Rob Evans

Communications manager in education at @Battelle. Alum of @OhioHigherEd, @MindsetDigital. Proud to work with educators bringing science to the next generation.

[Dan McLaughlin @baseballcrank]

Barrett pig-piles on the Black Codes argument.

[Rob Evans @robevans2]

@Noahpinion Columbus can go hard https://t.co/1Pr2UyB9fM

[Rob Evans @robevans2]

@a_churchill22 I'm reminded of this line “The concept of paying students in school is less palatable than the concept of spanking students in school” https://t.co/74ayycvxdM

[Rob Evans @robevans2]

@econcallum Interested in this but struggling to source it. My current guess is an unpublished Goldman report, reported by FT. That about right?

[Rob Evans @robevans2]

@AnnaStaver Will Afroman come up?

[Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty]

If I hit "refresh" on the browser, X switches my feed from "Following" to "For You." Look, guys, the "For You" category is full of clickbait, ragebait, AI, engagement-farming crap. If I wanted to look at that stuff, I would follow it. I don't. This didn't happen by accident. Stop switching me over to your crap channel.

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

I'm out with a big new report this morning on the state of Ohio's high-tech workforce.

Silicon Heartland, as it's called, goes deep on the Midwest's storied engineering talent pipelines and offers some suggestions for drawing on this tradition to aid reindustrialization.

[Connor O’Brien @cojobrien]

Census says less than 30% of STEM degree holders work in STEM. But when you actually ask STEM grads "does your job relate to your degree?" 79% say yes, the same rate as non-STEM grads.

People are writing books about failed STEM investments that are based on bad data.

[Rob Evans @robevans2]

From Columbus Science Pub to Fulbright! Congrats @AHVillacis #correlationcausation

[International Affairs at Ohio State @OSUGlobal]

#Fulbright @AHVillacis, assistant professor @OSU_AEDE @CFAES_OSU, has been awarded a 2025-2026 Fulbright U.S. Specialist Award to research “The Economics of Cacao Production in Ecuador” based at @uees_ec. @FulbrightPrgrm #FulbrightEcuador @OhioState https://t.co/w7lToHDUyp

[Jeremy Neufeld @JeremyLNeufeld]

The best way for the US to stay ahead of China is to poach their talent.

It’s reasonable to target individuals who pose a real security risk, but it’s self-sabotage to go after anyone in a broad field like AI.

~90% of Chinese STEM PhDs stay in the US and help us keep an edge.

[Ellie in Space 🚀💫 @esherifftv]

"But that darn Elon just went and tried it and it worked, and they cancelled our WHOLE program!"

Here's an interesting story about how Elon Musk ambitiously skipped to the last step when trying to land on a barge with a rocket, proving supersonic retro-propulsion worked.

@DrPhiltill knew someone working on a supersonic reentry program at NASA at the time who was shocked Elon was able to skip ahead, thus canceling their need for the program.

Failing fast and forward not only saves so much money, but is more efficient and skips over steps you might not need.

This lesson could even apply in your own life. This is my favorite part of my recent interview with Dr. Metzger.

[Anna Staver @AnnaStaver]

Have a nice day and enjoy the next 24 hours mean essentially the same thing. So,why does the latter make me sound like a serial killer?

[The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee]

Conservatism Saved As Muslim Sex Trafficker Brought Back To U.S. https://t.co/g8oFU3knbI

[Jack @tracewoodgrains]

Excellent priority list for one of the most important projects in contemporary American politics: a hostile moderate takeover of the Democratic Party.

[Jack @tracewoodgrains]

@reverendmother https://t.co/hFf2or1EB7

[jasmine sun @jasminewsun]

like tell me this writing from r1 isn't actually good!

[Eric Koch @EricDKoch]

A friend of mine has skin cancer and was about to start a clinical trial at MD Anderson after his other treatments did not work.

Trump's decision to temporarily halt funding for medical research also applies to clinical trials.

His treatment is now canceled.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

Your attention span isn’t fixed. It increases with practice.

Evidence: After 20min sessions solving cognitively challenging problems (10-20hrs total), students show significant gains in sustained focus and test scores.

Like physical stamina, mental stamina requires exercise.

[Bryan Johnson @bryan_johnson]

3/ Summary

1. The ill reputation of plant seed oils is unfounded. There is no credible evidence of increased risk of aging/mortality rate, cardiovascular disease incidence, inflammation, diabetes risk, or cancer incidence in humans due to these oils, in of themselves.

2. Modern cooking practices are to blame for much of the damage attributed to plant seed and vegetable oils, including; consumption of deep fried foods, overheating and reheating cooking oils.

3. Heat leads to the oxidation of Omega6 lipids in the oil, including Linoleic acid, which erodes its quality and health benefits, and gives rise to toxic byproducts that are associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, metabolic disruption, and multiple cancers.

4. Plant seed (cooking) oils are rich in Omega6, these are essential (making up to 20% of fats in our cellular membranes) but should be balanced with Omega3, also essential for health. It is recommended to have an Omega 6/3 ratio of 2-3/1 in the diet.

5. The suspicion of palm oil as a carcinogen has unfairly reflected on all seed oils, regardless of how harmful palm oil might be (no solid human evidence) it is very different from cooking seed oils (Palmitic acid is a saturated fatty acid).