AliceGibb.bsky.social
@alicegibb.bsky.social
Professor of Biology: research interests include biomechanics, behavior, physiology, ichthyology, and fish management. Parent and hiking/kayaking/camping enthusiast. Bookworm. She/her.
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“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”
New Study Finds Annual COVID Vaccines Protect People against Severe Disease, Even with Prior Immunity
A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination
www.scientificamerican.com
October 9, 2025 at 12:42 PM
“A new study shows that receiving an updated COVID vaccine reduced people’s risk of severe disease and death in all age groups, regardless of immunity from prior infection or vaccination”
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Want to see the economic impact of #NIH grant cuts in your community? Check out @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and colleagues' project here. Tell your friends and neighbors what is happening. scienceimpacts.org
SCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical Research
Developed by an interdisciplinary research team, this website shows how funding cuts reduce economic activity and employment nationwide
scienceimpacts.org
August 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Want to see the economic impact of #NIH grant cuts in your community? Check out @joshuasweitz.bsky.social and colleagues' project here. Tell your friends and neighbors what is happening. scienceimpacts.org
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The impacts of school choice have been particularly clear in Arizona, offering an early picture of K-12 education under the Republican vision of maximum school choice.
Here, public schools are starting to close.
Here, public schools are starting to close.
Public schools are closing as Arizona’s school voucher program soars
Arizona, with a marketplace of school options and universal vouchers, offers a window into the GOP vision for K-12 education
www.washingtonpost.com
August 5, 2025 at 12:40 PM
The impacts of school choice have been particularly clear in Arizona, offering an early picture of K-12 education under the Republican vision of maximum school choice.
Here, public schools are starting to close.
Here, public schools are starting to close.
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Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
July 23, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.
- Albert Einstein
- Albert Einstein
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
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While Mike Lee and Steve Daines' Senate Natural Resources Committee amendment to the budget reconciliation package mandates the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land, what most people miss is that it also authorizes the sale of 258 million acres. That's 40 percent of all public land:
Lee, Daines Up Public Land Sell Off To 258 Million Acres
The Senate's budget reconciliation package includes provision to sell off 40 percent of all public land
wessiler.substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
While Mike Lee and Steve Daines' Senate Natural Resources Committee amendment to the budget reconciliation package mandates the sale of up to 3.3 million acres of public land, what most people miss is that it also authorizes the sale of 258 million acres. That's 40 percent of all public land:
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The bill is still a mess but this is a win. Thank you, America. They heard you. House Republicans have dropped the provision that would’ve sold off 500,000 acres of public land in Utah and Nevada.
May 22, 2025 at 2:18 AM
The bill is still a mess but this is a win. Thank you, America. They heard you. House Republicans have dropped the provision that would’ve sold off 500,000 acres of public land in Utah and Nevada.
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Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.
April 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Old North Church in Boston last night on the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's ride.
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Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
Seniors Are More Conservative Because the Poor Die Off
Sometimes older voters aren’t just naturally more conservative. It’s just that wealthier and whiter people tend to live longer and healthier lives.
nymag.com
April 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Hey, just a quiet reminder: it’s not true that people get more conservative as they age. *Populations* get more conservative as they age because poor and marginalized people die sooner.
nymag.com/intelligence...
nymag.com/intelligence...
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I might make it a habit to post this from time to time.
April 5, 2025 at 5:23 AM
I might make it a habit to post this from time to time.
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Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
Nature exposure induces analgesic effects by acting on nociception-related neural processing - Nature Communications
Virtual nature exposure reduces self-reported pain and is associated with decreased brain responses linked to somatosensory and nociceptive processing, providing new insights into the underlying mecha...
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Even just looking at images of nature changes our brain and can reduce physical pain, a new study by @maxsteininger.bsky.social and colleagues finds!
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3D reconstruction of a 3-day-old #zebrafish heart beating. Credit to Michael Weber (prev. @mpi-cbg.de). #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
March 16, 2025 at 9:50 AM
3D reconstruction of a 3-day-old #zebrafish heart beating. Credit to Michael Weber (prev. @mpi-cbg.de). #ZebrafishZunday 🧪
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We know that economic anxiety & conspiracy beliefs are related. Often this is used to argue that it is key to fix economic conditions to avoid widespread conspiracy beliefs.
But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops...
But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops...
March 13, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We know that economic anxiety & conspiracy beliefs are related. Often this is used to argue that it is key to fix economic conditions to avoid widespread conspiracy beliefs.
But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops...
But a new study shows that causality runs the other way. The conspiracy beliefs drive the anxiety: doi.org/10.1111/pops...
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A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
March 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
A lot can happen in five months. 🇺🇸
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Lede o' the Day
"For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Lede o' the Day
"For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
"For the second time in weeks, a Canadian icon has emerged as the unlikely victor in an existential battle on the ice."
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
March 6, 2025 at 5:21 PM
It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!
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Making PBJ for dinner because I have the ambition level of a Dem senator.
February 27, 2025 at 2:33 AM
Making PBJ for dinner because I have the ambition level of a Dem senator.
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Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
WASHINGTON—With the elected officials trying their hardest not to move a muscle, reports confirmed Monday that top Democratic leaders in Congress were standing real still in hopes that the American pe...
theonion.com
February 24, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Democratic Leaders Stand Real Still In Hopes No One Notices Them
Dear Manager
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
February 24, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Dear Manager
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
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Dear Manager
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
February 24, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Dear Manager
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
1. …don't criticize What you can't understand
2. Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command
3. Your old road is rapidly agin'
4. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand
5. For the times they are a-changin'
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Dominoes falling.
The University of Pittsburgh confirmed Friday that there would be no new Ph.D. offers of admission while Pitt works to understand how reduced federal aid could impact the institution.
The University of Pittsburgh pauses its Ph.D. admissions process amid research funding uncertainty
A spokesperson for the University told WESA Friday that the school has "temporarily paused additional Ph.D. offers of admission," while Pitt works to understand how proposed federal funding cuts could...
www.wesa.fm
February 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Dominoes falling.
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Tired: So many exploitation problems in higher ed could be solved by TT/tenured faculty not trying to avoid teaching, a key part of their jobs.
Wired: There is too much work in higher ed, and institutions actually need to hire more people and implement reasonable workloads across the board.
Wired: There is too much work in higher ed, and institutions actually need to hire more people and implement reasonable workloads across the board.
February 18, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tired: So many exploitation problems in higher ed could be solved by TT/tenured faculty not trying to avoid teaching, a key part of their jobs.
Wired: There is too much work in higher ed, and institutions actually need to hire more people and implement reasonable workloads across the board.
Wired: There is too much work in higher ed, and institutions actually need to hire more people and implement reasonable workloads across the board.