Gaythia Weis @Gaythia@qoto.org

Never mind you can't ski in the Alps this winter. Think about the empty rivers in spring and all the failed harvests this summer all over Europe.

Hi folks! I'm a Guatemalan-American professor at Cornell who does community science for a safer, fairer, more understanding internet. 🧵

If you are interested in the CS and social science of digital social environments, algorithms, digital inclusion, virtue/ethics, & tech accountability, CAT Lab is your team!

(new instance, new #introduction)

From the dismal history of women's health care comes this 1949 paper on pain in labour.

Investigators burned the skin on participants' hands to try to get to the bottom of the question: how real are labour pains? 🧵

This will become a mega-thread. I will introduce one arctic-alpine plant species every day this year (or until my private photo archive runs out…).

These species are small and beautiful, fragile but hardy. Many are already endangered, and many will be losers in a warming world. Each one has earned our attention.

#ArcticAlpinePlants #Arctic #Alpine #Tundra #Wildflowers #Plants #biodiversity

Bessie Coleman was born in Atlanta, TX. She is the 1st African Am/Native Am aviator to receive a pilot's license. https://tinyl.io/7dok

She attended flight school in France & thrilled fans in the States while standing up to segregation.

Coleman inspired generations of African American aviators, incl. Tuskegee Airmen.

In 1992, Astronaut Dr. Mae Jemison carried Coleman’s picture with her on her first mission in the Space Shuttle Endeavor.

#BlackFriday #BlackMastodon #History #Aviation

In his New Year Address at the end of what was likely the hottest year on record in France, with more than 10400 additional deaths during the summer's #heatwave, the #French president Emmanuel #Macron asks his people, without blinking, "Who could have predicted the climate crisis?" https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/article/2023/01/03/emmanuel-macron-et-le-climat-un-discours-qui-rate-sa-cible_6156389_823448.html #ClimateCrisis

"The homes or offices of five elected Democratic officials in #NewMexico, including the new attorney general, have been hit by #gunfire over the past month, and authorities are working to determine if the attacks are connected."#news

https://apnews.com/article/politics-albuquerque-new-mexico-state-government-831e1d985a1795eea69ac6489f0698ed

Since Jan. 6, 2021, Fortune 500 companies — some of whom pledged to withdraw support from candidates who denied the results of the 2020 election — have given nearly $15.8 million to election deniers.

Look up how much they've given and to whom:

https://projects.propublica.org/fortune-500-company-election-deniers-jan-6/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

"We must pass a federal voting rights bill...that fight must continue in the new Congress — and if we have to scrap the filibuster to get it done, we absolutely should do that. No Senate rule is more important than our democracy." -Sen. @JohnFetterman@twitter.com
https://www.democracydocket.com/opinion/taking-every-county-every-vote-to-the-u-s-senate/

This is not cute. This is not fun. These people are holding our entire gov't hostage. This is Jan. 6 by other means.

France is mandating clean air in the classrooms, requiring CO2 levels of 800 ppm. I hope this is rolled out in other countries. Apart from lowering #covid risks in the classroom, it will also address other respiratory issues. #CleanAir #COVID #SafeSchools

Do you know who Cheryl Johnson is? You should. Ms. Johnson is the Clerk of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. In lieu of an elected Speaker of the House, she is in charge. This is the first time a black woman has been the presiding officer of the U.S. House of Representatives. Let's hope it takes two years for the Republicans to pick their 'speaker'.

"The state’s interference limits the freedom of professors who are experts in their fields to decide what to teach their students. Cox worried, not without reason, that the law effectively banned him from discussing his ideas in class, and that teaching the courses could cost him his livelihood."

"Cox, who is the only Black professor in the sociology department, will not be considered for tenure until this fall."

https://www.propublica.org/article/desantis-critical-race-theory-florida-college-professors?utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=mastodon-post

Since it’s the new year, I figure an #introduction is in order. My name is Taylor, and I’m entering my final year as a #CompBio PhD candidate at Cornell.
My research is primarily focused on using #ML to understand #regulation of gene expression in grasses. I am particularly interested in #representation and #mechanistic modeling.
My other interests include science in the media, supporting Black scientists, and trivia podcasts.
I hope to have some great discussions on here!

@nazgul

Thank you for explaining why there is more to moderation than just keeping people from seeing things they "don't want to see" --

By making the largest and most popular network one that is able to effectively reject such content it can be pushed to the dark corners of the web where it belongs.

This can't be automated. It means looking case by case, making tools to help moderators and admins share information and co-ordinate actions. That's what I'm most interested in.

Some photos from this morning’s walk. I think there are some #liverworts on the twig with the droplet of water. The one with a knot and lateral twig extending from the main trunk looks like an ancient, rheumy eyed salamander with #fungi growing along it’s body. Also, an above and below shot of a cluster of fungi.

Phil Ting's #FreedomToWalk Act is now law in California. You can cross the street anywhere as long as you're not creating a hazard.

#Jaywalking, the fake "crime" created by automobile industry lobbying to blame victims of #TrafficViolence, no longer exists in California.

Enjoy your freedom to walk! https://ktla.com/news/california/new-law-allows-californians-to-legally-jaywalk/

Living wages. Powerful unions. Pro-worker laws on the books. We’re going to fight to make it happen in 2023. A world where workers have real power is still attainable.