#Scientist

The largest black hole yet detected was detected today, and it’s super big news for a lot of reasons! Some exciting information about GW190521 below![image credit: Deborah Ferguson, Karan Jani,
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My thoughts about the Yan whistleblower report on SARS2 origins have been percolating over the past few very busy days. I'm ready to share them in this thread: (1) why+how
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The "Cheddar Man" Hoax (thread):Back in early 2018 we were bombarded by every major news outlet telling us that the first Britons were black. A claim made based on the
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For Scripps, #SharkWeek is an opportunity to shed some light on the misunderstood predators that keep our oceans healthy. Follow along this week as we spotlight some of our #shark
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My favourite performances by Coldplay, a thread Fix You, One Love Manchester A Sky Full Of Stars, Ghost Stories live 2014 Viva La Vida, Paralympic closing ceremony 2012 Charlie Brown,
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I sometimes look back to my essay that got me accepted into University of Bristol, @BristolUni. Back then, my future was perfect, I had secured a place in a globally
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Part 4 of my Trek post mortem. A major thing that the new Trek shows are bereft of is a maturity level, and no excess profanity and violence is not
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Every scientist has something that is frequently portrayed incorrectly that grates on them.One of mine is the idea that tension in the crust relates to far-field forces pulling apart the
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One intriguing aspect of the scientific discussion about #COVID19 measures is how entirely unscientific it feels to me. "Letting young people get infected by the virus is immoral" or "lockdowns
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1) In February, it was discovered World Renowned Scientist Frank Plummer, who worked at Canada's National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg, MB had passed away while in Kenya for a conference.
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In March, 200,000 people attended the Cheltenham Festival. Now, a month later, the NHS trust which runs Cheltenham hospital is reporting the highest number of deaths in the South West
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Career and even research field transition strategy is huge in science, and there is little, if any, formal education/knowledge on best practices. I've made a lot of major transitions in
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Let's hope it hasn't changed from the multiple government statements given out all weekend, or the story won't ring true and the whole government will look complicit.https://twitter.com/ABridgen/status/1264918003940036609 "
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Excited to join these excellent panelists to discuss neuroscientists & #scicomm today @ 3pm. @neuromatch @crozSciTech In anticipation, here are 5 tips for scientists who want to write about science.
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THREAD: Important/Valuable information. Please be aware:1."Statement from Jonathan P. Smith, epidemiologist:"As an infectious disease epidemiologist, at this point I feel morally obligated to provide some information on what we ar
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This photo is meaningful to my career as a planetary scientist even though I’m not affiliated with this mission in any way, and this is a short thread why. I’m
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