This weekend I’m partying away at the AAAS meeting (which really means, I’m frantically working with a caffeine IV drip installed, but what else is new?)! But the links keep coming, because SCIENCE!
Monday:
Giving C section babies a wipe with vaginal microbes. ow.ly/XTzz8 Interested to see what long term effects will be.
We’ve got more bald eagles, yay! But that means they can end up dead more often. 🙁ow.ly/XWOrS
Why aren’t any #Zika prevention efforts focused on men? ow.ly/XXJFz It takes two to tango, and it can be sexually transmitted.
I love this. A comprehensive list of all the consumer products that are chemical-free.ow.ly/XZSYa
Science communication is a two-way street. This means you can’t just communicate, you need to listen. ow.ly/Y04is
Women deserve to know the magnitude of risk, not to be talked down to about alcohol.ow.ly/Y0kTP by @tarahaelle
This is cool, a new podcast that looks at…the way we look at science. ow.ly/Y0lYc I admit I don’t get the title.
This pill wants your gut gas. I admit, I’d try one. I’m super curious. ow.ly/Y0myh
Tuesday:
On the CRISPR fights “These two camps deserve each other, and they can bully each other into oblivion.” ow.ly/Y4GKT
Expecting a genius to be somehow different from the rest of us dooms us to disappointment. ow.ly/Y4H83 By @DrMRFrancis
And now, a subtweet, unrelated to anything on Twitter (which is actually how subtweets are at their best)
There should be an award for those who see a golden opportunity for trolling, and hold themselves back through sheer force of will.
Miss my links last week? Get them here!ow.ly/Y4HkF Slugs. Brain development. Bats.
“Like the label “porn,” the definition of GMO often depends on “I know it when I see it” subjectivity.” ow.ly/Y57J2
The sexual misconduct case that has rocked anthropology. ow.ly/Y8br2 Glad to see they included #SAFE13 @Mammals_Suck
Natural History Museums Are Teeming With Undiscovered Species. ow.ly/Y5anv By @edyong209
Killing worn-out cells helps middle-aged mice live longer, healthier lives. ow.ly/Y5hhP
And ANOTHER subtweet interlude
Please, my dears. READ the links. READ them. I do.
Wednesday:
Militants are still occupying a refuge in Oregon, and science is suffering. ow.ly/Y5KkL
Researchers have developed the world’s finest skipping stone. YES. ow.ly/Y5MQ5
Hoping to Lead Great Lakes Lampreys to Demise by the Nose http://ow.ly/Y5N18
“Fossiling does a body good.” Even when it’s in the rain. @Laelaps on fossil hunting where Mary Anning once walked. http://ow.ly/Y5Nf8
Last week @nadiadrake went to space. Virtually, sort of. But I’m still super jealous.http://ow.ly/Y5NkS
Two grad students use DNA to crack a prehistoric dinner hoax. http://ow.ly/Y5NC9
A sigh’s not just a sigh. It might actually be useful. http://ow.ly/Y5NGI
When the survival of one population of animals necessitates the destruction of another. http://ow.ly/Y5NMb
Thursday:
Do what you love mantra devalues hard work.http://ow.ly/Y7J5S Esp agree with the idea of “hope labor” as a problem.
The brain is part of the body so why do universities operate largely from the neck up? Let’s move on. http://ow.ly/Y5a46
The tug of war that happens when you’re reporting on #Zika and…you have Zika.http://ow.ly/Y8bCE
“The world’s worst Transformer:…changing shape from a cockroach into a…flatter cockroach.” http://ow.ly/Y8bN0 by @edyong209
What it’s like being in a music MRI study.http://ow.ly/Y8dFN Makes me think I should write more about the ones I did. Pain. Coffee…
Party on, awesome disco snail.http://ow.ly/Y8sPt
From harassee to guardian. A powerful post.http://ow.ly/Y8tE6
How researchers can do their own PR, with some great advise from @tinasaey!http://ow.ly/Y8DnE
Friday:
At this year’s #AAAS meeting? I’m giving a TALK! Come hear it. 🙂 http://ow.ly/Y8ILo With @laurahelmuth @cgseife @MichelleFrancl
“Who bullied whom? My reputation was destroyed within the institution”http://ow.ly/YalBy
There’s a sentient chamber at the National Academy of Sci. I might have to go see it. It shimmies! http://ow.ly/YasuI by @artologica
Hoping to Lead Great Lakes Lampreys to Demise by the Nose http://ow.ly/Y5N18
One does not simply…assume a link between #Zika and microcephaly.http://ow.ly/YaE4I
Our hand-me-down Neandertal DNA may not always be helpful. http://ow.ly/Ye8EEBy @tinasaey
When it comes to harassment, stop blaming the alcohol. http://ow.ly/YaXyZby @proflikesubstance
The Science Byline Counting Project: Where Are the Women—and Where Are They Not? Great work, though frustrating. http://ow.ly/Yb4h1
