Jay Campisi

Made in the Bay State

[Parmita Mishra @parmita]

RAS finally getting drugged is one of the great stories in modern biology, and almost nobody outside oncology understands why it's such a big deal.

YOU'LL LEARN SOMETHING AWESOME TODAY.

i am going to keep this as understandable (and simple) as i can.

OPEN THE THREAD.

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[Anish Moonka @anishmoonka]

Victor Glover failed an engineering class his sophomore year of college. His dad talked him out of joining the Navy SEALs and told him an engineering degree and pilot wings might make him an astronaut someday. Right now Glover is somewhere between the Earth and the Moon.

He grew up in Pomona, California. Played quarterback in high school, wrestled well enough to place sixth at the state championship, won Athlete of the Year. Went to Cal Poly for engineering and played both sports at the college level.

He got his Navy wings in 2001 and started flying F/A-18 fighter jets off aircraft carriers. His squadron deployed on the USS John F. Kennedy to fight in Iraq, the carrier’s final deployment ever. Twenty-four combat missions. His commanding officer gave him the callsign “Ike,” short for “I Know Everything.”

He became a test pilot at Edwards Air Force Base and over his career flew more than 40 types of aircraft, 3,000 hours in the air, everything from a Korean War-era Soviet MiG-15 to the Goodyear blimp. More than 400 landings on a moving carrier deck. He earned three master’s degrees in three years. He once told Cal Poly’s president that the hardest thing he ever chose to do was walk in space. The second hardest was wrestling practice.

He applied to NASA in 2009 and got rejected. Applied again in 2013 while working in the U.S. Senate for John McCain. NASA’s head of flight crew operations called him. He missed the call. Frantically dialed back. Eight people got in that year out of more than 6,000 applicants.

NASA put him in the pilot seat for the first operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight in 2020. He spent 168 days on the International Space Station and walked in space four times.

Last June he went back to Cal Poly to accept an honorary doctorate. His wife Dionna and their oldest daughter Genesis both walked across the stage at the same ceremony to pick up their own degrees.

Three days ago Glover launched from Kennedy Space Center. The crew will fly past the far side of the Moon on Monday and travel about 252,000 miles from home, breaking a distance record that Apollo 13 set fifty-six years ago. They come back at roughly 25,000 mph.

He has four daughters. His callsign is still Ike.

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

It was inspiring to watch the Artemis II launch yesterday — @NASA’s first crewed mission around the moon since 1972. Our space program has always captured an essential part of what it means to reach beyond what we thought was possible, and I hope the four brave astronauts on this mission will inspire a new generation to follow in their footsteps.

[Stanford University @Stanford]

Explore Stanford’s most intriguing innovations of 2025, from a “milli-spinner” that shrinks and suctions blood clots to a telescope designed to reveal secrets of the universe.

https://t.co/hAeqLFdJKt

[Atul Gawande @Atul_Gawande]

Excellent piece from @zackcooperYale on why US health care costs are so high — prices, admin costs from tying coverage to your work, expectation to adopt the newest tech regardless of value — and the choices available to address them. https://t.co/R6hEcNbfSg

[Alex Hutchinson @sweatscience]

I initially missed the key point about a recent exercise-after-cancer study that ran for 17 years: it may be the first time a randomized trial has shown that exercise extends life. (I might be wrong: if so, tell me!)
https://t.co/qe96akXHgK

[Stanford University @Stanford]

The latest research on exercise confirms the benefits of sitting less and moving more – and the sooner the better. https://t.co/6dPacGjyX1

[Jay Campisi @jaycampisi]

In a first, a gene therapy seems to slow Huntington disease | Science | AAAS https://t.co/zqTIbE8zIs

[We, the People of India @India_Policy]

Michio Kaku on H1B being the secret weapon of the US.

[Jay Campisi @jaycampisi]

Bernie Sanders: Kennedy Must Resign https://t.co/fHj9GMB2X2 via @NYTOpinion

[Science Magazine @ScienceMagazine]

Dogs are humanity's best friend—but how long has it been that way? 🐕

This Science study investigated ancient dog genomes, revealing a complicated genetic legacy that reflects a long, shared history with humans. Learn more on #InternationalDogDay: https://t.co/Bl2JcfNov0

[Hidden Brain @HiddenBrain]

“Humans are actually pretty lousy at knowing what will make them happy.”

In this week’s You 2.0 episode, psychologist Iris Mauss reveals what *actually* makes us happy – and how we unwittingly chase those things away. Plus, answers to listener questions about the art of conversation with Alison Wood Brooks.

https://t.co/xtAGJz3I1f

[Jay Campisi @jaycampisi]

How to Wreck the Nation’s Health, by the Numbers https://t.co/KdAeeWDmFu via @NYTOpinion

[Stanford Health Care @StanfordHealth]

Researchers at Stanford Medicine have developed a new standard for assessing postpartum recovery. The Stanford Obstetric Recovery Checklist (STORK), measures the physical, mental & emotional well-being of mothers w/ newborns after they leave the hospital. https://t.co/17KDsVFKYq

[Dr Mark Waldron @MarkWaldron13]

💊 🥵 Congratulations to @JenniferPeel32 on her new publication. The effect of dietary supplements on core temperature and sweating responses in hot environmental conditions: a meta-analysis and meta-regression
https://t.co/CL0CtLmits

[Vinod BalachandranMD @TheVinodLab]

#mRNAvaccines for #PancreaticCancer (PDAC) PART4

1. Out today in @Nature https://t.co/NhpkJeaQYb

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[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

Exercise increases the size of the hippocampus and improves memory.

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[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

President Carter taught all of us what it means to live a life of grace, dignity, justice, and service. Michelle and I send our thoughts and prayers to the Carter family, and everyone who loved and learned from this remarkable man. https://t.co/dZHL0Nu0Tj

[F. Perry Wilson, MD MSCE @fperrywilson]

Feeling stressed? Blaming your job? Your relationship? Your sleep? Your diet? Your... tonsillectomy?
This week - a study linking tonsillectomy in childhood with acute stress reactions later on.
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[Michelle Monje 🟦 @michelle_monje]

1/ This is the next chapter of a story about courageous patients and their families, of multidisciplinary teamwork, and hard-fought steps forward to effective therapy for #DIPG #DMG, a universally lethal cancer of the brain and spinal cord. 🧵https://t.co/hMe0XYplKz