science journalist. author. molecular biologist. curious. interested in #microbes, #misinformation and all things #blue contributing correspondent at @science.org co-host of @pandemia.bsky.social 2024 KSJ fellow at MIT Signal: kakape.93
This is why diagnostics matter in global health, not just medicines and vaccines!! Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detected @kakape.bsky.social @science.org www.science.org/content/arti...
EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detectedA remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report sayswww.science.org
The #Ebola Bundibugyo outbreak in NE DRC was likely underway for months before it was formally detected in mid-May. That's often the way with Ebola outbreaks, but the scale of the missed cases seems ... extraordinary. Terrific reporting by @kakape.bsky.social. www.science.org/content/arti...
EXCLUSIVE: Congo’s Ebola epidemic started at least 4 months before it was detectedA remote mining town gripped by fear saw hundreds of suspected cases before the government declared an outbreak, report sayswww.science.org
Die Folge ist jetzt für alle hier: podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/p... Und wer uns helfen mag, den Podcast weiter zu produzieren (und Folgen früher und werbefrei zu bekommen und zweimal im Jahr mit uns zu quatschen), der kann uns hier mit einem Abo unterstützen: steady.page/de/pandemia/...
Uralte Viren | Masern, Mumien und MuseenPodcast Episode · Pandemia · 20 July · 57minpodcasts.apple.com1912 stirbt ein zweijähriges Mädchen in Berlin an den Masern. Ihre Lunge wird konserviert, beschriftet und dann über 100 Jahre lang vergessen. Bis Forscher sie wiederfinden und daraus ein uraltes Masernvirus sequenzieren. Eine neue Folge Pandemia zu Museen, Mumien und den Ursprüngen der Masern. 🧪
NEU: Mehr als 100 zivilgesellschaftliche Organisationen und Medien haben soeben einen gemeinsamen Offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung veröffentlicht, um das Informationsfreiheitsgesetz zu retten. Das Netzwerk Recherche gehört zu den Initiatoren. Warum? 1/4
Offener Brief: „Hände weg vom IFG!“ - Netzwerk RechercheIn einem offenen Brief an die Bundesregierung ruft Netzwerk Recherche zusammen mit einem breiten Bündnis zum Schutz des Informationsfreiheitsgesetzes (IFG) auf.netzwerkrecherche.orgEs klingt wie Science-Fiction: Man baut Fabriken, züchtet Millionen Fliegen, bestrahlt sie mit Gammastrahlen und wirft sie aus Flugzeugen ab - um eine Seuche auszurotten. Aber genau so wurde der Neuwelt-Schraubenwurm in Nord- und Mittelamerika besiegt. Jetzt ist der „Menschenfresser“ zurück. 🧪
The enshittification window is getting smaller and smaller.
Saeed Joneslol “Owners of Meta's AI glasses have been told they must pay a monthly fee if they want full access to a feature that was previously free.”
Apparently the Gila monster is pronounced 'HEE-la' - there's no G sound - which I find especially confusing in a biology context because hearing 'Gila monster' makes me think of HeLa cells gone rogue.
The Wayfair child trafficking conspiracy from 2020 has mutated into a new form, with grifters and conspiracy theorists claiming adverts on Vinted and Amazon are secretly adverts for trafficked children, just like they claimed with Wayfair furniture.
This one is important. The Trump administration is attempting via various levers to create chaos for mail-in voting. In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court shuts down one of these attempts, allowing states to continue to count ballots that were mailed before or on Election Day, even if they arrive later
Steve VladeckFirst (but *not* last) ruling from #SCOTUS today is in Watson v. RNC. For a 5-4 majority (with Thomas, Alito, and Gorsuch, Kavanaugh dissenting), Justice Barrett holds that federal law does *not* bar states from counting late-arriving mail-in ballots that are postmarked on or before Election Day.
We're launching a funding drive on Bellingcat today. It's a tough funding environment at the moment with global funder cuts & the fear of Trump scaring off donors, so support us here www.bellingcat.com/donate/?utm_... A short video about what your donations will fund www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Vzb...
What Happens When You Fund Bellingcat ...YouTube video by Bellingcatwww.youtube.com
Reminds me of this - soooo good 😆. www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4Up...
A Day in the Life of an Ensh*ttificatorYouTube video by Forbrukerrådet - Norwegian Consumer Councilwww.youtube.com
This is what makes it art: '(...) the publisher posted a blank white page with the cryptic phrase, “This article has been withdrawn due to article violation.” Springer Nature is nevertheless still selling the empty PDF for $39.95.' www.science.org/content/arti...
Why have papers by one of history’s most famous physicists been retracted?Springer Nature has removed two studies by Max Planck. A bot may be to blamewww.science.org
Rot all the way down. Great investigation by the WSJ www.wsj.com/business/med...
They Looked Like They Were Getting Rich on Polymarket—but None of It Was RealThe prediction market has flooded social media with deceptive videos by paid creators. ‘Is this just free money?’www.wsj.com