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Imagine you’re a 25 year old staffer in Congress responsible for drafting legislation, meeting with constituents, writing speeches & responding to lobbyists. You also make recommendations for how your boss should vote.
Here's how you might start the day: sheril.substack.com/p/morning-… #science #politics
Morning On The Hill
A few hours as a legislative staffer.Sheril Kirshenbaum (Unelected Representative)
Over on the bird site they're talking about how MDPI journals have been added to the list of "predatory" journals.
What do you think?
predatoryreports.org/news/f/li…
#academia #AcademicChatter #academic #science #publishing #PeerReview
- About time! All MDPI journals are "predatory" (57%, 26 votes)
- Mmm, only some MDPI journals are "predatory" (20%, 9 votes)
- MDPI journals are iffy, but not fully "predatory" (20%, 9 votes)
- MDPI journals are fine! (2%, 1 vote)
Healthy soil is teeming with life.
🪱 🦠 🐜 🪲 🍄
It’s made up of billions of microscopic & macroscopic organisms representing the greatest concentration of biomass anywhere on Earth.
This includes millions of different species of bacteria, algae, fungi, insects, earthworms, beetles, ants & mites.
Just a teaspoonful of healthy soil contains more microbes than there are people on the earth, according to the USDA. nrcs.usda.gov/sites/default/fi… #nature #science #SharedPlanet
Mileva Marić Einstein was a physicist born in Serbia in 1875.
We remember her husband, Albert Einstein, as one of the most celebrated physicists of the 20th century, but I suspect most folks haven’t heard of her.
However, Albert & Mileva’s letters & other accounts suggest they worked together on his groundbreaking scientific contributions. They collaborated from the time they met in 1896 until their separation in 1914.
This is her story: blogs.scientificamerican.com/g… #science #history #HistoryRemix
The Forgotten Life of Einstein's First Wife
She was a physicist, too—and there is evidence that she contributed significantly to his groundbreaking scienceScientific American Blog Network
What kind of biologist should you be?
I adore this charming - and pretty accurate - chart by @rosemarymosco to help make the decision.
Also, fungi wins 🍄 #art #science
The Scope of Packages that pyOpenSci Reviews
What types of packages does pyOpenSci review?: pyOpenSci reviews higher level software packages that support scientific workflows. Image showing the tiers of software in the python ecosystem starti...pyOpenSci Software Peer Review Guide
Because of the headline, people are panicking over this article.
It doesnt mean that the virus “would turn people into zombies”. They meant “the virus has been dormant in permafrost for a long time and it has now been resurrected.”
As of March 2023, 72 #women have flown in #space.
Of these, 44 have worked on the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights, or as space flight participants on short-duration missions.
Learn more about these inspiring pioneers from around the world: nasa.gov/feature/womens-histor… #science #history #HistoryRemix
Women's History Month 2023: Celebrating Women Astronauts
As of March 2023, 72 women have flown in space. Of these, 44 have worked on the International Space Station as long-duration expedition crewmembers, as visitors on space shuttle assembly flights, or as space flight participants on short-duration miss…Kelli Mars (NASA)
Mary Anning was born in 1799 in Great Britain. Her family lived in poverty, selling fossils to make ends meet.
Scientists of Anning’s day could not believe that a poor young woman could posses her knowledge & talent. She has been described as 'the greatest fossilist the world ever knew' yet many are still unaware of her incredible contributions.
The majority of her discoveries ended up in museums & collections without credit. ucmp.berkeley.edu/history/anni… #history #science #HistoryRemix
...Nope.
BOTH of those are 'buried' under a layer of AIR.
The 'atmosphere' is invisible, so it's easy to ignore, but we are all SUBSURFACE dwellers...
#Science
#SciComm
#Atmosphere
#Aerodynamics
Planet Earth or Planet Ocean?
Take a look at this fascinating data visualization of countries by their share of Earth’s surface.
There are over 510M square kilometers of area, but <30% is covered by land. Over 70% is the ocean.
Image by Nicholas LePan for Visual Capitalist. Details at visualcapitalist.com/countries… #nature #science
Visualizing Countries by Share of Earth’s Surface
There are over 510 million km² of area on Earth, but less than 30% of it is land. We chart countries by share of Earth's surface.Nicholas LePan (Visual Capitalist)
Megalodon dominated the world’s ocean for over 13 million years.
Modern humans have only been around for a few hundred thousand years. nhm.ac.uk/discover/megalodon--… #nature #science #SharedPlanet
Megalodon: the truth about the largest shark that ever lived
Just how big was megalodon and could this giant predator still be lurking in the dark depths of the ocean?www.nhm.ac.uk
#evolution #science #microbiology #experiments #time #TimeTravel
Born in 1821, Elizabeth Blackwell was determined to become a physician. But she was rejected from every med school she applied to bc she was a woman. She was finally admitted to Geneva College, but her acceptance letter was intended as a joke.
Dr. Blackwell was the first woman to receive an M.D. from a U.S. med school & championed women in medicine. Eventually, she opened a clinic, started a medical college for women & became a professor. cfmedicine.nlm.nih.gov/physici… #science #history #HistoryRemix
For those interested in how #food waste drives global problems, Michael Webber & I spoke on this at the annual #Science meeting in 2019. /2
Food Waste Drives Global Problems
Food waste, accounting for at least 3% of energy consumption in the United States, rests at the heart of challenges facing the world’s food, water and energy...YouTube
Born in 1914, Hedy Lamarr was a famous American actress who pioneered the technology that would lead to WiFi, GPS, cell phones & Bluetooth communication.
Lamarr was brilliant. Among many fascinating inventions, she developed a new communication system with composer George Antheil that used “frequency hopping” among radio waves.
Once called the “most beautiful woman in the world," Lamarr is now remembered as "the mother of Wi-Fi."
smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian… #science #history #HistoryRemix
Thank This World War II-Era Film Star for Your Wi-Fi
As the National Portrait Gallery acquires a film poster of Hedy Lamarr, it’s worth reflecting on her double life as an actress and a pioneering inventorAlice George (Smithsonian Magazine)
Born in 1750, Caroline Herschel worked as assistant to her astronomer brother William. But she also made her own discoveries of nebulae, stars & 8(!) comets.
In 1787, King George III employed Caroline as her brother's assistant, including a small salary that made her one of the first women paid for their contributions to #science.
Caroline submitted over 550 stars to the existing star catalog & received honorary membership in the Royal Society. space.com/17439-caroline-hersc… #history #HistoryRemix
Caroline Herschel Biography
Caroline Herschel was the first woman to discover a comet. She made several contributions to the field of astronomyNola Taylor Tillman (Space)
“There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.”
— Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, 1994 planetary.org/worlds/pale-blue… #science #space
#sciart #science #evolution #evolutionarybiology #phylogenetics #illustration #viz #art #visualization #biology
PhyloPic
PhyloPic is an open database of free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses.Mike Keesey (PhyloPic)
Fission is in the news, but few recognize that a woman physicist was behind the discovery.
Lise Meitner’s brilliance led to the discovery of nuclear fission. But her long time collaborator Otto Hahn, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry w/o her in 1944, even though she had given the first theoretical explanation.
Albert Einstein called Meitner “our Marie Curie." She also adamantly refused to work on the atomic bomb during WWII. aps.org/publications/apsnews/2… #women #history #science #HistoryRemix
Henrietta Lacks was a poor, Black, young mother diagnosed cervical cancer in 1951. When her cells were collected w/o consent, scientists saw they multiplied fast.
“HeLa” cells changed #science. They’re used globally to study viruses, drugs, hormones, genes, diseases & develop vaccines. Lacks passed away at 31 w no recognition.
Rebecca Skloot’s beautiful book about her life & legacy is changing that. Now her statue will replace Robert E. Lee in VA. nytimes.com/2022/12/20/us/henr… #history #HistoryRemix
Rosalind Franklin’s research was crucial to discovering DNA’s double helix structure 🧬 but it was James Watson & Francis Crick who received the credit & Nobel Prize.
Unknown to Franklin, the pair saw her unpublished data & X-ray diffraction images, inspiring their model. They never acknowledged her contribution until after her death.
How many discoveries & innovations of #women do we attribute to the men who took credit for their ideas?
theconversation.com/sexism-pus… #history #science #HistoryRemix
Sexism pushed Rosalind Franklin toward the scientific sidelines during her short life, but her work still shines on her 100th birthday
Franklin was born a century ago, and her X-ray crystallography work crucially contributed to determining the structure of DNA.The Conversation
Physicist John Tyndall is often credited w discovering the greenhouse effect, which he wrote about in 1859.
But female scientist Eunice Foote published a paper - 3yrs earlier - demonstrating how atmospheric water vapor & CO2 affected solar heating. She theorized that heat trapping gases in Earth’s atmosphere warm its #climate.
Tyndall was widely read. And Foote, being a woman, wasn't even permitted to present her own work.
climate.gov/news-features/feat… #history #science #ClimateChange #HistoryRemix
#childrensbooks #kidlit #reading #science #ecology #Evolution
Some of us divergent types can't help but think systemically. I have presented to several groups of engineers about building innovative teams. I recommend doing deep research in a very different field, like biology (as opposed to computer science for example), when searching for inspiration. I have several good examples and love the idea of transdisciplinary thought. You have my vote.
Rather than teach #science by compartmentalizing biology, chemistry, physics, etc., we should focus on systems thinking.
The world is interconnected - oceans, food, #climate, energy, health, security, biodiversity & on.
When more of us, all around the world, consider how the pieces fit together & influence each other, we’ll be better equipped to meet global challenges.
Book recommendation: donellameadows.org/systems-thi… by the inspiring scholar Donella Meadows
Systems Thinking Book Sale - The Donella Meadows Project
Thinking in Systems Written by Donella Meadows and edited by Diana Wright This is a primer that brings you to a tangible world and shows you how to develop systems thinking skills.The Academy for Systems Change
Hi #science #research #mastodon community! A few days ago, a post of mine recieved a lot of attention. Thanks for the engagement and the very interesting suggestions! neuromatch.social/@LeonDLotter…
On #Twitter, I loved the common practice of writing threads explaining new #preprints and #papers in an understandable way.
I uttered my concern that through the chronological timeline here people might miss interesting science. A solution would be to agree on names for hashtags and/or a.gup.pe groups to ease tracking these "paper threads".
Following tags were named more then once: #newPaper #paperThread #preprint #researchPaper #mastoPrint #tootPrint.
Also, there was #tootorial, but that might be a slightly different category?
I heard people like participation - so let's do a poll! What's your favourite tag for threads explaining research articles? 📊 Multiple choices possible!
#twitterMigration #scienceTwitter #scientist @academicchatter @neuroscience @cognition @psychology @phdstudents
Leon Lotter (@LeonDLotter@neuromatch.social)
On #scienceTwitter, my favourite thing was reading and, on rare occasions, writing "paper/preprint threads". From the researchers I followed and through the #Twitter algorithm, this became my most important source for new #research.Neuromatch Social
- #newPaper (26%, 67 votes)
- #paperThread (37%, 93 votes)
- #preprint (27%, 68 votes)
- #researchPaper (34%, 85 votes)
- #tootPrint (9%, 23 votes)
A look at Earth’s biomass distributed between taxa.
Plants dominate accounting for >82% of biomass, followed by bacteria at 13%. The entire animal kingdom only makes up 0.4% & humans alone are just 0.01%. ourworldindata.org/life-on-ear… #science #nature
Credit: Our World in Data using research by Bar-On et al. (2018). Biomass is measured in tonnes of carbon.
Humans make up just 0.01% of Earth’s life – what’s the rest?
How is life on Earth distributed across the taxonomic kingdoms? Humans make up just 0.01% of life: but we’ve had much larger impacts on shaping the animal kingdom. Livestock now outweighs wild mammals and birds ten-fold.Our World in Data
Hello, world! We are the Climatematch team and we just landed on Mastodon.
Climatematch Academy is a wide-reaching, inclusive and approachable program aimed to introduce computational methods for climate science.
You can find more information about us on our website academy.climatematch.io/
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What is Climatematch Academy? Climatematch Academy (CMA) is a wide-reaching, inclusive and approachable program aimed to introduce computational methods for climate science.academy.climatematch.io
12 years ago, my 2nd book, The Science of Kissing (Hachette, 2011) came out. It’s about the neuroscience, biology, evolution, history, real chemistry & potential future of connection.
With #ValentinesDay around the corner, would fellow #science & #culture nerds on #Mastodon be interested in a few facts & stories from the book?
#nola #neworleans #Louisiana #science #education #space #nasa #blackhistorymonth
Born in 1883, Elmer Samuel Imes was the 2nd Black American to receive a physics PhD in the U.S.
His pioneering experimental work measured of the rotational–vibrational spectra of diatomic molecules.
Imes faced many obstacles bc of his race & blazed trails in science for many who followed. He was also interested in how science & culture intersect & married Nella Larsen, a great writer of the Harlem Renaissance. He passed away in 1941. physicstoday.scitation.org/doi… #history #science #HistoryRemix
Bring on Climate Change Chuck!
If prophets for planetary change must come in the form of rodents, then that is what me must do.
#bacteria #science #IttyBittyBees
This is why you should never drink cloudy water!
This video shows the bacteria in only about 0.001 ml of water from my jar. At the beginning the focus is on the upper plane, and then I slowly move the focus down into the seething mass. This is terrifying. #horror #science #bacteria #OhMyGodWhatHaveIDone
