Prof. Anna Brown
@KiaNeu6
Commentary on The Worlds I See Disclaimer: If you identify with your ideas and cannot dissociate yourself from them, follow me at your own peril.
I see a lot of people from academia are feeling hopeless this morning. My advice: Get up, get ready, eat good breakfast, and get to work. There will be another elections in two years, and this one is not going to affect your life the way you fear it might.
$80 million dollars! I can literally cure at least one rare disease with this kind of money.
Virgin OnlyFans star Sophie Rain reveals how much money she’s made — despite keeping her clothes on trib.al/1rEOWKq
This is like painting the Titanic's iceberg black and hoping a different outcome.
"I have been speaking to @CocaCola about using REAL Cane Sugar in Coke in the United States, and they have agreed to do so. I’d like to thank all of those in authority at Coca-Cola. This will be a very good move by them — You’ll see. It’s just better!" –President Donald J. Trump
Can we say that this is equivalent to tech-bros "shipping" product?
My takeaway from this conversation is how it crystallizes the advantage of having a Chinese partner that can get PoC data at a speed that is not possible (today) in the United States.
Microsoft just released their list of the 40 jobs most AI-applicable and the 40 jobs least AI-applicable. This list may have overlap with replaceability and job transformation. (Phlebotomists, you've got nothing to worry about.)
Apparently @Harvard has hired a new lawyer to negotiate with trump.
🚨 Tariffs on inputs = tax on downstream products.🚨 A 50% duty on key inputs propagates costs through roads, buildings, data-centres, and renewable infrastructure. Public data, method & our paper in thread 🧵0/7
"If you look at page 1 of the tariff handbook, it says: Don't tariff inputs. It's the simplest way to make it harder for Americans to do business. Any factory around the world can get the steel, copper & aluminum it needs without paying a 50% upcharge, except an American factory"
Aiming for 7,000 daily steps can reduce risk of chronic diseases, cognitive decline, and death, finds new study. Explore the research in @TheLancetPH: hubs.li/Q03yJfrw0
I wouldn't call ADHD a disorder, but a mismatch of evolution, where the keen, restless mind of the hunter struggles to survive in a world that rewards the routine, the still, and the predictable.
They are giving "horse dewormer" to humans to kill mosquitoes.👀
Ivermectin is an antiparasitic drug that kills mosquitoes feeding on treated persons. In this trial in Kenya, ivermectin given once per month for 3 months led to a 26% lower incidence of malaria than albendazole. Full trial results: nej.md/4lIyNzB Editorial: Ivermectin…
Hey, @AttyStevenBrown @BaniasLaw Are women exempt from carrying immigration ID at all times? Asking for a friend. Also in what aspect are GC holders different from lawful permanent residents?
🚨 Attention 🚨 Always carry your alien registration documentation. Not having these when stopped by federal law enforcement can lead to a misdemeanor and fines.
"While the Author elaborates his argument, the Reviewer sharpens his sword. Between these two creeds…the gulf is impassable.”
Graduate student asks, "How is life outside?" to someone who left academia.
how it feels to be asked about your research
Okay, so everyone is dispensable except administrators, got it.
Duke School of Medicine plans salary cuts for tenured faculty who do not meet grant expectations dukechronicle.com/article/2025/0… The ivory tower is crumbling
Undruggable ‘disordered’ proteins become druggable with new AI techniques from David Baker. @ScienceMagazine science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…
I searched for the truth, only to realize I had the wrong address.
I went into academia to search for truth. I left learning how to write safe grants, avoid controversy, and serve bureaucrats.
On X, you will find psychopaths, and on LinkedIn? sociopaths.
Quite an upbeat viewpoint here....we have a long way to go to reduce the toll of cancer economist.com/leaders/2025/0…
The situation under Biden was no different; under Trump it has worsened.
It is a major policy failure that the US cannot accommodate top AI conferences due to visa issues.
You are not a generalist; you just have undiagnosed ADHD/ADD.
Every author who engages in this type of malpractice must be barred from holding any academic position and gov. grants. Every journal that allows this garbage must be delisted from pubmed and discontinued permanently.
Data from five large open-access health databases are being used to generate thousands of poor-quality, formulaic papers go.nature.com/4lz1Zch