#AskAstrobio is back with a new look, new sound, & brand new lineup of astrobiologists!
Our new logo was designed by @NASAInterns Melissa Flower, from the ArtCenter College of Design, with new music by NASA Astrobiology’s Mike Toillion.
What topics do you want to see in 2023?
Our Dept is hosting an important session on microaggressions. We will have a diverse panel, including Dr. Ryan Hobbs, a PhD faculty member in the college. But because Dr. Hobbs is a PhD and not MD, he’s listed by our college communications team as simply “Ryan”. Message received.
Want to learn more about how unions can benefit workers? Check out Jessica Heebner's article titled "A Fair Day's Wage for a Fair Day's Work" https://t.co/TlFq7hyeky
Wow! Scientists have observed a single-cell alga evolve in real time into a multicellular organism. The transition took around a year and was caused by the introduction of a predator into the environment. https://t.co/yBzZgGSgyD
Have you ever wondered about the development and history of the aspirin you took for a headache last week? Check out Hannah Johnson's article titled "Aspirin and Its Evolution Across Decades" https://t.co/SHC6jPFx37
Do you think before you purchase something pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month? Check out Carli King's article titled "Buyers Beware: The Problem with Pinkwashing" https://t.co/DERf4M3DeZ
Curious to learn more about the James Webb Space Telescope and the incredible images it took? Check out @Julia_S_Simpson's article titled "A Webb of Wonder: The James Webb Space Telescope".
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@womensmarch Where do we go, and when should we be there? Having a hard time finding logistics for this event, which is making some of my friends waver on whether they want to attend
@PaHouseDems This is infuriating. I hate that the only action available to laymen like me is to vote. I wish there was more I could do. But I’ll be there on Election Day: a blue ballot for a safer state. #GunControlNow#GunReformNow#VoteBlueIn2022#vote
Check out my latest article for the @ScienceLions
(Lions Talk Science) Penn State College of Medicine graduate student blog! @ProjectCETI, looking forward to following your work and seeing where it leads! #scicomm#ProjectCETI#PennState
Have you ever wondered what sperm whales talk about? Check out Julia Simpson's article "Eavesdropping on Sperm Whales: The Cetacean Translation Initiative" to find out! https://t.co/cTNtbwZfmf
LTS is starting a new series where recently-defended PhD students can write a short article on their dissertation! Check out the first in the series by our own editor, Steve Matthews! https://t.co/aoudH4D4QP
No time to read? LTS will now feature TL;DRs for all articles!
"We can't just choose to learn what we want to know and not what we should know. We should know the good, the bad, everything. That's what great nations do."
- @POTUS on remembering the Tulsa massacre of African Americans in 1921
PA continues to lag woefully behind our neighboring states on equality & protections for the LGBTQ+ community. You have my word that I will not only continue to lead with compassion, but that I will also be strongly vocal in our fight for fair & equitable treatment under the law.