Prof @BhramarBioStat brought the light and truth (boola boola, @YaleSPH) at today's @theNAMedicine's #NAMmtg.
Such clear, powerful, and important messages about the importance of improving the fidelity and comprehensiveness of our data collection methods if we want better science and policy.
Lots of #SciComm #HealthComm wisdom follows.
Specific to nicotine and vaping, but ample generalizable principles follow.
And it allows me to re-up this wonderful and VERY tough to follow slide of advice on communicating better from @TamarHaspel.
THR Doesn’t Need Nicotine to Be Innocent
@drjoesDIYhealth @caphraorg @MarewaGlover
@Clive_Bates @ChaunceyGardner @jgitchell
09algor.substack.com/p/thr-d…
Have listened to the first 2 chapters of @ericpliu's #LiveLikeACitizen, and I'm so grateful that Eric shares his insights on and commitment to understanding and striving for our collective betterment.
🙏
🚨Self-promo warning🚨
I used my panel-chairing at the 2025 October @foodanddruglaw Tobacco & Nicotine conference to start my substack. I thank those who have already engaged with it, and invite anyone to read and chime in.
Topics and issues still bigly relevant.
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TFW you've volunteered to review abstracts for a public health conference and the assigments start hitting your inbox.
You're going to devote some of Saturday to do the work.
And then you read the CoI policy.
#Bittersweet
Replying to @SteveGuest
@SteveGuest - you should post my response if you are going share videos from my town hall.
Replying to @sophiescott
Gorgeous!
The River Seine replies, Bonjour!
I took Paul Kennedy's course my sophomore year, and the concept of "imperial overstretch" is increasingly ringing in my brain bucket.
Getting to see @jimsciutto give a book talk likely further catalyzed this effect.
Link in ALT.















