Dr Grace Peng
Same interdisciplinary scientist as on the other sites with the same handle. Chemistry, math, physics, meteorology, GIS, data whisperer.
Natural resources director, League of Women Voters of Los Angeles Co. She/Her
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- #Bloomscrolling Saw this flower on the cusp of unfurling yesterday
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengI will forever be haunted by this footage. Trawling has only been filmed underwater a few times in documentary history, and never with such clarity. What’s so heart-rending about these shots is watching how the animals don’t just get swept up — they swim for their lives. 🌎🦑🧪
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengWe need to better communicate to the general public the fact that science is often as much about ruling a variety of things out as it is proving specific things to be true.
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengEwing's Republican opponent ran hard on anti trans bathroom stuff. Turns out to not really be a winner for Republicans after all
- Fantastic episode of Good on Paper with Paul Niehaus. It doesn't debunk poverty traps. It's a nuanced conversation about how poverty (and it's solutions) vary around the world. Also riffs on positive outcomes (time w/ kids) that appears to decrease income podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/g...
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengYou are going to get sicker because the country’s public heath infrastructure has been taken over by guys who think they’re built different
- I read the Nature article and zoomed in on the map of Los Angeles. Blue is where ground is rebounding (groundwater recharge spreading grounds and injection wells). That red line seems to be our new subway line! Synthetic Aperture Radar @metrolosangeles.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s44...
- 🎯 The NYT reporting describes not just cracked foundations but the fact that subsidence from overpumping can collapse the gravelly spaces where the groundwater is held. This is how you break an aquifer. It will never recharge with rainwater again. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengI think I’ve figured it out: “pick your brain” is a euphemism for “finding out what’s important and interesting without doing the reading/ work”
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengAlmost like there is an inherent level of dishonesty and criminality encouraged by the SV model.
- And how many of them have been done for fraud at this point? www.theguardian.com/business/202...
- Reposted by Dr Grace PengFeels like every city in California is falling apart. If we can’t even afford to maintain bathrooms when statewide unemployment is at 5% and GDP is growing, what’s the plan for when a real recession hits? www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/10/m...
