Jessica Hill (she/her)
@jhill265.bsky.social
Teaching & Learning in Higher Education, Microbiology, Genetics, Online Learning, @uoft.bsky.social
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This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
October 1, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪
Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇
open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...
Looking forward to taking this!
Modern-Day Oracles or Bullshit Machines?
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
Jevin West (@jevinwest.bsky.social) and I have spent the last eight months developing the course on large language models (LLMs) that we think every college freshman needs to take.
thebullshitmachines.com
INTRODUCTION
thebullshitmachines.com
July 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Looking forward to taking this!
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Yes, it’s not just American children at grave risk… children worldwide will pay the price for the anti-vaccine nonsense unleashed by the US government
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
Children around the world face a death sentence because o...
As Robert Kennedy Jr amplifies vaccination fears, beyond America millions of people will die unnecessarily from infectious disease
observer.co.uk
July 11, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Yes, it’s not just American children at grave risk… children worldwide will pay the price for the anti-vaccine nonsense unleashed by the US government
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
observer.co.uk/news/opinion...
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The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
July 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
The "reproducibility crisis" in science constantly makes headlines. Repro efforts are often limited. What if you could assess reproducibility of an entire field?
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
That's what @brunolemaitre.bsky.social et al. have done. Fly immunity is highly replicable & offers lessons for #metascience
A 🧵 1/n
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I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
Too poor to science: How wealth determines who succeeds in STEM
From student to researcher, a career in science can come with a high price tag. This Perspective explores how persistent financial barriers limit who can succeed in science, revealing how wealth shape...
journals.plos.org
June 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
I've wanted to write this article for years. About my and other's struggles to even survive sometime in #academia. Thank you to the amazing editors at @plosbiology.org that gave me the forum to write this piece. #science
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I only know what I'd do without Brian Wilson.
June 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I only know what I'd do without Brian Wilson.
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Quebec #measles outbreak grows to 11 cases; officials warn of thousands of potential exposures. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination
Quebec measles outbreak grows to 11 cases; officials warn of thousands of exposures
The province’s Health Department has listed dozens of potential exposure sites in Montreal and in suburbs to the north and south of the city
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Quebec #measles outbreak grows to 11 cases; officials warn of thousands of potential exposures. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic... via @theglobeandmail.com #vaccination
Breathtaking www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/o...
Opinion | The Regret That Haunted Me for 50 Years
I believed my friend died because of me. Fifty years later, I learned the truth.
www.nytimes.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Breathtaking www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/o...
I feel like this is an appropriate first post
Eating too much cake is the sin of gluttony. However, eating too much pie is okay because the sin of pi is always zero.
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November 28, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I feel like this is an appropriate first post