Felicity Nelson
@frogsandstars.bsky.social
Freelance science & medical journalist | Bylines in Nature, Medscape, C&EN, Veritasium, ScienceAlert, The Guardian, ABC News, The Sick Times | http://frogsandstars.com (she/her)
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December 12, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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The social media ban for under 16s is a largely evidence-free policy but I agree with Waleed Aly that it could prove historic. It officially puts social media in the same basket as smoking or pokies for the first time.
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The social media ban may be a more seismic shift than we realise
There aren’t many cases like this where the divide between experts and the people is so stark. But the implications go far beyond the issue of youth mental health.
www.smh.com.au
December 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
The social media ban for under 16s is a largely evidence-free policy but I agree with Waleed Aly that it could prove historic. It officially puts social media in the same basket as smoking or pokies for the first time.
www.smh.com.au/national/the...
www.smh.com.au/national/the...
We used to pay GPs to coordinate vaccinations and (surprise, surprise) immunisation rates rose from 52% in 1995 to 95% in 2020. Those incentives were gradually scrapped. And now vaccinations have fallen off a cliff. My latest for Medscape... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Vaccinations Decline, Infectious Diseases Rise in Australia
A backlash against pandemic-era restrictions, online misinformation, and a lack of resources for healthcare have contributed to Australia’s falling vaccination rates.
www.medscape.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:24 AM
We used to pay GPs to coordinate vaccinations and (surprise, surprise) immunisation rates rose from 52% in 1995 to 95% in 2020. Those incentives were gradually scrapped. And now vaccinations have fallen off a cliff. My latest for Medscape... www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
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The German government has committed half a billion euros for research on long COVID and other post-infection syndromes
go.nature.com/48qFiTA
go.nature.com/48qFiTA
Long-COVID research just got a big funding boost: will it find new treatments?
The German government has committed half a billion euros for research on long COVID and other post-infection syndromes.
go.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:11 PM
The German government has committed half a billion euros for research on long COVID and other post-infection syndromes
go.nature.com/48qFiTA
go.nature.com/48qFiTA
Excited to read The Stronger Sex by Starre Vartan! It's all about how women are physically stronger than men in so many ways that aren't often measured.
December 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Excited to read The Stronger Sex by Starre Vartan! It's all about how women are physically stronger than men in so many ways that aren't often measured.
Renewables produced more electricity than coal for the first time this year. ☀️✨👏👏😎🤞🌞 The cost of solar energy has dropped 90% in 15 years and we would only need 0.3% of the planet's land to supply the world's energy needs using solar. #reasonsforhope
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Renewables produced more electricity than coal for the first time this year. ☀️✨👏👏😎🤞🌞 The cost of solar energy has dropped 90% in 15 years and we would only need 0.3% of the planet's land to supply the world's energy needs using solar. #reasonsforhope
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
www.newscientist.com/article/2500...
Microsoft, I would PAY to REMOVE copilot! I just want to word process without the AI vomiting all over the page. But, sure, the old price is fine...
November 6, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Microsoft, I would PAY to REMOVE copilot! I just want to word process without the AI vomiting all over the page. But, sure, the old price is fine...
🌠 The partnerships team at Pint of Science AU (which I'm now managing!) has just published its Impact Report & Partnership Guide 2026. 🥳 🎉 Get in touch if you're looking for ways to share your science with the public! [email protected]
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pintofscience.com.au/festival/par...
November 4, 2025 at 1:46 AM
🌠 The partnerships team at Pint of Science AU (which I'm now managing!) has just published its Impact Report & Partnership Guide 2026. 🥳 🎉 Get in touch if you're looking for ways to share your science with the public! [email protected]
pintofscience.com.au/festival/par...
pintofscience.com.au/festival/par...
Halloween fairy 🧚🦋✨
November 2, 2025 at 7:48 AM
Halloween fairy 🧚🦋✨
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Critically important journalism
We're kicking off our biggest fundraiser of the year by participating in NewsMatch, a national campaign to support newsrooms across the US run by the Institute for Nonprofit News.
We need your help to keep telling #LongCOVID stories. Will you donate today? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
We need your help to keep telling #LongCOVID stories. Will you donate today? the-sick-times.fundjournalism.org/donate/
November 1, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Critically important journalism
What people with #longcovid and #mecfs want (based on today's Emerge Australia's meeting with federal parliament):
1. Telehealth and NDIS without an in-person requirement
2. More funding for doctor education and research
3. Less stigma, more science!!
1. Telehealth and NDIS without an in-person requirement
2. More funding for doctor education and research
3. Less stigma, more science!!
October 30, 2025 at 4:52 AM
What people with #longcovid and #mecfs want (based on today's Emerge Australia's meeting with federal parliament):
1. Telehealth and NDIS without an in-person requirement
2. More funding for doctor education and research
3. Less stigma, more science!!
1. Telehealth and NDIS without an in-person requirement
2. More funding for doctor education and research
3. Less stigma, more science!!
I think this rampant use of AI just points out how much of the work we do is an unimportant waste of time as it can be replaced by passable garbage and no one notices. 🤷
October 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
I think this rampant use of AI just points out how much of the work we do is an unimportant waste of time as it can be replaced by passable garbage and no one notices. 🤷
I'm so glad this piece on #longcovid is being recognised. This is not just our story, it's the story of millions of people around the world. The depths of hell we've been to over the past three years can only really be described by reference to Greek mythology.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I'm so glad this piece on #longcovid is being recognised. This is not just our story, it's the story of millions of people around the world. The depths of hell we've been to over the past three years can only really be described by reference to Greek mythology.
thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...
thesicktimes.org/2024/06/25/m...
As bombs rained down on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Dr Lisa Searle was working and living underground in the city’s metro station, which had become a network of refugee camps and bomb shelters for around 10,000 people.
My latest for Medscape...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
My latest for Medscape...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
Healing in Chaos: Australian Physicians in Regions of Crisis
After working in conflict zones, physicians return to Australia with renewed gratitude for their country’s stability and high-quality healthcare.
www.medscape.com
October 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
As bombs rained down on Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, Dr Lisa Searle was working and living underground in the city’s metro station, which had become a network of refugee camps and bomb shelters for around 10,000 people.
My latest for Medscape...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
My latest for Medscape...
www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...
October 22, 2025 at 2:23 AM
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V happy to say I'm now assistant climate, environment and science editor @australia.theguardian.com, back working with the best team ie @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social @petrastock.bsky.social! Pls get in touch with tips/pitches (& ways to ensure a tawny BOTY win)!
October 13, 2025 at 1:00 AM
V happy to say I'm now assistant climate, environment and science editor @australia.theguardian.com, back working with the best team ie @adammorton.bsky.social @readfearn.bsky.social @lisacox.bsky.social @petrastock.bsky.social! Pls get in touch with tips/pitches (& ways to ensure a tawny BOTY win)!
Oh look, the internet just died.
October 20, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Oh look, the internet just died.
Several AI chatbots resorted to **literal blackmail** when given access to a fictional company's email server and a scenario where their goal or existence was under threat. 😱 😱 😱
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More reporting here: lnkd.in/gQEFWFhR
lnkd.in/gyPxVDXu
More reporting here: lnkd.in/gQEFWFhR
October 14, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Several AI chatbots resorted to **literal blackmail** when given access to a fictional company's email server and a scenario where their goal or existence was under threat. 😱 😱 😱
lnkd.in/gyPxVDXu
More reporting here: lnkd.in/gQEFWFhR
lnkd.in/gyPxVDXu
More reporting here: lnkd.in/gQEFWFhR
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🌞Total land required to replace coal fired energy
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc
October 11, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🌞Total land required to replace coal fired energy
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc
🌞Example assumes all solar:120,000 hectares
🌞 That’s less than 0.016 percent of Australia’s total land currently used for agriculture
🌞 Australian agriculture currently accounts for 58% of our land use
🌞And agrisolar = panels + grass/sheep etc
Anyone here an Australian doctor who has or is currently working overseas? I'm writing a Medscape feature and I'm looking for sources! [email protected]
October 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Anyone here an Australian doctor who has or is currently working overseas? I'm writing a Medscape feature and I'm looking for sources! [email protected]
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