It’s the dead of summer. But science doesn’t stop when the heat index gets over 100! No! Science just tells you to stay hydrated. Coffee will do.
Monday July 18
From me, on middle school teachers using Twitter in the classroom. Promises and pifalls. https://t.co/ssd0z4RVFT
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
From me! When it comes to reading, students may whine, but they can benefit from more classroom time. https://t.co/SNx19EGsbe
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
From me: exercising as you age is for more than keeping up with the grandkids. https://t.co/yvTfnHopYb
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
As adolescents mature, rising testosterone gives their frontal cortex more control over emotions. https://t.co/AmEwo2mwpc by me.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
This week’s word: Poisonous. With FABULOUS cartoon art from @RosemaryMosco https://t.co/ljjcLiw6HJ
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
Does Crime-Predicting Software Bias Judges? Unfortunately, There’s No Data https://t.co/4pTcrxnjBO by @roseveleth
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
There’s a big gap in the big O. The gender orgasm gap. https://t.co/5NDll2Kd6P
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 18, 2016
Tuesday, July 19
ICYMI, middle school teachers are using Twitter in class to help connect students with science in real time. https://t.co/jxp47bv0RQ
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
What happens when you speak up about harassment, and then try to get a faculty job? https://t.co/mnBJyhGV18
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
ICYMI. Classroom policies often increase classroom time. Does that actually work? There’s research on that. https://t.co/abuY8oQyXN by me.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
“As soon as you hit 35 or 40, you need to start doing resistance [exercise].” For more than just looking buff. https://t.co/Joxmd0yoc6
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
Using scans of brain activity, scientists showed that how teens’ brains process emotions changes as they mature. https://t.co/qg1vGnAE9z
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
Academic jobs for biomedical PhDs are rare, the job market is crap, and the NYT is on it. https://t.co/COJ7nOU5BI
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
Tangier island has about 50 years left before it washes away. Should it be saved? https://t.co/o7dNUo3yph
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
GMOs can be complex, and there are legitimate concerns. But safety is not one of them. https://t.co/672PQ7UTft
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 19, 2016
Wednesday, July 20
A list of some of the challenges facing science, according to 270 scientists. Surprised diversity didn’t make list. https://t.co/Bf9IIOkg6p
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
fMRI false positives have finally hit the mainstream, but it’s probably not as dire as reported. https://t.co/yv8MwY87LY by @Neuro_Skeptic
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
Dolly turned 20! Who’s Dolly? The world’s most amazing sheep. https://t.co/pTu9Kh0IRy Saw her in Edinburgh and I got emotional.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
Who’s to blame for the downfall of Theranos? More than just one person. https://t.co/ohGpU6SkVT by @shanpalus
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
A middle school teacher uses Twitter to connect students with science. But best be wary. https://t.co/xEUZVZqKp4 by me.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
Does more time in class really increase reading comprehension? https://t.co/Kok2tdhfSu From me.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
Staying active as you age (even walking just 72 blocks per week!) can help body and brain. From me. https://t.co/6PNsqIPvcw
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
What doctors in training need: a robotic rectum. Really. https://t.co/QqiEzPf7Mz By @Inkfish
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 20, 2016
Thursday, July 20
TIL: There’s physics to explain why Cheerios clump together in your bowl. https://t.co/djE4tLSJ5M
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
Do doctors die “better” than their patients? A new study shows in the end, most make similar decisions. https://t.co/HCyXLCZTt3
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
Are poison-type Pokemon actually poisonous? Poison vs venom vs toxungen. https://t.co/yonn5Os8tA by @NerdyChristie
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
How harassment halts science. https://t.co/cTgqrL1aLy To unis, bigwig PIs are more important than students.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
Oooh! @brookeborel‘s book on fact checking is available for preorder. Looking forward to it. https://t.co/EUYlkzXCjl
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
Why is junk food so cheap? Because the govt subsidizes wheat and corn, not fruits and veggies. https://t.co/b5O0otSG7J
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
Dinosaurs may have faced a multitude of disasters. Asteroids, volcanoes, and now, crude oil? https://t.co/s7bfNwFgWf
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
“Mosquitoes don’t go on summer break. This is no way to fight an epidemic.” https://t.co/us4rBwSwYe by @marynmck
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 21, 2016
Friday, July 22
Remnants of the ice age are all around us. @RosemaryMosco points out some cool geological remnants. https://t.co/9iN1Kd0ZZ2
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
Fact-checking: snarky and fun, but doesn’t change minds. https://t.co/ZTJJMeLTfj Same true of science myth-busting! https://t.co/TcciW5M7EL
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
A fossil site full of severed bird feet. https://t.co/XRCuajowOJ I mean, really, who likes the feet anyway? By @Laelaps
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
How do fecal transplants work? We still don’t really know! https://t.co/FUQcwP0Bmz by @carlzimmer
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
It’s good for students to see that scientists fail. https://t.co/bSn4NNBoCX
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
Bad sci gets funded, contributing to replication problem. https://t.co/lt8kBFPHj2 I wld add: need to publish and VALUE negative findings.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
All pain isn’t equal. Doctors treat people differently by race and socioeconomic status. https://t.co/fTw33WRZMb
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
TIL. A banana slug’s head hole…is its only hole. https://t.co/xwjKNpvC4K The “genital opening” is in the head.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
Zooming in on a new brain map, with 97 previously unidentified regions. https://t.co/kiTcFtEX4A
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 22, 2016
This Op-Ed by Natasha Berryman explains why Science Orgs should support #BlackLivesMatter #NativeLivesMatter & more https://t.co/61tAUqRlMM
— DNLee (@DNLee5) July 22, 2016
Monday, July 25
Apple’s Health Experiment Is Riddled With Privacy Problems https://t.co/GaLACJwkSI by @JenLucPiquant with @neva9257
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Ever wonder what is up with the Paris Climate Agreements? @sci4thepeople did a podcast! https://t.co/0SwtmYHAlS with @afterthree
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Two to tango? In lichen it takes THREE. A fungus, an algae…and a yeast! https://t.co/z5DpqVBTMy
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Patient HM contributed a lot to the study of memory. But there’s a darker side. https://t.co/8K7iB1Qa3P Review by @Neuro_Skeptic
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
This week’s word? Venomous! Not poisonous. Inspired by me getting it wrong the other week. 🙂 https://t.co/Iejl2pejlI
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Acupuncture itself doesn’t work. “Full of holes” as it were. But it CAN tell us something about pain. https://t.co/24nFqyUK2V
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Breast milk. For your baby? Or for your baby’s microbes? Excerpt from @edyong209‘s new book. https://t.co/yruDTjUVXF
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Cell lines get contaminated without sci’s noticing. When they notice, what happens? Usually nothing. https://t.co/d1CrltR5rG
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 25, 2016
Tuesday, July 26
How air conditioning makes heat waves worth, and what we should (but won’t) do about it. https://t.co/xLWvJut9zH
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
“We in journalism have to look in the mirror” Gary Schwitzer on failures in medical reporting. https://t.co/4uDVN3umSy
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
Things I’m learning this summer: Dew point is the real measure of how miserable I feel right now. https://t.co/2E6Qcgic05
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
How women are harassed out of science. https://t.co/PhEGPW71zi
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
Rats and possums beware, New Zealand is starting a program to eliminate introduced species. https://t.co/JZcqXuqt9O
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
Why do scientists keep delivering facts, when facts say that fact-dumps don’t, in fact, work? https://t.co/vT05NrWxr5 #facts #factfact
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
That time a bunch of journalists confused an opinion piece for a study. https://t.co/JVEOfbBfTg alcohol and cancer.
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
Caffeine used to be banned in sports, but now? 3/4 athletes use it. https://t.co/pOHHyPKzd6
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 26, 2016
Wednesday, July 27
“ We’re all going to die, regardless of how much quinoa we eat.” On “clean eating.” https://t.co/1YvryRI65r
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 27, 2016
Sea ice grows algae, the base of the Arctic food web. Less ice? Less algae. https://t.co/HRI2aQqI66 by @SarahZielinski
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 27, 2016
On the search for new model organisms. Squid, anyone? https://t.co/v95VibzeZ0
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 27, 2016
“In the news feed on your phone, all stories look the same – whether they come from a credible source or not.” https://t.co/01QgsCK8QT
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 27, 2016
Finally listening to @flashforwardpod ep “bot for teacher” great points about access and unacknowledged skills. https://t.co/mOEnrSMr0x
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 27, 2016
Hunt real life Pokemon! Hunt bugs!!! https://t.co/UQOM73qtgZ
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 27, 2016
Friday, July 29
So proud today to show off the BRAND NEW GLORIOUS site for @SNStudents!! Check it out! https://t.co/85bRJLsECd
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 29, 2016
This week’s @sci4thepeople, @thsaey and I take on genetics…with HARRY POTTER. Yer a Wizard, Harry! https://t.co/acLhn6RUSN
— Sci Curious (@scicurious) July 29, 2016
