Dana Howard
@thedanahoward.bsky.social
Assistant Professor | Bioethics and Philosophy. Views represented here are my own and not that of my employer.
Professional website: https://sites.google.com/site/danasarahhoward/
Professional website: https://sites.google.com/site/danasarahhoward/
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This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 9:20 AM
This a big deal: "China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months"
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
China's economy has grown by ~5% in the last year, so this comprehensively debunks the idea (again) that emissions are tied to growth. So yes, faster progress needed, but this is how you turn the corner.
First snow in Columbus for my birthday.
November 10, 2025 at 2:54 PM
First snow in Columbus for my birthday.
still making bread.
November 10, 2025 at 2:50 PM
still making bread.
“Harrington added that Preventive is compelled to work outside the U.S. because the Food and Drug Administration is prohibited from reviewing applications for human trials involving embryo editing. “
www.wsj.com/tech/biotech...
"For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.
Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong..."
"For months, a small company in San Francisco has been pursuing a secretive project: the birth of a genetically engineered baby.
Backed by OpenAI chief executive Sam Altman and his husband, along with Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong..."
Genetically Engineered Babies Are Banned. Tech Titans Are Trying to Make One Anyway.
Silicon Valley startups are pushing the boundaries of reproductive genetics, hoping to prevent diseases as well as improve chances for a high IQ and other traits.
www.wsj.com
November 9, 2025 at 1:49 PM
“Harrington added that Preventive is compelled to work outside the U.S. because the Food and Drug Administration is prohibited from reviewing applications for human trials involving embryo editing. “
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Had a great time at the @sacnas.bsky.social conference last week! Many Ohio State folks (see pic, including @astrojennifer.bsky.social, @denisemondragon.bsky.social, and me) attended despite restrictions. Congrats to @denisemondragon.bsky.social on winning best grad poster presentation!
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Had a great time at the @sacnas.bsky.social conference last week! Many Ohio State folks (see pic, including @astrojennifer.bsky.social, @denisemondragon.bsky.social, and me) attended despite restrictions. Congrats to @denisemondragon.bsky.social on winning best grad poster presentation!
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Please don’t call ECT ‘shock therapy’, an outdated and inaccurate term.
The controversy surrounding ECT comes from movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
ECT has changed radically since then, but it is still rarely depicted accurately today.
www.statnews.com/2016/05/20/s...
The controversy surrounding ECT comes from movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
ECT has changed radically since then, but it is still rarely depicted accurately today.
www.statnews.com/2016/05/20/s...
Don't call electroconvulsive therapy 'shock therapy'
Despite its portrayal in the media, electroconvulsive therapy isn't medically or clinically controversial. Calling it that risks people's mental health and even their lives.
www.statnews.com
November 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Please don’t call ECT ‘shock therapy’, an outdated and inaccurate term.
The controversy surrounding ECT comes from movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
ECT has changed radically since then, but it is still rarely depicted accurately today.
www.statnews.com/2016/05/20/s...
The controversy surrounding ECT comes from movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
ECT has changed radically since then, but it is still rarely depicted accurately today.
www.statnews.com/2016/05/20/s...
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For more on how emergency declarations could be used to address climate issues, see this brief. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
Seven Ways the Executive Branch Can Turbocharge Green Industrial Policy - Roosevelt Institute
There are seven tools President Biden can use to create the green energy jobs of the future, while limiting inflation.
rooseveltinstitute.org
November 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
For more on how emergency declarations could be used to address climate issues, see this brief. rooseveltinstitute.org/publications...
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"'There’s been this air of inevitability around data centers and AI and all this new tech stuff coming out — how it’s going to happen, so either get out of the way or get run over,' he said.
'And our job is to try and remind people in power of their humanity, at the end of the day.'"
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'And our job is to try and remind people in power of their humanity, at the end of the day.'"
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The Data Center Backlash Is Swallowing American Politics
Activists on both the left and the right are pushing back against AI development.
heatmap.news
November 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
"'There’s been this air of inevitability around data centers and AI and all this new tech stuff coming out — how it’s going to happen, so either get out of the way or get run over,' he said.
'And our job is to try and remind people in power of their humanity, at the end of the day.'"
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'And our job is to try and remind people in power of their humanity, at the end of the day.'"
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The laws have put doctors under increasing pressure, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature membrane rupture, and other pregnancy problems. These laws are driving much-needed doctors from certain states.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Iowa doesn't have enough OB-GYNs. Is the state's abortion ban part of the problem?
Iowa ranks last among states for the number of OB-GYNS per capita. State legislators are trying to recruit more, but some doctors say the state's strict abortion ban is partially to blame.
www.npr.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 AM
The laws have put doctors under increasing pressure, complicating the standard medical treatments for miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, premature membrane rupture, and other pregnancy problems. These laws are driving much-needed doctors from certain states.
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
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SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
November 6, 2025 at 8:36 PM
SCOTUS has granted a stay in Trump v. Orr, the trans passport case, meaning that the government will be able to once again deny gender marker changes to trans passport applicants.
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
This is a terrible decision with horrifying consequences for trans folks.
www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p...
“Slingshot has not tested Ash, which is free to use, as part of a clinical trial…as scrutiny of both general-purpose chatbots and chatbots designed for therapy rose, Slingshot stopped marketing Ash as a therapy chatbot. The start-up now promotes the app for “mental health and emotional well-being.”
Are AI Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:02 PM
“Slingshot has not tested Ash, which is free to use, as part of a clinical trial…as scrutiny of both general-purpose chatbots and chatbots designed for therapy rose, Slingshot stopped marketing Ash as a therapy chatbot. The start-up now promotes the app for “mental health and emotional well-being.”
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Are AI Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
Are A.I. Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use?
www.nytimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Are AI Therapy Chatbots Safe to Use? Psychologists and technologists see them as the future of therapy. The Food and Drug Administration is exploring whether to regulate them as medical devices. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/06/t...
LOL
November 6, 2025 at 2:09 PM
LOL
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Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100.
Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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November 6, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Today feels like a good day to remind everyone that there is literally no empirical evidence that economic growth will just continue if the world heats up to, say, 3°C by 2100.
Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Continued growth is just *assumed* in every economic model of the relationship between temperatures and growth.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
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The Trump regime is East Winging the Goddard Space Flight Center, home to the 10,000 scientists and engineers in NASA science and engineering directorates.
BREAKING: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is illegally closing 13 campus buildings (including ~100 laboratories).
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
Report coming from GESTA, the Goddard employee union
November 4, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The Trump regime is East Winging the Goddard Space Flight Center, home to the 10,000 scientists and engineers in NASA science and engineering directorates.
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The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over.
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UC to Stop Funding Systemwide Postdoc Program
Established in 1984 to encourage women and minority Ph.D.s to pursue academia, the program has attracted right-wing criticism for prioritizing diverse candidates.
www.insidehighered.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
The UC President axed a signature part of our Presidents Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP). UCOP cites the budget, but PPFP is a key program the Trump admin is threatening us over.
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
UCOP is capitulating to Trump's threats, piecemeal. Ominous, worrying.
www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty...
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New: About 40% of the private attorneys who serve as court-appointed counsel for indigent federal defendants in New Mexico announced they will stop taking new cases, citing a funding crisis that has left them and other Criminal Justice Act lawyers unpaid since July. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:22 PM
New: About 40% of the private attorneys who serve as court-appointed counsel for indigent federal defendants in New Mexico announced they will stop taking new cases, citing a funding crisis that has left them and other Criminal Justice Act lawyers unpaid since July. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
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In this opinion piece, two scientists argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field.
Why the for-profit race into solar geoengineering is bad for science and public trust
Two scientists argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field.
www.technologyreview.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:05 PM
In this opinion piece, two scientists argue that the growing commercial efforts to counter climate change by reflecting away sunlight will thwart responsible research in the field.
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NativeBio (nativebio.org) and Mass Design Group (massdesigngroup.org/videos) will be at Abundant Futures (events.massdesigngroup.org/abundantfutu...) next week in Boston! Here's how we've worked together for Indian Country vimeo.com/762043373
Native BioData Consortium
This is "Native BioData Consortium" by MASS Design Group on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
November 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
NativeBio (nativebio.org) and Mass Design Group (massdesigngroup.org/videos) will be at Abundant Futures (events.massdesigngroup.org/abundantfutu...) next week in Boston! Here's how we've worked together for Indian Country vimeo.com/762043373
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Polls open until 7:30pm today in Cincinnati with mayor, nine city council slots, judges, ballot issues and tax levies on the ballot.
November 4, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Polls open until 7:30pm today in Cincinnati with mayor, nine city council slots, judges, ballot issues and tax levies on the ballot.
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Fascinating. Colossal (think "Dire-ish" wolves) bought Viagen (think pet, and livestock) cloning.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Not sure what I think about it, tho I can see that Colossal might benefit from Viagen's technology and experience.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Not sure what I think about it, tho I can see that Colossal might benefit from Viagen's technology and experience.
Biotech company Colossal, which brought dire wolves back to life, acquires Viagen
Colossal Biosciences, which has brought to life a small pack of genetically modified dire wolves, has acquired cloning company Viagen.
www.usatoday.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Fascinating. Colossal (think "Dire-ish" wolves) bought Viagen (think pet, and livestock) cloning.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Not sure what I think about it, tho I can see that Colossal might benefit from Viagen's technology and experience.
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Not sure what I think about it, tho I can see that Colossal might benefit from Viagen's technology and experience.
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3 people set off of a bomb at Harvard medical school yesterday and it's barely gotten any attention.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Authorities Investigating Explosion at Harvard Medical School, Believed To Be Intentional | News | The Harvard Crimson
A device exploded inside the Goldenson Building in Harvard’s Longwood medical campus early Saturday morning, according to a message from the Harvard University Police Department to University affiliat...
www.thecrimson.com
November 2, 2025 at 7:32 PM
3 people set off of a bomb at Harvard medical school yesterday and it's barely gotten any attention.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passes congressional map further GOP advantage ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/o...
Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passes congressional map further GOP advantage • Ohio Capital Journal
The Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passed a congressional map in a Friday morning meeting, increasing Republican advantage in the state 12-3 and blocking a referendum effort.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Ohio Redistricting Commission unanimously passes congressional map further GOP advantage ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/31/o...
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1/2 SACNAS 2025 Columbus, Ohio we are in you!! Come talk to the team about anything you see below! Dr. Matt Anderson from UWisconsin, Dr. Krystal Tsosie from ASU, & many more Indigenous Thinkers for #IDSov in our famous "Network of Networks". We have been blazing a trail & not stopping anytime soon!
October 31, 2025 at 12:13 AM
1/2 SACNAS 2025 Columbus, Ohio we are in you!! Come talk to the team about anything you see below! Dr. Matt Anderson from UWisconsin, Dr. Krystal Tsosie from ASU, & many more Indigenous Thinkers for #IDSov in our famous "Network of Networks". We have been blazing a trail & not stopping anytime soon!