Dave Gammon

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

16th annual #bird count for #ElonUForest. Three Elon students participated. Great to hear the Louisiana waterthrush for the first time ever

[Elon Biology @ElonBiology]

Elon students in Dr Gammon’s nonmajors biology class simulate how a gene codes for a protein. #EngagedLearning #ElonDay

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

If I had ever fathered a 3rd son, he would have had Galileo for his middle name, RIP #Galileo, the world’s first modern scientist

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Cool discovery of #Galileo's marginal notes in #Ptolemy’s famous #astronomy text, written ~20yrs before overturning #geocentric universe https://t.co/30ewmrh1AL

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Writings show Galileo began as a devout and thoughtful young scholar. The fiery and iconoclastic revolutionary came later

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

"The cost of clean-energy technologies has plummeted, and renewables are now the cheapest form of energy in many places." fascinating #infographics at https://t.co/t0yVwzFRiw

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

I'm more fascinated by all the neat #HumanEvolution findings in last 25yrs from Indonesia/Australia region: #hobbits (H floresiensis), #Aborigines arrived ~20,000yrs earlier than we thought w/ ~5% Denisovan DNA and the world's first human artists

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Another neat finding from Indonesia on #prehistoric #humans and their earliest known attempts at #art, https://t.co/z8pLcsaDp5

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Article emphasizes that early human creativity is geographically universal, not concentrated in Europe (I'm not surprised)

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

New assessments like these might be time-consuming, so lots of loose strings to sort out, but overall I'm optimistic. #ExcitingTimesForAcademia

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

As #educators, grappling with new #AI tools like #ChatGPT is like the beginning of #COVID. We're all flying blind.

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Some of their suggestions: assess students through conversations rather than papers, continuous assessment (like a medical residency), assess higher order cognitive skills

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Scientists study ancient prehistoric life by measuring 'molecular fossils' rather than traditional #fossils within rocks. Neat technique to study #OriginOfCells, #astrobiology, #Mars samples, etc. #DeepLearning #AI https://t.co/pzV20MlyR9

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Senator Cassidy's post is reliable b/c it carries a political cost for him. #AnimalBehavior science shows me #CostlySignals are more likely to be accurate. @RFKJr_Official https://t.co/yZuhpve9uL

[U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. @SenBillCassidy]

I’m a doctor who has seen people die from vaccine-preventable diseases. What parents need to hear right now is vaccines for measles, polio, hepatitis B and other childhood diseases are safe and effective and will not cause autism. Any statement to the contrary is wrong, irresponsible, and actively makes Americans sicker.

We need to understand the real causes of autism. Studies show there’s a genetic predisposition when a mom who’s pregnant is exposed to environmental toxins which can increase a child’s risk of autism. It’s deeply troubling that, according to HHS officials, they appeared to have canceled hundreds of millions in research on autism genetics. Redirecting attention to factors we definitely know DO NOT cause autism denies families the answers they deserve.

We had two children die and many more hospitalized nationally from measles this year. Louisiana is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in 35 years. Families are getting sick and people are dying from vaccine-preventable deaths, and that tragedy needs to stop.

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Evolutionary biologists defined #kissing as "non aggressive, directed oral-oral contact with some movement of lips or mouthparts and no food transfer" Way to go, scientists ;-)
https://t.co/FLsl3GPyBJ

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

It's not every day my fellow NC researchers discover a new #dino species. Meet #Nanotyrannus, 1/10th the body mass of T rex. https://t.co/0vzDIwYvHP

[Dave Gammon @DaveGammonBio]

Origins of #BrainRot: #AI #chatbots provide inaccurate info and use faulty reasoning when trained on "short, popular social-media posts, or those containing superficial or sensationalist content." https://t.co/bmS9iPkqQN

[Elon Biology @ElonBiology]

BIO prof Dr. Dave Gammon coordinates a monthly community outreach program. This Tuesday’s program: "Public health: the invisible shield...until it breaks," featuring Elon's Dr. Stephanie Baker
https://t.co/qTt8XbrBdc