EllenFoxman

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Assoc. Prof at Yale studying defense against respiratory viruses.
Accessible news clip describing new paper from our lab - we searched for activation of the body’s antiviral defenses to find respiratory viruses that are missed by routine tests. #infections #infectiousdisease #covid #emergingviruses #influenza https://www.nbcconnecticut.com/news/local/nasal-swabs-could-help-identify-emerging-viruses-yale-researchers-say/2960253/
Nasal Swabs Could Help Identify Emerging Viruses, Yale Researchers Say

In the early days of COVID-19, the virus was spreading quickly while we knew very little about it. Now, Yale researchers say they have found a new way to…

NBC Connecticut

Next week I'll be giving a talk at the University of Michigan, geared to the general public, entitled "The crisis of human collective decision-making in a social media world".

https://lsa.umich.edu/cscs/news-events/all-events.detail.html/103361-21807096.html

The talk, at 4 PM EST on Tuesday Jan 31st, will be live-streamed and is open to anyone who wants to watch. You do need to register, at this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfdGjaDv-ijYfoO6FdOSG6QiRjQFlpEPo9Ri7gx8wxscTMsMg/viewform

All Events | U-M LSA Center for the Study of Complex Systems

With literally millions of books to choose from. Open Library does not replace a physical space of safety and refuge for readers and citizens, but it augments a place where those things are being hunted down to destroy them.

https://www.openlibrary.org

Welcome to Open Library | Open Library

Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Read, borrow, and discover more than 3M books for free.

RT @jfekoenig
Super cool preprint from @florsheim_eb+@RMedzhitov! Mice are averse to eating allergens they are sensitized to, and there’s a neuro-immune explanation! Clinicians tell me all the time that kids significantly dislike the taste of their food allergen. (1/6) https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.01.19.524823v1.full.pdf
Activation of the Immune System by Picasso (interpretation by #ai
Activation of the Immune System by Dali (interpretation by #AI)
I asked the #AI tool #DALL-E to paint "Activation of the immune system" in the style of Dali, Matisse, and Picasso. Here they are! The first one is Matisse (see thread for others...) #sciencemastodon #AI #science #art #artificialintelligence

How do you make a thread on Mastodon?

Pretty much the same way as on Twitter, with one difference. You compose the first post, publish it, then reply to it, then reply to it again, and so on. But there's one difference. If the first post is Public, you can make all the others Unlisted. This way, people can follow the thread by clicking on the first post, but their timeline isn't clogged up with all of the other posts.

[A short thread]

#FediTip #help

RT @mandatemasksus
This is a great catch! @CDCgov masks webpage now says that "At All COVID-19 Community Levels.. Masks are recommended in indoor public transportation settings"

#MandateMasks #BringBackMasks #MaskTransit

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/about-face-coverings.html https://twitter.com/DellaLuna/status/1610596476954247170

Masks and Respirators

Wear a mask with the best fit, protection, and comfort for you.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

“Forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you’re inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. Inspiration won’t. Habit is persistence in practice.” — Octavia Butler

#writinglife #writingcommunity #writerscommunity #creativity #inspiration #writing #storytelling #screenwriting #writingtips #art #OctaviaButler