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Alex Jackson
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Word scribbler - science and music. News & Editorial @worldmosquitoprogram.org Ex Beeb, Nature, Royal Society. Makes a grand brew. Views own (via Yorkshire)
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Did you know mosquito-borne diseases impact millions every year? 🦟 The World Mosquito Program is leading the charge in protecting communities worldwide. #GlobalHealth #dengue
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February 12, 2025 at 7:35 AM
This really is madness www.nytimes.com/2025/01/27/h...
January 29, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Absolutely gripped...
Four years since my son wrote the best opening to a mystery novel ever written.
January 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Fantastic reporting @apoorvanyt.bsky.social on how snakes vie for the same land, water & sometimes food as people, with devastating consequences. Deforestation, human sprawl & climate change are exacerbating the problem, with five million bitten each year @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/h...
In Africa, Danger Slithers Through Homes and Fields
Venomous snakes bite millions of people worldwide each year, killing at least 120,000. Many of them are poor people in rural areas of Africa without easy access to treatment.
www.nytimes.com
January 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Really great piece by @siricarpenter.bsky.social on @niemanlab.org. Love this - "Science journalism is a way of thinking, a journalistic practice rooted in evidence: how it is gathered, how it is verified, how it bumps up against communities’ realities." - www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/scie...
Science journalism becomes plain old journalism
"For too long, science journalism has been treated as something distinct, something <em>extra</em> — the domain of specialists writing for audiences who are already deeply interested in and informed a...
www.niemanlab.org
December 16, 2024 at 3:47 PM
This is spot on if you're looking for science feeds and content - bossett.io/science-feed/
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bossett.io
December 9, 2024 at 4:22 PM
This is cracking if you want to find all your old twitter folk on here - cheers @tobiasmews.com for the tip! chromewebstore.google.com/detail/sky-f...
Sky Follower Bridge - Chrome Web Store
Instantly find and follow the same users from your Twitter follows on Bluesky.
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December 6, 2024 at 2:44 PM