Alison Hofer

Chicago native. coffee, sci-fi, running, documentation enthusiast, mom, and more coffee.

[Alison Hofer @alisontwiky]

@megajim Rarely. Thank you! ☺️

[arXiv.org @arxiv]

The rumors are true - arXiv now has HTML versions of papers! 👀Experimental for now & only available on new papers, but we're working on bringing it to all of arXiv. HTML is important for #accessibility in research - more on the blog: https://t.co/gFWrSL2pG9

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Fishing Otter' linocut and silkscreen print by Angela Harding, contemporary artist based in the UK #WomensArt

[Alison Hofer @alisontwiky]

@samsanders Noooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!
I love your show so much! It’s the highlight of my week. 😭

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Gina Birch, contemporary UK painter, singer and musician and founding member of post-punk band The Raincoats who influenced Nirvana #WomensArt

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Painter Betty Acquah, one of Ghana's new generation of pioneering artists #womensart #FridayFeeling

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Frida Kahlo...with her pet hawk, 1939 (photo by N. Muray) #WomensArt

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

Sometimes I wonder whether alien space vessels are inherently fuzzy & out-of-focus (that would be terrifying). And whether they love the @USNavy (that would be charming).

If so, it would explain a lot.

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'Wild Poppies' by Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #WomensArt

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Portland-based artist Yellena James creates kaleidoscopic, biomorphic artworks that resemble colourful ecosystems #WomensArt

[Switching Codes with Eric Deggans @Deggans]

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.4 million in funds to repair safety issues at public broadcasting facilities… https://t.co/OGZTRM1pjw

[Switching Codes with Eric Deggans @Deggans]

That’s also why public media, which is free, remains so important.

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

'Tied rocks' by artist Shizu Okino, using traditional Japanese knotting techniques #WomensArt

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Canadian fiber artist Janis Ledwell-Hunt creates textile sculpture exploring the cycle of life #WomensArt

[regular steve albini @electricalWSOP]

As a school child in the 60s and 70s I also learned about LGBTQ people. We had a playground game where whoever caught a ball got tackled and pummeled until they gave it up, called "smear the queer." We learned that the worst name to be called was "cocksucker."

[Amy Faith Ho, MD MPH @amyfaithho]

Here’s the dirty secret of emergency medicine:

We don’t have to do prior auth. Like ever. We just order what the patient needs, and the patient gets it done in the ED.

But here’s why we care about prior auth anyways:

B/c not a shift goes by where a patient doesn’t land in the ER as a last resort when #priorauth denied or delayed them the outpatient care they needed.

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

Happy MATTER DAY to those:
•who lost a mom
•who lost a child
•who have a deep “mother wound”
•who yearn to be a mother
•struggling with infertility
•who yearn to know a birth mother
• “step” moms
•single moms
•pet moms
•trans moms who’re still called dad

[#WOMENSART @womensart1]

Portuguese installation artist Joana Vasconcelos wrapped a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in a cotton crochet pattern #WomensArt 🎸

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Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh (1864–1933), artist and designer, was one of the 'Glasgow Girls' and whose Art Nouveau work influenced many #WomensArt