🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
@neurolatina.bsky.social
Cellular Neuroscientist, PhD, Neuronal RNA, Science Outreach, DEI advocate. 🇨🇦🇨🇱Immigrant, Feminist, Public Policy enthusiast. Wiki Editor. Opinionated opinions my own. Living in the unceded territories of Tiohtiá:ke (Montreal) She/Ella. Ally 🌈
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Elecciones en Chile este Domingo. Me entrevistaron en español en Radio Canadá.
Chilean elections this Sunday. I was interviewed as an expat. I worry about the misinformation by the traditional news media that may give a win to the far right.
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/es/notic...
Chilean elections this Sunday. I was interviewed as an expat. I worry about the misinformation by the traditional news media that may give a win to the far right.
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/es/notic...
[Reportaje] Perspectivas desde Canadá sobre elecciones presidenciales en Chile | RCI
Para la comunidad chilena-canadiense la presidencial del 16 de noviembre es crucial en un futuro democrático
ici.radio-canada.ca
November 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Elecciones en Chile este Domingo. Me entrevistaron en español en Radio Canadá.
Chilean elections this Sunday. I was interviewed as an expat. I worry about the misinformation by the traditional news media that may give a win to the far right.
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/es/notic...
Chilean elections this Sunday. I was interviewed as an expat. I worry about the misinformation by the traditional news media that may give a win to the far right.
ici.radio-canada.ca/rci/es/notic...
“We also found support for the connection of foreign disinformation with negative social media activity about vaccination”
Important to remember the power of foreign state actors in shaping vaccine hesitancy...
Social media and vaccine hesitancy gh.bmj.com/content/5/10...
"...a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage."
Social media and vaccine hesitancy gh.bmj.com/content/5/10...
"...a substantial relationship between foreign disinformation campaigns and declining vaccination coverage."
Social media and vaccine hesitancy
Background Understanding the threat posed by anti-vaccination efforts on social media is critically important with the forth coming need for world wide COVID-19 vaccination programs. We globally evalu...
gh.bmj.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:29 PM
“We also found support for the connection of foreign disinformation with negative social media activity about vaccination”
Data from DoorDash has replaced the Federal Bureau of Stats in the US 😬
The new Federal Bureau of Takeout Statistics.
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Data from DoorDash has replaced the Federal Bureau of Stats in the US 😬
Montréal November 10, 2025
November 11, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Montréal November 10, 2025
Terrible news. Keep safe and get the vaccine!
Canada has just lost measles elimination status. The U.S. will undoubtedly follow shortly.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Elimination means that there is no continuous spreading of measles within the country for a year or longer.
Canada and the U.S. have blown it, and it’s largely the fault of the anti-vaccination movement.
Canada loses measles elimination status after three decades, health agency says
Canada has lost its measles elimination status after nearly three decades due to its failure to curb a year-long outbreak, the country's public health agency said on Monday.
www.reuters.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Terrible news. Keep safe and get the vaccine!
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research theconversation.com/strict-schoo...
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research
When states prohibit parents from opting their kids out of vaccines for religious, philosophical or other nonmedical reasons, communities stay better protected against infectious diseases.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Strict school vaccine mandates work, and parents don’t game the system − new research theconversation.com/strict-schoo...
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
"...policy-level solutions work. But they require comprehensive implementation and adequate enforcement mechanisms."
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
June 19, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Chatbots — LLMs — do not know facts and are not designed to be able to accurately answer factual questions. They are designed to find and mimic patterns of words, probabilistically. When they’re “right” it’s because correct things are often written down, so those patterns are frequent. That’s all.
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
I have never seen such a perfect image
October 20, 2025 at 12:06 AM
I have never seen such a perfect image
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
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October 8, 2025 at 1:36 PM
FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏
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⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025
📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC!
RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️
📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l
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“The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
‘It’s a massacre’: CDC battered by government shutdown firings
The White House’s mass firing of CDC staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease, according to four people familiar with t...
www.statnews.com
October 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
“The White House’s mass firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention staff on Friday has decimated offices related to injury prevention, respiratory disease surveillance, and chronic disease.” www.statnews.com/2025/10/11/c...
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
"The three most important things you can do to keep. birds safe this time of year during their migration are to keep cats indoors, turn your lights off and use window mitigation."
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Millions of birds are migrating ---here's how to help keep them safe - UPI.com
As millions of birds migrate south for the winter, many face dangerous obstacles on their journey, and experts say people can help them have a safe trip.
www.upi.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:18 AM
"The three most important things you can do to keep. birds safe this time of year during their migration are to keep cats indoors, turn your lights off and use window mitigation."
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
www.upi.com/Health_News/...
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
I am so waiting for the Noble Peace Prize winner on October 10th. Just to gloat that he didn’t get it.
October 7, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I am so waiting for the Noble Peace Prize winner on October 10th. Just to gloat that he didn’t get it.
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
How to Get Your Kids Into STEM Even When Its Future Is Uncertain www.wired.com/story/the-im...
How to Get Your Kids Into STEM Even When Its Future Is Uncertain
Thinking about science and technology in terms of return on investment misses the point. Here’s what kids really need to know.
www.wired.com
October 6, 2025 at 11:34 AM
How to Get Your Kids Into STEM Even When Its Future Is Uncertain www.wired.com/story/the-im...
You don’t have to “taught it out”
In Canada... 👇
Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...
Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy recalls-rappels.canada.ca/en/alert-rec...
Acetaminophen is a recommended treatment for fever and pain during pregnancy - Canada.ca
Health Canada currently maintains that there is no conclusive evidence that using acetaminophen as directed during pregnancy causes autism or other neurodevelopmental disorders. Acetaminophen is commo...
recalls-rappels.canada.ca
September 29, 2025 at 4:29 PM
You don’t have to “taught it out”
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
As the new term begins, here are 99 lab hacks to make your working lives easier
go.nature.com/4pEZ6ZJ
go.nature.com/4pEZ6ZJ
It’s a new term: here are 99 lab hacks
Nature asked contributors, editors and working researchers to share their best advice for scientists.
go.nature.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
As the new term begins, here are 99 lab hacks to make your working lives easier
go.nature.com/4pEZ6ZJ
go.nature.com/4pEZ6ZJ
Reposted by 🇨🇦 Dr Soledad Miranda-Rottmann 🧠
Health Canada calls bullshit.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Health Canada pushes back against Trump's claims about Tylenol in pregnancy | CBC News
Health Canada is pushing back against U.S. President Donald Trump's claim that Tylenol use during pregnancy and childhood is linked to autism, saying it remains a recommended treatment for pain and fe...
www.cbc.ca
September 25, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Health Canada calls bullshit.
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
www.cbc.ca/news/politic...
Autumn is here in Montreal. Pics from this morning.
September 24, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Autumn is here in Montreal. Pics from this morning.
I canceled yesterday and stated that my reason was not supporting totalitarian regimes. Today, I just got this notification. Maybe they are worried that this is an international boycott?
September 20, 2025 at 9:53 PM
I canceled yesterday and stated that my reason was not supporting totalitarian regimes. Today, I just got this notification. Maybe they are worried that this is an international boycott?
I recognize the image from the atlas! Amazing work.
✨ The Art of Open Science ✨
This beautiful crossstitch was created by Leah Blankenship, an undergraduate student at the @uoregon.bsky.social! This meticulously embroidered art uses data from our Allen Brain Reference Atlases.
#OpenScienceWeek
This beautiful crossstitch was created by Leah Blankenship, an undergraduate student at the @uoregon.bsky.social! This meticulously embroidered art uses data from our Allen Brain Reference Atlases.
#OpenScienceWeek
September 18, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I recognize the image from the atlas! Amazing work.
TONIGHT ON CAMPUS! Don't miss Maria Jasin accept the Pearl Meister Greengard Prize. Her fundamental research on repair of damaged DNA in cells has transformed our understanding of cancers linked to inherited gene mutations. #WomenInStem
Register here: https://www.rockefeller.edu/greengard-prize/
Register here: https://www.rockefeller.edu/greengard-prize/
September 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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