Veronica
@vernsdigitaltwin.bsky.social
Science writer, book hunter, soccer fan.
Michael Stipe is on here revealing REM song lyrics and what you see may shock you.
Ok its ‘feed it off an aux, speak, grunt no strength, the ladder start to clatter with fear fight down height, wire in a fire representing seven games, a government for hire and a combat site’.
September 5, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Michael Stipe is on here revealing REM song lyrics and what you see may shock you.
August 23, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Ape-othecaries: “Scientists are becoming increasingly convinced that these highly intelligent primates use the forest around them as their own organic pharmacy.” cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
Chimpanzees use the same plants we do to treat similar illnesses
A new review of recent studies shows the great apes rely on medicinal plants to heal infections, but the plants’ chemistry remains mostly a mystery
cen.acs.org
August 14, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Ape-othecaries: “Scientists are becoming increasingly convinced that these highly intelligent primates use the forest around them as their own organic pharmacy.” cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic...
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The team of Ph.D. level experts in ChatGPT apparently doesn't include any anatomists.
August 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The team of Ph.D. level experts in ChatGPT apparently doesn't include any anatomists.
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pssst...have you seen our new quick-guides for talking about science to your friends and family?
#31daysofaction
#31daysofaction
4 new quick-guides to help you help your friends and fam STAND UP FOR SCIENCE and protect democracy
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August 11, 2025 at 12:57 AM
pssst...have you seen our new quick-guides for talking about science to your friends and family?
#31daysofaction
#31daysofaction
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"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
July 18, 2025 at 4:12 AM
"i asked grok" "i asked chatgpt" yeah well i asked carl sagan and he said the greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge 🧪
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Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
Scientists at Loughborough University create 'world's smallest violin'
The violin is smaller than a human hair and has "laid the groundwork" for future research.
www.bbc.com
June 5, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Well this couldn’t have come at a better time www.bbc.com/news/article...
I have to say, I’m not thrilled that Deborah Blum’s expertise is being called upon in reference to current events. I liked thinking of it as #history.
Some people have never read about the history of the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act and it shows!
A good book on the topic: The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/312067...
A good book on the topic: The Poison Squad by Deborah Blum
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/312067...
May 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
I have to say, I’m not thrilled that Deborah Blum’s expertise is being called upon in reference to current events. I liked thinking of it as #history.
This is literally what we pay his department to do, since relatively few American parents are epidemiologists. This is a total abdication of leadership and reckless display of intellectual laziness. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
Kennedy Advises New Parents to ‘Do Your Own Research’ on Vaccines
In an interview with Dr. Phil, the health secretary offered false information about vaccine oversight and revealed a lack of basic understanding of new drug approvals.
www.nytimes.com
April 30, 2025 at 12:01 PM
This is literally what we pay his department to do, since relatively few American parents are epidemiologists. This is a total abdication of leadership and reckless display of intellectual laziness. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/29/u...
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Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
April 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times using gifs.
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
(“Hard mode” no Star Wars, Star Trek, or LOTR)
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250 years later and the threat has returned. We brought our lanterns to Old North Church to relight the signals calling patriots to protect our liberty
#boston #nokings #america250
#boston #nokings #america250
April 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
250 years later and the threat has returned. We brought our lanterns to Old North Church to relight the signals calling patriots to protect our liberty
#boston #nokings #america250
#boston #nokings #america250
Sporting KC’s roster had languished for the past few years, contributing to Vermes’s struggles. I looked to see who their sporting director was. #nerevs
March 31, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Sporting KC’s roster had languished for the past few years, contributing to Vermes’s struggles. I looked to see who their sporting director was. #nerevs
Great, there’s a new cafe in the space Darwin’s left behind. Long live The Smoot!
March 19, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Great, there’s a new cafe in the space Darwin’s left behind. Long live The Smoot!
The recent Morgan Library exhibit on Belle da Costa Greene was amazing. Catch this virtual talk if you can!
This looks great.
Friday, March 21st. 4:00 EST. Virtual and free!
Also, go see the exhibit. It is so thoughtfully curated!
www.k-saa.org/events/behin...
Friday, March 21st. 4:00 EST. Virtual and free!
Also, go see the exhibit. It is so thoughtfully curated!
www.k-saa.org/events/behin...
Behind the Scenes of “Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy” — K-SAA
Join us for a virtual conversation and a chance to learn more from Erica Ciallela and Philip Palmer, co-curators of Belle da Costa Greene: A Librarian’s Legacy , currently on display at The Morgan...
www.k-saa.org
March 17, 2025 at 11:52 PM
The recent Morgan Library exhibit on Belle da Costa Greene was amazing. Catch this virtual talk if you can!
Stolen genius.
The new OpenAI creative writing bot's "short story" has the phrase "democracy of ghosts". It's the sort of phrase that would make me stop and admire it, if I were reading a human author - which, it turns out, I was, because it's from Nabokov's 1957 novel "Pnin".
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/m...
March 13, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Stolen genius.
A frigid night at Gillette but the ⚽️ game goes on.
March 9, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A frigid night at Gillette but the ⚽️ game goes on.
Today’s the day. #standupforscience
SO MANY STAND UP FOR SCIENCE EVENTS TO CHOOSE FROM—153 and COUNTING!
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
To get more information on our local events and to register your own, head to www.standupforscience2025.org/local-event-information/ ☀️⬇️🌎
March 7, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Today’s the day. #standupforscience
You free on Friday? Make time to #standupforscience.
On Friday, we Stand Up for Science in locations Nationwide (& internationally!) to support science as a public good that benefits everyone.
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
Join us! Visit www.standupforscience2025.org for more information & other ways to get involved ☀️
March 4, 2025 at 10:25 PM
You free on Friday? Make time to #standupforscience.
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Looking at some survey data here. Trump/Elon cutting off all cancer cure research is the issue that freaks voters out more than any other, also the one they've heard the least about. Important for voters to hear more about this.
February 28, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Looking at some survey data here. Trump/Elon cutting off all cancer cure research is the issue that freaks voters out more than any other, also the one they've heard the least about. Important for voters to hear more about this.
Mario Lopez is doing spots for AARP? Excuse me while I find an ice floe and drift into oblivion with the rest of society’s ancients.
February 23, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Mario Lopez is doing spots for AARP? Excuse me while I find an ice floe and drift into oblivion with the rest of society’s ancients.
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WE ARE HERE!!!
MARCH 7th 12-4PM. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITOL!!!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST!
Because science is for everyone!!!!
MARCH 7th 12-4PM. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITOL!!!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST!
Because science is for everyone!!!!
When Trump won, one of the first questions I had was
'Where is the March for Science?'
I talked to many of the original organizers to see where they are — and take stock of what science activism looks like under Trump 2.0, even if it's not another march
www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/t...
'Where is the March for Science?'
I talked to many of the original organizers to see where they are — and take stock of what science activism looks like under Trump 2.0, even if it's not another march
www.statnews.com/2025/01/31/t...
Trump's first term birthed the March for Science. Where are the science activists now?
Eight years after the first March for Science, there are no plans for another march at the dawn of a second Trump administration
www.statnews.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
WE ARE HERE!!!
MARCH 7th 12-4PM. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITOL!!!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST!
Because science is for everyone!!!!
MARCH 7th 12-4PM. DC AND YOUR STATE CAPITOL!!!
STAND UP FOR SCIENCE PROTEST!
Because science is for everyone!!!!
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This 👇 “Misinformation was a key feature of medieval politics and society. Examining the spread of fake news, or conspiracy theories, in the centuries before even the printing press, never mind the internet, helps us understand how they flourish and their appeal.”
‘Misinformation was a key feature of medieval politics and society. Examining the spread of fake news, or conspiracy theories, in the centuries before even the printing press, never mind the internet, helps us understand how they flourish and their appeal’
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/misinfo...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/blog/misinfo...
Misinformation in the Middle Ages: Towards understanding conspiracy theories throughout history
Has 'fake news' always existed? As part of our 'Age of Mistrust?' season, Dr Gordon McKelvie explores misinformation in the Middle Ages and the role of conspiracy theories across history.
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
January 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
This 👇 “Misinformation was a key feature of medieval politics and society. Examining the spread of fake news, or conspiracy theories, in the centuries before even the printing press, never mind the internet, helps us understand how they flourish and their appeal.”
And I for one won’t stand for this em dash slander!
Just saw a post where someone said that use of em dashes (—) was a giveaway that you're using AI for writing. Uh, no. It could just mean you like to use em dashes.
February 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
And I for one won’t stand for this em dash slander!