dr. vicka

phd neuroscientist, werewolf writer, horseback-riding instructor, systems geek. communalist, poet, keeper of predators. very short.

[dr. vicka @vicka]

hey it me! behold my author interview! also pls read my fiction (circus and soft-apocalypse fantasy; other typical themes of mine too :)

[Luna Station @lunaquarterly]

Issue 044 Author Interview: Piper and “The Dog and Pony Show” https://t.co/h0HonXMxgI

[Don Hopkins @xardox]

🏳️‍⚧️ Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans activist @LynnConway invented the superscalar architecture that accelerates modern microprocessors performance, and wrote the book on VLSI design that revolutionized electronic design automation. https://t.co/VN3Ky3XjKL

[dr. vicka @vicka]

@cassie_ohpeia snake cake, aka snake :)

[dr. vicka @vicka]

@cassie_ohpeia that's odd, i can't dm you either, but i do dm folks all the time? -- it's nearly all i do on twitter. i've followed you; would you mind trying again to see if it's that?

apologies for technical cluelessness!

[dr. vicka @vicka]

and that's a good thing, because data is not the plural of anecdote.

[thelovelybrenda @thelovelybrenda]

@vicka "...the systematic review by Miranda et al. (2021) had very limited inclusion criteria, which did not allow for studies using individual-level fluoride exposure measurements to be included. Their analysis only included cross-sectional studies..." pg 624

[dr. vicka @vicka]

@StevenBrust i'll cross my fingers that you get that, too <3

[Gwen B. with LC 🍂🫖🌬☕𓅓 @PenGwenWithLC]

When you wear a KN95, you're not just protecting yourself from COVID-19 - you're also protecting those around you. Let's make community care a priority by #MaskingUp with style and confidence. #SafeIsSexy #MasksAreEasier #LongCovid

[Kareem Carr, Ph.D. @kareem_carr]

Yeah Sex is cool but have you ever had your own area of expertise, which you have mastered through literally years of effort, condescending explained back to you at a fifth grade level on social media?

[CoronaHeadsUp @CoronaHeadsUp]

Thailand: Covid measures return to schools

To prevent Covid cases from spiking, the Thai Prime Minister has asked the Education and Public Health ministries to bring back Covid measures at schools and other educational institutions.

https://t.co/YNijASrpQ2

[dr. vicka @vicka]

@BriannaWu possibly bc white people are more likely to shoot at black people. (i have not run the numbers, but it wouldn't surprise me a bit.)

[dr. vicka @vicka]

i have a story in this!! :)

[Chris Wallace @foxpokerfox]

Hey friends. I am part of a book of short stories that is super fun and we just launched a Kickstarter. Lots of big name authors and some great writing, so you should back it even if you hate me. And a retweet would be appreciated! https://t.co/VbUhtBnvtG

[dr. vicka @vicka]

are scientists fluoride promoters bc they want people to have teeth? i guess so. here's a review in nature:

https://t.co/zzXJ3pymRH

[thelovelybrenda @thelovelybrenda]

@vicka Is that a white paper by known fluoride promoters? https://t.co/Lw5pcNphrZ.

[dr. vicka @vicka]

here's a discussion of neurotoxicity: https://t.co/zzXJ3pymRH -- i quote "At this time, the current evidence does not allow us to state that fluoride is associated with neurological damage."

fluorosis is harmless, it means spots on teeth.

[thelovelybrenda @thelovelybrenda]

@vicka When I download the full paper I don't see anything about neurotoxicity being looked at. Dental fluorosis is now found in about 70% of children in the US. https://t.co/pyHCTweRgH

[dr. vicka @vicka]

i don't get my medical information from lawyers, either.

[thelovelybrenda @thelovelybrenda]

@vicka My attorney in our #fluoridelawsuit made this statement last week to the National Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Councilors regarding the NTP fluoride and neurotoxicity report that has been withheld by the US Gov due to vested interests. https://t.co/YLtMHSd2cd

[dr. vicka @vicka]

@feste ok, def. there on the increased infectivity, but i'd hold off on mortality claims for more data.

[dr. vicka @vicka]

before omicron appeared, reinfections were rare. so herd immunity, or for that matter vaccinated immunity, were seriously meaningful.

omicron changed everything, and its descendants continue. we're breeding for immune escape.

[Earnie Banks @_EarnieBanks]

Be honest... when you were sold this beautiful vision of "herd immunity" early in Biden's admin, did you picture outbreaks occurring in all 4 seasons years later, your immune system being "weirdly" ineffective for other viruses, you or a friend with perpetual symptoms?

[dr. vicka @vicka]

true for so many people.

endocrinological care is health care, and people need it.

[Pinko Scum @kayla_denker_02]

My life would have been immeasurably better if I had been able to just get puberty blockers at about 12 so I could have avoided androgenic puberty. That's not an exaggeration, I literally cannot fully quantify all the ways in which my life would have been improved by that.

[dr. vicka @vicka]

@YaraGhayar very rarely in the musk era. giving myself twenty minutes to respond to randomness, then leaving again.

[Naomi Wu 机械妖姬 @RealSexyCyborg]

The state of STEM education
<Shakes head sadly>