Sarah E. McQuate
@iampotassium.bsky.social
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AKA Potassium. Assistant Director/PIO at UWNews -- covers UW biology and chemistry research. Also biochem PhD & figure skater. Loves 🦈, ⛸️ & 📚. she/they Opinions = own.
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My latest story! It was such a pleasure to work with @drewharvell.bsky.social on this.
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Researchers have found the culprit behind sea star wasting disease

“This is the discovery of the decade for me,” said co-author @drewharvell.bsky.social. "We have studied both the cause and the impacts of this disease for the entire epidemic."

More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/08...
Drew Harvell holds a sunflower star Sunflower stars
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Sara Goering, philosophy @uwartsci.bsky.social, researches Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs. In this episode of "Ways of Knowing," she discusses discusses the ethical concerns surrounding BCIs.
More: www.washington.edu/news/2025/06...
Sara Goering
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New testimony and records in the Idaho murders case show how the FBI identified Bryan Kohberger as a potential suspect after tapping into consumer DNA databases that were supposed to be off limits.

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To Identify Suspect in Idaho Killings, F.B.I. Used Restricted Consumer DNA Data
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How 12 UW researchers fell in love with their research bit.ly/4kcgPFt
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@fishguy.bsky.social
@kendallvalentine.bsky.social
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How 12 UW researchers fell in love with their research bit.ly/4kcgPFt
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@zoehypatia.bsky.social
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For Valentine’s Day, UW News asked 12 @uofwa.bsky.social researchers to share their love stories: What made them decide to pursue their career paths? 🧵 1/3

Their stories: bit.ly/4kcgPFt
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ericacbarnett.bsky.social
NYT continues its irresponsible normalizing of dangerous fringe ideas by mischaracterizing an analysis of fluoridation in other countries very different from the US (more on that in a sec) to suggest that fluoride harms people's brains. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/h...
Study Links High Fluoride Exposure to Lower I.Q. in Children
The results of a new federal analysis were drawn from studies conducted in other countries, where drinking water contains more fluoride than in the United States.
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amid all these socal fires and our ongoing drought, one thing we don't talk enough about is stewart & lynda resnick (via @motherjones.com) www.motherjones.com/environment/...
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ryanjhaas.bsky.social
Last month, I fell down an absolutely bizarre rabbit hole trying to figure out who was ripping off articles from Oregon journalists.

What I found was identity theft, plagiarism and an absolutely terrifying future for local journalism led by AI scammers.

My latest:
AI slop is already invading Oregon’s local journalism
The Ashland Daily Tidings — established as a newspaper in 1876 — ceased operations in 2023, but if you were a local reader, you may not have known because of an elaborate scam using artificial intelli...
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iampotassium.bsky.social
Such a fun video featuring the work of UW mechanical engineering professor Mo Malakooti and ME doctoral student Youngshang Han. Thanks Oregon Public Broadcasting!
Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHYw...
New, flexible “fabric” converts body heat into electricity | All Science. No Fiction.
YouTube video by Oregon Public Broadcasting
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iampotassium.bsky.social
Oh man... There are so many good ones, but I really like Lara Naki Gutmann's Squid Game, Chaeyeon Kim's Tron, Amber Glenn's This Time and of course Smart/Dieck's Dune.
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The difference in scores for the top 5 women after the short program was unreal. 🤯
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#GPCOC Women SP
1 Mone Chiba 70.86
2 Amber Glenn 70.84
3 Rion Sumiyoshi 70.48
4 Chaeyeon Kim 69.27
5 Rinka Watanabe 69.08
6 Kimmy Repond 67.71
7 Minchae Kim 62.94
8 Madeline Schizas 61.10
9 Xiangyi An 60.10
10 Yi Zhu 58.36
11 Anastasiia Gubanova 52.11
12 Hongyi Chen 45.81
bit.ly/4i3KbEW #GPFigure
2024 Cup of China play-by-play/results: Women's short program — Rocker Skating - Analysis by Jackie Wong
Live stream and play-by-play of the women’s short program at 2024 Cup of China
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iampotassium.bsky.social
For my first post on this site, I'll share my recent Q&A with UW mechanical engineering professor Jie Xiao. She told me all about batteries and how academia can help support the growing domestic battery manufacturing industry. 🔋
Story: www.washington.edu/news/2024/11...
a drawing of a pikachu being charged with a low battery .
ALT: a drawing of a pikachu being charged with a low battery .
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