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Todd M. Preuss, PhD
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Emeritus Professor at Emory University. Evolutionary neuroscientist. Cancer survivor. Feminist. Fly fisher. Solo. Contradancer. Unitarian Universalist. Retired safety patrol captain. Tell me about the books you’re reading. 🫘
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What to call your prof
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
So - are there any guys you think should be composted?

pennneuroknow.com/2025/11/04/h...
How to make a guy compost in 10 days
How can we use neuroscience to encourage environmentally-friendly decisions?
pennneuroknow.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
November 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
“Jane Goodall” at Music City Masquerade,” Nashville, TN, 2025
November 4, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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I’m imagining a Neil Young song: “The Donald and the Damage Done”
July 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I’m imagining a Neil Young song: “The Donald and the Damage Done”
July 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
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I have some breaking news: a list of all the countries with which the Trump administration has failed to make a tariff deal.
April 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
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This news is devastating. "It's not a surprise" is an unhelpful response. The point is that vast numbers of people with long COVID, or immunocompromised and at risk, are harmed by this cruelty. It IS, of course, precisely, cruelty. #COVID #longCOVID #publichealth
HHS's Office of Long COVID Research and Practice has been DOGEd. Closing this week.
March 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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Canada has a unique opportunity to attract top scientific talent as the U.S. turns its back on discovery research. Investing in world-class health research isn’t just smart—it’s essential. Will we step up, or let this moment pass? Read my full op-ed here: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The chaos in America’s scientific community could be Canada’s gain
Ottawa should not fumble the opportunity to attract some of the best and brightest health researchers
www.theglobeandmail.com
March 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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March 24, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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Trump’s Commerce Secretary just said seniors shouldn’t “call and complain” if they stop getting their Social Security checks: “A fraudster always makes the loudest noise screaming and complaining.”
March 21, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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A high school classmate of mine has pancreatic cancer. Enraging that our government would *choose* cancer over patients.
March 17, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Now we know why Elon and the Orange Menace were so keen to visit Fort Knox: gold is the only asset currently increasing in value.
March 14, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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NEW: Rudy Giuliani has listed his Manhattan apartment for $4.18M; a $1.46M discount! I’ve written an ad:
March 11, 2025 at 3:02 AM
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"There’s no Father’s Day card for men who turn their daughters into second-class citizens....How many little girls will grow up able to say their dad traded their rights away for a bit of political power & a pat on the head from the world’s worst man?"

-@jessicavalenti.bsky.social on #Vance
JD Vance is a Bad Father
The empty masculinity of Trump’s men
open.substack.com
March 10, 2025 at 12:21 AM
March 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
These people are my neighbors
March 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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The National Cancer Institute (part of NIH) released new guidelines for "controversial, high-profile or sensitive" keywords that require "review prior to publication" if included in a product or materials.

Keywords include abortion, obesity, and peanut allergies.
March 7, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Second #measles death reported in New Mexico, on the Texas border. No info about patient except measles test was positive and "They did not seek medical care before passing."

Also in WaPo but no access to that story.
thehill.com
March 6, 2025 at 10:30 PM
I don’t know where Zelenskyy is staying while he’s here in West Russia, but I hope he’s on the ground floor.
March 1, 2025 at 3:41 PM