Megha Satyanarayana

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our latest column from the Science of Parenting is so relatable. when your kid cries "unfair," here's why you should listen www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

hi folks. @sciam.bsky.social is starting a column on evidence-based parenting. learn more here www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-...

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We're launching a new column on the science of parenting. Please send in your questions & ideas & pitches 🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... by @megha.bsky.social on Scientific American

The Science of Parentingwww.scientificamerican.com Scientific American is launching a new column about parenting to evaluate the staggering amount of information available and the evidence behind it

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Finally, we have an opening for an Opinion Intern who will work with @danvergano.bsky.social & @megha.bsky.social on opinion, commentary, analysis, first-person articles and more from experts from across science & health (cont'd) careers.springernature.com/job/New-York...

hi all. we are hiring an intern in the opinion department at @sciam.bsky.social. please share with your networks and encourage early career journalists to apply careers.springernature.com/job/New-York...

this is the gem my children listen to every day. you’re welcome #dinosaursonrollerskates youtu.be/2_0lnd5LllQ?...

sharing here that i would like one of those remodeling tv shows as i have successfully relocated my office to a non-attic space thanks to this absurd heat wave that will literally never end. my placement of knick knacks is a+ and cords are well hidden. am raw talent waiting to be discovered

today is Scientific American's 178th anniversary. i credit our longevity to the unfailing use of moisturizer and sunscreen. no, no botox. read us whenever you have the urge to understand how the world works. even when you don't. your curiosity is why we come to work. www.scientificamerican.com

interesting piece here in @sciam.bsky.social about how to stop social media from ruining banks, a la silicon valley bank. the solutions involve splitting bank functions like we did during the depression https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/social-media-is-rewriting-the-banking-playbook/

hi all. we have updated our submissions guidelines for opinion pieces at @sciam.bsky.social. take a look and share in your circles. thanks. https://www.scientificamerican.com/page/submission-instructions/

hello from a theoretical physics look at how Barbie World could possibly be. a great read for this day of movie premieres for @sciam.bsky.social https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/heres-what-physics-tells-us-about-barbies-world/

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Affirmative action is good policy for everyone, and supported by abundant evidence. The Supreme Court's decision could harm education, science & health 🧪 https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-decision-harms-science-education-and-health/

The Supreme Court’s Affirmative Action Decision Harms Science, Education and Healthwww.scientificamerican.com The Supreme Court’s actions on affirmative action are a setback to justice and equality in the U.S.

good morning. affirmative action benefits many groups, including white students. our @sciam.bsky.social editorial below. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-supreme-courts-affirmative-action-decision-harms-science-education-and-health/

thanks @laurahelmuth.bsky.social!

Megha Satyanarayana @megha.bsky.social is an opinion editor at Scientific American. She handles opinion, commentary & analysis articles from scientists, scholars, health care providers and other expert authors. She can do anything, but tends to handle more life sciences

oh i like this sciam piece: brains sync up when we interact with ppl https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/brain-waves-synchronize-when-people-interact/

Brain Waves Synchronize when People Interactwww.scientificamerican.com The minds of social species are strikingly resonant

purple cauli carrots and potatoes are how i get the young to eat veggies - looook mom turned them purple/sooo cool

Is anybody else a sucker for purple produce?

INTERNSHIP: join the opinion desk at @sciam.bsky.social this fall. you'll edit, write, learn about digital news and print production and much more. deadline july 10. https://careers.springernature.com/job/Opinion-%28Op-ed%29-Intern%2C-Scientific-American/942967601//

this idea that AI could one day (maybe already has) achieved consciousness is apparently irrelevant - it will be able to self-improve anyway and we won't be able to stop it. op-ed for @sciam.bsky.social by tam hunt: https://twitter.com/cwhowell123/status/1662501821133254656?s=20

traveling to the mothership for work and ofc the plane is delayed and i left my dinner somewhere in the airport and even though it’s a holiday it’s still such a monday. flight attendant, i’ll take all the wine you have back there

"A country led by someone wielding such cruelty, bigotry and megalomania will never be “a more perfect Union.”" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ron-desantiss-anti-science-agenda-is-dangerous/

Ron DeSantis’s Anti-science Agenda is Dangerouswww.scientificamerican.com Presidential contender Ron DeSantis has used governmental power in Florida to restrict access to health and education, promoting an intolerant and harmful agenda

where did the sun come from? an excellent q from @philplait.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/our-sun-was-born-in-a-stellar-family-far-far-from-here/

if you don't know about cedar the goat, read now. this is a great @sciam.bsky.social essay about animals, and how our relationships with them are changing, whether livestock or pets https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cedar-the-goats-story-revealed-our-beliefs-about-pets-and-livestock/

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For the record they are @megha.bsky.social @clarakm.bsky.social @leebillings.bsky.social @danvergano.bsky.social These are good people who love science and somehow haven't murdered me despite my writing style. Welcome! P.S. @laurahelmuth.bsky.social is here too and she runs the show!

Well, all of my Scientific American editors are now here on Blue Sky, so I'll be watching my skeet style. HAHAHAHAHA No.

a NM teacher had his hs students read our editorial on school start times and sleep. the teens wrote us dozens of letters. the school board agreed. next year, school starts later. so cool! https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/high-school-students-need-more-sleep-and-later-school-start-times/

High School Students Need More Sleep and Later School Start Timeswww.scientificamerican.com After reading a Scientific American editorial on sleep and school start times, students and their teacher wrote to the editors about their experiences. Their district listened, and school will start later next year

Long COVID is such a mystery. Unraveling the sometimes debilitating “brain fog” associated with it would help people get the accommodations they need https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-brain-fog-of-long-covid-is-a-serious-medical-issue-that-needs-more-attention/

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