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Kerstin Sell
@kerstinsell.bsky.social
Public Health researcher @LMU Munich and @Uni Bristol | Alumna @lshtm.bsky.social & @uniluebeck.bsky.social | MD, MSc

Upstream public health policy, knowledge translation, and the commercial determinants of health

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Hello Bluesky 👋
Have been putting off writing a ‘hello Bluesky’ post but here it is:
I’m a #PublicHealth researcher interested in upstream policies to promote health, e.g. taxes; transport, & urban planning policy. More on #policy analysis & evaluation, #CDOH, evidence, knowledge translation… a 🧵!
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I cannot evangelize enough for @zotero.org for citation management. It's a game changer. If you're a student, and you're writing a paper right now, and you're NOT using Zotero, I ask you...why? Why are you making things harder than they need to be?
a woman is sitting at a desk with her arms outstretched in front of a map on the wall .
ALT: a woman is sitting at a desk with her arms outstretched in front of a map on the wall .
media.tenor.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:41 PM
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December 6, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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Liebe Europäische Kommission, liebes EU-Parlament: Wie lange wollt ihr noch Content für einen Kanal liefern, dessen Eigentümer euch auflösen will und der eure Reichweite drosselt? Dieser Ort ist eine Jauchegrube. Raus da! Geht lieber dahin, wo Demokratie kein Hassobjekt ist.
December 6, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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What worries me even more is when this gets a couple layers deep. Ie, a paper cites the review full of fake sources, and another cites that paper. Suddenly checking the sources gets REALLY onerous, as you’re having to dig layers down.
December 6, 2025 at 1:26 AM
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Let me tell you a story. Perhaps you can guess where this is going... though it does have a bit of a twist.

I was poking around Google Scholar for publications about the relationship between chatbots and wellness. Oh how useful: a systematic literature review! Let's dig into the findings. 🧵
December 5, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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So. Und jetzt geht Ihr mal bitte Euren Landtagen damit auf die Nerven!
December 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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The best part is seeing what happens when you give children a joyful way to start their day. They show up energized, confident, and connected. This is what happens when streets feel welcoming and movement is part of the morning routine. #BikeBus
December 3, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Ich am Jahresende:
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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A lil explainer on why the EU fining Musk has nothing to do with censorship 👇🏻
December 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Mask is off...
The Trump administration released its latest National Security Strategy--and one thing that can be said is that there is no more pretending. It’s a plan to weaken European unity, to make Europe MAGA, to force Europe to take economic dictation by the USA…. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The New US National Security Strategy
Trump Says Openly That the US Wants to Dominate Europe and Make it MAGA
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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BREAKING: Wir sind dankbar für die überwältigende Anteilnahme der Gesellschaft am Walter Lübcke Memorial! Das Denkmal ist offiziell genehmigt und stört die CDU massiv. Sogar der Bundeskanzler fühlt sich vom Gedenken attackiert & distanziert sich.
Heute 16h: Einweihung durch Euch – Zivilgesellschaft!
December 5, 2025 at 10:29 AM
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a load-bearing component of “the magic of Christmas” is the invisible domestic labor of moms

you are now realizing how much she was doing for you and instead of just thanking her you’ve decided it’s about the decline of civilization
Because you're an adult you fucking muppet. You gotta pay the magic forward.
December 3, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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As of today, there are more electric cars than diesel cars in Norway.
Flere elbiler enn dieselbiler i Norge
3. desember er en merkedag i norsk bilhistorie: Nå er elbil den mest vanlige personbil-typen på veiene i Norge.
elbil.no
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Die CDU ist empört über die Bronzestatue von Walter #Lübcke vor ihrer Parteizentrale. Ich bin empört über die Reaktion der CDU.
(Geschenklink)

www.zeit.de/politik/deut...
Konrad-Adenauer-Haus: Walter Lübcke gehört nicht der CDU
Die CDU schäumt: Eine Aktionsgruppe hat die Statue des von einem Rechtsextremen ermordeten Lübcke vor ihre Zentrale gestellt. "Geschmacklos", findet Merz. Was soll das?
www.zeit.de
December 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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These are not references. These are what happens when the cat hoiks up a hairball while you are dictating into voice-recognition software.
December 2, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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BREAKING: Da steht er jetzt! Walter Lübcke – vor der CDU-Parteizentrale. Er mahnt gegen den Kurs einer Annäherung zur AfD. – Lübcke wurde von einem AfD-Anhänger erschossen. Wer den Fall kennt, baut Brandmauern. Hilf der CDU und werde Teil der Gedenkstätte: cdu-denkmal.de
December 2, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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If you run across a gen A.I. slop 🤖💩 diagram in an academic journal, I’d love to know about it! Please fill out this form:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Slop in journals is illuminating about journals’ quality control. And journals would like you to forget their mistakes.

#AcademicChatter
Slop graphics in academic journals
Use this form to share graphics (e.g., figures, covers, graphical abstracts) made using generative A.I. that have appeared in academic journals. The plan is to compile these slop graphics in an ope...
docs.google.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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Ich kann das alles nicht mehr.
Danke an Jung und Naiv für das Festhalten dieser weiteren Sternstunde - kommt für mich auf Platz 1 - noch vor der Begründung, es kann kein Tempolimit geben, weil wir dafür nicht genügend Schilder haben.
December 1, 2025 at 3:14 PM
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In nur 5 Jahren hat China den Automobilmarkt übernommen und ist uns parallel beim E-Auto davon gerast.

Dass Kanzler Merz allen ernstes davon spricht, dass wir 2035 noch "hocheffiziente Verbrenner" verkaufen, macht es noch verrückter.
December 1, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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I don't recall where I found this, but I'd say this looks about right.
November 28, 2025 at 3:33 AM
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Wir erklären in der aktuellen Lage der Nation, warum sich der #Gaspreis in den nächsten Jahren wohl mindestens verdoppeln wird - und wie man als #Mieterin / #Mieter verhindert, dass noch eine neue #Gasheizung eingebaut wird, die einem buchstäblich die Haare vom Kopf fressen würde.

lage.link/ldn/456
November 28, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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This is the unfortunate reality in German academia. Most scholars have to drop out, but usually they are not welcome in other places. If you're an international researcher (this is my case), the situation is even more tough & options for employment outside of science are very [extremely] limited.
German academia: great place to work? You should think twice before giving it a try: Permanent positions are very rare, most scholars have to drop out after some precarious years. @dianakwon.bsky.social has written a great piece about this for @nature.com and also talked to yours truly. #IchBinHanna
How to stop the revolving door of German academia
Germany is one of the most popular destinations for students and scholars worldwide, but those pursuing academic careers face significant hurdles to success.
www.nature.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Wir müssen schon wieder ein #Geisterrad aufstellen
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Am Dienstag wurde der 60-Jährige von einem rechtsabbiegenden Lkw-Fahrer überrollt. In tiefem Beileid beginnen wir Montag um 16.30 Uhr mit #VisionZero Demo in der Möckernstr 47, die Geisterradaufstellung ist 17.30 Uhr am Unfallort Oberlandstraße.
November 27, 2025 at 1:46 PM
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[blind date]

WOMAN: When I saw your photo I assumed you would be the man *holding* the fish.

FISH: [flipping and flopping about on the table] Can we talk about this later.
November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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ah neue rossmann logo just dropped
November 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM