science communicator + content strategist + consultant. runner, hiker, beacher, shell & rock collector, geeker out over cool research.
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Katherine McAlpine retweeted
This man is a HERO‼️ Francis Zuber ‘s headcam shows him rescuing a snowboarder who was buried head down in deep powder at Mt. Baker, Washington! Luckily, he spotted him as he almost passed him. #skiing #snowboarding
This is definitely worth a read 👇
I would give this a standing ovation if I could. For now, this retweet will do. @edyong209 will always be a science writer I admire and look up to. Enjoy your time away, Ed, and thank you for the incredible work you’ve done to help us understand so many aspects of the pandemic.
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
Growing furniture from seed seems like pure whimsy until you walk into any furniture store except ikea and somehow it takes 17 months to order a chair
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
Today the @WhiteHouse announced that all federally funded research will be made openly available. Importantly, it eliminates the 12-month embargo. This is the result of decades of work by @SPARC_NA, @petersuber, @mbeisen, and so many more. #OpenAccess whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-upd…
The cover image for this @nytimes story was made by an image-creating AI in response to the prompt phrase “infinite joy.” Whoa. #art #ArtificialIntelligence #ai #MachineLearning #science
nytimes.com/2022/08/24/techn…
Spoiler alert: Jupiter has northern and southern auroras…. 🤯🤗🤩🌈
Trippy, trippy world. mashable.com/article/james-w…
Fell out of my tweeting habit but officially returning to ask a Very Important Question: how do YOU get rid of the tiny fruit flies that seemingly ride into your home on each new fruit haul and potted houseplant? I’m sick of swatting/clapping/waving my arms around 🦑 Plz advise!
Update: @douggould1 and @2percentwilk are spot on!!! I only have rice vinegar so I gave that a whirl with dish soap and have put one little cup near my fruit bowl and another one near my window of houseplants, and after 1hr> these things are divebombing right in ☠️
Protesters & abortion rights activists are planning to 💚 wear green 💚 and rally in Copley Square, Boston Common, and in front of the MA Statehouse at 5 and 6pm tonight. #Boston let’s show up and show we believe #WomensRightsAreHumanRights patch.com/massachusetts/bost…
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
BREAKING: Supreme Court confirms that the leaked draft opinion suggesting there are enough justices to overturn Roe v. Wade is authentic, though it "does not represent a decision by the court or the final position of any member on the issues in the case." nbcnews.to/3svSVLV
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
Abortion care is a fundamental human right and we must legislate like it.
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
We’re horrified, saddened, and livid. If you are too, then now is the time to show up and show them our movement won't back down from protecting our reproductive rights.
Tomorrow, at 5pm your local time, we’re rallying across America for abortion rights: act.womensmarch.com/sign/roe…
The Supreme Court has voted to strike down Roe v. Wade, according to an initial draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito and obtained by POLITICO.
“We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” Alito writes. politico.com/news/2022/05/02…
Next stop: nature! A @ManometCenter how-to on taking @mbta to outdoor oases. How’s that for a “Green Line”? (Ugh. Puns are an occupational hazard when you’re a writer.) manomet.org/publication/bird… #spring #naturelovers cc: @BostonParksDept @EmNecklaceBos @wutrain @CityOfBoston
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
New environmental DNA (#eDNA) research may reveal new information about #shorebird food sources and how #climatechange is impacting them. manomet.org/publication/cons…
This #WomenInScienceDay, hear from some of the amazing #womenscientists at @ManometCenter about why #mentorship & #rolemodels are crucial for women’s representation to keep growing in #STEM & #conservation 🧬🪶🔬🐦🥽 #sciencetwitter #WomeninScience manomet.org/publication/wome…
Katherine McAlpine retweeted
Harvard Ave, Allston in 1983!
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