Alison Pearce Stevens

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I'm an award-winning #kidlit author with a focus on fun nonfiction. Former #scientist. #Nature nerd. All-around #STEM geek.
Pronounsshe/her
Websitehttps://apstevens.com/
When using Microsoft Word or Google Docs, don't just make text bigger and bolder to make it a heading. That will work for sighted users, but screen reader users will miss that and just hear it as normal paragraph text. Use actual heading styles, like level 1 through 6.
A study of health records of 20.5 million people in the United Kingdom, Spain and Estonia confirms earlier studies showing that people who got #COVID #vaccines have significantly fewer cardiovascular complications than people who get Covid.
https://theconversation.com/cardiovascular-risks-and-covid-19-new-research-confirms-the-benefits-of-vaccination-226130
#Health #VaccinesWork
Cardiovascular risks and COVID-19: New research confirms the benefits of vaccination

New research confirms that COVID-19 vaccines are safe and effective at reducing the cardiovascular complications that are a hallmark of COVID-19 infection.

The Conversation

There are many success stories where ancient farming practices helped civilizations survive changing climates.

Reclaiming ancestral farming techniques can be a step toward sustainable food systems.

https://theconversation.com/what-ancient-farmers-can-really-teach-us-about-adapting-to-climate-change-and-how-political-power-influences-success-or-failure-217253

#climatechange #environment #farming #indigenouspeople

What ancient farmers can really teach us about adapting to climate change – and how political power influences success or failure

Agricultural sustainability is as much about power and sovereignty as it is about soil, water and crops.

The Conversation

@jztusk @tess

I replace ML or AI or LMM with "trained weasels" when I am doing legal risk assessments. It makes me ask better questions about who is training the weasels and how and do we really trust weasels to do that.

This is SO cool. Everyone has wondered why moths are just so nutso about flying toward lights. πŸ§ͺ

It turns out they do it so they can put their BUTTS to it. https://www.npr.org/2024/01/30/1227172719/moths-to-a-flame-insects-fly-in-circles-around-artificial-light

So freakin true.

It’s okay to take the easy way out with your fall leaves 🍁Mulching leaves into your lawn is easier β€” and better for your lawn and the environment.

https://theconversation.com/want-a-healthier-lawn-instead-of-bagging-fall-leaves-take-the-lazy-way-out-and-get-a-more-environmentally-friendly-yard-216742
#environment #tips

Want a healthier lawn? Instead of bagging fall leaves, take the lazy way out and get a more environmentally friendly yard

Mulching feeds your lawn and garden with nutrients and organic matter.

The Conversation

"I don't wear 🌈 items to tell you who's in my bed."

#lgbtqiaplus #rainbows #queer

The E/V Nautilus team encounter a Flapjack Octopus off the central California coast.

Video credit: E/V Nautilus

If you don't love birds then I don't know what to tell you.