Gillian (Jill) Neimark
@jillneimark.bsky.social
author--science & arts journalism, fiction (children & adult), nonfiction (children & adult), poetry, essays.
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In other words: there's growing evidence not only that precipitation extremes will increase (in general) due to climate change--but also that the most intense, rarest, & most dangerous rain events will increase faster than more "moderate" extremes. That's...not great!
July 7, 2025 at 2:34 AM
In other words: there's growing evidence not only that precipitation extremes will increase (in general) due to climate change--but also that the most intense, rarest, & most dangerous rain events will increase faster than more "moderate" extremes. That's...not great!
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The “mineral moon” from last night (10 April 2025) @davidbflower.bsky.social
April 10, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The “mineral moon” from last night (10 April 2025) @davidbflower.bsky.social
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We've greatly underestimated the role of the gut microbiome in fatty liver disease (MASLD). This open-access outstanding review @jclinical-invest.bsky.social is illuminating
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
April 6, 2025 at 4:50 PM
We've greatly underestimated the role of the gut microbiome in fatty liver disease (MASLD). This open-access outstanding review @jclinical-invest.bsky.social is illuminating
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
www.jci.org/articles/vie...
Furious.
USA: FDA delays full approval of Novavax Covid-19 vaccine even though it was on track for clearance.
"Full approval would make the vaccine available beyond an emergency declaration and could provide additional reassurance to people seeking the vaccine."
Source: archive.md/3mPiv
"Full approval would make the vaccine available beyond an emergency declaration and could provide additional reassurance to people seeking the vaccine."
Source: archive.md/3mPiv
April 2, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Furious.
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This morning's Partial Solar Eclipse. 1049UT 29 March 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
March 29, 2025 at 8:22 PM
This morning's Partial Solar Eclipse. 1049UT 29 March 2025. 🔭 🧪 🎨 #astrophotography #SciArt #photography #StormHour #ThePhotoHour
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And while mistakes were surely made in the science advice, it is far too simplistic to say "the scientific advisers got it wrong". Yes, there needs to be independent evaluation, but also consideration of how the advice was itself politically constrained and indeed compromised.
March 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
And while mistakes were surely made in the science advice, it is far too simplistic to say "the scientific advisers got it wrong". Yes, there needs to be independent evaluation, but also consideration of how the advice was itself politically constrained and indeed compromised.
Barnard is my once cherished alma mater. I had no idea that Columbia invested 30% of its $13.4 billion endowment in hedge funds which tend to be predatory and hurt acreage investors. Plus I’m Jewish and appalled at how Jewish students were treated.
www.ai-cio.com/news/columbi...
www.ai-cio.com/news/columbi...
"Allowing oneself – or one’s institution – to be bullied or threatened into compliance is never the right answer. And it’s especially important for strong institutions to stand up, set an example and insulate those who have fewer resources or are more vulnerable"
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Columbia should have said, ‘see you in court,’ not ‘yes, Mr President.’ | Margaret Sullivan
Institutions must resist thuggish bullying. There is no satisfying Trump. He will move the goalposts again and again
www.theguardian.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Barnard is my once cherished alma mater. I had no idea that Columbia invested 30% of its $13.4 billion endowment in hedge funds which tend to be predatory and hurt acreage investors. Plus I’m Jewish and appalled at how Jewish students were treated.
www.ai-cio.com/news/columbi...
www.ai-cio.com/news/columbi...
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Seed banks are a resource for the world, and some of the great food heroes have saved them during times of war and famine. It might be time for heroism like that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
Opinion | Why Did Elon Musk Go After Bunkers Full of Seeds?
Gene banks are like a survivalist cache: our nation’s safeguard against all future challenges to growing the food we need.
www.nytimes.com
March 22, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Seed banks are a resource for the world, and some of the great food heroes have saved them during times of war and famine. It might be time for heroism like that again.
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/22/o...
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being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
March 22, 2025 at 3:36 AM
being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:
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The National Weather Service is facing significant staffing cuts and has temporarily reduced weather balloon launches at several sites. These balloons are a key tool used by meteorologists to gather data for weather forecast models.
March 21, 2025 at 7:03 PM
The National Weather Service is facing significant staffing cuts and has temporarily reduced weather balloon launches at several sites. These balloons are a key tool used by meteorologists to gather data for weather forecast models.
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🚨in our new paper we ran an experiment at Procter and Gamble with 776 experienced professionals solving real business problems.
We found that individuals randomly assiged to use AI did as well as teams of two people & were happier. It also erased skill silos. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybern...
We found that individuals randomly assiged to use AI did as well as teams of two people & were happier. It also erased skill silos. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybern...
March 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
🚨in our new paper we ran an experiment at Procter and Gamble with 776 experienced professionals solving real business problems.
We found that individuals randomly assiged to use AI did as well as teams of two people & were happier. It also erased skill silos. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybern...
We found that individuals randomly assiged to use AI did as well as teams of two people & were happier. It also erased skill silos. www.oneusefulthing.org/p/the-cybern...
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A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
America’s clean air rules boost health and the economy − here’s what EPA’s new deregulation plans ignore
Clean air has become one of America’s best investments, returning $10 for every $1 spent on regulations, by one estimate.
theconversation.com
March 13, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A professor of environmental sciences gives a quick punchy take on the "eye-popping" numbers re. how clean air promotes economic growth.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
An EPA analysis of 20 years of the Clean Air Act (1970-90) found the economic benefits of the regulations were about 42X greater than the costs.
No pay wall.
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🌌 Is intelligent life away from Earth rare? Maybe not
A study challenges the 'hard-steps' model, which assumes human-like intelligence is v. unlikely
Instead, evolution may have followed environmental openings, suggesting intelligent life is common.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 🔭
A study challenges the 'hard-steps' model, which assumes human-like intelligence is v. unlikely
Instead, evolution may have followed environmental openings, suggesting intelligent life is common.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 🔭
A reassessment of the “hard-steps” model for the evolution of intelligent life
Humans—and analogous life beyond Earth—may represent the probable outcome of biological and planetary coevolution.
www.science.org
February 17, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🌌 Is intelligent life away from Earth rare? Maybe not
A study challenges the 'hard-steps' model, which assumes human-like intelligence is v. unlikely
Instead, evolution may have followed environmental openings, suggesting intelligent life is common.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 🔭
A study challenges the 'hard-steps' model, which assumes human-like intelligence is v. unlikely
Instead, evolution may have followed environmental openings, suggesting intelligent life is common.
🔗 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SciComm 🧪 🔭
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Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.
After landing his dream job as a park ranger, he’s ‘heartbroken’ to be let go in federal cuts | CNN
Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despit...
www.cnn.com
February 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Brian Gibbs had no clue Friday would be his last day at his dream job. The education technician park ranger at Effigy Mounds National Monument in Iowa reported to work, only to be terminated on despite receiving an exceptional performance evaluation in the fall.
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It’s been like this for as long as I can remember, because people are very uncomfortable around the chronically ill.
They don’t want to think about the fact that there are conditions that will ruin your quality of life but not kill you /6
They don’t want to think about the fact that there are conditions that will ruin your quality of life but not kill you /6
February 17, 2025 at 3:52 AM
It’s been like this for as long as I can remember, because people are very uncomfortable around the chronically ill.
They don’t want to think about the fact that there are conditions that will ruin your quality of life but not kill you /6
They don’t want to think about the fact that there are conditions that will ruin your quality of life but not kill you /6
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Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.
February 7, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Wow. So not only were several bird flu studies left out of today’s CDC Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, some data on bird flu briefly appeared in the online report and then was quickly removed.
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Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
February 7, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Pandemics do not begin with official announcements.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
They start with quiet deletions, missing reports, and assurances that there is "no cause for concern."
Pay attention.
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Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: Great explainer from @jillneimark.bsky.social about improving air quality in indoor spaces!
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
Invisible defenses: A guide for cleaner indoor air - The Sick Times
What if the air in your home could act as a silent shield against illness? Responding to the ongoing risks of COVID-19 and other airborne pathogens, many people have taken measures to improve the air ...
thesicktimes.org
December 24, 2024 at 6:48 PM
Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: Great explainer from @jillneimark.bsky.social about improving air quality in indoor spaces!
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
thesicktimes.org/2024/12/24/i...
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I was unexpectedly laid off from @motherjones.com on Friday the 13th. I’ve been deprived of direct access to my Google Drive, which contains seven years worth of work. I am also ineligible for unemployment. This is a terrible Christmas for me and my family.
If you have leads for work, pls lmk.
If you have leads for work, pls lmk.
December 20, 2024 at 9:47 PM
I was unexpectedly laid off from @motherjones.com on Friday the 13th. I’ve been deprived of direct access to my Google Drive, which contains seven years worth of work. I am also ineligible for unemployment. This is a terrible Christmas for me and my family.
If you have leads for work, pls lmk.
If you have leads for work, pls lmk.
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ProPublica has been the only “large” media organization consistently covering the many crimes and other cartoonishly evil practices of private health insurance companies. If you haven’t previously reevaluated which sources of media you choose to consume, it might be worth looking into
Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care.
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
www.propublica.org/article/cign...
Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s how you hit your numbers,” Day said.
www.propublica.org/article/cign...
A Doctor at Cigna Said Her Bosses Pressured Her to Review Patients’ Cases Too Quickly. Cigna Threatened to Fire Her.
Cigna tracks every minute that its staff doctors spend deciding whether to pay for health care. Dr. Debby Day said her bosses cared more about being fast than being right: “Deny, deny, deny. That’s ho...
www.propublica.org
December 12, 2024 at 3:44 PM
ProPublica has been the only “large” media organization consistently covering the many crimes and other cartoonishly evil practices of private health insurance companies. If you haven’t previously reevaluated which sources of media you choose to consume, it might be worth looking into
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COVID-19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
COVID-19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV
The odds of myocarditis were 61% lower in flu and 85% lower in RSV than with COVID-19.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 16, 2024 at 10:52 PM
COVID-19 linked to more heart complications than flu, RSV www.cidrap.umn.edu/covid-19/cov...
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UnitedHealth recently helped kill single-payer health care legislation in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his previous support of the idea -- after he & Dems received huge money from UnitedHealth donors. https://buff.ly/3ZPLOPu
Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his previous support of the idea -- after he & Dems received huge money from UnitedHealth donors. https://buff.ly/3ZPLOPu
December 10, 2024 at 7:34 PM
UnitedHealth recently helped kill single-payer health care legislation in California.
Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his previous support of the idea -- after he & Dems received huge money from UnitedHealth donors. https://buff.ly/3ZPLOPu
Gov. Gavin Newsom backed off his previous support of the idea -- after he & Dems received huge money from UnitedHealth donors. https://buff.ly/3ZPLOPu
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A major push is underway to revive the American nuclear industry, promising huge amounts of energy without carbon emissions that warm the planet. But South Texas landowners living near recently revived uranium mines fear for their groundwater.
Uranium Mining Revival Portends Nuclear Renaissance in Texas and Beyond - Inside Climate News
State leaders want nuclear reactors to provide consistent, low-carbon power to large industrial facilities. But in South Texas, locals worry what a uranium boom means for their groundwater.
insideclimatenews.org
December 1, 2024 at 11:27 PM
A major push is underway to revive the American nuclear industry, promising huge amounts of energy without carbon emissions that warm the planet. But South Texas landowners living near recently revived uranium mines fear for their groundwater.