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Montreal, New York, Boston
Joined June 2013
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This is a really nicely-done #podcast episode on an important topic - thanks @Deborah @ianmahar @eusonic for putting it on - and to the @UOPsych Committee for an Inclusive Community (CIC) for your support of our work @usefulsci #scicomm #healthcare #equity #concussion #education
Our latest #podcast takes a look at racial #disparities in #health + #medicine in the US. Tune in to hear Ian, Deborah, and Cameron discuss important research related to #cancer treatment & outcomes, as well as athlete head trauma & #concussion education. usefulscience.org/podcast/56
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The Pine Island glacier was already scary. The 160-mile-long river of ice is known as “the weak underbelly” of West Antarctica. Without its icy restraint holding it back from the ocean, it could dramatically add to sea level rise. wapo.st/3zxxnjQ
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My goal with Curious Neuron is to make parenting and child development research accessible to all parents. We could learn a lot from research!
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THANK YOU SCIENCE
Blue block lenses do not decrease eye strain !
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Today, we're shining a light on Vivien Thomas. Despite not having a medical degree (his educational journey was cut short by The Great Depression), he laid the foundation for what we now think of as modern cardiac surgery. #BlackHistoryMonth
#HiddenNoMore Vivien Thomas, Medical Researcher At Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1944, the team of Blalock, Taussig, and Thomas debuted their life-saving surgical procedure for correcting the congenital heart defect known as blue baby syndrome.
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Please wear a mask.
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Could your big laugh spread more than just CHEER from behind your mask? 😷 #AWBGrantee @usefulsci explains the science behind why we laugh & its role in fostering social connections in this podcast ep: usefulscience.org/podcast/45
14.6% of the general population report getting confused between left and right pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3312… I mean right and left.
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“My wish is that this will provide a positive message to the young girls who would like to follow the path of science, and to show them that women in science can also have an impact through the research that they are performing.” - 2020 Chemistry Laureate Emmanuelle Charpentier.
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It's #PodRevDay! 😀 Check out my ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review of Useful Science (@usefulsci ) on @Podchaser podchaser.com/podcasts/usefu…
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Happy #InternationalPodcastDay! Please share your own or your favorite academic-related podcasts below, and I will amplify as many as possible❤️ #AcademicTwitter #phdchat
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🌟Exciting Opportunity🌟 Passionate about sharing science that can improve the lives of others? Interested in developing expertise in social media and #scicomm? Come join our phenomenal @usefulsci team- we'd love to have you! Happy to answer any questions. idealist.org/en/volunter-opp…
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I guest hosted a podcast episode for @usefulsci on productivity, mental health, work-life balance, and... the colour green, actually. Just released, you can check it out here: usefulscience.org/podcast/42 . With @eusonic and @WonderUyen , follow them too!
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“To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.” - Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot, 1994 Shoutout to whoever wrote all of this at MLK Park ✊🏾💪🏾👏🏾🙌🏾
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I was a guest host on a recent episode of the @usefulsci podcast to take about #COVID, vaccines, treatments, and bioethics, so check it out!
💥New Podcast Episode💥 The USci team gives us the breakdown on clinical trials - what they are, why they matter, and how to balance the need for COVID vaccines & treatments with ethical concerns and the health of study participants. Listen here: usefulscience.org/podcast/38
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In preparation for #ShutDownSTEM tomorrow, 10 June, Science has made the following articles available without subscription or registration to help facilitate discussion.
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Does increased sugar consumption affect kids? Do taxes on the sugar industry actually reduce sugary drink intake? 🍬 Learn more about things you may not know about sugar with @josh_c_jackson and @WonderUyen in the latest @usefulsci Podcast. Episode 36 is live tomorrow! 🎧
Tune to 'audio distancing' @ckut 90.3fm 11am TODAY b/c we *need* to keep talking #BlackBirdersWeek We chat to @hood_naturalist Corina Newsome about her love of wildlife, bird personalities, being @BlackAFinSTEM & OBVI #BlackBirdersWeek 🔥 Coming to the podcast this afternoon🤘🏾
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