Blythe Terrell
@blytheterrell.bsky.social
Science journalist & audio + science journalism instructor
Joyfully editing the podcast Science Vs
Fan of bad shark movies, horror & long or short walks in the woods
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Joyfully editing the podcast Science Vs
Fan of bad shark movies, horror & long or short walks in the woods
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Meissner: "I am hopeful the pediatricians will continue to administer the birth dose w/in the 1st 24 hrs after delivery and before discharge from hospital. I think to follow any other course is not in the interest of the infant, as we've repeatedly said. There is no evidence of harm." #acip
December 5, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Meissner: "I am hopeful the pediatricians will continue to administer the birth dose w/in the 1st 24 hrs after delivery and before discharge from hospital. I think to follow any other course is not in the interest of the infant, as we've repeatedly said. There is no evidence of harm." #acip
This is not in line with the best science we have if we want to protect babies from hep B 🧪
ACIP has voted 8-3 to change the infant vaccination schedule for hepatitis B. Meissner, Hibbeln, Pollack voted no. Here's the language.
December 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
This is not in line with the best science we have if we want to protect babies from hep B 🧪
People don't get sucked in by information for funsies, or because they're not smart 🧪
Confusion around vaccines rarely comes from a lack of caring. It comes from the sheer volume of conflicting claims people encounter every day. And when misinformation spreads faster than evidence, straightforward explanations become essential. Here, we address common vaccine myths.
9 Vaccine Myths That Won’t Go Away
A Sunday morning round-robin guide to common misconceptions
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
People don't get sucked in by information for funsies, or because they're not smart 🧪
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I'll be live posting from the #ACIP meeting today. #Follow me for all the play-by-play. They will vote today on whether to recommend restricting the birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines, which have reduced infections by 99%. Most likely, they will vote to limit this vaccine.
December 5, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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NEW: After a contentious meeting, the CDC's vaccine advisers moved to delay a vote on restricting hepatitis B vaccination for infants. More from me (and updates to come!):
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
CDC advisers delay vote on restricting infant hepatitis B vaccinations in tense meeting
From 1990 to 2019, reported cases of acute hepatitis B among kids declined by 99% due to infant immunization
www.theguardian.com
December 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
NEW: After a contentious meeting, the CDC's vaccine advisers moved to delay a vote on restricting hepatitis B vaccination for infants. More from me (and updates to come!):
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Where are my #ACIP folks today???
Useful summary here (from yesterday) to ground you in the coming news + conversations about vaccine access
Useful summary here (from yesterday) to ground you in the coming news + conversations about vaccine access
1/ Tomorrow, #ACIP —the external advisory committee that guides U.S. vaccine policy—will meet for two days. Thursday’s agenda will focus on Hepatitis B (Hep B). We’re expecting to hear a few falsehoods to start circulating along with some unsupported safety concerns. Here’s what you should know 👇
December 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Where are my #ACIP folks today???
Useful summary here (from yesterday) to ground you in the coming news + conversations about vaccine access
Useful summary here (from yesterday) to ground you in the coming news + conversations about vaccine access
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HPV vaccines provide strong protection against cervical cancer, 2 new reviews suggest
The analysis draws on data from more than 132 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
The analysis draws on data from more than 132 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
December 2, 2025 at 10:08 PM
HPV vaccines provide strong protection against cervical cancer, 2 new reviews suggest
The analysis draws on data from more than 132 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
The analysis draws on data from more than 132 million people.
www.cidrap.umn.edu/h...
Been thinking sooooo much about how AI is gonna affect us (individually & at a societal level). Like — what's the impact gonna be if we hand a crap ton of our writing off to the robots?? Appreciated this piece from @theconversation.com on writing and resilience
theconversation.com/writing-buil...
theconversation.com/writing-buil...
Writing builds resilience by changing your brain, helping you face everyday challenges
Resilience is often presented as feats of bravery and endurance. But everyday practices like journaling, drafting a text or even writing a to-do list are manifestations of a capacity to adapt.
theconversation.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Been thinking sooooo much about how AI is gonna affect us (individually & at a societal level). Like — what's the impact gonna be if we hand a crap ton of our writing off to the robots?? Appreciated this piece from @theconversation.com on writing and resilience
theconversation.com/writing-buil...
theconversation.com/writing-buil...
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Good news! The Ebola outbreak in DRC has been contained
December 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Good news! The Ebola outbreak in DRC has been contained
I've worked on this show for more than eight years, which is half a lifetime in media. I love this team and appreciate that we get to dive into rigorous science AND make doofy jokes all day. This is a fun listen! ♥️💜
New ep out now! 🧪 Celebrating TEN YEARS of Science Vs with:
👉 orgasm science
👉 how we know vaccines don't cause autism
👉 delightful listener emails
👉 the first episode EVER
👉 one of our all-time favorite SV moments
Enjoy, and thanks for being here with us!
open.spotify.com/episode/5bHa...
👉 orgasm science
👉 how we know vaccines don't cause autism
👉 delightful listener emails
👉 the first episode EVER
👉 one of our all-time favorite SV moments
Enjoy, and thanks for being here with us!
open.spotify.com/episode/5bHa...
Should You Eat Like A Caveman? Plus — 10 Years of Science Vs!
open.spotify.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:40 PM
I've worked on this show for more than eight years, which is half a lifetime in media. I love this team and appreciate that we get to dive into rigorous science AND make doofy jokes all day. This is a fun listen! ♥️💜
OK, so. If one wants to live in a world where evidence-based science governs our vaccine schedules and our government, what would one do right about now?
December 1, 2025 at 3:05 AM
OK, so. If one wants to live in a world where evidence-based science governs our vaccine schedules and our government, what would one do right about now?
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Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
November 29, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Years ago, my colleagues at Business Insider and I tracked YouTuber “cancellation” arcs. What we found is that for many entertainers, “cancellation” actually sets the stage for a redemption arc, one that can raise their profile higher than ever. It wasn’t career-ending. It was fuel.
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Another thing, the bar for a sex pest is not whether they can give us good material! It's did they make honest redress for their harm, did they show remorse, do victims feel satisfied with their efforts to not be a sex pest. Not can they still perform.
When a cancelled performer reënters the culture, we expect them to offer us a great work, channelling their newfound clarity into the finest art they’ve ever made. With his new comedy show and début novel, has Louis C.K. met the bar?
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
www.newyorker.com/culture/crit...
Louis C.K.’s Next Chapter
In a new standup special, and a début novel, the comedian navigates murky, post-#MeToo terrain: not quite exiled, not quite welcomed back.
www.newyorker.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Another thing, the bar for a sex pest is not whether they can give us good material! It's did they make honest redress for their harm, did they show remorse, do victims feel satisfied with their efforts to not be a sex pest. Not can they still perform.
So many CWD stories coming out ... feels like the start of a horror movie tbh
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
2 more Wyoming deer hunt areas confirmed as CWD-positive
Deer Hunt Areas 106 and 150 are located in the northwestern part of the state and are gateways to Yellowstone National Park.
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
So many CWD stories coming out ... feels like the start of a horror movie tbh
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
www.cidrap.umn.edu/chronic-wast...
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Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died
Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old.
www.whatimreading.net
November 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Breaking: Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, has died. She was 111 years old
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Wrote about how climate change is bad www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
Climate Realism Is a Delusion
By shooting for 3 degrees Celsius of warming, the world could slide toward a more cataclysmic 4 degrees.
www.theatlantic.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Wrote about how climate change is bad www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...
😍 y'all know i still have my Better Than Ezra road trip mix from 2002
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 PM
😍 y'all know i still have my Better Than Ezra road trip mix from 2002
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Apropos of nothing: I recently learned that if you're in the EU and your flight is canceled, consumer protections could require the airline to pay you *additional* compensation on top of rebooking, hotel, etc. Especially if the flight is canceled less than two weeks in advance.
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Apropos of nothing: I recently learned that if you're in the EU and your flight is canceled, consumer protections could require the airline to pay you *additional* compensation on top of rebooking, hotel, etc. Especially if the flight is canceled less than two weeks in advance.
Loved this interview Wendy did with Samin Nosrat! Take a listen (or you can watch the video if that's your thing)
New Episode! 🚨 Why should you NEVER bake with cold eggs, put meatballs on spaghetti, or cut into a butternut squash with a small knife?? Chef Samin Nosrat tells Wendy in our latest ep. 🍝 open.spotify.com/episode/4vMy...
Never Put Meatballs on Spaghetti, with Samin Nosrat
Spotify video
open.spotify.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Loved this interview Wendy did with Samin Nosrat! Take a listen (or you can watch the video if that's your thing)
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"The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant has been awarded a $1 billion federal loan guarantee that will enable it to shift onto taxpayers some of the risk of its plan to restart the Pennsylvania facility and sell the electricity to Microsoft for its data centers."
Trump officials give $1 billion loan to restart Three Mile Island
The plan to reopen Three Mile Island to supply Microsoft with power wins a federal loan guarantee, shifting some of the risk onto taxpayers.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"The owner of the shuttered Three Mile Island nuclear plant has been awarded a $1 billion federal loan guarantee that will enable it to shift onto taxpayers some of the risk of its plan to restart the Pennsylvania facility and sell the electricity to Microsoft for its data centers."
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First outbreak of Marburg (or Ebola) in Ethiopia. There isn't a licensed vaccine for Marburg, but an experimental one was used for a 2024 outbreak in Rwanda (www.science.org/content/arti...).
The suspected outbreak of a hemorrhagic vial illness in Ethiopia has now been confirmed to Marburg Virus Disease. So far 9 cases have been identified in a part of the country that shares a border with Sudan.
apnews.com/article/ethi...
apnews.com/article/ethi...
Ethiopia confirms first Marburg outbreak as WHO lauds country's fast action
Ethiopia has confirmed its first Marburg outbreak after nine cases were identified in the southern region of the country that borders South Sudan.
apnews.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:39 PM
First outbreak of Marburg (or Ebola) in Ethiopia. There isn't a licensed vaccine for Marburg, but an experimental one was used for a 2024 outbreak in Rwanda (www.science.org/content/arti...).
Been expecting this, unfortunately. Bird flu reported in a person in Washington state.
"The person was hospitalized after developing a high fever, confusion, and respiratory distress in early November and continues to receive treatment."
via @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
"The person was hospitalized after developing a high fever, confusion, and respiratory distress in early November and continues to receive treatment."
via @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
Preliminary human bird flu case reported in Washington state
www.cidrap.umn.edu
November 14, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Been expecting this, unfortunately. Bird flu reported in a person in Washington state.
"The person was hospitalized after developing a high fever, confusion, and respiratory distress in early November and continues to receive treatment."
via @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
"The person was hospitalized after developing a high fever, confusion, and respiratory distress in early November and continues to receive treatment."
via @cidrap.bsky.social
www.cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influe...
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In this week's ep about AI and energy use, we note that AI guzzles energy in large part because it requires a particular type of chip: the GPU.
The Mythbusters guys did a helpful demo of GPU vs. CPU chips. Check it out here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmW6...
The Mythbusters guys did a helpful demo of GPU vs. CPU chips. Check it out here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmW6...
Adam and Jamie Paint the Mona Lisa in 80 Milliseconds! (HD)
YouTube video by Joe Schmoe
www.youtube.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:49 PM
In this week's ep about AI and energy use, we note that AI guzzles energy in large part because it requires a particular type of chip: the GPU.
The Mythbusters guys did a helpful demo of GPU vs. CPU chips. Check it out here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmW6...
The Mythbusters guys did a helpful demo of GPU vs. CPU chips. Check it out here 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WmW6...