Notices by Sheril Kirshenbaum (sheril@mastodon.social)

Salaries Americans say they consider the minimum to be "financially successful"

Kids today… 🤔

https://www.axios.com/2024/11/22/boomers-gen-z-millennials-financial-success?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1A8IvdVxjp9IeJ4CXyDRidNGpCXmAUWh-ssXpzePWCLfQnLKSe_4BqeYU_aem_GmOdwBuf070Kujnbp8hZww

This is happening. https://www.reuters.com/graphics/ENVIRONMENT-PLASTIC/0100B275155/ #science #environment

During election years, a lot of folks get interested in #politics & civic engagement.

That’s good.

What’s even better is to stay engaged between cycles.

We have so much work to do.

“If more of us valued food & cheer & song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.”

J.R.R. Tolkien

I've had the privilege of working on science policy in the Senate under both the George W. Bush & Biden administrations. In just a few months, I’ll continue that work during the second Trump administration.

While leadership & majorities may shift, my mission remains the same: To do as much good as I can, regardless of the political landscape. The work is bigger than any one person or party—it’s about advancing science & serving the public.

Capricorn wishes everyone a calm & peaceful #Election Day. #dogsofmastodon

It’s spooky season…
#halloween #vote

I simply adore this photo of James Earl Jones & Big Bird.

Yes, he played a lot of memorable dads from Darth Vader to Mufasa to King Jaffe Joffer + countless other incredible roles on & offscreen.

And Mr. Jones also happened to be the very first celebrity guest on Sesame Street. #history #media #art

Under the #autumn canopy
#nature #photography

“When you think of the incentive structure [in #politics] right now to get your name out, it’s about people who want to throw rocks & create controversy… People who work & toil away to pass common sense, good, bipartisan legislation that actually helps people’s lives? That doesn’t get press.” https://www.politico.com/news/2024/10/13/gary-peters-senate-map-00183541

- Senator Gary Peters, who isn’t always in the news, but scores as the most effective Senator in Congress https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2023/03/20/center-for-effective-lawmaking-identifies-most-successful-lawmakers-in-117th-congress/

Having spent 10 years conducting national polls at two research universities, I can assure you that the polls don’t tell us anything at this point. They simply generate press.

Ignore the numbers. Just #vote.

#Election2024 #us #uspol

Immigrants are people.

Regardless of where they stand on border policies, it would be nice to hear candidates talk about them that way.

One of the best things about getting older is seeing your friends succeed.

There are many valid reasons to be skeptical of geoengineering & still a lot of opportunities to address #ClimateChange that don’t involve the uncertainty of tinkering with the planet.

Lumping geoengineering skepticism with conspiracy theorists in a headline is terrible framing.
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/climate/geoengineering-conspiracy-theorists-skeptics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Nk4.-iyP.ntWI792I72wN&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb #science

The U.S. gender wage gap has widened for the first time in 20 years.

Men's median earnings rose 3%, compared to 1.5% for women. 🤔Details at https://www.axios.com/2024/09/11/gender-wage-gap-rate-earnings

Fields by Purity always makes me laugh.
Source: https://xkcd.com/435/ #science #art

In 2013, a senior university administrator where I worked “joked” that - to garner more attention to our research - my team should imprison me & the 1 other woman in a basement. This was the same week in 2013 that national news focused on the 3 female victims kidnapped, abused & imprisoned in an Ohio house for over a decade. (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariel_Castro_kidnappings)

This person was a former political appointee now at the university. Everyone went silent, but no one responded.

Artist Chelo depicts what we see - and what we don't see - on social media. I like the full-circle nature of this comic.

Source: https://www.instagram.com/monero_chelo/related_profiles/?hl=en #art #socialmedia

Yes, our phones are ‘listening’ to what we say.

“In Leak, Facebook Partner Brags About Listening to Your Phone’s Microphone to Serve Ads for Stuff You Mention”

https://futurism.com/the-byte/facebook-partner-phones-listening-microphone #tech #AI

My 6th grader has a class this year called "Digital Literacy" where students learn about how to search for reliable information online, interpret data, and avoid misinformation & disinformation. They will also discuss #AI.

I cannot think of a more important subject in 2024. #education cc @Noupside