MeredithW
mastodon 4.7.3I care about doing research right, disability rights, 2E kids, SFF, music & much more. Biostatistician doing pediatric HIV clinical trials, previously psychiatry research. Life's too short to specialize. Never stopped masking.
Alt-text for avatar: door knocker shaped like a cat
Alt-text for header: person screaming into a phone "Show me the data"
I can't get over hearing so many women's voices on the broadcast! When I grew up, all the astronauts, and anyone briefing the public or working Capcom would have been male. It makes me so happy!
#Artemis2 #NASAwomen
https://www.youtube.com/live/m3kR2KK8TEs
NASA's Artemis II Live Mission Coverage (Official Broadcast)
Experience "Chewbacca" (Wind of the Wookiee) aftershave! The artist is Cris Shapan, a graphic designer who creates retro parody ads under the pseudonym Deluxe Fuxley.
#Chewbacca #may4th #StarWars
RE: @universalhub@mastodon.online
May the 4th be with you.
For those of you who don't know, the Boston Public Garden has a beloved statue of Make Way for Ducklings, which is set here. They get dressed up for all sorts of occasions.
#ducklings #MayThe4th #PublicGarden
Beginning in 2004, Joe Macken carved all five boroughs of New York City out of balsa wood, every site and stadium, and every bridge and building. His creation consists of almost one million structures. The model will be presented to the public at the Museum of the City of New York beginning Feb. 12, 2026. https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/he-built-city
#NYC #model #museum
Such fun reading a novel by a friend! This new book by Stephanie Wood Franklin is great fun and I look forward to more from her.
https://www.amazon.com/Infinite-Library-Stephanie-Wood-Franklin-ebook/dp/B0GHPHV4XZ/ref=sr_1_1
#books #libraries
Good to see recognition of those who do the difficult work of self-correction: "The Ctrl-Z Award recognizes and celebrates scientists who discover substantial errors in their published work and take meaningful steps to correct the scientific record."
https://retractionwatch.com/ctrl-z-award/
#science #integrity #awards
FDA refuses to even consider Moderna's groundbreaking mRNA influenza vaccine application. "It wasn’t even getting formal consideration...because officials were refusing to accept the application."
#vaccines #flu #influenza #FDA #Moderna
https://www.thebulwark.com/p/this-is-what-destroying-the-vaccine-market-looks-like-moderna-flu-prasad-fda
Beginning in 2004, Joe Macken carved all five boroughs of New York City out of balsa wood, every site and stadium, and every bridge and building. His creation consists of almost one million structures. The model will be presented to the public at the Museum of the City of New York beginning Feb. 12, 2026. https://www.mcny.org/exhibition/he-built-city
#NYC #model #museum
Inadequately cleared sidewalks and blocked curb cuts put everyone at risk, especially those of us with disabilities.
#snow #disabilities
https://www.masslive.com/boston/2026/02/putting-my-body-at-risk-boston-sidewalks-curb-cuts-impassable-2-weeks-after-storm.html
