Doug Bruce
@dougbruce137.bsky.social
Insect enthusiast. Industrial alignment devotee. He/him.
iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/d2b
iNat: https://www.inaturalist.org/people/d2b
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Don't you hate it when you spend 20 tedious minutes doing something by hand that you know you could write a script to do for you in just a couple hours?
August 4, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Don't you hate it when you spend 20 tedious minutes doing something by hand that you know you could write a script to do for you in just a couple hours?
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While vaccine policy is being unraveled at ACIP, let’s not lose sight of what vaccines have already done.
✨Millions of lives saved.
✨Diseases wiped out.
✨Generations protected.
We made an infographic to show just how much the world owes to vaccines.
#VaccinesSaveLives
✨Millions of lives saved.
✨Diseases wiped out.
✨Generations protected.
We made an infographic to show just how much the world owes to vaccines.
#VaccinesSaveLives
June 26, 2025 at 4:51 PM
While vaccine policy is being unraveled at ACIP, let’s not lose sight of what vaccines have already done.
✨Millions of lives saved.
✨Diseases wiped out.
✨Generations protected.
We made an infographic to show just how much the world owes to vaccines.
#VaccinesSaveLives
✨Millions of lives saved.
✨Diseases wiped out.
✨Generations protected.
We made an infographic to show just how much the world owes to vaccines.
#VaccinesSaveLives
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I never imagined that I’d ever see anything like this. Given the current state of politics in the US, I need to stretch my imagination well-beyond anywhere it’s been before. 🧪
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
Damage Control in the Wake of Political Action That Threatens the Integrity of Medical Research | Annals of Internal Medicine
www.acpjournals.org
March 8, 2025 at 11:20 PM
I never imagined that I’d ever see anything like this. Given the current state of politics in the US, I need to stretch my imagination well-beyond anywhere it’s been before. 🧪
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.7326/...
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Ok, so I know all bees are incredible creatures, and it's a brave human who ranks them. But surely this blue carpenter bee would be near the top?
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
March 1, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Ok, so I know all bees are incredible creatures, and it's a brave human who ranks them. But surely this blue carpenter bee would be near the top?
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
This is Xylocopa tumida and she is gorgeous. 1/3
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People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Breaking News: The FDA approved use of the weight loss drug Zepbound for a common form of sleep apnea. It is the first drug authorized to treat the disorder.
F.D.A. Approves Weight-Loss Drug to Treat Sleep Apnea
Zepbound is the first prescription drug approved specifically to treat the common condition.
www.nytimes.com
December 21, 2024 at 12:41 AM
People sometimes make fun of science that sounds stupid and random.
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
Meanwhile, a study of lizard saliva turned into a peptide medication, which was turned into a diabetes medication, which was turned into a GLP1 weight loss drug, that just became the first therapy every approved for … sleep apnea
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We really need to teach our kids how to spot intellectual garbage. This is a hug hole in our educational system.
November 30, 2024 at 3:04 PM
We really need to teach our kids how to spot intellectual garbage. This is a hug hole in our educational system.