Anne N. Connor
@anneenconnor.bsky.social
Science writer and editor; pragmatic idealist #climate #environment #agriculture #solutions #resilience #sustainability
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AI pattern recognition can do amazing things in neurology and diagnosis, says Dr. David Jones, director of neurology AI at the Mayo Clinic. I wrote this profile of him for Mayo Magazine. #ai #neurology #science #profile #mayoclinic
mayomagazine.mayoclinic.org/2024/12/ai-a...
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A Cognitive Compass: AI and the Aging Brain
Artificial intelligence doesn’t replace human knowledge or physician expertise — it strengthens them. Learn how working with AI has clarified Dr. David Jones’ thoughts about brain aging.
mayomagazine.mayoclinic.org
December 31, 2024 at 12:09 PM
AI pattern recognition can do amazing things in neurology and diagnosis, says Dr. David Jones, director of neurology AI at the Mayo Clinic. I wrote this profile of him for Mayo Magazine. #ai #neurology #science #profile #mayoclinic
mayomagazine.mayoclinic.org/2024/12/ai-a...
mayomagazine.mayoclinic.org/2024/12/ai-a...
Composters want your used coffee! How multiple sectors are working to mitigate coffee’s post-consumer impacts. #coffee #compost #foodwaste #climate #plastics
December 11, 2024 at 2:11 PM
Composters want your used coffee! How multiple sectors are working to mitigate coffee’s post-consumer impacts. #coffee #compost #foodwaste #climate #plastics
@civileats.com just published their holiday #book guide. Some of these titles would be excellent reference works for #sciencewriters covering #agriculture and #foodsystems. civileats.com/2024/12/03/o...
Our 2024 Food and Farming Holiday Book Gift Guide
Our editors, staff writers, and freelance contributors have curated a list of over two dozen recipe, food, and farming books for the 2024 holiday season.
civileats.com
December 5, 2024 at 10:33 AM
@civileats.com just published their holiday #book guide. Some of these titles would be excellent reference works for #sciencewriters covering #agriculture and #foodsystems. civileats.com/2024/12/03/o...
Heat isn’t the only thing threatening coffee crops. Drought has hit the fields and will affect coffee prices. Great article by Kiley Price. #coffee #climate #drought insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
Droughts in Brazil and Vietnam Are Driving up Global Coffee Prices - Inside Climate News
Climate change is projected to drastically reduce suitable coffee-growing regions by 2050.
insideclimatenews.org
December 4, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Heat isn’t the only thing threatening coffee crops. Drought has hit the fields and will affect coffee prices. Great article by Kiley Price. #coffee #climate #drought insideclimatenews.org/news/0312202...
@joanf.bsky.social Welcome to BlueSky!
November 16, 2024 at 3:32 AM
@joanf.bsky.social Welcome to BlueSky!
My story on climate change and coffee was made into an audio story by the California News Service. They got some nice quotes from my sources. #climate #coffee
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Climate solutions for the future of coffee | KiowaCountyPress.net
There's not enough coffee in the world. In 2023, the world produced 3 percent less than it consumed.
kiowacountypress.net
September 18, 2024 at 8:40 PM
My story on climate change and coffee was made into an audio story by the California News Service. They got some nice quotes from my sources. #climate #coffee
kiowacountypress.net/content/clim...
kiowacountypress.net/content/clim...
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These HEPA filters are supposed to last 12 months but I'm changing mine 6 weeks early & probably should've done it months ago. Summer wildfire smoke really did them in. Have never seen them look this dirty before. #CleanAir #wildfires
November 18, 2023 at 10:44 PM
These HEPA filters are supposed to last 12 months but I'm changing mine 6 weeks early & probably should've done it months ago. Summer wildfire smoke really did them in. Have never seen them look this dirty before. #CleanAir #wildfires
I’m horrified to learn that the private label toilet paper at big box stores often comes from destroyed rain forests. Please boycott with me. #rainforests #climate #environment #boycott #consumerpower #nrdc www.nrdc.org/sites/defaul...
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July 4, 2024 at 10:22 AM
I’m horrified to learn that the private label toilet paper at big box stores often comes from destroyed rain forests. Please boycott with me. #rainforests #climate #environment #boycott #consumerpower #nrdc www.nrdc.org/sites/defaul...
The Antarctic ice sheets hold enough water to raise sea levels by 190 feet over time.
June 27, 2024 at 10:47 AM
The Antarctic ice sheets hold enough water to raise sea levels by 190 feet over time.
Congratulations to my niece for her beautiful new single! #singersongwriter #musicislife #muse youtu.be/Q6npqIsukJs?...
The Dreamers
Provided to YouTube by iMusician Digital AG The Dreamers · Michael Gertschen · Miz Jackdaw The Dreamers ℗ Michael Gertschen Auto-generated by YouTube.
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June 14, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Congratulations to my niece for her beautiful new single! #singersongwriter #musicislife #muse youtu.be/Q6npqIsukJs?...
Congratulations to my lovely and talented niece for the first single, “No More,” from her new album. Available on all streaming services. #mizjackdaw
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No More
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June 7, 2024 at 11:16 AM
Congratulations to my lovely and talented niece for the first single, “No More,” from her new album. Available on all streaming services. #mizjackdaw
youtu.be/FrOafbPgf44?...
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My coffee story was picked up by WORT radio! www.wortfm.org/how-many-han...
How many hands touch your coffee before you drink it? - WORT-FM 89.9
Maria Cleaveland, one of today’s guests, says “coffee is often touched by nine separate hands before you consume the product.” From the people who grew, picked, milled, prepared for export, […]
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June 5, 2024 at 7:00 PM
My coffee story was picked up by WORT radio! www.wortfm.org/how-many-han...
I'm delighted to say that my story on climate change and the future of coffee has been published! #climate #coffee #solutions
civileats.com/2024/05/21/c...
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Climate Solutions that Could Future-Proof Coffee
Farmers and researchers are refocusing on agroforestry and developing hardier varieties and high-tech beanless brews to save our morning cup of Joe.
civileats.com
May 21, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I'm delighted to say that my story on climate change and the future of coffee has been published! #climate #coffee #solutions
civileats.com/2024/05/21/c...
civileats.com/2024/05/21/c...
Congratulations to Lucy Gilak for publishing this excellent news story about intermittent fasting and Alzheimer’s. #teacherbrag #sciencewriting #alzheimers www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
Experimenting with Time: Can Intermittent Fasting Help Manage Alzheimer’s Disease? — The Science...
Animal research suggests time-restricted eating could slow progression and
relieve symptoms of neurodegenerative conditions.
www.thesciencewriter.org
February 5, 2024 at 9:27 PM
Congratulations to Lucy Gilak for publishing this excellent news story about intermittent fasting and Alzheimer’s. #teacherbrag #sciencewriting #alzheimers www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
Congratulations to Amy Moore on publishing this excellent news story about a greener way to extract critically needed lithium! #teacherbrag #sciencewriting #lithium #environment www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
A New Thread in Lithium Extraction — The Science Writer
Fiber braids offer a more sustainable way to concentrate lithium.
www.thesciencewriter.org
February 5, 2024 at 9:25 PM
Congratulations to Amy Moore on publishing this excellent news story about a greener way to extract critically needed lithium! #teacherbrag #sciencewriting #lithium #environment www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
Congratulations to Kara Weller for publishing this essay about bioluminescence in the ocean depths! #teacherbrag #sciencewriting #bioluminescence
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www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
February 5, 2024 at 9:22 PM
Congratulations to Kara Weller for publishing this essay about bioluminescence in the ocean depths! #teacherbrag #sciencewriting #bioluminescence
www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
www.thesciencewriter.org/pressure-sto...
Long COVID slows the brain’s response time to things it sees. So many people have this syndrome, it’s good that somebody’s researching it. #LongCOVID #ChronicDisease #neuroscience www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/lo...
February 2, 2024 at 12:43 PM
Long COVID slows the brain’s response time to things it sees. So many people have this syndrome, it’s good that somebody’s researching it. #LongCOVID #ChronicDisease #neuroscience www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/lo...
Reposted by Anne N. Connor
New to our National Association of Science Writers? Curious about how we support journalists, authors, PIOs, and others in media and communications? Revisit our SciWri23 conference program for a taste of our plenaries and workshops:
⛰️ sciencewriters2023.org/schedule
💚 www.nasw.org/article/even...
⛰️ sciencewriters2023.org/schedule
💚 www.nasw.org/article/even...
It's live! Here's the summary of the AMAZING plenary @emilysohn.bsky.social and I led at @sciencewriters.org on trauma-informed journalism!
And also: Here's how it can relate to your life. Journalist or not this session is important. teamtrash.substack.com/p/trauma-in-...
And also: Here's how it can relate to your life. Journalist or not this session is important. teamtrash.substack.com/p/trauma-in-...
Trauma in journalism and beyond
Insights from a plenary session at the National Association of Science Writers Meeting, 2023.
teamtrash.substack.com
January 11, 2024 at 5:14 PM
New to our National Association of Science Writers? Curious about how we support journalists, authors, PIOs, and others in media and communications? Revisit our SciWri23 conference program for a taste of our plenaries and workshops:
⛰️ sciencewriters2023.org/schedule
💚 www.nasw.org/article/even...
⛰️ sciencewriters2023.org/schedule
💚 www.nasw.org/article/even...
Know a reporter who wrote a fantastic science news story in 2023? Tell them to enter our NASW Science in Society Journalism Awards! NASW membership not required, and SciWriAwards entry fees waived for select professional associations! Enter by February 1: www.nasw.org/article/entr...
January 17, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Reposted by Anne N. Connor
Drought at Panama Canal threatens 40% of worldwide cargo ship traffic
Each ship transiting the Panama Canal uses tens of millions of gallons of fresh water. A historic drought in Panama is limiting the number of ships allowed to pass and the amount of cargo [...]
www.cbsnews.com/video/drough...
Each ship transiting the Panama Canal uses tens of millions of gallons of fresh water. A historic drought in Panama is limiting the number of ships allowed to pass and the amount of cargo [...]
www.cbsnews.com/video/drough...
Drought at Panama Canal threatens 40% of worldwide cargo ship traffic
Each ship transiting the Panama Canal uses tens of millions of gallons of fresh water. A historic drought in Panama is limiting the number of ships allowed to pass and the amount of cargo they can car...
www.cbsnews.com
November 26, 2023 at 12:57 PM
Drought at Panama Canal threatens 40% of worldwide cargo ship traffic
Each ship transiting the Panama Canal uses tens of millions of gallons of fresh water. A historic drought in Panama is limiting the number of ships allowed to pass and the amount of cargo [...]
www.cbsnews.com/video/drough...
Each ship transiting the Panama Canal uses tens of millions of gallons of fresh water. A historic drought in Panama is limiting the number of ships allowed to pass and the amount of cargo [...]
www.cbsnews.com/video/drough...
Reposted by Anne N. Connor
@TheEconomist: Severe drought is constraining the Panama Canal https://t.co/0vMBQbFbf7
November 29, 2023 at 10:30 AM
@TheEconomist: Severe drought is constraining the Panama Canal https://t.co/0vMBQbFbf7