#GoatsAndSoda
December 8, 2023 at 11:11 AM
generative models like Midjourney aren't able to create images that don't adhere to harmful stereotypes,even when instructed explicitly to flip stereotypes
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/10/06/1201840678/ai-was-asked-to-create-images-of-black-african-docs-treating-white-kids-howd-it-
AI was asked to create images of Black African docs treating white kids. How'd it go?
Researchers were curious if artificial intelligence could fulfill the order. Or would built-in biases short-circuit the request? Let's see what an image generator came up with.
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October 7, 2023 at 12:21 PM
On this day in COVID history, November 27, 2021:

Peru has the world's highest COVID death rate. Here's why

Source: NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/11/27/1057387896/peru-has-the-worlds-highest-covid-death-rate-heres-why
November 27, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Slavery is alive and well. (As I write on my phone powered by the hands of child slaves).

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/02/01/1152893248/red-cobalt-congo-drc-mining-siddharth-kara
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April 29, 2026 at 5:52 PM
SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing COVID-19, employs multiple strategies to evade both innate and adaptive immune responses, enabling its persistence and spread.

These mechanisms are particularly pronounced in newer variants, which combine mutations to enhance immune evasion.
May 8, 2025 at 9:25 PM
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July 3, 2023 at 2:06 PM
Mines are vile. Kids are common victims and in Yemen, communities do not have resources to offer counseling and prosthetics that actually fit.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/04/1190554437/at-yemeni-prosthetics-clinic-the-patients-keep-coming-even-though-the-war-has-sl
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August 6, 2023 at 4:49 PM
This 2021 NPR article has maps of where cases were found and the distance from the lab vs the markets. I'm no expert, but just another point to back your actual points

Outbreak Expert Points To Huanan Market Origin For Pandemic, Citing New Data : Goats and Soda www.npr.org/sections/goa...
March 30, 2025 at 3:45 PM
fash need to rethink their basic premise of masculinity: "Men are hunters, women are gatherers. That was the assumption. A new study upends it."
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/07/01/1184749528/men-are-hunters-women-are-gatherers-that-was-the-assumption-a-new-study-upends-i
July 11, 2023 at 12:15 AM
On this day in COVID history, November 10, 2021:

How SARS-CoV-2 in American deer could alter the course of the global pandemic

Source: NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/11/10/1054224204/how-sars-cov-2-in-american-deer-could-alter-the-course-of-the-global-pandemic
November 10, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Q&A: Author of 'Bottled: How Coca-Cola Became African' on Coke's surprising history

🟦 Bias L
https://npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2024/03/17/1238540775/coke-history-book-bottled-how-coca-cola-became-african
March 17, 2024 at 2:30 PM
On this day in COVID history, January 22, 2021:

Coronavirus FAQ: Why Am I Suddenly Hearing So Much About KF94 Masks?

Source: NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/22/959683338/coronavirus-faq-why-am-i-suddenly-hearing-so-much-about-kf94-masks
January 22, 2025 at 8:35 PM
it’s the 7th anniversary of the death of david gilkey, npr photographer and friend. found myself talking about him today before realizing. rip friend https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/06/05/1180125331/remembering-david-gilkey-his-npr-buddies-share-stories-about-their-favorite-pict
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June 6, 2023 at 3:24 AM
On this day in COVID history, June 16, 2020:

The Dark Side Of Thailand's Coronavirus Success

Source: NPR

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/16/874198026/the-cost-of-thailands-coronavirus-success-despair-and-suicide
June 16, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Oh no! I just saw this article a few days ago. Hopefully a tip or two can help until you & @jimicroker.bsky.social can get the compressor repairs done.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2022/08/02/1114354904/opinion-life-hacks-from-india-on-how-to-stay-cool-without-an-air-conditioner
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July 25, 2023 at 11:12 PM
July 3, 2023 at 8:44 PM
"A wild African bird that will famously lead people to trees filled with honeycomb seems to somehow learn the distinct whistles and calls of human foragers who live near."🌿🪶🦉🏺🧪https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/12/07/1217800692/african-honeyguide-bird-calls-honey-human-cultural-evolution
December 8, 2023 at 4:23 PM
The second paragraph of this article is SPOT ON describing what long COVID has been like for me.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2023/08/08/1192496578/a-new-clue-to-the-reason-some-people-come-down-with-long-covid
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August 9, 2023 at 9:42 AM