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As a teacher I’ve used @skypeascientist.bsky.social twice and my students have loved it! We’ve learned about polar microbiology and plant pathology.
November 22, 2025 at 4:23 PM
As a teacher I’ve used @skypeascientist.bsky.social twice and my students have loved it! We’ve learned about polar microbiology and plant pathology.
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Carl Sagan warned about the mindset behind MAGA two decades before it emerged.
November 8, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Carl Sagan warned about the mindset behind MAGA two decades before it emerged.
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We're going to end up reversing the most successful public health intervention in US history (our teeth used to just fall out! When I was growing up, all my older relatives were toothless!), and the NYT will share the blame for normalizing the idea that fluoridized water is dangerous.
January 9, 2025 at 5:04 PM
We're going to end up reversing the most successful public health intervention in US history (our teeth used to just fall out! When I was growing up, all my older relatives were toothless!), and the NYT will share the blame for normalizing the idea that fluoridized water is dangerous.
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One thing they don't mention: The overwhelming majority of the 74 studies were in China (45) and India (12), which seems like relevant information to mention when we're talking about US policy. And, again, it ONLY looked at IQ test scores, not other measures of cognitive function.
January 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
One thing they don't mention: The overwhelming majority of the 74 studies were in China (45) and India (12), which seems like relevant information to mention when we're talking about US policy. And, again, it ONLY looked at IQ test scores, not other measures of cognitive function.
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20 PARAGRAPHS IN, we learn that typical US fluoride levels are less than half of those considered in the study, which are all from other countries. Also deep in the story, we learn that what they mean by "lower cognitive function" is a 1.6-point drop in IQ, a long-debunked measure of "intelligence."
January 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
20 PARAGRAPHS IN, we learn that typical US fluoride levels are less than half of those considered in the study, which are all from other countries. Also deep in the story, we learn that what they mean by "lower cognitive function" is a 1.6-point drop in IQ, a long-debunked measure of "intelligence."
Very excited for this one.
January 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Very excited for this one.