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Theodore Kim @theodore-kim.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

“Skin” is analogized to milk, marble, cheese, wax, and snow. At SIGGRAPH, skin means white skin. Authors often imply that their models also work on dark skin, but never show it. Post-George Floyd, researchers start grudgingly adding awful-looking Black skin examples to the ends of their papers. 2/

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

This is mind-blowing... Amazing work :)

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy to launch monkscale.com — the home for the Monk Skin Tone Scale. A quick hub for information about the MST, research using the MST, studies about the MST, clinical and tech deployments of the MST, news coverage, and standards adoption across the FDA, ISO, EU AI Act, etc. #MonkSkinToneScale

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Monk Skin Tone Scale

Official Website of the Monk Skin Tone Scale

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Excited to share news about Monk Skin Tone Scale - Spatial Frequency Domain Spectroscopy (MST-SFDS). 🧵 MST-SFDS anchors each tone of the MST in chromophore-specific spectroscopy — absorption (μ_a) and reduced scattering (μ_s') coefficients at the wavelength bands where melanin and hemoglobin live.

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leupagus @leupagus.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Holy shit this is amazing???

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mardia @originalmardia.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

This is fucking incredible work.

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A real honor to have this piece written about my work with the Monk Skin Tone Scale. My hope is that momentum keeps building and we can eventually live in a world where we can expect technology to work for everyone regardless of the color of their skin. current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/live...

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Lives saved by sociologist’s fix for skin tone bias

A two-dollar badge is saving lives in hospitals around the world. The product, groundbreaking but simple, is a scale of colors that reflects a more complete range of human skin tones. Developed by Pro...

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Lives saved by sociologist’s fix for skin tone bias

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Risto Uuk @ristouuk.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I have some very exciting news to share: 𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗔𝗜 𝗔𝗰𝘁 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗿 (𝗕𝗘𝗧𝗔) has been built by the @futureoflife.org under the leadership of Taylor Jones! Here's the tool: explorer.artificialintelligenceact.eu/en/. Do test it out (in your own language) and let us know what you think.

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EU Artificial Intelligence Act

Explore the EU Artificial Intelligence Act in 24 languages with full-text search, cross-language comparison, guided reading pathways, and side-peek panel.

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

For the past few years I've worked with the FDA and International Standards Organization (ISO) to re-write guidance for pulse oximetry. We tested 34 pulse oximeters against the new FDA and ISO standards I helped write, which require the Monk Skin Tone Scale. 1/34 devices passed the FDA rules.

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Pretty amazing use of the Monk Skin Tone Scale. They replaced a bilirubin detector (expensive) with my scale and a ruler ($9). Over 900 babies screened for jaundice. 0 deaths. Due to enhanced screening using the Bili-ruler, powered by the Monk Skin Tone Scale. www.the-star.co.ke/health/2026-...

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Simple Sh1,200 tool turns tide on newborn jaundice deaths

The Bili Ruler is affordable and scalable, making it suitable for use in lower-level facilities

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Nothing like some good news amidst all the craziness. The PBS documentary I participated in, Forgotten Hero: Walter White, won a Writer's Guild of America award for the Documentary category. Congrats to Michelle Smawley and her team! www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie...

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‘Sinners,’ ‘One Battle After Another’ Top Writers Guild Awards

'The Pitt,' 'The Studio' and 'Dying for Sex' were among the TV winners at the Roy Wood Jr.-hosted ceremony, held Sunday night in New York.

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The Magical Merchant @thetillshow.blacksky.app · 15/04/2025

Ken Griffey Jr took this photo

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Fabian Pfeffer @fabianpfeffer.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Please nominate a (or your) book by March 31 for the 2025 IPM OUTSTANDING BOOK AWARD (published 2022, 2023, or 2024) Send a brief nomination letter to (and have the book publisher contact) Ellis Monk (emonk@fas.harvard.edu) @ellismonk.bsky.social /2

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a drawing of a girl hugging a pink book by debbie oh

Alt: A drawing of a girl hugging a book and being happy

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JAMA @jama.com · 05/03/2025

Perspective: New FDA guidance for pulse oximeters aims to reduce disparities in device performance related to skin pigment. ja.ma/4kssFeE #MedSky

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

It's been an honor to work with Dr. Lipnick & OpenOximetry on skin tone and pulse oximetry. Really great to see this perspective on the new FDA guidance published in @jama.com Using ITA from machines & the Monk Skin Tone Scale will ensure better skin tone representation in pulse oximetry.

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 20/05/2024

Lem warned us decades ago about the deluge of low quality information we'd all find ourselves drowning in. One thing to consider amidst the rise of podcasts, influencers, etc.: Honesty and sincerity are not substitutes for expertise.

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Ellis Monk @ellismonk.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Always good to reflect on the unfortunate truth that there all sorts of discoveries we'll never witness due to the finicky and sometimes regressive nature of peer review and hollow demands to do research attractive enough to get grant funding. #NobelPrize #Kariko

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