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Ars Technica @arstechnica.com · 19/08/2026
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mRNA cancer vaccine succeeded in Phase 3 melanoma trial, Moderna and Merck say
The vaccine reportedly thwarted the cancer's return and spread.
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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
"NSF plans to claw back around US$500 million that has already been distributed to grant-making divisions. That money would be withdrawn from three of the NSF’s eight main areas, or directorates: engineering; computer and information science and engineering; and mathematical and physical science."
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NSF plans cuts to core science programmes to fund White House initiative
A proposed clawback of already distributed research funds comes as the US agency struggles with a squeezed budget and a backlog of grant applications.
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The Economist @economist.com · 19/08/2026
In a recent study, pupils using AI saw their average homework score rise by 18% across all subjects after six months. But come exam time, the same students scored 20% below their classmates who had not called on AI’s help. We analyse the data: bit.ly/4xQYpQt
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Alan Regenberg @aregenberg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts. Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think. | WIRED www.wired.com/story/book-e...
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Big Tech Wants to Harvest Your Thoughts
Silicon Valley companies are already working on neurotechnology products that track your brain activity. The next privacy frontier might be the things you only think.
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Frank Pasquale @frankpasquale.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
“In mid-July, China introduced rules that require companies providing AI companion chatbots to disclose that users are speaking to a machine, provide reminders that they are not talking to a human, and intervene when conversations suggest self-harm.” www.independent.co.uk/tech/artific...
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 27/07/2026
Well said, well said
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Orin Kerr @orinkerr.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
"They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was Real; The prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators, according to a Wall Street Journal investigation." www.wsj.com/business/med...
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Dr David Joffe MB BS(Hons), PhD, FRACP @davidjoffe64.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Tell me again how Cövid is safe for kids ☠️☠️🤥 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Long-term CMR Findings in Pediatric COVID-19 Related Myocarditis - Pediatric Cardiology
Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) is a key modality for diagnosing and monitoring myocarditis, including cases related to COVID-19 infection and Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C). W...
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Cengiz Yar @cengizyar.com · 17/06/2026
"At least 12 states break down program participation by age, and of the 1,670,011 people who are no longer receiving benefits in those states, 776,134, or 46%, were children." @nicolesantacruz.bsky.social reports for @propublica.org
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More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits After Trump Changes Federal Food Program
Republican backers of Trump’s signature domestic policy bill repeatedly claimed that revisions to the food benefits program wouldn’t affect the most vulnerable. But reports from a dozen states show ch...
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Slop-O-Rama! "About 59% of TikTok videos served to a new account’s For You feed are AI slop, according to a report from Kapwing..." www.searchenginejournal.com/tiktok-shows...
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TikTok Shows 3x More AI Slop Than YouTube, Report Finds
In a fresh-account test, Kapwing found 59% of TikTok For You videos were AI slop, roughly three times the rate on YouTube.
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Stacey Ogden 🦔 @labogden.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
Make some noise about this 🧪 www.npr.org/2026/06/03/n...
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President Trump seeks control of science funding
The White House Office of Management and Budget is moving to take more control of billions of dollars in federal grants. Critics say the proposed change would jeopardize the integrity of U.S. science.
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David Roberts @volts.wtf · 26/05/2026
A decade ago, analysts were calling Spain a cautionary tale. Too much solar, too fast! Today, Spain is rapidly on its way to having the cheapest power in Europe. Maybe this time, solar naysayers will learn... haha, jk, they'll just move the goalposts.
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Spain just became one of Europe's cheapest power markets. Here is how.
How wind and solar quietly pushed gas off the margin, and the wholesale price followed.
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STAT @statnews.com · 19/05/2026
Largely considered a problem of the past, prenatal alcohol exposure is still a leading driver of disability in the U.S. www.statnews.com/2026/05/19/d...
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1 in 8 women drink during pregnancy. Experts dread the consequences
More than 1 in 8 pregnant women report drinking. Doctors warn fetal alcohol disorders may be more common than many realize, perhaps more common than autism.
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Steve Herman @newsguy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
It’s May 19 and it’s already so hot here in the DC/northern VA area that heat orders have gone into effect "which means trains operate at a reduced speed for safety,” according to Virginia Rail Express.
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 19/05/2026
“Concoct” is a good verb for AI
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Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The world’s largest sand battery got through Finland’s harshest winter in years. 2,000 tonnes of sand, heated to 500-600°C by cheap power, feeding district heating in Pornainen. And it worked. Result from one install: oil down 100%, emissions down 70%. Industrial process heat is the real prize.
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 13/05/2026
Discusses the Yale report on trust and the work Universities need to do.
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European Cyclists' Federation @ecf.com · 31/03/2026
A win for cycling tourism! In case you missed it, 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 was recognised as a “strategic European sector” in a tourism report by the 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗲 (𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡) of the European Parliament. 🔗Read more: www.ecf.com/en/news/cycl...
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NPR @npr.org · 11/04/2026
Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
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Opinion: A well-deserved statue for a hero rat
Cambodia is recognizing the life-saving contributions of a rat named Magawa with a statue. The late rat sniffed out landmines for a non-profit group, and in a short career helped find more than 100.
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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Now that the end of the world has been postponed for a fortnight, I can say that I‘ve received some nice bits of news about A Pox on Fools. I’ll start sharing tomorrow; I don’t think anyone (including me) is ready to switch gears that fast. For now, the usal: pre-orders are a book’s best friend.
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A Pox on Fools by Thomas Levenson: 9798217155002 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
An urgent and profound history of vaccine skepticism, seeking to understand how our three most common fears about vaccines hardened into a lethal ideology—from a leading science writer “Brimming...
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The Economist @economist.com · 11/04/2026
Nine conservation centres should, in theory, offer hope for India’s decimated vulture population. 1843 reports how politics is complicating matters
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How do you replace 40 million dead vultures?
The scavengers are vital for public health in India. But politics is interfering with efforts to breed them
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Chris Meder @evcurvefuturist.com · 10/04/2026
Denmark didn’t “transition” its grid—it replaced it. ~15% → 92% renewable electricity in 25 years. Wind did the heavy lifting. Solar is scaling. Interconnection balanced. Flexibility solved variability. Wind built it. Solar is scaling. Fossil lost it. This IS system replacement. ⚡#Bettrification
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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Fantastic. Great decision by @prospect.org to remove programmatic ads. I hope the experiment is a huge success (and we can help make it so by reading & subscribing & sharing) prospect.org/2026/04/06/w...
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Why We’re Removing Our Programmatic Ads - The American Prospect
Online advertising is bad for users, publishers, and even advertisers. The only beneficiaries are the Big Tech platforms. We’re doing something about it.
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 07/04/2026
Whoa 🤯 The Moon, in full eclipse, with the #Artemis II Orion spacecraft. Part of the Moon and spacecraft are lit by Earthshine, and both Saturn and Mars are visible to the lower right. Incredible. Details: images.nasa.gov/details/art0...
[alt text by NASA] The Moon, seen here backlit by the Sun during a solar eclipse on April 6, 2026, is photographed by one of the cameras on the Orion spacecraft’s solar array wings. Orion is visible in the foreground on the left. Earth is reflecting sunlight at the left edge of the Moon, which is slightly brighter than the rest of the disk. The bright spot visible just below the Moon’s bottom right edge is Saturn. Beyond that, the bright spot at the right edge of the image is Mars. Credit: NASA
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Leigh Turner @leighturner.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
"The laws of war forbid the deliberate destruction of civilian infrastructure as a means of coercing a government." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/u...
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Trump’s Iran Threats Look Like Self-Incrimination for Potential War Crimes
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Cory Booker @corybooker.com · 08/04/2026
We need more American leaders to speak with this moral clarity, not violent and dangerous threats.
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Oliver Morton, Eater of Sun @eaterofsun.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Some thoughts on Artemis II www.economist.com/leaders/2026...
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The crew of Artemis II is returning to a planet they have cheered up
The mission has recaptured some of the enthusiasm of early lunar flights
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
During the 2024–25 season, three-fourths of health care workers received a flu vaccine, while only about 40% got a COVID shot. Read more: ow.ly/L1nm50YCYVO
Image of doctor with needle and vial.
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 04/04/2026
Read-the-room learning
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
My USDA-Forest Service-funded project with scientists there was about water in the western United States. I guess that’s not a concern anymore.
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Forest Service Will Close Research Stations That Study Wildfire Risk
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Nature @nature.com · 02/04/2026
Bacteria have been fighting off viruses using a huge arsenal of molecular weaponry that scientists did not know about — until now. Researchers have identified proteins that could lead to virus-fighting drugs and technologies. go.nature.com/4dqQnXI
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‘Treasure trove’ of antiviral proteins could inspire powerful molecular tools
Two research teams mined genomic data from bacteria to create databases containing thousands of antiviral defence proteins that could inspire powerful biotechnologies.
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Richard Lowes @richardlowes.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Analysis published today by the UK Climate Change Committee shows that decarbonising the UK by 2050 would cost less than than keeping the system as is if just one 2022 style price shock happened again. This analysis took place before the current price shock by the way.
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Eliot Higgins @eliothiggins.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Cognitive manipulation and AI will shape disinformation in 2026. Here's how to build resilience www.weforum.org/stories/2026...
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How cognitive manipulation and AI will shape disinformation in 2026
Advanced AI and synthetic media are driving a systemic global crisis that risks destabilizing modern democracies.
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Nature @nature.com · 12/03/2026
Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence go.nature.com/3Px4xMF
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How bioRxiv changed the way biologists share ideas – in numbers
Four million articles are now downloaded from bioRxiv every month, according to an analysis of the life-science preprint server’s first 13 years of existence.
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
LiveNation head of ticketing, talking internally about their fees. “These people are so stupid. I almost feel bad taking advantage of them,” Baker wrote, adding later, “I gouge them on ancil prices...Robbing them blind, baby,” he said, “that’s how we do it.”" news.bloomberglaw.com/product/blaw...
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Liz Szabo @lizszabo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
FDA vaccine committee is meeting as we speak to select viral strains for fall flu shots. Everyone is a respected scientist. There are evidence-based presentations. We're an hour ahead of schedule. It's all so...normal. Quite the change of pace. #VRBPAC www.cidrap.umn.edu/influenza-va...
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FDA vaccine advisers to meet to recommend strains for fall flu shots
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The 2026 National Science Foundation budget is $8.75 Billion.
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First 6 Days of Iran War Cost U.S. $11.3 Billion, Pentagon Says
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Mark Lemley @marklemley.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
It is remarkable how much clearer the air is in Silicon Valley than it was ten years ago. Electric cars have made a huge difference www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution
Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%
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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation www.nytimes.com/2026/03/11/h... "Logic is no longer part of the discussion. It’s just kind of based on a feeling." “It’s just a really a sad & stressful time for pediatricians. I really worry about us as a field...”
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In Talking to Parents About Vaccines, Pediatricians Navigate a Sea of Misinformation
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Semafor @semafor.com · 10/03/2026
World marks 150 years since first-ever phone call
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World marks 150 years since first-ever phone call
That the phone call has survived myriad technological upheavals shows “how profoundly it changed society,” the CTO of AT&T told Semafor.
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NPR @npr.org · 10/03/2026
Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever. n.pr/4ljaCZ0
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Wheelchair curler Steve Emt's path from drunk driver to three-time Paralympian
Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer represent the U.S. in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. They could bring home Team USA's first wheelchair curling medal ever.
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 09/03/2026
Faculty put up such a front against MOOCS — compared to AI? Am I just not seeing it?
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 06/03/2026
Great interview and topic, lots to think on
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Alan Regenberg @aregenberg.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently. A draft assessment of the health of nature in the United States is grim but shot through with bright spots and possibility. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/c...
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Nature Report, Killed by Trump, Is Released Independently
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 04/03/2026
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As The World Tries To Cut Back On Fossil Fuels, Oil Companies Turn To Plastic
From the car window, drivers on Pennsylvania route 18 can see smoke...
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Christopher Mims @mims.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
I just had a conversation with an expert on shipping and the Strait of Hormuz that brought into sharp relief just how completely messed up that situation is. Y'all, 20% of the world's oil / natural gas, plus 15% of all container shipping passes through there, and almost no ships are now transiting
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CIDRAP @cidrap.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
CIDRAP’s Vaccine Integrity Project launches an independent review of Tdap vaccine in pregnancy that will: -Be independent & transparent -Assess possible safety outcomes/effectiveness data -Answer policy questions developed w/ medical professional societies Full press release: ow.ly/Q2w250YpheT
Graphic with text that reads, “New Press Release.” Graphic has a rendering of a microbe in the background along with the CIDRAP logo and website.
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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 03/03/2026
During the Renaissance, people in Venice would vote by dropping little balls into an urn. The Italian word for “little ball” is ‘ballotta.’ Now any kind of secret voting, by ball, piece of paper, or voting machine, is called a ‘ballot.’
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Acronym Required @acronymrequired.com · 02/03/2026
Oops! It’s March 1st. Isn’t this your April 1st post?
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Andrew Weinstein @andrewjweinstein.com · 02/03/2026
It’s legitimate to want a regime dismantled after decades of terror, regional destabilization, and repression. But that urgency doesn’t erase constitutional limits—or the need for strategy over impulse. The rule of law isn’t a barrier to security. It’s the only durable way to achieve it.
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Even Against Tyranny, America Must Not Lose Its Way
Confronting Iran’s Brutality Without Abandoning Our Principles
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