Calling all science/tech folks: Do you have thoughts about xkcd? Parker Bach & I are trying to understand the role that xkcd plays in the scientific/technical community. Will you share your thoughts? forms.office.com/pages/respon... And since we are doing a snowball sample, please pass the word!
My husband and I occasionally shout "someone is WRONG on the internet!" in real life in reference to xkcd.com/386/ I forgot to note this in my survey on the last question.
Scientific American endorses Kamala Harris for president. www.scientificamerican.com/article/vote... 🧪
Kamala Harris has plans to improve health, boost the economy and mitigate climate change. Donald Trump has threats and a dangerous record
"However... presenting evidence that women earn as much support as men in US general elections increased Democratic primary voters’ intentions to vote for women presidential candidates, an effect driven by heightened perceptions of these candidates’ electability." www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Progress toward gender equality is thwarted by the underrepresentation of women in political leadership, even as most Americans report they would v...
The many manifestations of racism — slavery, segregation, etc — were an integral part of not just African American history, but American history. Denying that reality and pretending racism wasn’t a serious problem is, in itself, racist.
Harford County (a right wing exurban county home to John Wilkes Booth) school board votes 5-4 to not allow AP African American Studies classes because they focus too much on racism
The move left students and staff scrambling to find replacement classes, but some educators and diversity advocates say the broader message does more lasting damage.
There is a lot of research on this. Learning about racism doesn't make white kids feel guilty. Here is what it does. Summary of some of the studies here: fivethirtyeight.com/features/wha...
Police spending in every city crowds out far worthier causes. www.nytimes.com/2024/06/21/n...
The city’s budget is being finalized, and arts institutions, from the big to the small, are fearing the worst.
This is really important and deeply concerning — devices that clean the air ARE in place for those working in the White House and Congress, guessing SCOTUS too, but not really anywhere else www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
![There are a couple of other things they should be doing, too. They can augment it with filtration with MERV 13 filters. If you can’t do it in the building’s HVAC infrastructure, you can make portable ones for about $60 [See Corsi Rosenthal Boxes]. The other thing that is super important and super powerful, probably the best thing we could do, is what are called germicidal UV lamps. If you set those up in a room, it’s equivalent to about 24 air exchanges per hour. So they’re even better than ventilation and filtering.
I should point out that there are, in fact, places that have installed all of these: fresh air, filtering, and germicidal UV lights. Do you know where they are?
LP: Where?
PA: The White House, Congress, Number 10 Downing, Parliament, the Reichstag, and WHO. All of our leaders have these protections and procedures in place.
LP: But not our schoolchildren.
PA: Well, the school where [former CDC director] Rochelle Walensky’s children go, they have these upgrades.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_fullsize/plain/did:plc:iqtkxhjp3ler2i3kfcwukuie/bafkreie6rs3ntnbnvtspfxl6qs5u4rgki34a5whpfqscdnijx4wc3m4wye@jpeg)
It's really weird (it's not really weird) how states that ban abortions are also states where women can't get leave to take care of their children.
Thanks to Eric Dolan and @psypost.bsky.social@mbarlev.bsky.social!
While people still stereotype leaders as male, they slightly prefer female leaders, especially those with prestigious traits over dominant ones. This challenges the belief that male leaders are more favored and suggests a shift towards gender neutrality…