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None of this year's science Nobel Prizes have gone to women. The number of these prizes to go to women remains at 27 out of more than 600. See how many you can name in our quiz: nature.com/immersive/d41586-…
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behold, the thank you alignment chart
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New Lancet Series: the way digital technologies are built & governed creates real health risks worldwide. A review of 9 million under-25s across 121 studies links digital media use to mental health & sleep problems plus reduced physical activity. Authors call for urgent, coordinated action. ➡️ spkl.io/60157VKUv
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Menopause research has historically been underfunded and understudied, despite its enormous impact on half of the human population and nearly 40% of a woman’s lifespan. Researchers in a new #ScienceReview argue that menopause research needs a major rethink, shifting from a one-size-fits-all view of the transition to a precision medicine approach that accounts for differences in symptoms, timing, genetics and hormone treatments. Learn more: scim.ag/4AIcy4x
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It has long been recognized that millions of women, especially younger women, are disproportionately affected by pain disorders. In a new #ScienceReview, researchers synthesize recent advances in understanding these conditions. scim.ag/3VcRS4H
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Historically, medical research has relied heavily on male participants, with findings often generalized to women and children. If women’s health is discussed at all, it’s largely framed around reproduction. This special issue of Science highlights the research that is seeking to close the critical gaps in women’s health. Learn more: scim.ag/4hy8ACT
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In the new @ScienceMagazine special issue on women's health, a 5★ review of menopause hormone therapy to promote healthy aging science.org/doi/10.1126/scie…
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The Florida Attorney General has filed a temporary injunction against OpenAI, and it, unfortunately, slaps (h/t @MelMitchell1)
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Today, we’re releasing Kalypta, the first app to block AI notetakers in your meetings. Granola? Wisprflow? Cluely? No more. With Kalypta, you become inaudible to AI. Your call continues normally.
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New ad by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products.
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When my colleagues and I started digging around in CDC data on pregnancy-related deaths, we noticed something surprising: the rate of ectopic pregnancy deaths had more than doubled in recent years. Nearly 200 women died between 2020 and 2025. So we set out to learn why 🧵
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#OnThisDay in 1963, a bomb planted by the Ku Klux Klan ripped through 16th Street Baptist Church killing four little girls. The tragedy marked the third bombing in 11 days in Birmingham, Alabama following the federal order of Alabama school integration. #ANationsStory
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To treat an ectopic pregnancy, which is almost never viable, doctors must terminate it. But medical providers are hesitating or flat-out refusing to do that in states where they face criminal penalties for performing an abortion, lawsuits allege. propublica.org/article/ectop…
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New: Our analysis found that from 2020 to 2025, the rate of deaths involving ectopic pregnancies nearly doubled compared with the previous six-year period. The uptick was steeper in states with abortion bans. propub.li/4h1q22p
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couple recent and interesting heat-related papers: on hot days/shortly thereafter, chicago ER/urgent care visits increase for more than the usual heat-related diagnoses, including conditions earlier studies may have missed/misclassified science.org/doi/10.1126/scia… across neighborhoods death rates moved with year-to-year changes in tree cover...places that added canopy had fewer deaths, and hotter south and west side tracts that were losing trees had higher death rates agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.…
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Do you like birds? Do you like maps? Do you like birds AND maps?? I made maps for every species in the US, showing where they've been recorded, and how recently, at the county level. Check it out! #birds michaelfogleman.com/ebird-co…
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lmfao
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There are still FOUR WEEKS to apply for a 2027-2028 Cullman Center Fellowship at The New York Public Library! Fellows receive a $90,000 stipend, the use of a private office, and full access to @nypl's physical and electronic resources. Learn more: nypl.org/csw
ATTENTION WRITERS OF ALL GENRES — ACADEMICS, VISUAL ARTISTS, TRANSLATORS: The application for the 2027-2028 Cullman Center Fellowship @nypl is now live: nypl.org/about/fellowships-i… The deadline to apply is Friday, September 25, 2026. SPREAD THE WORD!
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ok, it’s real: applications for GO EAST are now open 🚂 this October, we’re taking a small group of writers, technologists, and people who move between the two worlds from San Francisco to Chicago aboard the California Zephyr, with several days set aside for focused writing, conversation, and reflection on technological progress. come write across America with us :) apply here by EOD Sep 1: yetanotherstudio.notion.site…
exciting update: the amtrak train writing fellowship is happening!! we’ve assembled a team, put together the vision + scope for GO EAST, and are now starting conversations with potential sponsors and supporters if you’re curious about the project or know someone who might want to help make it happen, please share or DM me and i’ll send you our pitch :)
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