James Gorman

Former New York Times editor, columnist, reporter for 28 years. On the road again. Freelance science dog and humor writer.

[Deborah Blum @deborahblum]

Neil Young wants @Spotify to pull his music due to Joe Rogan's vaccine misinformation on platform https://t.co/J4ZDRJjSpr via @usatoday

[James Gorman @jimgorman]

“Nature is certainly doing its part to keep us humble”. Fascinating piece from @carlzimmer
Omicron’s Radical Evolution https://t.co/AXll8HXvTS

[Dr Alina Utrata @AlinaUtrata]

I downloaded all the data Amazon has on me, and honestly the creepiest thing about it is that they sent me the *actual audio files* of every time I spoke* to Amazon Alexa

*years ago when I was young and foolish about surveillance

[James Gorman @jimgorman]

In Sewage, Clues to Omicron’s Surge https://t.co/lbn5ekj4hh

[James Gorman @jimgorman]

The book that I have been waiting for! Ordered it immediately. Pigeons deserve respect

[Rosemary Mosco (Bird And Moon Comics) @RosemaryMosco]

Thank you @GrrlScientist for this kind and thoughtful review of A Pocket Guide to Pigeon Watching!
https://t.co/dRX2tHyNzB

[James Gorman @jimgorman]

How does Omicron spread so fast? A high viral load isn’t the answer https://t.co/709VZLJA5W

[Laurie Garrett @Laurie_Garrett]

THREAD is a must-read: "Having ~40% of the population infected by a single pathogen in the span of 8 weeks is remarkable and I can't think of an obvious modern precedent."
#Omicron

[Abby Lawson @AbsLawson]

Well that's a first:

Just received an email from a colleague that referred to all the men in the thread as "Dr." and the women by their first names.

Time to update my #WomaninSTEM bingo card

[Art History Memes for Aesthetic Fiends @ArtMemeLord]

St George testing the dragon for covid

[James Gorman @jimgorman]

For anyone who missed this in December, as I did, pure, brief brilliance once again from Calvin Trillin:
Florida Woman Bites Camel https://t.co/HEOGASP9jV via @NewYorker

[WCS @TheWCS]

WATCH: Penguin selfie filmed on back of gentoo penguin in Argentina as it twists through schools of sardines.

[Dr. Christy Visaggi @snail_and_sea]

Paleontology friends - have you seen the new UCMP Understanding Evolution website? It was awesome before but it’s even more so now! @undrstnd_evo

[Audubon New York @AudubonNY]

TOMORROW at 4PM ET, join us for an exciting webinar presentation featuring Rodney Stotts, a master falconer and licensed raptor specialist. RSVP here: https://t.co/9wMJNsScwQ

[Laura Foster (She/Her) @misslfoster]

An outbreak of the Delta variant linked to a pet shopworker in the shop prompted officials to test hundreds of animals there - with 11 hamsters Covid positive.

#Covid19 https://t.co/4M9yWMgPHM

[Neil deGrasse Tyson @neiltyson]

"Nothing in the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.”

- Martin Luther King Jr. 1963

[Jocelyn Anderson Photography @JocAPhotography]

A female Red-bellied Woodpecker showing the brush of red on her tummy.

[theri @femmeforestal]

This is absolutely #stunning! I didn't think much about #seeds until I volunteered in a lab at UofT Forestry sorting seeds. It was incredible how each species was different!
The Hidden Beauty of Seeds & Fruits: The Botanical Photography of Levon Biss
https://t.co/OxxnqJ1F4B

[James Gorman @jimgorman]

Ancient adventures in domestication: The Kunga Was a Status Symbol Long Before the Thoroughbred https://t.co/nw39CcIiYw