Rob O'Malley (he/him)
@robomalley.bsky.social
(he/him) #Primatologist #anthropologist doing #genetics #SciComm w/ https://pgED.org
Education Cte co-chair https://bioanth.org/. Formerly at https://aaas.org. Dad, gardener, scientist, SFF fan. Striving 2B good human. Opinions r my own
Education Cte co-chair https://bioanth.org/. Formerly at https://aaas.org. Dad, gardener, scientist, SFF fan. Striving 2B good human. Opinions r my own
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Since they’ll keep pushing this false narrative, we’ll keep pushing back: the idea that one Jewish philanthropist is puppeteering a party or cause or the country is antisemitic and a threat to our pluralistic democracy.
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Since they’ll keep pushing this false narrative, we’ll keep pushing back: the idea that one Jewish philanthropist is puppeteering a party or cause or the country is antisemitic and a threat to our pluralistic democracy.
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Why do I hear this in The Muppets Theme Song?
December 21, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Why do I hear this in The Muppets Theme Song?
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“Papa Donald said no.”
December 21, 2025 at 10:31 PM
“Papa Donald said no.”
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Looking forward to it!
I’m so happy to host Beronda L. Montgomery in DC and College Park Feb 2-3!! When Trees Testify comes out in January 2026 and you can see her talk at both Howard (Feb 2) and University of Maryland, College Park (Feb 3). See you there!
December 21, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Looking forward to it!
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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LLMs.
They promote suicide and murder, undermine a century of educational practice, drive deskilling, harm the environment, and benefit foreign adversaries spreading disinformation.
But the federal government wants to prohibit states from regulating them.
You'd think they were guns.
They promote suicide and murder, undermine a century of educational practice, drive deskilling, harm the environment, and benefit foreign adversaries spreading disinformation.
But the federal government wants to prohibit states from regulating them.
You'd think they were guns.
Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die
OpenAI accused of hiding full ChatGPT logs in murder-suicide case.
arstechnica.com
December 16, 2025 at 12:36 AM
LLMs.
They promote suicide and murder, undermine a century of educational practice, drive deskilling, harm the environment, and benefit foreign adversaries spreading disinformation.
But the federal government wants to prohibit states from regulating them.
You'd think they were guns.
They promote suicide and murder, undermine a century of educational practice, drive deskilling, harm the environment, and benefit foreign adversaries spreading disinformation.
But the federal government wants to prohibit states from regulating them.
You'd think they were guns.
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🧵 NSF is reducing external review requirements and eliminating routine expert panels, citing staff shortages that this administration implemented. This change expands program officer authority. But the solution to flawed accountability isn't less public accountability.
NSF plans to streamline merit review to heal self-inflicted staffing wound www.science.org/content/arti...
NSF pares down grant-review process, reducing influence of outside scientists
Memo cites overburdened staff, but some say move also aims to elevate White House priorities
www.science.org
December 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
🧵 NSF is reducing external review requirements and eliminating routine expert panels, citing staff shortages that this administration implemented. This change expands program officer authority. But the solution to flawed accountability isn't less public accountability.
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The new policy also shortens rejection feedback from a page to 3-5 sentences. This will particularly hurt early-career researchers who benefit from detailed guidance to improve proposals. We can't cultivate the next generation of researchers by eliminating the mentorship embedded in thorough review.
December 16, 2025 at 12:40 AM
The new policy also shortens rejection feedback from a page to 3-5 sentences. This will particularly hurt early-career researchers who benefit from detailed guidance to improve proposals. We can't cultivate the next generation of researchers by eliminating the mentorship embedded in thorough review.
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It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
December 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
It's so fucked up to have been a kid during the D&D is the devil freakout and the Tipper Gore dirty lyrics freakout and live to see the teen suicide machine get such a pass.
Know Baltimore-area kids interested in human #evolution, #primatology, health/ #genetics? Join @bioanth.org Education cmte this Sat for a FREE workshop on "the Science of Us"@ Baltimore Underground Science Space w/support frm @pged.bsky.social @leakeyfoundation.org www.eventbrite.com/e/for-13-18-...
For 13-18 year olds: The Science of Us: An Intro to Biological Anthropology
An exciting chance for 13-18 year olds to get hands-on with this field!
www.eventbrite.com
December 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Know Baltimore-area kids interested in human #evolution, #primatology, health/ #genetics? Join @bioanth.org Education cmte this Sat for a FREE workshop on "the Science of Us"@ Baltimore Underground Science Space w/support frm @pged.bsky.social @leakeyfoundation.org www.eventbrite.com/e/for-13-18-...
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US measles outbreak tops 1,800 cases as respiratory illness surveillance returns
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
December 3, 2025 at 9:28 PM
US measles outbreak tops 1,800 cases as respiratory illness surveillance returns
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Current US hot spots are Utah, Arizona, and South Carolina.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/m...
Tomorrow at 5pm ET! Register below.
Presenting a free "Let's Talk #Genetics" workshop for scientists, educators and others on Dec 2 with the New York Academy of Sciences and @pged.bsky.social. Register below! #SciComm #STEMEd www.nyas.org/shaping-scie...
Let’s Talk Genetics: A Workshop for Educators and Science Communicators - NYAS
Join Personal Genetics Education and Dialogue (PGED) for an interactive workshop about genetics advances and their applications, including how to foster conversations about these topics in classrooms ...
www.nyas.org
December 1, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Tomorrow at 5pm ET! Register below.
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I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
GitHub - alanrogers/popgen: A course on population genetics
A course on population genetics. Contribute to alanrogers/popgen development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
November 27, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I taught (and co-taught) a course on human population genetics from 2000-2024. Having retired, I'm now making all the course materials public: github.com/alanrogers/p... #popgen #evbio
Presenting a free "Let's Talk #Genetics" workshop for scientists, educators and others on Dec 2 with the New York Academy of Sciences and @pged.bsky.social. Register below! #SciComm #STEMEd www.nyas.org/shaping-scie...
Let’s Talk Genetics: A Workshop for Educators and Science Communicators - NYAS
Join Personal Genetics Education and Dialogue (PGED) for an interactive workshop about genetics advances and their applications, including how to foster conversations about these topics in classrooms ...
www.nyas.org
November 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Presenting a free "Let's Talk #Genetics" workshop for scientists, educators and others on Dec 2 with the New York Academy of Sciences and @pged.bsky.social. Register below! #SciComm #STEMEd www.nyas.org/shaping-scie...
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A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
Recently met someone who was very surprised to hear I didn’t use ChatGPT or any LLM.
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
I said my job depended on doing distinctive work. That was my selling point. If I started to sound like ChatGPT and turn out what it did, then how on earth could I justify doing it? What would that make me?
November 8, 2025 at 12:32 PM
A friend recently texted me the same thing. “Do you really not use ChatGPT?!” It was a sign of where we are culturally on this. People are compelled to use it but also starting to question the normalcy?
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Get out there and work with these awesome crows!
#CrowCoG is hiring🚨MULTIPLE PAID RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS 🚨for our 2026 field season (May - Sep)! Field and aviary-based positions - come help us study the remarkable tool-making New Caledonian crows. Apply here: bit.ly/3WlxxHE
October 27, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Get out there and work with these awesome crows!
I'll be presenting virtually at #IFORE25 @sigmaxi.bsky.social this Friday on #scicomm #science engagement #STEMEducation through @pged.bsky.social 's "Share Your Stance" interactive card game resource. Registration closes today! www.experienceifore.org
October 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
I'll be presenting virtually at #IFORE25 @sigmaxi.bsky.social this Friday on #scicomm #science engagement #STEMEducation through @pged.bsky.social 's "Share Your Stance" interactive card game resource. Registration closes today! www.experienceifore.org
I'll be at Prince George's County Library (Largo-Kettering Branch) on Wednesday 10/29 6-7:30pm on behalf of
@pged.bsky.social for a conversation on personal #genetics! Part of MD STEM Fest programming. pgcmls.info/event/14046052
@pged.bsky.social for a conversation on personal #genetics! Part of MD STEM Fest programming. pgcmls.info/event/14046052
STEM Lab: Introduction to Personal Genetics
Are you curious about how your health relates to your genes? Have you ever wondered how ancestry testing works, and what such tests can (or cannot) tell you? Do you have questions about how law enforc...
pgcmls.info
October 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
I'll be at Prince George's County Library (Largo-Kettering Branch) on Wednesday 10/29 6-7:30pm on behalf of
@pged.bsky.social for a conversation on personal #genetics! Part of MD STEM Fest programming. pgcmls.info/event/14046052
@pged.bsky.social for a conversation on personal #genetics! Part of MD STEM Fest programming. pgcmls.info/event/14046052
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I'll be at Fairmount Heights Branch Library in PG County MD on Saturday 10/25 1:30-3:00pm for a conversation on personal #genetics! This is hosted as part of the MD STEMfest. Hope to see you there! pgcmls.info/event/14045982
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'll be at Fairmount Heights Branch Library in PG County MD on Saturday 10/25 1:30-3:00pm for a conversation on personal #genetics! This is hosted as part of the MD STEMfest. Hope to see you there! pgcmls.info/event/14045982
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The @bioanth.org Education committee will be exhibiting at the @morganstateu.bsky.social #STEM Expo this Saturday Oct 25th from 10am-3pm. Open to all! morgancemse.com/stem-expo-20...
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The @bioanth.org Education committee will be exhibiting at the @morganstateu.bsky.social #STEM Expo this Saturday Oct 25th from 10am-3pm. Open to all! morgancemse.com/stem-expo-20...
I'll be at Fairmount Heights Branch Library in PG County MD on Saturday 10/25 1:30-3:00pm for a conversation on personal #genetics! This is hosted as part of the MD STEMfest. Hope to see you there! pgcmls.info/event/14045982
October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
I'll be at Fairmount Heights Branch Library in PG County MD on Saturday 10/25 1:30-3:00pm for a conversation on personal #genetics! This is hosted as part of the MD STEMfest. Hope to see you there! pgcmls.info/event/14045982
The @bioanth.org Education committee will be exhibiting at the @morganstateu.bsky.social #STEM Expo this Saturday Oct 25th from 10am-3pm. Open to all! morgancemse.com/stem-expo-20...
October 22, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The @bioanth.org Education committee will be exhibiting at the @morganstateu.bsky.social #STEM Expo this Saturday Oct 25th from 10am-3pm. Open to all! morgancemse.com/stem-expo-20...
Looking forward to exhibiting at the MD/DC Society of Genetics Counselors annual education conference this Friday 10/24 on behalf of @pged.bsky.social. @profdasgupta.bsky.social has a keynote! #genetics www.mdcgc.org
Maryland and DC Society of Genetic Counselors (MDCGC)
www.mdcgc.org
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Looking forward to exhibiting at the MD/DC Society of Genetics Counselors annual education conference this Friday 10/24 on behalf of @pged.bsky.social. @profdasgupta.bsky.social has a keynote! #genetics www.mdcgc.org
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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What’s especially wild (legally) about this is that NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, including white people. NSHP has had a white president, my SACNAS leadership institute class has several white members, and NSBP has a sizable white membership.
Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats
A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.
www.dispatch.com
October 14, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What’s especially wild (legally) about this is that NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, including white people. NSHP has had a white president, my SACNAS leadership institute class has several white members, and NSBP has a sizable white membership.