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Fighting to keep science a public good.
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New research: Conspiracy theories don’t just thrive on anger—they flourish in ressentiment (bitterness + unfairness + suppressed rage). Across UK & US studies, feeling wronged predicted stronger belief in conspiracies.

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October 10, 2025 at 6:48 PM
We're running a short survey promotion to help us determine which subtopics are most relevant for our coverage. If you take this 2-minute survey, you can get 15% off Trawly for a year. Not bad!

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October 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Yet another post on the Dylatov Pass Mystery? Why not?

UFOs? Yetis? Or something even more interesting

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August 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
This week in science:

Indigenous climate wisdom earns global recognition

Elon Musk gains from Trump’s Pentagon budget

ChatGPT matches linguists in grammar tests

Climate journalism reshapes disaster prep

Read the full roundup: thisweekinsciencenews.com/2025/05/07/s...
Science News Round Up, May 7, 2025 - This Week in Science
Science News Round Up for May 7, 2025
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May 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Climate rollbacks. Big Oil lawsuits. AI breakthroughs.

Catch up on the science that’s shaping our future in this week’s roundup.

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May 2, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Scientists just did something WILD: they sequenced the entire ape genome—gapless, cover to cover.

It’s a telomere-to-telomere (T2T) breakthrough that rewrites what we know about human evolution, immunity, and even... SPEECH?!
April 10, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Deep learning.
Rare Diseases.

Check out our news round up.
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Science News Round Up, April 4, 2025 - This Week in Science
Science News Round Up, April 34 2025
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April 4, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Great metaphor ⬇️
March 27, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Client change not a threat?

Read all about it in our news recap

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Science News Recap, March 28, 2025 - This Week in Science
The best and most impactful science news for Friday, March 28
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March 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
With the rise of infectious diseases, a new umbrella review highlights how social media data can help detect outbreaks.

Policymakers (if you're listening), take note!

www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Frontiers | Innovating health prevention models in detecting infectious disease outbreaks through social media data: an umbrella review of the evidence
www.frontiersin.org
March 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Some techies today fear hell—not from a god, but from a computer.

Let me take you down the rabbit hole where AI theory meets religious fervor, and where logic sometimes births new kinds of faith.
March 26, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Over at our sister site, we are helping to build evidence for community-based supports
We’re updating tools that support Community Health Workers (CHWs)—and we need your input!

Tell us what matters most in building strong, effective CHW programs.

Quick, anonymous survey: tinyurl.com/4uzmn468

#CHW #PublicHealth #HealthEquity #CHWSupport #Survey
March 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
seven-way venn diagram
March 22, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Ugh, and I forgot it was π day....
March 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Similar to what we are doing over at @twiph.bsky.social , we started as short recap of science policy news.

thisweekinsciencenews.com/2025/03/10/s...
Science News Roundup: March 10, 2025 - This Week in Science
Science news roundup for March 10, 2025
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March 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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Not the sexiest recent study, but at least it made us smile.

www.nature.com/articles/s41...
March 4, 2025 at 5:26 PM
It feels weird to be as pragmatic about this, but yeah -- cutting science funding hurts economic competitiveness.

theconversation.com/cutting-fund...
Cutting funding for science can have consequences for the economy, US technological competitiveness
The jury’s out on whether the US is still at the top of global science. Proposed cuts to major agencies could mean completely ceding that title.
theconversation.com
February 24, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Fight back. Let your congresspeople know. It seems trite, yet they do listen.

www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...
Science under siege: Trump cuts threaten to undermine decades of research
Sweeping layoffs, funding freezes and executive orders have provoked outcry among federal researchers and their university partners, who fear that science itself is under siege.
www.nbcnews.com
February 21, 2025 at 3:17 PM
But for those in health-adjacent fields, we've been curating this synthesis of job boards. Let us know if there's anything we should add to the mix.

thisweekinpublichealth.com/blog/2024/08...
Where to Find a Job in Public Health - This Week In Public Health
Leverage public health networks and weak ties to unlock new career opportunities, research collaborations, and advocacy roles.
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February 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
not neglecting this account...most of our action is happening over at @twiph.bsky.social .
February 19, 2025 at 9:07 PM