my unsolicited advice to people starting grad school in the fall: do not use this summer to “catch up” or “prepare”. you don’t need it. what you do need is a break

When I was teaching in the US I could ask my students not to drink coffee during class, but they had the right to carry weapons on campus.

When President Clinton banned assault rifles in 1994, mass shootings dropped by 43%. After Republicans let the ban expire in 2004, they increased by 243% — please don’t tell me bans don’t work, because I don’t want to hear it.

An 11-year-old who survived the school shooting in Texas went into survival mode and put someone's blood on herself to pretend she was dead. The classmate next to her died and then saved her life. This is the kind of trauma you hear from an active war zone, not a 4th grade class.

My article "The Theory of Hypermediation: Anti-Gender Christian Groups and Digital Religion" is open access. It offers a theoretical perspective for studying Digital Religion through the case study of anti-abortion and anti-LGBTQ conservative groups. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

Last week it was arm the teachers. This week it's arm the doctors. But when that white supremacist shot up the black grocery store, guess what they didn't say: Arm the black people.

We all know the feeling: we are reading the ingredient list of a food product and we see a lot of E101, E127, E199. And we all ask: “What is this stuff?!” In this brief article I explain how #foodlabels work and the meaning of all these Exxx scicommforeveryone.com/2021/06/10/som… #scicomm

Hey people! It's time to have a baby! This is not a post on #BiologicalClock, but you'll find some curios facts about the most common day, month and hour to come to this strange world. When were you born? scicommforeveryone.com/2020/06/09/its… #scicomm #pregnancy #birth #Csection

Can #melatonin be useful to attenuate the symptoms of #JetLag? In this article I explore the latest discoveries on the topic scicommforeveryone.com/2021/06/23/jet… #scicomm #vacation #holiday #flight #summer

I’m generally quiet on Twitter beyond likes and retweets. But staying quiet is no longer optional. I am honored and privileged to provide full scope high risk obstetrical care and including recommending and in some cases performing abortions.

5yo daughter’s teacher called her “a mathematician” yesterday. She was so excited to tell us when she got home and said it was the best thing about her day. She spent the evening doing number bonds independently & absolutely loving it. Never underestimate the power your words.

My daughter was issued a detention because her iPad, when she arrived at school, was 93%. The assistant head, who I’ve since emailed, has set the expectation that iPads be no lower than 97% or pupils will be punished. I’m flummoxed. Has anyone heard of such nonsense?

I ran from a mass shooting today with my two little girls in my arms. We got separated from my wife. We hid behind a car and then sheltered in the apartment of some good Samaritans for 5 hours watching swat teams from the windows. We are all ok but we’re angry, very very angry.

Yes, you can wear an N95 and still get COVID, especially with BA.5. But that doesn't mean masks don't work. You can also die in a car crash wearing a seat belt, but that doesn't mean seat belts don't work. Masks reduce the odds of infection. Be probabilistic, not fatalistic.

Once I wrote about the Latina pay gap for a publication and later found out I was paid $100 less than the publication usually pays for opinion pieces. They paid me, a Latina, less than they pay my white peers, for an article about how Latinas make less than white people.

Autism is: wanting to be invited but not wanting to go

Happy Teachers’ Day Even during my #maternityleave I think about my students. #TeachersDay #scicomm #scienceTeacher scicommforeveryone.com/2020/10/05/hap…

Holiday season is about to begin. Are you one of those people always getting sick during the #holidays? Here some tips to stay #healthy and enjoy your #freetime scicommforeveryone.com/2022/02/16/how… #scicomm #science #lifeisbeautiful #festivemood

Why is baby smell so addicting? I write this article 3yrs ago when I had my first child and now I am on the sofa smelling my 2nd newborn. scicommforeveryone.com/2019/12/03/why… #babysmell #scicomm #evolution #newborn #mamaslove