Megan Killian
@megankillian.bsky.social
I was a #firstgen college student, now I'm a tenured professor at UMich. Skeets are my own
I lead a team studying musculoskeletal physiology, development, and healing. We study how the skeleton grows and how connective tissues guide this process.
I lead a team studying musculoskeletal physiology, development, and healing. We study how the skeleton grows and how connective tissues guide this process.
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Megan Killian
@megankillian.bsky.social
· May 31
Yesterday was an awesome day in science, with the 9th annual MSK Symposium for the MiMHC @umich.edu!
Great talks from faculty and trainees, featuring work from across Southeast Michigan🦷🦴
🎉Lavi won the Speakers Choice poster award
💪Alayna Loiselle was the keynote speaker @urochester.bsky.social
Great talks from faculty and trainees, featuring work from across Southeast Michigan🦷🦴
🎉Lavi won the Speakers Choice poster award
💪Alayna Loiselle was the keynote speaker @urochester.bsky.social
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My quote of the day
Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.
Travis Bradberry
Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.
Travis Bradberry
November 20, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My quote of the day
Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.
Travis Bradberry
Toxic people defy logic. Some are blissfully unaware of the negative impact that they have on those around them, and others seem to derive satisfaction from creating chaos and pushing other people's buttons.
Travis Bradberry
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Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
Early Career Rescue Fellowship
www.uni-konstanz.de
November 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Three German universities offering post-docs for researchers "who cannot conduct or continue their work in the USA appropriately because of actual political pressure. "
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
www.uni-konstanz.de/zukunftskoll...
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The senate dems are about to embarrass themselves and us AGAIN! I hope these reports are not true.
November 9, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The senate dems are about to embarrass themselves and us AGAIN! I hope these reports are not true.
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Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
November 7, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Chris Murphy: "There will be pretty substantial damage to a Dem brand that has been rehabilitated if on the heels of an election in which the people told us to keep fighting, we immediately stop... if we surrender without having gotten anything, I worry it'll be hard to get them back up off the mat"
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Interesting podcast about "Jay" Bhattacharya and his mentor, Harvard President Alan Garber
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokD...
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokD...
1/2
Jay & Alan
YouTube video by The Boston Globe
www.youtube.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Interesting podcast about "Jay" Bhattacharya and his mentor, Harvard President Alan Garber
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokD...
1/2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SokD...
1/2
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I like "audio documentary"
thank you for listening!
thank you for listening!
There needs to be a new word for radio journalism to distinguish incredible outfits like @onthemedia.bsky.social from “podcasts”. This series on the trump’s war on academia is phenomenal- open.spotify.com/episode/729x...
S2 - Episode 2: The Harvard Plan
open.spotify.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
I like "audio documentary"
thank you for listening!
thank you for listening!
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In 1963 the US govt spent 2.5% GDP on research in America. This was on top of what business spent on research, and was not conflated with business "spending" on research by bundling in expenses like advertising into their research budgets.
That spike in 1963 has driven our economy for decades.
That spike in 1963 has driven our economy for decades.
Some charts for those who don't know the extent of the US public (and private) investment in research (particularly in biomedical research) compared to other countries and institutions. The destruction of the US' scientific institutions has global implications.
November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
In 1963 the US govt spent 2.5% GDP on research in America. This was on top of what business spent on research, and was not conflated with business "spending" on research by bundling in expenses like advertising into their research budgets.
That spike in 1963 has driven our economy for decades.
That spike in 1963 has driven our economy for decades.
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One good way to destroy a society its to incentivize a snitch culture, where people learn to distrust one another. You don't have to look for Stasi examples. See state laws putting private bounties on women seeking an abortion.
From 2024 @adamserwer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From 2024 @adamserwer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
November 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
One good way to destroy a society its to incentivize a snitch culture, where people learn to distrust one another. You don't have to look for Stasi examples. See state laws putting private bounties on women seeking an abortion.
From 2024 @adamserwer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
From 2024 @adamserwer.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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The U.S. government has been shut down for 28 days now.
Over 900,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
Air traffic controllers are going without paychecks.
SNAP benefits to feed people run out on Sunday.
The House GOP refuses to meet in session.
None of this is normal nor acceptable.
Over 900,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
Air traffic controllers are going without paychecks.
SNAP benefits to feed people run out on Sunday.
The House GOP refuses to meet in session.
None of this is normal nor acceptable.
October 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
The U.S. government has been shut down for 28 days now.
Over 900,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
Air traffic controllers are going without paychecks.
SNAP benefits to feed people run out on Sunday.
The House GOP refuses to meet in session.
None of this is normal nor acceptable.
Over 900,000 federal workers have been furloughed.
Air traffic controllers are going without paychecks.
SNAP benefits to feed people run out on Sunday.
The House GOP refuses to meet in session.
None of this is normal nor acceptable.
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So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
President Reagan's Radio Address on Free and Fair Trade on April 25, 1987
YouTube video by Reagan Library
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
So they didn’t like the ad. Let’s just post Reagan’s 5 min speech against tariffs as it appears on YouTube.
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
Over and over. On all platforms (some of y’all are still on X).
*1981 Sherrilyn horrified by 2025 Sherrilyn saying “let’s post Reagan’s speech.”
youtu.be/5t5QK03KXPc
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"We need to stop trusting the experts" is quite the statement from the head of US health and human services.
Some of us have committed our lives & professional work to illuminating new frontiers and teaching others how to do the same.
The abject cruelty tied to that statement is ... whew.
Some of us have committed our lives & professional work to illuminating new frontiers and teaching others how to do the same.
The abject cruelty tied to that statement is ... whew.
RFK Jr: We need to stop trusting the experts... Trusting the experts is not a feature of science or democracy, it's a feature of religion and totalitarianism.
October 16, 2025 at 3:59 PM
"We need to stop trusting the experts" is quite the statement from the head of US health and human services.
Some of us have committed our lives & professional work to illuminating new frontiers and teaching others how to do the same.
The abject cruelty tied to that statement is ... whew.
Some of us have committed our lives & professional work to illuminating new frontiers and teaching others how to do the same.
The abject cruelty tied to that statement is ... whew.
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General Motors will record a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed. https://to.pbs.org/4n9lQyK
GM takes $1.6 billion hit as incentives for EVs slashed and emission rules eased
General Motors will book a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed. S
www.pbs.org
October 14, 2025 at 9:33 PM
General Motors will record a negative impact of $1.6 billion in its next quarter after tax incentives for electric vehicles were slashed by the U.S. and rules governing emissions are relaxed. https://to.pbs.org/4n9lQyK
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New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Purge, Merge, and Surge
Trump is creating a omniforce of armed loyalists to establish his police state
donmoynihan.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
New, from me:
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
Trump's 3 step plan to create a military omniforce
1. Purge - those deemed disloyal
2. Merge - different parts of law enforcement/military
3. Surge - impose the omniforce on Dem cities; instigate unrest; assert dominance; silence dissent
donmoynihan.substack.com/p/purge-merg...
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You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."
October 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM
You. Do. Not. Try. To. Prove. Your. Hypothesis.
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
That is completely backwards.
The proper way to do science is to form a hypothesis, and then do everything you can to try and tear that hypothesis apart.
Any other way is scientifically unsound at the least, and malpractice or outright lies at worst
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Let's talk about this fucking guy. youtu.be/vlKDQ3fwI5w
The Making Of Stephen Miller - SOME MORE NEWS
YouTube video by Some More News
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Let's talk about this fucking guy. youtu.be/vlKDQ3fwI5w
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The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.
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3 hospitalized following reported Edisto Beach fire, SLED investigating
SC Court officials release statement on house fire that appears to be associated with Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein
SC Court officials release statement on house fire that appears to be associated with Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein
3 hospitalized following reported Edisto Beach fire, SLED investigating
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating a house fire that hospitalized three people Saturday afternoon.
www.live5news.com
October 6, 2025 at 12:15 AM
3 hospitalized following reported Edisto Beach fire, SLED investigating
SC Court officials release statement on house fire that appears to be associated with Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein
SC Court officials release statement on house fire that appears to be associated with Circuit Court Judge Diane Goodstein
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“Judge Diane Goodstein is known for her recent ruling that blocked the Trump regime from accessing all sensitive information about South Carolina voters.”
www.live5news.com/2025/10/05/3...
www.live5news.com/2025/10/05/3...
3 hospitalized following reported Edisto Beach fire, SLED investigating
The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division is investigating a house fire that hospitalized three people Saturday afternoon.
www.live5news.com
October 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
“Judge Diane Goodstein is known for her recent ruling that blocked the Trump regime from accessing all sensitive information about South Carolina voters.”
www.live5news.com/2025/10/05/3...
www.live5news.com/2025/10/05/3...
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WHOA: DHS says that their officers were “rammed and blocked in” in Chicago and got out of their cars and shot an U.S. citizen who reportedly also had a gun and who had been tracking ICE raids. They are blaming the shooting on her, and say they were already tracking her socials. More details to come.
October 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
WHOA: DHS says that their officers were “rammed and blocked in” in Chicago and got out of their cars and shot an U.S. citizen who reportedly also had a gun and who had been tracking ICE raids. They are blaming the shooting on her, and say they were already tracking her socials. More details to come.
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Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
October 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Weaponized gratitude is a key tool in the abuser's toolkit. The goal is to convince the victim that they owe the abuser so much, they should feel guilty for wanting to complain.
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On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
Poll: Agreement that political violence may be necessary to right the country grows
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
n.pr
October 1, 2025 at 12:25 PM
On hot button issues, a majority say children should be vaccinated; controlling gun violence is more important than gun rights; and Epstein files should be released, in a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll.
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This is the point of the new EO: it is to make people think twice before they provide their honest evaluation of the Trump regime. You called them fascist? Well, you must be antifa. You call them authoritarian? You are inciting terrorism.
If a government tells you that you can’t call it authoritarian, it’s authoritarian.
September 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is the point of the new EO: it is to make people think twice before they provide their honest evaluation of the Trump regime. You called them fascist? Well, you must be antifa. You call them authoritarian? You are inciting terrorism.
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When we build the greatest stereotype engine the world has ever seen we should not be surprised when it reproduces bias
Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases.
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.
arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122
Prestige over merit: An adapted audit of LLM bias in peer review
Large language models (LLMs) are playing an increasingly integral, though largely informal, role in scholarly peer review. Yet it remains unclear whether LLMs reproduce the biases observed in human de...
arxiv.org
September 22, 2025 at 6:24 AM
When we build the greatest stereotype engine the world has ever seen we should not be surprised when it reproduces bias