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📜 How US politicians cite science

A new study shows Democratic-led committees and left-leaning think tanks cite research papers far more often than Republican ones – and the gap is growing.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

#SciComm #Politics 🧪
How Democrats and Republicans cite science: study reveals stark differences
Democratic-led congressional committees and left-wing think tanks reference research papers more often than their right-wing counterparts.
www.nature.com
April 28, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Reposted by Laura Bužinska
Meklējam jaunu komandas biedru. Vairāk www.lapas.lv Varbūt kāds/kāda alkst pēc jauniem profesionāliem izaicinājumiem. Ja jautājumi- droši.
April 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share.
snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...
Five Failures in the Oval Office (video)
America hurt itself badly today.
snyder.substack.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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When the physician Dwight Burdick first reviewed the Saudi princesses’ medical charts, he was dismayed to learn that they were being regularly dosed with Valium, Ativan, Xanax, and Ambien. “They’re chemically immobilizing them,” he recalled thinking.
The Texan Doctor and the Disappeared Saudi Princesses
Four daughters in the royal family were kept drugged and imprisoned for almost two decades. A physician who tried to free them speaks out for the first time.
www.newyorker.com
November 30, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Reposted by Laura Bužinska
For incredible writing about the climate and mental health, please read all of Melissa Godin’s work:

“This is what climate change is doing,” says Rosmann. “It’s putting people in a place of extreme apprehension, where they feel there is no way out.”

nexusmedianews.com/climate-chan...
Climate Change Is Upending Farmers’ Livelihoods — and Exacerbating a Mental Health Crisis
Farmers have long faced high suicide rates. The Farm Bill could bring mental health assistance programs and resources.
nexusmedianews.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:00 PM
Reposted by Laura Bužinska
There's a "gold rush" in Ghana. But experts warn of the potential risks to pregnant women.
Galamsey in Ghana: Illegal mining pollution potentially linked to birth defects
High gold prices and unemployment linked to surge in illegal mining, but scientists fear women at risk of maternal deaths, miscarriages and birth defects in their children from the pollution caused.
www.cnn.com
November 30, 2024 at 11:49 PM
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Ja man seko kādi mediji, kas informē reğionos vai reğionu NVO, aicinu padalīties ar info par mūsu projektu konkursa 1.kārtu. LETA var atrast vakardienā arī relīzi.
Esmu lepna kā 🦚, ka esam spējuši piesaistīt 7 ciparu 💶 no kā 500 k dosim arī citiem NVO 💕 lapas.lv/projektu-kon...
November 28, 2024 at 4:04 PM