Katie Hinde
@mammalssuck.bsky.social
EvAnth, EvMed, & Global Health
I study mothers, milk, & babies
Cheddar Superfan.
"Scarier than a badger"
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I study mothers, milk, & babies
Cheddar Superfan.
"Scarier than a badger"
Opinions my own
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Katie Hinde
@mammalssuck.bsky.social
· Feb 18
I escaped poverty because I am a scientist.
And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
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And I am a scientist because of the National Science Foundation.
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The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
December 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
The full spiked 60 Minutes CECOT package, clean & subtitled. 1/5
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I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
So when I say there is *zero* utility for LLMs, I don't mean there are zero use cases. I mean there are zero use cases that even begin to make up for the damage that's being done.
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I think this is a really important point. When folks say "no AI" they often don’t mean "I can conceive of no possible use for AI"—they mean "the use cases I’ve been shown do not begin to justify the harms"—that’s not something you respond to by offering another narrow use case
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wow, GIS specialists, genAI is coming for your jobs
Google Gemini Pro: please generate a map of the western united states showing cities of over 250K population
December 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
wow, GIS specialists, genAI is coming for your jobs
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I could watch Richard Sherman’s reaction to the Seahawks win over the Rams 200 times.
December 19, 2025 at 6:32 AM
I could watch Richard Sherman’s reaction to the Seahawks win over the Rams 200 times.
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The Seahawks' two-point conversion:
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The Seahawks' two-point conversion:
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There will be a long road ahead to recover from the historic flooding and severe weather events in WA state.
Check out these resources and common questions about flood insurance claims to make sure you have the information you need to start the process.
Check out these resources and common questions about flood insurance claims to make sure you have the information you need to start the process.
Insurance tips as flood recovery begins
Gov. Bob Ferguson issued an emergency order on December 10 in response to the atmospheric river and resulting floods in several areas of…
medium.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
There will be a long road ahead to recover from the historic flooding and severe weather events in WA state.
Check out these resources and common questions about flood insurance claims to make sure you have the information you need to start the process.
Check out these resources and common questions about flood insurance claims to make sure you have the information you need to start the process.
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whenever you make stigmatizing comments about addiction, just remember that trump and his team won’t see them, but some of these 50 million americans and their families will, and it hurts them
“Some 50 million Americans struggle with drug & alcohol addiction. It can require multiple stints in rehab before people truly begin the recovery process, according to experts. Others may never reach that point — drug overdose is the leading cause of death for Americans between 18 and 45 years old.”
For Families Fighting Addiction, Reiner Tragedy Strikes a Nerve
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
whenever you make stigmatizing comments about addiction, just remember that trump and his team won’t see them, but some of these 50 million americans and their families will, and it hurts them
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“NIH is in crisis, grants are being terminated, labs are closing….but they found $1.6 million for an unsolicited proposal to study whether we should delay a vaccine we’ve been safely giving for 40 years, in a country where infants are at high risk of infection”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
CDC awards $1.6 million for hepatitis B vaccine study, likely to controversial Danish researchers
www.cidrap.umn.edu
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
“NIH is in crisis, grants are being terminated, labs are closing….but they found $1.6 million for an unsolicited proposal to study whether we should delay a vaccine we’ve been safely giving for 40 years, in a country where infants are at high risk of infection”
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/childhood-va...
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Anyone that wants to see the benefits of #UBI needs to read this. We can make humanity the standard. We can lift each other up and fix what's broken. We can have a better future.
#UBI
#HouseTheHomeless
#DignityForAll
#MakeHumanityGreatAgain
#WeAreTheWorld
#EmapthyMatters
#FeedTheHungry
#HealTheSick
#UBI
#HouseTheHomeless
#DignityForAll
#MakeHumanityGreatAgain
#WeAreTheWorld
#EmapthyMatters
#FeedTheHungry
#HealTheSick
New article from me today about the new study of Finland's basic income experiment that found recipients of unconditional income had 33% better mental health than the control group that got the same amount of money with conditions. I also dive into a lot of other evidence about UBI and mental health
Finland Gave Two Groups Identical Payments. One Experienced 33% Better Mental Health.
New research from Finland's basic income experiment proves that simply trusting people with money—not just the money itself—significantly improves mental health
open.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Anyone that wants to see the benefits of #UBI needs to read this. We can make humanity the standard. We can lift each other up and fix what's broken. We can have a better future.
#UBI
#HouseTheHomeless
#DignityForAll
#MakeHumanityGreatAgain
#WeAreTheWorld
#EmapthyMatters
#FeedTheHungry
#HealTheSick
#UBI
#HouseTheHomeless
#DignityForAll
#MakeHumanityGreatAgain
#WeAreTheWorld
#EmapthyMatters
#FeedTheHungry
#HealTheSick
"tumultuous" is doing A LOT of work in this headline.
December 18, 2025 at 3:43 PM
"tumultuous" is doing A LOT of work in this headline.
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Good thread and discussion about AI summaries of research papers.
The ACM Digital Library, where a LOT of computing-related research is published (I'd say at least 75% of my own publications), is now not only providing (without consent of the authors and without opt-in by readers) AI-generated summaries of papers, but they appear as the *default* over abstracts.
December 18, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good thread and discussion about AI summaries of research papers.
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Happy (in spite of everything) to share our new paper on loess tablelands, mesa-like landforms of highly erodible sediment, that persist without a resistant caprock for tens of thousands of years, if not longer. Why? 1/5 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
Evolution of Loess Tablelands in the Central Great Plains: Relief Generation by Loess Accumulation and the Importance of Closed Depressions
Loess tableland evolution reflects the interaction of loess accumulation generating relief and erosion in response to that relief Tableland erosion using fluvial processes is limited by closed de...
agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
December 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Happy (in spite of everything) to share our new paper on loess tablelands, mesa-like landforms of highly erodible sediment, that persist without a resistant caprock for tens of thousands of years, if not longer. Why? 1/5 agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/...
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Man, isn’t it the worst when you go to check the backyard cams and the thumbnail looks cool but then when you watch the video it’s just one of the kids walking by?
December 17, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Man, isn’t it the worst when you go to check the backyard cams and the thumbnail looks cool but then when you watch the video it’s just one of the kids walking by?
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Feels like there will be plenty of opportunities to quote this one
this is not behavior becoming of a FIFA Peace Prize recipient.
December 15, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Feels like there will be plenty of opportunities to quote this one
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Wishing a Lichtiger Hanukkah
to all who observe,
especially in the midst
of such horrific darkness.
You are all in my hearts today.
to all who observe,
especially in the midst
of such horrific darkness.
You are all in my hearts today.
a candle is lit up in the dark and the flame is visible
Alt: a candle is lit up in the dark and the flame is visible
media.tenor.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Wishing a Lichtiger Hanukkah
to all who observe,
especially in the midst
of such horrific darkness.
You are all in my hearts today.
to all who observe,
especially in the midst
of such horrific darkness.
You are all in my hearts today.
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As a professor, a Brown alum, and a Jew, the news is just too much right now. Hug your loved ones and keep fighting for a better world.
December 14, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As a professor, a Brown alum, and a Jew, the news is just too much right now. Hug your loved ones and keep fighting for a better world.
Holding a high thought for everyone impacted by these horrible floods- www.cnn.com/weather/live...
Evacuations underway in Washington town inundated by raging river | CNN
Record-breaking flooding in western portions of the state has turned towns into islands.
www.cnn.com
December 12, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Holding a high thought for everyone impacted by these horrible floods- www.cnn.com/weather/live...
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this last year has made it clearer than ever that no one actually gives a shit about government spending. they only care when you let bad faith politicians set the frame around that. public health isn’t going to make the nation go broke. let’s move away from this
December 12, 2025 at 2:30 PM
this last year has made it clearer than ever that no one actually gives a shit about government spending. they only care when you let bad faith politicians set the frame around that. public health isn’t going to make the nation go broke. let’s move away from this
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also, we need to shift our messaging away from the muscle memory of defending the meager sums we spend on public health. we need to flip that frame and go on the offensive — if you want to live in a modern society, then you need to pay for it
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
also, we need to shift our messaging away from the muscle memory of defending the meager sums we spend on public health. we need to flip that frame and go on the offensive — if you want to live in a modern society, then you need to pay for it
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once this nation learns the hard way that destroying public health isn’t an option for modern life, PH workers need to unite to demand fair pay. our field already had terrible pay before the years of inflation, during which pay has not gone up, exactly
December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
once this nation learns the hard way that destroying public health isn’t an option for modern life, PH workers need to unite to demand fair pay. our field already had terrible pay before the years of inflation, during which pay has not gone up, exactly
That "until further notice" is a bit concerning.
Back to back atmospheric rivers are saturating the ground, but rain is falling for 4 more days. At least 23 rivers are in some level of flood stage in Western Washington.
As wonderful as it was, I am glad we moved off the river this year.
Back to back atmospheric rivers are saturating the ground, but rain is falling for 4 more days. At least 23 rivers are in some level of flood stage in Western Washington.
As wonderful as it was, I am glad we moved off the river this year.
December 10, 2025 at 3:20 PM
That "until further notice" is a bit concerning.
Back to back atmospheric rivers are saturating the ground, but rain is falling for 4 more days. At least 23 rivers are in some level of flood stage in Western Washington.
As wonderful as it was, I am glad we moved off the river this year.
Back to back atmospheric rivers are saturating the ground, but rain is falling for 4 more days. At least 23 rivers are in some level of flood stage in Western Washington.
As wonderful as it was, I am glad we moved off the river this year.