Regina G. Barber, PhD
@ScienceRegina
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Astrophysicist, Pop-culture obsessed, Chin@-Chicana, Scientist in Residence at #NPRShortWave. Opinions are my own. She/Ella/她 (Pic: Farrah Skeiky/NPR) #SciComm
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Joined September 2020
Thank you @AnilOza16 for being so amazing! We miss you at SW! I want to be the kind of reporter you are. GREAT! See ya on the East Coast!.
today, on @NPRShortWave, I bring you: snails 🐌, worms 🪱, killifish 🐠, whales 🐳, lizards 🦎, finches 🦜, ostriches 🦤, mice 🐭 AND OF COURSE, RATS 🐀 . @ScienceRegina & I talk about how rats became synonymous with research — and what a better model organism could look like
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The book #ItWontAlwaysBeLikeThis was Amazing! I read it in one sitting! @MalakaGharib, it was a completely riveting & relatable story. As a fellow mixed kid with 2 non-western cultures, I felt so seen. Also, the music references = my childhood! I saw Sonic Youth 3 times in one yr.
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We got the rat beat!!!!!.
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I would eat this mammoth meatball!!!.
Stop me if you’ve herd this one. A company has made a meatball made of lab-grown cultured meat using the genetic sequence from the long-extinct mammoth. The meatball, meant to spark debate about cultivated meat, has not been tasted, even by its creators.
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RT @TheJCHoward: Thomas is one of those people that makes the people around him better. Like sure he makes the work sharper, but also, his….
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This is heart breaking! @thomasuylu, you were always there to help me grow as a host. I'm better because of you & didn't get to work with you enough! I'll miss our talks & your humor. You've done amazing work & you'll continue to create amazing work. Thank you for working with me.
After ~6.5 years @npr, I was “impacted” by the #NPRLayOffs. I’ve cycled through sadness, frustration, embarrassment, shame, & even relief & joy. But above all grateful for the paths I’ve crossed. Never would 10-year-old gay, Viet American me imagine this adventure I’ve been on.
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I will not forget you sticking up for us part-timers and temps in that last meeting! @gabrielspitzer , I'm gonna miss our gab sessions with @margaretcirino! I will be on the lookout for PNW/remote jobs too!.
I’m afraid I am one of the casualties. Working w/the team @NPRShortWave for the past year has been a beautiful dream, and unfortunately now it’s time to wake up. Please do send me your job listings/freelance opportunities. And you should keep listening to the show; I sure will.
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It's taken me a few days to fully comprehend that the team I love has been torn apart. @aaronscottNPR, it's been such a comfort to have you as my host twin. You're always kind & thoughtful. I'm heartbroken but also thankful we got to live out your vision of a live event at AAAS!.
Since getting hired to host @NPRShortWave w/ inimitable @emilykwong1234, I've felt like I'm living in a dream. Who gets to work w/an amazing team to interview brilliant scientists & chase curiosity every frickin' day?? But all dreams end. Half our team was laid off, incl myself.
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The 20 year anniversary of the film "THE CORE" needs to be celebrated!!!!! 🌎🌍🌏.
Need something to watch this weekend?. SPOILER ALERT: We are working on an episode about The Core, the cult classic from 2003, and we would love all of the Short Wavers to follow along. If you watch it and have thoughts for @ScienceRegina @geophysichick drop them below 🌎👇.
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I'm gonna watch this now!.
I got to share share a stage with 4 other talented folks for @storycollider & @exploratorium #AfterDark audience. Between cacti, mosquitos, bombs, noodles & Pi, you will find something to like, I guarantee it! Video starts with me,⏪for the others.
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Wow! I am completely honored by this comparison. Can I be DC? I know it isn't great now in the film realm but I am just loyal.
As an avid @NPRShortWave fan, I am so, so, SO excited for today's show with guest @ScienceRegina and the amazing @JDankosky. It's going to be a great @scifri! Like, it's practically a Marvel/DC crossover happening here, people.
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RT @scifri: Hi folks! We've got another great show coming up for you. Today, @NPRShortWave's @ScienceRegina is guest co-hosting the show wi….
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Um, my dreams are fulfilled by making sure that more people know about your brilliance @sammusmusic !!!.
black girl nerd dream fulfilled ~ i'll be on Science Friday @scifri today (2pm local folx) talking about hip hop x AI with the brilliant and wonderful @ScienceRegina
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Congratulations to the best team I've ever worked with!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜.
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@sammusmusic & @IBJIYONGI, PLEASE let me know what you all think! Also, @DarthScience, mi prima! You got to tell me your opinion too! You'll hear my & Dr. @RogersLabUCD opinions at the end.
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What is LIFE?! Do you think Data from #StarTrekTNG is alive? . Thank you @travlinscientst for letting me geek out with @RogersLabUCD! IT was sooo fun! . Drs. @sammusmusic this is what I was talking about this morning!🤖🦠 & @IBJIYONGI, you might like this?.
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I'm frustrated that it's just now that I finding out about #BenjaminBanneker!!! This Black man was a REAL Legend in science, math, social justice and no one knows about him! Thank you @lukecapasso! #BlackHistoryMonth .@DarthScience, you got to see this!!!.
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18.3K likes, 406 comments. “Benjamin Banneker”
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This was my first one with my prima and the laserchick herself @DarthScience ! Time flies!.
"Equity is not an end goal; it's a process". Desiré Whitmore (@DarthScience) uses optical illusions to explain social blind spots — part of a generation of scientists transforming STEM education👏🏼for👏🏾all👏🏿@explo_lab. I love this convo w/ @ScienceRegina .
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In @aznfusion 's article, they talk about how the researchers were not allowed to eat corn during the study because #LEGO heads look too much like kernels!😂 (2/2).
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Five of the pediatricians recovered their Lego heads in a matter of days. One pediatrician never recovered his Lego head. This is their story.
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