Miriam Krause
@mirk47.bsky.social
science, books, geekery (she/her)
owner of @catalystbooks.bsky.social, day job with @sustainablenano.bsky.social
47 is about Pomona College and I refuse to abandon it
🌩️👀 zqGgatlznrqu
owner of @catalystbooks.bsky.social, day job with @sustainablenano.bsky.social
47 is about Pomona College and I refuse to abandon it
🌩️👀 zqGgatlznrqu
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We're getting to the end of 2025, so why not: We made a bracket. VOTE on our best science photos. These scientists ... man, are they doin' some wild stuff! #CENChempics @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/education/sc...
Our first-ever Chempics Bracket is here. Vote for your favorite science photo
Only one photo will emerge victorious
cen.acs.org
November 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
We're getting to the end of 2025, so why not: We made a bracket. VOTE on our best science photos. These scientists ... man, are they doin' some wild stuff! #CENChempics @cenmag.bsky.social cen.acs.org/education/sc...
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Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
Solange Opens Free Digital Library Of Rare Black Books
Solange has launched a digital library archive of Black and brown authors where readers can borrow books at no cost.
peopleofcolorintech.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Solange Knowles’ Saint Heron has launched a free digital archival library of literature by Black and brown authors, poets, and artists. Readers can borrow rare and out-of-print books for up to 45 days
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We extended the deadline for this #SciComm survey to this FRIDAY, Nov 21! Please share your experiences of scicomm/outreach in chem grad school (even if grad school was a long time ago).
#chemsky
#chemsky
Excited to share a new survey being conducted by CSN graduate student @abbypigeon.bsky.social looking at how participating in science communication and outreach during graduate school affects post-graduate outlooks: umn.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
November 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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We can & should disagree about all kinds of things in higher ed, but we can only do this <after> we all agree that the lawless authoritarian attacks are both lawless & authoritarian & must be categorically opposed by our leaders. <Nothing> universities did pre-2025 warranted any of this. Full stop.
November 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
We can & should disagree about all kinds of things in higher ed, but we can only do this <after> we all agree that the lawless authoritarian attacks are both lawless & authoritarian & must be categorically opposed by our leaders. <Nothing> universities did pre-2025 warranted any of this. Full stop.
Great piece as always.
"Their obsession with national greatness — with ethnic chauvinism and so-called traditional values — is little more than a cover story for common thieves whose great aspiration is to steal and loot with abandon." With cover story doing plenty of its own damage along the way.
"Their obsession with national greatness — with ethnic chauvinism and so-called traditional values — is little more than a cover story for common thieves whose great aspiration is to steal and loot with abandon." With cover story doing plenty of its own damage along the way.
wrote about the president’s flagrant and destructive corruption in a column that references street fighter, the simpsons, machiavelli, and a host of revolutionary-era americans (gift link)
Opinion | The White House Gold Rush Is On
www.nytimes.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Great piece as always.
"Their obsession with national greatness — with ethnic chauvinism and so-called traditional values — is little more than a cover story for common thieves whose great aspiration is to steal and loot with abandon." With cover story doing plenty of its own damage along the way.
"Their obsession with national greatness — with ethnic chauvinism and so-called traditional values — is little more than a cover story for common thieves whose great aspiration is to steal and loot with abandon." With cover story doing plenty of its own damage along the way.
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This is the post-shame era solidifying itself in journalism. The hold-outs did their best not to debase themselves and chase clicks and pageviews and "attention," but they're being driven out of the profession by private equity and dwindling revenue as the Alphabet-Meta monopoly hoovers up ad $$.
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is the post-shame era solidifying itself in journalism. The hold-outs did their best not to debase themselves and chase clicks and pageviews and "attention," but they're being driven out of the profession by private equity and dwindling revenue as the Alphabet-Meta monopoly hoovers up ad $$.
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Magnificent.
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
November 19, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Magnificent.
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
I think we all need Tom Holland doing his umbrella routine. We deserve a little treat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brq-...
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just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:22 AM
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
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Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers?
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
Fanlore
fanlore.org
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Hey. Did anyone here attend the International Star Trek Convention in Washington, DC, January 1-4, 1976, or know one of its organizers?
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
An editor at the excellent @fanlore.org site is looking for info on the con.
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I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
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Tell me you have no idea what education is about, or what the Department of Education is supposed to be doing, without telling me.
In a single, infuriating, likely illegal, policy plan.
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
In a single, infuriating, likely illegal, policy plan.
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
November 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Tell me you have no idea what education is about, or what the Department of Education is supposed to be doing, without telling me.
In a single, infuriating, likely illegal, policy plan.
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
In a single, infuriating, likely illegal, policy plan.
www.npr.org/2025/11/18/n...
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So I say this as a proud academic labor union member who believes deeply in the importance of tenure to the academic mission:
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
November 18, 2025 at 12:47 AM
So I say this as a proud academic labor union member who believes deeply in the importance of tenure to the academic mission:
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
FIRE
LARRY
SUMMERS
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Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1/4
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1/4
Clinical Trials Affected by Research Grant Terminations at the National Institutes of Health
This cross-sectional study summarizes the number of trials with terminated grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and calculates the proportion of affected trials among those with previou...
jamanetwork.com
November 17, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Important new analysis identifying the scope of clinical trials disrupted because of NIH shenanigans.
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1/4
> 74 thousand trial participants affected
jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
1/4
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For those not on Instagram, here is the statement from Alice Wong’s family:
November 15, 2025 at 10:07 PM
For those not on Instagram, here is the statement from Alice Wong’s family:
So sad to hear that Alice Wong has died. Her work has informed my understanding of disability and disability advocacy for as long as I can remember, and we just listened to her on this episode of Radiolab a few weeks ago: www.wnycstudios.org/story/voice/
November 15, 2025 at 2:47 PM
So sad to hear that Alice Wong has died. Her work has informed my understanding of disability and disability advocacy for as long as I can remember, and we just listened to her on this episode of Radiolab a few weeks ago: www.wnycstudios.org/story/voice/
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THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
Open AI loses copyright case in Germany.
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Judge Elke Schwager summarized the case saying that if you want to build something and need components, "then you purchase them and do not use the property of others."
Blow for OpenAI in Germany as court rules song lyrics used illegally
A German court ruled on Tuesday that OpenAI violated copyright on nine popular songs in a lawsuit that marked another attempt to prevent the free use of artists' content online. The Munich Regional Co...
www.yahoo.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:23 PM
THEN YOU PURCHASE THEM AND DO NOT USE THE PROPERTY OF OTHERS
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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
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As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
Trump attacks DEI; faculty pick between silence, resistance
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?”
bit.ly
February 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
As the DEI Crackdown Escalates, Faculty Choose Between Silence and Resistance
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
While one professor says faculty are “pre-emptively censoring themselves” in response, others are defiant—while another is asking himself, “What would I be willing to lose my job for?” #HigherEd #EDUSky bit.ly/413XhLP
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Get in, losers, we’re going to the Cambrian Explosion.
ZOMG LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHALE
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
Okay, so the Burgess Shale is a fossil bed in British Columbia that contains a whole bunch of fossils of weirdass creatures from the Cambrian era, over 500 million years ago. But the great thing about the shale is that it has fossilized SOFT PARTS!
November 14, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Get in, losers, we’re going to the Cambrian Explosion.
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NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
NSF is open again!
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
A few comments:
*Please be patient.
During a shutdown NSF employees cannot open computers or respond to emails.
*Merit review will continue. However panels won’t resume until after Dec 8th.
*POs remain excited and committed to advancing science and the scientific workforce.
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ANYWAY! My 2023 book -- about systemic, institutionalized, longstanding patterns of misconduct, abuse, predation, and the enabling and even the celebration of same by the powerful -- was titled Burn It Down 🔥🔥🔥🔥 just sayin' bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 AM
ANYWAY! My 2023 book -- about systemic, institutionalized, longstanding patterns of misconduct, abuse, predation, and the enabling and even the celebration of same by the powerful -- was titled Burn It Down 🔥🔥🔥🔥 just sayin' bookshop.org/p/books/burn...
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This moment is urgent. The violence hasn’t stopped and the despair runs deep. But fundamental change is possible when we organize and build power – together.
The East Coast tour continues, don’t miss your chance to be part of it. Link in BIO. standtog.org/usaevents (3/3)
The East Coast tour continues, don’t miss your chance to be part of it. Link in BIO. standtog.org/usaevents (3/3)
Standing Together US Tour November 2025 Public Events
Standing Together US Tour November 2025 Public Events Join us and hear from Standing Together leaders Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green Western Massachusetts, Northampton November 7th, 6:00 PM - Congre...
standtog.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This moment is urgent. The violence hasn’t stopped and the despair runs deep. But fundamental change is possible when we organize and build power – together.
The East Coast tour continues, don’t miss your chance to be part of it. Link in BIO. standtog.org/usaevents (3/3)
The East Coast tour continues, don’t miss your chance to be part of it. Link in BIO. standtog.org/usaevents (3/3)
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Since the timeline is awash in terrible things about how men treat women and girls, I want to tell one little story about how it could be.
Near the end of my PhD I was at a conference. It was fun, although mostly not my usual crowd. I ended up hanging out with some fun folks.
Near the end of my PhD I was at a conference. It was fun, although mostly not my usual crowd. I ended up hanging out with some fun folks.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Since the timeline is awash in terrible things about how men treat women and girls, I want to tell one little story about how it could be.
Near the end of my PhD I was at a conference. It was fun, although mostly not my usual crowd. I ended up hanging out with some fun folks.
Near the end of my PhD I was at a conference. It was fun, although mostly not my usual crowd. I ended up hanging out with some fun folks.
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You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
“I Lost Everything”: Venezuelans Were Rounded Up in a Dramatic Midnight Raid but Never Charged With a Crime
Authorities said Tren de Aragua “terrorists” had taken over the building. A ProPublica investigation found little evidence to back up the government’s claims. For the first time, the Venezuelans arres...
www.propublica.org
November 13, 2025 at 1:28 PM
You probably saw videos of a nighttime raid in Chicago. Agents rappelling from a helicopter, bursting down doors, questioning brown-skinned immigrants.
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
We investigated -- and found little evidence to support the government’s claims about Tren de Aragua.
www.propublica.org/article/chic...
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New Episode!
Socialism, Star Trek, and Space with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Link in bio and at end of this thread 👇🏼
Socialism, Star Trek, and Space with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Link in bio and at end of this thread 👇🏼
November 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
New Episode!
Socialism, Star Trek, and Space with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Link in bio and at end of this thread 👇🏼
Socialism, Star Trek, and Space with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
Link in bio and at end of this thread 👇🏼