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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Mini-refresh time… 🧪👇🏽 It was Marion Croak, tech visionary and holder of 200 patents, who pioneered VoIP (voice over Internet protocol) so all of us (users) could make calls over the Internet, and connect with colleagues on Zoom and Teams. #womeninSTEM #techandAI www.amacad.org/person/maria...

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Marian R. Croak

Marian Croak is Vice President in the engineering group at Google. In this role, Croak is responsible for expanding what the Internet is capable of doing around the world and increasing access to the ...

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Another day of blockades in France. I find it interesting how some are more incensed by destruction to property and disrupted routines than kids being fed up with subpar/absent education facilities, budgets or services. We’re failing youth in grand fashion, globally. www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Fires break out at French schools as students protest nationwide

The French government holds a crisis meeting as demonstrations grow and become violent in places.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

MATLAB “for the streets!” Where were educators like this when I was coming up? *shrugs and takes a seat* Doesn’t matter, I can sit for class with all the young ones now… Go on Professor Berry… 🤓 #womeninSTEM #scienceforthestreets #blackinstem

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Carl Sagan’s inner life is my mood most days in 2026. #deepthoughts

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Sam Goldstein @samschuelstein.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

In honor of #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth, I’m proud to share that my college UF HHP featured my research in UF News! I conducted a pilot study characterizing IPV-related head trauma in military spouses, a population vastly underrepresented in research compared to service members/veterans.

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What happens when domestic violence causes brain injuries? New research examines an overlooked trauma risk

Domestic violence can leave a lasting injury that cannot always be seen: damage to the brain.

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

October is #breastcancerawareness month. Did you know: Mary Claire King discovered the BRCA1 gene. In the 70s, she told people that one gene might be responsible for inherited breast cancer. No one believed her. In 1990, she found proof. It created a paradigm shift. It saved millions of lives.🧪

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

French taxes and bureaucracy: Hate. French naming conventions for the rocket that will perform the first mainland private, civilian launch to space: Love. 🥖 #spacetourism #OBWanforever www.hypr-space.com/hyprspace-re...

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HyPrSpace prepares for the first launch of its Baguette-1 vehicle from a DGA missile test site

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I think about this a lot.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

This one hit. She, quietly, did good for humanity by way of education and public health, as well as social justice anti-discrimination…in big and small ways. Rest in power, Ms. Parton.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

"Someday you're gonna die no matter how young you look." Jessica DeFino strikes again. On capitalist consumerism, beauty, aging and skewed realities/perceptions. jessicadefino.substack.com/p/be-so-blur...

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Be So Blurreal

The Don't Buy List: Issue #116

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Jessie Losch @jessielosch.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

We very much have to reckon with the racism and ableism in academia and journalism. And even when- if?- we do, we will still have failed Jason Arday.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's a catch-22 it seems, when it comes to internalized stress... Starr et al. present a "model of stress generation that details how affective, behavioural and cognitive factors in people with or at risk of internalizing psychopathology translate into stressful life events."

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Climate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!”

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The Verge @theverge.com · 12/06/2026

If you were to count out a million seconds, it would take you 11 and a half days. A billion seconds would take you 31.7 years. But a trillion seconds would take 31,700 years — to reach that point today, you would have needed to start counting around the time that neanderthals went extinct.

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A trillion dollars is a stupid amount of money

No one man should have all that power.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

One battle after another = the experience of midlife. “The thing is, stress is normal. It’s one of the most common states we experience and stimulus we receive because it informs the body on micro- and macroscopic levels...” open.substack.com/pub/restings...

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Let’s Talk About Stress, Baby (From Midlife to Meatsacks and the Myth of Normal)

If you’re reading this, there’s a chance you feel like your nervous system has taken a nose dive and you’re running on fumes.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Bottom line: Midlife might be the most volatile part of the life cycle where people struggle to adapt and cope. It's a roiling, volatile, cataclysmic, and hot—literally, for those whose bodies are dragged through the hormonal valley of hell—mess of stressful events. #onestressafteranother #ergowine

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a woman is holding two boxes of belina juice and says i brought juice boxes .

ALT: a woman is holding two boxes of belina juice and says i brought juice boxes .

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

A "sometime" fan of PT, this one surfaces a problem in ppl +50 that could include all mid-lifers (35-65 yrs). My 1st study investigated stressors in this group and if certain coping measures are linked to improved crisis mgmt and #mentalhealth outcomes... www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/harm...

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Emergence of Late-Onset Drinking Problems in Adults Over 50

After 50, drinking problems can quietly emerge for the first time or return after years of control. Retirement, empty nests, and caregiving stress are often the hidden triggers.

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

The World Prepared for Ebola. Just Not This Ebola Governments and drugmakers spent years building Ebola defenses after the 2014 crisis. A rare strain now spreading in Congo is exposing their limits. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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The World Prepared for Ebola. Just Not This Ebola

Governments and drugmakers spent years building Ebola defenses after the 2014 crisis. A rare strain now spreading in Congo is exposing their limits.

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🆂🅷🅴🅴🅽🅰 @sheena-mck.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Me too, Arthur 😁 #astrology #funny

"I don't believe in astrology;
I'm a Sagittarius, and we're skeptical."
- Arthur C. Clarke

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Loading: stress solution. “The aim was to determine whether a 10-min interaction with a dog affected subjectively evaluated #stress and mood, objective blood pressure, and heart rate. […] The AAA group showed significant improvement in both mood and stress...” pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

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Cute French Bulldog's Yoga Stretch

ALT: Cute French Bulldog's Yoga Stretch

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Despite believing that I’ve achieved a level of Internet savviness, I was still clickbaited and am now getting in touch with my astrophysics and cosmology people because I want to know: When is THE asteroid coming? #stopwithallthemaxxing www.vice.com/en/article/v...

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'Vagina-Maxxing' Products Are Going Viral, and Doctors Are Begging People to Stop

“Vagina-maxxing” is pushing products that experts say are often unnecessary, unproven, and potentially risky.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Research from Harvard and Princeton reveals that financial scarcity reduces IQ by up to 13 points due to survival stress, affecting sleep and the psychological stability of the majority of indebted individuals. DOI: 10.1126/science.1238041

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Despite loving fiber-rich foods I rolled my eyes at “fibermaxxing” and a tiny void formed in my gut where some skepticism settled in. Getting ample fiber is a health basic, not a trend. #dailyoatmealforlife

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Destress PSA: A sea pig...what you didn't know you needed to see in your feed today. You're welcome. (And yes, they're real even if this image seems AI/CGI-ish). #natureiswonderful #learningeveryday #marinelife www.montereybayaquarium.org/animals/anim...

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Princess Vimentin PhD | Cancer Biologist @princess-vimentin.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

A good read on the hallmarks of pseudoscience 🚩Oversimplification of complex topics 🚩Science washing of ancient beliefs 🚩Biased handling of positive & negative results 🚩Vague claims using ambiguous language 🚩Logical fallacies, i.e., "it is natural therefore is safe" 🧪 www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/...

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The Hallmarks of Pseudoscience

I’ve been investigating pseudoscientific claims for 13 years now. The word “pseudoscience” means “fake science,” something that superficially looks like science—and is often sold as such—but that isn’...

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Critiques or analyses that challenge some of our strongest biases or “what we think we know” about human behaviour…here for it. Ruffle away. The amount of psychophysiological inquiry into psychopathy was surprising. #psychopathic #sciencematters

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Not wrong. Chronic, major stress is not an aspirational baseline. 😐 #mentalhealth101 #neurobiology

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Despite the metaphysical and social critiques (there are a few), this mission has been pretty awe-inspiring. 💫 Humans can be epic…

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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 07/04/2026

Armageddon is terrible, but our only other option was diversity trainings at work.

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Admirable Women @admirablewomen.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Tori Murden McClure is the first woman to row solo & unassisted across the Atlantic Ocean. She rowed. 🚣‍♀️😮 She completed the 3,300-mile journey from the Canary Islands to Guadeloupe in 81 days in a 23-foot custom boat named the 𝘈𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭. She was born #OTD in 1963. #WomensHistoryMonth

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

“I would venture to say that women have been angry for a long, long time. And I think the problem is that the world doesn’t know where to put that anger.” Indeed. I call this anger “righteous rage” since that aids in handling it. Great piece by #poornabell 👇🏽 poornabell.substack.com/p/women-aren...

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Women aren't angry enough, apparently

The urge to set everything on fire and savage the lot of them says otherwise, however

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Always been in the fold doing the heavy lifting others eagerly step up to take credit for. ⚛️

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

At the individual level this doesn’t seem like a great way to improve interpersonal relationships or deal with mortality. 👇🏽 Why do we keep supporting companies and people that feed us these ethically bankrupt and morally repugnant tools/fictions? futurism.com/future-socie... #AIfutures #techtalk

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Meta Patented AI That Takes Over Your Account When You Die, Keeps Posting Forever

Meta was granted a patent in 2023 for the idea, outlining how a large language model (LLM) can "simulate" a user's social media activity.

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Terre-Strial @terre-strial.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

“At the age of 23, before she'd even earned her PhD, Carol Greider made the discovery that would earn her the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. Along with her supervisor and co-laureate Elizabeth Blackburn, she discovered the enzyme telomerase…”

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jentrification ♎ @jentrification.com · 06/02/2026

"When your mind can intuitively grasp complex systems, rapidly synthesize information from multiple sources, and identify patterns others miss, it becomes genuinely difficult to understand why others cannot do the same." 🥴

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Neurodivergent Mind: When Your Common Sense Is Not Common

You thought everyone understood the way you did. Realizing they don't creates a sense of aloneness few understand.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

This is wild (not in a good way) and we're going to pay the price for decades, even with any sort of course correction...which is currently unlikely. There's too many gaps, unknowns and we're not asking enough of the "right" questions. #AItech #mentalhealth

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NPR @npr.org · 05/02/2026

Traveling on your own can be scary, but it can be one of the most meaningful things you can do for yourself. Three solo travelers share their experiences — and what makes for a successful trip. n.pr/49WwpBT

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You owe it to yourself to go on a solo trip. Here's how to plan one

Traveling on your own can be scary, but it can be one of the most meaningful things you can do for yourself. Three solo travelers share their experiences — and what makes for a successful trip.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

What do women want? To have the opportunity to do great things in the sciences. 👇🏽 Alice Zhang, CEO and co-founder of Verge Genomics, is a physicist-physician who uses AI-driven drug discovery to identify treatments for neurodegenerative diseases. #IDWGIS #STEM www.proclinical.com/blogs/2024-3...

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Top 10 women in life sciences today | Proclinical Recruitment Blogs

Updated: March 2024Throughout history, women have made significant contributions to medicine and we have benefitted from many incredible discoveries by female...

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

“I would kill someone before I would put them in a cell like that.” A powerful short on the inhumane horrors of solitary confinement—an ongoing form of *torture* since it’s far from being corrective or rehabilitative in any form. vimeo.com/1148930285?f...

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Inside, The Valley Sings

Trapped in the never-ending horror of solitary confinement, three prisoners in the United States seek comfort and escape in the boundless landscapes of their own…

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

Feb-Mar goals: Promoting the #women + girls doing the heavy lifting in interdisciplinary #STEM and translational science. #IDWGIS onwards 🧬🔬🥼 My last post on lazy, bad-faith, unethical race scientists and sloppy experiment safeguards/regs kinda fired me up. council.science/events/women...

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Women in scientific organizations: global evidence from science academies and unions - International Science Council

A special webinar from the ISC, IAP and SGCES on World Science Day for Women and Girls in Science – 11 February 2026, from 2 - 4 pm UTC.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

“The misuse of the data for so-called race science is not the only example of a security failure involving the ABCD Study.” Apologetic sentiments + silence don’t resolve systemic and moral failures. Where is the institutional response? #STEM #pseudoscience www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...

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Genetic Data From Over 20,000 U.S. Children Misused for ‘Race Science’

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Germán Bonilla-Rosso @germusthermophilus.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

🎓⚕️🧪🔬📰 The way we do science today is very vulnerable to clickbait and sensationalist headlines Remember the microplastics in your brain, in male testes and in your bloodstream? It didn't make sense with what we knew, but it made great entertainment. #BadScience www.theguardian.com/environment/...

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‘A bombshell’: doubt cast on discovery of microplastics throughout human body

Exclusive: Some scientists say many detections are most likely error, with one high-profile study called a ‘joke’

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Rima I Anabtawi @rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Yank their accreditation.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Huh? Pausing already paid for flights with ppl on waiting lists to shift those/other resources to what? Satellite launches and lunar cargo landings and collective navel gazing? The space colonization race is rather boring.

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JoAnna (with the big ‘A’) @restingstressface.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Gladys West was a pioneering mathematician and key "Hidden Figure" behind GPS development. She overcame racial and gender discrimination to become a trailblazer in STEM. 👇🏽✨ That she did. Go with grace. #WomeninSTEM #sciencematters www.nytimes.com/2026/01/27/s...

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Gladys West, Unsung Figure in Development of GPS, Dies at 95

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