San Diego for Science is a 501c3 nonprofit, with a mission to help San Diegans connect with the science in their lives and the scientists in their communities

San Diego, CA
Joined January 2017
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Is it possible to bring back the extinct woolly mammoth, and should we? Via: Syfy ⁦@UCSDBMS⁩ ⁦⁦@sciencemuseum⁩ ⁦⁦@ScienceMarchSD⁩ ⁦⁦@fleetscience⁩ ⁦@NatGeo⁩ ⁦⁦@SDNHM⁩ ⁦@NRDC⁩ ⁦@NatGeoMuseum⁩ ⁦ syfy.com/syfywire/could-some…
Keep saying it until everyone gets it: the costs of climate change are coming for us one way or another. If we start paying for them now (with programs designed to halt carbon emissions), it’ll cost us LESS. (Plus there’s a bunch of nice fringe benefits that come with prevention)
Climate change cost insurers $60 billion this year—in the U.S. alone trib.al/pFDFJEk
Burnout. Tension. Worrying about exposing family members. Ten- to fourteen-hour days. Some #HealthCareHeroes continue to struggle with the amount of COVID-19 cases and the consequences of treating them. buff.ly/3gruupM
Help fight the coronavirus by sending a letter of encouragement to healthcare workers, scientists, and public health officials who are working behind the scenes every day to #FightCovid. #COVID #ScienceHeroes buff.ly/3hYuZZQ
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Scientists, artists, and science communicators are invited to team up against #COVID19 in a special session of #SciCommMake. We're partnering with @ScienceTalkOrg again to host this awards competition sigmaxi.org/news/article/202… #KnowItDefeatIt #scicomm #sciart #SigmaXimtg #SciTalk21
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NEW: Californians are now REQUIRED to wear face coverings in public spaces. Together -- we can slow the spread. Do your part. Wear a mask. LEARN MORE: covid19.ca.gov
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The @SDstemecosytem invites you to another STEM Educator Social Hour on June 23! Join us for networking and to share best practices around distance learning in #STEM #STEAM. Bring a friend! #sdSTEMeetup Registration: bit.ly/JuneSTEMmeetup
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For those who are interested in research-based solutions to stop police violence, here’s what you need to know - based on the facts and data. A thread. (1/x)
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#StayHome and help #FlattenTheCurve by joining this month's virtual Books, Booze, and Brains (details below) for a discussion on the The Butchering Art, May 26th 28th at 6:30pm!
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Kyle Adriany, @UCSDPhysics ’16, talks about starting his business and creating ventilator parts to help support the efforts to battle #COVIDー19 . bit.ly/2VS9aTy
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If you want to save the economy from #COVID19 and aren't willing to sacrifice millions, it is likely best to fight all-out and stamp out the #coronavirus as soon as possible! medium.com/@robmcooper/why-h…
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CA is issuing a statewide, mandatory STAY AT HOME order. Those that work in critical sectors should go to work. Grocery stores, pharmacies, banks and more will stay open. We need to meet this moment and flatten the curve together. Go to covid19.ca.gov to learn more.
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✨bit.ly/2VmOL9l New approach for developing treatments for influenza using breakthrough #virus simulations! “It allowed us to see how the different #flu proteins interacted with each other on the viral surface,” said @UCSDChemBiochem's @RommieAmaro. @AmaroLab
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Burbidge Visiting Professor Uses Physics of Mayonnaise to Develop Electronic Skin bit.ly/397EQrY
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Did you know that Margaret Burbidge Visiting Professor, Elena Aprile, stars in the documentary "Chasing Einstein?" We invite you to watch the screening, followed by a Q&A next Monday: bit.ly/2HSjW4k
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.@UCSDChemBiochem alumna turned fashion designer pulls inspiration from math sequences & data patterns: bit.ly/2ueZh7e “I incorporate NMR patterns of amino acids, which are profound & crucial to the human body, into laser cutting patterns,”says Jinghan Zong #fashionweek
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Thrilled to host @SpeakerPelosi and members of Congress at @UCatCOP exhibit at #Cop25Madrid2019. Scripps Director Margaret Leinen described Deep SOLO, a spherical float capable of measuring ocean conditions to depths of 20,000 feet.
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A marine biologist films this octopus changing colors while dreaming and it’s spectacular
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#antibiotics seized at UK airport, had been meant for illegal use fattening healthy chickens. Such misuse leads to #antibioticResistance, one of the most important threats to human health theguardian.com/world/2019/o…
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“Unnatural Selection,” a four-part docuseries debuting Friday, dissects the stories, science, and ethics behind #genomeediting, following academics, biohackers, and patients as they move through a brave new world made possible by technologies like #CRISPR buff.ly/2Bkc7RA
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