Professor of Biology & Institute for Health Computing, U of Maryland; explores how viruses impact human & environmental health;
'Asymptomatic' (JHU Press - https://bit.ly/asymptomatic_book)
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'Science Matters' (https://substack.com/@joshuasweitz) ..
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Professor of Biology & Institute for Health Computing, U of Maryland; explores how viruses impact human & environmental health;
'Asymptomatic' (JHU Press - https://bit.ly/asymptomatic_book)
&
'Science Matters' (https://substack.com/@joshuasweitz)
Joshua S. Weitz is an American biologist. He is both a professor of biology and the Clark Leadership Chair in Data Analytics at the University of Maryland. Previously, he was a professor at Georgia Tech, where he was the founding director of the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Quantitative Biosciences. In 2017, he was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. .. more
Institut de Biologie de l'École Normale Supérieure; Georgia Institute of Technology; University of Maryland, College Park • Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Evolution and Genetic Dynamics, COVID-19 epidemiological studies
Take-home: Slashing NSF by >50% will lead to ~$11 billion in economic loss and extensive job loss and reduced training opportunities in communities nationwide.
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interest rates based on evidence and economic conditions, or
whether instead, monetary policy will be directed by political pressure or intimidation."
A summary if/then/else that applies broadly across science, policy, and rule of law.
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"For the third year in a row, Elon Musk’s charitable foundation did not give away enough of its money.
And it did not miss the mark by a small amount."
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In the title, for "US" replace with "RFK Jr and co."
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"You can’t worry only about buying the groceries; you must also worry about whether those groceries are radioactive. You don’t just have to make sure the kids are dressed for the weather; you must also forecast the weather."
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If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
What Oster views as 'less common and usually less serious' (!)
Public health changes "have medical experts concerned (just this week: changes to the childhood vaccine schedule). However, the new nutrition advice is, dare I say it, overall very sensible."
Implication: not a medical expert, yet giving medical advice.
"The vaccines removed from the schedule are generally those for diseases that are less common and usually less serious."
*Hepatitis B is a serious disease*
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A Beigel supporter within NIH "called the flu study dustup a 'pseudomanufactured concern' that was meant to force him out, so officials could bring in a researcher who has strongly supported Trump"🙄
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Omar Saucedo
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Lauren Childs
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Abba Gumel
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Talk today on 'Heterogeneity and its impacts on disease dynamics' by Jeremy Harris (Spelman, Math) w/@jdushoff.bsky.social, @beckettstephen.bsky.social + more, part of Math-Epi special session at #JMM2026:
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Also symbolic, this was not published in the Washington Post.
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Other high-income countries are “moving towards more protection,” and we were the leaders, @jakescottmd.bsky.social told me. Now we're lagging behind.
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What value is evidence when RFK Jr & co have ideology to guide them?
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#IDsky 🧪