Mark Mather

Krispy Kreme faces class action lawsuit after data breach impacting more than 160,000 NEW YORK (PIX11) — A former Krispy Kreme employee has filed a class action lawsuit against the company claiming it failed to protect the personal information of its current and former workers. The nat...

Please try to do better than the donut producer

"The nationwide class action lawsuit accuses the donut producer of not adequately protecting its workers’ private information."
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Commute envy #wmata

Beyond the Numbers: How Americans View Global Population Issues This research brief summarizes the results of a survey of American public attitudes on population issues and foreign assistance.

This tracks with a study RAND did many years ago. Most people were either way off or said they didn’t know how many people lived on earth.
www.rand.org/pubs/researc...

I asked Claude ai to help me visualize what 14 million looks like www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

A friendly oystercatcher

F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines

Traveling abroad this fall? You might want to get your Covid shot while you’re there www.nytimes.com/2025/05/20/h...

Seeing better, living longer: Eye care and fall prevention may extend lifespan in older adults Older adults with vision problems face a heightened risk of falls and premature death, according to a new University of Michigan study.

Taking steps to prevent falls may be **life-saving** for older adults with vision problems. An ISR study by Shu Xu & Josh Ehrlich et al investigates mortality risk, highlighting the risk of recurrent falls. @um-src.bsky.social @micda-umisr.bsky.social

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Our Cardinal eggs are multiplying

Our wren family has started their annual nest building.

Great piece. Quick-fix pronatalist policies don't work, but sensible immigration policies would help keep the US population afloat

US population projected to decline substantially without immigrants

Trump Aides Solicit Ideas to Raise Birthrate, From Baby Bonuses to Fertility Planning (Gift Article) Baby bonuses and menstrual cycle classes are among the ideas pitched to Trump aides as they consider plans to try boosting the birthrate.

Or, consider a sensible immigration policy.

www.nytimes.com/2025/04/21/u...

I needed this morsel of joy today

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The agingstats.gov site is "down for maintenance"? This site provided a large collection of measures on the well-being of older adults, from over a dozen federal agencies.

Without immigration, hundreds of counties across the United States would be shrinking.

Pontiac Planned Scam?

Science supporters at the Lincoln Memorial

Tomorrow, explore the latest findings on virtual connection in an aging world with three expert researchers:
🔹 Karen Fingerman (The University of Texas at Austin)
🔹 Nell Compernolle (NORC at the University of Chicago)
🔹 Steve Cole (UCLA)

🔗 Register here: bit.ly/3ESkZSA

DC Event Information We’re standing up for science—because science is for everyone. Join us on March 7th, 2025 from 12-4pm. We will be located in front of the Lincoln Memorial, overlooking the Reflecting Pool. Our prog…

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Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!

Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!

#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence

EPA tells White House to strike down landmark climate finding The Trump administration is weighing whether to repeal the “endangerment finding,” which states that greenhouse gases pose a threat to public health and welfare.

There's an important lesson for the U.S. in here somewhere...
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From the Emergency Room to Eviction? From the Emergency Room to Eviction?

"For families already struggling to pay the bills, a hospital visit can be the difference between housing and homelessness." @prbdata.bsky.social
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A nice analogy for some broader societal challenges RN

At least they didn’t tack on, “Here’s how”

I was thinking about this passage from Slaughterhouse-Five over the weekend, apropos of nothing.

The Sorry State of Women’s Health in the United States “Girls, women, families, society, and the economy all pay a price for the gaps in knowledge about women’s health,” a new report says.

We need more research on U.S. women’s health, not less.

@prbdata.bsky.social

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News Listing The American Statistical Association is the world’s largest community of statisticians, the “Big Tent for Statistics.

"Our declining capability to produce social and economic statistics will directly undermine economic growth and the goal of widely shared prosperity."
@amstatnews.bsky.social

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What’s also worrying is what’s NOT mentioned in the EO including the wide disparities in health and longevity by education, gender, race, geography, etc. and the policies needed to close these gaps. Social policy is health policy.

"Removing access to taxpayer funded public data from the public domain is unethical and contrary to the principle that these data are for the public and public good." @apduorg.bsky.social
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