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Christie Aschwanden
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Best-selling author, journalist, podcaster, outdoor adventurer. My parties have dancing. Western Colorado. www.scientificamerican.com/uncertain
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Call racism racism and a lie a lie. (8/n)

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...Especially when someone is telling you exactly what to do at every phase in your cycle. Bullshit sells, and the messy truth gets one star reviews. Giving definitive advice from shoddly little studies helps no one and could cause harm, but oversimplification drives sales. 2/2

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that's a very nice looking bike!

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devastating news. He was such a kind soul.

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Also, these reports are already prone to human errors. I filed a report on an equipment theft, and when I got the file to send to insurance, about 25 % of the info was simply incorrect. Basic facts that the cop had written down incorrectly. Surely even worse for more serious crimes.

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I have yet to find one I didn't love!

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But I will die on the hill that says no one should be forced to take drugs, have surgery or otherwise alter their bodies to compete in the gender identity they've inhabited since birth. fivethirtyeight.com/features/let...

Let Caster Run! We Should Celebrate Semenya’s Extraordinary Talent
Let Caster Run! We Should Celebrate Semenya’s Extraordinary Talent

The Olympic stadium was quiet on Wednesday morning, and spectators in the sparsely filled stands seemed to pay little notice to South African runner Caster Seme…

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For more on these issues, check out @roseveleth.comwww.tested-podcast.com

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Women with DSD are often conflated with transgender women, but they are not the same. How to balance protecting integrity of women’s sport while also honoring the rights of intersex and transgender athletes, who already face discrimination and marginalization? 4/ fivethirtyeight.com/features/the...

The Olympics Are Still Struggling To Define Gender
The Olympics Are Still Struggling To Define Gender

What is gender? It might sound like the kind of question that college students debate in a liberal arts class. But for the International Olympic Committee, it’s…

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Christie Aschwanden
@cragcrest.bsky.social
Best-selling author, journalist, podcaster, outdoor adventurer. My parties have dancing. Western Colorado. www.scientificamerican.com/uncertain
1.9k followers673 following83 posts