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“More than 40% of the wealth generated since the start of the century has gone to the wealthiest 1%, while the bottom half of the world’s population received just 1%.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
How the G20 Can Lead the Fight Against Global Inequality
Jayati Ghosh argues that addressing the increasing concentration of wealth requires understanding exactly what's driving it.
www.project-syndicate.org
December 1, 2025 at 8:29 PM
“More than 40% of the wealth generated since the start of the century has gone to the wealthiest 1%, while the bottom half of the world’s population received just 1%.” www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/g...
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A C-list anti-vaxxer wanted to know if I was really stupid enough to believe that vaccines work by preventing disease, not infection. Yes, if “stupid” means 200 years of evidence
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
How Vaccines Actually Work
Vaccines prevent disease, not infection, no matter how the word "vaccine" is defined
rasmussenretorts.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:56 PM
A C-list anti-vaxxer wanted to know if I was really stupid enough to believe that vaccines work by preventing disease, not infection. Yes, if “stupid” means 200 years of evidence
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
History class is in session. Do you know why vaccines are called vaccines?
rasmussenretorts.substack.com/p/how-vaccin...
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RFK Jr. is expected to announce in the new year that American children should be immunized according to the schedule followed by Denmark — which is much smaller, mostly homogenous and has universal health care.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
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R.F.K. Jr. Likely to Swap U.S. Childhood Vaccine Schedule for Denmark’s
www.nytimes.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:22 PM
RFK Jr. is expected to announce in the new year that American children should be immunized according to the schedule followed by Denmark — which is much smaller, mostly homogenous and has universal health care.
(Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
(Free link)
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/h...
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Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
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December 13, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Gun violence is the number-one cause of death for children. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘Distracting the public’: group of health professionals call for RFK Jr to be removed
Ahead of the second Maha report, grassroots Defend Public Health warns that everything HHS is doing is ‘horrifying’
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Gun violence is the number-one cause of death for children. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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Read to the end. NPR asked why the Trump team ended a low-cost program that cured millions of tropical diseases w drugs donated by pharma. The spokesperson replied with an NPR headline—“Farewell to USAID”—and said: “What do you think farewell meant?” www.npr.org/sections/goa...
The fight to beat neglected tropical diseases was going well. 2025 could change that
The campaign to prevent and treat these diseases has seen great success thanks to a USAID program. Now that program is gone.
www.npr.org
December 11, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Read to the end. NPR asked why the Trump team ended a low-cost program that cured millions of tropical diseases w drugs donated by pharma. The spokesperson replied with an NPR headline—“Farewell to USAID”—and said: “What do you think farewell meant?” www.npr.org/sections/goa...
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For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.
Child deaths under 5 believed to be rising for first time in decades
Cuts to development aid from several countries is a key factor, researchers said.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:00 AM
For the first time this century, the number of children worldwide who die before their fifth birthday is projected to rise, according to a new study published by the Gates Foundation.
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Tom Hanks explains to Stephen Colbert why he masks on the subway:
"I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons."
Thank you Tom! Masks are still a key part of public health.
"I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons."
Thank you Tom! Masks are still a key part of public health.
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Tom Hanks explains to Stephen Colbert why he masks on the subway:
"I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons."
Thank you Tom! Masks are still a key part of public health.
"I'm doing a play right now so I cannot get sick... I've had COVID enough in my life, I don't need to do that again. So I'm wearing this for health reasons."
Thank you Tom! Masks are still a key part of public health.
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New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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Opinion | America First? Not When It Comes to Your Health.
www.nytimes.com
August 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New York Times story with profiles of researchers whose grants were terminated.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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www.nytimes.com/2025/08/24/o...
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Air pollution from oil and gas is linked to 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States each year—with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups consistently among the most affected.
time.com/7311655/us-o...
time.com/7311655/us-o...
91,000 Premature Deaths Each Year Linked to US Air Pollution
Air pollution from oil and gas production and use in the U.S. has an enormous health toll. A new study tallies the cost.
time.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Air pollution from oil and gas is linked to 91,000 premature deaths and hundreds of thousands of health issues across the United States each year—with Black, Asian, Native American and Hispanic groups consistently among the most affected.
time.com/7311655/us-o...
time.com/7311655/us-o...
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I missed this news before (but suspect we'll see more announcements like this in the coming months):
"The department also hopes to resume admissions for the fall 2027 class. However, no new applications will be accepted this cycle."
www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...
"The department also hopes to resume admissions for the fall 2027 class. However, no new applications will be accepted this cycle."
www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...
UMich cancels doctoral epidemiology program admissions for 2026
The University of Michigan School of Public Health will not admit a 2025-2026 admissions cycle cohort to its PhD in Epidemiologic Sciences program.
www.michigandaily.com
August 10, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I missed this news before (but suspect we'll see more announcements like this in the coming months):
"The department also hopes to resume admissions for the fall 2027 class. However, no new applications will be accepted this cycle."
www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...
"The department also hopes to resume admissions for the fall 2027 class. However, no new applications will be accepted this cycle."
www.michigandaily.com/news/news-br...
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"Peptides" have gone nuts in our pseudoscience, "influencer", and "wellness" fueled media-sphere. Not only are the vast majority of these ineffective for their claimed indications, they are outright dangerous.
@erictopol.bsky.social lays out the issues.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
@erictopol.bsky.social lays out the issues.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
The Peptide Craze
The Surge in Use of Off-Label and Non-FDA Approved Peptides
erictopol.substack.com
July 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"Peptides" have gone nuts in our pseudoscience, "influencer", and "wellness" fueled media-sphere. Not only are the vast majority of these ineffective for their claimed indications, they are outright dangerous.
@erictopol.bsky.social lays out the issues.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
@erictopol.bsky.social lays out the issues.
erictopol.substack.com/p/the-peptid...
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Tree Stories is a weekly feature of Our Trees that tells the stories of a single tree or tree species. This week, the featured tree is pawpaw. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to your comments.
Tree Stories: Pawpaw
A tropical tree in the north
ourtrees.substack.com
July 10, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Tree Stories is a weekly feature of Our Trees that tells the stories of a single tree or tree species. This week, the featured tree is pawpaw. I hope you enjoy it and I look forward to your comments.
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The Rescissions Act has been approved, stripping $1.1 billion in allocated funding for public media. Now, more than ever, your ongoing support makes all the difference. Use our station search to find your local SciFri broadcast and donate. Thank you for joining us.
Science Friday Station Map
Science Friday is heard on 497 public radio stations nationwide. Find your local Science Friday broadcast using our station search.
www.sciencefriday.com
July 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
The Rescissions Act has been approved, stripping $1.1 billion in allocated funding for public media. Now, more than ever, your ongoing support makes all the difference. Use our station search to find your local SciFri broadcast and donate. Thank you for joining us.
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"“They’re such a resilient, marvelous fish,” said Cindi John, a commercial fisher and member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. “The most amazing fish there is.”
Now, she fears a variety of human-caused changes to the lakes have “wiped out our buffalo.”"
Now, she fears a variety of human-caused changes to the lakes have “wiped out our buffalo.”"
Lake Whitefish are in the middle of a population crash in the Great Lakes.
#GreatLakes #fisheries #PureMichigan
www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
#GreatLakes #fisheries #PureMichigan
www.bridgemi.com/michigan-env...
Iconic whitefish on edge of collapse as Great Lakes biodiversity crisis deepens | Bridge Michigan
Few fish are as synonymous with Michigan as whitefish. Pushed to the edge by invasive species, their struggle is the tip of a cataclysmic species collapse that could change our way of life.
www.bridgemi.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
"“They’re such a resilient, marvelous fish,” said Cindi John, a commercial fisher and member of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. “The most amazing fish there is.”
Now, she fears a variety of human-caused changes to the lakes have “wiped out our buffalo.”"
Now, she fears a variety of human-caused changes to the lakes have “wiped out our buffalo.”"
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Genetics of dengue epidemics - ScienceDirect
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Genetics of dengue epidemics
Dengue is an acute mosquito-borne viral disease widespread throughout tropical regions. Cyclical epidemics on top of high endemic dengue incidence str…
www.sciencedirect.com
June 9, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Genetics of dengue epidemics - ScienceDirect
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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105 controlled vaccine trials.
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
May 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
105 controlled vaccine trials.
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
110 yrs. 1.8 M participants.
All in one live, crowd-sourced sheet.
Built by contributors worldwide to counter the myth that vaccines weren’t tested with controls.
Quiet work still breaks through the noise.
www.bradspellberg.com/vaccine-rcts
@bradspellberg.bsky.social
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This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
The CFPB Has Been Gutted
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau terminated the positions of 1,406 employees at the congressionally mandated agency.
www.wired.com
April 19, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This is getting fewer headlines than it should. After coming to power promising to help working people, the president is revealing his real priorities by actively making it easier for banks to rip people off.
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One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social
March 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
One of the most powerful moments of the day came from Emily Whitehead who told the story of how she was the first pediatric patient to receive CAR T-cell therapy for her leukemia at age 5: “I stand up for science because science saved my life. And that’s a fact.” @standupforscience.bsky.social
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Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
February 27, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Rubio terminated 5800 USAID contracts – more than 90% of its foreign aid programs – in defiance of the courts.
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
Here’s a list of just some of the lifesaving awards that were terminated. Nearly all were Congressionally mandated. They’ve saved millions of lives. 🧵
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This is entirely preventable. Science solved this problem more than 60 years ago.
Measles Outbreak in Texas and New Mexico Sickens Nearly 100 People (Gift Article)
Texas reported 90 cases this week, while New Mexico reported nine. A majority of the cases have been in a Texas county where vaccination rates have lagged behind the rest of the state.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
This is entirely preventable. Science solved this problem more than 60 years ago.
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“Lawmakers should consider how they will explain in the coming years why America could no longer stop a disease outbreak overseas from reaching the homeland,” writes @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social plus a sampling of the havoc wreaked across the globe by #USAID freeze
Opinion | ‘We Are Seeing Complete Destruction’: The Damage Done by the U.S.A.I.D. Freeze (Gift Article)
Testimonials from around the world show that Trump’s foreign aid funding freeze has been damaging and chaotic.
www.nytimes.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:33 AM
“Lawmakers should consider how they will explain in the coming years why America could no longer stop a disease outbreak overseas from reaching the homeland,” writes @jeremykonyndyk.bsky.social plus a sampling of the havoc wreaked across the globe by #USAID freeze
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This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks
NSF state cards - Google Drive
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February 19, 2025 at 11:06 AM
This is amazing 😍😍 @500womensci.bsky.social has made cards for each state on funding for NSF and NIH avail for download bit.ly/NSF_bystate & bit.ly/NIH_bystate if they are helpful for folks