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Roxanne Khamsi
@roxannek.bsky.social
contributing writer @TheAtlantic, author of BEYOND INHERITANCE http://amazon.com/dp/059354191X coming out in April

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This morning, I'm headed to @ScienceWriters' #SciWri25 — looking forward to catching up with folks in Chicago.
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Happy to see that my book #FoodIntelligence with @juliabelluz.bsky.social is featured by the Next Big Idea Club as their book of the day. bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com/p/if-losing-...
If Losing Weight Feels Impossible, Here’s Why
A new book explores the hidden biological and cultural forces that make self-control a losing game.
bookoftheday.nextbigideaclub.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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When Americans visit Paris and marvel at how svelte people are, it’s not because Parisians have superior willpower

Today, I unpacked the real secret to eating well in France in my latest for
@nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/11/03/o...
Opinion | The French Know How to Do Food. Even When It’s Frozen.
www.nytimes.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I received the new book Food Intelligence by my friend @juliabelluz.bsky.social and @kevinh-phd.bsky.social and cannot put it down. It's beautifully written. There are revelations about the inner workings of nutrition on every page. I strongly recommend it!
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/671334...
Food Intelligence by Julia Belluz, Kevin Hall, PhD: 9780593332306 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
“Food Intelligence dispels many popular myths we have about weight loss and breaks down the real drivers of the obesity crisis based on decades of research. I really hope everyone gets a chance to...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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"Alien: Earth" premieres next week, and I'm the host of the official companion podcast. So...would you like to know more?

I put together a bibliography of my background stuff for the show. No spoilers except, like, philosophical ones, I guess?

www.adam-rogers.net/alien-earth-...
background reading for "Alien: Earth - The Official Podcast"
A bibliography of my background reading for the show.
www.adam-rogers.net
August 7, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I have a lot of questions about this.
Ozzy Osbourne is selling his DNA in Liquid Death cans for $450 each
Only 10 cans with Osbourne’s DNA were sold by Liquid Death
www.independent.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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He needed air. The price was $539.

When OptumRx dropped coverage of his $66 inhaler, Cole couldn’t afford the new price.
5 days later, he died from a severe asthma attack—with no inhaler.
He paid with his life.
www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news... #MedSky #SciSky #PedsSky #PulmSky
22-year-old dies after being unable to afford asthma inhaler
In our new series “The Cost of Denial,” NBC News’ Anne Thompson reports on the young man who went to refill his asthma inhaler only to find it unaffordable because it was no longer covered by his insu...
www.nbcnews.com
June 3, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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"As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining anti-terrorism initiatives"

@annamaria.bsky.social

www.propublica.org/article/trum...
Death, Sexual Violence and Human Trafficking: Fallout From U.S. Aid Withdrawal Hits the World’s Most Fragile Locations
Exclusive State Department records show: As the Trump administration abandons its humanitarian commitments, diplomats are reporting that the cuts have led to violence and instability while undermining...
www.propublica.org
June 4, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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Amy Maxmen's important story in KFF Health News: 150 cow veterinarians were blood-tested for signs of H5N1, study's author was going to publish results in MMWR & give a webinar; CDC canceled both. Your current govt wants you kept blind about infectious disease.
kffhealthnews.org/news/article...
Trump Administration’s Halt of CDC’s Weekly Scientific Report Stalls Bird Flu Studies - KFF Health News
An unprecedented freeze on the agency’s Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report sparks new concerns about political meddling in science.
kffhealthnews.org
January 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
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If you're a journalist downloading CDC data today, please consider filling out this form so we have a centralized guide to who has what. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Downloaded CDC Data And Where To Find It
Journalists and scientists are downloading a bunch of public health data they suspect might be at risk of deletion. Instead of all of us privately reinventing the wheel over and over, what if we share...
docs.google.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:30 PM