Mackie C O'Hara
@mackiecohara.bsky.social
Biological Anthropologist | Enamel development, Stress, Diet, Dental morphology
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November 7, 2025 at 4:35 PM
My friend Melissa Clark is making some of her great teaching materials available via Patreon! Please check it out and consider subscribing
www.patreon.com/cw/everythin...
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I finally remembered that noise cancelling headphones and white noise exist. My focus exists again.
an elderly woman stands in front of a whiteboard with the words " you 're muted " on it
ALT: an elderly woman stands in front of a whiteboard with the words " you 're muted " on it
media.tenor.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
I finally remembered that noise cancelling headphones and white noise exist. My focus exists again.
My 4yo is obsessed with dinosaurs and now this is the only song I sing in my head
youtu.be/EMCAAF4L2z0?...
youtu.be/EMCAAF4L2z0?...
Jurassic World Rebirth - D.Rex | Official Music Video 🦖🎶 | “Rumble and Rampage” | Mattel Action!
YouTube video by Mattel Action
youtu.be
June 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
My 4yo is obsessed with dinosaurs and now this is the only song I sing in my head
youtu.be/EMCAAF4L2z0?...
youtu.be/EMCAAF4L2z0?...
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☀️😎
And then, slowly... the sun goes dark!
Dragon bones, mysterious carvings and simple math reveal ancient eclipses.
How Ancient Humans Studied —And Predicted—
Solar Eclipses 🏺🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
And then, slowly... the sun goes dark!
Dragon bones, mysterious carvings and simple math reveal ancient eclipses.
How Ancient Humans Studied —And Predicted—
Solar Eclipses 🏺🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
April 8, 2024 at 5:01 PM
☀️😎
And then, slowly... the sun goes dark!
Dragon bones, mysterious carvings and simple math reveal ancient eclipses.
How Ancient Humans Studied —And Predicted—
Solar Eclipses 🏺🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
And then, slowly... the sun goes dark!
Dragon bones, mysterious carvings and simple math reveal ancient eclipses.
How Ancient Humans Studied —And Predicted—
Solar Eclipses 🏺🧪
www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-...
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Solar eclipses have captivated the human imagination over the past 200 years. See archival photos of what eclipse-gazing has looked like over the years. nyti.ms/3U73cfA
April 8, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Solar eclipses have captivated the human imagination over the past 200 years. See archival photos of what eclipse-gazing has looked like over the years. nyti.ms/3U73cfA
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Women who encounter a high level of misogyny and sexual harassment during their doctoral studies are less likely to remain in academia after completing their PhDs, a Danish study has found
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
Sexual harassment of PhDs linked to academia’s ‘leaky pipeline’
Women who complete their PhDs in workplaces with high harassment rates less likely to remain in research, Danish study finds
www.timeshighereducation.com
April 3, 2024 at 10:17 AM
Women who encounter a high level of misogyny and sexual harassment during their doctoral studies are less likely to remain in academia after completing their PhDs, a Danish study has found
#AcademicSky #EduSky
#AcademicSky #EduSky
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Association between body mass index and pelvic shape changes during development
Changes in plasticity of the pelvic girdle from infancy to late adulthood in Homo sapiens 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Showed a significant association between BMI and pelvic shape.
Changes in plasticity of the pelvic girdle from infancy to late adulthood in Homo sapiens 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Showed a significant association between BMI and pelvic shape.
March 29, 2024 at 5:00 PM
Association between body mass index and pelvic shape changes during development
Changes in plasticity of the pelvic girdle from infancy to late adulthood in Homo sapiens 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Showed a significant association between BMI and pelvic shape.
Changes in plasticity of the pelvic girdle from infancy to late adulthood in Homo sapiens 🏺🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Showed a significant association between BMI and pelvic shape.
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So, once again, it turns out that giving poor people money helps them to become not/less poor.
But I repeat myself.
Again.
But I repeat myself.
Again.
New results from another completed basic income pilot. This one was in Cambridge, MA where 130 people got $500/mo for 18 months. Did they work less? No. They worked MORE.
Recipients went from 36% FT employed to 40%. Those who didn't get it went from 30% to 28%.
cambridgecf.org/research-on-...
Recipients went from 36% FT employed to 40%. Those who didn't get it went from 30% to 28%.
cambridgecf.org/research-on-...
March 29, 2024 at 5:45 PM
So, once again, it turns out that giving poor people money helps them to become not/less poor.
But I repeat myself.
Again.
But I repeat myself.
Again.
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Lost in the conversation about the "merits" of "talented" men creeping on young women is how whatever contributions they have made to the medium is completely drowned by all the contributions their creeping has impeded. Women creeped on by their mentors/idols often just quit their dreams, betrayed.
March 25, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Lost in the conversation about the "merits" of "talented" men creeping on young women is how whatever contributions they have made to the medium is completely drowned by all the contributions their creeping has impeded. Women creeped on by their mentors/idols often just quit their dreams, betrayed.
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It's been a sad year for foundational ape researchers - very sorry to hear about the death of Frans de Waal. Chimpanzee Politics was pretty mind-blowing to baby primatologist Erin.
Emory primatologist Frans de Waal remembered for bringing apes ‘a little closer to humans’
Beginning with his groundbreaking 1982 book “Chimpanzee Politics,” Frans de Waal pioneered studies of primate cognition and shattered long-held ideas about what it means to be an animal — and a human.
news.emory.edu
March 17, 2024 at 2:44 AM
It's been a sad year for foundational ape researchers - very sorry to hear about the death of Frans de Waal. Chimpanzee Politics was pretty mind-blowing to baby primatologist Erin.
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sad news - Duke University decided to dump their herbarium, which has over 800,000 plant specimens, one of the largest among in America, and includes many type specimens of Lady Gaga ferns. What a shame. Please stop Duke admins for making this horrible mistake!!
February 14, 2024 at 4:40 PM
sad news - Duke University decided to dump their herbarium, which has over 800,000 plant specimens, one of the largest among in America, and includes many type specimens of Lady Gaga ferns. What a shame. Please stop Duke admins for making this horrible mistake!!
Human-like enamel growth in Homo naledi
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajpa.24893
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January 8, 2024 at 8:38 PM
Human-like enamel growth in Homo naledi
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Enamel growth of H.naledi is most similar to recent humans though comparative data are limited for most fossil hominin species. The high Retzius periodicity values do not follow expectations for a small-brained hominin
My unassisted, unmedicated birth + baby care cost $28,336.25.
Luckily, I have fantastic insurance, but this is a good reminder that many people do not.
A natural, physiological event should not require people to save and pay off for years due to mediocre insurance.
Luckily, I have fantastic insurance, but this is a good reminder that many people do not.
A natural, physiological event should not require people to save and pay off for years due to mediocre insurance.
December 13, 2023 at 12:06 AM
My unassisted, unmedicated birth + baby care cost $28,336.25.
Luckily, I have fantastic insurance, but this is a good reminder that many people do not.
A natural, physiological event should not require people to save and pay off for years due to mediocre insurance.
Luckily, I have fantastic insurance, but this is a good reminder that many people do not.
A natural, physiological event should not require people to save and pay off for years due to mediocre insurance.
It’s time to start New Girl again for my postpartum entertainment.
Bluesky needs GIFs.
Bluesky needs GIFs.
December 6, 2023 at 10:22 PM
It’s time to start New Girl again for my postpartum entertainment.
Bluesky needs GIFs.
Bluesky needs GIFs.
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The PhD Long Game!
UK study finds "doctoral graduates will only start to benefit financially from their PhD more than 30 years after embarking on their studies."
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
Few quotes 🧵👉
UK study finds "doctoral graduates will only start to benefit financially from their PhD more than 30 years after embarking on their studies."
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
Few quotes 🧵👉
Will a PhD make you better off? Not until 33 years later
Lost earnings and missed workplace experience means PhD graduates will take decades to catch up on postgraduates despite higher wages, analysis shows
www.timeshighereducation.com
November 26, 2023 at 9:22 AM
The PhD Long Game!
UK study finds "doctoral graduates will only start to benefit financially from their PhD more than 30 years after embarking on their studies."
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
Few quotes 🧵👉
UK study finds "doctoral graduates will only start to benefit financially from their PhD more than 30 years after embarking on their studies."
#PhDSky #AcademicSky
Few quotes 🧵👉
If you’ve never heard of fetal ejection reflex, I highly recommend looking it up.
November 26, 2023 at 3:00 AM
If you’ve never heard of fetal ejection reflex, I highly recommend looking it up.
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Please be sure to check you kid's candy this year. I just found another project I have no time for in a Reese's cup
October 31, 2023 at 1:48 PM
Please be sure to check you kid's candy this year. I just found another project I have no time for in a Reese's cup
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The other day I was like “you know something we heard a lot about as kids was acid rain, why don’t we hear about it anymore”
TURNS OUT we fixed it???
TURNS OUT we fixed it???
We! fixed! acid! rain! And we can fix climate change 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...
The World Solved Acid Rain. We Can Also Solve Climate Change
Lessons from how we tackled acid rain can be applied to our world today
www.scientificamerican.com
October 25, 2023 at 1:31 PM
The other day I was like “you know something we heard a lot about as kids was acid rain, why don’t we hear about it anymore”
TURNS OUT we fixed it???
TURNS OUT we fixed it???
Would anyone be interested in seeing Kane Brown with me in concert at the end of March in Pittsburgh?
Idk how much of a bioanth/country crossover set there is
Idk how much of a bioanth/country crossover set there is
October 24, 2023 at 6:17 PM
Would anyone be interested in seeing Kane Brown with me in concert at the end of March in Pittsburgh?
Idk how much of a bioanth/country crossover set there is
Idk how much of a bioanth/country crossover set there is
And how their cities allocate money to richer vs poorer area schools. B
In and out of school, children from rich and poor families receive vastly different educations, driven by differences in the amount of money and time their parents are able to invest.
More on the inequality at the heart of American education: nyti.ms/3Qa6bk1
More on the inequality at the heart of American education: nyti.ms/3Qa6bk1
October 23, 2023 at 7:38 PM
And how their cities allocate money to richer vs poorer area schools. B
It’s not primates, but he’s getting into digging fossils 🥰
October 22, 2023 at 4:12 PM
It’s not primates, but he’s getting into digging fossils 🥰
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So the next time I’m “feeling swamped” I’ll just say I’m “immersed in nature” and it will all be OK. Right?
October 18, 2023 at 10:06 PM
So the next time I’m “feeling swamped” I’ll just say I’m “immersed in nature” and it will all be OK. Right?
Too much time reviewing papers is taken up by explaining statistics to authors. I'm by no means a statistical expert, but this is getting tedious.
October 16, 2023 at 7:34 PM
Too much time reviewing papers is taken up by explaining statistics to authors. I'm by no means a statistical expert, but this is getting tedious.
I thought I had a decent understanding of nutrition and macros
Gestations diabetes has proved me wrong
I ate a kale salad and 2 gulab jamun (fried dough in sugar syrup) for lunch and somehow my blood sugar is under 90
But when I ate a protein-heavy no-sugar snack and it was >150
I got nothing
Gestations diabetes has proved me wrong
I ate a kale salad and 2 gulab jamun (fried dough in sugar syrup) for lunch and somehow my blood sugar is under 90
But when I ate a protein-heavy no-sugar snack and it was >150
I got nothing
October 11, 2023 at 6:43 PM
I thought I had a decent understanding of nutrition and macros
Gestations diabetes has proved me wrong
I ate a kale salad and 2 gulab jamun (fried dough in sugar syrup) for lunch and somehow my blood sugar is under 90
But when I ate a protein-heavy no-sugar snack and it was >150
I got nothing
Gestations diabetes has proved me wrong
I ate a kale salad and 2 gulab jamun (fried dough in sugar syrup) for lunch and somehow my blood sugar is under 90
But when I ate a protein-heavy no-sugar snack and it was >150
I got nothing
I spent years following people and important institutions/societies on the old place.
It feels empty here, but I know it will grow
It feels empty here, but I know it will grow
October 11, 2023 at 2:01 PM
I spent years following people and important institutions/societies on the old place.
It feels empty here, but I know it will grow
It feels empty here, but I know it will grow