Darren Incorvaia
@megadarren.bsky.social
Science journalist and silly billy
Staff writer at Fierce Biotech, other words in NYT, Science, Science News, etc.
Inveterate invertebrate evangelist
Opinions mine!
Signal: dinc.49
Staff writer at Fierce Biotech, other words in NYT, Science, Science News, etc.
Inveterate invertebrate evangelist
Opinions mine!
Signal: dinc.49
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sunset from a scenic spot: 🌅 💯😍🙏🏽🤩 as expected
sunset from grocery store parking lot: the universe is all that was, is, and ever will be. I’m but a manifestation of its wonder. We must FIGHT to save our planet so we can continue witnessing its splendors
sunset from grocery store parking lot: the universe is all that was, is, and ever will be. I’m but a manifestation of its wonder. We must FIGHT to save our planet so we can continue witnessing its splendors
December 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
sunset from a scenic spot: 🌅 💯😍🙏🏽🤩 as expected
sunset from grocery store parking lot: the universe is all that was, is, and ever will be. I’m but a manifestation of its wonder. We must FIGHT to save our planet so we can continue witnessing its splendors
sunset from grocery store parking lot: the universe is all that was, is, and ever will be. I’m but a manifestation of its wonder. We must FIGHT to save our planet so we can continue witnessing its splendors
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Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”
We’re hiring a new staff writer at Fierce Biotech! Come join me and the rest of a stellar team to cover the craziness that is the biopharma industry—trust me, there’s never a boring day 🤪
recruiting.ultipro.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:26 PM
We’re hiring a new staff writer at Fierce Biotech! Come join me and the rest of a stellar team to cover the craziness that is the biopharma industry—trust me, there’s never a boring day 🤪
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Hundreds of McMinnville High students walked out Monday, days after ICE detained Christian Jimenez, 17.
Oregon teenager’s ICE detention sparks high school walkout
Hundreds of McMinnville High students walked out Monday, days after ICE detained Christian Jimenez, 17.
www.oregonlive.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hundreds of McMinnville High students walked out Monday, days after ICE detained Christian Jimenez, 17.
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Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
November 21, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Imagine, if you will, that NASA updated its website to suggest gravity might not exist, prompting CalTech and CERN to release statements saying, "With great sadness, we can no longer recommend listening to NASA."
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
This is what's happening in epidemiology.
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I cannot stop thinking about how Olivia Nuzzi turned a climate-fueled wildfire that killed people and destroyed thousands of homes into romantic mood lighting for her affair with a guy who helped put a climate denier back in power.
Climate disaster is not ambiance
Especially not for an illicit affair with a politician who helped a climate-denying administration come to power.
heated.world
November 21, 2025 at 6:36 PM
I cannot stop thinking about how Olivia Nuzzi turned a climate-fueled wildfire that killed people and destroyed thousands of homes into romantic mood lighting for her affair with a guy who helped put a climate denier back in power.
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About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 5:01 PM
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
The FDA, rocked by layoffs this year, said it's hiring 1,000 new employees...yet the official US government job board says "no jobs found" 🤔 my story:
FDA says it's hiring more than 1,000 new staffers, launches new comms program for review process
The FDA says it is hiring more than 1,000 new employees and rolling out a pilot communication program in efforts to speed up the review of new drugs. | The FDA is hiring more than 1,000 new employees ...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The FDA, rocked by layoffs this year, said it's hiring 1,000 new employees...yet the official US government job board says "no jobs found" 🤔 my story:
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EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
Exclusive: CDC to end all monkey research
Studies related to HIV and other infectious diseases will be phased out, sources say; fate of the agency's animals remains unclear
www.science.org
November 21, 2025 at 2:16 PM
EXCLUSIVE: CDC to end all monkey studies. Decision handed down by recent college grad and former DOGE employee who is now deputy chief of staff at the agency. Animals were being used in studies of HIV prevention. Some may be euthanized. My latest for @science.org
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Iowa City Made Its Buses Free. Traffic Cleared, and So Did the Air.
www.nytimes.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify swastikas, nooses as hate symbols
The military service, which falls under the Department of Homeland Security, has drafted a new policy that classifies such items “potentially divisive.”
www.washingtonpost.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Exclusive: The U.S. Coast Guard will no longer classify the swastika, nooses and the Confederate flag as hate symbols.
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
The military service drafted a new policy that classifies them as “potentially divisive.”
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Yes, the president of the United States endorsed hanging senators and representatives.
Trump endorses hanging Democratic members of Congress
"Their words cannot be allowed to stand."
www.motherjones.com
November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Yes, the president of the United States endorsed hanging senators and representatives.
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breaking news: COP30 talks have been evacuated after a massive fire broke out inside the venue in brazil
COP30 evacuated after fire breaks out
Thousands of people are attending the UN climate talks in Brazil.
www.bbc.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
breaking news: COP30 talks have been evacuated after a massive fire broke out inside the venue in brazil
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Fish have committed credit card fraud
November 19, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Fish have committed credit card fraud
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STAT rounded up on what is known about the authors and reviewers.
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
HHS names authors and releases peer-review comments for gender dysphoria report
The new report reveals that many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care and belong to anti-LGBTQ+ groups
www.statnews.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:39 PM
STAT rounded up on what is known about the authors and reviewers.
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
The key point: "many of the authors and reviewers have been outspoken critics of gender-affirming care, are affiliated with anti-LGBTQ+ groups, and have little-to-no experience providing clinical care for young trans people."
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🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
Massive Study Finds No Link Between Fluoride in Tap Water and Lower Child IQ
Researchers tracked thousands of Americans for decades, finding no links between ingesting recommended levels of fluoride and lower cognitive skills
www.scientificamerican.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:16 PM
🚨NEW: A massive new study found no link between exposure to recommended levels of fluoride and IQ decline in children. Over the past year, Health Secretary RFK Junior has claimed that fluoride causes IQ loss, neuro disorders and bone cancer, among other issues.
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
My story for @sciam.bsky.social 🧪
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It's that time again: @cenmag.bsky.social 's molecule of the year poll is now OPEN! Check out the contenders, lovingly curated by yours truly from past C&EN stories, and vote for your favorite by Dec. 11
#chemsky #scisky #moty2025
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
#chemsky #scisky #moty2025
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
Meet the molecules of the year 2025
C&EN editors’ annual round-up of spectacular molecules we’ve covered in the past year
cen.acs.org
November 19, 2025 at 4:28 PM
It's that time again: @cenmag.bsky.social 's molecule of the year poll is now OPEN! Check out the contenders, lovingly curated by yours truly from past C&EN stories, and vote for your favorite by Dec. 11
#chemsky #scisky #moty2025
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
#chemsky #scisky #moty2025
cen.acs.org/synthesis/Mo...
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A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
CIA concludes Saudi crown prince ordered Jamal Khashoggi’s assassination
Audio recordings, intercepted phone calls and other intelligence link Mohammed bin Salman to killing that Saudis say was conducted by rogue elements.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
A reminder that seven years ago almost to the day, the CIA determined that Mohammed Bin Salman ordered the killing of @washingtonpost.com journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
I hired and worked with Jamal for a year.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/nation...
Biogen could have stripped HI-Bio for parts when it bought the biotech for $1.15 billion last year--instead, it used the California company as a foundation to build a brand new, immunology-focused West Coast Hub. I've got the details here! 🧪💊
How Biogen is returning to its roots with a West Coast immunology outpost
On its face, Biogen’s May 2024 acquisition of Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio) | On its face, there wasn’t much notable about Biogen’s May 2024 acquisition of Human Immunology Biosciences (HI-Bio...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Biogen could have stripped HI-Bio for parts when it bought the biotech for $1.15 billion last year--instead, it used the California company as a foundation to build a brand new, immunology-focused West Coast Hub. I've got the details here! 🧪💊
Worth mentioning that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has repeatedly called out HIV and Long Covid as areas of research to prioritize. Yet cuts to NIH grants have disproportionately upended infectious disease trials, including in HIV and Covid-19 🤔
Cuts to NIH grants have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, with infectious disease research hit especially hard. A stark example of the real-world repercussions of Trump and co.'s health policy 🧪 my latest:
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Worth mentioning that NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya has repeatedly called out HIV and Long Covid as areas of research to prioritize. Yet cuts to NIH grants have disproportionately upended infectious disease trials, including in HIV and Covid-19 🤔
Cuts to NIH grants have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, with infectious disease research hit especially hard. A stark example of the real-world repercussions of Trump and co.'s health policy 🧪 my latest:
NIH grant cuts have disrupted hundreds of clinical trials, study finds
The second Trump administration has been defined by widespread cuts to federal spending, including at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). | The second Trump administration has been defined by wid...
www.fiercebiotech.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Cuts to NIH grants have disrupted at least 383 clinical trials, with infectious disease research hit especially hard. A stark example of the real-world repercussions of Trump and co.'s health policy 🧪 my latest:
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Did you know Makary is using 45 year old, 34 year old, and 29 year old observational studies to spread disinformation about MHT? Ignoring newer, far better quality data is misogyny open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
Vintage Data, Modern Misinformation:
The FDA’s use of outdated studies and Makary’s inaccurate all-cause mortality claim, explained
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Did you know Makary is using 45 year old, 34 year old, and 29 year old observational studies to spread disinformation about MHT? Ignoring newer, far better quality data is misogyny open.substack.com/pub/vajenda/...
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The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The Athletic polled hundreds of players from across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL about their opinions surrounding how sports betting impacts players — the responses were haunting.
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Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL
She criticized President Trump during the shutdown. Now she's been put on leave
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave.
n.pr
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Jenna Norton has spoken critically about the Trump administration's funding cuts and mass firings at the National Institutes of Health. At the end of the shutdown, she says she was put on leave. n.pr/4oFYdPL