Carl Zimmer
@nytimes columnist. New book: "She Has Her Mother's Laugh" bit.ly/SheHasHerMothe… My tweets are invitations to read the stories to which I link.
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STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes
An important goal of the scientific community is broadening the achievement and participation of racial minorities in STEM fields. Yet, professors’ beliefs about the fixedness of ability may be an unwitting and overlooked barrier for stigmatized...
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Carl Zimmer
STEM faculty who believe ability is fixed have larger racial achievement gaps and inspire less student motivation in their classes
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Improbable Research tonight in Washington, DC
Join us tonight at the Improbable Research show at the AAAS Annual Meeting, Omni Shoreham Hotel (in the Diplomat Ballroom), Washington DC—The annual Improbable Research session will include: Marc A…
Measles is back in the US because states make it too easy to avoid vaccines
The era of religious and moral vaccine exemptions needs to end — and fast.
CRISPR: a new principle of genome engineering linked to conceptual shifts in evolutionary biology
The CRISPR-Cas systems of bacterial and archaeal adaptive immunity have become a household name among biologists and even the general public thanks to the unprecedented success of the new generation...
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Carl Zimmer
Is CRISPR Lamarck’s revenge? link.springer.com/article/10.100… Be sure to check out the replies.
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Shutdown deal includes language to protect a butterfly sanctuary and other landmarks from border barrier
A 1,159-page spending package would shield major cultural sites like the National Butterfly Center from border fencing — but it would also pump $1.375 billion into additional barriers along the Rio Grande.
Carl Zimmer
Shutdown deal includes language to protect a butterfly sanctuary and other landmarks from border barrier texastribune.org/2019/02/14/gov… via @TexasTribune
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Our Twisted DNA
Tracing genealogies has become immensely popular of late, and numerous companies offer to help you search through historical records or analyze your DNA. The pastime is no doubt enlivened by the scintillating possibility that you might discover...
Carl Zimmer
Thrilled to find out that the great biologist and writer Tim Flannery has reviewed “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh” in @nybooks!
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Wyoming Senate defeats death penalty repeal bill
CHEYENNE -- The Wyoming Senate defeated a bill Thursday that would have repealed the state's death penalty, ending what had been up to now the most successful legislative effort in
DDT exposure tied to breast cancer risk for all women through age 54: Six-decade-long study finds 40-year induction period between time of exposure and diagnosis
All women exposed to high levels of DDT are at increased risk for breast cancer through age 54, but the timing of cancer risk depends on when they were first exposed. Women exposed before 14 years of age, particularly in infancy and early childhood,...
How did feathers evolve?
To look at the evolution of modern bird feathers, we must start a long time ago, with the dinosaurs from whence they came. We see early incarnations of feathers on dinosaur fossils, and remnants of dinosaurs in a bird's wish bone. Carl Zimmer...
Carl Zimmer
Thanks to @TEDTalks for resurfacing this video I helped make about the evolution of feathers.
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EXCLUSIVE: The first interview with Trump’s new science adviser
Kelvin Droegemeier starts work 2 years into administration facing many challenges
Carl Zimmer
.@jeffmervis scores the 1st interview with Trump’s new science adviser. “He repeatedly avoided saying whether he believes that rising carbon dioxide emissions are an existential threat to the planet that demands a strong response from the U.S. government”
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The Lobbying Swamp Is Flourishing in Trump’s Washington
At least 33 former officials — including ex-Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke — have found ways to sidestep the administration’s ethics pledge. Of those, at least 18 are now registered federal lobbyists and the rest work in jobs that closely resemble...
Schiff Sends Letter to Google, Facebook Regarding Anti-Vaccine Misinformation | U.S. Congressman Adam Schiff of California's 28th District
The Official U.S. House website of Congressman Adam Schiff of California District 28
Amazon Will Pay a Whopping $0 in Federal Taxes on $11.2 Billion Profits
This is the second year in a row the trillion dollar company won't pay
McConnell Says Trump Plans to Declare National Emergency to Build Border Wall
President Trump would proceed with plans to construct barriers on the southwestern border without legislative approval.
"We Are Here to Tell the Stories of Our Fallen Peers": Teen Journalists Documenting Gun Violence | The Takeaway
Hundreds of student journalists have documented every life lost to gun violence in the year since the Parkland shooting.
14 Children Died in the Parkland Shooting. Nearly 1,200 Have Died From Guns Since.
For the project “Since Parkland,” teenage journalists wrote profiles for every child killed by gun violence in the year since the Florida school shooting.
Senate Confirms William Barr as Attorney General
He will take over a department that has been roiled by the Trump presidency and will face key issues, including how to handle the end of the Mueller investigation.
Amazon Pulls Out of Planned New York City Headquarters
Amazon’s plan to build a sprawling complex in Queens in return for nearly for $3 billion in government incentives had come under fierce opposition from local lawmakers.
Anti-Vaccine Facebook Ads Target Women in Measles-Stricken States
Nearly 150 spots are targeting women over the age of 25—the group most likely to include mothers of children who might need to be vaccinated.