Scott McGrew
@scottmcgrew.bsky.social
Reporter @nbcbayarea, host of podcast Sand Hill Road, father and angel investor to two sons in uniform: United States Navy and San Jose Fire.
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A 1953 draft story described two collaborative teams (the experimentalists Wilkins-Franklin; the theorists Watson-Crick), with Franklin as an equal partner in testing the model.
The draft was discovered by Cobb and Comfort in the archives and represents contemporary evidence...
🧪 #histsci
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The draft was discovered by Cobb and Comfort in the archives and represents contemporary evidence...
🧪 #histsci
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The “canonical” story how Rosalind Franklin got wronged by Watson and Crick inadvertently makes her look far less scientifically competent than she was (“She did not realize the significance of her own data!”). This article offers a much more nuanced account of what happened.
What Rosalind Franklin truly contributed to the discovery of DNA’s structure
Franklin was no victim in how the DNA double helix was solved. An overlooked letter and an unpublished news article, both written in 1953, reveal that she was an equal player.
www.nature.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 AM
A 1953 draft story described two collaborative teams (the experimentalists Wilkins-Franklin; the theorists Watson-Crick), with Franklin as an equal partner in testing the model.
The draft was discovered by Cobb and Comfort in the archives and represents contemporary evidence...
🧪 #histsci
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The draft was discovered by Cobb and Comfort in the archives and represents contemporary evidence...
🧪 #histsci
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O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
November 3, 2025 at 12:56 AM
O'DONNELL: Why did you pardon Changpeng Zhao?
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
TRUMP: Are you ready? I don't know who he is
O'DONNELL: His crypto exchange Binance helped facilitate a $2b purchase of World Liberty Financial's stablecoin. And they you pardoned him.
TRUMP: Here's the thing -- I know nothing about it
I always roll my eyes at these sorts of takes when someone creates something miraculous.
Apple’s new earbuds can translate languages in real time. But what do we lose when nothing gets lost in translation?
AirPods Are Taking Away One of Travel’s Great Opportunities
Apple’s new earbuds can translate languages in real time. But what do we lose when nothing’s lost in translation?
bloom.bg
November 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
I always roll my eyes at these sorts of takes when someone creates something miraculous.
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Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
October 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Rep. Adam Smith: "This country has not agreed to have the death penalty for drug smuggling. If we want to have that policy conversation, we can have that policy conversation, but the president has unilaterally decided that lethal force is going to be applied. It's an enormous expansion of power."
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‼️ Russians shelled a children’s hospital in Kherson with artillery.
At this moment, nine people are reported injured, including four children and three hospital staff members.
At this moment, nine people are reported injured, including four children and three hospital staff members.
October 29, 2025 at 9:47 AM
‼️ Russians shelled a children’s hospital in Kherson with artillery.
At this moment, nine people are reported injured, including four children and three hospital staff members.
At this moment, nine people are reported injured, including four children and three hospital staff members.
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More from the scene
October 25, 2025 at 4:21 PM
More from the scene
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Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
October 25, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Border patrol agents deployed tear gas on the 3700 block of North Kildare where residents say a landscape worker, a resident, and a woman on a bike were detained. Video from a resident.
This week on Sand Hill Road the podcast: Eugene Malobrodsky of One Way Ventures.
sand-hill-road.simplecast.com/episodes/eug...
sand-hill-road.simplecast.com/episodes/eug...
October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This week on Sand Hill Road the podcast: Eugene Malobrodsky of One Way Ventures.
sand-hill-road.simplecast.com/episodes/eug...
sand-hill-road.simplecast.com/episodes/eug...
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The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
October 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The National Trust for Historic Preservation warned that President Trump’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom would “overwhelm the White House itself,” which spans just 55,000 square feet. https://wapo.st/4hmL8rC
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A man who was pardoned by President Trump on charges related to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was arrested last week after allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York).
Pardoned Jan. 6 rioter arrested over threat to kill Rep. Hakeem Jeffries
The House minority leader confirmed in a statement that he was the subject of a “credible death threat” from someone “with every intention to carry it out.”
wapo.st
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A man who was pardoned by President Trump on charges related to his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot was arrested last week after allegedly threatening to kill House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-New York).
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NEWS: A 9th Circuit panel rules 2–1 (2 Trump-appointees, 1 Clinton appointee) that Trump can deploy the Oregon National Guard to guard an ICE facility in Portland while the lawsuit plays out. The Texas Guard remains blocked.
October 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
NEWS: A 9th Circuit panel rules 2–1 (2 Trump-appointees, 1 Clinton appointee) that Trump can deploy the Oregon National Guard to guard an ICE facility in Portland while the lawsuit plays out. The Texas Guard remains blocked.
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Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House to build President Trump’s long-desired ballroom — despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building. https://wapo.st/4hl7jyF
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Demolition crews have begun tearing down part of the White House to build President Trump’s long-desired ballroom — despite his pledge that construction of the $250 million addition wouldn’t “interfere” with the existing building. https://wapo.st/4hl7jyF
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October 20, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Customer cancellations for Disney’s Disney and Hulu streaming services jumped in September, after the company briefly suspended the ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
October 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Customer cancellations for Disney’s Disney and Hulu streaming services jumped in September, after the company briefly suspended the ABC late-night show “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”
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A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.
Shell Detonated Over Interstate 5 During Marines Event, California Officials Say
The mishap, during an anniversary celebration for the Marine Corps attended by the vice president and defense secretary, underscores safety concerns that Gov. Gavin Newsom voiced before Saturday’s event at Camp Pendleton.
nyti.ms
October 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
A shell prematurely blew up on Saturday during a military event in California. Debris fell onto California Highway Patrol vehicles near a major freeway that had been ordered closed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, who had warned that the plans to fire shells over Interstate 5 could pose hazards for motorists.
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Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
Nederlandse diensten delen minder informatie met de VS: ‘Soms vertellen we dingen niet meer’
Het aantal dreigingen dat op Nederland afkomt is groot, zien de hoofden van de AIVD en de MIVD elke dag: niet alleen Russische agressie, maar ook de opmars van China als digitale macht en binnenlands ...
www.volkskrant.nl
October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM
Dutch intelligence suspends sharing arrangements with the US after concluding that high level intel was routinely being shared by the White House with their friends in the Kremlin. www.volkskrant.nl/binnenland/n...
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KARL: I mean, you could swear in Adelita Grijalva tomorrow, right?
MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.
MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.
October 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
KARL: I mean, you could swear in Adelita Grijalva tomorrow, right?
MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.
MIKE JOHNSON: No, not tomorrow. We couldn't. We wouldn't.
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Trump: "Israel can say that 'we killed 50,000' and so you'd say it's a whole net set of people. And it is. They get replaced by other people. Young people."
October 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Trump: "Israel can say that 'we killed 50,000' and so you'd say it's a whole net set of people. And it is. They get replaced by other people. Young people."
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Trump responds to No Kings by posting video depicting him as a king
October 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Trump responds to No Kings by posting video depicting him as a king
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DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
June 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
DEAN: What's the tariff on bananas?
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
LUTNICK: Generally 10%
DEAN: Walmart has already increased the cost of bananas by 8%
LUTNICK: If you build in America, there is no tariff
DEAN: We cannot build bananas in America
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Prince Andrew has agreed to relinquish his Duke of York title following fresh revelations tied to Jeffrey Epstein and alleged Chinese espionage. His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, has also agreed to relinquish her title Duchess of York. https://wapo.st/4qbXZRL
October 17, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Prince Andrew has agreed to relinquish his Duke of York title following fresh revelations tied to Jeffrey Epstein and alleged Chinese espionage. His ex-wife, Sarah Ferguson, has also agreed to relinquish her title Duchess of York. https://wapo.st/4qbXZRL
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Trump: "To the best of my knowledge we've never had a president that solved one war."
October 17, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Trump: "To the best of my knowledge we've never had a president that solved one war."
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This switcheroo happened post-Putin convo.
Trump: "We want Tomahawks also. We don't want to be giving away things that we need to protect our country."
October 17, 2025 at 6:13 PM
This switcheroo happened post-Putin convo.
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Hannah Arendt, in her 1974 interview and in “Truth and Politics” (1967), warned that a free press is only as strong as its commitment to factual truth; without it, the multiplicity of voices risks becoming a cacophony of opinions detached from reality.
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October 15, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Hannah Arendt, in her 1974 interview and in “Truth and Politics” (1967), warned that a free press is only as strong as its commitment to factual truth; without it, the multiplicity of voices risks becoming a cacophony of opinions detached from reality.
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