The latest Astronomisches Morgenblatt! https://t.co/OdUhfLzFWy Thanks to @adrianstrand @scicheer #sciwri16 #agublogs
Congrats to @amymaxmen on winning a @ScienceWriters award for her reporting on the fight against Ebola, for @NatGeo… https://t.co/x5ivJaUUBV
And congrats to @nattyover on her @ScienceWriters award for her #physics reporting for @QuantaMagazine! #sciwri16 https://t.co/6QZ7mna6rA
And congrats to Canada's own Andrew Nikiforuk, who won a @ScienceWriters award for his latest book, "Slick Water." Nicely done! #sciwri16
The latest Carbon Tracker Daily - Emily G! https://t.co/H3ffo0gdeD Thanks to @kincommunity #sciwri16 #nodapl
Great Pitch Slam session at #sciwri16! Very helpful, learned lots, and had a lot of fun. Kudos to those who pitched… https://t.co/g3Pksex5x3
Editor contacts from Pitch Slam #sciwri16 https://t.co/h7uoLtcwbo
The latest Namiros! https://t.co/xLRD54hZC2 Thanks to @SteveMirsky #hoothalloween #sciwri16
Galatasaray Adanaspor Mac Ozeti 29.10.2016 https://t.co/YH9fmJbJws #SarayınSultanları #satchat #ScarierThanGhosts #sciwri16
Galatasaray Adanaspor Mac Ozeti 29.10.2016 https://t.co/L3YgRcHsB0 #SarayınSultanları #satchat #ScarierThanGhosts #sciwri16
See you later, San Antonio. Thanks for great weekend at #sciwri16. Hope everyone has fun over next few days - and see you all in SF in '17.
The latest Emerging Technologies & Innovation! https://t.co/9tYQKC5gvy Thanks to @dbkell @LTFLOSS @AJHagan1 #leadership #sciwri16
Heading home from #sciwri16 is morning, thanks for the conversations and enjoy the rest of the conference!
The latest 【日刊ぼんのぶ：地震新聞】! https://t.co/CAInopDMk9 Thanks to @mutsuju @ALomaxNet @David_Bressan #agublogs #sciwri16
Good story by @Jessrw_NYC on way to image brains of kids at most fidgety ages. Could help assess impact of treatmen… https://t.co/hWgrFfzydT
New study highlights an unusual but seemingly effective way to get very young children with autism into MRI scanners https://t.co/4ifHadt8os
@Catherine_Price @Emma_Marris Srsly, @ToadandCo RU listening? #sciwri16 women LOVE the Amelia dress. Come set up a booth @ #WCSJ2017!
For anyone who missed #CómoSciWri at #SciWri16, here's our shoutout to great people/resources in Ciencia community:
https://t.co/x3PBOww6O3
For anyone who missed #CómoSciWri at #SciWri16, here's our list of great background reading on bicultural #scicomm: https://t.co/ktMtLq5j62
#EBOLA #germany wurde soeben publiziert! https://t.co/4T03AYCaAz #ebolaoutbreak @Lo_Lotte2 @Waiha_Ammar @WeatherPlus24 #ebola #sciwri16
And once again, @beckyoskin and I thank our amazing panelists for #CómoSciWri #SciWri16. See their amazing CVs here!
https://t.co/SQNeECu5tw
@DrRubidium are you here at #sciwri16 ?
The latest Freshly Squeezed Science! https://t.co/RG89LGT7Bw #nationalcatday #sciwri16
Terrific pledge by @laurahelmuth during #sciwri16 biz meeting that #WCSJ2017 to be fully inclusive of PIOs, others #scicomm @wfsj
Great news from @laurahelmuth during #sciwri16 biz meeting that #WCSJ2017 travel grants also avail to PIOs, others #scicomm @WFSJ
Made it to DFW. almost to #sciwri16 tight connection, but should be ok. Though I need food and coffee...
@AlsyAcevedo @Marisol2727 Really great session at #sciwri16 https://t.co/Xt0v124ikG
For anyone who missed #CómoSciWri at #SciWri16, here's our list of great background reading on bicultural #scicomm: https://t.co/ktMtLq5j62
Lots to digest from the #sciwri16 conference & sessions. One important lesson starting to stick: https://t.co/FozuLpE5J6
Big thx to @ScienceJulia for organizing the #hitthestreets panel about getting "regular" ppl into stories w/@LJBeil & @bborrell. #sciwri16
And big congrats to @Emma_Marris for winning @ScienceWriters award for essays. Well deserved! (And great to catch up last night!) #sciwri16
The latest The AARTScope Weekly! https://t.co/CzkwcBXto1 Thanks to @sondy @AstroCalgary @hazelmcgee #space #sciwri16
Attention @David_Grimm: what's trending for 2017 via @thescistory at #sciwri16 https://t.co/Zw3tFXKNa5
Ed at pitchslam: cats are going to be big in 2017 #sciwri16 https://t.co/fatVfVpmno
Hey, #sciwri16! The @SciShortform project is looking for standout pieces under 1200 words. Tag Scishortform w/link to story to nominate!
#sciwri16 https://t.co/yh3nkTyLrK
@praeburn @datagoodies happy to answer questions, but https://t.co/45h1ohh1jZ is a good starting point
we're hearing about an "oil man" named "tom slick" and why isn't anyone else laughing #sciwri16
We're all busy inhaling coffee #sciwri16 https://t.co/h8ewuHObL3
we're hearing about an "oil man" named "tom slick" and why isn't anyone else laughing #sciwri16
Ann Stevens opening the CASW part of #sciwri16 with a brief history of biomed research in San Antonio.
No time for food, but heading to SAT for #sciwri16 fair warning, my brain may be slow today.
.@nattyover wins the prize. One of many more to come.
https://t.co/B9Q72MITe0 #sciwri16
New Horizons in Science begins with Max Kilger on cyber security. #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Research is the fuel of advances in biomed, a growing field in San Antonio, says Ann Stevens, pinch-hitting for Hen… https://t.co/pKN3n1UKV9
Thanks for taking the picture! It was a great night. #sciwri16 https://t.co/67puCE4CzS
Science Writers Award Winners with @LizSzabo @laurahelmuth #sciwri16 https://t.co/WAcjrCUoFe
Max Kilger -- The faces behind digital crime and cyberterrorism. #sciwri16
Our own Max Kilger is taking the stage at the @ScienceWriters 2016 meeting to discuss the faces behind cyberterrorism. #UTSA #sciwri16
We're starting bright and cheery with the psychology behind #cybercrime and #cybersecurity #sciwri16
the why question in malicious hacking. Why do they do it? #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
I'm still looking for 1-2 freelancers with expertise in health policy and the business of medicine for a daily gig. Know anyone? #sciwri16
You're a comet. All the digital stuff you leave is your comet tail. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Kilger -- Analogy of comet, wherever you go, you leave a trail of data. #sciwri16
Talking about the social psychology behind hacker conferences is an interesting angle on cybersecurity #sciwri16
#DontFrackMD #sciwri16 "Like many technologies fracking promised much wealth and energy independence. It has... https://t.co/y9uHk9FUMn
Read about Dr. Kilger's research on the rise of a cyber terror community: https://t.co/J1qLRqxTyr #UTSA #sciwri16
We ask how cyber criminals do what they do, but we should also ask why. #sciwri16
Kilger -- At start of PC advent in Silicon Valley -- computers as social objects, changing social interactions. #sciwri16
Big Thanks to @corivan for pulling this together #sciwri16 https://t.co/54iz1PtSZ7
Packed room at #sciwri16 for #editorlove with @alexwitze @GideonGil and @jfischman on the nuts and bolts of science… https://t.co/0z9YBeN4mL
Kilger's big break in #cyberattacks psychology came when he read a terrible blog--and wrote the author about what was wrong. #sciwri16
Read about Dr. Kilger's research on the rise of a cyber terror community: https://t.co/dZ29tKfAhq #UTSA #sciwri16… https://t.co/ykMNhd4OXi
Kilger says he learned how to tell a story about #cyberattacks because otherwise no one listened to him. #sciwri16
Kilger -- from Silicon Valley to halls of WA. May have time window if hacker motivation is status. #sciwri16
If you can trace the #cyberattacks back far enough, you can find the human behind them. #sciwri16
Social science and cybersecurity, #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
I'm Ira Glass and this is This Hacker Life. Act One: the hacking movement #sciwri16
Kilger - 3 movements. starter with hacker movement, then cybercrime. Cyberterrorism on the horizon. #sciwri16
There are six reasons why people do #cybercrime: money, status, entertainment, etc. #sciwri16
Motivations for malicious online actors: MEECES (money, ego, entertainment, cause, entrance to social group, status) #sciwri16
Critical that science writers have integrity to resist "False Balance" in reporting: https://t.co/QbvLbK8elS… https://t.co/SUAhaDsnAL
Hard to tell editors "no, won't incl view of person who disagrees bc opinions contrary to sci" YES. Common prob w vaccines @maiasz #sciwri16
As ppl who hacked for money began to be shunned, they naturally formed their own social group. #sciwri16 #cybersecurity
Bummer they didn't use "Franklinz" instead of "Money" #sciwri16 #poopjoke https://t.co/UNdbH435Fd
Motivations for malicious online actors: MEECES (money, ego, entertainment, cause, entrance to social group, status) #sciwri16
OttLegalRebels: RT meghanbartels: You're a comet. All the digital stuff you leave is your comet tail. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
OttLegalRebels: RT meghanbartels: We're starting bright and cheery with the psychology behind #cybercrime and #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Kilger - Motivations - money, ego, entertainment, cause, entrance to social group, status. #sciwri16
THANKS 2 @symmetrymag 4 the coolest #sciwri16 posters EVER!!! @ilinseagrant @dehrenstein https://t.co/EvFi9mrnRX
I love that this guy just defined lulz #sciwri16
MEECES @ Cybercrime #sciwri16 Money, Ego, Entertainment, Cause, Entrance to Social Group, Status! : )
Kilger - Entrance to hacker society via contribution of piece of "cool" code. #sciwri16
Hacking community is a meritocracy. It's social structure is largely not understood. #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Kilger - Social structure of the hacking community. Not obvious, but a key via collected jargon file. #sciwri16
Hackers have magic and religion. This is odd to hear about at a science conference. #cybersecurity #cyberattacks #sciwri16
Looking a lexicon. Magic and religion are real things in the hacking community. #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
great talk about hacking. i too understand the internet. here are some photos of me using the 'net #sciwri16 https://t.co/SsRcrFalr0
Women in science writing unite! Great to see my @JohnsHopkins grad school colleagues at #sciwri16. Love these ladie… https://t.co/xjNQW97H2a
Kilger - Cybercrime spinoff from hacker culture. Ditched no-money paradigm. #sciwri16
Kilger investigated the social structure of a Russian hacking group via LiveJournal. LiveJournal. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
The latest Food and Farm Discussion Lab! https://t.co/SwpjpJTyUV Thanks to @B2L_producers @arindube @ThatAmelia #fightfor15 #sciwri16
Mapping which cybercriminals are more or less socially connected can indicate which actors are most dangerous. #sciwri16 #cybersecurity
Check out this super-cool duck at the #sciwri16 awards last night. I can't believe how close he/she let me get!… https://t.co/gLrgATJo36
Sociologists studied connections between Russian hackers by analyzing their LiveJournals #sciwri16
Kilger - Network map of Russian hacker gangs. Two groups. Highly connected (hugs) & loners (dangerous). #sciwri16
Freelancer question! What's the best way to find calls for pitches? Google alerts, standing searches, follow lots of editors? #sciwri16
Understanding cybercrime. Soc. Mapping -- isolated threats & socially connected threats #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
#cybercrime communities have their own social mores. Refunds, customer service, satisfaction guarantees. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Kilger - Cybercrime as commercial enterprise with warranties, customer service, service provision. #sciwri16
The ducks of San Antonio have been a big hit #sciwri16 https://t.co/Oi2pC3KNk6
Check out this super-cool duck at the #sciwri16 awards last night. I can't believe how close he/she let me get!… https://t.co/gLrgATJo36
Why protecting #online systems from #cyberattacks is a difficult, messy problem https://t.co/J9dg3Gk6uO… https://t.co/VBbHSnxxAN
Max Kilger: hackers sell stolen credit cards for $1-14 ea, in batches of 1,000, w/ product guarantees & customer service lines #sciwri16
Business cybercriminals have product guarantees, customer service, escrow service, brand, marketing #sciwri16 https://t.co/EtMXlXsTPV
I wonder if the cybercrime customer service will put you on hold. #sciwri16 https://t.co/xRUzAPVRiW
#cybercrime communities have their own social mores. Refunds, customer service, satisfaction guarantees. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Showcase=great sci-#journalism resource: See storygrams, dissecting great writing @ScienceWriting @ScienceWriters… https://t.co/cjOGqgVxxT
Read award-winning stories at https://t.co/ahHEnmjpnc #sciwri16
Pro tip: when your computer gets malware, call customer service for that malware, like hackers do. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
someone needs to cut me off from using the #sciwri16 hashtag
For the first time in history, an individual can attack a nation-state. Great talk at #sciwri16 https://t.co/ADuzQmuprF
Kilger - For the first time in history, an individual can effective attack a nation-state. #sciwri16
Civilian cyber warrior- an individual can now attack an entire nation state - Kilger #sciwri16
Awesome and energetic talk by @digitalprofiler Max Kilger @UTSA at #sciwri16 on Cyberterrorism ! : )
The ducks of San Antonio have been a big hit #sciwri16 https://t.co/Oi2pC3KNk6
Cyber warrior -for the first time in history a single actor can attack a nationstate. #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Now I want to rewatch Mr Robot #sciwri16
Cyber attack vs physical attack: Less likely to get caught, low cost, more likely to succeed, increase in potential damage #sciwri16
Whoops further research by @PeterNHess points out that the handsome ducks are invasive. #sciwri16 https://t.co/yxJI3hmwM2
Kilger - Civilian Cyber Warrior - Very high correlation between willingness to commit physical attack and cyberattack. #sciwri16
High correlation between someone willing to do cyberattack and physical attack. -Kilger #sciwri16
Kilger - Civilian Potato Warrior - Very high correlation between willingness to commit physical attack and potatoattack. #sciwri16
Kilger found a strong positive correlation between willingness to commit a cyber attack and willingness to commit a physical act #sciwri16
@DrElena Areyou at #sciwri16? If so, find me during a break. Look at https://t.co/iQmQQaDXFA, second column, Professional Essentials.
Also if you're bored and want a good laugh, find me and talk about comparing Cleopatra's make-up to a duck.… https://t.co/fPvmKqJbDZ
Whoops further research by @PeterNHess points out that the handsome ducks are invasive. #sciwri16 https://t.co/yxJI3hmwM2
Stages of collaboration between hackers and nation-states: #sciwri16
When the @Reddit speaker compared print newspapers to trash, I booed him. He looked like he could take it. #sciwri16
Kilger - Colloration between non-nation state actors and nation states. #sciwri16
Max Kilger sees 3 epochs in #cyber: 1-Hacking, 2-cybercrime, 3-cyberterrorism. We are near 3rd, he says. #sciwri16 https://t.co/OJsQ0JfrI9
Spot the fed: contest @ hacking conference, where some estimate 10-15% of attendees are govt employees #sciwri16
We've just reviewed the rules and traditions of Spot the Fed at hacker conferences. As a former DC resident, /shrug. #sciwri16
Kilger says gov infiltrators are so common among hacker community, a popular conference activity is a game called "Spot The Fed" #sciwri16
"University students - are they really people?" I've been a university student for 10 years... #fail #cybersecurity #sciwri16
One of the most intriguing things about this #cybersecurity/#sociology talk has been how often Kilger calls people his friend. #sciwri16
Kilger - Catch a hacker apply coercion to get them to collaborate with FBI, which may ignore non-related activities. #sciwri16
Guys DON'T ADOPT A BEAR CUB OBVI. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Nation-states employing civilian cyber crime groups parallels physical armament. Groups get powerful, dissolve affiliation. #sciwri16
@ijnr_connect I'm one of those #scicomm of color you said you're looking for. #sciwri16 need 2 update but checkout https://t.co/oLQPQe1UyO
Kilger -- Non-Nation state actors can be like bear cubs -- eventually large enough to "bite the hand" of the nation-state. #sciwri16
Max Kilger: We have not put enough resources into training people to enter the cybersecurity world. #sciwri16
We have not put enough money into getting more people trained in cyber security -Kilger #sciwri16
In hacking, as in so many things, women are often more talented than men. #sciwri16
We have not invested enough in training experts in #cybersecurity, Kilger says. We are behind. #sciwri16
There should be more women in cybersecurity. True. #sciwri16
Kilger - We haven't done enough to bring people into cybersecurity, including training. #sciwri16
Could you hack voting machines? Yeah. But you'd have to hack a lot of them, and you'd leave a paper trail. #sciwri16
Max Kilger: Women hackers are "fabulous" & "more skilled than their male counterparts." #sciwri16
Kilger on voting machines: You’d have to hack a lot of them, and you’d leave a trail. #sciwri16
So great to meet @NadiaMacias, @B_M_Jefferson, and @HopeCristol at #sciwri16! https://t.co/olBiTB8DMK
Women in science writing unite! Great to see my @JohnsHopkins grad school colleagues at #sciwri16. Love these ladie… https://t.co/xjNQW97H2a
Kilger - On female hackeers. Hard to categorize, but tend to be highly-skilled and very dangerous. "They're scary". #sciwri16
More damaging would be hurting people's trust in the system #sciwri16
I had to stop myself from giggling uncontrollably when he explained "lulz." #sciwri16 #cybersecurity https://t.co/3uJLT7AQUj
I love that this guy just defined lulz #sciwri16
Most damaging is probably targeted data leaks #sciwri16
Hacking and the election -- actual votes hard to hack - but intrusion creates paranoia. #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
If you have skilled hackers, you don't need a large military. Paraphrase of Max Kilger on #cybersecurity #sciwri16
#sciwri16 Read more: https://t.co/otuaI9HtRc
Max Kilger on Edward Snowden: he wasn't motivated by cause; he was motivated by status. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Kilger worries about effect of nation-state cyber intrusion and strategically timed 'leaks' on public opinion & democracy. #sciwri16
Reason for a hacker to leak things in small batches: Keep up your status. When your fame/popularity dips, leak some more #sciwri16
Snowden: Kilger thinks was driven by status. Thinks he may return to US eventually. #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
(amusingly) Heavy sigh from Max Kilger when asked about Hillary Clinton's emails and Russia. #cybersecurity #sciwri16
Smaller countries like Romania N. Kore using #hackers and #cybercrime to change n strategize their global positioning ? #sciwri16 questions
Election, check. Mr Robot, check. Snowden, check. I think we covered the obligatory cybersecurity topics. #sciwri16
@CatalyticRxn Are you at #sciwri16? If so, find me during a break.
Engineering mindset: #sciwri16
Questions on #rigged elections, #emails, #electronicvoting machine security at #sciwri16 Hmmm election times!
For all my engineering friends, Max Kilger: "engineers are fabulous." I can't help but agree. #sciwri16 #cybersecurity
Kilger: Very few technically competent social science people. Why? Engineering mindset. Prioritizes concrete thing you can shoot. #sciwri16
Has @ScienceWriters become too unwieldy to govern? My thoughts from San Antonio for @undarkmag #sciwri16… https://t.co/JAQPfmFz8P
Kilger - There's still a limited supply of technically competent social scientist. An engineering mindset re reality has impeded. #sciwri16
Washington mindset of "if I can't shoot it, it's not real" is a serious obstacle to combating cybercrime, says Kilger. #sciwri16
Engineering mindset: if you can't see, hear, touch (or shoot) it, then it's not a threat. Major #cybersecurity challenge. #sciwri16
Halloween posters for physicists at #sciwri16. https://t.co/zSrdnI2ImZ
THANKS 2 @symmetrymag 4 the coolest #sciwri16 posters EVER!!! @ilinseagrant @dehrenstein https://t.co/EvFi9mrnRX
Have we filled the cybersecurity bingo card yet? #sciwri16
To strengthen #cybersecurity, the US needs more social scientists who are technically competent, Kilger says. #sciwri16
Robert Lanford @txbiomed speaking in 3 minutes on non-human primate #models at #sciwri16
@CHNfamilydoc Can't dm you because you're not following me. Are you at #sciwri16?
I enjoyed nice slow start to day 2 of #sciwri16. About to hear researcher Robert Lanford talk about the future of nonhuman primate research
Time for a session on neuron networks, which could either be really interesting or really over this physicist's head #sciwri16
Max Kilger:people are like comets, everywhere they go they leave a trail of data. Cyber security talk at #sciwri16
The speaker is Amina Ann Qutub, professor of bioengineering #buildabrain #sciwri16
Amina Ann Qutub - how neurons build networks #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Great piece on the current issues we've been discussing at #sciwri16 https://t.co/zJ4N3kvZOU
Has @ScienceWriters become too unwieldy to govern? My thoughts from San Antonio for @undarkmag #sciwri16… https://t.co/JAQPfmFz8P
Qutub: "My research combines data science, mathematical modeling, and wet lab work" #buildabrain #sciwri16
Mash up of #graph theory, smart phones and #neurons! #sciwri16
"Mendel was the first to apply data science to genetics." 7 traits, but led to modern statistical work #buildabrain #sciwri16
#Mendel as first data scientist? 28,000 pea plants x 7 traits each over yearS! #datascience #omics #sciwri16
Amina Ann Qutub - How neuron build networks. #sciwri16
Excited to talk about monkeys and #primateresearch next #sciwri16
Humans: trillions of cells with >1 million traits each. Human genetics is (are?) *complicated* #buildabrain #sciwri16
"Cataloging people like Mendel cataloged peas" Amina Ann Qutub describes her work #sciwri16
Learning about how neurons build networks at #buildabrain #sciwri16 !
Amina Qutub's lab has studied growth in over a trillion cells. Data bioscience needs have grown exponentially since Mendel. #sciwri16
Qutub: are there *quantitative* hallmarks of cancer? goal is treatment and regeneration for cancer and strokes. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Hardest to regenerate cells: Neurons https://t.co/dSv8X8NYYF #sciwri16
Fascinating talk at #sciwri16 about rebuilding brain tissue by Dr. Qutub #buildabrain
Problem is noise: 231 proteins & phosphoproteins in 511 patients = a colorful mess #buildabrain #sciwri16
#noise from #omics of #stem cells from 511 patients results in a HCA map read- #ridiculogram ! : ( #sciwri16
My thought: "The color of television turned to a dead channel" @GreatDismal #buildabrain #sciwri16
Data from 511 patient's bone marrow: both exciting& horrifying. So noisy it looks like white noise. #sciwri16 https://t.co/cEib5BPVHF
Healthy animals generate better research outcomes #sciwri16
Qutub -- shifts to cancer - working on mathematically driven rules that are hallmarks of cancer. Quantifying formerly qual. #sciwri16
Qutub: patient cancer data is really noisy. Can we think of new methods to make sense of this data? #buildabrain #sciwri16
"Animal welfare is essential. Healthy animals generate better research outcomes." Robert Lanford on nonhuman primate research #sciwri16
Paying homage to the OG of information science: Claude Shannon. Information is a measurable quantity. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Healthy animals generate better research outcomes--Robert Lanford #sciwri16
Claude Shannon founded #information #theory in #digital era insp. for #data as #currency I.e. #bits #sciwri16 Info as measurable commodity
Quantifying cell data to patient survival in cancer studies: making decision trees based on information theory #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub: using information theory to reorganize noisy data into a decision tree to track patients' fates. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub - Mentions Shannon's information theory. Used to extract survival and treatment response prediction. #sciwri16 #mathonco
Re: #sciwri16 intellectual curiosity, STEM ed access in #cybersecurity and #cyberterror. Here's a thoughtful read: https://t.co/IXRKnDzFHO
Solution: Decision tree maps cell data to patient outcomes! #AUC analysis.predictors for #therapy Feature based Wisdoms #analysis #sciwri16
Q: can we ID algorithms to predict patient response to specific drug therapy? Are some algorithms better than others? #buildabrain #sciwri16
Dr. Landford from the Southwest National Primate Research says healthy animals generate better research outcomes. #primateresearch #sciwri16
I highly recommend this book by John Gluck on the end of primate research that I reviewed for @sciam: https://t.co/CB9jPk7i0x #sciwri16
Found a @NewYorker article with a cheeky title about Claude Shannon: https://t.co/uGO2AGbVfa #sciwri16
It's a decision tree AND a survival curve! (Seriously, that was a really cool graph.) #sciwri16 https://t.co/LEpjz7Pdov
Quantifying cell data to patient survival in cancer studies: making decision trees based on information theory #buildabrain #sciwri16
Primate models used for #primateresearch: Baboon (Papio anubis), which has been used for ~40 yrs for obesity, vaccines, hepatitis #sciwri16
Magic makes sense - that's how computers work, right? Srsly, I bet hackers feel like wizards. And many prob play fa… https://t.co/vjpdG5RMNn
Hackers have magic and religion. This is odd to hear about at a science conference. #cybersecurity #cyberattacks #sciwri16
Thanks to all the great tweets from #sciwri16. Felt like I was there, except for, of course, the fun, comradery, TX bbq, etc etc
Most women do not get enough nutrients during pregnancy, leading to health problems for the fetus in utero #primateresearch #sciwri16
"wisdom" analysis to ID attributes in clinical and proteomic features are good predictors for patient response #buildabrain #sciwri16
@smoroi there's another Sun Devil here at #sciwri16?? :)
#optimal #machine learning #algorithms? #sciwri16
Qutub: Scored algorithms based on how well they can predict traits that lead to patient fates. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub - Did a lot on comparison of predictive algorithms. #sciwri16
Other primate models (marmoset and macaque) are used for infectious disease, aging, and HIV research #primateresearch #sciwri16
1 in 5 experience cognitive decline as they age. Qutub went into studying that, rather than oil like most Houston engineers. #sciwri16
Switching gears: ~1 in 5 suffer from cognitive decline over lifetime. Two pounds of brain tissue use a lot of energy #buildabrain #sciwri16
@eBionic says 1 in 5 of us susceptible to #neurodegenerative #diseases! #sciwri16
Amina Anna Qutub (https://t.co/6294lLFkXL) uses algorithms to identify features that are good predictors of patient outcomes #sciwri16
Chimps are no longer used for research - was very controversial, but the inst. maintained "chimp havens" #primateresearch #sciwri16
Qutub is showing comparison between healthy brain tissue and damaged brain, looking at cell death #buildabrain #sciwri16
The blood brain barrier looks like uncooked ramen noodles @QutubLab #sciwri16
Qutub: brain vasculature looks like uncooked ramen noodles. Good because lots of surface area. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Brain vessels look like uncooked ramen-- which is good b/c there's a lot of surface area- Dr. Qutub #buildabrain #sciwri16
Regrowing nerve cells in brain depends on the blood vessels, says Qutub. #sciwri16
Bioengineer Amina Ann Qutub of @RiceUniversity studies how neurons build networks. #sciwri16 https://t.co/3jbTozP88q
What are the cells that control the blood-brain barrier? Those could be key to regrowing damaged brain tissue #buildabrain #sciwri16
Though not active in research anymore, chimps resided in outdoor "havens," not indoor laboratories #primateresearch #sciwri16
Qutub - Interested in cells that allow neural tissue regrowth / curculatory regrowth. #sciwri16
In 2015 NIH announced it'll retire the 50 remaining chimpanzees in natl research inst https://t.co/4993E8Na9I #primateresearch #sciwri16
#image #quantification for #cell #type #classification for #drug responses ! @eBionic at #sciwri16
Some projects for #primateresearch: Zika, Ebola, HIV, hepatitis, Parkinson's, stem cell therapy, Huntington's, kidney transplants #sciwri16
Ramen noodles or the brain doing things we once thought impossible? Regrowth of blood vessels. #sciwri16 https://t.co/Y0vMJQgAre
Qutub: how can we teach computers to recognize things that are easy for our eyes (cell type, etc)? #sciwri16 #buildabrain
Challenge: use computer imaging software to ID regenerative endothelial (blood-brain barrier) cell states #buildabrain #sciwri16
An image = a matrix of numbers. We ask computers to find patterns in the numbers, reflecting cells & proteins. #sciwri16
Personal connection to an issue often inspires your work-- dig deep into your experiences #sciwri16 #whoareyou #shareyourstory
Amina Ann Qutub finds evidence of vessel growth in the brain. But brain diseases/injuries cause bigger gaps… https://t.co/d2o9fEiXef
Personal connection to an issue often inspires your work-- dig deep into your experiences #sciwri16 #whoareyou #shareyourstory
Image #analysis: contours, polarity, texture, adhesion sites, morphology, to define #cell-type @eBionic #sciwri16
Computer imaging isn't as good as humans at spotting patterns. Google image search IDs her nephew with Will Smith #buildabrain #sciwri16
But primate research is still imp for Zika, Alzheimer's, HIV, hepatitis and more, says Dr Robert Lanford of @txbiomed #sciwri16
Qutub: created image analysis software to recognize and track cells to identify dominant phenos in recovery. #buildabrain #sciwri16
I'm not sure I'm doing this talk justice. It's really fascinating stuff. #buildabrain #sciwri16
.@NIHDirector organized workshop on non-human primate research to discuss ethical and regulation issues with #primateresearch #sciwri16
#clustering of morpho #features as approaches for defining #cell-types @eBionic #sciwri16
Qutub - Optimal clustering of phenotypes of cancer cells #sciwri16
We originally thought you die with the neurons you were born with. Sally Temple learned neurons can regrow #buildabrain #sciwri16
Joseph Altman #neurogenesis first reported! #sciwri16 @eBionic
Cells change shape after exercise or injury or growth. Computers have trouble with recognizing shape-changing cells. #sciwri16
Qutub: neural stem cells are really cool cells. They can become neurons or neuron helpers such as astrocytes. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Chimps no longer used in NHP research. Baboons, Rhesus Macaque, Marmosets at SNPRC says Robert Lanford #sciwri16
#primateresearch is useful for studying hepatitis, which can lead to liver cancer - one of cancers that is very difficult to treat #sciwri16
Quantitative analysis of cell growth using graph theory: a branch of topology used in social networks, etc. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Measurable properties of graphs: Degree, Modularity and Paths: Graph #theory in micro to mess #environment @eBionic #sciwri16
Qutub: graph theory helps you determine how one cell might be communicating with another. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Graph theory lets us ID if some cells are more connected than others. Also finds patterns across scale. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub -- Applying graphs theory to cells to look at communication between them. #sciwri16
This is really an amazing visualization. #buildabrain #sciwri16 https://t.co/Me3koHdQmm
Qutub: graph theory helps you determine how one cell might be communicating with another. #buildabrain #sciwri16
OttLegalRebels: RT aw_mills: Re: #sciwri16 intellectual curiosity, STEM ed access in #cybersecurity and #cyberterr… https://t.co/J2AHsmaAjI
@crparks3 will do! Thx for reaching out. If you're still at #sciwri16 look for @adamhint if not, look for an e-mail soon!
Brain cells can connect across wide distances, so spatial map ≠ connection map. One goal is to correlate #buildabrain #sciwri16
They ID cells that are communicating based on how close the cells are together, whether boundaries suggest connecti… https://t.co/SaL7VEPS51
Qutub: graph theory helps you determine how one cell might be communicating with another. #buildabrain #sciwri16
#sciwri16 Robert Lanford reviewing the central role of chimpanzee research toward cure of hepatitis C.
Qutub: tracking Ca2+ signaling to get communication. Then need to compare to spatial information. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Torn btw/ live tweeting and just taking notes, writng up a #sciwri16 blog post for Monday.
Calcium #functional #graPGA and #spatial #network #peaks @eBionic #sciwri16
"Chimpanzees love Tang." As an EEB anthropologist, that's good to know!
#primateresearch #sciwri16
As cells develop into neurons, network becomes efficient in space, meaning closer connections b/t cells #buildabrain #sciwri16
Primates love tang (hide your drugs in it) - the quirkier side of research! #primateresearch #sciwri16
#spatial graph and #wiring #graph in neural #communications to #behaviors #sciwri16
HCV depends on miR122 for replication - dosing antiviral therapy that targets miR122 suppressed virus for months #sciwri16 #primateresearch
Qutub: As neurons mature, neuron-friends are more efficient at connectivity and communication. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Neural communication is correlated to behavior, but in a very complicated way. Seen in development and degeneration #buildabrain #sciwri16
#sciwri16 Lanford: found miRNA 122 is crucial to hep C. Used Locked Nucleic antisense approach to block it.
The latest artificial neural networks learn to see & hear, & maybe even #dream https://t.co/q0sCm7abu4 #buildabrain… https://t.co/5gNeGeEWdd
Want to learn more about neurogenesis? Visit @Brain_Facts_org for a brief overview https://t.co/ax6p0zVMU8 #buildabrain #sciwri16
"This is what I call a miracle, basically" - Dr. Lanford's words for HCV antiviral therapy #sciwri16 #primateresearch
Smith-Lemli-Ortiz Syndrome! #SLOS #scary #scicomm #term @eBionic #sciwri16
Lanford is referencing the 3 HCV cures available today. I wonder if he will discuss the ridiculous cost too #sciwri16
Making "personal neural networks in a dish": making skin cells into a neural progenitor #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub - Normall cells form flower-like structures. Difference with autism and alzheimers. #sciwri16
Dr. Lanford: But the antiviral therapy for hep.C can activate hep.B - but hep.B is much easier to treat #primateresearch #sciwri16
Ha? Personal #neural #networks in a #dish ? @eBionic #sciwri16
Landed in San Antonio. Heading to #sciwri16 at last. As soon as I get off the plane...
Today, 3 cures for HCV. Cocktails. Lanford says they kill a virus in weeks that's been ravaging the liver for years. #sciwri16
Linking #cellular with #tracking #data! #phone data plus #social data for #BEHAVIORALHEALTH @eBionic #sciwri16
Drop the right transcription factors on fibroblast cells in a dish, they'll turn into neural stem cells. TFs=super-powerful #sciwri16
Interesting digging around by @uh_yeah_no : https://t.co/zjE6sOkFno #sciwri16 https://t.co/RomnaAChuQ
Lanford began #primateresearch talk discussing importance of animal welfare for both results and bioethics. USDA is investigating @txbiomed
Neurotypical cells grow some neurons in rosettes, or flower-like structures. Cells from people with autism do not. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Testing personalized behavior models from information theory to predict changes in (human) student behavior #buildabrain #sciwri16
I need someone to explain this part to me, I think #buildabrain #sciwri16 https://t.co/xFNKfoEWSC
Drop the right transcription factors on fibroblast cells in a dish, they'll turn into neural stem cells. TFs=super-powerful #sciwri16
Decision tree. #KNN, #regression @eBionic for #behavior #models ! #sciwri16 Towards #supervised #models . Use #annotation info from people
Looking at RNA interference vs. hepatitis B #sciwri16. Issue for siRNA has been delivery.
Hep.B virus can suppress your immune system, which can lead to chronic hep.B - can we boost the immune system? #primateresearch #sciwri16
Qutub: using social media, #fitbit, and phone info to track your personalized behavior and inform algos. #buildabrain #sciwri16
For decades, scientists believed the brain was incapable of growing new cells. https://t.co/9qmlUuUj1V #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub: Our goal is to track human cell data and merge with human behavioral data. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Cells in a dish are just that. How does that translate to real networks in the brain? #buildabrain #sciwri16
Immune-boosting is a tactic being investigated for multiple diseases from Hep.B to HIV to allergies #sciwri16 https://t.co/L2fARHTcTO
Hep.B virus can suppress your immune system, which can lead to chronic hep.B - can we boost the immune system? #primateresearch #sciwri16
Prelim: Using decision trees to predict behaviors. Ex. sleep data to predict what day you might lose sleep in the f… https://t.co/mnzUsdEcNy
Qutub: How do YOUR cells behave in a dish and how does that relate to YOUR behavior? #buildabrain #sciwri16
They're trying to predict how much people will sleep based on smartphone data! #sciwri16 https://t.co/mPwaQch2Vl
Qutub: Our goal is to track human cell data and merge with human behavioral data. #buildabrain #sciwri16
RTing for the excellent gif choice #buildabrain #sciwri16 https://t.co/kUV05QUnyz
Prelim: Using decision trees to predict behaviors. Ex. sleep data to predict what day you might lose sleep in the f… https://t.co/mnzUsdEcNy
What?! Qutub's lab has zebrafish too?! #buildabrain #sciwri16
Qutub is using phone & app data (ie FitBit) to build personalized behavior models for comparison to neural network communication. #sciwri16
It doesn't seem impressive to me that Qutub applies stats/data science tools to neural networks. Lots of scientists use such tools #sciwri16
Tracking calcium signals (which move fast) through a 3D organism is difficult, for ppl and for algorithms! #buildabrain #sciwri16
Drugs developed with mice almost always fail in people. #SNPRC #sciwri16
Lanford: Drugs tested in mice almost always fail in humans. Nonhuman primates are a crucial intermediate step #primateresearch #sciwri16
Future of #primateresearch: precision medicine, sequencing of genome, proteome, and metabolome, and creating transgenic primates #sciwri16
Thanks to everyone helping this poor physicist's brain understand transcription factors and stem cells! #buildabrain #sciwri16
Lost my moleskine last night at #sciwri16 please DM me if you find it.
Future of #primateresearch includes precision medicine and genetic subtyping #sciwri16
SNPRC is developing a liver cancer model in baboons to develop better treatments for people who progress from hepatitis. #sciwri16
Yes, but bioinformatics & pattern analysis of mol bio data often get left out of scicomm & outreach activities.… https://t.co/GcA7sP50iz
It doesn't seem impressive to me that Qutub applies stats/data science tools to neural networks. Lots of scientists use such tools #sciwri16
#primateresearch's future challenge: for aging research, won't see results for several years. for marmoset, 5 and macaques, 20 yrs #sciwri16
For ethical concerns for #primateresearch: researchers will treat primates of their symptoms as research progresses #sciwri16
Biocomputation, biophysics, & biomathematics have been growing massively this decade. New depts opening up. #sciwri16
Comparative genomics between humans and non-human primates will most likely yield progress vs. neurodegenerative disease. #sciwri16
Question on math-bio use. Worth looking at NIMBioS. #sciwri16 https://t.co/ppYRIoBaI5.
Wide differences in public and scientific opin on whether or not to use animals in research. Most ppl fall in middle. - Lanford #sciwri16
This was such a good talk, but I'm having trouble formulating a question because I'm not sure what I don't know #buildabrain #sciwri16
Let's look at this animal model: Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans): https://t.co/G0DloRjUio via @Brain_Facts_org… https://t.co/2NECwArRiZ
#Individual vs. larger #population #networks! Models #per #person for #behavioral models and #you as #your #control! @eBionic #sciwri16
Will there be cancer research in #primateresearch? Right now, mice and cell culture system are mostly used #sciwri16
Lanford: There are no non-human primate models of cancer now. #sciwri16
Attempts have been made to create cancer models in #primateresearch, but it's still center centered on mice via molecular biology #sciwri16
.@eBionic when quantifying neural state/ communication data using subjects as their own control 2 elucidate subtle changes #sciwri16
The Society for Mathematical Biology is another math-bio resource with an education section. #sciwri16 https://t.co/niUGE5oOo4
When can we completely move away from animal models / testing in medical research? "Not in the near future," R. Langford tells #sciwri16.
Robert Lanford says, in order to develop a cancer model in primates - need to take a molecular approach #primateresearch #sciwri16
Our #GuestEditors are tweeting live from ScienceWriters2016 with interesting discussions & updates! #sciwri16… https://t.co/BEcPRqwJoH
My biggest challenge at #sciwri16 is always the balance between “I know you from Twitter” and not being a creep. Caution usually wins, sadly
Sad I couldn't make it to San Antonio for #sciwri16. Thanks @aleszubajak for the recap. I'll be watching the drama… https://t.co/4gkIWrSdrT
The National Association of Science Writers includes science storytellers of all kinds. Is that a mistake?… https://t.co/mPQITfhyBC
LuLaRoe dresses and Alegria boots may be the best conference wardrobe choices i’ve made in a long time. #sciwri16
Katherine Eban's reporting tools slide from #scinvestigate at #sciwri16. Top tool: LinkedIn! https://t.co/Y3A3ZHajq8
Pumped to hear Steven Weinberg's talk, "What's the matter with quantum mechanics?" #sciwri16
From Amina Ann Qutub talke. #mathonco #sciwri16 https://t.co/f0TYDfpKrH
It's like a statistical neural network, but with neurons! #sciwri16 https://t.co/gv6ffDBfxs
#Quantummechanics (speaker) and #omics (me!) gonna meet for the first time at #sciwri16 Worth giving a shot? ; )
As NASW's tent grows ever larger, it will become harder to govern, say experts. My report from San Antonio #sciwri16 https://t.co/hqreGUvLtO
#UTSA's Teja Guda will discuss tissue regeneration at #sciwri16 today at 12pm. More about his organ printing work: https://t.co/SRf7Q8ohui
Awaiting Patrusky Lecture on quantum mechanics by Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Getting ready for that #quantum #jump at #sciwri16 ? Steven Weinberg is up next ! ; )
I tend to just jump in, which may be problematic. #sciwri16 https://t.co/mG9RBw1iE4
My biggest challenge at #sciwri16 is always the balance between “I know you from Twitter” and not being a creep. Caution usually wins, sadly
The #sciwri16 lecture I've been looking forward to the most: #QuantumMechanics. https://t.co/ZSZ15iAmOr
We're about to have our minds blown on #quantummechanics and I already feel smarter. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg - What's wrong with quantum theory (Patrusky Lecture). #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg is here at #sciwri16, hopefully to deliver a tour-de-force-unification speech
#Nobel in #physics #sciwri16 "He is always a wow". #Patrusky Lecture https://t.co/XUJSa5MvBW
Getting ready for that #quantum #jump at #sciwri16 ? Steven Weinberg is up next ! ; )
Next up: Nobel Laureate physicist Steven Weinberg's talk, What's the matter with quantum mechanics?" #sciwri16 @ScienceWriters #physics
Next up: Steven Weinberg speaking on "What's the matter with quantum mechanics?" #sciwri16
#UTSA's Teja Guda will discuss tissue regeneration at #sciwri16 today at 12pm. More about his organ printing work:… https://t.co/ykMNhd4OXi
Steven Weinberg: It's hard to write about physics because you can't use the natural language, mathematics #sciwri16
The natural language of physics = mathematics. That makes writing about physics hard. (Word.) Steven Weinberg #sciwri16
“If you can do your experiment in a mouse, you shouldn’t be in a monkey.”—Dr. Robert Lanford of TX Biomedical Research @txbiomed #sciwri16
Getting ready for that #quantum #jump at #sciwri16 ? Steven Weinberg is up next ! ; ) https://t.co/V2VqWblYSu
Theoretical #physicist Steven Weinberg of the Univ of Texas-Austin is speaking on 'What's the matter with #quantum… https://t.co/s27D1PlDvK
Weinber : Hard to talk about physics and particularly quantum mechanics with its natural language - math. #sciwri16
There are two main approaches to quantum mechanics and neither quite works #sciwri16
Science writing is hard-especially if you are writing about physics or quantum mechanics, says Nobel Prize winner S… https://t.co/KAbsCWQ5h4
Steven Weinberg -- problems in quantum Mechanics #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 is discussing everything that's wrong with quantum mechanics. https://t.co/eCZoEydGvn
Particles and fields constitute us! #sciwri16
Two major ways of thinking about quantum physics: particle view and field view. #sciwri16
"All perfectly clear" oof #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg in #sciwri16 on 'What's the matter with quantum mechanics' #Nobel I think the quarks in my knees ar… https://t.co/dEWKhecZKK
shameless plug: here's my explainer of the four forces i wrote for @washingtonpost last month #sciwri16
https://t.co/QFMEMvMQuQ
When will science advance to the pt that we don’t need animal research? “I don’t see it in the near future.”—Dr. Lanford @txbiomed #sciwri16
#SciWri16 https://t.co/6ya31g5Y4H
JOBS: Science Writer for @WildlifeSociety (Bethesda, MD): https://t.co/pSTLYfwkuQ
Related: Everything is made of fields https://t.co/xYJSPzPMCg #sciwri16
An exciting aspect of science writing is the number of Nobel laureates I get to see and meet - watching Steven Weinberg now :-) #sciwri16
The strangeness of quantum mechanics goes back to the beginning when #physicists tried to reconcile atomic particles and fields #sciwri16
"Fields" are particularly tricky to explain, because a field is what it does. Fields are wave-like, determine atomic structure #sciwri16
An exciting aspect of science writing is the number of Nobel laureates I get to see and meet - watching Steven Weinberg now :-) #sciwri16
Weingberg - Wave-particle duality of light photons and electrons. Einstein and de Broglie #sciwri16
These waves aren't waves of particles like a water wave is a wave made of water molecules. The wave *is* the particle, indivisible #sciwri16
@aproustian Why am I in a quantum mechanics talk? #sciwri16 time to focus really, really hard. #soverymuchinovermyhead #whee
Electron waves are not just waves of electron matter! #sciwri16 #Steven #Weinberg
Had a great time at #sciwri16 - nice to meet all you folks in person finally! Now to go home and sleep forever 💤💤💤
When electrons hit an atom, they go in all directions - similar to waves, but in waves of probability. #quantummechanics #sciwri16
Weinberg - The electron doesn't break up -- the waves are waves of probability. #sciwri16
"waves of probability... It's all very strange." -#StevenWeinberg #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg's describing electrons' strange "waves of probability." #quantummechanics #sciwri16 https://t.co/UJhfkl2fLC
"They're not waves of matter, but waves of probability. All very strange." Nobel laureate & physicist Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Newton described nature as perfectly deterministic, with no uncertainty. Probability was not part of fund. laws of nature #sciwri16
Weinberg: Nature described by newton is deterministic. Probability only came into the picture when you were missing knowledge. #sciwri16
Probability came into the picture when you have imperfect knowledge, not originally ine of the laws of nature- Weinberg #sciwri16
Definitely geeking out over listening Nobel Prize in physics winner, Steven Weinberg. He doesn't even need notes to lecture. #sciwri16
Einstein found #quantummechanics interesting, but he wasn't totally convinced. Feynman also said no one understands it #sciwri16
Weinberg - Until QM, probability followed from imperfect knowledge, not as a part nature. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg: Writing about physics hard b/c you can't use natural language of physics, namely, math #sciwri16 https://t.co/1HnRyZeDbl
And there's Einstein's god and dice quote. Can't talk about #quantum #mechanics without it. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 ...and the OLD ONE was capitalized ...; ) Richard Feynman :Nond understands #quantummechanics
Bye #sciwri16 I miss you already 👋✈️
Newtonian physics perfectly deterministic- if know position and speed of everything in the world, can calculate where they will be #sciwri16
Quantum mechanics is weird, but it's ultimately the basis of all modern physics and technology. #sciwri16
Just arrived at #sciwri16
#quantummechanics is a basis of our understanding of atoms, electromagnetism, semiconductors, astrophysics, and string theory #sciwri16
Honored to have worked with these talented @hbsciu science writing fellows! #sciwri16 #mediadiversity #NASWideas https://t.co/aymaDw8GgU
Probability was related to imperfect knowledge - don't know exactly how the dice will be thrown, so can predict only probabilities #sciwri16
Electronics, nuclear physics, neutron stars, superconductors: all that is quantum mechanics #sciwri16
He brings up Einstein's criticisms of standard interpretation of quantum mechanics & lack of determinism. Gotta agree w/ Einstein! #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 Newton's' theory was unpalatable to his contemporaries! #quantummechanics
Weinberg's #sciwri16 lecture honors CASW's Ben Patrusky, who had Weinberg speak at 1977 New Horizons in Science… https://t.co/zD53DSCMVg
Theoretical #physicist Steven Weinberg of the Univ of Texas-Austin is speaking on 'What's the matter with #quantum… https://t.co/s27D1PlDvK
We wondered if Einstein's rejection of #quantummechanics was overblown - Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16
Objections to Einstein & Schrödinger were overblown. Newton faced objections in his day-Weinberg #sciwri16
Weinberg - Newton's theory was also initially rejected by many, from its seemingly occult action at a distance. #sciwri16
Quantum mechanics is very impressive, but an inner voice tells me it's not the real thing, said Einstein. #sciwri16
Newton's work is pretty solid: it can handle apples, moons, planets, the Earth's axis #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 France had been a hot bed of opposition of Newtonian theory in 80s! #quantummechanics
Quantum mechanics is very impressive, but an inner voice tells me it's not the real thing, said Einstein. #sciwri16
"What is so bad about quantum mechanics?" Maybe old description using position etc. isn't essential. #buildabrain #sciwri16
Weinberg - It's not a good idea to hold new physics too strictly to philosophical considerations. #sciwri16
Weinberg: #quantum mech describes things in terms of their wave functions. #particleinabox! #sciwri16
Quantum mechanics hardly brings us closer to the secret of the Old One. ... He does not play dice, said Einstein. #sciwri16
Thinking of particles as waves: When an electron wave hits an atom, it spreads out in all directions #sciwri16
Light is made of particles, electrons are waves, and probability determines where things are - many physicists were appalled #sciwri16
Not a good idea to hold a new theory to old philosophical ideas - in a fascinating lecture by Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 Personal mistakes of Einsteins n Schrodingers to turn their back on #quantummechanics : (
En clase sobre mecánica cuántica con Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16 #quantummechanics https://t.co/UURZcXjpjW
Weinberg isn't as happy about quantum mechanics as he used to be. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg is not as convinced by quantum mechanics as he once was. #sciwri16
Increasingly clear that my sciwriting class could be replaced by a Storify of #sciwri16. https://t.co/fz7uPr3jjQ
Editors like organized writers who meet deadlines, style & length requirements. Most importantly, keep your editors updated. #sciwri16
"I find that I am not as happy about quantum physics as I used to be." #StevenWeinberg #sciwri16
"People who like quantum mechanics don't agree with each other". Key is understanding measurement in quantum physics. #sciwri16
Weinberg: Now I'm not as happy about #quantum mech and the people who are happy with it don't agree. >_< #sciwri16
Weinberg is not as happy about quantum mechanics as he used to be - physicists who are happy with it don't agree wi… https://t.co/Pft8bozVI3
Weinberg - I'm not as happy with QM as I used to be, and those who de, don't agree with each other ; a bad sign. #sciwri16
"Not as happy about quantum mechanics as I used to be." Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 #quantummechanics Spin, aka angular momentum is a measure of how fast sumthing is moving around a given axis!
Weinberg: "I find I'm not as happy about #quantummechanics as I used to be and not as dismissive of its critics." #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 Wow, #physics n #quantummechanics so simplified! : )
Ppl used to think there are only two possibilities for "spin" (how fast something is moving): pos. and neg. #quantummechanics #sciwri16
Explaining quantum spin without any visuals is kinda hard. I don't recommend it. :P #sciwri16
@tvjrennie Big for a storify, but I'll be producing an archive of tweets from it. #sciwri16
Measuring an electron's spin affects its spin. #sciwri16
Weinberg: A chord in music is qualitatively different than the individual notes. An analogy for electron spin. #sciwri16
measurement of an electron in a superposition of states is like picking out a single note in a chord, says weinberg #sciwri16
Helpful analogy from Weinberg at #sciwri16: superposition is similar to a musical chord: contains both values, but qualitatively different.
Oh good this makes me feel better. #sciwri16 https://t.co/YihWKPp0fN
Explaining quantum spin without any visuals is kinda hard. I don't recommend it. :P #sciwri16
Weinberg invokes music to describe superposition: like a chord that's qualitatively different from the 2+ notes that make it up. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 #quantummechanics Spin as a pair of numbers- +ve and -ve ! : ) Bourne laws on probability of ....
An electron can have positive or negative spin. Before you measure it, you don't know which it is. #sciwri16
Superposition of #quantum states is like a chord in music, & measurement shifts the intensity of the notes, so you only hear one #sciwri16
Weinberg uses musical notes 🎧 as an analogy to explain the spin of an electron #sciwri16
Weinberg - Measurement places the spin of an electron into either plus or minus rather than a wavefunction probability. #sciwri16
Superposition in electrons are like a chord with two notes in music. Nice analogy from #sciwri16
The problem isn't probabilities in quantum mechanics, says Weinberg. It's that the equation governing QM is deterministic. #sciwri16 cont'd
how do probabilities get into quantum mechanics if all of the laws that govern everything are deterministic, wonders weinberg? #sciwri16
Weinberg: How do probabilities get in to #quantummechanics when all the laws are deterministic?! This is the problem. #sciwri16
Weinberg explains that problem with quantum mechanics is deterministic laws defining things that are probabilistic. #sciwri16
This is a very useful comparison #sciwri16 https://t.co/UGq3lK7Y63
Weinberg invokes music to describe superposition: like a chord that's qualitatively different from the 2+ notes that make it up. #sciwri16
Measurement requires modeling everything using the same equation: equipment, environment, etc. Measurement is hardest thing in QM #sciwri16
Weinberg - the time-evolution of the wavefunction is not inherently probabalistic. #sciwri16
if you measure something, you hit it with an unpredictable stream of photons. it's measurement that introduces probability. #sciwri16
Just signed up for Snapchat. Add me, #sciwri16! Username: CatalyticRxn https://t.co/z1pSwS1l6d
Weinberg: probability used to come into the picture only when you had imperfect knowledge, not the case anymore. #sciwri16
Weinberg: "how do probabilities get involved if it [Schrödinger eq] is all deterministic? That's the problem of #quantummechanics. #sciwri16
#quantummechanics also governs all parts of physics, not just electrons (e.g. environments that were thought to be deterministic) #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 #quantummechanics Copenhagen perspective of #quantummechanics from Neil's Bohr ; )
If you're here and having trouble following everything he's saying, don't worry: he's mixing easy and hard material together #sciwri16
What's the matter with quantum physics? Probability emerging from deterministic equations. #stevenweinberg #sciwri16
Niels Bohr: #quantummechanics only governs very small things, like atoms - not microscopes or people #sciwri16
Super impressed with this analogy from Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16 #jargon
Weinberg - Measurement exposes the electron to an external environment which is noisy, introducing probability. #sciwri16
Is there a boundary dividing #quantummechanics and deterministic enviro.? Physicists don't think so #sciwri16
Weinberg: Nature is inherently unpredictable. But can't draw a boundary between when #quantummechanics does and doesn't apply. #sciwri16
Weinberg says we don't know how to draw boundary between where quantum mechanics can be applied and where it can't. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 Instrumentalist and realist approach :school of thoughts. Am not satisfied with either!
I'm enjoying Steven Weinberg's humor and self-deprecation #sciwri16
Not sure where to go or what to do just now. So sitting in the hotel lobby. #sciwri16 #firsttimer
Weinberg: electron spinning is like being able to hear one musical note in a concert hall #sciwri16 https://t.co/PaMVtQlfi9
Unacceptable: no way to draw a boundary between where quantum mechanics applies & where it doesn't, according to Steven Weinberg #sciwri16
Problem with instrumentalist approach to QM: probabilities are really about *us*, what we measure. That's bad physics practice #sciwri16
Weinberg: These laws only tell you what happens when people make measurements. #sciwri16
Our own Karl Klose is discussing superbugs and infectious disease at #sciwri16 today at noon. Watch his TEDx talk: https://t.co/BQ5lXli3K3
#quantummechanics instrumental approach involves people making measurements, and thus have underlying assumptions #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 You cannot understand something by assuming it! ; )
Thank goodness he just mentioned Darwin. There is something familiar here. #sciwri16
If there’s no predeterminism in #QuantumMechanics, can it output numbers that truly have no pattern?… https://t.co/a0b6GKTufB
@wrldtreks @tvjrennie I'll add #sciwri16 to the archives at https://t.co/qIs3O7UpUa
"people are getting into the laws of nature in a fundamental level." #stevenweinberg Are we begging the question of science? #sciwri16
Weinberg: you can't understand laws of nature just by assuming them #sciwri16
Weinberg - The laws we assume only apply when people are involved. #sciwri16
"You can't understand something just by assuming it." Steven Weinberg #sciwri16
Dr. Weinberg: Probabilities seem to only exist when people decide what to measure #quantummechanics #sciwri16
Strict realist approach fails because you can't just assign numbers like position to an electron in the absence of measurement #sciwri16
Newton, Einstein, AND Darwin (among others) in this talk on quantum mechanics. #sciwri16
The latest The Maryse Walsh Daily! https://t.co/6e3HKYgbxW Thanks to @chriscmooney #climate #sciwri16
Weinberg: Wave fxn is taken seriously as a description of nature. #quantummechanics #sciwri16
Our own Karl Klose is discussing superbugs and infectious disease at #sciwri16 today at noon. Watch his TEDx talk:… https://t.co/ykMNhd4OXi
Weinberg - We can talk about finding a definite spin when we measure around an axis, but not of a state w definite spin. #sciwri16
steven weinberg dropping the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which has kept me up many a night #sciwri16
Now he's talking about the "many-worlds" interpretation of quantum mechanics, proposed by Hugh Everett #sciwri16
When you measure a spin, you split the world into two camps that don't know about the other. That's the birth of the multiverse. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 Multi history approach to #quantum mechanics started in 1950s! #Multi-verse approach.
Measurement splits the "stream" of history: different outcomes happen in different "worlds". "That's nice." [laughter] #sciwri16
Weinberg criticizes many-worlds interpretation of #quantummechanics, contrary to its proponents today, like Sean Carroll #sciwri16
"That's nice," mocks Weinberg on the complexity of the many worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics #sciwri16
Journalists, don't leave your skepticism at the door of #primateresearch Question everything, as you do for other stories #sciwri16
Weinberg - multi-verse streams formulated in Hugh Everett's thesis. #sciwri16
Let's have him and @seanmcarroll fight #sciwri16
Weinberg: When someone measures a spin, history of the world is split into two streams that don't know anything about each other. #sciwri16
Learn more about alternate realities tomorrow at noon! #sciwri16 https://t.co/TVPQc8SFjr
Save the date! At 12pm Central on Halloween, physicist Leonardo Senatore answers your questions about parallel univ… https://t.co/0F9q9FZ3fR
#Stevenweinberg on the multiverse: "that's nice" #sciwri16
Can the multiverse explain quantum mechanics? Steven Weinberg says "that's nice ... I find it hard to stomach." #sciwri16
Weinberg criticizes the multiverse theory #quantummechanics #sciwri16
Steve Weinberg on multi-universes: "um ... that's nice." #sciwri16
@yuksel_gunal Looks like it! No idea where you can find it ... But follow it at #sciwri16
.@WJBarter Clarification: I'm quoting Weinberg. I haven't tweeted my opinions about measurement theory. #sciwri16
"I find the many-worlds interpretation hard to stomach. Maybe it's just me," Weinberg says. Don't worry, it's not. #sciwri16
@DrMRFrancis physical chemists are very familiar with it - we can both predict and measure wavefunctions! SO COOL! #sciwri16
"I would prefer one history." But isn't any history always viewed from countless perspectives? True long before quantum. #sciwri16
Realist has inspired the multiverse theory and The Golden Compass. "That's nice," says Weinberg. But how to justify entanglement?#sciwri16
listen to this @Studio360show episode for an awesome personal hugh everett/many worlds story https://t.co/OoB56islXR #sciwri16
In #quantummechanics, you can't describe one electron's state - only can describe the state of the system #sciwri16
Weinberg - Another problem with talking about wavefunction is entanglement and concept of locality. #sciwri16
Fascinating @potassiumwhale #sciwri16 https://t.co/pJXLWCf7uv
Weinberg: When someone measures a spin, history of the world is split into two streams that don't know anything about each other. #sciwri16
Entanglement is when wavefunction of one particle is linked to the wavefunction of another, even across large distances. #sciwri16
Things are entangled even when they don't appear to be connected. Again, I just want to think about this in terms of history. Oops #sciwri16
Weinberg- two electrons are "entangled" even with no physical connection because who knows which one has which spin. #sciwri16
"Entanglement is hard to swallow," says Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Good point...#sciwri16 https://t.co/vuXtuJnru8
"I would prefer one history." But isn't any history always viewed from countless perspectives? True long before quantum. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg's lecture encouraged me to resume my PhD research project on critic realism and semiosis in quantum entanglement. #sciwri16
Advice to graduate students on quantum mechanics: "shut up and calculate" #sciwri16
Maybe the problem of quantum mechanics is just the choice of words we use to describe it? Asks Weinberg #sciwri16
The calculations in quantum mechanics do work, so maybe the problem is just with words. ~Weinberg #sciwri16
Entanglement bothers a lot of people, but it's at the heart of quantum physics. People do entanglement experiments every day! #sciwri16
Dr. Weinberg's advice for #gradstudents who complain about #quantummechanics: "Shut up and calculate!" #sciwri16 @cjmiles2010
Maybe the problems with quantum mechanics are pointing us toward a new direction, says Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
"Shut up and calculate!" --Weinberg's advice to grad students complaining about quantum mechanics #sciwri16
"shut up and calculate". PHYSICS BURN #sciwri16
I personally have learned to love entanglement, but I don't claim it's easy to swallow. #sciwri16
Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16 Advice to Graduate students of #quantum mechanics "Shut up and calculate!" ; )
Weinberg - The problems with QM may be telling us we need to generalize. The idea is to construct such a theory. #sciwri16
'Shut up and calculate' - the classic advice to graduate students, with Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16
The problems in #quantummechaanics may be because its hard to generalize to macroscopic systems says Weinberg #sciwri16
Maybe the laws of physics are inherently probabilistic, but it's hard to see in macroscopic world? Asks Weinberg #sciwri16
Maybe this is why I struggle with physics: he seems very upset about how not-isolated things are, and connections are my jam. #sciwri16
What Weinberg said is very much aligned with my views: universe is inherently probabilistic. Hard to make a full theory work, tho #sciwri16
Weinberfg - We don't get help from experiments, they all agree with QM. We do get help from theory of prababilities. #sciwri16
"Shut up and calculate" - hoping this teaching "technique" is going by the wayside... #sciwri16
the lindblad equation is not as pretty as the schrodinger equation. #sciwri16 https://t.co/gwrgbyKCS3
@John_Tedesco presentation from #scinvestigate at #sciwri16 is available at https://t.co/nhJ8Sr3cKK. Thanks for the material John!
Weinberg - Trying to construct a theory from the Limblad eqn, which contains additional terms. #sciwri16 -
Good @NewYorker article by Rivka Galchen that covers many of the topics that Weinberg is discussing: https://t.co/m3jnBp6MWR #sciwri16
The hardest thing with solving the problem of quantum mechanics is that everything works *too* well in experiments. #sciwri16
“You can’t understand something just by assuming it.”—Nobel laureate Steven Weinberg on deriving fundamental laws of nature #sciwri16
@DrMRFrancis I was lucky to see it early on in a lab at my undergrad. We still need more talking between disciplines! #sciwri16
Weinberg - It should be possible to use atomic clocks to place limits on the new terms in the Limblad eqn. #sciwri16
Good find by @rkspurrier #sciwri16 https://t.co/xf9obZxeND
Good @NewYorker article by Rivka Galchen that covers many of the topics that Weinberg is discussing: https://t.co/m3jnBp6MWR #sciwri16
"These theories are not only speculative, they're also incredibly vague." Easy to come up with ideas, harder to make 'em work. #sciwri16
Wikipedia does not give a friendly definition of the Lindblad equation :-/ #StevenWeinberg #sciwri16 https://t.co/3GubUouPv4
Weinberg talking about his recent paper "Lindblad Decoherence in Atomic Clocks" https://t.co/KgWFebKG9W #sciwri16
"These theories are not only speculative, they're also vague," says Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Also this explainer. #sciwri16 https://t.co/ljH30nmfA3
Good @NewYorker article by Rivka Galchen that covers many of the topics that Weinberg is discussing: https://t.co/m3jnBp6MWR #sciwri16
DOUBLE PHYSICS BURN #sciwri16 https://t.co/FczkdDRoz3
"These theories are not only speculative, they're also vague," says Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Weinberg ends with 12th Night quote: "O Time, thou must detangle this, not I!" #sciwri16
Dr. Weinberg: Consciousness is mysterious, but it's not that mysterious. We just need to be able to describe it #sciwri16 #quantummechanics
Weinberg makes a reference to Twelfth Night. Science + Literature! #sciwri16 :)
Weinberg: "These theories are not only speculative, they're vague" #sciwri16 Well, that clears up the difficulty.
Weinberg - Taking Viola's line from 12th Night: Oh time, thou must untangle this, not I." #sciwri16
Weinberg ends talk on quantum mechanics w/ Shakespeare quote from Twelfth Night: “O time, thou must untangle this, not I.” #sciwri16
even if quantum mechanics was behind consciousness, it still couldn't tell you what it feels like to be happy, says weinberg #sciwri16
Was Viola the only non-white-male mentioned? #sciwri16
Weinberg: If #quantummechanics played an essential role in making me happy, it still wouldn't tell me what it is like to be happy. #sciwri16
Weinberg - Doesn't see why QM has anything to do with consciousness. #sciwri16
Got into a FB argument about vaccines today. Glad I'm here w/ others who are trying to enhance public understanding of science #sciwri16
Also, Lawrence Krauss once scolded me for pitching a quantum consciousness story to SciAm. It was ... weird #sciwri16
#StevenWeinberg references David Chalmers' hard problem of consciousness. Very happily geeking out right now. #sciwri16
If we explained probability in the many worlds theory, Steven Weinberg would still be unhappy but he wouldn't be justified. #sciwri16
Quantum doesn't explain qualia #sciwri16
Very rough translation of Steven Weinberg #sciwri16 on quantum mechanics: #eeek.
Love this. Great lecture, @ScienceWriting #sciwri16 https://t.co/ca6n8tuZte
Weinberg ends with 12th Night quote: "O Time, thou must detangle this, not I!" #sciwri16
What makes the many worlds theory popular is how unpopular the other approach is, says Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
@meghanbartels Yep. There are still many barriers to women in physics, but luckily we're making progress. #sciwri16
Got my #gameday necklace and ready for the @packers game at #sciwri16 #represent https://t.co/glboNJSv1b
Weinberg - What makes the multi-verse approach so popular are the problems with the other approaches. #sciwri16
Einstein's break with the past is not comparable to quantum mechanics' break from the past, says Steven Weinberg. #sciwri16
Related slides from a public talk by @seanmcarroll, "The Many Worlds of Quantum Mechanics": https://t.co/5FK0VGw4pM #sciwri16
I deeply wish that Steven Weinberg was my kindly old uncle who and dropped in to talk physics with me over brandy. #sciwri16
@meghanbartels There are plenty of physicists out there who love tackling complex, interdisciplinary problems. #notallphysicists #sciwri16
Sugary sugar skulls. Yes please. 💀🍬💀🍬💀 #sciwri16 @ Omni La Mansion Hotel https://t.co/nejLQDq4zJ
Time for #lunchwithascientist at #sciwri16!
Relevant for #sciwri16 https://t.co/oy15CLiaVU
Here is why the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics is probably correct.
https://t.co/X9vab8vYny
Science is slow but we all want immediate gratification. Amazon Prime has ruined us & nothing we can do about it. Teja Gunda #sciwri16
Cozy medicine talk about blood and gore. This is way more my speed. #sciwri16 💉🔬💉
Dr Brian Eastridge: injury/trauma is the public health burden we need to be talking about. #lunchwithascientist #sciwri16
loved @cpiller advice from #scinvestigate #sciwri16: Goal is to get to edge of cliff where the view is the best—but be careful to not fall.
... as it is, medicine (is, blood thinners) can make trauma so much worse, particularly regarding elderly #lunchwithascientist #sciwri16
Thanks to the two women of color who asked questions during Weinberg's quantum mechanics talk today. Visibility is key. Brava! #sciwri16
If there was anything I could contribute to #sciwri16, I'm glad it was this https://t.co/KYKuwSM9px
you heard it here first: The War On Cats is going to be big in 2017 says @derektmead #sciwri16
Lunch with a Scientist w/ Michael Wick: interesting discussion re: cancer oncology in San Antonio #sciwri16
#SciWri16: frm my alma mater @Trinity_U Chemistry prof Urbach explains molecular containers https://t.co/af3LTb7EcM https://t.co/Ha2Q4u1TMG
From the member survey done in April scant evidence of a mass exodus of members either way #scicomm #sciwri16 I hop… https://t.co/y8qKJownoG
The National Association of Science Writers includes science storytellers of all kinds. Is that a mistake?… https://t.co/mPQITfhyBC
#sciwri16 https://t.co/ETjp9QAuE5
@Trinity_U welcomes @Sciencewriters to San Antonio for the 2016 NASW conference. https://t.co/u0Z0HDHR0o https://t.co/NJDDqDsROI
.@undarkmag claim amdt "likely lead to an exodus of journalists & possibly [@sciencewriters] demise" first order fear mongering. #sciwri16
#sciwri16 I share this every Halloween. What extra time can mean, and why we need to do better vs. cancer. https://t.co/6yjRvXZr9i
#sciwri16 Welcome to @Trinity_U! https://t.co/lFAye71w7b
.@sciencewriters: @Trinity_U is looking forward to your visit to our Center for the Sciences & Innovation and STEM… https://t.co/MSHS96cok7
I had lunch with myself, so I guess that counts as "lunch with a scientist", right? #sciwri16
#sciwri16 Yes, this is what I intended to say, but tweeted it poorly. Thanks for the correction. @earleholland https://t.co/RIQfvoIC4m
@DrMRFrancis It's the institutional communications response that I was referring to. Lots of research peeps underst… https://t.co/hHjGPLOlVx
Reviewing Toaster Ovens & Selling Them, Too-"Can NYT prove this will not be a conflict of interest?” https://t.co/tIrBot6MLR #sciwri16
The latest Physics week! https://t.co/zTVYdA4p7L Thanks to @sciencebase @garlan2 @PhysicsWorld #nsbp2016 #sciwri16
Anti-vax issue has less to do w public understanding/ignorance than w deeply held values--mere info can't compete… https://t.co/pK6n9TPnGV
Got into a FB argument about vaccines today. Glad I'm here w/ others who are trying to enhance public understanding of science #sciwri16
Has @ScienceWriters become too unwieldy to govern? by @aleszubajak https://t.co/msnLKHjgA3 @undarkmag #journalism #sciwri16
thanks @alezsubajak for explaining the membership rules and focus at @AHCJ and how we differ from @NASW #sciwri16 https://t.co/4SlsDXWB03
Been fucking sad to IFL regress from fucking loving science informatively, to just fucking science. Still informati… https://t.co/V2PjvFR4hX
Quote of the day: "'I fucking love science'? We banned them. We fucking hate them" - Nate Allen #hearhear #sciwri16
The "I'm really tired but trying to have energy at #sciwri16" face. (On the San Antonio River Walk). https://t.co/m9ICPoSkWr
Vive la difference. In diversity is strength. #sciwri16 https://t.co/PrBOotAEAs
thanks @alezsubajak for explaining the membership rules and focus at @AHCJ and how we differ from @NASW #sciwri16 https://t.co/4SlsDXWB03
After talks on brain cells and quantum measurement, it's difficult to organize my thoughts for this article pitch now. #sciwri16
Estoy aprendiendo química con el científico Adam Urbach en encuentro de Science Writers en EEUU #sciwri16 https://t.co/Nj0rcfoOLq
@ValeriaRoman Have a nice trip and enjoy the #sciwri16 , @ValeriaRoman !
I'm making a list of subject matter experts that are talented communicators. Journalists, send me you fav scientists #science #sciwri16
Great line up of speakers now at #sciwri16 @CurtGuyette @H2O@digitalprofiler @LeeAnne_Walters @mark_riedl @danielas_bot coming up!
Alamo City Comic con #sciwri16 @ Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center https://t.co/IKHKmSHwy0
Helpful explainer of a controversial #sciwri16 issue https://t.co/F10lgNaedN @aleszubajak
Psyched to see the Flint water talk at #sciwri16. #GoHokies!
Speak of #women in ##STEAM #SciCommDiversity watch out for #sciwri16 ! Underrepresented #men! : )
San Antonio turns a decommissioned coal plant into an incubator for clean energy companies #sciwri16
Katherine Eban on the drug manufacturing videos on YouTube: hey, someone's gotta watch them! #sciwri16… https://t.co/DwhnKDWmwP
Those at #sciwri16 interested in research-driven essays, @cnfonline is great. Next deadline is for Adaptation issue: https://t.co/dBiyC5ZDoM
I've been particularly looking forward to this panel on Flint #sciwri16
Lead stands out as being very dangerous at both low levels & high levels. Most poisons have a soft side. Not Pb, says @deborahblum #sciwri16
Unlike many things that can be beneficial at very small doses and harmful at large ones, lead is unambiguously bad. #sciwri16
Arsenic is @deborahblum 's favorite poison #sciwri16
.@deborahblum writes frequently about toxicology. Lead is extremely dangerous at low and high levels #sciwri16 #nextflint
"Moving Forward After #Flint" https://t.co/neOyHJW4iu "Flint... Yields Hard Lessons..." https://t.co/HD4YDczXf9… https://t.co/PddtfB9chw
In #nextflint at #sciwri16 @deborahblum is talking about lead poisoning & slow action taken in response to known env. hazards.
.@deborahblum: despite long held knowledge about lead's dangers, there is still slow public and political and response #nextflint #sciwri16
Talk about the Flint water crisis and why there will be another one #sciwri16 https://t.co/EnnrMANNyJ
"I'm not as happy with quantum mechanics as I used to be." -- Nobel Laureate physicist Steven Weinberg at #sciwri16… https://t.co/84CiW8Wy9m
"arsenic is my favorite poison." thanks, @deborahblum #sciwri16
Talking about the #NextFlint at #SciWri16 — failures that led to the crisis and why it will happen again.
Oh man, kind of had my mind blown during lunch with Andrew Capp, learning recent history of trauma care. #sciwri16
Time to talk about the #NextFlint water crisis with @deborahblum, @LeeAnne_Walters @H2Oetal @CurtGuyette #sciwri16 https://t.co/WT1ZekHGLH
.@LeeAnne_Walters: "I feel like we're living in a 3rd world country. We have no rights" #nextflint #sciwri16
What happened in Flint is an anomaly, but why it happened is not. #nextflint. Only 10 states test according to the law. #sciwri16
LeeAnne Walters: Flint is not fixed. Our water still isn’t safe. #sciwri16
Walters: #Flint is not fixed. #sciwri16
"The what that happened in Flint makes us an anomaly, but the why is not,” resident LeeAnne Walters on the water crisis #NextFlint #SciWri16
Water still isn't safe in Flint, says LeeAnne Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
EPA is still coming into @LeeAnne_Walters' home on a weekly basis, to check chlorine levels, 3 years later. #sciwri16
LeeAnne Walters: I've been gathering guidance sheets from all 50 states, & there are only 10 who adhere to #water laws. #NextFlint #sciwri16
“Flint is not fixed. We’re not getting the help that we need.” @LeeAnne_Walters on the #FlintWaterCrisis at #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: The what of the situation in Flint is unique, but the why is not. #sciwri16
Up until last decade, we were still using same type of gauze Egyptians used. We still store platelets at room temp! #sciwri16
Walters doesn't like the dirty water being compared to tea, because tea is a good thing (amen) #nextflint #sciwri16
"#Flint is not #fixed" - LeeAnne Walters, Flint resident at #sciwri16 https://t.co/jVYayIqhz4
"Moving Forward After #Flint" https://t.co/neOyHJW4iu "Flint... Yields Hard Lessons..." https://t.co/HD4YDczXf9… https://t.co/PddtfB9chw
LeeAnne Walters: "the what is unique to Flint, but not the why." She adds: only 10 states are in compliance w/ the law. #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: Realized that there were other ppl with hairloss, rashes, and brown water. Turned to science to get ppl's attn. #sciwri16
"How do we make them hear us? Get to the science." #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters gathered scientific evidence and started working with the EPA because no one believed her at first #nextflint #sciwri16
CPS tour #sciwri16 https://t.co/zkOAIFtob2
"you can't argue with science," says LeeAnn Walters. #nextflint #sciwri16
Flint's defense: Science. - @LeeAnne_Walters #sciwri16
By Jan. 2014 brown water was a constant; at times yellow. People compared to tea @LeeAnne_Walters prefers dirty grease cooking oil #sciwri16
"How do you like my three-second attention span?" says @LeeAnne_Walters on catching the government lying. #nextflint #sciwri16
The what that happened in Flint was unique, the why was not @LeeAnne_Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
Flint resident turned activist @LeeAnne_Walters decided to "go to the science" when the city wasn't listening #nextflint #sciwri16
Walters: None of the media would tell the side of citizens (at the start of the Flint crisis) #sciwri16
City and state gaslit citizens, told them nothing was wrong; media did not report their complaints #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: no media in Flint because officials were saying everything is okay until @CurtGuyette reported on the crisis #sciwri16
Civilian paramedics still not equipped to give blood transfusion. Military medics can do it. #sciwri16
Spent amazing #lunchwithascientist w\ @UTSA prof Karl Klose. Future research looking @ vaccine against bioterrorism agents #socool #sciwri16
"None in the media would tell the side of the citizens." #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters - I don't like to compare it to tea because for me tea is something good. #nextflint #sciwri16
"It's just a few IQ points, it's not the end of the world," the govt told @LeeAnne_Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
Flint gov't on effect of lead on kids: "It's just a few IQ points, it's not the end of the world." - @LeeAnne_Walters #sciwri16
"it's just a few IQ points", @LeeAnne_Walters discussing the response to her sons lead poisoning. #nextflint #sciwri16
We got hard hats #sciwri16 https://t.co/Xa1fET5Yi8
EPA told @LeeAnne_Walters "It's just a few IQ points, it's not the end of the world" when her son was diagnosed #nextflint #sciwri16
Walters: My water was 2.5 times the level of hazardous waste. #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters was told "It’s just a few IQ points. It’s not the end of the world" re lead in Flint. #nextflint #sciwri16 :-(
LeeAnne Walters from Flint Michigan about breaking story with journo Curt Guyette. Flint is not fixed #sciwri16 https://t.co/VcVmtLVzjz
She was told she was a liar, brown water wasn't hers, so she pursued science. "You can't argue w/science," says… https://t.co/Mmv40GUBP8
EPA is still coming into @LeeAnne_Walters' home on a weekly basis, to check chlorine levels, 3 years later. #sciwri16
State told Flint resident @LeeAnne_Walters that it would be just a few IQ points fewer for her son, "no big deal." #sciwri16
Attending "Science + Science Writing: The next Flint crisis (and why there will be one)" session at #sciwri16 with #VirginiaTech scientist
@LeeAnne_Walters offered $1 million to go away and be quiet. She refused & kept going public w/ science & advocacy #nextflint #sciwri16
@LeeAnne_Walters "my lead levels were higher than hazardous waste" talking about the Flint Water Crisis #nextflint #sciwri16
#FlintWaterCrisis LeeAnne Walters was told that "it's just a few IQ points..." about her child's toxic lead levels.… https://t.co/KKxf0KDPDp
LeeAnne Walters: With officialdom claiming no problem with Flint water, news media did not believe families. #sciwri16
News headline a week ago: "EPA Criticized for Waiting to Warn Residents of Flint, Michigan" #nextflint #sciwri16 https://t.co/aPLEh96OU3
.@LeeAnn_walters & husband led a team of residents. Safeguarded selves against being discredited. Initials on each test kit. #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters talking about the #FlintWaterCrisis is infuriating & heartbreaking. Science writers have a duty to stay on this. #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters and her husband, led citizen water collection, watched the chain of evidence, balanced zip codes #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters shows us the power of a determined citizen and also what they're up against #nextflint #sciwri16
@LeeAnne_Walters went through thorough chain of custody & despite science, tried to discredit her & Va. Tech scis #sciwri16 #nextflint
.@LeeAnne_Walters: gov't knew about the water quality in 2014 - there were even smile emojis in correspondence #nextflint #sciwri16
Bye, San Antonio. Great to see old friends and make new ones at #sciwri16
There are state and city emails with staffers using smiley emojis discussing how to keep the lead problem under wraps #nextflint #sciwri16
L. Walters: Things in place to make sure state couldn't discredit our knowledge. Testing materials given directly to homeowners #sciwri16
Walters: The city and the state knew about this in 2014. #sciwri16
Hearing firsthand about the Flint water crisis is appalling, heartbreaking, absolutely infuriating. #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: "I'm not a science writer." In 2013, started working for Michigan ACLU. Democracy was taken away from Flint. #sciwri16
@CurtGuyette Democracy was taken away from few cities in Michigan! #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis
Democracy was taken away from Flint & other cities during emergency. All power was in the emergency managers. #NextFlint #sciwri16
Curt was working for ACLU, tells us he is "not a science writer." Good reporting is good reporting. #sciwri16… https://t.co/SALkv085Fo
LeeAnne Walters from Flint Michigan about breaking story with journo Curt Guyette. Flint is not fixed #sciwri16 https://t.co/VcVmtLVzjz
Under emergency management, they have complete control and their top priority is bond payments. Money matters too. #nextflint #sciwri16
LeeAnne Walters at #sciwri16 telling story of Flint water crisis, and it is heartbreaking. So powerful, what strength to pursue this
Capp does cutting edge research on regenerative care while pushing for something as basic as rec to keep platelets chilled. #sciwri16
Cities taken over for emergency management lose their democracy #sciwri16
Grant through @FordFoundation led to @CurtGuyette investigating Flint/Michigan emergency manager law #sciwri16 #nextflint
All of cities taken over by state "emergency" officials (not elected) were poor cities, majority African American. #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: This has a lot to do with financial austerity measures imposed on poor cities #nextflint #sciwri16
#FlintWaterCrisis is an example of failure of government & failure of media to come to the aid of people who needed them #sciwri16
Curt Guyette: Democracy was taken away from Flint [and 7 other majority black cities] because of emergency mgmt law. #nextflint #sciwri16
Scientists & officials were trying to tell everyone everything was ok, and media were parroting that, says @CurtGuyette #nextflint #sciwri16
Mi state refused to talk to @CurtGuyette b/c he was not a "legit" journalist. But MI radio picked up the story #nextflint #sciwri16
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details on water in #Flint
@CurtGuyette describing pipes getting "eaten from the inside out." Christ. #nextflint #sciwri16
I've read about Flint, but the story told by @LeeAnne_Walters still leaves me speechless #sciwri16 #nextflint #citizenscience
Anyways, now learning about Flint, so probably going to need a cool down this afternoon. #sciwri16
Citizen scientists paid attention to chain of command so as to not jeopardize water testing results.#sciwri16… https://t.co/5lhn9d1pEz
.@LeeAnn_walters & husband led a team of residents. Safeguarded selves against being discredited. Initials on each test kit. #sciwri16
Some tried to portray @CurtGuyette as *not* legitimate journalist, because he worked for ACLU. #sciwri16 #nextflint
.@CurtGuyette and his team were determined to make sure officials don't go after them with legitimate reasons #sciwri16 #nextflint
Gov't officials said, "The people of Flint should just relax" while still denying the science and the crisis. #nextflint #sciwri16
I wrote in-depth report RE lead-tainted drinking water in Flint & other US cities for CQ Researcher. https://t.co/RCclCV9v1D #sciwri16
300 test kits, careful record-keeping--an unprecedented independent water quality survey #nextflint #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: #FlintWaterCrisis has happened mostly poor cities or in cities that are primarily Af. Am. #nextflint #sciwri16
Horrifying. #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16 https://t.co/rWLZOqBd3Q
There are state and city emails with staffers using smiley emojis discussing how to keep the lead problem under wraps #nextflint #sciwri16
Reporter @CurtGuyette said @LeeAnne_Walters knew more about #FlintWaterCrisis as a citizen scientist than officials. #NextFlint #SciWri16
The power of the FOIA!! @CurtGuyette used them to get government documents in Flint #nextflint #sciwri16
While activists were making sure they didn't cherry-pick their data, @CurtGuyette was filing FOIAs on how the govt was. #nextflint #sciwri16
When flint water testing started "we knew they would come after us" -@CurtGuyette at #sciwri16 @VTEngineering @flintwaterstudy
.@CurtGuyette they WERE cherry picking because they didn't want to be found out of compliance. #FlintWaterCrisis #nextflint #sciwri16
@CurtGuyette The motivation to cheat on water quality tests exists all over the country; no one wants to be out of compliance #sciwri16
.@CatalyticRxn @CurtGuyette Right. Some of the same people who said "Don't sweat it. It's a few IQ pts." #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: after many lead water test results came in, tests focused where it was known lead level in water is low #sciwri16 #nextflint
Investigations by USAToday & NRDC found 1000s of water systems nationwide — ~18 million people — over fed lead safety standards. #sciwri16
@CurtGuyette showing just how valuable FOIA requests were to the Flint story, uncovering govt. lies & subterfuge #sciwri16 #nextflint
If there's one thing I'm learning from this talk - never underestimate the power of a FOIA #nextflint #sciwri16
Thank you, @FordFoundation from #sciwri16 for funding #FlintWaterCrisis reporting. https://t.co/DP6yTB67Qi
Grant through @FordFoundation led to @CurtGuyette investigating Flint/Michigan emergency manager law #sciwri16 #nextflint
Needed to make an ironclad case to fight official version of things - diligent in testing water all over city @CurtGuyette #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: @MichiganRadio was all over the Flint water crisis story in early days. Public media FTW! #sciwri16
Flint gov was cherry picking districts to test water in areas they had replaced the water lines @CurtGuyette #nextflint #sciwri16
Goal was to find out how they could say this was all okay. Found evidence that they were lying. #sciwri16 https://t.co/iVAvirHH4Y
The power of the FOIA!! @CurtGuyette used them to get government documents in Flint #nextflint #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: officials were using skewed results from neighborhoods with low lead levels to say everything is OK #nextflint #sciwri16
Nobody wants to be found out of compliance -- because they don't want to spend the money to fix anything. What the fuck. #sciwri16
Energy tour #sciwri16 https://t.co/UOBQkCyZaT
#sciwri16 https://t.co/aY4xmRwkKY
Siddhartha Roy: LeaAnne is more scientific than most scientists. #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: Instead of looking for lead [in old pipes] they were looking where they knew they'd get low levels. #nextflint #sciwri16
Guyette: City was sampling water in homes along street with new pipeline to deliberately obscure problem. #sciwri16
"LeeAnne is more scientific than most scientists" - Sid Roy at #sciwri16 @flintwaterstudy
@CurtGuyette: They looked for lead in olaces they knew would get low results and used that info to tell people everyhting was OK #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: most major cities have lead pipes - in US, there are 6-10 million lead pipes. Would cost millions of $ to fix this #sciwri16
Siddhartha Roy: LeeAnne is more scientific than most scientists
#sciwri16 #Flint
"LeeAnne is more of a scientist than most scientists," - Siddhartha Roy from #VirginiaTech #nextflint #sciwri16
There are 6-10 million lead pipes in the US. They're in almost every major city. 90% of schools don't have to test. #nextflint #sciwri16
Not just lead. 1000s of industrial pollutants/pharma compounds slip thru water treatment. Not tested or regulated by the EPA. #sciwri16
We are stuck with 6-10 million lead pipes in this country-in every major city in the country @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
Guyette filed FOIAs, finding that officials lied and cherry-picked places to test to claim that the water was safe. #nextflint #sciwri16
Energy storage. 1 MW system #sciwri16 https://t.co/kHq2KSma73
The latest The Maryse Walsh Daily! https://t.co/6e3HKYgbxW #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: We’re stuck with 6 to 10 million lead pipes in this country. It takes millions of $$ to replace these pipes. #nextflint #sciwri16
Michigan radio picked up story...shows importance of multiple news outlets #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis https://t.co/EGJITolIBF
Some tried to portray @CurtGuyette as *not* legitimate journalist, because he worked for ACLU. #sciwri16 #nextflint
Roy: 1 in 3 Americans at some risk of getting lead from drinking water. #sciwri16
Officials knew new pipes had been installed, used those areas to test for lead. Unbelievable. Unacceptable.… https://t.co/Dq1kkk7Vm1
.@CurtGuyette: officials were using skewed results from neighborhoods with low lead levels to say everything is OK #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: 1 out 3 Americans are at risk for getting lead poisoning for drinking tap water #sciwri16 #nextflint
Roy: one in three Americans is at some risk of getting lead poisoning from drinking water. #nextflint #sciwri16
“1 in 3 Americans is at some risk of lead from drinking water,” environmental engineer Siddhartha Roy (@H2Oetal) on #NextFlint #SciWri16
1 in 3 Americans at risk of getting lead from drinking water #nextflint #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette: the threat of a #nextflint lies in cities' fears of compliance issues for lead levels and the motivation to cheat #sciwri16
So ... not just Flint. And not just lead. Water treatment outdated and underfunded. #sciwri16
"The focus is on meeting regulations, not on public health." Siddhartha Roy on #FlintWaterCrisis at #sciwri16
@H2Oetal l@digitalprofiler : Lead lead Pb Pb everywhere in the US #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis
.@LeeAnne_Walters was more scientific than most scientists says @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters is "more scientific than most scientists" says @h20etal. LeeAnne gets round of applause. #nextflint #sciwri16
Siddhartha Roy: there are 6-10M lead pipes in the country and 90% of schools not required to test for lead. #nextflint #sciwri16
"Focus is on regulation, not public health." - Siddhartha Roy on #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: when you know the entire city is getting lead poisoning, you can't just do nothing #nextflint #sciwri16
When you find out an entire city is being lead-poisoned, you can't sit on the sidelines, says Roy. #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: When you find out an entire city is being lead poisoned, you can’t sit on the side and let that happen. #sciwri16
"When you find out that an entire city is being lead poisoned, you can't sit out and watch that happen" @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: In flint, it took a citizen to find out that scientists were not doing their job. We knew we had to act. #sciwri16 @VTEngineering
For instance, this is an issue in my city of Cleveland. #nextflint #sciwri16 https://t.co/Kjl9oxACoi
.@H2Oetal: 1 out 3 Americans are at risk for getting lead poisoning for drinking tap water #sciwri16 #nextflint
Some 6 to 10 million lead pipes in US, in every major city. #nextflint #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16 https://t.co/7WQFvFpxxG
Investigations by USAToday & NRDC found 1000s of water systems nationwide — ~18 million people — over fed lead safety standards. #sciwri16
"When you find out an entire city is being poisoned, you cannot sit on the side and let it happen," @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: when you find out something like Flint is happening, you can't sit on the sidelines and watch it happen #nextflint #sciwri16
agreed! thank you for the great conversation. a highlight of #sciwri16 for me. https://t.co/RvybNM1xqn
So glad I could be a #oneminutementor at #sciwri16 and meet @emilyrlitvack! https://t.co/WWKTGhBf5c
1 in 3 Americans is at risk of having lead in your drinking water. Siddhartha Roy, env engineer, Virginia Polytechnic. #sciwri16 #nextflint
Science shows this is a national issue not a Flint issue says Roy #nextflint #sciwri16
US water systems is a largely underground infrastructure--out of sight and out of mind. No one wants to pay for upgrades. #sciwri16
Entire year before @h20etal's team got involved, journalists never questioned "expert" authority, despite rise of misconduct. #sciwri16
Roy: The journalists never questioned the experts. #sciwri16
Media reports entire year before Flint crisis: "Citizens protesting but state says everything's fine." #sciwri16
Agreed. Scientific misconduct is VERY concerning. #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: amount of scientific misconduct in government agencies is concerning - ppl don't question experts #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: grad stud doing 16 hr days prepping tests. sense of urgency to keep Flint residents from drinking water. #nextflint #sciwri16
Coalition of pastors, mothers, citizens getting water samples for kits to send to #VirginiaTech for testing #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: kits for lead testing were tested over 16 hour days due to urgency of lead crisis. #sciwri16 #nextflint
"The rise of scientific misconduct at government agencies is concerning." Roy at #sciwri16
In flint-journalists next questioned the experts or the government. @H2Oetal this is a huge problem #nextflint #sciwri16
Lead is everywhere but no incentive for cities to test or find lead. If out of compliance, need new pipes. #nextflint #sciwri16
At one point, the EPA suggested Flint residents were adding lead to their own water. That's absurd. #nextflint #sciwri16
How would you even add lead to your own water?? Great question, @H2Oetal #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16
The rise in scientific misconduct in govt agencies we saw in DC $ Flint is disconcerting. Siddhartha Roy. #sciwri16 #nextflint
The rise of scientific misconduct in Flint, DC and elsewhere is concerning - Roy #nextflint #sciwri16
Importance of citizen scientists (a.k.a. Don't mess with a pissed off mama bear!) #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16… https://t.co/27xGYpr8Lg
Siddhartha Roy: LeaAnne is more scientific than most scientists. #sciwri16
#NextFlint - Journalists in Flint never questioned experts. It was a citizen who found out truth about widespread lead poisoning. #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: how much more evidence do you need to be convinced that there needs to be a change? #nextflint #sciwri16
Siddhartha Roy: "The journalists never questioned authority, never questioned 'experts'" in early days of crisis. #sciwri16
The rise in scientific misconduct at government agencies, and the lack of public trust — @H2Oetal said its concerning. #NextFlint #SciWri16
"A critical mass of morally courageous people was reached" - Siddhartha Roy #sciwri16
Flint residents accused of adding lead to their own water by officials #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: Even now, a year later, the people don't trust the water. #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: When you're lied to by gov't, who can you trust? #FlintWaterCrisis is a public trust issue #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: journos took authorities word for it re: low Flint lead levels. Misconduct in govt labs undermines trust. #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: it was suggested that #Flint residents were adding lead to their own water. #nextflint #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16 !!!!!
Confidence in public officials in Flint is destroyed #sciwri16
Water quality is improving, but it's really slow. Siddhartha Roy, env engineer. #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: if you have been lied to by federal, state, and local governments, who do you trust? #sciwri16 @VTEngineering @flintwaterstudy
Roy: the journalists never questioned the authorities. (If that's EPA, we should worry about other fed agencies too.) #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: People in Flint have been traumatized for more than two years. They will not trust you for what you have done to them. #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal Officials accused CITIZENS of ADDING LEAD TO THEIR OWN WATER. I am screaming. America WTF???? #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16
Siddhartha Roy: Folks have been fundamentally lied to, even after the switchback, locals don't trust gov't. #NextFlint #sciwri16
'These people have been traumatized for years' -- Siddhartha Roy at #sciwri16 on #Flint. Interview:… https://t.co/oom2zbW5Fr
Don't forget Flint. @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy "Flint is one of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time." #sciwri16
@H2Oetal says that #flint is one of the most egregious environmental tragedies of our time. Cue applause. #sciwri16 #nextflint
#FlintWaterCrisis speaks to erosion of public trust--govt officials lied, mainstream media ignored stories--egregi… https://t.co/20ebRDXXOY
.@H2Oetal: 1 out 3 Americans are at risk for getting lead poisoning for drinking tap water #sciwri16 #nextflint
How do you repair public trust? It's irreparably corroded. #nextflint #sciwri16
EPA 1974 Safe Drinking Water Act last updated 20 years ago. A 1970s design that did a great job initially, but has not kept up. #sciwri16
Flint is one of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time, says Roy #DontForgetFlint #nextflint #sciwri16
After 2 yrs of that treatment, why would the public trust again? @LeeAnne_Walters is retesting homes to show change #nextflint #sciwri16
Flint is one of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time. Siddhartha Roy, env engineer. #nextflint #sciwri16
"One of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time." Roy on #FlintWaterCrisis at #sciwri16
In front battery storage #sciwri16 https://t.co/bgKaEJ8pm7
Flint is one of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time #nextflint #sciwri16 and now #NoDAPL too
.@H2Oetal: Regulatory agency once suggested Flint residents were adding lead to own water samples. #nextflint… https://t.co/ni7kPNYE4j
Roy: "Flint is one of the most egregious environmental" violations of our time. #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: "Flint is one of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time. Don't forget Flint." #nextflint #sciwri16
Sometimes Q&As aren't so nice... #sciwri16
As w/ many things these days, the facts do not seem to matter #sciwri16 #nextflint https://t.co/TpQayzlFb6
.@H2Oetal: how much more evidence do you need to be convinced that there needs to be a change? #nextflint #sciwri16
Not liking framing the IQ score as the measure of the crisis. Disabilities are not tragedy. Unnecessary poisoning is the problem. #sciwri16
30 years ago, blood levels were a lot higher. Gasoline, paint rules changed that. But no level is safe. #nextflint #sciwri16
No level of lead is safe. Major public health wins fading lead out of gas, paint @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
No level of lead is safe. - @H2Oetal #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal : Flint is one of the most egregious environmental injustices of our time #nextflint #sciwri16
Siddhartha Roy, speaking at #sciwri16 about #nextflint, on his outlook after helping uncover the #FlintWaterCrisis… https://t.co/fGvRoyOz4J
Roy: there are millions of IQ points being lost from this generation. #sciwri16 @flintwaterstudy
Collectively, the country is losing millions of IQ points. That's unacceptable, even if it's less bad. #nextflint #sciwri16
Sid Roy from VT Flint Research Team answers a question from a freelance writer at #sciwri16 https://t.co/oky6JElgr2
.@H2Oetal: collectively there are millions of IQ points being lost from this generation. #nextflint #sciwri16
Collectively there are millions of IQ points being lost around the country due to lead poisoning today #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: Twelve people have died because of what they did to our water. #nextflint #sciwri16
Collosal failure of authorities to protect public health, or to own up to their mistakes - The Flint water crisis #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: there was elevated lead level in the blood - and this was a yr after the anti-corrosion fix #nextflint #sciwri16
Walters: we've had 12 people die because of what they did to our water source. #sciwri16 @flintwaterstudy
No level of lead is safe. Collectively there are millions of IQ points being taken away from this generation bc of lead exposure. #sciwri16
Wow enormous respect for Roy on his calm, intellectual answer to a q on Flint crisis causing public hysteria/mistrust of science #sciwri16
Kudos to envtl engineer Siddhartha Roy and his team at Virginia Polytechnic. #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis https://t.co/7FuxTusfJo
Roy: kits for lead testing were tested over 16 hour days due to urgency of lead crisis. #sciwri16 #nextflint
EPA deemed perchlorate unsafe 5 yr ago, still no regulatory standard for drinking water. 1 chemical at a time review a nightmare. #sciwri16
Transformer #sciwri16 https://t.co/NezCpIjB4e
With bone deteroriation, the lead that has accumulated is re-released, says @deborahblum #sciwri16
Is #FlintWaterCrisis a hysteria? Is media feeding to it? @CurtGuyette disagrees b/c hysteria is unjustified #nextflint #sciwri16
Energy distribution #sciwri16 https://t.co/1pcL2ZnHS5
How can you effectively rebuild trust? @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeahabShaffer asking what science writers & citizens can do to change officials' incentive structure. #nextflint #sciwri16
Reminder: I researched safe drinking water for CQ Researcher, July report. Tweeting facts from that piece. #sciwri16
Strongly worded responses to a hostile question #nextflint #sciwri16 https://t.co/deHfr2WqQ8
Is #FlintWaterCrisis a hysteria? Is media feeding to it? @CurtGuyette disagrees b/c hysteria is unjustified #nextflint #sciwri16
Look what came up on my Twitter feed. #sciwri16 https://t.co/RwkUDDws5p
'These people have been traumatized for years' -- Siddhartha Roy at #sciwri16 on #Flint. Interview:… https://t.co/oom2zbW5Fr
Lead rereleases. In women, it stays in your body for two generations & causes miscarriages. #reproductivejustice #sciwri16 #NextFlint #Flint
#SciWri16 #NextFlint Crisis & Why There Will Be One w/mod @DeborahBlum panel @CurtGuyette @LeeAnne_Walters @H2Oetal https://t.co/a1Ww92NT8A
When u find out an entire population is being poisoned by lead, you cannot let that happen. -Siddhartha Roy on #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16
"My daughter is afraid to have #children" - #Flint resident LeeAnne Walters at #sciwri16 about #FlintWaterCrisis… https://t.co/MfiDGw9tzv
Siddhartha Roy, speaking at #sciwri16 about #nextflint, on his outlook after helping uncover the #FlintWaterCrisis… https://t.co/fGvRoyOz4J
.@LeeAnne_Walters: When ppl find Pb in kids' blood, they ask re: paint, soil but not the **water** #nextflint #sciwri16
Fed loan program, Drinking Water State Revolving Fund, provide loans to cities. Most experts say program underfunded. #sciwri16
Guyette: since the 1970s, federal contributions to water infrastructure have dropped by 75%. #sciwri16 @flintwaterstudy
There is funding for improving infrastructure but city utilities dont want to find lead and use that - @LeeAnne_Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: my daughter is afraid to have children [because Pb stays in your body for ~2 gens] #nextflint #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis
Increased lead risk in cities w/ industrial past: Baltimore, Cincinnati, Chicago https://t.co/hz0QRlvcj4 #sciwri16
Lead stays in system for two generations, causes miscarriages. #nextflint #sciwri16 https://t.co/aUBY3zfVn1
"My daughter is afraid to have #children" - #Flint resident LeeAnne Walters at #sciwri16 about #FlintWaterCrisis… https://t.co/MfiDGw9tzv
Compelling panel on Flint water crisis @ #sciwri16 w/Flint activist LeeAnne Walters, Curt Guyette & Siddhartha Roy. https://t.co/ALaRlJ67Si
20 minutes is not enough time for questions about the Flint water crisis. #sciwri16
Flint had put everything out in the open. Now people are starting to realize there's something wrong with their water. #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: These agencies have a lot of good civil servants and a lot of bad civil servants (don’t generalize all govt employees) #sciwri16
Solar farm #sciwri16 https://t.co/WPfI4G7qVs
Roy: what Flint has brought to us is that everything is out in the open. #sciwri16 @VTEngineering @flintwaterstudy
@H2Oetal says that Flint "put everything out in the open" regarding q's on safe water. #nextflint #sciwri16
Here's that article on other cities that cheat on lead tests #sciwri16 https://t.co/v43ufM9AJN
99% of buildings in this country have some lead, says @H2Oetal. Acknowledging that is the first step. #nextflint. #sciwri16
One excellent reminder in this session: science writing can be a powerful tool for social justice. Let's remember that. #nextflint #sciwri16
Fact check: Human evidence on lead exposure crossing generations is pretty nascent. #nextflint #sciwri16
Dual axis tracking #sciwri16 https://t.co/xZTqjtBgXZ
it will take decades to remove all the lead contaminated infrastructure @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
Thank you to @flowill for asking about environmental racism #nextflint. #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: #FlintWaterCrisis might look like enviro. racism, but lead poisoning is a problem for DC too #nextflint #sciwri16 (1/2)
#Environmental #racism ? 1st time heard it. #sciwri16 #nextflint
"Would this have happened in an affluent city? The answer is no." #nextflint #sciwri16
Roy: Would this have happened in an affluent city? The answer is no. #sciwri16
Is Flint an example of environmental racism? Would this have an happened in an affluent city? No. #nextflint #sciwri16
In Feb, 3 Chicago residents sued the city for failing to warn residents about lead in drinking water #sciwri16
Would this have happened in an affluent city? The answer is 'No.' #nextflint #sciwri16
"Would this have happened in an affluent city? The answer is no.” @H2Oetal on #FlintWaterCrisis environmental racism. #NextFlint #SciWri16
White flight may play into it, says @H2Oetal, but he emphasizes socioeconomics more than race. #nextflint #sciwri16
Really good questions--right now: would this have happened in white or affluent neighborhood? Short answer: no.… https://t.co/oR9epIVg4R
Compelling panel on Flint water crisis @ #sciwri16 w/Flint activist LeeAnne Walters, Curt Guyette & Siddhartha Roy. https://t.co/ALaRlJ67Si
Transparency is the first step, says Roy. Atleast let people know of threat and they can protect themselves. #sciwri16 #nextflint
.@H2Oetal: But affluent cities may not have a big crisis like in Flint - there might be shades of racism there #nextflint #sciwri16 (2/2)
.@H2Oetal: Would this have happened in an affluent city? The answer is no. #nextflint #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis
Here's a 2015 study https://t.co/dIZPtxF122 & an explainer on why human epigenetics claims can be iffy https://t.co/EGRBUteyRJ #sciwri16
@meghanbartels @H2Oetal There's obviously a question of how much we can separate race and socioeconomics in the US #nextflint #sciwri16
Questioner is still trying to wrap his head around Flint crisis. I think we all are... it shouldn't have happened #nextflint #sciwri16
Difference btw/ Flint & Nigeria: In Nigeria, we're taught *NOT* to trust our government. #nextflint #sciwri16
Some communities have turned to public-private partnerships to fund water system upgrades, such as Bayonne NJ. #sciwri16
Flint crisis caused by an attempt to save money, wound up costing so so much more #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters compared Flint to 3rd world. Retracts bc talked to a Nigerian stu: they're trained not to trust govt. #nextflint #sciwri16
Siddhartha Roy of VA Tech says officials accused Flint residents of putting lead in their own water. #sciwri16 audience audibly gasps
So far, only 9 people have been charged for felony for their role in what happened (in Flint). @CurtGuyette #nextflint #sciwri16
@CurtGuyette 9 people so far have been charged with criminal felonies for their role in the lead crisis. #sciwri16
Austerity is short-sighted. EPA also isn't sure if #nextflint is worth going out on a limb for. #classicism #sciwri16
@DrMRFrancis @meghanbartels @H2Oetal especially in a city that is 57% African American and 40% below the poverty line #sciwri16 #nextflint
Lead accumulates in the body over time and causes lots of health problems but its actually probably not crossing ge… https://t.co/MHLx7exwrp
Here's a 2015 study https://t.co/dIZPtxF122 & an explainer on why human epigenetics claims can be iffy https://t.co/EGRBUteyRJ #sciwri16
"Whether it's racism or classism those things are definitely factors in this issue." @CurtGuyette #nextflint #sciwri16
Let's remember that Republican nominee has said he'll abolish the EPA. #sciwri16
Mom from Flint retracts her statement that Flint is like a third-world country. #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis https://t.co/Fg9DZSxCZK
Difference btw/ Flint & Nigeria: In Nigeria, we're taught *NOT* to trust our government. #nextflint #sciwri16
Guyette: an EPA memo asked "is flint really the kind of city we want to gout on a limb for?" @flintwaterstudy #sciwri16
It's hard to believe racism isn't involved in a statement like "should we stick out our necks for a city like Flint?" #nextflint #sciwri16
I am in awe of the strength, perseverance, resourcefulness, and resolve of @LeeAnne_Walters. #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: @umich and @michiganstateu refused to help with #FlintWaterCrisis b/c they wanted to work with the state #sciwri16
Nobody at U of Michigan would help the #Flint residents, wanted to work w/state. Had to go to Virginia!!!! # #sciwri16 #nextflint
The EPA estimates $384 billion needed (thru 2030) to maintain & upgrade water distribution pipes and water treatment plants. #sciwri16
Univ. Michigan, MSU said no to helping (which is why VA Polytechnic involved) #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis
“Is Flint really the kind of city that we want to go out on a limb for?” an EPA memo on water crisis, @CurtGuyette said #NextFlint #SciWri16
.@flintwaterstudy team spoke to MI universities. They said they wanted to work with the state. @VTEngineering #sciwri16
U of M and Michigan State refused to help in Flint! Unless it involved working with state. #sciwri16 #nextflint
Walters: Journalists were being lied to just like everyone else. So what do you do as a journalist? #sciwri16
Q; why did reporters fail, and how can we fix it?
A: They were lied to, and investigative journalism is hard/expensive. #nextflint #sciwri16
LeeAnne: U Michigan, Mich State and others refused to help. Va Tech's Roy confirms. They wanted to work with Flint. #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters: We need more investigative reporting, more digging. @H20etal says many reporters were ashamed. #nextflint #sciwri16
Lynn Thorp of Clean Water Action says, “every drop of water that comes out of your tap is an engineering marvel.” =costs money. #sciwri16
"We need more true, honest investigative journalism." - LeeAnne Walters on #nextFlint at #sciwri16
We need more true, honest investigative reporters says @LeeAnne_Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
#VirginiaTech reached out to Michigan universities for assistance - all said no #nextflint #sciwri16 https://t.co/Wnzqyd7tVQ
3 major universities in Michigan said they wanted to work with the state rather than help activists in Flint. #nextflint
Virginia Polytechnic helped because Mich State & Univ of Mich refused to help us, LeeAnne Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
Starting from skepticism could mean catching more Flints earlier. #nextflint #sciwri16
Activists asked researchers from MI universities to help, they said they wanted to work w/ the state - Virginia Tech stepped in #sciwri16
Wow. Virginia Tech called in bc UMich & Michigan State refused to help grassroots, wanted to work w state instead. #sciwri16 #NextFlint
Guyette: this #FlintWaterCrisis demonstrates the short-sightedness of austerity (bc it began with cost-saving measures) #sciwri16
Despite being lied to just like everybody else, journalists should've started at a point of more skepticism. #sciwri16
We need more of that true honest, investigative journalism. @LeeAnne_Walters --listen to citizens and their experiences #nextflint #sciwri16
Huge power balance makes govt officials' dishonesty, inaction that much worse. #bioethics #sciwri16… https://t.co/qTmE7X48Xc
@DrMRFrancis @meghanbartels @H2Oetal especially in a city that is 57% African American and 40% below the poverty line #sciwri16 #nextflint
When the state and the tests lie, what do you do as a journalist? #nextflint #sciwri16
Next Flint seems like it fits into a model of "shortcuts & time/money savings matter more than effects on ppl/env" #sciwri16 #nextflint
"Not everyone's crazy", what the government and journalists should have realized at Flint #nextflint #sciwri16
Congress is not immune. In June, drinking water in the Cannon House Office Building was found to violate EPA lead standards. #sciwri16
Power inverter distributes energy #sciwri16 https://t.co/KcUHHc0rzH
.@CurtGuyette points out that investigation is often 1st to get cut, because it's expensive & time-consuming. #nextflint #sciwri16
Cuts to investigative journalism enable things like the Flint crisis #sciwri16
Fact check "this would never happen in Europe":
Actually, a number of European industrialized cities have arsenic in groundwater. #sciwri16
.@mrcrankyeditor , @CurtGuyette just quoted your favorite saying: "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." #sciwri16 #nextflint
Flint Hit With Bacterial Illness as Residents Shun City Water https://t.co/uhPgC1zX7l #nextflint #sciwri16
We should be more skeptical of experts as journalists to avoid another Flint #nextflint #sciwri16
Reporters got suckered by state too
I just assumed all academia would be eager to investigate.#sciwri16 #nextflint
Attending #sciwri16? Need inspiration (& support) for your next book/article? Apply for a @LindaHall_org fellowship… https://t.co/konire0mYI
Book recommendation: Lead Wars https://t.co/KNKHzjGcp3 #sciwri16
Uranium too. Drinking water contamination is a global problem. #nextflint #sciwri16
Flint water crisis will happen elsewhere because we trust gvt agencies too much, say those who uncovered it.… https://t.co/0Vkn37OICg
And investigative journalism getting scarce--funding cut, fewer community newspapers, etc. #sciwri16… https://t.co/vWIAKNM8wn
Walters: Journalists were being lied to just like everyone else. So what do you do as a journalist? #sciwri16
Great advice for beginning journalists from @CurtGuyette at #Flint panel- "If your mother says she loves you, check it out." #sciwri16
University writer asking what should scientists do if they find contamination! @LeeAnn_walters: Find a mom! (A grizzly!) #sciwri16
How do we galvanize institutions? "Find a mom." #nextflint #sciwri16
"You gotta find the grizzly" @LeeAnne_Walters says of citizens like her #nextflint #sciwri16
Walters: next steps for scientists who want to help? Find a mom. #sciwri16 @flintwaterstudy
.@deborahblum: Government scientist sometimes have to FOIA their own agencies b/c their bosses won't tell them what's going on. #sciwri16
.@deborahblum notes that some gov't scientists FOIA their own agencies because of lack of transparency and honesty #nextflint #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal on media re: Flint water crisis: "I've talked to reporters who are ashamed they did not (pursue story) early on." #sciwri16
@deborahblum says govt employees should FOIA their own agencies, only way to know what's going on where they work. #sciwri16 #nextflint
Govt employees have started FOIAing their own agencies because their bosses won't tell them what's going on #nextflint #sciwri16
What if a municipality can't pay for needed improvements? Brookings's Lynn Broaddus says, “It becomes a social justice issue.” #sciwri16
Interested in working for @UWMadScience? We're hiring https://t.co/ETHYehUbXK. Come talk to me or @chrisbarncard at #SciWri16
Question: how do you recommend other cities address their hard envtl problems when discovered? LeeAnne Walters: find a mom.
#sciwri16
Scientists with evidence? "Find a mom. A mom will do anything to protect her children. Find a grizzly"-@LeeAnne_Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
.@LeeAnne_Walters scientists, be a mentor. Don't talk down to people. #nextflint #sciwri16
When you find a community member (or grizzly mom), scientists need to mentor. Explain terms, says @LeeAnne_Walters #sciwri16 #nextflint
@LeeAnne_Walters says scis should be a good mentor- connect person to person. #sciwri16 #nextflint
'find a mom' is going to be the hottest meme of #sciwri16 (#nextflint)
Mentor your grizzly. Don't talk scientist to citizen, really explain things person to person. #nextflint #sciwri16
"Be a mentor," says @LeeAnne_Walters, not a scientist talking down to a citizen. #nextflint #sciwri16
LeeAnn Walters says "Find a mom. Find a grizzly." #nextflint #sciwri16
"And when you find your mom, mentor - talk person to person not scientist to citizen" @LeeAnne_Walters #nextflint #sciwri16
Scientists, citizens and journalists all worked together to expose the events in Flint #nextflint #sciwri16
Need an advocate when government / media not taking health risks seriously? Find a mom. - @LeeAnne_Walters #sciwri16
Took a few hours, but feeling more settled at #sciwri16
.@CurtGuyette says documentaries were very effective in spreading the word for #FlintWaterCrisis - more than writing #nextflint #sciwri16
Scientists should mentor citizens who care about environmental justice issues, says @LeeAnne_Walters. Speak person-to-person. #sciwri16
Small water utilities (<3,300 customers) “They can't afford the fix and they can't afford the penalty,” says UAlabama's Andreen. #sciwri16
Meaningful conversations between scientists and public that don't include jargon is an powerful bridge. #nextflint #sciwri16 #scicomm
.@H2Oetal says visual elements, like pics of pipes and color of water, were very effective and attention-grabbing #nextflint #sciwri16
What should scientists do if they find enviro problem denied by gov?
"Find a mom."
Yaas queen! moment #nextflint #sciwri16
@H2Oetal showing a simple #citizenscience expt (1 week expt) showing Fe levels in Flint vs. Detroit water #sciwri16… https://t.co/MCetFTGOl0
At Flint, a picture's worth a thousand words.. #sciwri16
"Here's to Flint" was effective documentary of #FlintWaterCrisis #sciwri16 & visual aids are helpful
Grade school kids can do experiments that viscerally show how problematically corrosive the water was. #nextflint #sciwri16
.@h20etal had elementary schools repeat some experiments. They found same high lead corrosion levels. #nextflint #sciwri16
Visual presentation is a very powerful tool for #activists in press conferences. Push for creativity. #NextFlint #sciwri16
"Citizens are equal partners. Please get that." - @H2Oetal #sciwri16
Roy: citizens are equal partners. Please get that. #sciwri16 @flintwaterstudy
@H2Oetal citizens are full and equal partners. #sciwri16 #nextflint
Why it's important for science writers to engage with social justice issues in our world: #nextflint #sciwri16 https://t.co/ulJPi0Sl52
School kids duplicated tests of lead leeching in Flint water vs. Detroit water, had same results #sciwri16
In regions near oil/gas drilling operations, residents have complained of drinking water contaminated by hydraulic fracturing. #sciwri16
"The citizens were equal partners-maybe even more" in the science done in Flint @H2Oetal #nextflint #sciwri16
And this is true for *all* science communications, not just crises. #sciwri16 https://t.co/ccdCWWA1cY
Meaningful conversations between scientists and public that don't include jargon is an powerful bridge. #nextflint #sciwri16 #scicomm
Showing the problem! Visuals are key. #sciwri16 #FlintWaterCrisis #showdonttell https://t.co/B0isoB2RNt
Citizens are equal partners & more, says Siddhartha Roy #nextflint #sciwri16
I think we're all more inspired now to engage in investigative journalism! #nextflint #sciwri16
"These residents were equal partners in this effort." @H2Oetal Siddhartha Roy on #FlintWaterCrisis at #sciwri16
.@H2Oetal: when it comes to these enviro crises: "citizens are equal partners, please get that!" #nextflint #sciwri16
Visited a solar farm near San Antonio-- thanks for the tour @OCISolarPower ! #solarpower #sciwri16 #renewableenergy https://t.co/ywOQCRmphe
Inspired by last night's #sciwri16 acceptance speeches? Check out our interview with @nattyover: https://t.co/JFyYVUnU1W
I threw away my coffee cup after seven straight hours carrying it around and I feel like so lost. #sciwri16
Great session on Flint water crisis #sciwri16. Takeaways: Make citizens partners in your work. Use creative ways to get message across.
Tweeted about wanting a trail mix bar way back in spring. Now there’s a trail mix bar. You’re welcome, #sciwri16 😁
Elem school students did experiments w/Flint water, described H2O as snow globe bc lead precipitates out white.… https://t.co/88UMcRa3m2
@azeen Hi! can we meet up @ #SciWri16? Very much admire ur diversity advocacy. Hv emailed & am on-site in brown guayavera shirt. Thx!
BUILD YOUR OWN SNACK BAGS AAAAAAAAAAHHHH #sciwri16
VA Polyechnic set up chlorine meter in Flint mom's house, she tested daily and posted results online.… https://t.co/aF7riLcAwE
#sciwriupdate for #sciwri16 Tour spaces may be avail on Mon tours (except @SwRI) Come to buses at appointed time to see if there's a spot.
@CPSEnergy and @OCISolarPower hosting @ScienceWriters from across the country at Alamo 1 solar farm. #sciwri16 https://t.co/89K7YpUNxc
Up next at #SciWri16: What artificial intelligence is and isn’t. Talking about programming creativity, #RobotImprov.
@mark_riedl getting ready for the talk! #sciwri16 #excited to hear #artificial #intelligence https://t.co/eB5PpPzZUd
The latest The Maryse Walsh Daily! https://t.co/6e3HKYgbxW Thanks to @AgroBioDiverse @vijramachandran @jdalrymple #sciwri16
Mark Riedl: artificial intelligence -- programming creativity #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Will #AI create mindlike machines, or just show how much a mindless machine can do? https://t.co/8EyMb9gP9U… https://t.co/c5G528NF7z
@mark_riedl from @GeorgiaInstitu gonna speak on #AI at #sciwri16
.@mark_riedl now speaking about what artificial intelligence is and isn't! #sciwri16
In the #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures session on treating brain injury. James Lechleiter up first.
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : What #artificial #intelligence is and is not! #programming #creativity
In amongst the science writers working and talking around the pool, there's two swimsuit-clad people looking very confused #sciwri16
Hate to say goodbye, but alas I must go home. I loved #sciwri16 and and so grateful for the people I've met and connections made!
Things artificial intelligence isn't:
person
animal
mineral
food
#sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : AI + creativity + Story telling is my #research !
Time to learn about how to activate astrocytes #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : AI: Any thin that a reasonable person wld deem requires intelligence ....
Intelligence = anything a "reasonable" person would deem requires intelligence if a human were to do it - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
#sciwri16 exerting our influence again today--#nextflint session in #1 spot on Twitter.
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : The Turing Test! PCs talking like a human!
The computer scientist who taught robots to tell stories, @mark_riedl is discussing Alan Turing and history of AI. #SciWri16 #RobotImprov
Mark Riedl -- What artificial intelligence is & isn't: Programming Creativity. #sciwri16
turing test works assuming you believe humans are also intelligent. -@mark_riedl #sciwri16
Most people working on AI not focused on passing the Turing test - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Machine Learning #renaissance - driven by big #data and big #iron
I have more story ideas than I have time to write
send help
send coffee
send kitten pictures
#sciwri16
Riedl: AI -- Something that most humans would consider that it requires intelligence to do. #sciwri16
Moving from the Turing test to machine learning, driven by big data and big iron #AI #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : weak strong human super-human general AI??? Lol : )
Lechleiter moving too fast for my tired brain. It is interesting re: stroke recovery, but will be few tweets from me. #sciwri16
We're on our way to Texas Biomed to learn about infectious disease research! #sciwri16
Videos of exploding astrocytes are everything. #sciwri16
Machine learning = statistics (finding patterns in data) plus ACTION. @mark_riedl #sciwri16 #robotimprov
Watching cells swell and burst in mid-stroke (in video from a live mouse). Wow. #sciwri16
Riedl: AI being driven not so much by new algorithms as by big data sets and more powerful platforms. #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Broad vs Narrow #intelligence ?
2 goals of artificial intelligence: broad (do lots of tasks without retraining) and narrow (solve a single problem) #sciwri16
Stoke lesions expand beyond initial injury site from cells swelling #sciwri16
Narrow intelligence - system that can solve a single problem, like a self-driving car - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
.@EHiolski and I are going on a tour of @txbiomed! Excited! #sciwri16
Astrocytes outnumber neurons in the brain; they are liasons to the blood vessels. #sciwri16
Stroke research in mouse model from @jameslechleiter was published in @PLOSONE #sciwri16 https://t.co/B20PsX4gCL
More astrocytes in brain than neurons--ideal target for neuroprotective drug for stroke/traumatic brain injury. #sciwri16
performance goals: either superhuman - 2 std devs better than human performance, or human level, indistinguishable from humans #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Super-human vs Human-level #intelligence? At least 2x std. dev. better than humane n indistinguishable!
Most people in AI work in industry are working on narrow rather than broad capability #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
Poor repetitive TBI model mice get hit in head once per day. #sciwri16
Super-human intelligence: Can perform better than humans can (we hope self-driving cars could have this) - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
Riedl: Broad AI versus Narrow AI (specificity); Superhuman AI, Human-level AI (comparative). #sciwri16
.@mark_riedl is interested in creativity- can computers be creative? #sciwri16
Can computers be creative? Or is that a uniquely human trait? @mark_riedl discusses. #sciwri16
Texas Biomed was founded by Tom Slick, age 25, in 1941. He wanted to build a science city in San Antonio. #sciwri16
Lechleiter showed 3 mice doing a task & how a treated mouse w/ stroke recovers (some) coordination #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures
Mouse models of TBI just get thunked over the noggin repeatedly 😞🐭 #sciwri16
Lechleiter: astrocytes provide support after brain injury like TBI - purinergic agonists provide neuroprotection in mice #sciwri16 (1/2)
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Now computational creativity ! #Deep #Dream #StyleNet #Neural #Doodle all together....#Lovelace 2.0 Test
Some examples of paintings by creative AI: https://t.co/G8BXeYMdZC #sciwri16
Lechleiter: short-term benefits - reduces swelling; long-term: reduces neurological deficits #stoppingseizures #sciwri16
Is there a World Series game-watching plan tonight, #sciwri16 ?
@cpsenergy COO @Cris_Eugster chats with @ScienceWriters gathered in #SanAntonio for their 2016 conference #sciwri16 https://t.co/zeBGWDOstL
Listening to two scientists from UT Health Sciences at San Antonio share their research about TBI. #sciwri16 https://t.co/X91wTAZbm4
Lechleiter showed 3 mice doing a task & how a treated mouse w/ stroke recovers (some) coordination #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures
Neural Doodle- draw something crappy and the computer fills in the details #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Our mother of computing #Ada #Lovelace
astrocyres are like airbags for protecting against brain injury - weird, yet cool. #sciwri16
Lovelace 2.0 test: Human asks AI to make an artifact of type t with constraints C and expressed in natural language - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
Major bonus points for the Lovelace reference. Also I need this on a t-shirt. #sciwri16 https://t.co/DagocZHyZk
@MistiCrane @DyaniSabin may know! #sciwri16
Shapiro gave a shout-out for science writers who translate scientific jargon to easier language. It's beneficial for research! #sciwri16
Riedl: The Lovelace 2.0 Test Computer asked to create something within constraints. Rinse and repeat making it harder each round. #sciwri16
Attempt at creative AI: https://t.co/QOx7mPX9YJ #sciwri16
Stroke, traumatic brain energy, and epilepsy all look very different, but they all depelete energy in cells, cause damage. #sciwri16
Baboons are a good model for human cardiovascular disease. #sciwri16
"Thanks for translating our alphabet soup gobbledygook back to the public, who fund our research"-Dr. Mark Shapiro, UTHS. #sciwri16
Relationship between stroke, TBI and epilepsy - partly an electrical issue. #sciwri16
Stroke, TBI, seizures all lead to extremely overactive neurons and energy depletion of cells #sciwri16
Hear, hear! #sciwri16 https://t.co/GkpSqjfSbs
Shapiro gave a shout-out for science writers who translate scientific jargon to easier language. It's beneficial for research! #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Narrative is central to the human experience ! #storytelling
Shapiro: bursting of neurons causes brain structure, behavior, and cognitive dysfunction - includes seizures and suicides #sciwri16
In his free time, Tom Slick liked hunting the Yeti. I guess that's what oil money is good for. #sciwri16
Narrative intelligence: the ability to craft, tell, understand and affectively respond to stories - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
Mark Shapiro explains what stroke, traumatic brain injury and epilepsy do to the brain #sciwri16 #infographic https://t.co/CNq6t0uuQx
I feel in my human heart that I would fail Mark Riedl's artificial creativity and intelligence test in round 1.… https://t.co/xKM9zoOqv3
Local connection: San Antonio sees a lot of soldiers coming home with TBI. Some develop epilepsy or other problems. #sciwri16
Riedl - Working on AI and storytelling. Narrative intelligence - ability to craft, tell, understand and affectively respond. #sciwri16
Problems with defining terms isn't going to stop us from doing cool things #artificialintelligence #sciwri16
Wasn't so sure I'd enjoy this #AI talk, but now that #storytelling is involved I'm all in! #sciwri16 #robotimprov
Tom Slick's story also may be turned into a movie. #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Common sense reasoning helps us #understand story! #computers lack thus ability
How do I know someone understands a story? I can ask a question. Answer isn't spelled out, just commonsense reasoning -@mark_riedl #sciwri16
Just learned founder of Texas Biomed was also interested in finding #bigfoot. #sciwri16
Mice w brain trauma (stroke) seem to exhibit anxiety, same as humans. #sciwri16
Narrative communication is fundamental to humans. Not so much for computers...yet. #robotimprov #sciwri16
Machine enculturation: Teaching machines how our society works - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Machine #enculturation ? Huh! WTH is that? : (
Shoutout to hippocampal research!! Feeling the neuroscientist pride rn #sciwri16
Transgenic models revolutionized biomedical research, Shapiro says #sciwri16
There are seven primate research centers in the US and I'll be in one soon. #sciwri16
Using transgenic model animals is a common theme in #stoppingseizures and #primateresearch talks at #sciwri16 #genomics
Fluorescent microscopy is very useful for research. Not to mention beautiful images #sciwri16 https://t.co/Cy8YzYWzFP
I am carrying AI in my pocket. It needs a recharge right now but it's called Cortana. #sciwri16
Texas Biomed is only privately-owned primate research center. #sciwri16
Computers need culture too!!! Otherwise they may get in our way and definitely will say nasty things #robotimorov #sciwri16
.@mark_riedl wants to know if we can mine human culture from the stories we write #sciwri16
Can we develop story-understanding AIs? @MIT_CSAIL's Winston has explored this, too: https://t.co/XevQgRIkUa #sciwri16 #robotimprov
Riedl: Teaching machines to act within human social conventions and norms. #sciwri16
Machine enculturation. Can we teach AI morals by letting them read stories #sciwri16
Shapiro looking into transcription factors to turn genes on & off, prevent overactive neurons -> prevent seizures. #sciwri16
Machine enculturation: how do we teach computers about values, social norms? #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : How to teach computers human values and empathy n emotions ?
Technique that "smashes through the basic laws of physics to study brain injuries" - Shapiro #sciwri16
On the bus there now, we're getting introduced to it. #sciwri16 https://t.co/fW7CNahia5
@IHStreet @meghanbartels My workplace @txbiomed ! He was the #founder!
Shapiro: why are fluorescent probes used? because "seeing is believing" - the technique won two Nobel prizes! #stoppingseizures #sciwri16
#sciwri16 attendees: login to meeting website and click on "Attendee List" for a link to dropbox of science presentations (you're welcome!)
Story improvisation: Human and AI alternate turns telling a story - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Story improvisation ! A. Story fabrication and B. Interacting with human co-creator ! : )
Storytelling intelligence is a way to develop AI, hard part is figuring out how to measure it. Could be like comedy… https://t.co/zdaz1yHInb
Shapiro shouting out Nobel-winning Super-Resolution Microscopy. #sciwri16
Creativity is a problem solving activity. #AI must improvise a story quickly. Wonder if they get mental blocks? #sciwri16
.@mark_riedl says grand challenge to get computers telling stories is improvisation. I can relate. #robotimprov #sciwri16 @BenLillie
GFP and transgenic models changed neurosci!! We need the public to understand how we use them. #sciwri16
Our tour guide keeps talking about buildings on a hill. I think hills might be flatter in Texas. #sciwri16
Fabulist is a storytelling bot whose longform narrative needs some major revisions. who accepted this pitch? #sciwri16
Researchers investigating anti-convulsives to see how they work, if they can prevent brain damage. #sciwri16
Ion channels often the way in for neurotoxins, and injury appears to affect these channels too. Shapiro #sciwri16
Riedl: Humans and AI creating improv stories together. #sciwri16
the big question: was the machine or the programmer (@mark_riedl) behind fabulist's stories? #sciwri16
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Scheherazade? What on earth is that? Just in time learning model!!!
Here's the story of what happened to Tay, the AI bot. #robotimprov #sciwri16 https://t.co/0oPoVLI5wq
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : #sociocultural learning! Learn a model of how people do things!
Btw, editors, if anyone would be interested in a pitch on how noveau microscopes are changing biology, I've got some. #sciwri16
.@mark_riedl's next bot Scheherezade learns from analyzing user-inputted stories #sciwri16
I'm glad we ate lunch before the @Acelity tour because I have an active imagination #sciwri16 https://t.co/Y8HMyRd8YM
Riedl: Learing about real world by asking for stories. #sciwri16
#AI learned about kissing from a data set on date-night at the movies. Computers are luckier than I am. #sciwri16
BTW, hazardous waste plants site in low socio-economic areas; not converse, researcher finds. https://t.co/kAFcukb1yE # nextFlint #sciwri16
“My AI got to first base,” @mark_riedl talking about teaching his computer about going on a date to the movies.
#SciWri16 #RobotImprov
.@mark_riedl for "going to the movies," Scheherezade learned to kiss! "it didn't solve the turing test, but it got to first base" #sciwri16
High powered microscopes are integral tools to changing how we study neuroscience. Our lab has two and they're both named "Jake" #sciwri16
"We haven't solved the Turing Test, but we got to first base" - @mark_riedl on teaching an AI about dating. #sciwri16
Storytelling AI doesn't understand the actions in story, just reads other stories + learns their logical pattern - @mark_riedl #sciwri16
Shapiro: There are no pharma. research for effect of stroke on the brain and behavior, which is a shame #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures
@mark_riedl on #AI at #sciwri16 : Specialized #algorithm for #specialized datasets!
Shapiro: Currently there is no good treatments for TBI - doctor's advice? don't get another TBI #stoppingseizures #sciwri16
No treatment for TBI and stroke. We owe it to people to try to develop something - Shapiro #sciwri16
In San Antonio, 5-10 veterans commit suicide every week. TBI is a major factor. #sciwri16
Riedl: Want to create something of creative value #sciwri16
I am not looking at cat pictures on the Internet. I am training my neural net. #AI needs large data sets to learn... like I do. #sciwri16
Doctors advice to TBI patients - "don't let it happen again" #sciwri16
Shapiro saying 10-20 soldiers/day commit suicide, TBIs contribute to that & owe them to try & do smthng abt it. #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures
Omg "mitochondria are the powerhouses, right?" in #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures *war flashbacks to every bio class I've ever taken*
How can Mark Riedl talk about neural nets without making a Terminator reference? #robotimprov #sciwri16
Enjoying @thecortextual's #sciwri16 tweets
No current treatment for TBI. A Dr's current advice: don't get another TBI. How to prevent stress, depression, etc after a TBI? #sciwri16
We don't tell stories about things that go right. That's too vanilla. There are no twists.Lessons for journalists from @mark_riedl #sciwri16
Thanks for the memories, San Antone, and until next time @ScienceWriters. #sciwri16 https://t.co/0FDiA9Orb9
The Uwe Helberg Daily wurde soeben publiziert! https://t.co/0boZqgvlNi #sciwri16 #mars
The latest Diario de eszuencyt ! https://t.co/77VfJ84uYO #sciwri16 #undíacomohoy
.@mark_riedl used neural nets to train computers to tell stories. those stories were ... strange #sciwri16
Laura Cox at @txbiomed wants to screen babies' breath for heart disease. #sciwri16
Lechleiter: neurons cannot divide - there is a repairing ability, it's very hard to repair a brain injury #stoppingseizures #sciwri16
I want to say thank you to all the writers I have met at #sciwri16. I am a budding writer and have felt so encouraged by you warmness ❤️✏️
improvisational storytelling is kind of like "yes and" - computer makes moves to draw responses that helps it get to the story end #sciwri16
Mark Riedl wants to create AI that can create stories using similar techniques to teaching AI to play chess or Go. #sciwri16
One of my favorite sessions at #sciwri16: Behind the scenes of investigative science reporting. More need to be doi… https://t.co/W81nQmkE0j
Great to hear investigative science reporting tips from @azeen @KatherineEban @cpiller @John_Tedesco #sciwri16 https://t.co/SSNszJLyJs
Creatiivity =experience + problem-solving. Experience is pattern matching. #sciwri16
Light comes in waves. It has diffraction. Can't separate two light sources that are closer together than light's wavelength. #sciwri16
What do chess and AI have in common? @mark_riedl is using chess as inspiration for AI improvisational narrative. #SciWri16 #RobotImprov
Some biology components are smaller than the wavelength of visible light. Have to detect minute difference & convert to visible #sciwri16
The genetics department at @txbiomed has a computer ranch of 6000 processors. One genome is 3 terabytes of data. #sciwri16
.@mark_riedl says computational creativity is important to turn AI into colleagues and help computers better understand humans #sciwri16
Shapiro: super-resolution microscopy allows distinguishing proteins that are close to each other and locating them more accurately #sciwri16
Doing electron microscopy requires killing, fixing cells. Doesn't tell you what's going on in live cells. #sciwri16
Years of eye rolling at people making that joke, i’m guessing. #sciwri16 https://t.co/sgE4raY9TE
How can Mark Riedl talk about neural nets without making a Terminator reference? #robotimprov #sciwri16
Computational intelligence is about computers better understanding humans and acting less alien, @mark_riedl on #RobotImprov. #SciWri16
"Computational creativity is aspirational, but key to making AI colleagues" @mark_riedl @philart77 #robotimprov #sciwri16
Light is a particle & a wave. Can't separate objects that are farther apart than the wavelength you're using. Microscopy's hard #sciwri16
Okay, so astrocytes stabilize cell + ion channel compound tamps down neuronal activity. This limits damage? #sciwri16 #stopping seizures.
.@mark_riedl 🎶I am human and I need to be loved🎶#sciwri16
Reproducibility of results distinguishes good science from bad science - Mark Shapiro #sciwri16 #stoppingseizures
12% of US moms experience food insecurity during pregnancy. #sciwri16
.@BenLillie @LizNeeley @ErinHBarker Did you know computers can write sensible stories? MIND BLOWN @mark_riedl #robotimprov #sciwri16
Riedl: You have to have a goal #sciwri16
Here's an article about AI and the game of go. But, yeah, figuring out #robotimprov is gonna be harder #sciwri16 https://t.co/998e1CEuNV
.@BenLillie @LizNeeley @ErinHBarker But they need too many inputs. Ex: killing a monster takes 10 lines of code. #robotimprov #sciwri16
Growth-restricted baboons have more spherical hearts. Can't see with standard measures, but less healthy. #sciwri16
I wrote about ion channels and pain recently. it is complicated https://t.co/Hq8IKDsyLk #sciwri16
"Has developing AIs to be ‘human’ illuminated anything about the irrationality of humans?” Q&A's getting existential #sciwri16 #robotimprov
Are humans irrational or are we just operating on an objective function that we don't understand? -@mark_riedl #sciwri16
Once she IDs markers in baboons, Cox wants to test them in obese children. #sciwri16
Thanks for the stimulating talks and workshops #sciwri16 - feeling really lucky to be part of this field with so many awesome people
Learning about looking for markers of heart dysfunction in breath @txbiomed! #sciwri16 #massspec
Continuing the AI conversation with #InsideAI session on what science writers need to know about AI, its benefits, etc. #SciWri16
#sciwri16 hearing great science today thanks to CASW! Also, fascinating tour of Aceilis--wound care, tissue regeneration products firm.
#sciwri16 so inspirational to hear from the winners of NASW Science in Society Awards
Shifting to panel on how to write about AI #sciwri16
@halhod @danielas_bot #sciwri16 : Panel discussion on #ArtificialIntelligence
Last session of the day: "Science + Science Writing: Inside AI" panel discussion #insideai #sciwri16
Another highlight of #sciwri16: @ShipLives delivering some great points on cultural sensitivity in our #CómoSciWri… https://t.co/KerAE89cMU
@halhod @danielas_bot #sciwri16 : Panel discussion on #ArtificialIntelligence https://t.co/jaPRdhIrrS
AI topic continues with panel #sciencejournalism #guesteditors #wcsj2017 #sciwri16
@halhod @danielas_bot @mark_riedl #sciwri16 : Panel discussion on #ArtificialIntelligence
Why do we not need to worry about Skynet and Killer AI? Robots are nowhere close to general intelligence #insideai #sciwri16
Why does pop-culture focus on killer "Skynet" AIs and not on the real problems with AIs? (...Here we go!) #sciwri16
General intelligence isn't anywhere close to feasible now. And you need general intelligence for uprising. #insideAI #sciwri16
The robot uprising "isn't a problem" we need to be worrying about. Good to know. #sciwri16
A must listen from @ImaginWorldsPod about AI, ethics and The Robot Uprising #sciwri16 #insideAI https://t.co/9ElzbEqNm2
.@mark_riedl wants interactive storytelling to code writing toward a goal, rather than "what's the most likely next sentence?" #sciwri16
Last talk of the day on cancer immunotherapy with Tyler Uriel from UT health science center in San Antonio… https://t.co/aeiXIIFhQi
Machine intelligence and design is simply not advanced enough to produce a robot uprising. Public fear exists, though. #insideai #sciwri16
Random thought: panel parity at #sciwri16 has been pretty great. 👍🏻
Your immune system is millions times better than chemo #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
Fear of robot uprising has brought up AI ethics questions, says @danielas_bot. AI builders often from narrow demo. #sciwri16 #insideAI
Now we're hearing about the biosafety level 4 lab. Ebola, Marburg, HIV, etc #sciwri16
When your session begins with a discussion on why a killer robot uprising is not likely to be a thing #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: cancer immunotherapy is not a new idea - first one was in 1923 #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
People who create robotic systems have their own biases which affect systems they make. See -- race-biased camera apps #sciwri16
Scientists at @txbiomed study nasty bugs like #Ebola and #Zika! #sciwri16
"Are humans actually irrational or just operating with an objective function we don't understand?" @mark_riedl answers question @ #sciwri16
Killer T Cells good at fighting virus-infected cells but not at fighting cancer cells. Why is that? #sciwri16… https://t.co/KLDwHZDViV
Tyler Curiel on immunotherapy: First drug marketed from 1923 to 1962. #sciwri16
AI panel has wisely already moved past Skynet to discuss real issues like biased algorithms. #insideai #sciwri16
Wow, the first FDA approved cancer immunotherapy was in 1923. #sciwri16
Many machines aren't trained to recognize speech of people who speak with non-American/British accents. #insideAI #sciwri16
... Or programs biased against those with particular accents. #sciwri16 https://t.co/Pmd4YD9AYW
People who create robotic systems have their own biases which affect systems they make. See -- race-biased camera apps #sciwri16
Robot uprising unlikely because they lack of motivation and long-term planning #sciwri16 #Insideai
Happy to hear the panel on AI at #sciwri16 encouraging writers to stop comparing AI to Skynet!
Curiel: interferons are thought to "interfere" with cancer cell division. Today we know interferons stimulate killer T cells #sciwri16
Danger: Training AI in an unbalanced way makes it more useful to some people than others #sciwri16
Curiel: After that a big lull in immunotherapy until interferons in 1986 #sciwri16
A real problem is cultural bias: speech-recognition algorithms struggle with accents, humanoid robots are pale-skinned #insideai #sciwri16
We have to think about how the people creating AI systems effect the world - biases can slip into AI @danielas_bot #insideai #sciwri16
Tyler Curiel: "Cancer immunotherapy is revolutionary. Not could be revolutionary. Is revolutionary." #sciwri16
Curiel: Bacille Calmette-Guerin is the most extensively-used cancer immunotherapy. Death rate lower with BCG compared to chemo #sciwri16
Andrea Thomaz (UT-Austin roboticist): Robots are very easy for ppl to imagine. They're embodied. They do what ppl do. #sciwri16
Tyler Curiel of UT Health Sciences Center San Antonio talking abt immunotherapy. #sciwri16
Great to hear the #insideai panel talking about the terminator! Cultural references ftw #sciwri16
.@danielas_bot says democratization of a technology might not be as far-reaching as we might think. Depends on training. #insideAI #sciwri16
He creates single antibodies from llamas, sharks, and camels. They refold instead of denaturing and they can reach small places. #sciwri16
Curiel reviewing immunotherapy history. Coley's toxins. BCG. #sciwri16
Curiel: BCG approved in 1990; not known how it works. #sciwri16
Machine learning is a very controlled process-designers gives information that it reads with an algorithm @danielas_bot #insideai #sciwri16
If you see an immunology paper with lots of letters and arrows, then they don't know how it works #sciwri16
Most machine-learning algorithms are trained and then their learning stops and they go out and do what they were trained to do #sciwri16
Incidentally, I feel obligated to plug the "Robots" issue of @LateralMag, wherein we tackle robot ethics: https://t.co/LKBAo44QrQ #sciwri16
Using Nanobodies to target viral proteins at @txbiomed! How coooool! #sciwri16 #biochemnerd
He built a library of llama samples. 10 trillion antibodies in a small tube. #sciwri16
Experts tell AI when to stop learning-once they've trained it to produce a behavior- Andrea Thomaz #insideai #sciwri16
Main immune defense against cancer are cytotoxic T-lymphocytes #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
"If you see a lot of arrows and lines, it means immunologists don't have it all figured out yet." #sciwri16… https://t.co/CWGcO5Ezsh
Curiel: killer T cells are our best defense against cancer, but they can't do their job properly. can we help them? #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
Bacille Calmette-Guerin works in non-muscle bladder cancer but we don't know why. #sciwri16 sciwri16
AIs can be very creative about doing things wrong, apparently. #sciwri16
Robots often end up breaking the simulator. Learning is based on programming. #insideai #sciwri16
The story of the Alamo is told very differently here than in Mexico. Where are AIs learning? asks @danielas_bot. #sciwri16
Possible problem: AI comes up with a way to accomplish a goal that is not acceptable - finds way to cheat #sciwri16
Curiel: if some T cells are good - this is Texas - more are better! Cites Steve Rosenberg's work #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
#SciSlug15 reunion at #sciwri16 w fearless leader @RobertIrion & tie! @gdaycoop @chriscesare @lore_nick… https://t.co/PJGKjgCPSi
There's been a lack of awareness that there's a culture beyond silicone valley @mark_riedl #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: Strategy of giving more T cells works, but not very well, and only with certain types of patients. #sciwri16
Curiel says feasibility is a really big issue with "boosting" the killer T cells #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
Immunotherapy is good but not perfect #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
T-cells are very picky at recognizing antigens, Curiel says #sciwri16
Computers are a-cultural. They're left to guess the implicit meaning is if things are not totally literal @mark_riedl #insideai #sciwri16
One legit concern: AIs misinterpreting instructions like. "make my wall white" (aka the "Genie in a Bottle" problem… https://t.co/FlaI16PXxn
.@halhod doesn't trust Mark Zuckerberg's head of AI dev to build AI that works for all people in all the right ways. #sciwri16
In robot enculturation, "there has been a lack of awareness of culture beyond Silicon Valley." -@mark_riedl. Cool, cool (not cool) #sciwri16
"I don't trust Zuckerberg's head of AI to get it right" for all people everywhere. So say we all. #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: Then tried antigen presenting cells, but also did not work well. This is not stop a drug company from making a drug. #sciwri16
Provenge based on dendritic cell therapy. Does work for limited number of patients. #sciwri16
There should be ways for end users to tweak the AI's bias towards themselves-Andrea Thomaz #insideai #sciwri16
#vironauts: exploring viral landscapes at @txbiomed. #sciwri16
Before you put your biosafety suit on, you blow it up like an air mattress and pat it down to check for leaks. #sciwri16
What drives cancer drug prices? #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
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AI systems have to learn different cultural norms: story of Alamo told differently in Texas and Mexico says @danielas_bot #sciwri16
Curiel: Ehrlich and Metchnikoff represent new paradigm of immunotherapy (won 1908 Nobel Prize) #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
Think of the fake "trending news" stories on Facebook. Bad algorithms can reach a lot of people. #insideai #sciwri16
Paul Ehrlich and Elie Metchnikoff were turn of century scientists who shared Nobel Prize. Paul thought antibodies, Elie said cells #sciwri16
This video also sports the longest pipette I've ever seen. #sciwri16
Learning how people put on #bsl4 suits. Don't forget to check for leaks! Three pairs of gloves?! @txbiomed #sciwri16
Amazonians & Googlers release their algorithms & call it democratization, says @mark_reidl. But only puts it in hands of coders! #sciwri16
Adios #sciwri16! See ya all #tomorrow!
Curiel: Ehrlich's legacy - ppl believed antibodies are key to immunotherapy (FDA has many immunotherapy w/antibodies) #sciwri16
"Bad algorithms" are bad news 👎🏻 #insideai #sciwri16
Algorithms are useless without the datasets. Even if we all learn to program, we won't be able to train our AI like Google, FB #sciwri16
Animal care at @txbiomed: how to keep the animals as healthy and happy as possible. #sciwri16
"Algorithms are useless without data". Only coders are able to handle released algorithms, challenging "democratization" #insideai #sciwri16
How come your immune system doesn't get rid of cancer? - Curial #sciwri16
How did the immune system not make it on the list!? - Curiel. Not wrong just incomplete #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles https://t.co/Ysg0Rv765d
Curiel: Hanahan and Weinberg's six fundamental hallmarks of cancer didn't include immune system response, so added four more #sciwri16
Also, videos of fake (i.e. not-autonomous) robots sometimes go viral. #insideAI #sciwri16 https://t.co/crpfOITIiL
Think of the fake "trending news" stories on Facebook. Bad algorithms can reach a lot of people. #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: Antibody-based drugs hit cancer targets, but aren't immunotherapy. Don't activate immune response. #sciwri16
Making TensorFlow public is great, but Google knows it's pretty useless w/o the data itself - @mark_riedl
#sciwri16… https://t.co/XYWzyLmOEO
Thomaz: when watching robots, we need to remember what's really "novel" #insideai #sciwri16
Cancer immunology is fundamentally different from pathogen immunity - Curiel #sciwri16
Curiel: If your immune system is so good, but it can’t get rid of cancer, there’s got to be more to the story than killer cells. #sciwri16
Curiel: cancer immunity is fundamentally dif. from pathogen immunity since cancer is part of the host (self) #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
Social housing is one of the best ways to keep baboons happy. I am clearly not a baboon. #sciwri16
Cancer immunity is fundamentally different than pathogen immunity #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
Curiel: Defense from infection is different from defense from cancer. #sciwri16
Tumor is part of the body. #sciwri16
@tasgolabruner active imaginations are the best kind ;) Thanks for joining us on the #sciwri16 Acelity tour...hope you enjoyed!
Curiel: Killer T cells are programmed to not attack your own cells, including cancer cells to prevent autoimmunity #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
There are 1400 baboons here--it's the largest colony in the world. 3000 primates total. #sciwri16
Most AI projects focus on specific challenges: image recognition, path learning, etc. Not much overlap. #insideai #sciwri16
The tumor is part of the self. The immune system is not good at attacking the self--Tyler Curiel #sciwri16
Curiel: T cells miss cancer cells and it was thought because they couldn't find them. Wrong. #sciwri16
Talking about answer w/out talking about question = bad communication. AI researchers do it a lot, says @mark_riedl #insideAI #sciwri16
Researchers’ advice: ask targeted Qs about what robots are doing and how, make clear what is AI vs. human manipulation.
#InsideAI #SciWri16
Communicators need to focus on questions and what's next -- not just answers and "nice little sound bytes" #insideai #sciwri16
The baboon colony has been here about 50 years. They manage the genetics to retain diversity. #sciwri16
Curiel: Your immune system has all kinds of mechanisms to prevent autoimmunity- Treg cells. #sciwri16
Sure didn't see the Britney Spears breast-tissue reference coming this afternoon. #sciwri16
"data splat" is my new catchphrase. #insideai #sciwri16
Tregs = the T-Rex of immunotherapy? #sciwri16
Applies to a lot of topics, really. #scicomm #sciwri16 https://t.co/rqEWrHbSEA
Communicators need to focus on questions and what's next -- not just answers and "nice little sound bytes" #insideai #sciwri16
Regulatory T cells won't let your immune system attack your own body - good for preventing autoimmunity, bad for killing cancer #sciwri16
Neural nets are good when have huge amounts of data. If you're at a startup without much data, might want to build something else. #sciwri16
Calling all science writers: Want to learn more about #immunotherapy?
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Credits seminal paper in cancer immunology to 1999 report on the effect of depleting Tregs. #sciwri16
Even when we look at most results in deep learning, there is training in there too -Scott Niekum #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: depleting regulatory T cells reduces tumor growth in mice #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
Did I hear that right? Many neural net algorithms had their origin in the '60s? #insideai #sciwri16
Tumor cell hacks into immune system and turns off anti-cancer cells. #sciwri16
Curiel: Cancer hacks into immune system--changes the controls; makes bad cells that kill anticancer cells #sciwri16
Panel cites Bayesian nets as under-reported topic. Here's some related MIT work I covered: https://t.co/qaHHXeuSMr… https://t.co/bD2j7fftAp
Neural nets are great when you have tons of data-which is why Google uses them. Academia doesn't have that data-Niekum #insideai #sciwri16
#bsl4 suit. Not inflated obviously. Also it needs gloves. @txbiomed #sciwri16 https://t.co/1T1RJLJLxP
Curiel: getting rid of regulatory T cells lets killer T cells do its job and attack cancer cells #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
#insideai #sciwri16 https://t.co/rE6kliOZM4
Video games are key in advancing machine learning, says @mark_riedl
Tumor cells hack into your immune system, & turn off mechanism that controls the #cancer, new use of cell & check-point inhibitors #sciwri16
.@DyaniSabin This makes sense, I guess. That's when LISP and early AI research were taking off. #insideai #sciwri16 https://t.co/mS0VHb3e0P
@DrMRFrancis yeah! They discovered them then but didn't have the computing abilities to use them until recently (as I understand)
Curiel focusing on blocking regulatory T cells, which shut down T cells. #sciwri16
Neural nets aren't created equal: they're designed for various tasks, like other programs. More or fewer layers. #insideai #sciwri16
Anti-CTLA-4 reduces Tregs; allows the killer cell to go in and kill the cancer. #sciwri16
@DrMRFrancis Yes, you did. The perceptron algorithm dates from the late 50s or early 60s. #insideai #sciwri16
I am predicting I am going to hear Curiel's lilting "denileukin diftitox" tonight as I go to sleep. #sciwri16 #cancer
The best neural nets are super specialized on a data set-to the point where it doesn't work anywhere else @mark_riedl #insideai #sciwri16
Thomaz: the future of AI involves making more specialized algorithms that aren't as exhaustive #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: cancer immunotherapy doesn't work as fast as chemo - sometimes the tumor gets bigger before getting smaller #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
With immunotherapy, tumors get bigger before they get smaller. Freaks out docs and patients. #sciwri16
Curiel: Finally to checkpoint blockade. Anti-CTLA4 ipilimumab, breakthrough for metastatic melanoma. #sciwri16
In immune therapy rumors get bigger first by filling up with immune cells. Takes months to regress but immunotherapy has memory #sciwri16
Curiel: cancer immunotherapy is the gift that keeps on giving. Once u educate immune cells, info is there forever.#sciwri16
SKYNET!!!! #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: with immunotherapy, once you educate the immune cells, its there forever (unlike chemo) #sciwri16
Huge props to @deblum for #nextflint session. Heard from 3 key players involved in crisis: The Mom, The Advocate, & The Scientist. #sciwri16
Unlike chemotherapy, immunotherapy is there forever once the immune system is educated. #sciwri16
Immune therapy is the gift that keeps on giving. Immune cells remember and keep fighting #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
Slide of melanoma treated w ipilimumab-tumor gets bigger bc filling w immune cells, then smaller but takes months. Not all respond #sciwri16
With immunotherapy, once it's in your system, #body remembers it. A hopeful alternative to painful repetitive chemo treatments. #sciwri16
Too much writing on #AI--or at least, too many 'comments' under articles--focuses on scary Terminator scenarios, M. Riedl tells #sciwri16
See my tweetstream for some context, from an in-depth report I wrote on Safe Drinking Water for CQ Researcher. #nextflint #sciwri16
"regulation stifles motivation". I want to get that on a t shirt #insideai #sciwri16
Problem is: there are spectacular recoveries, but the majority of patients do not respond. #sciwri16
That "AI 100" report looking at AI in 2030, feat. MIT's @julie_a_shah: https://t.co/V7KloZ1hwH #sciwri16 #insideai
Checkpoint blockade takes longer to work than chemo, but when it works, immune memory keeps cancer down. For good. #sciwri16
"We all try to avoid talking about military AI. None of us work for the military." #insideai #sciwri16
"Cancer immunotherapy is the gift that keeps on giving"-Tyler Curiel. Our body remembers and can kill future cancers. Fascinating. #sciwri16
Awesome #sciwri16 tour @txbiomed. Just wishing we could suit up in these #bsl4 suits... https://t.co/dSDOT2k2ym
AI anywhere in the military decision process is ethically challenging, e.g. semi-autonomous drones. #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: Now, PD1-PDL1 checkpoint connection is being used to treat many cancers. #sciwri16
We're never going fully autonomous in military AI. There's too much opportunity for error. Need a human at the wheel. #insideai #sciwri16
It’s astonishing to have this many drugs approved in this many cancers this fast. (on # of new immunotherapy drugs) #sciwri16
People freak out anytime the military uses machine learning, even if it's just a very small piece of a project - @halhod #insideai #sciwri16
The bar for what we call artificial intelligence keeps changing-Niekum #insideai #sciwri16
But: work in only a subset of patients, expensive, and can have serious side effects. #sciwri16
Curiel: These drugs are not lung cancer drugs, brain tumor drugs ... they're cancer drugs. #sciwri16 activate immune response generally.
Computational neuroscience is trying to bridge gap btw/neuroscience & AI with neural nets but need to be careful- @danielas_bot #sciwri16
Curiel includes important limitations to recent innovations & new drugs in cancer immunotherapy #sciwri16 https://t.co/PQR3mqGw1h
"We don't understand real intelligence yet, so we need to be careful what general conclusions we draw." #insideai #sciwri16
Just mentioned: Robot arrested by Swiss police after buying drugs on the dark web https://t.co/F1R4bIYfT1 (by @roseveleth) #sciwri16
The AI 2016 report: https://t.co/gPE4Yj0ILd
#sciwri16
Curiel: "Dark side of immunotherapies is that they can cause auto-immunity, which can lead to fatalities, and are very expensive." #sciwri16
We might not want to replicate the human brain in silicone-it might not make the best robot @danielas_bot #insideai #sciwri16
AI mostly isn't being used for mission-critical tasks. If Google messes up on result order, it's not a big deal. #insideai #sciwri16
Huge progress on #immunotherapy but also expensive and only works on subset of patients. #sciwri16 https://t.co/tC2ZBxxC7L
Curiel: These drugs are not lung cancer drugs, brain tumor drugs ... they're cancer drugs. #sciwri16 activate immune response generally.
Checkpoint blockade drugs FDA-approved for melanoma, lung, bladder, kidney, head/neck cancers. Hodgkin lymphoma. More 2 come #sciwri16
Not sure I need speakers saying "this sci is on a short list for the Nobel Prize" #sciwri16 ( not that their work isn't good/impt).
Curiel puts in a plug for cancer prevention vaccines (which are underused) #sciwri16
We often use the analogy, but a neural net works nothing like a human brain #sciwri16
Is understanding the human brain the best way to design #AI? Not necessarily, says @danielas_bot #insideai #sciwri16
Neural nets are inspired by way brain is structured but they work nothing like the human brain says @danielas_bot #sciwri16
I didn't catch who said it, but he prefers "deep learning": less loaded term #insideai #sciwri16 https://t.co/z3UWYipR6c
We often use the analogy, but a neural net works nothing like a human brain #sciwri16
HPV vaccine prevents cervical ca; HEP B vx prevents liver cancer. #sciwri16 #Cancerprevention https://t.co/tjs8dofCEs
Curiel puts in a plug for cancer prevention vaccines (which are underused) #sciwri16
Curiel: depleting reg. T cells and treating mice with drugs also work in old mice, but not in young mice! #sciwri16 #cancerpuzzles
DeepMind learned to play Pong, other Atari games, but couldn't transfer skills from one game to another #sciwri16
Deep Mind AIs can't apply things they learn from one game to another. Humans can. Ppl are working on it, tho. Transfer learning. #sciwri16
@DrMRFrancis Scott Niekum. #insideai #sciwri16
Thanks for explaining Pong, @halhod #insideai #sciwri16
This has got legs. This is going to work. We just have to keep improving what we are doing. -Curiel #sciwri16
Thank you! #insideai #sciwri16 https://t.co/yVVH4QG18r
@DrMRFrancis Scott Niekum. #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: immunotherapies are the best cancer drugs ever. Therapy has legs, more to come. #sciwri16
Introducing the BSL4 fall collection. Crisp whites contrast with dramatic black. Bold, elegant. An instant classic.… https://t.co/EKs0Drbjg0
Awesome #sciwri16 tour @txbiomed. Just wishing we could suit up in these #bsl4 suits... https://t.co/dSDOT2k2ym
Curiel: computer algorithms and genomic seq. can help in predicting which treatments will work best for each person #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
General knowledge for an AI -- Discovering what is this object and what can I doo with it? #sciwri16
immunotherapy most successful class of anti-cancer drugs developed to date-Curiel #sciwri16 #CancerResearch https://t.co/OfC56ESPHo
Curiel: "Immunotherapy is the single most successful broad-based cancer treatment. The revolution is here." Excited to follow this #sciwri16
"A small number of companies own voice recognition. What do we do about that?" Big problem for privacy and such #insideai #sciwri16
Curiel: The price of cancer immunotherapy: exhaustion of immune system & production of novel antigens by tumor #sciwri16
Curiel: depleting reg. T cells too much can lead to autoimmunity #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
When we use apps, you are giving up data for people to use for whatever purpose suits the shareholders, says @danielas_bot #sciwri16
I had so many fantastic conversations at #sciwri16! If you're thinking about joining NASW, do (just make sure it's the right one).
Those cute scientist outfits are soo distracting! How do they get any work done? #bodyconBSL4 #sciwri16 https://t.co/EoOVAWCMIv
Introducing the BSL4 fall collection. Crisp whites contrast with dramatic black. Bold, elegant. An instant classic.… https://t.co/EKs0Drbjg0
Curiel on immunotherapy: The revolution is here but there's a lot left to do #cancerpuzzles #sciwri16
Curiel: Everybody in this room has had cancer, but the immune system will detect and eliminate. #sciwri16
Curiel: 3 E's of cancer and inmmune system: elimination, equilibrium & escape. Once you reach escape, cancer is clinical #sciwri16
Many times I find it easier to write about something that I don't know much about since I can think more like the r… https://t.co/tBb5Vs5jsX
"There are pitfalls when trying to #communicate about a topic that you know a lot about it" #scicomm #sciencewriters #sciwri16 #acwri
Here's the @ProPublica story on Facebook sorting ads by ethnicity that @danielas_bot just mentioned: https://t.co/XP8tbIBk6O #sciwri16
Proof AI still ain't intelligent: a Pong bot is useless at Breakout, virtually the same game. https://t.co/ryLNwvagrZ #insideai #sciwri16
"Ultimately, it's not who has the talent. It's who has the data." - @mark_riedl Ppl don't know how valuable their data is- @halhod #sciwri16
Enjoyed learning about cancer #immunotherapy. But also loved learning about @britneyspears' hometown in Louisiana. Thanks Curiel! #sciwri16
Phone stopped working today at #sciwri16 but sessions were great! Loved starting the day with #blackhats and learning about cyberterrorism
Each human body makes errors in cell duplication. You're forming small cancers periodically,& immune systen eliminates them. Whoa #sciwri16
Suggestion for next year's cancer talks: bingo cards w/drug names, prize giveaways! How to fit atezolizumab in little square? #sciwri16
¡El Diario de TercerPlaneta está disponible! https://t.co/zs0DTLC346 Gracias a @fernandoplagas @BioenergyBarber #ecologia #sciwri16
Curiel: So far, haven't seen autoimmunity by inhibiting T regs, but probably because we're not depleting enuf. We see it in mice.#sciwri16
It's important to remember that as impressive as driving a car is-a robot still can't pour a cup of tea @mark_riedl #insideai #sciwri16
A tea pouring robot hasn't been invented. Roboticists, take note. ☕ #sciwri16 #insideai
Computers can drive but can't pour a cup of tea. They can also play Pong but not Breakout. Very unlike humans #sciwri16 #InsideAI
Curiel: We've all had cancer, small versions that our immune system eradicates. #sciwri16
#sciwri16 is great but consider breaking away for a moment and checking out the festivities https://t.co/ZGIBI0cSjD
.@halhod: it's all about who's watching/surveilling you and has the power to collect your data. Wish Foucault were here! #insideai #sciwri16
Thoughtful & interesting #science briefings today thanks to @ScienceWriting. Here's a #drawing I made #inspired by… https://t.co/CInTXu7tz9
Audience member points out that nurses are surveiled. They generate lots of data points that can be tracked. #sciwri16
Some talented people here at #sciwri16 https://t.co/zMdEmN9kT0
Thoughtful & interesting #science briefings today thanks to @ScienceWriting. Here's a #drawing I made #inspired by… https://t.co/CInTXu7tz9
Huge props to @deborahblum for #nextflint session. Heard from 3 key truth seekers in crisis: The Mom, The Advocate, The Scientist. #sciwri16
@RoniDengler Thanks! It was really neat learning about some of the science happening at @txbiomed! #sciwri16
Shed my bag and waiting for the mixer to start at #sciwri16
If we met at #sciwri16 and u didn't get contact info u can talk 2 me here! I'm person w/dark red hair, gr8 legs, prob talked 2 u about bones
After hearing her talk for the second time, totally convinced @LeeAnne_Walters knows more science than many scientists #nextflint #sciwri16
Probably should have grabbed some business cards to take to the mixer... d'oh. #tiredbrain #sciwri16
Another day of top-notch talks and panels and conversations with colleagues, new and familiar. Now for the party. #sciwri16
I got a poster at #sciwri16 from symmetrymag. Thank you! https://t.co/IpHGrxFZpR
The hotel probably wouldn't appreciate me hanging this on the door #sciwri16 https://t.co/oTYrZqXSjG
Instructions from the #sciwri16 water bottle swag. Check out point 3 - maybe written by a computer? @mark_riedl… https://t.co/j4DIwtbyuU
#sciwri16 still chewing over Steven Weinberg's quantum mechanics talk--oh heck, time to party!
Woman on plane says she went to a rodeo where people line danced to Tupac songs. Next time, #sciwri16
Does anyone at #sciwri16 have a microusb charger for charging a Samsung phone?
Resources by @NCDJ_ASU at https://t.co/ulQ7g9E2Jr a good start for anyone at #SciWri16 whether or not you made it t… https://t.co/qWzuO8Lm2e
Sorry to have missed the #naswdisability session. Online resources for me? @roseveleth @autistichoya
Like seriously. I won't be able to get back to my AirBnB tonight without my phone. If anyone has one,please help a… https://t.co/GlX2YpMsch
Does anyone at #sciwri16 have a microusb charger for charging a Samsung phone?
Thirsty? Hit me up! Drink tickets free to a good home, freelancers get priority. #sciwri16 https://t.co/Z0uuLgt8TC
Signal boosting some deep cuts from the dazzling #sciwri16 live coverage from my better half, @rkspurrier . Check h… https://t.co/qhG3jKO8Tx
Gov't officials said, "The people of Flint should just relax" while still denying the science and the crisis. #nextflint #sciwri16
Related background on that speaker #sciwri16 #Flint https://t.co/cKNjUqDDlQ
'These people have been traumatized for years' -- Siddhartha Roy at #sciwri16 on #Flint. Interview:… https://t.co/oom2zbW5Fr
Booze and science. Because reasons. 🍹🍹🍹#sciwri16 @ Sunset Station https://t.co/IKCiRVVIku
Hey #sciwri16 - Just heard @SAPIENS_org is looking for feature writers. Talk to @A_Mascarelli to find out more.
So busy, I haven’t really tweeted. But there has been so much great stuff to learn and see at #SciWri16! https://t.co/9ahVUeQyB6
. @LeeAnne_Walters: Flint is not fixed. And it wasn't a natural disaster, so we're not getting federal relief. #FLINT #sciwri16
Hey #sciwri16 - spread the word. @SAPIENS_org is looking for feature writers. Talk to @A_Mascarelli to find out more.
Talking Doctor Who with a Washington Post editor. Like you do 💖 #sciwri16
The latest The science-news Daily! https://t.co/ww9YA8xVUj Thanks to @ScienceReport @UniverseSpaces @ExAeroplane #physics #sciwri16
Any of my lovely friends at #sciwri16 able to grab me one of those nifty writer on deadlines door tag? I'll owe ya one!
Loved seeing old acquaintances and meeting new ones at #sciwri16.
Also loved getting home tonight in time to tuck in the kids. :)
Hearing him tomorrow at #sciwri16 Via @NPR: Stanford Physicist Embarks On Mission To Improve Undergraduate Teaching https://t.co/MAVW2BJCLO
¡El Loteria! #sciwri16 @ Sunset Station https://t.co/6onbgEU30w
Science writers having light shed upon them (rather than shedding light) #sciwri16 https://t.co/64BzlWiTIH
Egyptian goose sighting on the river walk near the hotel. No photo. But it's watching. #sciduck #sciwri16
Back to work tomorrow... Organizing business cards from #freelancers & #sciwri16 session notes to share with my team this week!
Yo #sciwri16 go meet @IHStreet and have him drop some plant knowledge on you. 🌱 Totally blew my mind
FYI, y'all, comic con celebrity guests are out on the town: https://t.co/jbpdZ3pbyt #sciwri16 Wish I'd seen the @Stranger_Things kids!
I had to bail on the party early tonight. One more busy day of #sciwri16 tomorrow!
Liquid nitrogen margaritas! #sciwri16 https://t.co/qDj9VdnPyw
Guess what's happening here......#sciwri16 https://t.co/aSU9YyYug2
If we met at #sciwri16 and I'm not following you on Twitter (and you want me to), please let me know!
@allisonceck Nice to meet you at #sciwri16!
@akasha111182 I fully recommend walking up to the person and squee-ing out their twitter handle. #sciwri16
Con mi colega y amiga @rayzalia de Kenia #sciwri16 en San Antonio, Texas EE.UU. https://t.co/eUe0UQKDv1
Free advice: Come to conferences. You will meet the coolest people! (And maybe a noble prize winner)… https://t.co/NULSsTwelX
I left cord under your name at the front desk at Drury inn and suites (not Drury plaza).(Anyone at #sciwri16 standi… https://t.co/5v5JXhN5y6
Does anyone at #sciwri16 have a microusb charger for charging a Samsung phone?
#sciwri16 great to meet neuroscientist Amina Ann Qutub at tonight's mixer! Where else but at an NASW party?
Loved meeting science writers I know from twitter IRL today. And even a few I didn't #sciwri16 (all while really, really tired). 😴 soon.
Longest wooden bar top in #Texas. Room for all. Watching #ChicagoCubs #sciwri16 https://t.co/13hJO8wSza
The best validation that I've gotten here is that yes, I am funny. Sometimes. #sciwri16
Presented about AI to Science Writers Conf. Joined a panel w/ @danielas_bot @andreaT @halhod & Scott Niekum. Great audience and Qs #sciwri16
Good thing I didn’t say anything controversial or rude in front of a room full of journalists today! :-) #sciwri16 https://t.co/HTD1ZmxaVG
In robot enculturation, "there has been a lack of awareness of culture beyond Silicon Valley." -@mark_riedl. Cool, cool (not cool) #sciwri16
Personal highlight of #sciwri16 was meeting Earle Hollande, whose philosophy of PIO-ship is that you serve public first, institution second.
Tonight's SunsetStation mixer made you want to travel back in time? Here's the 113 yr old photo the day the 1st… https://t.co/oxF8AiK7pi
The latest Astronomisches Morgenblatt! https://t.co/0hdVYwLRiK Thanks to @eclipse2017 @saturntoday #sciwri16 #agublogs
This is so beautiful #sciwri16 https://t.co/SjzXxK3U0c
Thoughtful & interesting #science briefings today thanks to @ScienceWriting. Here's a #drawing I made #inspired by… https://t.co/CInTXu7tz9
Interesting perspective from @paslap: #scientists need #journalists. #scijourno #cdnsci #sciwri16 https://t.co/gbo0IVeS55
New post #fromthefeed Le journalisme scientifique est menacé. Comment les scientifiques peuvent-ils l’aider? https://t.co/pk97oMGs57