Daniel Duarte
@dduarte.bsky.social
Journalist and editor at Ciencia del Sur & The Paraguay Post. #LatAm #Science #Policy #Paraguay 🏳️🌈
Sixty percent of Asunción City Hall’s 9,000+ employees don't do any actual work, according to a high-ranking department head.
The local government ends up spending most of its limited budget on an overinflated, idling workforce rather than public works.
Story by Lía Barrios for The Paraguay Post.
The local government ends up spending most of its limited budget on an overinflated, idling workforce rather than public works.
Story by Lía Barrios for The Paraguay Post.
Something Stinks at Asunción City Hall
Corruption is hollowing out Paraguay’s capital. Can anyone fix it?
www.theparaguaypost.com
April 25, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Sixty percent of Asunción City Hall’s 9,000+ employees don't do any actual work, according to a high-ranking department head.
The local government ends up spending most of its limited budget on an overinflated, idling workforce rather than public works.
Story by Lía Barrios for The Paraguay Post.
The local government ends up spending most of its limited budget on an overinflated, idling workforce rather than public works.
Story by Lía Barrios for The Paraguay Post.
Similar censorship on academic freedom first seen in LatAm now in the U.S.: "...manuscripts must not include any mention of terms including ‘gender’, ‘transgender’, ‘pregnant person’, ‘transsexual’ and ‘non-binary’, among others."
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has mandated that all scientific manuscripts produced by its researchers that are under review at a journal be withdrawn so that certain language relating to gender can be stripped from them.
https://go.nature.com/40YJGp4
https://go.nature.com/40YJGp4
US health agency seeks to cut gender-related terms from scientific papers
The mandate from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention follows an executive order from president Donald Trump, and applies to research not yet published.
go.nature.com
February 4, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Similar censorship on academic freedom first seen in LatAm now in the U.S.: "...manuscripts must not include any mention of terms including ‘gender’, ‘transgender’, ‘pregnant person’, ‘transsexual’ and ‘non-binary’, among others."
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President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization could have harsh consequences for countries around the world that rely on the agency. But it could also have unfortunate, unintended repercussions for Americans.
Leaving the W.H.O. Could Hurt Americans on a Range of Health Matters
President Trump’s decision to pull out of the international health agency could deprive the United States of crucial scientific data and lessen the country’s influence in setting a global health agend...
www.nytimes.com
January 29, 2025 at 10:50 AM
President Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the World Health Organization could have harsh consequences for countries around the world that rely on the agency. But it could also have unfortunate, unintended repercussions for Americans.
"I didn't think there was anything left for publishers to monetize (after having authors acquire the funding, do the research, write the paper, do the peer review, and correct the page proofs for free while they take in all the profits), but here I stand corrected." futurism.com/springer-nat...
The Publisher of the Journal "Nature" Is Emailing Authors of Scientific Papers, Offering to Sell Them AI Summaries of Their Own Work
Stalwart journal publisher Springer Nature is asking researchers to buy $49 AI-generated "Media Kits" to summarize and promote their work.
futurism.com
January 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
"I didn't think there was anything left for publishers to monetize (after having authors acquire the funding, do the research, write the paper, do the peer review, and correct the page proofs for free while they take in all the profits), but here I stand corrected." futurism.com/springer-nat...
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Getting reagents is a nightmare for scientists in Latin America. But now, a group—Reclone—has begun to help. I spoke with Reclone leaders for a new Q&A in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
Scientists in Latin America struggle to get key chemicals and other reagents for experiments. A group has begun to help
Several leaders of a multinational effort expanding access to essential lab materials discuss its impact and a major funding boost
www.science.org
December 12, 2024 at 10:42 PM
Getting reagents is a nightmare for scientists in Latin America. But now, a group—Reclone—has begun to help. I spoke with Reclone leaders for a new Q&A in @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
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Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
January 14, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Misinformation isn't random - it's strategic. 🧵
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
In the first cross-national comparative study, we examine 32M tweets from politicians.
We find that misinformation is not a general condition: it is driven by populist radical right parties.
with @julianachueri.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1177/1940...
Reposted by Daniel Duarte
Reposted by Daniel Duarte
To me the cool thing about this image is that the sprinkling of blue stars are in the foreground, some 5 million light years away, while all those gorgeous colorful swirly galaxies are almost unimaginably more distant, out in the far depths of the cosmos. More info: www.stsci.edu/contents/med...
Oh come ON now. This new JWST image is just ASTOUNDING.
I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
I feel like I’m falling looking into it, and that I would fall forever, and that I would enjoy it.
NASA, ESA, CSA, K. McQuinn (STScI), J. DePasquale (STScI)
January 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
To me the cool thing about this image is that the sprinkling of blue stars are in the foreground, some 5 million light years away, while all those gorgeous colorful swirly galaxies are almost unimaginably more distant, out in the far depths of the cosmos. More info: www.stsci.edu/contents/med...
Reposted by Daniel Duarte
AI-powered tools are helping scientists unlock new insights into when & where billions of birds migrate. 🐦
Check out this fascinating piece by @christianelliott.me on how AI is revolutionizing bird migration studies and boosting conservation efforts: www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...
Check out this fascinating piece by @christianelliott.me on how AI is revolutionizing bird migration studies and boosting conservation efforts: www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...
AI is changing how we study bird migration
After decades of frustration, machine-learning tools are unlocking a treasure trove of acoustic data for ecologists.
www.technologyreview.com
January 16, 2025 at 9:54 AM
AI-powered tools are helping scientists unlock new insights into when & where billions of birds migrate. 🐦
Check out this fascinating piece by @christianelliott.me on how AI is revolutionizing bird migration studies and boosting conservation efforts: www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...
Check out this fascinating piece by @christianelliott.me on how AI is revolutionizing bird migration studies and boosting conservation efforts: www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/18/1...
“...convertirlos en medicamentos reales, de tal manera que se garantice un acceso asequible y equitativo para los pacientes donde y cuando los necesiten, es el principal cuello de botella hoy en día. Y no veo cómo la inteligencia artificial podría ser útil en este aspecto” elpais.com/ciencia/2025...
La inteligencia artificial crea por primera vez un tratamiento experimental para una enfermedad olvidada por las farmacéuticas
El laboratorio del último ganador del Nobel de Química, con la investigadora Susana Vázquez a la cabeza, habla de “democratizar” el descubrimiento de terapias
elpais.com
January 16, 2025 at 1:44 PM
“...convertirlos en medicamentos reales, de tal manera que se garantice un acceso asequible y equitativo para los pacientes donde y cuando los necesiten, es el principal cuello de botella hoy en día. Y no veo cómo la inteligencia artificial podría ser útil en este aspecto” elpais.com/ciencia/2025...