I use computers to study colors in pictures sent from flying picture boxes. This tells me if good or bad things are happening in the picture. It's usually bad things, and it's usually people's fault. #SciComm#UpGoer5
"Mom, the preying mantis are hatching" said my 8yo with crazy look in his eye, about the TWO *empty* egg sacks he found in Jan and has kept in his room
The best laid plans of a multi-billion dollar sports league with effectively unlimited resources has made it a week before an outbreak.
Now consider large, underesourced public school systems. Or, good God, *college dorms* this fall
Six weeks into widespread self-quarantine, editors of academic journals have started noticing a trend: Women โ who (ofc) shoulder more family responsibility โ seem to be submitting fewer papers than usual. There is some evidence that men are submitting *more.* (a thread)
Valerie Thomas was the director of the Landsat image processing programs. These are the satellites which revealed so much about the wonderful world we live on, and give us the tools to save lives and conserve wildlife more effectively. She retired in 1995 after 31 years @NASA
I am getting really frustrated by the number of journal editors declining to babysit my child at the moment.
Maybe that's because it is unpaid, exhausting, takes all day, and does nothing for your career progression.
Just like peer-reviewing a manuscript.
Dear students,
Please, please tell us if you're struggling. We are, too. We assume everyone is struggling. We understand. We want to help. Let us know what your specific challenges are so we can target advice/referrals. No, it isn't our job, but we can figure things out together.