Kara Estelle-Powers
@karaestellepowers.bsky.social
Digital Director for @science.org. UMD 🐢 alum and Orioles ⚾️ superfan. All views here are my own.
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Want to change an AI's mind? Argue with it. Or just give it more information. Turns out the beliefs of language models are surprisingly malleable... That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
a black and white logo for a company called chatgpt with a knot in the middle .
ALT: a black and white logo for a company called chatgpt with a knot in the middle .
media.tenor.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Want to change an AI's mind? Argue with it. Or just give it more information. Turns out the beliefs of language models are surprisingly malleable... That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪
Good article on the impacts of Vogue absorbing Teen Vogue
Teen Vogue changed how a generation saw politics and inclusion. That era could be over.
Journalists who cover race, gender and inequality are often the first to go, raising deeper questions about who gets to tell the news.
19thnews.org
November 14, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Good article on the impacts of Vogue absorbing Teen Vogue
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sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
November 8, 2025 at 12:36 PM
sometimes an Oxford comma can make all the difference
Love it
November 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Love it
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"Having somebody who is hungry and worried about feeding their own children is an enormous amount of stress that will impact anybody’s ability to do their job well."
I spoke with @aijenpoo.bsky.social about the issues domestic workers face at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I spoke with @aijenpoo.bsky.social about the issues domestic workers face at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Domestic workers count on SNAP. Trump's shutdown is hitting hard.
Cleaners, nannies, and home health aides work full-time—and still disproportionately rely on food stamps.
www.motherjones.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Having somebody who is hungry and worried about feeding their own children is an enormous amount of stress that will impact anybody’s ability to do their job well."
I spoke with @aijenpoo.bsky.social about the issues domestic workers face at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
I spoke with @aijenpoo.bsky.social about the issues domestic workers face at @motherjones.com. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Getting--or got--a PhD? Got boogie in your soul? Then don't be shy. Enter this year's contest--and dance, dance, dance! @science.org
Science’s ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest is open again—with an all new, AI twist
For the first time, there’s a special prize for a research-themed dance generated by an artificial intelligence program
www.science.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Getting--or got--a PhD? Got boogie in your soul? Then don't be shy. Enter this year's contest--and dance, dance, dance! @science.org
This year’s #DanceYourPhD contest is now open! Submit your entry by February 20 … and this catchy song from last year’s winner just might be stuck in your head until then 🕺
Do you have what it takes to win Science’s #DanceYourPhD competition?
We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
We want you to top last year’s food-themed frolic from the Helsinki chemist who dressed up as a chili pepper. Or maybe you can get #AI to dance on your behalf? Learn more: https://scim.ag/3LuVObX
November 4, 2025 at 7:33 PM
This year’s #DanceYourPhD contest is now open! Submit your entry by February 20 … and this catchy song from last year’s winner just might be stuck in your head until then 🕺
Exactly this, especially coming back from injury. Sickening
its absolutely fair to ask why Jayden Daniels is in the game down 38-7
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
Exactly this, especially coming back from injury. Sickening
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Romantic in the sense of John Keats dying of tuberculosis
How can you not be romantic about baseball? [DEROGATORY] [COMPLIMENTARY]
November 2, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Romantic in the sense of John Keats dying of tuberculosis
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My wife has volunteered at a local food bank for years and confirms what many of you have probably heard: in this case, straight cash is a good donation if you can do it.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
October 31, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My wife has volunteered at a local food bank for years and confirms what many of you have probably heard: in this case, straight cash is a good donation if you can do it.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
The food banks have better access and buying power than individuals do, and can try to address item imbalances as they see them.
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MLB needs to be writing us all sick day notes at this point 😭
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
MLB needs to be writing us all sick day notes at this point 😭
Looking more and more probable
Starting to think a Greek mythology punishment might be in play here. The game is doomed to continue until the Blue Jays are brave enough to pitch to Ohtani.
October 28, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Looking more and more probable
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
Aaaand they didn’t
Mike Locksley, Terps players say this Maryland football team is different. They’ll need to prove it at UCLA 👇
Mike Locksley, Terps players say this Maryland football team is different. They need to prove it at UCLA
After two brutal losses that both featured late blown leads, there's not much coach Michael Locksley or his Maryland football players can say to quell fans' frustrations. They need a win on Saturday to...
247sports.com
October 19, 2025 at 2:59 AM
Aaaand they didn’t
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All-time night for sitting on my couch watching baseball for 5 hours, I can tell you that much
October 18, 2025 at 2:48 AM
All-time night for sitting on my couch watching baseball for 5 hours, I can tell you that much
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How to protect your children by covering them in fungus (if you’re a stinkbug) www.science.org/content/arti...
These stinkbugs coat their eggs in fungi to protect them from parasitic wasps
An unusual relationship could shed light on how insects choose their partners
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:25 PM
How to protect your children by covering them in fungus (if you’re a stinkbug) www.science.org/content/arti...
Our @science.org web designer, Jennie Pajerowski, has been working on some really great scrollytelling templates lately, including for this week’s News Feature by @kakape.bsky.social. It’s worth checking out 🤩 www.science.org/content/arti...
On an Arctic archipelago, frozen soil may preserve a hidden history of viruses
Scientists are hunting for ancient RNA in Svalbard’s permafrost, hoping to shed light on the evolution of viral diseases
www.science.org
October 16, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Our @science.org web designer, Jennie Pajerowski, has been working on some really great scrollytelling templates lately, including for this week’s News Feature by @kakape.bsky.social. It’s worth checking out 🤩 www.science.org/content/arti...
This game is NUTS. I’m so happy we’re getting to experience it sans ghost runner
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 AM
This game is NUTS. I’m so happy we’re getting to experience it sans ghost runner
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Federal researchers are confronting growing uncertainty about their future, as the 10-day-old shutdown of the U.S. government is now poised to extend into at least next week. https://scim.ag/4n1uy22
As U.S. shutdown drags on, ‘it’s just one blow after another’
Federal researchers confront growing uncertainty about future
scim.ag
October 10, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Federal researchers are confronting growing uncertainty about their future, as the 10-day-old shutdown of the U.S. government is now poised to extend into at least next week. https://scim.ag/4n1uy22
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Exclusive: Four institute directors at NIH and another top agency official who have been in professional limbo since being placed on administrative leave in the spring have now been fired, ScienceInsider has learned. https://scim.ag/4nIyF3S
After months in limbo, four NIH institute directors fired
Two leaders removed by Trump administration had hoped to stay at agency as in-house investigators
scim.ag
October 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Exclusive: Four institute directors at NIH and another top agency official who have been in professional limbo since being placed on administrative leave in the spring have now been fired, ScienceInsider has learned. https://scim.ag/4nIyF3S
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Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
October 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Jane Goodall has died at the age of 91.
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
In 2020, Goodall spoke with Science Editor-in-Chief H. Holden Thorp for a #ScienceEditorial reflecting on the 60th anniversary of her arrival in Gombe to study wild chimpanzees. Read more: https://scim.ag/472Chb8
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For the third time in a dozen years, the U.S. scientific community is digging in for a potentially lengthy partial federal government shutdown that promises to disrupt research and funding programs. https://scim.ag/4pQ9y0K
U.S. scientists gird for yet another government shutdown
Political impasse to hobble research agencies—and perhaps enable layoffs
scim.ag
September 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
For the third time in a dozen years, the U.S. scientific community is digging in for a potentially lengthy partial federal government shutdown that promises to disrupt research and funding programs. https://scim.ag/4pQ9y0K
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During #PeerReviewWeek, @science.org
heard from individual authors who talked about how peer review strengthened their work, making it functionally richer, more accessible, more pointed regarding limitations--sometimes in collaboration with preprint review. See author posts in thread below. 🧵
heard from individual authors who talked about how peer review strengthened their work, making it functionally richer, more accessible, more pointed regarding limitations--sometimes in collaboration with preprint review. See author posts in thread below. 🧵
September 18, 2025 at 2:46 PM
During #PeerReviewWeek, @science.org
heard from individual authors who talked about how peer review strengthened their work, making it functionally richer, more accessible, more pointed regarding limitations--sometimes in collaboration with preprint review. See author posts in thread below. 🧵
heard from individual authors who talked about how peer review strengthened their work, making it functionally richer, more accessible, more pointed regarding limitations--sometimes in collaboration with preprint review. See author posts in thread below. 🧵
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Increasing the breadth of researchers trained as peer reviewers is crucial to upholding quality in academic publishing. Last year, the Science journals began a pilot in which invited peer reviewers could add trainees as co-reviewers, with more than 2200 scientists participating. #PeerReviewWeek
September 16, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Increasing the breadth of researchers trained as peer reviewers is crucial to upholding quality in academic publishing. Last year, the Science journals began a pilot in which invited peer reviewers could add trainees as co-reviewers, with more than 2200 scientists participating. #PeerReviewWeek