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The number one threat to wild birds is not feral cats. It’s not windows, windmills, or oil spills. Those are all serious issues, but the biggest killer of birds is indirect starvation by insecticide. phys.org/news/2023-05-p…

Gangstagrass held a workshop on depolarizing American music that explained how the music industry artificially separated “hillbilly” music from “race” music for marketing purposes. Our two-party political system works in much the same way, says Farah Stockman. nyti.ms/3OqI6os

The number of people killed or disabled by certain heart problems caused by exposure to air pollution has risen significantly since 1990: 31% worldwide, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association cnn.it/445bYwv

The ocean is becoming more acidic, and the consequences can be catastrophic. Loss of biodiversity is a likely result, accompanied by a reduction of harvestable resources. The only way to stop ocean acidification is to drastically reduce CO₂ emissions.

Carl Sagan’s incredibly eloquent 4 min speech to Congress in 1985 about precisely how CO2 and other greenhouse gases caused by humans lead to #climatechange. Worth your time to watch and listen. #ClimateActionNow

There were emotional scenes of celebration when Indigenous groups in Brazil got a ruling from the Supreme Court that will help protect their ancestral lands from mining, drilling and farming ⤵️

Hey ⁦Capital Weather Gang⁩ what kind of rainbow is this?

October 2023's atmospheric moisture (we call it precipitable water) was ~10% above the 1980s levels. That is a lot of excess moisture. Warmer air holds more moisture and dumps more rain overall. The relationship is straight forward, ~8% increase per 2 degree F warming.

Climate experts were increasingly saying that keeping heating below 1.5C is near impossible, yet it remains the global goal. So I asked hundreds of top IPCC scientists what they thought. What they said shocked even me… 🧵 1/n #ClimateCrisis

Wildfires are a normal part of nature These are not Over 44 million acres burned last year in Canada This year could be even worse Forests in a warming world are no longer able to exist and are combusting fueling even more warming A vicious circle with no exit

"AI is augmenting human capabilities allowing general clinicians to have expert tools at their side." Watch Atul Gawande speak about the opportunities of using #AI in healthcare ⬇️

Good idea. Light bulbs have energy ratings. Why don't #AI chatbots? nature nature.com/articles/d4158… by Sasha Luccioni, PhD 🦋🌎✨🤗 Carole-Jean Wu @strubell Sara Hooker Yacine Jernite

One of my favorite among the calls to action in the new USAID #digitalhealth Position Paper focuses on centering the design of digital systems--especially those used at the point of service delivery--to meet the needs of the people and health workers involved in care exchange.

I debated whether to share this. I did apologize on the air. But I invite you to read my introspection on Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists of how extreme weather 📈 driven by global warming has changed me. Frankly, YOU should be shaken too, and demand #ClimateActionNow. thebulletin.org/2024/09/hurric…

Quite a special report The Economist today on the US economy gift link: econ.st/3A72R5e

A PhD student used both Claude and Gemini as an AI therapist. She vented her frustrations around getting a cancer diagnosis, and joked about how much it was costing the healthcare system. The difference in responses is staggering.

And, in a globalized society, all of this matters for American public health and national security.