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Hannah Waters
@hanner.bsky.social
science journalist ~ senior biology editor quantamagazine.bsky.social ~ writer, reader, biologist, birder, cyclist ~ brookynite ~ i also have a substack warmfeelings.substack.com ~ she/her
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Huge fan of Jason Stanley as a writer, thinker and as a person who speaks with great clarity on the current anatomy of right wing extremism. This on Gaza and his own Jewish identity is typically excellent www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

My life has been defined by genocide of Jewish people. I look on Gaza with concern | Jason Stanley
My life has been defined by genocide of Jewish people. I look on Gaza with concern | Jason Stanley

The history of mass killings, for me, is never ending. And so are the lessons for today

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Cells in the brain communicate by exchanging chemical pulses of electricity that, in aggregate, form our actions, memories and thoughts. It has long been thought that neurons are the stars of this process, but now astrocytes have entered the chat. www.quantamagazine.org/these-cells-...

These Cells Spark Electricity in the Brain. They’re Not Neurons. | Quanta Magazine
These Cells Spark Electricity in the Brain. They’re Not Neurons. | Quanta Magazine

For decades, researchers have debated whether brain cells called astrocytes can signal like neurons. Researchers recently published the best evidence yet that some astrocytes are part of the electrica...

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Ryan Devereaux and I scrambled through the remote Sonoran Desert in 115°f with 75lbs of gear to get photo proof that US CBP is keeping people in outdoor cages during a historic heatwave.

Border Patrol Is Caging Migrants Outdoors During Deadly Arizona Heatwave
Border Patrol Is Caging Migrants Outdoors During Deadly Arizona Heatwave

Photos taken by The Intercept show dozens of people trapped in cages with little shade in a lethal Arizona desert.

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a picture on your phone with your energy. not a selfie.

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What would it look like to take this terror as a wake-up call? How do we stop today’s hot El Niño summer from becoming tomorrow’s norm? https://warmfeelings.substack.com/p/our-hot-and-terrifying-el-nino-summer

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Lots of pickets and union actions happening across the country this holiday week. Please for the love of god do not cross a picket or visit a place that has an active boycott. Thanks y’all.

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ah, a fresh start

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Hannah Waters
@hanner.bsky.social
science journalist ~ senior biology editor quantamagazine.bsky.social ~ writer, reader, biologist, birder, cyclist ~ brookynite ~ i also have a substack warmfeelings.substack.com ~ she/her
1.3k followers182 following8 posts