Shaena Montanari @DrShaena Twitter profile

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Ah yes of course I owe $22,000 for an epidural because the anesthesiologist at the in-network hospital was out-of-network

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@DrShaena

2 years

I WILL pay $22,000 if someone can get the baby to stay asleep once he goes in the bassinet

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@DrShaena

2 years

My baby is five weeks old please I need a break from billing disputes only for a moment

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2 years

Can't wait to spend time and resources on this. Not necessarily worried I'll actually be on the hook for that amount because it is seemingly impossible but we'll see!

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@DrShaena

2 years

I even pre-paid my delivery and this was supposed to be included as it’s a line item so again, it’s just a mess.

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@DrShaena

3 years

Had a baby! For privacy reasons that’s all I’m gonna share but…he’s cute!

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2 years

As a state, Arizona is so stressful

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2 years

“But experts say it is the United States that stands out. Since 2000, 31 countries, many just as pious as Mexico, have expanded access to abortion. Only three have rolled it back: Nicaragua, Poland and the United States.”

Max Fisher

@Max_Fisher

2 years

The erosion of abortion rights is extremely rare in the world, and almost exclusively occurs in backsliding democracies. Here’s my reporting on the link between those two forces:

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@DrShaena

2 years

Every single year, America needs to learn about a new county in Arizona they've never heard of before and hear more about it than any county in their own state.

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@DrShaena

2 years

I’m getting married tomorrow!

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@DrShaena

2 years

In my expert opinion (and yes stable isotope analysis of fossils is what I did my PhD on) there are not THAT many mass spectrometers in the U.S. that could have accurately run these samples. It shouldn’t be a mystery where these data came from!

News from Science

@NewsfromScience

2 years

Exclusive: Paleontologist Robert DePalma has been accused of faking data in a paper showing the asteroid that killed the dinosaurs struck Earth in the spring.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

LSU autism researcher Johnny Matson had 24 papers retracted last month--Elsevier found that these papers weren't externally peer-reviewed and had an undisclosed COI. My first story @Spectrum !

Prolific autism researcher has two dozen papers retracted

Elsevier’s retractions focus on peer review and conflicts of interest.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Officially a first time home-owner! 🥳 I'm sure this will be a smooth journey with no unforeseen issues!

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@DrShaena

2 years

When a tweet goes viral usually it’s rough, but I’ve not received one negative comment directed at me and so many people have offered to help. That’s nice!

Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Ah yes of course I owe $22,000 for an epidural because the anesthesiologist at the in-network hospital was out-of-network

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

@nicolesantacruz I might have to! Also I feel like I already paid for it because I paid the hospital for delivery and there was a line for anesthesia...Guess I'll wait till I officially get the bill

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

I gotta say after writing parts of my dissertation on the paleoenvironment of the Cretaceous Gobi Desert it is freakin awesome to see it on Prehistoric Planet

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Just heard back. Mysteriously, there seems to have been some mistake according to the insurance company! Who would have thought. But I still have more calls to make.

Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Ah yes of course I owe $22,000 for an epidural because the anesthesiologist at the in-network hospital was out-of-network

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

@PeterNHess @whet It’s true too. Babies know when you are holding them if you are sitting vs. standing! And they hate sitting!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Just thinking about how every time I open my health insurance portal I see "Tips for Lowering Your Cost" on my $2100 bill for giving birth, and two of the tips are "Consider Urgent Care" and "Consider a Virtual Visit"

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Seeing TikToks about how much people hate kids on planes scares the hell out of me/depresses me so much. I feel like we really can’t win.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

You can’t tell me this cactus I made isn’t cute!

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2 years

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@DrShaena

2 years

Baby slept 7 hours in a row?? He must have known it was Mother’s Day!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

As someone who covers health disparities I feel this so hard.

Alec Karakatsanis

@equalityAlec

2 years

This is included in the above embedded threads, but it's worth repeating: did you know that air pollution alone kills 100,000 people in the U.S. each year, 5x all murders combined! And it's mostly preventable. You probably didn't because the news doesn't cover it every day.

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@DrShaena

2 years

It’s the 10 year anniversary of me defending my biology PhD and now I’m an investigative journalist. I’ll take it.

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@DrShaena

2 years

Professional news ✍️ Yesterday was my last day @ArizCIR . My time in Arizona news has come to a close. I'm so proud of all of the work we did together and I think our small crew of @bquester , @mpolletta and @i_simonelli really punched above our weight!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

The typical structure of my first drafts

Brian Roemmele

@BrianRoemmele

2 years

In 1663, the partial fossilised skeleton of a woolly rhinoceros was discovered in Germany. This is the “Magdeburg Unicorn”, one of the worst fossil reconstructions in human history.

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@DrShaena

2 years

I made this crochet pterosaur toy for a friend I think it’s pretty cute.

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@DrShaena

2 years

Here to remind everyone “covered by insurance” still costs thousands of dollars.

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@DrShaena

2 years

Today!

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@DrShaena

2 years

This is one of the biggest pieces of health misinfo I see repeated in the news. I’ve tried to convince people who watch TV news this isn’t a thing but they seem incredulous because it is repeated so frequently and never challenged.

KSTP

@KSTP

2 years

The St. Paul Police Department says two of the department's officers are recovering after they were exposed to fentanyl Monday morning.

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@DrShaena

2 years

I watched the new House of Dragons show last night and it just made me nostalgic for the days on Twitter where I could tweet "Dragonglass is obsidian" and talk about rocks and minerals and everyone was excited

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@DrShaena

2 years

@jeremypeppas @TaylorLorenz @CaseyNewton This is a great point I was just thinking about--so many cities/agencies communicate up to the minute news and interact with people/journalists on Twitter. Everyone moving to Facebook doesn't seem likely.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

So I’ve kept a spreadsheet of every cent I’ve spent on being pregnant, getting ready for baby and then his first 6 weeks. It’s thousands of dollars. And if I complain people will say well then you shouldn’t have had a baby. Hm 🤔

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@DrShaena

2 years

Nice to know I'm getting more views per tweet than my entire dissertation has in 10 years, lol

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

I saw the most amazing life hack on TikTok. How to clean up your iPhone camera roll and not get overwhelmed: 1. In your photos, search today's date e.g. "January 29" and it will bring up all photos ever taken on that date, any year. 2. Clean up. 3. Repeat every day for one year.

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@DrShaena

2 years

@DrBirdLady Hopefully because I am quite surprised as I thought this was already paid for!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

brb moving to Ohio

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

My sweet baby is 10 weeks old tomorrow and I’m back to work tomorrow too! It will be my 2nd year @ArizCIR thanks to @Report4America , so let me know any tips/stories/anything re: health in Arizona. I get some amazing tips that lead to stories. Email in bio!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Not like I do anything remotely taxing like this for work but I was at work, went to an OB appointment then went right to the hospital the day I gave birth. We have no time off before labor in this country when it would be nice to have like, a sliver of relaxing time.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

If the person who ran and analyzed the data died in 2017 and you can’t find (?) the raw data files you want for publishing in 2021…you need to redo it.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

11 months

@3YearLetterman @StJude Been busy just working and preparing my 1 year old son for youth football. Can't start too early

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@DrShaena

8 months

I’ve never purchased a pattern with such quickness

Emily Murnane

@emily_murnane

8 months

I crocheted the very hungry caterpillar and all the food it eats if anyone CARES

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2 years

Almost did an earnest reply to a tweet thinking I could change someone’s mind! Good thing I realized I should just log off instead.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

My 2:55 am tweet really resonated with people 😅

Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

I WILL pay $22,000 if someone can get the baby to stay asleep once he goes in the bassinet

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2 years

Thinking about this again at 4:21 am. Every story on formula inevitably devolves into a debate on formula v. breastmilk but there’s no paid leave in the U.S. which can discourage breastfeeding since it takes so much time. It’s impossible out here.

The New York Times

@nytimes

2 years

Across the U.S., parents say they are rationing food for their babies as they search for more formula. Some are driving hours, only to find empty shelves. Online, private sellers are gouging prices, marketing cans for double or triple their normal price.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

It’s ridiculous I have to practice at a hobby to get better and somehow I’m not immediately perfect

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

@conz Now when people tell me they are pregnant I'm like I will tell you anything you want to know just say the word

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@DrShaena

2 years

Thanks to @deevybee for talking with me, her data analysis of Matson's publications in 2015 played a part in this saga. And @autismcrisis was the first to notice the patterns of self-citation and publication all the way back in 2010.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

3 years

My parents are coming in a plane to visit my newborn for the first time tomorrow, good timing has always been my forte

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Sorry still thinking about this! In the methods section at the bare minimum you have to say what lab ran your samples. How did this pass review? This is mostly a rhetorical question haha.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Just got this on Facebook marketplace for my son (me)…someone’s old school microscope. Isn’t it cute 🥹

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Is anyone following this real-time social media food borne illness investigation? I’d love some infectious disease docs to weigh in on what could be happening here…

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@DrShaena

2 years

Pew data linked in this story shows nearly 60% of people in the U.S. favor legal abortion

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

@olgakhazan Haha did I write this

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

1 year

Rude and false 😌

Natalia Jagielska

@WryCritic

1 year

"Palaeontologists are not, on the whole, a dazzlingly photogenic bunch" ... I beg to differ

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Changes in water level also reveal dinosaur tracks at Lake Powell

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@DrShaena

3 years

@3YearLetterman 😂

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

If anyone adopted their cat as an adult cat, do you look up pictures of kittens to guess what they looked like since you are sad you never saw them that little? Yeah me neither.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

This woman Abby posted a TikTok detailing some sort of liver issues potentially caused by this Daily Harvest lentil mix…the comments had other people chiming in with the same issue! One guy said he got his gallbladder removed this week!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

In the last week we: filled a POD, shipped our cars, moved out of our apartment, had our first flight with the 8 month old and then..got the keys to our new house! East Coast Family Era unlocked. Wooo.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Finished my entry to the state fair. Let’s hope it stacks up to the competition! (Pattern by @ amenagerieofstitches on IG)

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@DrShaena

1 year

One of my favorite podcast episodes ever, @ThisAmerLife on Jerry Springer's pre-TV career as an extremely popular politician in Ohio

I've Got A Secret I've Been Hiding From You - This American Life

Producer Alex Blumberg tells the true story of Jerry Springer's life before he was a talk show host.

www.thisamericanlife.org

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

I actually did this! Crochet is fun 😌

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@DrShaena

2 years

I like to keep people updated on my bills from giving birth. So baby is 7 months old and I just got a random letter from a debt collector that I owe a pediatric group whose name I don't recognize $169.93. Never got a bill and my hospital balance reads $0. Neat.

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Ok this is solved apparently. Even though it shows I owe $22,700 I actually owe $158 because it was billed in-network even though it clearly says billed out-of-network. Make sense??? Of course not.

Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Ah yes of course I owe $22,000 for an epidural because the anesthesiologist at the in-network hospital was out-of-network

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Shaena Montanari

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3 years

Thanks so much for the well wishes everyone! Things are great so far. Little man saw his first Tar Heel Sweet 16 victory and my dad's employees even threw him a Brazilian barbecue for becoming a grandpa🥺

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@DrShaena

2 years

It’s my birthday and I’m also filling prescriptions for Mucinex, Sudafed and Flonase. This is not how I pictured today!!

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@DrShaena

2 years

I see a lot of people saying "serial killer house" but more like geologist dream house for me!

Zillow Gone Wild 🏡

@zillowgonewild

2 years

When a listing starts with “Do you love Natural Bridge Caverns” you know it’s going to be great. Currently listed for $875,000 in San Antonio, TX.

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2 years

My baby is 1 🥹

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@DrShaena

2 years

I’m so excited to get back to New York City and enter my city era part II 🥹 This time with a baby so probably a focus on different activities.

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@DrShaena

2 years

Oh…cool?

CNN

@CNN

2 years

Dinosaur tracks dating from around 113 million years ago were revealed at Dinosaur Valley State Park in Texas due to severe drought conditions that have dried up a river, the park said Monday in a statement

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

This story is important. It reinforces that suicidal depression can accompany pregnancy. A report out *this week* by the CDC says 4 in 5 pregnancy-related deaths are preventable. 23% of pregnancy-related deaths are due to mental health conditions.

Two Kids Were Raped. They Had to Flee the State for Abortions.

VICE News obtained affidavits from an Ohio lawsuit detailing the trail of misery left by a state abortion ban.

www.vice.com

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

What's next? First we pack up and move to the East Coast. Then next month, I start as enterprise reporter @Spectrum ! I'm looking forward to learning more about autism research as I start this next adventure.

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@DrShaena

1 year

You walk around the corner and next thing you see? Sarah Bellum…

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

Baby can be 😴 in our arms and then 👀 the moment he hits the bassinet, little rascal

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@DrShaena

8 months

Really excited to see the work of my paleontology colleagues covered in the neuroscience publication I work at now! Amy Balanoff, @akiopteryx @DrNeurosaurus et al. in @_TheTransmitter

Expanding ‘little brain’ may have powered dinosaur flight

The cerebellum swelled in size before flight evolved among modern birds’ dinosaur ancestors, according to a new comparison of fossilized skulls and living birds.

www.thetransmitter.org

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@DrShaena

3 years

Looking forward to heading to the CDC for this amazing opportunity!

Association of Health Care Journalists

@AHCJ

3 years

Twelve journalists have been selected for the AHCJ-CDC Health Journalism Fellowship, the first time since 2019 the two organizations have been able to offer the training in person at the CDC Chamblee Campus in Atlanta.

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@DrShaena

2 years

Big L for terrible maps. Good map relating geology and politics.

Terrible Maps

@TerribleMaps

2 years

The cretaceous period (145 to 66 million years ago) seashore in Alabama vs how Alabama voted in the 2016 election

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2 years

I hit my debt ceiling too you don't see me sending breaking news alerts about it

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@DrShaena

1 year

Ok?? Fine!

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

2 years

We got married AND the Giants are good again, woooo!

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@DrShaena

2 years

Bake Off is the only thing holding me together right now

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@DrShaena

2 years

When you didn’t know we didn’t already have one of those

The New York Times

@nytimes

2 years

Breaking News: The FDA proposed a limit on lead in baby food to try to reduce health risks for children under 2. Studies revealed that many processed products contained levels known to pose a risk of neurological and developmental harm in young children.

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@DrShaena

2 years

Some of the responses in this thread are absolutely wild. People really can't comprehend how out of reach daycare is for families. Lots of advice in here is just totally out of touch.

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@DrShaena

2 years

These comments are designed to shame parents and it just makes me sick because people get very little support even if they want to breastfeed. No paid leave. Lactation consultants not covered by insurance (mine’s not)…nowhere to pump at work, and now no formula?

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Shaena Montanari

@DrShaena

3 years

Why am I not seeing any articles about my baby being good luck bringing the Tar Heels to the Final Four??

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@DrShaena

3 years

Anyway I’ve decided to spend less time on Twitter and learn how to crochet stuffed animals instead

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@DrShaena

3 years

No one told me how hard it is to tell if a newborn is awake or asleep based on noise alone

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@DrShaena

1 year

It's...over. Just like that. On a random Friday. When it's not really over.

Kai Kupferschmidt

@kakape

1 year

The @WHO has just declared an end to the #COVID19 public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC). "I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency", says @DrTedros at press conference going on now.

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1 year

I spent the last few months diving into the world of survey fraud in research--people are even going as far to do fake Zoom interviews! I think people will be surprised by this one...

Spectrum (Autism Research News)

@Spectrum

1 year

Recently, some researchers have been overwhelmed with scammers infiltrating their online surveys designed to collect data on specific topics. The problem? Stopping these fraudsters isn’t necessarily easy. By @DrShaena .

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@DrShaena

3 years

Folks he did it—he found Stan. @michaelgreshko ’s legend grows.

Michael Greshko

@michaelgreshko

3 years

BREAKING: I tracked down Stan, the T. rex that vanished after it was sold for $31.8 million in a record 2020 auction. It's going to be in a huge natural history museum being built in Abu Dhabi, the UAE's capital. This story was a wild ride. THREAD

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@DrBirdLady Investigating the text of 'no surprises' and it does prevent this very thing...🤞

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@DrShaena

3 years

Devastating to hear that the #TunnelFire in northern Arizona has completely burned Sunset Crater NM, an incredible park that preserves the cultural and geological heritage of the area.

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2 years

Gravitational lensing! My 3 month old just read General Relativity for Babies so I need to go ask him more about this

NASA

@NASA

2 years

It's here–the deepest, sharpest infrared view of the universe to date: Webb's First Deep Field. Previewed by @POTUS on July 11, it shows galaxies once invisible to us. The full set of @NASAWebb 's first full-color images & data will be revealed July 12:

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Never a relaxing day

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1 year

I posted in a moms group responding to a question about air quality and I KNOW people are gonna argue. I’m ready.

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@DrShaena

2 years

"Species that have never coexisted will become neighbors, creating thousands of infectious meet-cutes in which viruses can spill over into unfamiliar hosts—and, eventually, into us." @edyong209 on @wormmaps 's latest scary study here:

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I was driving the other night and within a span of 0.5 miles I had to contend with a wrong way driver and a pack of javelinas…gonna miss this state. A true Arizona send off.

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If anyone says 'why have kids if you aren't going to stay home' to me I'm going to scream in your ear, and I'll get my baby to scream in your other ear

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