Pedro @PedroMiguel@qoto.org

Hello #TwitterMigration people. If you encounter a racist/discriminatory/hate toot, tag it with #fediblock. That makes it easier for administrators to find troublesome identities and/or undesirable servers and block them. #Twitter #Mastodon #TwitterTakeover #racism #hate #bigotry

(From a 2018 tweet of mine):

November 7th is the birthday of both Lise Meitner and Marie Curie. Of the 14 chemical elements named after real people (not mythological figures), only 2 are named after women: meitnerium and curium (the latter of which is in honour of both Marie & her husband).

#WomenInScience #Chemistry #Physics #ChemiVerse #OnThisDay #Curie #Meitner #PeriodicTable

My new article in Slate: https://slate.com/business/2022/11/suv-size-truck-bloat-pedestrian-deaths.html

More and more Americans assume “safe car” means “bigger SUV than the other guy.”

That trend is a big reason US streets have grown more deadly. And road safety groups are enabling it.

#cars #transportation #safety

Who’d have guessed Elon Musk would pay $44 billion to promote Mastodon.

I am very aware of privilege. Just helped my mom navigate a chaotic #YYZ from bag drop to gate due to my experience flying all the time. I helped my son with Python due to my experience using it as a graduate student and postdoc. The playing field is not leveled.