The Retro Scientist

We aim to provide you with the most up-to-date information on science and technology ± 500 years. Past success and failure tell us about the future.

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Accidental deaths were declining for decades. Then overdoses rewrote the curve.
We did bend the curve on motor vehicle deaths; now we just need the same kind of sustained, evidence-based push against opioids and stimulants.

https://t.co/c7vHUOjqCC

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Yes, kids today may be safer than ever in their cribs, cars, and backyards. But it’s the adults, caught in the scourge of overdoses, who are fading fastest.

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[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Measuring our foot size, our steps, our pulse… but what really counts? And can we somehow get ionizing radiation involved? #RetroScientist #XRay #QuantifiedSelf
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[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Would you colonize an island for fertilizer?
#History #Guano #WeirdHistory #RetroScientist
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[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Science can be serious… except when you meet genes named Swiss Cheese and Dreadlocks.
https://t.co/vPzRc1kDkv

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

@drkeithsiau This is the only mitochondrial challenge I will recognize.

[AMA @AmerMedicalAssn]

“Last night’s removal of CDC Director Susan Monarez and the resignations of other senior CDC leaders are highly alarming at a challenging moment for public health. This destabilization comes at a time when CDC’s credibility and leadership are more essential than ever...We must restore confidence in our public health institutions to ensure that scientific expertise and data drive guidance and policy.” Read #OurAMA's full statement: https://t.co/plbTNQqzXN

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

From the first heart transplants to today’s pig lung trial, the story of organ transplantation is as human as it is experimental.
Read our latest post for The Retro Scientist:
#science #medicine #transplant #xenotransplantation
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[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Blondlot swore he discovered “N-rays.”
Turns out, he was just seeing things.
🔬 The science of self-deception:
https://t.co/Xnm4gD50iO

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Doctors once prescribed uranium wine for diabetes. 🍷☢️

It worked about as well as you’d expect.
Story here: https://t.co/JM9AnrtyCF

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

@BillHanage Lars Dietrich is one of my favorites! Cool science with an amazing delivery and great sense of humor.

[caitie delaney @caitiedelaney]

The thing that’s still bothering me about this is that a giraffe is easily one of the most disproportionate animals when halved. Which half, scientists. In what direction is it halved. I hate this

[The Onion @TheOnion]

CDC Announces Plan To Send Every U.S. Household Pamphlet On Probabilistic Thinking https://t.co/XHjvLmk5mn

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

@kaumaron Sad but true…

[The Retro Scientist @Retro_Scientist]

Whenever things seem bad, I always need to stop and remember how lucky we are to live today with all the benefits of modern innovation!