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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 1d

Reposting myself, which is a very cool thing to do, trust me.

If you'll be at #SciWri25 next weekend in Chicago, come see this fun panel I'm on!

Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 14d

Going to #SciWri25?? Come to the panel I'm on!

We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥

1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 1d

Obsessed w this paper on hard gummy candies & oral function

"Masticatory performance after 1 month (p = 0.01), maximal occlusal force after 2 months (p < 0.01) and maximal tongue pressure after 3 months of training were significantly increased (p = 0.02)" 🧪

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Image of the title of an academic paper. It reads:
Original article
Effect of hard gummy candy chewing on masticatory function

Authors are: Shigehiro Fujiwara, Kazuhiro Hori, Satoko Shitara, Jumpei Okawa, Shohei Kodama, Kazuhiro Murakami, Takahiro Ono

First published: 24 May 2021
https://doi.org/10.1111/joor.13208

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Derek Lowe @dereklowe.bsky.social · 12d

Startlingly good effects of LNP-mRNA vaccines when given to cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint therapy. More vaccine research please. More mRNA!

mRNA Vaccines and Immuno-oncology: Good News

www.science.org

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 13d

I tried to stop myself ... and failed

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 13d

Should you do "No Nut November"? Come for the science!

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 13d

New episode alert!🧪

We are tackling the idea of SEMEN RETENTION!

Folks say that not ejaculating can lead to all kinds of great things — a bump in testosterone, better mental health, even better hair. What can the science tell us??

open.spotify.com/episode/4IOe...

Semen Retention: Should You Stop Ejaculating?

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 14d

Going to #SciWri25?? Come to the panel I'm on!

We'll be talking about lessons for science journalists from radio, standup, Shakespeare & fiction. I've heard the presentations from the rest of the panelists, and it's gonna be 🔥

1:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 9!

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 19d

This is my episode! I've been working on it for many months and got VERY SICK OF IT but am now glad it's out in the world. And I hosted! Wild ride. Pls listen!

Sorry in advance for ...... well, you'll see

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 19d

NEW EPISODE ALERT! 🧪 We're tackling birth rates!

Pronatalists, influencers and the Elon Musks of the world say that we are NOT having enough kids — and that this could doom humanity.

So, are we really in trouble? And if you want to boost birth rates — can you??

open.spotify.com/episode/6p9d...

Fertility Rates: Are We Running Out of Babies??

open.spotify.com

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 20d

Hell of a twist 🧪

www.science.org/content/arti...

Image of a rat-shaped hole in cement with a headline above it that reads, "Researchers 'very confident' Chicago Rat Hole wasn't made by rat"

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 20d

OK fair

Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 21d

This was a fun one! Alsooooo lots of health claims out there about maple syrup. One scientist we talked to was like 😐😐😐

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 27d

NEW EP ALERT🎉🧪

We are tackling SUGAR.

RFK Jr. has said it's "poison" — but we're also told that not all kinds are created equal.

So, what's the science? Does high-fructose corn syrup deserve its bad rap? Should you switch to agave ... honey ... maple syrup??👂👇

open.spotify.com/episode/6AXH...

Sugar: How Bad Is It Really?

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · 27d

As a Sugar Person, I dreaded this ep ... but tbh walked away feeling a *little* better.

We also find out: Does maple syrup deserve the health buzz it's getting? What about agave ... or honey? 🐝

No more sweet little lies; it's time to drizzle some research on your breakfast and dig in 🤓

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 27d

NEW EP ALERT🎉🧪

We are tackling SUGAR.

RFK Jr. has said it's "poison" — but we're also told that not all kinds are created equal.

So, what's the science? Does high-fructose corn syrup deserve its bad rap? Should you switch to agave ... honey ... maple syrup??👂👇

open.spotify.com/episode/6AXH...

Sugar: How Bad Is It Really?

open.spotify.com

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Oct 3

jfc.

Truthout @truthout.org · Oct 3

Emmy award-winning journalist Mario Guevara was deported today to El Salvador – a country he fled over 20 years ago — in retaliation for filming law enforcement activities. Officers arrested him while he was reporting at a “No Kings” protest against Trump, even though he was wearing a “PRESS” vest.

Journalist Mario Guevara Deported After Reporting on Anti-Trump Protest

Human rights organizations have condemned Mario Guevara’s deportation as an authoritarian attack on the free press.

truthout.org

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Oct 3

Earnest moment alert: I feel SOOO fortunate to get to instruct a couple of grad courses. I'm teaching a four-week session to science grad students about science communication & podcasting right now, and we just have so much fun. "These three hours flew by," one of them told me last week 🫀♥️

Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Oct 1

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · Oct 1

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 30

Find more here! www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

New clinical study shows masturbation can relieve menopause symptoms

The Kinsey Institute at Indiana University and sexual wellness brand Womanizer released headline results from a groundbreaking clinical study examining how masturbation can affect menopause symptoms i...

www.eurekalert.org

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 30

🧪 Scientists really out there doing the lord's work on menopause. Tell your mom! 👏👏👏

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 29

At Science Vs, we weren't really thinking of our autism/Tylenol ep as "pre-bunking," but that's exactly what it was.

Thank you to @psychologytoday.bsky.social for including us here! 🧪

www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/misi...

The Risk Is Not From Tylenol but Untreated Fevers

False claims of a link between autism and Tylenol during pregnancy are dangerous. Psychological science teaches us the best way to counter it.

www.psychologytoday.com

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · Sep 29

The FDA is reviewing the safety of the abortion pill mifepristone. Science knows a whole lot about its safety (it's very safe). 🧪 More here 👇👇👇

open.spotify.com/episode/76vS...

The Abortion Pill: How Dangerous Is It Really?

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✰ megan ✰ @meganisthinking.bsky.social · Sep 26

shania twain was right, the best thing about being a woman is the prerogative to have a little fun

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 26

ANIMATRONIC ONES?!?!

Mean Girls "Get In, Loser" meme that reads instead, "We're buying animatronic dinos to do pranks 4ever"

Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 26

Who would like to give me $2,100?? In return, I can promise you Premium Content for years to come

tyty for sending this to me @katherine1977.bsky.social

Fossillocator @fossillocator.bsky.social · Sep 25

It looks like Dinosaur Field Station of NJ is closing and selling their Dino sculptures

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 25

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Nature @nature.com · Sep 25

We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US NIH grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences

go.nature.com/4pBArFH

What research might be lost after the NIH’s cuts? Nature trained a bot to find out

We used machine-learning tools in an attempt to recreate the method for cutting funding, and then applied it to past US National Institutes of Health grants to reveal the broad-reaching consequences of such action.

go.nature.com

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Blythe Terrell @blytheterrell.bsky.social · Sep 25

Loved this conversation with @edyong209.bsky.social — you can watch it on video if ya want!

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · Sep 25

Animals sense the world in many ways we can’t imagine — and Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer, Ed Yong, is on the show to tell us all about it! By the end, you’ll be looking at your dog in a totally different light. open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

How to Smell like a Dog, with Ed Yong

Spotify video

open.spotify.com

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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · Sep 24

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Steven B Smith 🇨🇦 @sbsmith.bsky.social · Sep 22

There’ll be a lot of talk about Tylenol and autism soon. This is well worth a listen. It’s not as simple as just dismissing RFK as a crank, it’s about drilling down and understanding why his cited studies could be misleading. All packaged in an enjoyable format. Better than doomscrolling 👍

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · Sep 18

New Ep alert 🚨 RFK Jr.’s big report on autism is scheduled to come out this month, and we’re hearing that it might point the finger at Tylenol as a possible cause. The science on this is full of plot twists and nerd fights - we dive in. open.spotify.com/episode/0afn...

Does Tylenol Cause Autism?

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