Margaret Lewis, Ph.D.
@magratnj.bsky.social
Sabertooth cat & carnivore expert, paleontology, Carnivora, paleoanthropology, Past President Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Prof of Biology Stockton University, JSC BSA STEM Chair, mom, musician, knitter, former BSA Scoutmaster, she/her, #TransRights
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In a world of Jeffs, be like MacKenzie.
November 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
In a world of Jeffs, be like MacKenzie.
I saw James Watson speak at #riceuniversity and Baylor Med School when I was an undergrad at Rice in 1986. He came to an upper level class in biology that all of us bio majors were allowed to attend. His lectures were entertaining and wild. 🧪🧵1/5
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
James Watson, Co-Discoverer of the Structure of DNA, Is Dead at 97
www.nytimes.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I saw James Watson speak at #riceuniversity and Baylor Med School when I was an undergrad at Rice in 1986. He came to an upper level class in biology that all of us bio majors were allowed to attend. His lectures were entertaining and wild. 🧪🧵1/5
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/s...
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new @teenvogue.com: students at the 9 colleges invited to Trump's "college compact" have been pushing their universities to reject it.
+ a bit of a scoop: @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social tells us that they're launching a national coalition to support students pushing their schools to fight the Trump admin
+ a bit of a scoop: @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social tells us that they're launching a national coalition to support students pushing their schools to fight the Trump admin
College Students and Faculty Resist Trump’s “Free Speech” Funding Scheme
Nine universities across the country were given a test of loyalty from the Trump administration. Now, students are demanding their schools not sign the president’s 10 point compact agreement.
www.teenvogue.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
new @teenvogue.com: students at the 9 colleges invited to Trump's "college compact" have been pushing their universities to reject it.
+ a bit of a scoop: @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social tells us that they're launching a national coalition to support students pushing their schools to fight the Trump admin
+ a bit of a scoop: @sunrisemvmt.bsky.social tells us that they're launching a national coalition to support students pushing their schools to fight the Trump admin
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We had an amazing time last night with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social as they discussed their new book #ScienceUnderSiege!
One poignant quote: “Anti-science is a lethal force.” Standing up for science saves lives! ✊
One poignant quote: “Anti-science is a lethal force.” Standing up for science saves lives! ✊
October 3, 2025 at 1:42 PM
We had an amazing time last night with @michaelemann.bsky.social and @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social as they discussed their new book #ScienceUnderSiege!
One poignant quote: “Anti-science is a lethal force.” Standing up for science saves lives! ✊
One poignant quote: “Anti-science is a lethal force.” Standing up for science saves lives! ✊
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I used to think that this was only true because no one knew how to actually debate and how to actually moderate a debate.
Lots of people make that mistake.
It does harm because it communicates to them and the world that their bullshit hatred might have merit.
Lots of people make that mistake.
It does harm because it communicates to them and the world that their bullshit hatred might have merit.
September 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I used to think that this was only true because no one knew how to actually debate and how to actually moderate a debate.
Lots of people make that mistake.
It does harm because it communicates to them and the world that their bullshit hatred might have merit.
Lots of people make that mistake.
It does harm because it communicates to them and the world that their bullshit hatred might have merit.
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Every time you want to give the democrats a pass on trans issues, ask yourself if you would be ok if they threw black, Latino, lgbtq or women under the bus the same way. The answer always has to be no. Period.
September 9, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Every time you want to give the democrats a pass on trans issues, ask yourself if you would be ok if they threw black, Latino, lgbtq or women under the bus the same way. The answer always has to be no. Period.
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We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
Opinion | We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself
www.nytimes.com
September 9, 2025 at 1:58 AM
We Are Watching a Scientific Superpower Destroy Itself www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/o...
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Do you want to go to grad school in #paleontology 🦖, #geology ⚒️, or #biology🧪?
Join the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Graduate School Application Prep Group! We’ll walk you through the application process in weekly workshops.
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Join the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Graduate School Application Prep Group! We’ll walk you through the application process in weekly workshops.
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August 13, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Do you want to go to grad school in #paleontology 🦖, #geology ⚒️, or #biology🧪?
Join the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Graduate School Application Prep Group! We’ll walk you through the application process in weekly workshops.
Sign up with this form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Join the @societyofvertpaleo.bsky.social Graduate School Application Prep Group! We’ll walk you through the application process in weekly workshops.
Sign up with this form! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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New piece with @stuartsumida.bsky.social, Kristi Curry-Rogers, and Kenshu Shimada, and help from @magratnj.bsky.social : theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
Fossils are scientific evidence, and shouldn’t be auctioned for millions to private buyers
Dinosaur fossils are sold for millions to private collectors. These fossils are scientific evidence, and need to be accessible for research and public education.
theconversation.com
August 13, 2025 at 5:19 PM
New piece with @stuartsumida.bsky.social, Kristi Curry-Rogers, and Kenshu Shimada, and help from @magratnj.bsky.social : theconversation.com/fossils-are-...
This looks like required reading!!
Working with Peter on this book has been especially rewarding, meaningful...and therapeutic. We had no idea just how sadly relevant #ScienceUnderSiege would be when we set out to write the book a year and a half ago.
The new books arrived, looking great! @michaelemann.bsky.social @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social @publicaffairs1796.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 8:33 PM
This looks like required reading!!
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AI in the DOE report? This ref (p29) is fake:
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
RealClimate: The Endangerment of the Endangerment Finding?
RealClimate: The EPA, along with the "Climate Working Group" (CWG) of usual suspects (plus Judith Curry and Ross McKitrick) at DOE, have just put out a document for public comment their attempt to res...
www.realclimate.org
August 1, 2025 at 7:07 PM
AI in the DOE report? This ref (p29) is fake:
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
Lee, S., Byrne, M. P., Loikith, P. C., & O’Dell, C. W. (2024). Zonal contrasts of the tropical Pacific climate predicted by a global constraint. Climate Dynamics, 62(1–2), 229–246. doi:10.1007/s00382-023-06741-7
www.realclimate.org/index.php/ar...
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The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving.
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
Regulations.gov
www.regulations.gov
July 29, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The FTC is seeking public comment about gender affirming care in order to go after providers and restrict access. Share your stories instead of how this care has helped you and how it is life saving.
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
We need to counteract their false narratives. Please share!
www.regulations.gov/docket/FTC-2...
I wish there had been articles like this when I started my PhD. If this is you, you're not alone! There are way more tools out there today. Don't be afraid to use them.
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Survival tools for a neurodivergent brain in academia
Working in academia is hard, and being neurodivergent makes it harder. Here are a few tools that may help, from a Ph.D. student with ADHD.
www.asbmb.org
July 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I wish there had been articles like this when I started my PhD. If this is you, you're not alone! There are way more tools out there today. Don't be afraid to use them.
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
www.asbmb.org/asbmb-today/...
Definitely. Great to see someone holding the line.
I think it’s clear he wants to die in a dugout but I really hope Terry Francona lives long enough to give a Hall of Fame speech. The game needs that.
Ex-Cleveland manager Terry Francona to Trump wanting Indians name to return: “[Trump says], ‘Why can’t it be like it used to be?’ And I my retort would be, ‘There’s probably a lot of people in this country who don’t want it like it used to be.’ And if you’re white, (you’re) probably just fine.”
July 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Definitely. Great to see someone holding the line.
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She said: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities…when transgender people are being legislated against, silenced, and endangered…silence is not an option.” Free read: Amy Sherald Cancels Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...
Amy Sherald Cancels Her Smithsonian Show, Citing Censorship
www.nytimes.com
July 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
She said: “I cannot in good conscience comply with a culture of censorship, especially when it targets vulnerable communities…when transgender people are being legislated against, silenced, and endangered…silence is not an option.” Free read: Amy Sherald Cancels Show www.nytimes.com/2025/07/24/a...
As I was scrolling I saw this and thought “What? An early female paleontologist or geologist that I never heard of?” Nope, but her story is still amazing.
Trijn van Leemput (c. 1530–1607) was a Dutch heroine of the Eighty Years' War against Spain.
She led a large group of women on May 2, 1577, to the castle of Vredenburg and gave the signal to begin demolishing the castle.
Painting of Trijn van Leemput. Anonymous, c. 1650.
She led a large group of women on May 2, 1577, to the castle of Vredenburg and gave the signal to begin demolishing the castle.
Painting of Trijn van Leemput. Anonymous, c. 1650.
July 17, 2025 at 4:25 AM
As I was scrolling I saw this and thought “What? An early female paleontologist or geologist that I never heard of?” Nope, but her story is still amazing.
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Have an idea for an #AABA2026 symposium? The submission portal is OPEN! Check out the guidelines and submit your proposal by August 15 bioanth.org/95th-annual-...
The deadline for submitting Invited Symposium proposals is August 15, 2025. - AABA
Be sure to read the instructions below. Have all materials ready to enter prior to starting the submission process as you cannot save a draft […]
bioanth.org
July 16, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Have an idea for an #AABA2026 symposium? The submission portal is OPEN! Check out the guidelines and submit your proposal by August 15 bioanth.org/95th-annual-...
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This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.
July 1, 2025 at 8:38 PM
This is a really important point. Most Medicaid recipients likely have NO idea that they’re about to lose their coverage.
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Greetings, fellow friends of prehistoric vertebrates! Which dinosaur without “Tyrannosaurus” in its name is the best? Extra internet points if you name something still alive today!
July 1, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Greetings, fellow friends of prehistoric vertebrates! Which dinosaur without “Tyrannosaurus” in its name is the best? Extra internet points if you name something still alive today!
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1. On Tuesday, Congresswoman Sarah McBride gave a interview with Ezra Klein at the New York Times.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
What Sarah McBride Gets Wrong
Congresswoman Sarah McBride recently interviewed with Ezra Klein at the New York Times, where she advocated for a more cowardly form of politics when it comes to transgender people.
www.erininthemorning.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
1. On Tuesday, Congresswoman Sarah McBride gave a interview with Ezra Klein at the New York Times.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
It has been used to seed the ground for a rightward shift in the Democratic Party on trans rights.
Some allies have failed to grasp the problems with her approach.
Here's what McBride gets wrong.
The Supreme Court’s Blindness to Transgender Reality www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/o...
Opinion | The Supreme Court’s Blindness to Transgender Reality
www.nytimes.com
June 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Supreme Court’s Blindness to Transgender Reality www.nytimes.com/2025/06/19/o...
