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Episode 279 - Sarah Hill
Talk Nerdy. 29m 1 tweets
In this episode of Talk Nerdy, Cara is joined by evolutionary psychologist Dr. Sarah E. Hill to talk about her new book, "This Is Your Brain on Birth Control: The Surprising Science of Women, Hormones, and the Law of Unintended Consequences." ...
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Brand new is up w/ evolutionary psychologist . We discuss the long history of scientific inquiry that neglects to include women, and what new research is telling us about birth control's sweeping effects. Listen! 🙋‍♀️💊🎙 29m
A volcano blows its top, seen from space
Phil Plait - SYFY WIRE 8d 3 tweets
If you like volcanoes, eastern Russia is the place to be. The Kamchatka peninsula and environs are loaded with active volcanoes that erupt quite often.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 An incredible astronaut-eye-view of the Raikoke volcano eruption.🌋 #Raikoke #Volcano #SpacePhoto #VolcanoEruption #SpaceView 13h
Research shows size matters
Cosmos Magazine 16h 1 tweets
We now have the data to prove it. Mark Bruer reports.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 We now have the data to prove that size DOES matter. 😉 #Ecology #AnimalGrowth #Metabolism #SizeMatters 16h
The Raw Materials for Amino Acids - Which are the Raw Materials for Life - Were Found in the Geysers Coming out of Enceladus
Matt Williams - Universe Today 20h 1 tweets
According to a recent study, Enceladus' plumes may contain the building blocks of amino acids, which are the building blocks of life!
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 The raw materials of amino acids (which are the raw materials for life) were found in the geysers coming out of Enceladus! 😲 #EnceladusPlumes #AminoAcid #BaseofLife #Enceladus #Life 20h
A New Antibiotic Has Been Discovered in The Soil of a Mexican Rainforest
ScienceAlert 22h 1 tweets
A brand new antibiotic has been discovered in the soil of a tropical rainforest, and its unique properties could make it particularly attractive for use in agriculture.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 A new antibiotic has been discovered in the soil of a Mexican Rainforest. #NewAntibiotic #Phazolicin #SoilBacterium #Mexico 22h
Everything you ever wanted to know about the vaping health crisis
The Verge 25h 1 tweets
Wait, which one?
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 What’s going on with the vaping crisis right now? has done a full round up. #Vaping #VapingCrisis #YouthHealth #LungDisease 25h
F.D.A. Approves New H.I.V.-Prevention Drug, but Not for Women
Nytimes.com 11d 8 tweets
Citing a lack of evidence, the agency will require Gilead to conduct further trials in women.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 FDA approves new HIV prevention drug, but not for everyone. #DrugTrails #HIVprevention #Descovy #Gilead #FDA 37h
Scientists concerned over US plans to collect DNA data from immigrants
Nature.com 7d 4 tweets
Expanded genetic-testing raises concerns about privacy for those who are tested — and their families.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Scientists are concerned over US plans to collect DNA data from detained immigrants. #Genomics #BioEthics #Government #Society #ImmigrantsDetainment 40h
Hospital Closures in Rural U.S. Reach a Crisis Point
Undark 43h 1 tweets
Opinion | At least 113 rural hospitals have closed since 2010, and hundreds more are close to shuttering, leaving millions with limited access to health care.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Hospital closures in Rural U.S. reach a crisis point. #HospitalClosures #RuralCities #RuralAmerica #Hospitals 43h
Pigs Have Been Observed Using Tools For The First Time, And There's Video Evidence
ScienceAlert 45h 1 tweets
Over millions of years, humans have developed a talent for transforming bits of nature into objects that make daily tasks easier. We got so good at it, we started to think tool-use among animals was a rather exclusive club - as it turns out, we were
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Video evidence of pigs using tools for the first time! #Pigs #Biology #StickUse #ToolUse #AnimalDexterity 45h
New 'moon king': Saturn passes Jupiter with 20-moon discovery
The Christian Science Monitor 7d 2 tweets
Scientists have discovered 82 moons are orbiting Saturn, making it the planet with the most known moons. Jupiter previously held the title with 79.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Scientists have discovered 82 moons are orbiting Saturn, making it the planet with the most known moons. 🌑 #Moons #Saturn #MoonKing #PlanetaryMoons #SolarSystem 3d
Curiosity Finds A Region of Ancient Dried Mud. It Could Have Been an Oasis Billions of Year Ago
Universe Today 3d 1 tweets
What happened to Mars? If Mars and Earth were once similar, as scientists think, what happened to all the water? Did there used to be enough to support life? Thanks to the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity, we’re getting a better picture of...
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Curiosity finds a region of ancient dried mud on Mars. It could have been an oasis billions of year ago. #MarsClimate #Curiosity #Mud #GalesCrater 3d
This Gel Could Prevent Wildfires
Emily Matchar - Smithsonian 3d 1 tweets
Developed by Stanford researchers, the nontoxic, biodegradable gel can be sprayed on vegetation as a long-term fire retardant
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 This cellulose based gel could prevent wildfires. #CAfires #WildFires #GelRetardant #Fires 3d
Your Brain Chooses What to Let You See
Quanta Magazine 14d 4 tweets
Beneath our awareness, the brain lets certain kinds of stimuli automatically capture our attention by lowering the priority of the rest.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Did you know? Your brain has a filtering mechanisms that allows you to chose what you see. #Cognition #Neuroscience #Perception #HumanBrain 4d
Canine pals could be key to longevity
Natalie Parletta PhD - Cosmos Magazine 4d 1 tweets
Studies confirm that dog owners live longer, healthier lives. Natalie Parletta reports.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Studies confirm that dog owners live longer. Thanks, Killer! 🐶💛 #DogOwner #KillertheScienceDog 4d
Night in the City: 10/15
nhm 4d 1 tweets
Shining Light on the Night Shift.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Angelenos! This Tuesday I will be moderating a panel at . Join me for a screening of the documentary, NIGHTSHIF, which follows 5 LA residents as night shift workers. The film will be followed by a panel discussion (led by me). 🎥🌃 See ya there! 4d
Australia Just Had a Bad Flu Season. That May Be a Warning for the U.S.
Nytimes.com 11d 20 tweets
In 2017, a terrible flu season in Australia presaged an American outbreak in which 79,000 died. Experts advise getting the shot soon.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Get your flu shot! Australia's bad flu season is likely a warning for the US. #FluSeason #FluShot #Sickies 4d
Pitch perfect? How culture shapes the way you hear music
The Christian Science Monitor 5d 1 tweets
Music is often called the universal language. But new research suggests that culture shapes how you hear music.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 When it comes to music, scientists are finding that acoustics, biology, and culture interact in complex ways. #Music #ScienceofMusic #MusicalTone #CuturalInfluence 5d
A Gynecologist's Guide to Safeguarding Your Vagina From Myths and Scammers
Undark 18d 6 tweets
In “The Vagina Bible,” Jen Gunter shines a light on age-old medical myths and wellness fads based in pseudoscience.
🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 A gynecologist's guide to safeguarding your vagina from myths and scammers. #Psedoscience #VaginaHealth #WomensHealth #WomeninScience 5d
Lab-made primordial soup yields RNA bases
Nature.com 11d 7 tweets
The chemical feat strengthens theory that the first life on Earth was based on RNA.
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🏳️‍🌈 Cara Santa Maria 🏳️‍🌈 Lab-made primordial soup yields RNA bases. 🧬 #Chemistry #Evolution #RNA #Genes #LifeonEarth 5d