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I founded @FancyComma, where we translate STEM to impact. A rarity in science, I'm a neuroscientist and writer who's worked in Congress and as a civil servant.
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Oklahoma researchers seek new options for treatment-resistant depression

Oklahoma researchers seek new options for treatment-resistant depression

NONDOC — Treatment-resistant depression makes living with the disease difficult, but Oklahoma researchers are eager to uncover new therapeutic options.
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The Importance of a COVID-19 Science Communication "Ground Game" - The Georgetown Voice

The Importance of a COVID-19 Science Communication "Ground Game" - The Georgetown Voice

The Georgetown Voice — The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed an urgent need for effective communication of complex science in an easy-to-understand way for a general audience-what is known as "science communication." Facts don't always speak for themselves, as the scientific and medical communities have learned the hard way over the past year or so by watching COVID-19 misinformation spread faster than the truth.
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New COVID-19 drug and diagnostics could be a game-changer

New COVID-19 drug and diagnostics could be a game-changer

Washington Examiner — After more than a year and a half of an agonizing pandemic, researchers at Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have announced a successful oral antiviral treatment. The drug, called molnupiravir, prevents about half of COVID-19-associated hospitalizations. The data monitoring committee, which...
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How Science Communication Can Improve Your Career

How Science Communication Can Improve Your Career

NeurOnline — Effective science communication refers to the ability to discuss science in terms that your audience will understand. Scientists can communicate inwardly to colleagues, or outwardly with important stakeholders such as the public, government, industry, educators, or even scientists outside of one's field. One high-profile arena in which effective communication is needed is science policy.
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Tennis for More Than Two

Tennis for More Than Two

The Xylom — Who gets to benefit from the modest improvements and radical reimaginations of gaming that so many now rely on for community and sanity?
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Do Me a Favor: Sheeva vs. The Congressional Office Printer

Do Me a Favor: Sheeva vs. The Congressional Office Printer

The Prompt Magazine — It was early 2017, and the phones in the halls of Congress wouldn't stop ringing. Working in Congress meant answering the phone dozens of times a day, listening to our constituents' often conflicting, sometimes indecipherable, opinions.
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Rock Album Commentary: Rostam's "Changephobia" - The Sound of Heroic Optimism - The Arts Fuse

Rock Album Commentary: Rostam's "Changephobia" - The Sound of Heroic Optimism - The Arts Fuse

The Arts Fuse — As we emerge from the pandemic, Rostam's Changephobia strikes the right healing notes for fatigued ears. Rostam Batmanglij, better known by his first name Rostam, is back with a new album, Changephobia. Rostam is founder and a former member of indie rock band Vampire Weekend, which he left in 2016 to pursue solo projects.
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For Effective Science Advocacy, Focus on Shared Values, and Speak Up Often

For Effective Science Advocacy, Focus on Shared Values, and Speak Up Often

Blog UCS USA — Let's face it, it's not possible to replace everyone in Congress with scientists and doctors (though, thinking about it, wouldn't that be such a different world?). Nor need we-the depth of experience from our policymakers is what helps get stuff done in all facets of policy.
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Scientists Push Back Against Retracted Nature Communications Study on Women PIs

Scientists Push Back Against Retracted Nature Communications Study on Women PIs

The Xylom — A recently published, then retracted, Nature Communications paper has galvanized women in science.
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Science Writing Was Worth It. It Just Took Longer Than I Thought.

Science Writing Was Worth It. It Just Took Longer Than I Thought.

The Xylom — From Oklahoma to Cambridge, Mass. then Washington D.C., and back, Sheeva Azma shares her winding path to becoming a science writer.
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How do the COVID-19 vaccines work?

How do the COVID-19 vaccines work?

fancycomma.com — Learn about how various COVID-19 vaccines work.
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Sony's State of Play Focuses on Games, Not Hardware

Sony's State of Play Focuses on Games, Not Hardware

Lifewire — Sony's 2020 State of Play event generated some interest about games, but hardly mentioned the PS5 release later in the year.
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Does Brain Training Really Work? | The Motley Fool

Does Brain Training Really Work? | The Motley Fool

The Motley Fool (U.S.) — Brain training claims to give your mind a boost. Does the scientific evidence live up to the hype?
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