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Science for Progress News!
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GREETINGS!
First newsletter! AND you are not the only subscriber! Success!
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I want to use this newsletter to keep you posted on the latest news at Science for Progress, previews for upcoming content and events, and interesting news that caught my eye in the previous month. And I will share with you the month's most successful media post on social media... which usually is some funny meme :D
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QUESTIONS, CRITIQUE, or SUGGESTIONS?
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ICYMI
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was added to the top 10 most urgent threats to global health by the WHO. Doubts about vaccination, spread by anti-science groups, are increasingly leading to measles outbreaks, especially in Europe.
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RENEWABLE POWER BOOMING
Somewhat good news about climate action in the USA. Trump may be against it, but local communities are the ones making decisions on power production. And renewables are beating fossil fuels in costs.
Last Week on CNN
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ACADEMICS HAVING FUN ON TWITTER:
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Triggered by an author, and spread by influential scientists on Twitter, academics came out with these fun tweets about misconceptions about their field. I collected a lot of them in this "Twitter Moment".
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RESEARCH ARTICLE:
The way scientific funding is distributed, is inefficient. Or at least that's what the authors of this research article claim:
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Contest models highlight inherent inefficiencies of scientific funding competitions, Kevin Gross , Carl T. Bergstrom
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UPCOMING IN FEBRUARY:
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MONTHLY MEMBER MEETING for Patrons and volunteers: Feb 9, 3 pm UST
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#19: "Insecurity and Uncertainties for Early Career Academics - with Maria Pinto"
PATREON extended edition: Jan 27
FINAL public edition: Feb 3
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#20: "B&D"
Among other things, we are celebrating the 1st anniversary of the podcast!
PATREON extended edition: Feb 15
FINAL public edition: Feb 17
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or the podcast app of your choice!
And if you are already subscribed, how about a nice rating? It really helps us!
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- Jan 29 - Feb 03: Linda Amarante and Samantha White for @OpenBehavior
- Feb 05 - 10: Maxie Gottschling and Helene Brinken for @FIT4RRIEU
- Feb 12 - 17: Jenny Molloy - @jenny_molloy
- Feb 19 - 24: Chinmaya Sadangi - @AddictiveBrain
- Feb 26 - March 3: Simona Falanga - @CrazyBoneLady
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"I looked at biology textbooks too much" ;) [source unknown]
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