Jane Shawcroft
@jane-shawcroft.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in the School of Communication - Ohio State University.
This study demonstrates the importance of long-term & stable investments in science. Having funding today can be just as important as knowing if it will be around tomorrow because the science that helps us understand our world in meaningful ways can often require a lot of time and a lot of patience.
Results from a large 20-year study show that halving a person’s intake of arsenic in drinking water reduces their risk of dying from any chronic disease, including cancer or heart disease, by 54% cen.acs.org/environment/...
#chemsky 🧪
#chemsky 🧪
Lower arsenic in drinking water drops chronic disease deaths by half
Landmark study in Bangladesh confirms that reducing arsenic exposure lowers chronic disease deaths
cen.acs.org
November 23, 2025 at 8:50 PM
This study demonstrates the importance of long-term & stable investments in science. Having funding today can be just as important as knowing if it will be around tomorrow because the science that helps us understand our world in meaningful ways can often require a lot of time and a lot of patience.
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“We fundamentally believe that publishing less – but better – is essential for the health of the entire research system worldwide,” the authors of the report state.
Less is more: academic publishing needs ‘radical change,’ Cambridge press report concludes
Academic publishing needs “renewed focus and collective action” to embrace new approaches and ensure the future of the industry, concludes a report from Cambridge University Press, released last we…
retractionwatch.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
“We fundamentally believe that publishing less – but better – is essential for the health of the entire research system worldwide,” the authors of the report state.
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"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" - Theodore Roosevelt
October 19, 2025 at 11:46 AM
"To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public" - Theodore Roosevelt
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An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
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OpenAI’s ‘embarrassing’ math | TechCrunch
No, GPT-5 did not solve a bunch of previously unsolved math problems.
techcrunch.com
October 20, 2025 at 4:14 PM
An OpenAI executive said GPT-5 found solutions to 10 "previously unsolved" math problems when in reality all it did was find online references to places where people had already solved them
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
techcrunch.com/2025/10/19/o...
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A bittersweet series about what we have lost, but also what we could regain if we lived in a country that supported basic research again.
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 9, 2025 at 3:05 AM
A bittersweet series about what we have lost, but also what we could regain if we lived in a country that supported basic research again.
In grad school someone asked if I was "learning how to lie with statistics" in class. Which... no 😭
My secret agenda as a scientist is to make people's lives better.
Being science literate is more than understanding correlations, it's also understanding the ethics and training behind the science.
My secret agenda as a scientist is to make people's lives better.
Being science literate is more than understanding correlations, it's also understanding the ethics and training behind the science.
Lying increases trust in science doi.org/10.1007/s111...
“a better way forward (and the real solution to the transparency paradox) would be to resolve the problem of the public overidealizing science through science education and communication to eliminate the naïve view of science as infallible.”
“a better way forward (and the real solution to the transparency paradox) would be to resolve the problem of the public overidealizing science through science education and communication to eliminate the naïve view of science as infallible.”
September 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
In grad school someone asked if I was "learning how to lie with statistics" in class. Which... no 😭
My secret agenda as a scientist is to make people's lives better.
Being science literate is more than understanding correlations, it's also understanding the ethics and training behind the science.
My secret agenda as a scientist is to make people's lives better.
Being science literate is more than understanding correlations, it's also understanding the ethics and training behind the science.
Reposted by Jane Shawcroft
Reposted by Jane Shawcroft
Our need to belong
increases our dependence on social media feedback.
increases our dependence on social media feedback.
In a preregistered study of 535 US Twitter users, we found that people learn more from social rewards during periods of high isolation. That is, when isolated, they weigh 'Likes' more heavily in deciding how often to post.
September 16, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Our need to belong
increases our dependence on social media feedback.
increases our dependence on social media feedback.
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The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
September 4, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The “problem” with vaccines? They so effective at preventing deaths that they create generations of people that question whether disease was a problem in the first place because they have never experienced the horrors of a world without vaccines.
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OSU Comm is hiring an Assoc. or Full Prof. We are seeking someone to provide leadership for our undergrad journ program. The research focus includes journ, public opinion, audience analytics, science comm, or media economics, or other related topics.
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Associate Professor or Professor in Journalism - School of Communication
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August 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
OSU Comm is hiring an Assoc. or Full Prof. We are seeking someone to provide leadership for our undergrad journ program. The research focus includes journ, public opinion, audience analytics, science comm, or media economics, or other related topics.
osu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/OSUCareers/j...
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I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.
July 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
I doubt that there is a single family in America that hasn’t benefitted directly from the NIH.
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Excited to share my new work aimed at making algorithmic bias easier to study w/3 key contributions
• Clear overview of how/where algorithmic bias arises
• Workarounds as a concept for user adaptation
• Framework for analyzing bias that is real, perceived, or absent
1/5 🧵🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
• Clear overview of how/where algorithmic bias arises
• Workarounds as a concept for user adaptation
• Framework for analyzing bias that is real, perceived, or absent
1/5 🧵🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
July 27, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Excited to share my new work aimed at making algorithmic bias easier to study w/3 key contributions
• Clear overview of how/where algorithmic bias arises
• Workarounds as a concept for user adaptation
• Framework for analyzing bias that is real, perceived, or absent
1/5 🧵🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
• Clear overview of how/where algorithmic bias arises
• Workarounds as a concept for user adaptation
• Framework for analyzing bias that is real, perceived, or absent
1/5 🧵🧪
doi.org/10.1007/s001...
✨NEW PREPRINT✨ Led by the fantastic @hnxue.bsky.social, this study looked at shorts recommended to children on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Unsafe shorts had darker visuals, harmful content was framed as entertainment and harm-triggering content as ordinary. arxiv.org/abs/2507.12571
Catching Dark Signals in Algorithms: Unveiling Audiovisual and Thematic Markers of Unsafe Content Recommended for Children and Teenagers
The prevalence of short form video platforms, combined with the ineffectiveness of age verification mechanisms, raises concerns about the potential harms facing children and teenagers in an algorithm-...
arxiv.org
July 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
✨NEW PREPRINT✨ Led by the fantastic @hnxue.bsky.social, this study looked at shorts recommended to children on TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube. Unsafe shorts had darker visuals, harmful content was framed as entertainment and harm-triggering content as ordinary. arxiv.org/abs/2507.12571
Who is most at risk for body esteem problems after being on social media? Our recent study found 36% of teens experience negative associations between social media use and body esteem (17% positive) - and high perfectionism was among the identified risk factors.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
Redirecting
doi.org
July 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Who is most at risk for body esteem problems after being on social media? Our recent study found 36% of teens experience negative associations between social media use and body esteem (17% positive) - and high perfectionism was among the identified risk factors.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
doi.org/10.1016/j.ch...
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Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
Here’s Your Cheat Sheet for Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science
These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults
www.scientificamerican.com
June 25, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Vaccination schedules on the CDC website have already started changing under RFK Jr. So we published a guide to the evidence-based vaccine recommendations in place *before* all 17 members of the advisory panel were abruptly dismissed by the new admin. www.scientificamerican.com/article/see-... 🧪
After 22 years of school, I am now the kind of doctor that isn't particularly handy in a medical emergency - but will talk your ear off about kids and tech.
But really, a huge thank you to the family, friends, and teachers who nurtured and supported me along the way.
Next stop is Columbus Ohio!
But really, a huge thank you to the family, friends, and teachers who nurtured and supported me along the way.
Next stop is Columbus Ohio!
June 13, 2025 at 6:21 AM
After 22 years of school, I am now the kind of doctor that isn't particularly handy in a medical emergency - but will talk your ear off about kids and tech.
But really, a huge thank you to the family, friends, and teachers who nurtured and supported me along the way.
Next stop is Columbus Ohio!
But really, a huge thank you to the family, friends, and teachers who nurtured and supported me along the way.
Next stop is Columbus Ohio!