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There’s a lot of talk about vaccines and autism, but what does the science say?

This week @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome unpacks the history behind these concerns and how modern studies have debunked this misconception.

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Vaccines and autism: Let’s talk about it
The conversation around autism and vaccines has become an increasingly hot topic of late (to put it mildly), but did you know that this debate began over 25 years ago? Here is a brief overview of t…
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November 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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You may have heard about patriarchy, but how about matriarchy? Bees, elephants, & bonobos show us females can be the ones running the show in the wild. Learn about matriarchal animal societies in this week's piece, written by @pennngg.bsky.social student Nita Rome. pennneuroknow.com/2025/06/17/a...
Animal Matriarchies
You may have heard about patriarchy, but how about matriarchy? Bees, elephants, and bonobos show us how females are often the ones running the show in the wild.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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What motivates you? We all have different sources of motivation for doing what we do, but some motivation comes from within and some from without.

Learn about two kinds of motivation in this week's post by Nita Rome: pennneuroknow.com/2025/01/21/w...

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What motivates you? The two types of motivation
We all have different sources of motivation for doing what we do. But did you know that the concept of motivation itself isn’t just one thing? Some motivation comes from within, and some from witho…
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January 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM