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October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Reposted by kate fishman
I have been thinking A LOT lately about the flowering of art and culture under the New Deal, when the government decided it actively wanted to invest in job creation and creativity, so it's both sad and typical of the Trump admin to destroy that legacy.
There Was a Plan to Save These New Deal Masterpieces. Then Trump Won.
A feasibility study was underway about restoring the ailing federal building that houses important Ben Shahn frescoes, Philip Guston murals, and other FDR-era artwork. But the Trump administration put...
newrepublic.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I have been thinking A LOT lately about the flowering of art and culture under the New Deal, when the government decided it actively wanted to invest in job creation and creativity, so it's both sad and typical of the Trump admin to destroy that legacy.
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Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.
Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj
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And now for some backstory -- Bringing the Science Reporting Navigator into the world (out TODAY at @theopennotebook.bsky.social) was a true journey.
www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...
www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...
October 1, 2025 at 2:34 PM
And now for some backstory -- Bringing the Science Reporting Navigator into the world (out TODAY at @theopennotebook.bsky.social) was a true journey.
www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...
www.theopennotebook.com/science-repo...
it’s Science Reporting Navigator day! 🎉
this incredible toolkit from @theopennotebook.bsky.social & @rjionline.bsky.social will help journalists fold science into all kinds of reporting.
as a former local reporter, it was a joy to play a small part in bringing this resource to life. check it out!
this incredible toolkit from @theopennotebook.bsky.social & @rjionline.bsky.social will help journalists fold science into all kinds of reporting.
as a former local reporter, it was a joy to play a small part in bringing this resource to life. check it out!
Every Story is a Science Story. That’s why, with @rjionline.bsky.social, TON has been hard at work developing a free tool to make it easier for journalists on any beat to strengthen their stories by incorporating science. And today, that tool - the Science Reporting Navigator - is live! 🧪
Introducing the Science Reporting Navigator - The Open Notebook
The Science Reporting Navigator stands ready to walk you through complex reporting scenarios to integrate science into any beat. The Open Notebook and the Reynolds Journalism Institute are thrilled to...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
it’s Science Reporting Navigator day! 🎉
this incredible toolkit from @theopennotebook.bsky.social & @rjionline.bsky.social will help journalists fold science into all kinds of reporting.
as a former local reporter, it was a joy to play a small part in bringing this resource to life. check it out!
this incredible toolkit from @theopennotebook.bsky.social & @rjionline.bsky.social will help journalists fold science into all kinds of reporting.
as a former local reporter, it was a joy to play a small part in bringing this resource to life. check it out!
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The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
September 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The BS asymmetry principle: The amount of energy needed to refute BS is an order of magnitude bigger than that needed to produce it.
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
Thank you to every science communicator who is doing the almost impossible work of countering misinformation every day. Every single one of you is saving lives!
yesterday i watched jaws in a theater with my partner, his mom (who was seeing it for the first time since it came out 50 years ago!), and my dear friend who’d never seen it at all 🦈
September 2, 2025 at 5:36 PM
yesterday i watched jaws in a theater with my partner, his mom (who was seeing it for the first time since it came out 50 years ago!), and my dear friend who’d never seen it at all 🦈
out this week with high country news: a feature on the importance of studying "dead things" on LA's beaches.
www.hcn.org/articles/mee...
www.hcn.org/articles/mee...
Meet LA’s detective for dead marine mammals - High Country News
A day in the life of a scientist studying the aftermath of the city’s deadly algal blooms.
www.hcn.org
July 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
out this week with high country news: a feature on the importance of studying "dead things" on LA's beaches.
www.hcn.org/articles/mee...
www.hcn.org/articles/mee...
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Time for some real talk: @thexylom.com, the only Asian American-run news outlet covering science, climate, and the environment, will run out of funding in July if we don't secure $7,500 by the end of the month. I might lose my job at a time while waiting for a visa extension -- a nightmare scenario.
Urgent! Every Dollar Counts!
We grow science with words, and are the only Asian American-run science newsroom: independent, nonprofit, led by Gen-Z! The Xylom needs to raise $7,500 by the end of the month to stay afloat. Please…
fundrazr.com
June 23, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Time for some real talk: @thexylom.com, the only Asian American-run news outlet covering science, climate, and the environment, will run out of funding in July if we don't secure $7,500 by the end of the month. I might lose my job at a time while waiting for a visa extension -- a nightmare scenario.
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One of the most underreported aspects of life for Black undocumented migrants can be summed up in one statistic: They’re deported at a rate four times more often than their numbers would suggest.
capitalbnews.org/black-migran...
capitalbnews.org/black-migran...
5% of Undocumented Migrants Are Black. They're 20% of Potential Deportations.
Research exposes how racial disparities in policing have created a pathway from routine life to permanent family separation for Black migrants.
capitalbnews.org
June 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
One of the most underreported aspects of life for Black undocumented migrants can be summed up in one statistic: They’re deported at a rate four times more often than their numbers would suggest.
capitalbnews.org/black-migran...
capitalbnews.org/black-migran...
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The act of writing can serve many purposes. It can be used to inform. It can be used to resist. It can be used to heal. Jasmin Graham & I wrote an essay about our terminated NSF grant, and hopefully, it accomplishes some of those goals.
www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-gr...
www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-gr...
Grief | Published by ADVANCE Journal
This blog post is part of ADVANCE Journal's blog series on the impacts of NSF Grants and their terminations.
www.advancejournal.org
May 22, 2025 at 10:34 PM
The act of writing can serve many purposes. It can be used to inform. It can be used to resist. It can be used to heal. Jasmin Graham & I wrote an essay about our terminated NSF grant, and hopefully, it accomplishes some of those goals.
www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-gr...
www.advancejournal.org/post/3147-gr...
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Come hang out with me, @siricarpenter.bsky.social & @kaatefishman.bsky.social + the RJI team next week! We’re sharing a sneak peak of our interactive toolkit for local journalists, the Science Reporting Navigator 🧭
Sign up for our next webinar on May 21 at 11 am CT to learn more about The Science Reporting Navigator -- a tool built in partnership with @theopennotebook.bsky.social to equip journalists with the skills to integrate science into their reporting bit.ly/ScienceNavigator
May 14, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Come hang out with me, @siricarpenter.bsky.social & @kaatefishman.bsky.social + the RJI team next week! We’re sharing a sneak peak of our interactive toolkit for local journalists, the Science Reporting Navigator 🧭
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Going insane reading this Politico story about Musk's AI servers poisoning the air of a 90% Black community in Memphis followed immediately by this Washington Post story about states lining up their own communities to host the next ones
May 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Going insane reading this Politico story about Musk's AI servers poisoning the air of a 90% Black community in Memphis followed immediately by this Washington Post story about states lining up their own communities to host the next ones
Reposted by kate fishman
Games can be sense-making tools, allowing players to vicariously experience the risks of contracting COVID-19, recognize #LongCOVID’s most challenging symptoms, and connect with others amid an ongoing public health crisis.
Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE
Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE
May 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Games can be sense-making tools, allowing players to vicariously experience the risks of contracting COVID-19, recognize #LongCOVID’s most challenging symptoms, and connect with others amid an ongoing public health crisis.
Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE
Read more from @kaatefishman.bsky.social: bit.ly/4iQhmuE
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NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...
NOAA ends extreme weather database that tracked cost of disasters since 1980 | CNN
Its discontinuation is another Trump-administration blow to the public’s view into how fossil fuel pollution is changing the world around them and making extreme weather more costly.
www.cnn.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:38 PM
NEW: NOAA retires its widely cited billion-dollar weather and climate database amid staff cuts. Unique database had been tallying disaster costs for 45 years. www.cnn.com/2025/05/08/c...
delved into the world of games and Long COVID for one of my favorite pieces i've gotten to report!
for @thesicktimes.bsky.social: some truly thoughtful perspectives and very cool games from @stevewilcox.bsky.social, @zoyander.cc, and @chantalbritt.bsky.social.
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
for @thesicktimes.bsky.social: some truly thoughtful perspectives and very cool games from @stevewilcox.bsky.social, @zoyander.cc, and @chantalbritt.bsky.social.
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 7, 2025 at 6:55 PM
delved into the world of games and Long COVID for one of my favorite pieces i've gotten to report!
for @thesicktimes.bsky.social: some truly thoughtful perspectives and very cool games from @stevewilcox.bsky.social, @zoyander.cc, and @chantalbritt.bsky.social.
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
for @thesicktimes.bsky.social: some truly thoughtful perspectives and very cool games from @stevewilcox.bsky.social, @zoyander.cc, and @chantalbritt.bsky.social.
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
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This @thesicktimes.bsky.social features some clever and creative ways video games are being used to help others understand more about COVID and masking (via a short game), as well as the impacts Long Covid can have on you (via mods for Witcher 3, Dark Souls, Minecraft). Definitely worth the read.
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
This @thesicktimes.bsky.social features some clever and creative ways video games are being used to help others understand more about COVID and masking (via a short game), as well as the impacts Long Covid can have on you (via mods for Witcher 3, Dark Souls, Minecraft). Definitely worth the read.
Reposted by kate fishman
This is such a brilliant, creative approach and such a delightful intersection of so many of my personal and professional interests that I am overwhelmed with… what is this feeling?
Am I immediately in love with every person who was involved in any capacity??
Am I immediately in love with every person who was involved in any capacity??
"Games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long Covid.
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students ... masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called 'The Haunted Woods.'"
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
This is such a brilliant, creative approach and such a delightful intersection of so many of my personal and professional interests that I am overwhelmed with… what is this feeling?
Am I immediately in love with every person who was involved in any capacity??
Am I immediately in love with every person who was involved in any capacity??
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👾 Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are.
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM
👾 Millions of us have been experiencing the hell of "Long COVID Mode" for years. Now, video games & other games are illustrating how the disease can affect your abilities & what your risk of of developing it are.
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
New feature by @kaatefishman.bsky.social !
thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
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Well, @theflytrapmedia.com has been bringing 🔥 feminist cultural criticism to the internet for six months now!
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May 6, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Well, @theflytrapmedia.com has been bringing 🔥 feminist cultural criticism to the internet for six months now!
We are celebrating with 15% off all subscriptions for a limited time only. If you've been thinking about taking the plunge, today is the day; help us get 1,000 new subscribers this month!
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so loved working on this piece about games as a communication tool around Long COVID with @thesicktimes.bsky.social !
Today @thesicktimes.bsky.social: @kaatefishman.bsky.social describes how games are surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about COVID-19 and Long COVID. As someone who is very much not a gamer, I really enjoyed editing this! thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/l...
“Long COVID Mode”: Seeing the crisis through games - The Sick Times
Games uniquely incorporate emotional and social factors that influence how we take in information — making them surprisingly useful communication tools in a world in denial about the ongoing threats o...
thesicktimes.org
May 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
so loved working on this piece about games as a communication tool around Long COVID with @thesicktimes.bsky.social !
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my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content
April 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
my hope is that AI can empower the Dumbest, Least talented slobs i know to replace everything i ever loved with One Million Years of Content
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
In response to numerous media inquiries about an octopus seen riding on a shark, marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman has released the following statement for attribution:
“Neat!”
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
In response to numerous media inquiries about an octopus seen riding on a shark, marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman has released the following statement for attribution:
“Neat!”
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
Watch an Octopus Hitch a Ride on a Shark—an Unusual Duo Dubbed the 'Sharktopus'
Researchers in New Zealand captured the odd pairing on video, but they still don’t know how to explain the behavior
www.smithsonianmag.com
March 24, 2025 at 5:27 PM
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
In response to numerous media inquiries about an octopus seen riding on a shark, marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman has released the following statement for attribution:
“Neat!”
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
In response to numerous media inquiries about an octopus seen riding on a shark, marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman has released the following statement for attribution:
“Neat!”
www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/w...
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BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
February 27, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BREAKING: The mass firing of upwards of 1,800 workers at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, including top climate scientists and weather forecasters, has begun.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.
The firings reportedly include workers at the National Weather Service.