@berobie.bsky.social
RPI grad, APO brother, retired ObGyn, music lover, volunteer, climate enthusiast
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It's a little disappointing that nobody in the @science.org article (and most discussions) mentions that ex post facto laws are unconstitutional. 🧪
Article I, Section 9:
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
A retroactive law is an ex post facto law.
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
Article I, Section 9:
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
A retroactive law is an ex post facto law.
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
November 14, 2025 at 3:13 PM
It's a little disappointing that nobody in the @science.org article (and most discussions) mentions that ex post facto laws are unconstitutional. 🧪
Article I, Section 9:
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
A retroactive law is an ex post facto law.
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
Article I, Section 9:
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
A retroactive law is an ex post facto law.
www.senate.gov/about/origin...
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Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reminder that Starbucks’ CEO made 6,666x more than the company's median employee in 2024.
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
This was the widest CEO-to-Worker pay gap in the entire S&P 500.
And we're supposed to believe Starbucks can't afford to bargain a fair contract with its unionized workers?
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Will bird flu cause turkey turmoil this Thanksgiving? Here's what you need to know: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
Are Turkeys at Risk of Bird Flu This Thanksgiving?
Nearly two million U.S. turkeys have died from bird flu in recent months. An agricultural economist explains what ongoing outbreaks could mean for Thanksgiving meals
www.scientificamerican.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Will bird flu cause turkey turmoil this Thanksgiving? Here's what you need to know: 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/are-...
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Free book talk on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, hosted by the Linda Hall Library:
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
Register at link below.
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
Register at link below.
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
November 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Free book talk on HUMANS: A MONSTROUS HISTORY, hosted by the Linda Hall Library:
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
Register at link below.
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
Thurs Dec 4th, 7-8pm CST (8-9pm EST)
Register at link below.
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💙📚 🧪 🗃 #ancient #medieval #earlymodern #histsci #histmed #18thC #HAMH
events.lindahall.org/humansamonst...
I love this train of thought
This is an Eastern Cape giant cycad. This specimen at Kew Gardens is the world's oldest potted plant* & it is older than the United States.
I found this oddly comforting? Certain systems seem deeply entrenched & unchangeable but in reality there are houseplants that have been around longer.🧪🌿
I found this oddly comforting? Certain systems seem deeply entrenched & unchangeable but in reality there are houseplants that have been around longer.🧪🌿
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I love this train of thought
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🧪 Very disturbing findings.
“Our findings show that ALAN disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“Our findings show that ALAN disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Widespread influence of artificial light at night on ecosystem metabolism - Nature Climate Change
The authors combine light intensity data with eddy covariance observations from 86 sites to show that artificial light at night increases ecosystem respiration and alters carbon exchange, with impacts...
www.nature.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:58 PM
🧪 Very disturbing findings.
“Our findings show that ALAN disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
“Our findings show that ALAN disrupts the fundamental energetic constraints on ecosystem metabolism, warranting the inclusion of light pollution in global change and carbon–climate feedback assessments.”
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Get ready for Thanksgiving and the curmudgeonly uncle who's going to try and convince you that #climatechange is a hoax.
Here's an easy read by one of my colleagues, which also provides a political context for the current administration bias on the issue.
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
Get ready for Thanksgiving and the curmudgeonly uncle who's going to try and convince you that #climatechange is a hoax.
Here's an easy read by one of my colleagues, which also provides a political context for the current administration bias on the issue.
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
The comforting but dangerous fantasy of ‘normal’ climatic and political aberrations
Our current political climate is just as unusual and concerning as the current state of our planetary climate.
thebulletin.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Get ready for Thanksgiving and the curmudgeonly uncle who's going to try and convince you that #climatechange is a hoax.
Here's an easy read by one of my colleagues, which also provides a political context for the current administration bias on the issue.
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
Get ready for Thanksgiving and the curmudgeonly uncle who's going to try and convince you that #climatechange is a hoax.
Here's an easy read by one of my colleagues, which also provides a political context for the current administration bias on the issue.
thebulletin.org/2025/11/the-...
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“To maintain the drag-minimizing and edge-on orientation [for] greater distances, the plant launches its seeds at about 10 m/s with a backspin of > 1200 Hz. That frequency makes hairyflower wild petunia seeds the fastest-rotating natural thing on Earth.” 🧪
physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/...
physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/...
How plant seeds fly
Although plants often rely on wind and water to carry their seeds and spores, some have evolved extraordinary launch mechanisms to disperse them.
physicstoday.aip.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“To maintain the drag-minimizing and edge-on orientation [for] greater distances, the plant launches its seeds at about 10 m/s with a backspin of > 1200 Hz. That frequency makes hairyflower wild petunia seeds the fastest-rotating natural thing on Earth.” 🧪
physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/...
physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/...
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Did you know that you may be faced with job interviews led completely by an AI? This new blog contains practical ways to raise your AI-interview score. Your delivery, keywords, tone, and setup all get scored. The best response is not fear, it's all about strategy and preparation! 🧪 #AIJobs #SciComm.
AI-Led Job Interviews: A Practical Guide for Success
AI-led job interviews are increasingly becoming a gatekeeper during the hiring process. Companies across many industries are turning to artificial intelligence to screen candidates before a human revi...
larrymillerphd.com
November 13, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Did you know that you may be faced with job interviews led completely by an AI? This new blog contains practical ways to raise your AI-interview score. Your delivery, keywords, tone, and setup all get scored. The best response is not fear, it's all about strategy and preparation! 🧪 #AIJobs #SciComm.
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really need these clouds to fuck off
Watch Out For Aurorae Tonight – The Strongest Solar Flare Of 2025 So Far Just Erupted From The Sun
The show may even be visible in California.
www.iflscience.com
November 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
really need these clouds to fuck off
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Sometimes I think about how difficult human pregnancy is compared to a panda or kangaroo & shake my fist at evolution. But you know what AT LEAST WE AREN'T BATS Imagine having to literally fly while preggers with a baby that is (on average) 23% of your weight. Which would be like a 35lb baby for us🧪
www.auburn.edu
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Sometimes I think about how difficult human pregnancy is compared to a panda or kangaroo & shake my fist at evolution. But you know what AT LEAST WE AREN'T BATS Imagine having to literally fly while preggers with a baby that is (on average) 23% of your weight. Which would be like a 35lb baby for us🧪
A great way to learn about how science is actually done
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Follow the Everyday Scientists YouTube channel to see weekly videos from scientists describing their breakthrough research:
www.youtube.com/@everydaysci...
www.youtube.com/@everydaysci...
November 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A great way to learn about how science is actually done
This is important! Too much protein can be a problem for your body (not to mention the strain on the planet if the protein is animal based)
🧪🧪 How much protein do you really need? What the science says -- Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How much protein do you really need? What the science says
Fitness influencers promote super-high-protein diets, but studies show there’s only so much the body can use.
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:54 PM
This is important! Too much protein can be a problem for your body (not to mention the strain on the planet if the protein is animal based)
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The total United States reported life expectancy, age by which half the people die, is higher in Harris voting states than the states that voted for Trump. Two other things: Total USA is higher than all the states and people in 99 countries live longer. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #News #Think
November 11, 2025 at 11:29 PM
The total United States reported life expectancy, age by which half the people die, is higher in Harris voting states than the states that voted for Trump. Two other things: Total USA is higher than all the states and people in 99 countries live longer. 🧪💡☠️ #Sociology #Population #News #Think
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#COP30 begins tomorrow in Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷
Support our efforts and send a clear message for the start of COP30✊
✍️ Sign our open letter telling leaders to lead the way in closing the ambition gap, ending fossil fuels and delivering a just renewable energy transition⚡️
act.350.org/letter/cop30...
Support our efforts and send a clear message for the start of COP30✊
✍️ Sign our open letter telling leaders to lead the way in closing the ambition gap, ending fossil fuels and delivering a just renewable energy transition⚡️
act.350.org/letter/cop30...
Tell Brazil: Lead the World Beyond Fossil Fuels at COP30
Brazil is promising to protect the Amazon while allowing new oil drilling there. Brazil's leaders must choose: help the world move away from oil, or get left behind.
act.350.org
November 9, 2025 at 3:54 PM
#COP30 begins tomorrow in Belém, Brazil 🇧🇷
Support our efforts and send a clear message for the start of COP30✊
✍️ Sign our open letter telling leaders to lead the way in closing the ambition gap, ending fossil fuels and delivering a just renewable energy transition⚡️
act.350.org/letter/cop30...
Support our efforts and send a clear message for the start of COP30✊
✍️ Sign our open letter telling leaders to lead the way in closing the ambition gap, ending fossil fuels and delivering a just renewable energy transition⚡️
act.350.org/letter/cop30...
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After Tuesday’s elections, Republicans are even more desperate to prevent free and fair elections in 2026. In this video, I lay out the eight things we should all expect next and what we can do to fight back. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...
8 Ways Republicans Will Subvert The 2026 Election
YouTube video by Democracy Docket
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:43 PM
After Tuesday’s elections, Republicans are even more desperate to prevent free and fair elections in 2026. In this video, I lay out the eight things we should all expect next and what we can do to fight back. youtu.be/7rSwJPz2MRo?...
Thought provoking!
🧪 Can we move beyond our reliance on plastics?
I explore this question in my Ask a Scientist video series. Give it a look if you're curious!
(I know we've all got busy lives, so this series is designed for each video to be 5 minutes or less.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflF...
I explore this question in my Ask a Scientist video series. Give it a look if you're curious!
(I know we've all got busy lives, so this series is designed for each video to be 5 minutes or less.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pflF...
Can we stop relying on plastic? | Ask A Scientist
YouTube video by Sam the Scientist
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Thought provoking!
If any normal person was at their job this infrequently they’d be fired
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
If any normal person was at their job this infrequently they’d be fired
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The new US official: in exchange for restarting foreign aid, the US gets other countries’ genomic data on diseases.
No promise to share the benefits of that IP, though - in contrast to WHO agreements that are under negotiation.
www.reuters.com/business/hea... 🛟🧪🩺
No promise to share the benefits of that IP, though - in contrast to WHO agreements that are under negotiation.
www.reuters.com/business/hea... 🛟🧪🩺
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The new US official: in exchange for restarting foreign aid, the US gets other countries’ genomic data on diseases.
No promise to share the benefits of that IP, though - in contrast to WHO agreements that are under negotiation.
www.reuters.com/business/hea... 🛟🧪🩺
No promise to share the benefits of that IP, though - in contrast to WHO agreements that are under negotiation.
www.reuters.com/business/hea... 🛟🧪🩺
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“women who breastfed had more specialized immune T-cells in their breast tissue. Prof. Sherene Loi, a medical oncologist and the study's lead author, likened the cells to "local guards, ready to attack abnormal cells that might turn into cancer."
#Cancer #ReproSky 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#Cancer #ReproSky 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
Why do pregnancy, breastfeeding reduce risk of breast cancer? Latest science finds clues | CBC News
Breastfeeding and childbirth have long been known to reduce the risk of breast cancer. Now medical researchers are gaining clues on why, and hoping these insights could lead to treatments to mimic the...
www.cbc.ca
November 8, 2025 at 3:01 PM
“women who breastfed had more specialized immune T-cells in their breast tissue. Prof. Sherene Loi, a medical oncologist and the study's lead author, likened the cells to "local guards, ready to attack abnormal cells that might turn into cancer."
#Cancer #ReproSky 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
#Cancer #ReproSky 🧪
www.cbc.ca/news/health/...
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incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
incredible photo that's definitely worth at least 1,000 words from Andrew Harnik of Getty
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Can you walk away #Alzheimers disease? Not exactly, but 3K to 5K daily steps helped delay symptoms in people in early stages. Read more about it, including what APS member John Thyfault has to say, in The Washington Post: https://ow.ly/R0B750XnRRs 🧪
📷: iStock
📷: iStock
November 7, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Can you walk away #Alzheimers disease? Not exactly, but 3K to 5K daily steps helped delay symptoms in people in early stages. Read more about it, including what APS member John Thyfault has to say, in The Washington Post: https://ow.ly/R0B750XnRRs 🧪
📷: iStock
📷: iStock
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Recall that farmers in California are falling sick with H5N1 symptoms and MAHA CDC isn’t allowed to test or report.
Federal response to disease outbreaks has been curtailed.
Bird flu surges. Egg prices will increase.
🧪 www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Federal response to disease outbreaks has been curtailed.
Bird flu surges. Egg prices will increase.
🧪 www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Bird flu surges among poultry amid a scaled back federal response
Migrating wild birds are spreading the virus to domesticated flocks, increasing the risk of eventually seeing a human outbreak. Scientists are troubled by the muted federal response.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Recall that farmers in California are falling sick with H5N1 symptoms and MAHA CDC isn’t allowed to test or report.
Federal response to disease outbreaks has been curtailed.
Bird flu surges. Egg prices will increase.
🧪 www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Federal response to disease outbreaks has been curtailed.
Bird flu surges. Egg prices will increase.
🧪 www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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New paper finds rampant illegal shark fin trafficking, despite >100 threatened sharks and rays being listed on CITES in the past 20 years.
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
International trade regulations take a limited bite out of the shark fin trade
Survey uncovers widespread illegal shark fin trade despite nearly a decade of international regulation.
www.science.org
November 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
New paper finds rampant illegal shark fin trafficking, despite >100 threatened sharks and rays being listed on CITES in the past 20 years.
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Evidence is becoming very strong that the only effective way to protect sharks is to stop the fisheries catching them.
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www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
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Today we're sharing our episode on SEED OILS. There's a big debate over whether things like canola oil are healthier for us than saturated fats like butter — with folks including RFK Jr. telling us seed oils are dangerous.
What does the science say?? 🧪
open.spotify.com/episode/4vmJ...
What does the science say?? 🧪
open.spotify.com/episode/4vmJ...
Seed Oils: Should You Switch to Butter?
open.spotify.com
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Today we're sharing our episode on SEED OILS. There's a big debate over whether things like canola oil are healthier for us than saturated fats like butter — with folks including RFK Jr. telling us seed oils are dangerous.
What does the science say?? 🧪
open.spotify.com/episode/4vmJ...
What does the science say?? 🧪
open.spotify.com/episode/4vmJ...