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Bob HirshonTimely science reporting, videos and quirk.
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Sex: Evolution's Greatest Invention
A party during the late Ediacaran Period, pre-sex, with all the guests standing around, reproducing stoloniferously. Notice that none of them are taking the least bit of interest in any of the other guests. (Credit: Hugo Salais)
Today, 6/9...
Bob’s State of the Science Address
I attended the annual National Academy of Sciences “State of the Science” address so you wouldn’t have to (Credit: Bob Hirshon).
Welcome, esteemed colleagues, members of the National Academy of Sciences, elected officials, public servants,...
A MAHA Conspiracy Wellspring
Splish-splash! RFK Jr is just as comfortable swimming in actual sewage as in raw untreated data. (Credit: Robert F. Kennedy Jr./X)
As a Science Update reader, I’m sure you already know that public health researchers can monitor sewage wast...
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ie, the Science Update Advisory Board
Daybreak for Science?
Sunrise over Silver Lake, Pembroke, MA on May 21, 2026 (Credit: Jay Murphy)
Like the rooster who thinks his crowing is the force that makes the sun rise, I am happily delusional this morning.
Science is getting off the mat, wobbling to it...
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Veteran DC-area science reporter with insatiable curiosity who knows all the scientists. Formerly at American Association for the Advancement of Science. Peabody Award winner! Frequently dreams of fish.
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