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I’ll be joining in! Come #OceanChat with us! 🌊🦑
This Thursday at 8:30 P.M. (US East Coast time,) join me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts as we watch the new David Attenborough documentary and discuss it!

Everyone push play- it's on Disney+ and Hulu - at the same time, and use #OceanChat to discuss!

#SciComm 🦑🧪🌎🐟
David Attenborough’s Ocean is on Hulu and Disney+. Let’s watch together and discuss it!
The new David Attenborough documentary “Ocean” is now streaming on Hulu and Disney+. On Thursday, June 26th, watch it with me and a panel of ocean science and conservation experts! Here…
www.southernfriedscience.com
June 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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Still grappling with the Q: "How to do science diplomacy when the integrity of science itself is under attack from national actors, including the elected government of the United States, the world science superpower of recent decades???"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
🧪 #scipol
Science diplomacy can help to heal global rifts — if research is respected
The universal language of science allows nations to reach a mutual understanding of shared problems. But that requires politicians not to meddle in how science is done.
www.nature.com
March 17, 2025 at 10:15 PM
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The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
Trump is trying to remake the presidency. Here's why
The Trump administration has shuttered, fired or targeted for resignation individuals, offices and agencies that could serve as a check on President Trump. Supporters say that is exactly the point.
www.npr.org
March 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in Los Angeles neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.
L.A.’s Clear Skies Conceal a ‘Toxic Soup’
Scientists collecting water, air and soil samples in neighborhoods ravaged by fires say they’re concerned about long-term health risks for residents.
www.nytimes.com
March 12, 2025 at 9:20 PM
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We are experiencing an assault on science unparalleled by anything I’ve seen in my life. It’s not one issue or another anymore, the entire institution is under attack by the most powerful individuals in the country.

This Friday, where will you be?

standupforscience2025.org
March 2, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
'Unprecedented': White House moves to control science funding worry researchers
If the Trump administration continues targeting DEI in science and seeking to slash funding, American science will look fundamentally different.
www.npr.org
February 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically.

By Bobby Bascomb
news.mongabay.com/short-articl...
Firefighters in LA blaze face same toxic exposure as 9/11 responders
Smoke from wildfire poses a host of health concerns, but when fires burn through urban areas, like the ongoing inferno in Los Angeles, U.S., the health risks increase dramatically. “This is an entirel...
news.mongabay.com
January 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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January 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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The Getty Center, one of Los Angeles’s most renowned art museums, is now squarely in the mandatory evacuation zone as the Palisades fire’s footprint has grown. An active fire is about a half mile away, but the blaze is not threatening the museum’s main buildings. nyti.ms/3PwJWVC
January 11, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM