTrump #RFKJr. They are endangering American lives with their insane crusade. These men are hazardous to your health and dangerous to the republic. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/11/u...
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📣 We have a postdoctoral opportunity within the #Wimmics team on the French Riviera! On combining generative #AI and linked data model for #NLP based federated queries on secure and distributed #KnowledgeGraphs
📎 More info and application on jobs.inria.fr/public/class...
#GenerativeAI #LLM #ML
📎 More info and application on jobs.inria.fr/public/class...
#GenerativeAI #LLM #ML
Natural Language Based Secure Federated Query Building
Offre d'emploi Inria
jobs.inria.fr
October 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM
📣 We have a postdoctoral opportunity within the #Wimmics team on the French Riviera! On combining generative #AI and linked data model for #NLP based federated queries on secure and distributed #KnowledgeGraphs
📎 More info and application on jobs.inria.fr/public/class...
#GenerativeAI #LLM #ML
📎 More info and application on jobs.inria.fr/public/class...
#GenerativeAI #LLM #ML
Glad I moved back to New England.
Safest states 2025, 52 metrics across 5 categories: personal/residential safety, financial safety, road safety, workplace safety/emergency preparedness wallethub.com/edu/safest-s... #NewMexico is 27th. #Florida, #Texas, #Mississippi, #Lousiana are 47th, 48Th, 49th & 50th #balloonfiesta
Safest States in America in 2025
Safest States in America in 2025
wallethub.com
October 8, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Glad I moved back to New England.
I'll be grinding cinnamon sticks for the near future. It's not too difficult to do in a coffee grinder.
The FDA has added more brands to its list of lead tainted cinnamon. 1/3
Safety Alert
The FDA is advising consumers to throw away and not to buy the ground cinnamon products because samples of products listed in the table were found to contain elevated levels of lead.
www.fda.gov
October 8, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I'll be grinding cinnamon sticks for the near future. It's not too difficult to do in a coffee grinder.
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No, Trump Can’t Order Troops to Wherever He Wants www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...
Opinion | No, Trump Can’t Deploy Troops to Wherever He Wants
www.nytimes.com
October 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
No, Trump Can’t Order Troops to Wherever He Wants www.nytimes.com/2025/10/07/o...