Alan Yu
@alanyhyu.bsky.social
Science reporter at WHYY in Philadelphia; here for comics, cartoons, movies, games, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
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It’s an opportunity for all those in our community who value the work we do to give back and help ensure that we can keep moving forward, even during these most challenging times. We’d be very grateful for your support today
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The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
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October 24, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Happy 15th anniversary to The Open Notebook! If this ridiculously generous project has helped you over the years, this is a great time to donate.
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
Thread from @siricarpenter.bsky.social at @theopennotebook.bsky.social
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Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations - ✍️: Rachel Fieldhouse / Nature News
Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations
Researchers say that the number of infections for this time of year is unusual.
www.nature.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Japan declares a flu epidemic — what this means for other nations - ✍️: Rachel Fieldhouse / Nature News
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I wrote about the intentionally byzantine process of getting a COVID vaccine this fall
defector.com/how-the-fuck...
defector.com/how-the-fuck...
How Are You Supposed To Get The COVID Vaccine Now? An Explainer | Defector
As the muggy malaise of summer winds down, you might find yourself interested in taking advantage of one of several safe and proven vaccines to help protect you from the inevitable brumal surge of res...
defector.com
September 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
I wrote about the intentionally byzantine process of getting a COVID vaccine this fall
defector.com/how-the-fuck...
defector.com/how-the-fuck...
No. Carrot cake is delicious
"You’ve got to stay healthy, as well. Be vital. Do the most you can do to really live up to … your God-given potential to live a full and healthy life. Don’t eat carrot cake.”
Dr. Oz Says Medicaid Will Be There for Americans … as Long as They Lay Off the Cake
Dr. Mehmet Oz said on Fox Business that Medicaid will still be there for Americans, but they need to stay healthy and lay off the cake.
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July 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
No. Carrot cake is delicious
@marcoarment.bsky.social @liss.bsky.social @siracusa.bsky.social it seems like you gained a powerful new ally x.com/joannastern/...
Joanna Stern on X: "Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years: https://t.co/nGPnMHOfe5" / X
Apple’s new $999 MacBook Air is arguably the best laptop on the market. BUT it’s still missing one big thing—and it has been for years: https://t.co/nGPnMHOfe5
x.com
March 11, 2025 at 9:30 PM
@marcoarment.bsky.social @liss.bsky.social @siracusa.bsky.social it seems like you gained a powerful new ally x.com/joannastern/...
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Federal workers are speaking out today about ‘devastating’ losses to the agency that gives us our weather forecasts, plus a worrying scoop on office leases canceled for the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and a radar development lab #NOAA www.theverge.com/news/622990/...
The US faces ‘devastating’ losses for weather forecasts, federal workers say
“If these cuts continue, you will feel them personally.”
www.theverge.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Federal workers are speaking out today about ‘devastating’ losses to the agency that gives us our weather forecasts, plus a worrying scoop on office leases canceled for the National Centers for Environmental Prediction and a radar development lab #NOAA www.theverge.com/news/622990/...
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*guy who can't play Diablo for himself* Yeah all these government payments are probably fraud
February 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
*guy who can't play Diablo for himself* Yeah all these government payments are probably fraud
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The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
February 6, 2025 at 3:32 AM
The policy lead for CDC's H5N1 response has abruptly resigned.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
Sources tell me CDC's response to the bird flu pandemic has been severely hobbled by the chaos of the past two weeks.
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On Wed, RFK Jr told senators his campaign doesn't exist anymore.
The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze *during that hearing*.
Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails.
His campaign says it raised $500,000.
from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com
The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze *during that hearing*.
Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails.
His campaign says it raised $500,000.
from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com
RFK Jr. disavows fundraising email that praised HHS freeze, two days after claiming his campaign doesn't exist
RFK Jr. incorrectly told senators that his presidential campaign no longer existed, before walking back those remarks.
www.statnews.com
January 31, 2025 at 5:52 PM
On Wed, RFK Jr told senators his campaign doesn't exist anymore.
The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze *during that hearing*.
Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails.
His campaign says it raised $500,000.
from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com
The campaign sent out a fundraising email praising the HHS freeze *during that hearing*.
Yesterday, he told senators he'd raised "zero" dollars off the emails.
His campaign says it raised $500,000.
from Isa Cueto at @statnews.com
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It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
January 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s official: all funding requests made on Tuesday by postdocs for their salaries have been unilaterally rejected by NSF.
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My bird flu magnum opus. Thank you to @lakdawalalab.bsky.social for giving notes
Ready to become a bird flu expert? Here is your overview of the current situation. Leave us your bird flu questions in the comments to get even MORE knowledge. 🧵
January 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
My bird flu magnum opus. Thank you to @lakdawalalab.bsky.social for giving notes
@andrewwrites.bsky.social @mcgetting.bsky.social how about using this as a new rating system for @overduepod.bsky.social ?
thanks to the vghf library i am now in possession of the most high resultion scan of that time jim davis drew the gamepro ratings faces
January 30, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@andrewwrites.bsky.social @mcgetting.bsky.social how about using this as a new rating system for @overduepod.bsky.social ?
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Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
Declassified CIA Guide to Sabotaging Fascism Is Suddenly Viral
The World War II-era "Simple Sabotage Field Manual" is full of steps that office workers can take to resist leadership.
www.404media.co
January 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Suddenly, out of nowhere, a declassified World War II-era CIA guide to sabotaging fascism in the workplace has become one of the most popular free ebooks on the internet:
www.404media.co/declassified...
www.404media.co/declassified...
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Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:
You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
January 13, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Nice people are struggling over the revelations on Gaiman, and something I keep hearing is, 'His work had a big influence on how I shaped my own identity.' So here's something to remember:
You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
You did that. He didn't do it for you. 1/
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A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.
January 13, 2025 at 5:12 PM
A month or so ago I saw a post by someone saying "we should all admit that Neil Gaiman has always been a shitty writer." That whole knee jerk revisionism. No, man, that's part of the whole horror. He's an internationally recognized writer. Objectively a good writer. But he's also a fucking monster.
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Big and sad news for Center City Philadelphia www.inquirer.com/business/mac...
Center City Macy’s, located in iconic Wanamaker Building, will close in March
The closure is the latest drama on a stretch of East Market Street that’s been the focus of a recent and fierce civic debate over the approval of a proposed arena for the Sixers.
www.inquirer.com
January 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Big and sad news for Center City Philadelphia www.inquirer.com/business/mac...
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Apparently Zuck's public claims of bringing free speech back doesn't apply to his employees.
New from 404 Media: Facebook is deleting internal employee criticism of its new board hire UFC president and CEO Dana White. Facebook also deleting internal employee posts asking why the first ones deleted www.404media.co/facebook-del...
January 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Apparently Zuck's public claims of bringing free speech back doesn't apply to his employees.
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Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
January 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Back in 2021, PMG reported on the unseen games industry crunch taking place at outsourcing studios in SE Asia.
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
Since then, the companies we looked at have continued to work on some of the biggest games in the world, without any push to improve the conditions of the artists doing that work. (1/7)
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Happy Boxing Day to all cats who celebrate! 📦🐈⬛
December 26, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Happy Boxing Day to all cats who celebrate! 📦🐈⬛
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Jane Davis Doggett, a Yale MFA graduate who studied under Albers and Rand, began work in the late 1950s that basically invented the wayfinding language of the modern airport we all know today, from color-coded terminal routes to the standardization of carrier name displays. She died last year at 93.
December 10, 2024 at 9:43 PM
Jane Davis Doggett, a Yale MFA graduate who studied under Albers and Rand, began work in the late 1950s that basically invented the wayfinding language of the modern airport we all know today, from color-coded terminal routes to the standardization of carrier name displays. She died last year at 93.
Constantly thinking of how historian Jill Lepore told @brookegladstone.bsky.social on @onthemedia.bsky.social about how tech moguls claim to be sci-fi fans but don't understand it: "It's an abdication of what reading is, and it's an abdication of historicism." www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
December 5, 2024 at 9:19 PM
Constantly thinking of how historian Jill Lepore told @brookegladstone.bsky.social on @onthemedia.bsky.social about how tech moguls claim to be sci-fi fans but don't understand it: "It's an abdication of what reading is, and it's an abdication of historicism." www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/otm...
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The most savage reactions I've seen in response to the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO come straight from the nursing subreddit, where people who are clearly used to dealing with this insurer assess the incident:
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Mountain_Fig_9253's comment on "United Healthcare CEO killed in targeted shooting "
Explore this conversation and more from the nursing community
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December 4, 2024 at 5:37 PM
The most savage reactions I've seen in response to the shooting of the United Healthcare CEO come straight from the nursing subreddit, where people who are clearly used to dealing with this insurer assess the incident:
www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
www.reddit.com/r/nursing/co...
Great story from @emilykrizzo.bsky.social, whose work you should follow if you're in, or interested in, Philadelphia
“With that many Palestinian students in our school, I would not be able to sit right with myself if, as a teacher, didn’t do anything while a genocide is happening.”
Three Teachers Tried to Give Palestinian Students a Safe Haven — and It Cost Them Their Jobs
The Philadelphia school ordered teachers to “stay neutral” on Israel’s war on Gaza, but they helped students make pro-Palestine posters.
interc.pt
December 3, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Great story from @emilykrizzo.bsky.social, whose work you should follow if you're in, or interested in, Philadelphia
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Scoop: Biden's Social Security head agreed to lock in hybrid work protections for tens of thousands of staff, part of a slew of union efforts that complicate Trump's federal workforce plans. Unions are also pushing for an executive order on extending contracts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Thousands of Federal Employees Land Work From Home Deal Ahead of Trump
Social Security employee union secures hybrid work deal until 2029
www.bloomberg.com
December 3, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Scoop: Biden's Social Security head agreed to lock in hybrid work protections for tens of thousands of staff, part of a slew of union efforts that complicate Trump's federal workforce plans. Unions are also pushing for an executive order on extending contracts www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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This thread from @andrewwrites.bsky.social is tremendous if you're thinking about replacing any tech before the tariffs hit. He custom built my desktop and he has years of experience writing and testing in the tech world.
OK, as someone who has been writing about consumer tech for a decade+ and buying it way longer than that, here is how I am approaching the possibility of tariff-driven price increases and shortages for high-dollar tech things over the next few years. A couple Thoughts On Why and then advice/links.
December 3, 2024 at 3:09 PM
This thread from @andrewwrites.bsky.social is tremendous if you're thinking about replacing any tech before the tariffs hit. He custom built my desktop and he has years of experience writing and testing in the tech world.