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Rob O'Malley (he/him)
@robomalley.bsky.social
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(he/him) #Primatologist #anthropologist doing #genetics #SciComm w/ https://pgED.org Education Cte co-chair https://bioanth.org/. Formerly at https://aaas.org. Dad, gardener, scientist, SFF fan. Striving 2B good human. Opinions r my own
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Liz Renner @lrrenner.bsky.social · 6d
Get out there and work with these awesome crows!
alexisjbreen.bsky.social Alexis Breen @alexisjbreen.bsky.social · 7d
#CrowCoG is hiring🚨MULTIPLE PAID RESEARCH ASSISTANT POSITIONS 🚨for our 2026 field season (May - Sep)! Field and aviary-based positions - come help us study the remarkable tool-making New Caledonian crows. Apply here: bit.ly/3WlxxHE
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 6d
I'll be presenting virtually at #IFORE25 @sigmaxi.bsky.social this Friday on #scicomm #science engagement #STEMEducation through @pged.bsky.social 's "Share Your Stance" interactive card game resource. Registration closes today! www.experienceifore.org
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 6d
I'll be at Prince George's County Library (Largo-Kettering Branch) on Wednesday 10/29 6-7:30pm on behalf of
@pged.bsky.social for a conversation on personal #genetics! Part of MD STEM Fest programming. pgcmls.info/event/14046052
STEM Lab: Introduction to Personal Genetics
Are you curious about how your health relates to your genes? Have you ever wondered how ancestry testing works, and what such tests can (or cannot) tell you? Do you have questions about how law enforc...
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 10d
I'll be at Fairmount Heights Branch Library in PG County MD on Saturday 10/25 1:30-3:00pm for a conversation on personal #genetics! This is hosted as part of the MD STEMfest. Hope to see you there! pgcmls.info/event/14045982
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 11d
The @bioanth.org Education committee will be exhibiting at the @morganstateu.bsky.social #STEM Expo this Saturday Oct 25th from 10am-3pm. Open to all! morgancemse.com/stem-expo-20...
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 10d
I'll be at Fairmount Heights Branch Library in PG County MD on Saturday 10/25 1:30-3:00pm for a conversation on personal #genetics! This is hosted as part of the MD STEMfest. Hope to see you there! pgcmls.info/event/14045982
logo of the Maryland STEM festival, with an outlined human head containing a gear and science imagery.
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 11d
The @bioanth.org Education committee will be exhibiting at the @morganstateu.bsky.social #STEM Expo this Saturday Oct 25th from 10am-3pm. Open to all! morgancemse.com/stem-expo-20...
logo of the American Association of Biological Anthropologists (AABA).
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 11d
Looking forward to exhibiting at the MD/DC Society of Genetics Counselors annual education conference this Friday 10/24 on behalf of @pged.bsky.social. @profdasgupta.bsky.social has a keynote! #genetics www.mdcgc.org
Maryland and DC Society of Genetic Counselors (MDCGC)
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Ingrid Burrington @lifewinning.com · 14d
the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 19d
What’s especially wild (legally) about this is that NSBP, NSHP, and SACNAS have always welcomed people of all backgrounds, including white people. NSHP has had a white president, my SACNAS leadership institute class has several white members, and NSBP has a sizable white membership.
blmckean.bsky.social Benjamin McKean @blmckean.bsky.social · 19d
Very bad: OSU unilaterally cancelled the registration of grad students attending the joint conference of the National Society of Black Physicists and the National Society of Hispanic Physicists. And OSU won't fund recruiting at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science.
Ohio State changes policy on group conferences after Trump administration threats
A federal investigation into potentially discriminatory practices at Ohio State prompted the university to change its policies regarding conferences.
www.dispatch.com
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 23d
I'll be talking about personal #genetics for @pged.bsky.social next Tuesday at 1pm ET! Hosted by Rockville Science Center. Details and zoom registration below. www.rockvillesciencecenter.org/event-detail...
Rockville Science Tuesday | RSC
Join us for this month's Science Tuesday online lecture, "Introduction to Personal Genetics" with Rob O'Malley, Ph.D.
www.rockvillesciencecenter.org
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Ward Q. Normal (he/him) @wardqnormal.bsky.social · 25d
I have taken
the freedom of speech
that was in
the Constitution

and which
you were probably
using
for peaceful protest

Forgive me
the courts said they were
so agitating
and so irritating
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Trump: "We took the freedom of speech away because that's been through the courts and the courts said you have freedom of speech, but what has happened is when they burn a flag it agitates and irritates crowds."
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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 25d
#WarRavagedPortland
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Anthony Moser @anthonymoser.com · 26d
google wants to introduce errors into my spreadsheets and attribute them to me
screenshot of a popup on Google Sheets with two buttons "Learn more" and "Got it" header reads "Gemini can now do more for you in Sheets" with "for" scribbled out in red, and the word AS above it, so it says "Gemini can now do more AS you in Sheets" below that: Gemini can now make requested changes and insert content directly into your files. HIGHLIGHTED TEXT: All inserted content will be attributed to you in version history. For inline features like =Al), Gemini will insert content directly. For the side panel, Gemini will provide a preview first unless it understands your goal is a direct edit, such as making a pivot table or adding conditional formatting. Gemini in Workspace can make mistakes, including about people, so double-check responses.
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · 26d
Happening today!
skypeascientist.bsky.social Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · Sep 29
On October 7th, learn how to communicate genetics topics to classrooms and informal settings with with @robomalley.bsky.social from @pged.bsky.social!

This is for teachers and all other kinds of educators.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA
DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday October 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. brought to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist
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Jonathan Lambert @jonlambert.bsky.social · 26d
In many parts of rural Africa, babies bop around on mom's back during the daytime, where they're exposed to malaria. Treating those baby wraps with permethrin cuts that risk drastically.

"It was a level of effect that was beyond even our wildest expectations."

www.npr.org/sections/goa...
Babies take a lesson from soldiers in the war against malaria
Inspired by a military strategy to ward off disease-carrying mosquitoes, researchers see if the technique will help cut malaria infections in little ones.
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Jess Calarco @jessicacalarco.com · 27d
Cultivate a couple of hobbies. Ideally, things that have nothing to do with your day job and that bring you joy, even if you're not great at them.
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Those who are 35+, what advice do you have for people just entering their 30s?
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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · 27d
Tomorrow!
skypeascientist.bsky.social Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · Sep 29
On October 7th, learn how to communicate genetics topics to classrooms and informal settings with with @robomalley.bsky.social from @pged.bsky.social!

This is for teachers and all other kinds of educators.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA
DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday October 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. brought to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist
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Skype a Scientist @skypeascientist.bsky.social · Sep 29
On Tues Oct 7th,, we're cohosting a livestream all about how to communicate on personal genetics in the classroom and informal science education settings!

We'll be joined by @robomalley.bsky.social from @pged.bsky.social at Harvard to talk best practices.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA
DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday OCtober 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. broght to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · Sep 26
On October 7th, learn how to communicate genetics topics to classrooms and informal settings with with @robomalley.bsky.social l from @pged.bsky.social!

This is for teachers and all other kinds of educators.

RSVP for free here: givebutter.com/8TVNiA
DNA floats in the background of a texty event flyer that says "Personal genetics engagement in classrooms and communities, Learn about genetic advances and about how to bring conversations about ethical, legal, and social dimensions of genetics into classrooms and informal science learning. Tuesday OCtober 7, 2025, 12pm EDT. broght to you by Skype a scientist and the personal genetics education and dialogue program. RSVP at linktr.ee/skypeascientist
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Adam Serwer @adamserwer.bsky.social · Sep 26
Do not bow down to these people. Do not allow them to convince you that you must. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/b...
Local TV Giant Sinclair Ends Jimmy Kimmel Boycott
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Rob O'Malley (he/him) @robomalley.bsky.social · Sep 15
I'm excited to be attending @capclave.bsky.social this weekend Sep 19-21 and on panels about Underused Creatures (Fri 9pm), Keeping the Science in SciFi (Sat 11am), Implications of Genetic Engineering (Sun 12Noon), and Religions of the Future (Sun 1pm). www.capclave.org #SciComm #SciFi
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gonatureforward.bsky.social @gonatureforward.bsky.social · Sep 19
Happy National Pawpaw Day! North America's largest fruit can be found all over the DC area in the early fall. You can collect up to half a gallon from Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, or you can stop by the Annual Maryland Pawpaw Fest in Frederick!
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Nick Judin @nickjudin.bsky.social · Sep 16
The family of Trey Reed is seeking an independent autopsy following the Delta State University student’s death on Monday, when his body was found hanging in a tree on campus.
Trey Reed’s Family Calls for an Independent Autopsy After Tree Hanging Death
Demartravion “Trey” Reed’s family is seeking an independent autopsy after the Delta State University student was found hanging in a tree.
www.mississippifreepress.org
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