Dave Gammon รีทวีตแล้ว
Elon students in Dr Gammon’s nonmajors biology class simulate how a gene codes for a protein. #EngagedLearning #ElonDay
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Dave Gammon
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If I had ever fathered a 3rd son, he would have had Galileo for his middle name, RIP #Galileo, the world’s first modern scientist
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Writings show Galileo began as a devout and thoughtful young scholar. The fiery and iconoclastic revolutionary came later
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Cool discovery of #Galileo's marginal notes in #Ptolemy’s famous #astronomy text, written ~20yrs before overturning #geocentric universe science.org/content/articl…
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"The cost of clean-energy technologies has plummeted, and renewables are now the cheapest form of energy in many places." fascinating #infographics at nature.com/immersive/d415…
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I'm more fascinated by all the neat #HumanEvolution findings in last 25yrs from Indonesia/Australia region: #hobbits (H floresiensis), #Aborigines arrived ~20,000yrs earlier than we thought w/ ~5% Denisovan DNA and the world's first human artists
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Article emphasizes that early human creativity is geographically universal, not concentrated in Europe (I'm not surprised)
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Another neat finding from Indonesia on #prehistoric #humans and their earliest known attempts at #art, bbc.com/news/articles/…
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New assessments like these might be time-consuming, so lots of loose strings to sort out, but overall I'm optimistic. #ExcitingTimesForAcademia
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Some of their suggestions: assess students through conversations rather than papers, continuous assessment (like a medical residency), assess higher order cognitive skills
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As #educators, grappling with new #AI tools like #ChatGPT is like the beginning of #COVID. We're all flying blind.
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Scientists study ancient prehistoric life by measuring 'molecular fossils' rather than traditional #fossils within rocks. Neat technique to study #OriginOfCells, #astrobiology, #Mars samples, etc. #DeepLearning #AI reuters.com/science/new-me…
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Senator Cassidy's post is reliable b/c it carries a political cost for him. #AnimalBehavior science shows me #CostlySignals are more likely to be accurate. @RFKJr_Official elon.edu/u/news/2022/08…
U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D.@SenBillCassidy
I’m a doctor who has seen people die from vaccine-preventable diseases. What parents need to hear right now is vaccines for measles, polio, hepatitis B and other childhood diseases are safe and effective and will not cause autism. Any statement to the contrary is wrong, irresponsible, and actively makes Americans sicker. We need to understand the real causes of autism. Studies show there’s a genetic predisposition when a mom who’s pregnant is exposed to environmental toxins which can increase a child’s risk of autism. It’s deeply troubling that, according to HHS officials, they appeared to have canceled hundreds of millions in research on autism genetics. Redirecting attention to factors we definitely know DO NOT cause autism denies families the answers they deserve. We had two children die and many more hospitalized nationally from measles this year. Louisiana is experiencing its worst whooping cough outbreak in 35 years. Families are getting sick and people are dying from vaccine-preventable deaths, and that tragedy needs to stop.
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Evolutionary biologists defined #kissing as "non aggressive, directed oral-oral contact with some movement of lips or mouthparts and no food transfer" Way to go, scientists ;-)
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It's not every day my fellow NC researchers discover a new #dino species. Meet #Nanotyrannus, 1/10th the body mass of T rex. sciencenews.org/article/nanoty…
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Origins of #BrainRot: #AI #chatbots provide inaccurate info and use faulty reasoning when trained on "short, popular social-media posts, or those containing superficial or sensationalist content." nature.com/articles/d4158…
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Dave Gammon รีทวีตแล้ว
BIO prof Dr. Dave Gammon coordinates a monthly community outreach program. This Tuesday’s program: "Public health: the invisible shield...until it breaks," featuring Elon's Dr. Stephanie Baker
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"History will dictate if this is a turning point for our country, but every single one of us gets to choose right now, if this is a turning point for us." - Governor Cox
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"Politics feels like rage...is the only option. But...we can choose a different path,...not by pretending differences don't matter, but by embracing our differences and having those hard conversations" - Governor Cox
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Utah Governor Spencer Cox shares inspiring thoughts in the wake of Charlie Kirk's assassination: sltrib.com/news/2025/09/1…
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