Life's moments of kismet blow my mind. At the same time that my kid is struggling with transitioning to middle school, @americanscientist.org drops a podcast about growth mindsets. Check out the first episode of our new podcast series, Wired for This!
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New issue! Tiny animals that have a big impact on ocean circulation, planetary history hidden inside superdeep diamonds, the serious science of searching for extraterrestrials, using Darwinian theory to evolve new molecules, and more!
Medical imaging shows a comparison of an astronaut's eyes before (top) and after (bottom) a 6-month mission: The post-flight images show optic disc edema, or swelling, as indicated by arrows. https://www.americanscientist.org/blog/from-the-staff/an-eye-on-long-term-space-flight Photograph courtesy of NASA Risk of Spaceflight Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome Evidence Report
Microgravity causes fluid shifts in the body that can affect vision. 🧪
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"We can have free and fair elections, or we can have an election with Trump treated as a normal valid candidate, but we cannot have both."
Transforming environmental anxiety into action can seem overwhelming. What should you prioritize, and will your efforts even make a difference? Stephen Porder's cheat-sheet focuses on the elements essential for life.
All 2024 AmSci connect is free through April 8!
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Want to read @kateclancy.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social and Catherine Clune-Taylor's awesome article debunking the myth of binary sexes? Now's your chance!
Today through March 8 you can read the entire Jan-Feb and March-April 2024 issues of AmSci for free!
AI capabilities seem to have exploded over the past year. Have LLMs really improved by leaps and bounds, or have developers been looking at the wrong metrics? Joe Wilson (linguistic anthropologist at U Toronto) reports from NeurIPS. www.americanscientist.org/article/is-t...
"When we limit the scientific understanding of sex to two distinct types and do not include the totality of biological variation, we ignore the true shape of human existence."
Thank you for trusting me with this important work!
Screenshot of the top of an article from American Scientist. The top of the image reads: "Biology Is Not Binary. By Kate Clancy, Agustin Fuentes, Caroline M VanSickle, Catherine Clune-Taylor. How scientists define sex has evolved over the centuries, and the concept is still incredibly difficult to pin down." The article is tagged: anthropology, biology, anatomy and includes links to various social media sites. The first paragraph of the article is visible, which reads, "In the sciences, we talk about sex. The question is, what are we actually talking about when we use that word?". Finally, there is a side bar that includes the following citation info: This article from issue March-April 2024, Volume 112, Number 2, Page 78. There is also a small image of the issue's cover, which features a pink-purple-white DNA model and the headline, "The dynamic world of DNA" under the magazine's title.
Ever been confused by scientists talking about sex? Our AmSci piece "Biology Is Not Binary" explains it all, à la Clarissa!
Link (paywalled): www.americanscientist.org/article/biol...
Shout-out to my awesome co-authors: @kateclancy.bsky.social, @anthrofuentes.bsky.social, & Catherine Clune-Taylor
(Sorry for the repeated image. Still getting used to the new platform.)
New issue! Artist-biologist Caryn Babaian looks beyond double helix. @kateclancy.bsky.social @anthrofuentes.bsky.social @cvansickle.bsky.social & C. Clune-Taylor dismantle the myth that sex is binary. @whysharksmatter.bsky.social on tensions between sharks and anglers.
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