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RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination and 4-Year All-Cause Mortality Among Adults in France
This cohort study uses the data from all adults aged 18 to 59 years living in France on November 1, 2021, to evaluate whether there is an association of receipt of an mRNA COVID-19 vaccine with long-t...
jamanetwork.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:08 PM
RFK Jr.'s claim that COVID vaccines are deadly? Wrong. Wrong. Wrong. In this new extraordinarily large study, vaccinated individuals had a 74% lower risk of death from severe COVID-19 and a 25% lower risk of all-cause mortality compared to those unvaccinated. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
December 7, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Canada Geese at Union Pond, Manchester, CT this morning
December 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Canada Geese at Union Pond, Manchester, CT this morning
I had no time to hate, by Emily Dickinson
December 7, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I had no time to hate, by Emily Dickinson
In case you haven’t heard this already, the National Park Service will no longer offer free entry on MLK Day or Juneteenth, but they will offer it on Trump’s birthday. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
December 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In case you haven’t heard this already, the National Park Service will no longer offer free entry on MLK Day or Juneteenth, but they will offer it on Trump’s birthday. www.sfgate.com/national-par...
This sounds like a film I need to see. - Universal: Kelley Mack’s last film a ‘love letter’ to science
New independent film a ‘love letter’ to scientific discovery
Director of Universal says he wanted to respond to ‘undercurrent of anti-intellectualism’ with his exploration of how academics deal with a potentially explosive discovery
www.timeshighereducation.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
This sounds like a film I need to see. - Universal: Kelley Mack’s last film a ‘love letter’ to science
In silence, by Thomas Merton
December 6, 2025 at 1:38 PM
In silence, by Thomas Merton
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Each time,
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
December 6, 2025 at 3:50 AM
Each time,
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
the found world surprises
- that is its nature.
Jane Hirshfield
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FDA Official's Vaccine Claims Alarm Scientists & Regulators - Vinny Prasad’s claim that Covid-19 vaccines caused the death of 10 children is not supported by evidence, even the evidence he cited.
FDA Official's Vaccine Claims Alarm Scientists & Regulators
With unproven claims that Covid-19 vaccines caused the deaths of children, Trump's FDA continues to undermine public trust in vaccines, with disturbing implications for the future health of Americans.
quillette.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:07 PM
FDA Official's Vaccine Claims Alarm Scientists & Regulators - Vinny Prasad’s claim that Covid-19 vaccines caused the death of 10 children is not supported by evidence, even the evidence he cited.
The Institute of Library and Museum Sciences is reinstating grants that were canceled www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
www.imls.gov
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Institute of Library and Museum Sciences is reinstating grants that were canceled www.imls.gov/news/stateme...
Today’s column from David French in the New York Times. Pete Hegseth should be impeached if he isn’t fired. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
Opinion | Pete Hegseth Is Doing Something Even Worse Than Breaking the Law
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Today’s column from David French in the New York Times. Pete Hegseth should be impeached if he isn’t fired. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/04/o...
More Colleges Celebrate Gifts From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
More Colleges Celebrate Gifts From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continued her latest giving spree this week, showering millions of dollars on another slew of higher ed institutions.
www.insidehighered.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:38 PM
More Colleges Celebrate Gifts From Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott
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I really hope I won’t have to spend my entire career reading and refusing to grade AI slop.
Feedback and grades are for the ones who love the work. !
Feedback and grades are for the ones who love the work. !
December 5, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I really hope I won’t have to spend my entire career reading and refusing to grade AI slop.
Feedback and grades are for the ones who love the work. !
Feedback and grades are for the ones who love the work. !
The Pub at the End of the University — Don’t laugh. We may need one. IT professionals in London are reported to have agreed on the pub where they’ll meet when the Internet goes down.
The Pub at the End of the University — Crooked Timber
by Hannah Forsyth on December 3, 2025
crookedtimber.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
The Pub at the End of the University — Don’t laugh. We may need one. IT professionals in London are reported to have agreed on the pub where they’ll meet when the Internet goes down.
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing | Science | EL PAÍS English
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing
One of the 15 publications that put out the most studies globally has been expelled from the indexing system for irregularities. Its publisher, Elsevier, has a 38% profit margin that reached $1.5…
english.elpais.com
December 4, 2025 at 1:38 PM
The fall of a prolific science journal exposes the billion-dollar profits of scientific publishing | Science | EL PAÍS English
The academics who stuck by financier to the end – and those who didn’t | The Observer
The academics who stuck by financier to the end – and those who didn’t | The Observer
Get full access to the app & website:
observer.co.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
The academics who stuck by financier to the end – and those who didn’t | The Observer
I wonder if @martinebotany.bsky.social has any thoughts about this.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
Why Close Bucknell University Press? (opinion)
Erosions of shared governance, narrow definitions of “student-centeredness” and a broader abandonment of a liberal arts ethos all lie behind the closure announcement.
www.insidehighered.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I wonder if @martinebotany.bsky.social has any thoughts about this.
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...
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“Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
Elon Musk’s Foundation Grows to $14 Billion, but Gives Little to Outsiders
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
“Elon Musk’s charitable foundation grew larger than ever in 2024. But, for the fourth year in a row, the huge charity failed to give away the minimum amount required by law — and the donations it did make went largely to charities closely tied to Mr. Musk himself.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/u...
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Incredible
Motion-activated trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured pictures last month of a new, never-before-seen jaguar, according to the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
Remote cameras catch another new jaguar in Arizona
Motion-activated trail cameras in southeastern Arizona captured pictures last month of a new, never-before-seen jaguar, according to the University of Arizona Wild Cat Research and Conservation Center.
tucson.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Incredible
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Here's a new PhD scholarship in ecology or taxonomy at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Open to domestic and international students with applications due on 28 Feb 2026.
www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola...
Best to chat to potential supervisors first.
It honours an amazing life in science.
www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola...
Best to chat to potential supervisors first.
It honours an amazing life in science.
Dr Alena Vanderborght-Elbl Doctorate Scholarship :: Lincoln University
The Dr Alena Vanderborght-Elbl Doctorate Scholarship was established to support a PhD candidate at Lincoln University to undertake advanced research in ecology and/or taxonomy.
www.lincoln.ac.nz
December 3, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Here's a new PhD scholarship in ecology or taxonomy at Lincoln University, New Zealand. Open to domestic and international students with applications due on 28 Feb 2026.
www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola...
Best to chat to potential supervisors first.
It honours an amazing life in science.
www.lincoln.ac.nz/study/schola...
Best to chat to potential supervisors first.
It honours an amazing life in science.
George Will tells it like it is. - “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
wapo.st
December 3, 2025 at 8:07 PM
George Will tells it like it is. - “Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal. Without a war. An interesting achievement.”
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People complicate this stuff. If a student has an issue, and they go to the disability office, and get a letter outlining what accomidations they require, its not for me to argue or question it. Its seriously none of my business.
Follow protocol and do your job. Let the students do theirs
Follow protocol and do your job. Let the students do theirs
Balancing "no person with a disability should be denied accommodations" with "it's important to discourage non-disabled people from pretending to be disabled to take advantage of these accommodations" is really difficult and I don't have a great answer for what anyone should do about it.
December 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
People complicate this stuff. If a student has an issue, and they go to the disability office, and get a letter outlining what accomidations they require, its not for me to argue or question it. Its seriously none of my business.
Follow protocol and do your job. Let the students do theirs
Follow protocol and do your job. Let the students do theirs
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‘Obituary’, from my forthcoming poetry collection ‘The Way the Water Held Me’. Sharing for National Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December) and sending solidarity to anyone experiencing grief, no matter how long ago you were bereaved x #bereavement #griefawarenessweek @theemmapress.bsky.social
December 3, 2025 at 3:55 PM
‘Obituary’, from my forthcoming poetry collection ‘The Way the Water Held Me’. Sharing for National Grief Awareness Week (2-8 December) and sending solidarity to anyone experiencing grief, no matter how long ago you were bereaved x #bereavement #griefawarenessweek @theemmapress.bsky.social