My Hobby and Interest - Research

  Talking about your Science So That People Want to Listen The Maine Life Sciences Network is pleased to invite you to a discussion on "Talking About Your Science So That People Want to Listen." This panel discussion will engage the Maine scientific community in a discussion on how we can share our work and knowledge in a way that builds public trust, counters misinformation, and advocates for continued investment in research to drive innovation and improve lives. This expert panel will describe how we can craft stories that resonate with diverse audiences through different media channels and develop more effective strategies for engaging and helping to foster an informed, scientifically knowledgeable community. We invite our network members —researchers, industry professionals, and advocates -- to join in our discussion. Monday September 8, 2025 12:00-1:00pm EST REGISTER HERE

 Thanks to Liz Bergst for this contribution! Swap Series Soccer cleats too small but in great shape? Yarn stash starting to over flow? Changing up your home décor? Bring your items and swap them for something to better suit you in your next season. Each month will have a specific theme for items we’ll be swapping (keep an eye out for lists with more info on what will be accepted). All items that go unclaimed at the end of the evening will be donated to a local organization to help get those items into the hands of those who need them. Please only bring items that are in good and working condition. Back to School Swap-  Thursday, August 28th,  4pm-7pm, Redbank Community Center kids clothes youth sports gear Getting in a Cozy Fall Mood - Thursday, October 2nd, 4pm-7pm South Portland Community Center craft supplies (yarn, paints, sewing supplies, clay, etc) books puzzles movies Pet Supplies at the Mongrel Mash-  Saturday, October 18th, 10am-12pm, Mill Creek Park leashes...

 Thanks to Susan Santangelo for this contribution! From the New York Times New C.D.C. Director Is Fired, White House Says Susan Monarez was said to have refused to adopt Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s stance on vaccination policy. by Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Apoorva Mandavilli and Christina Jewett The White House said late Wednesday that it had fired Susan Monarez, the new director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, after a tense confrontation in which Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. tried to remove her from her position and she refused to resign. Dr. Monarez, an infectious disease researcher, was sworn in just a month ago by Mr. Kennedy, but had clashed with the secretary over vaccine policy, people familiar with the events said. Four other high-profile C.D.C. officials quit en masse, apparently in frustration over vaccine policy and Mr. Kennedy’s leadership. Because Dr. Monarez had been confirmed by the Senate — previous C.D.C. directors were not subj...

 Thanks to Susan Santangelo for this contribution! Breaking News: Read three top CDC officials' resignation emails. The end of an era. by Jeremy Faust MD Moments ago,  Inside Medicine  broke news that three top career CDC officials have resigned from the agency, hours after the  Washington Post  reported that newly-confirmed Director Dr. Susan Monarez has been ousted, having run afoul of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Here are the emails that each of the officials sent to their CDC colleagues by Dr. Deb Houry, Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, and Dr. Daniel Jernigan. Dr. Deb Houry, Deputy Director for Program and Science/Chief Medical Officer: “Over the past decade, I have had the honor of working for six CDC directors, from both Republican and Democratic administrations. To me, these leaders and my colleagues were not “Red” or “Blue,” but red, white, and blue—united in the shared purpose of protecting health and saving lives in our beloved country and globally. ...

 Thanks to Susan Santangelo for this contribution!

 SAVE THE DATE NISBRE 2026 June 14-17. 2026 The National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) returns in 2026 — bringing together the nation's brightest minds in biomedical research, innovation, and collaboration.

This is an oldie, but still highly relevant:  The Fine Art of Baloney Detection Carl Sagan The human understanding is no dry light, but receives an infusion from the will and affections; whence proceed sciences which may be called “sciences as one would.” For what a man had rather were true he more readily believes. Therefore he rejects difficult things from impatience of research; sober things, because they narrow hope; the deeper things of nature, from superstition; the light of experience, from arrogance and pride, lest his mind should seem to be occupied with things mean and transitory; things not commonly believed, out of deference to the opinion of the vulgar. Numberless in short are the ways, and sometimes imperceptible, in which the affections colour and infect the understanding. Francis Bacon, Novum Organon (1620)   My parents died years ago. I was very close to them. I still miss them terribly. I know I always will. I long to believe that their essence, their persona...