Sara Zaske
@zaskestanford.bsky.social
Science Writer for Stanford School of Humanities and Sciences. Slowly building my lists in the great BlueSky.
They may not be pretty, but large scavengers help human health. Their loss means increased disease risk. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... 1/2
Decline in apex scavengers raises human disease risk
Stanford research shows that large, efficient scavengers are disappearing globally, allowing carrion to persist longer and creating opportunities for disease-carrying species like rodents to prolifera...
news.stanford.edu
July 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
They may not be pretty, but large scavengers help human health. Their loss means increased disease risk. news.stanford.edu/stories/2025... 1/2
Louder for those in the back:
"Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science." - David Singer, venture capitalist in NYT Op-Ed
"Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science." - David Singer, venture capitalist in NYT Op-Ed
April 28, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Louder for those in the back:
"Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science." - David Singer, venture capitalist in NYT Op-Ed
"Given the very real consequences for our competitiveness, our standard of living and, yes, also our bottom lines, we all ought to be making the case for aggressively funding basic science." - David Singer, venture capitalist in NYT Op-Ed
Note: I will be changing my X and BlueSky handles to reflect my new job with Stanford after 1/3. Not sure how this works on BlueSky, but it looks like I may need to start over with a new account.
December 29, 2024 at 10:04 PM
Note: I will be changing my X and BlueSky handles to reflect my new job with Stanford after 1/3. Not sure how this works on BlueSky, but it looks like I may need to start over with a new account.