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Former scientist, colon cancer survivor and cancer center administrator in the PNW who'd really rather just spend the day baking bread with a book in my lap. I also run (slowly), parent (results TBD), and adopt and drop new hobbies with equal enthusiasm.
Here's a neat tool. With it you can see what industries are beset with rampant unfair hiring practices due to DEI 🙄- I mean chosen at random for instance airline pilots are 90% white and 90% male, in (by my reading) the top 10% of white, male dominated professions. www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11...
Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
Employed persons by detailed occupation, sex, race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity
www.bls.gov
January 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Here's a neat tool. With it you can see what industries are beset with rampant unfair hiring practices due to DEI 🙄- I mean chosen at random for instance airline pilots are 90% white and 90% male, in (by my reading) the top 10% of white, male dominated professions. www.bls.gov/cps/cpsaat11...
We just had our asses handed to us by a technology and national security rival, and the chaos monkey in charge decides a great next step is to halt grant funding for science and technology (among myriad other things)? Great plan. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 4:14 AM
We just had our asses handed to us by a technology and national security rival, and the chaos monkey in charge decides a great next step is to halt grant funding for science and technology (among myriad other things)? Great plan. www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...
Not a ton of surprises here - when we have no national strategy (or appetite) for bolstering education or closing achievement gaps, why should we expect any gains? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/u...
U.S. Students Posted Dire Math Declines on an International Test
On the test, American fourth and eighth graders posted results similar to scores from 1995. It was a sign of notable stagnation, even as other countries saw improvements.
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Not a ton of surprises here - when we have no national strategy (or appetite) for bolstering education or closing achievement gaps, why should we expect any gains? www.nytimes.com/2024/12/04/u...
Truly one of the great head scratchers.
One of the things I still don’t understand is how these tech bros can be pro-technology and anti science.
November 25, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Truly one of the great head scratchers.
When I was dx with stage III colon cancer at 36, I knew my grandmother had died from CRC. What I didn't know was she also had uterine cancer earlier. Or that her dad and uncle had CRC. Knowing this could have spared me landing in the ER with lemon sized tumor obstructing my bowel.
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Knowing your risk for inherited cancers matters
Testing for inherited cancer risk has become more accessible, affordable and accurate. Fred Hutch clinicians and researchers explain why it can be important, how to do it and where the field is headed...
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November 21, 2024 at 11:08 PM
When I was dx with stage III colon cancer at 36, I knew my grandmother had died from CRC. What I didn't know was she also had uterine cancer earlier. Or that her dad and uncle had CRC. Knowing this could have spared me landing in the ER with lemon sized tumor obstructing my bowel.