Diane Hanfelt
@dianhanf.bsky.social
All around tough old broad. Nature, space, medicine, virology,books,etc . Probably too old for this shit. Tangata Tiriti. Toitū Te Tiriti
Not interested in DMs.
Not interested in DMs.
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Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
December 2, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Worldwide mortality experience since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2024) shows excess deaths over that period in almost every country measured. Australia (+6%) was below average, and New Zealand (+0.1%) the lowest we measured.
I have been reliably informed by An Expert In The Field that the concept of “too hot to eat” does not apply to baked goods. Possibly applies only to microwaved Hot pockets and Macca’s apple pies. Definitely not to banana bread with cinnamon sugar crust.
November 20, 2025 at 5:50 AM
I have been reliably informed by An Expert In The Field that the concept of “too hot to eat” does not apply to baked goods. Possibly applies only to microwaved Hot pockets and Macca’s apple pies. Definitely not to banana bread with cinnamon sugar crust.
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Here's a fun column! Carsten Lund Pedersen uses #AI to create a kind of career advisory panel. Panelists include digital simulacra of Einstein, Bohr, Feynman, and on one memorable occasion, Bond author Ian Fleming. Here's how he did it.
@nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I have Einstein, Bohr and Feynman in my pocket
Grappling with difficulties in your career? Try asking an AI-powered advisory panel of experts, suggests Carsten Lund Pedersen.
www.nature.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 PM
No
I can’t believe the “moon landing was fake” nonsense is going around again, but here is another debunking. Also see Phil Plait’s classic debunking
I couldn't leave this one alone. Like it seems silly and harmless, but this is such a slippery slope in to damaging conspiracy theories like anti-vax and climate change denial, so I'm going to keep explaining it in the hopes people start actually thinking about things.
Like I wasn't going to respond... #shorts #kardashians
One day I don't have to keep repeating these points. Also I threw this together super quick last night -- hoping these are clear enough short answers!
If you enjoy these shorts, consider supporting…
youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I can’t believe the “moon landing was fake” nonsense is going around again, but here is another debunking. Also see Phil Plait’s classic debunking
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Mob THRILLER dance!!
WOW!!
WOW!!
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Mob THRILLER dance!!
WOW!!
WOW!!
For the second day in a row, the grey and gloomy evening suddenly exploded into a light show. Shot with my iPhone
October 30, 2025 at 10:46 AM
For the second day in a row, the grey and gloomy evening suddenly exploded into a light show. Shot with my iPhone
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KĀREAREA WINS BIRD OF THE YEAR!
(and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...)
Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest.
Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com
(and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...)
Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest.
Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:50 AM
KĀREAREA WINS BIRD OF THE YEAR!
(and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...)
Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest.
Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com
(and I fortunately had a design of this beauty already cooking...)
Now available for pre-order, this fierce tee for the defenders of nature, non-tolerators of bullshit, and friends of the forest.
Pre-order at pepperraccoon.com
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Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
August 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Are the mRNA vaccines incredible? YES!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
Are the mRNA vaccines perfect? No.
Have the mRNA vaccines saved millions of lives? YES!
Can we make the mRNA vaccines even better? YES!
Can we use mRNA vaccine technology to prevent and treat many other diseases? YES!
Fund mRNA research!
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This is assimilation era pedagogy.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Education Minister cut Māori words from future junior books, documents reveal
The near-total ban was driven by concern it would be confusing for children learning to read English, documents show.
www.rnz.co.nz
August 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This is assimilation era pedagogy.
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Respect
While we’re still figuring out life on Earth, Voyager 1 is 15 billion miles away, cruising on 69KB, an 8-track, and 1977s Fortran like it’s nothing.
August 11, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Respect
From my walk last night, a lovely sunset and amazing glowing moonrise beaming down.
August 9, 2025 at 10:19 PM
From my walk last night, a lovely sunset and amazing glowing moonrise beaming down.
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I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
WHAT, WHAT, WHAT ARE WE DOING!!!
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
“Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news.” www.statnews.com/2025/08/05/m...
Health secretary RFK Jr. shuts door on U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research
Vaccine experts and people steeped in pandemic preparedness expressed horror at the news that RFK Jr. has shut the door in U.S. investment in mRNA vaccine research.
www.statnews.com
August 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
I believe one of the new mRNA vaccines was expected to treat colon cancer, and another had the potential to keep pancreatic cancer from recurring. That’s what they’re taking away.
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If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
July 28, 2025 at 2:15 AM
If you were alive in the 1980s, this is among the most wonderful & truly incredible things you have ever witnessed in your lifetime.
Orca! Looks like a mother and calf maybe? #kikorangi
July 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Orca! Looks like a mother and calf maybe? #kikorangi
Lovely walk tonight, some good waves and ORCA! ( next post)
July 28, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Lovely walk tonight, some good waves and ORCA! ( next post)
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Every once in awhile, I think of my favorite “…the fuck did you just say?” phraseology, which is from Homer’s Iliad, proving we have never, ever changed as a species, only less fancily inclined.
“What nonsense has escaped the barrier of your teeth now?”
“What nonsense has escaped the barrier of your teeth now?”
July 16, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Every once in awhile, I think of my favorite “…the fuck did you just say?” phraseology, which is from Homer’s Iliad, proving we have never, ever changed as a species, only less fancily inclined.
“What nonsense has escaped the barrier of your teeth now?”
“What nonsense has escaped the barrier of your teeth now?”
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Can you stop an arrow with a cape?
July 6, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Can you stop an arrow with a cape?
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Step by step towards tricorders...
A new ultra-compact spectrometer, smaller than a fingernail, enables high-resolution light analysis across visible to infrared ranges and can be integrated into smartphones and wearable devices. doi.org/g9p96n
A high-resolution spectrometer that fits into smartphones
Color, as the way light's wavelength is perceived by the human eye, goes beyond a simple aesthetic element, containing important scientific information like a substance's composition or state.
phys.org
June 26, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Step by step towards tricorders...
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A picture taken yesterday by Perseverance, featuring the COVID-19 Memorial plate on the left side of the rover chassis. It commemorates the impact of the pandemic and pays tribute to the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world.
#Mars June 25, 2025 - Sol 1545
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪🔭
#Mars June 25, 2025 - Sol 1545
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪🔭
June 26, 2025 at 9:44 AM
A picture taken yesterday by Perseverance, featuring the COVID-19 Memorial plate on the left side of the rover chassis. It commemorates the impact of the pandemic and pays tribute to the perseverance of healthcare workers around the world.
#Mars June 25, 2025 - Sol 1545
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪🔭
#Mars June 25, 2025 - Sol 1545
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 🧪🔭
I’m hopeful about this
The genetic link between #meningitis and gonorrhea suggests the MenB vaccine could help curb #gonorrhea infections, especially as antibiotic resistance grows.
#MedSky
#MedSky
How the Meningitis Vaccine Might Protect Against Gonorrhea
This Medical News article discusses the discovery of antigens that may explain reductions in gonococcal infections following meningococcal B vaccination.
jamanetwork.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:58 PM
I’m hopeful about this
Our local kekeno was hitting the flex poses today #kikorangi
June 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Our local kekeno was hitting the flex poses today #kikorangi
A new level of cringe just came into existence
I need all of #lawsky to see this video from a Colorado appeals court livestream yesterday. I am in actual tears. Sound *incredibly* on, the subtitles will not help.
June 19, 2025 at 8:43 PM
A new level of cringe just came into existence
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Wake up, babe, a fresh New Zealand location just dropped
June 10, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Wake up, babe, a fresh New Zealand location just dropped
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Hahaha! I love this.
May 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Hahaha! I love this.