Tom Morrell
@tmorrell.bsky.social
Research Data, Software, and Repositories.
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Did you remember to get your X-ray diffractometer a present this year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
Our‘s loves reading this new book with beautiful illustrations by undergrad Justine Wong.
Only $15 at meitneriumpress.com
#crystallography
Our‘s loves reading this new book with beautiful illustrations by undergrad Justine Wong.
Only $15 at meitneriumpress.com
#crystallography
December 12, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Did you remember to get your X-ray diffractometer a present this year? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered!
Our‘s loves reading this new book with beautiful illustrations by undergrad Justine Wong.
Only $15 at meitneriumpress.com
#crystallography
Our‘s loves reading this new book with beautiful illustrations by undergrad Justine Wong.
Only $15 at meitneriumpress.com
#crystallography
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We've spent a ton of time talking about teens getting injured on e-bikes (or illegal e-motos).
We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening.
But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*?
🧵
We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening.
But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*?
🧵
December 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
We've spent a ton of time talking about teens getting injured on e-bikes (or illegal e-motos).
We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening.
But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*?
🧵
We've heard that crash rates are skyrocketing. Marin County Dept of Health even set up a dashboard to see how many e-bike/e-moto crashes are happening.
But how many kids are getting hurt *in cars*?
🧵
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Something I often talk about is the need for media outlets to put conversations about e-bike safety and regulations in the context of the larger danger on our streets: cars.
The Boston Globe published two letters to the editors that do this well. I'll thread them below.
The Boston Globe published two letters to the editors that do this well. I'll thread them below.
December 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Something I often talk about is the need for media outlets to put conversations about e-bike safety and regulations in the context of the larger danger on our streets: cars.
The Boston Globe published two letters to the editors that do this well. I'll thread them below.
The Boston Globe published two letters to the editors that do this well. I'll thread them below.
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New on the blog! Kristin Briney talks to us about The Data Management Workbook 📖
Read the full interview ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3p6mk445
#datamanagement #dataanalysis #statistics #researchdata
Read the full interview ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3p6mk445
#datamanagement #dataanalysis #statistics #researchdata
December 4, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New on the blog! Kristin Briney talks to us about The Data Management Workbook 📖
Read the full interview ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3p6mk445
#datamanagement #dataanalysis #statistics #researchdata
Read the full interview ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/3p6mk445
#datamanagement #dataanalysis #statistics #researchdata
Looking for a science-based holiday gift for kids? Check out "X-ray Crystallography Adventures! Cat & Elephant's Sugar Crystal Mystery" Filled with 21 pages of colorful hand-drawn illustrations, this book is perfect for kids 4-12 or anyone who loves crystals. Available at meitneriumpress.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Looking for a science-based holiday gift for kids? Check out "X-ray Crystallography Adventures! Cat & Elephant's Sugar Crystal Mystery" Filled with 21 pages of colorful hand-drawn illustrations, this book is perfect for kids 4-12 or anyone who loves crystals. Available at meitneriumpress.com
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Say it with me 3 times...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
E-Bike Injuries Are Up 1,800%, But It's Not Actually E-Bikes: It's Electric Motorcycles
The vehicles causing a recent spike in injuries and worse aren't e-bikes. Here’s why, our solution, and how to differentiate an e-bike from an e-moto.
velo.outsideonline.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:13 AM
Say it with me 3 times...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
E-MOTOS ARE NOT BIKES
velo.outsideonline.com/ebike/ebike-...
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A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
December 4, 2025 at 5:28 PM
A picture is worth a 1000 words. The birth dose of hepatitis B vaccines in the USA eliminated perinatally acquired hepatitis B infection from over 20,000 cases a year before the vaccine was introduced to <20 cases a year. The gaslighting by the current members ACIP is obscene, unethical and cruel.
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I'm sorry, I just have to pop off again on that NYT e-bike piece.
The fatality rate for e-bike injuries is 11%?? You're saying that one out of every 9 times someone hurts themselves on an e-bike, they die?
That is just so mind-blowingly incorrect, I don't know where to start.
The fatality rate for e-bike injuries is 11%?? You're saying that one out of every 9 times someone hurts themselves on an e-bike, they die?
That is just so mind-blowingly incorrect, I don't know where to start.
December 4, 2025 at 6:02 PM
I'm sorry, I just have to pop off again on that NYT e-bike piece.
The fatality rate for e-bike injuries is 11%?? You're saying that one out of every 9 times someone hurts themselves on an e-bike, they die?
That is just so mind-blowingly incorrect, I don't know where to start.
The fatality rate for e-bike injuries is 11%?? You're saying that one out of every 9 times someone hurts themselves on an e-bike, they die?
That is just so mind-blowingly incorrect, I don't know where to start.
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This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
December 1, 2025 at 11:09 AM
This is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
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🔔 Reminder: Covid-19 was a leading case of death among US children and young people during the pandemic with 821 deaths in the year from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022 @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
COVID-19 as the Underlying Cause of Death Among Individuals Aged 0 to 19 Years in the US
This cross-sectional study evaluates whether COVID-19 is among the top 10 causes of death in children and young people aged 0 to 19 years in the US.
jamanetwork.com
November 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
🔔 Reminder: Covid-19 was a leading case of death among US children and young people during the pandemic with 821 deaths in the year from August 1, 2021, to July 31, 2022 @jamanetworkopen.com jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...
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Rad Power Bikes in trouble. Stock up on those bespoke 22” tires asap electrek.co/2025/11/10/r...
Rad Power Bikes says it may close down by January
Rad Power Bikes, one of the most well-known electric bicycle companies in North America, appears to be headed for collapse...
electrek.co
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Rad Power Bikes in trouble. Stock up on those bespoke 22” tires asap electrek.co/2025/11/10/r...
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Wow this is bad.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Wow this is bad.
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🚨🔥🔋🚲👇⚠️
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
CPSC Warns Consumers to Immediately Stop Using Batteries for E-Bikes from Rad Power Bikes Due to Fire Hazard; Risk of Serious Injury or Death www.cpsc.gov/Warnings/202...
November 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
🚨🔥🔋🚲👇⚠️
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
RadWagon 4, RadCity HS 4, RadRover High Step 5, RadCity Step Thru 3, RadRover Step Thru 1, RadRunner 2, RadRunner 1, RadRunner Plus, and RadExpand 5.
The battery model number (HL-RP-S1304 or RP-1304) is printed on a label on the back or rear of the battery.
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Thrilled to announce publication of the crystallography children’s book illustrated by undergraduate Justine Wong!
You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com
50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op.
#chemsky #chemchat
You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com
50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op.
#chemsky #chemchat
November 17, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Thrilled to announce publication of the crystallography children’s book illustrated by undergraduate Justine Wong!
You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com
50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op.
#chemsky #chemchat
You can buy it here for $15: meitneriumpress.com
50% of profits will support undergrad education at the Cal Poly Pomona Crystallography Co-op.
#chemsky #chemchat
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The state's response to wildly popular e-bikes? Cancel the program and fund more cars. 🤦♀️
CARB is ending the EBIP, mistaking "cleaner cars" for real climate progress. We demand mobility, not just motors.
Demand a Better Path: https://go.calbike.org/a/better-path-permanent-funding-e-bikes
CARB is ending the EBIP, mistaking "cleaner cars" for real climate progress. We demand mobility, not just motors.
Demand a Better Path: https://go.calbike.org/a/better-path-permanent-funding-e-bikes
November 16, 2025 at 4:47 PM
The state's response to wildly popular e-bikes? Cancel the program and fund more cars. 🤦♀️
CARB is ending the EBIP, mistaking "cleaner cars" for real climate progress. We demand mobility, not just motors.
Demand a Better Path: https://go.calbike.org/a/better-path-permanent-funding-e-bikes
CARB is ending the EBIP, mistaking "cleaner cars" for real climate progress. We demand mobility, not just motors.
Demand a Better Path: https://go.calbike.org/a/better-path-permanent-funding-e-bikes
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Sometimes when I'm critical of what I put under the rubric of "Dem leadership" which includes but isn't limited to elected leadership, party officials, and big Dem organizations and donors, I get nitpicky nonsense of about whether specific constituencies are exempt.
November 13, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Sometimes when I'm critical of what I put under the rubric of "Dem leadership" which includes but isn't limited to elected leadership, party officials, and big Dem organizations and donors, I get nitpicky nonsense of about whether specific constituencies are exempt.
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This is one of the coolest visualizations I've seen of waves moving throughout the country over 2 years. Note the seasonal patterns in various states.
From Yale school of public health
From Yale school of public health
November 8, 2025 at 12:18 AM
This is one of the coolest visualizations I've seen of waves moving throughout the country over 2 years. Note the seasonal patterns in various states.
From Yale school of public health
From Yale school of public health
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The Data Management Workbook: Practical Exercises for Better Organization, Storage and Use of Your Research Data by Kristin Briney. @kbriney.bsky.social.
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The Data
Management
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Practical Exercises
for Better Organization,
Storage and Use of
Your Research Data
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November 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
The Data Management Workbook: Practical Exercises for Better Organization, Storage and Use of Your Research Data by Kristin Briney. @kbriney.bsky.social.
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Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Donald Trump deleted this from the government website.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
Let's be clear: there's funding available to cover SNAP benefits next month. Trump is stopping SNAP benefits because he wants to. He is forcing mommas and babies to go hungry.
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So, a child was losing weight (the implication is the stress of the Alpha School's methods) so much so her pediatrician recommended additional snacks, and the School's untrained "guides" (who are not teachers) withheld those snacks from the child until "she met her learning metrics"?
October 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
So, a child was losing weight (the implication is the stress of the Alpha School's methods) so much so her pediatrician recommended additional snacks, and the School's untrained "guides" (who are not teachers) withheld those snacks from the child until "she met her learning metrics"?
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NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Threat to US vaccines as CDC staff supporting key advisory panel laid off
Critics say scientists ‘held hostage’ by RFK Jr as changes mean vaccine development and guidance in peril
www.theguardian.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:20 PM
NEW: The entire staff supporting ACIP was laid off, and most working groups haven't met in months.
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
That means the US may not make routine vaccine recommendations for more than half of children in 2026, and it could halt new vaccines in the pipeline. My latest:
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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This is what the Democrats have been raising hell about.
Well, Fam, just found out our health insurance is jumping from $1700 to over $3000 a month. And we still have to wait till Nov 1 to see more options—when the site will probably crash because everyone will be freaking out at the same time.
October 26, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This is what the Democrats have been raising hell about.
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I was thinking about this today & did some Googling: despite the fact that this spike is often blamed on children's Halloween behaviour (wearing dark costumes, not paying attention on roads, etc), ~40% of deaths on Halloween 2022 involved drunk drivers: www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/safety-topic...
A reminder that more American child pedestrians (age 0-17) are killed by cars on Halloween than on any other day of the year. #CarsRuinCities
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
www.vox.com/future-perfe...
October 28, 2024 at 5:59 PM
I was thinking about this today & did some Googling: despite the fact that this spike is often blamed on children's Halloween behaviour (wearing dark costumes, not paying attention on roads, etc), ~40% of deaths on Halloween 2022 involved drunk drivers: www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/safety-topic...
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More of this, please.
Also, for those of you who have been asking what the point of the #nokings protests is: among many other things, this is. It's no coincidence that this letter was published two days after seven million people got off their asses to protest against Trump. More Republicans […]
Also, for those of you who have been asking what the point of the #nokings protests is: among many other things, this is. It's no coincidence that this letter was published two days after seven million people got off their asses to protest against Trump. More Republicans […]
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federate.social
October 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
More of this, please.
Also, for those of you who have been asking what the point of the #nokings protests is: among many other things, this is. It's no coincidence that this letter was published two days after seven million people got off their asses to protest against Trump. More Republicans […]
Also, for those of you who have been asking what the point of the #nokings protests is: among many other things, this is. It's no coincidence that this letter was published two days after seven million people got off their asses to protest against Trump. More Republicans […]