Professor @Harvard Inventor of the Monk Skin Tone Scale: monkscale.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mnlb52p2ak2sThis is mind-blowing... Amazing work :) [contains quote post or other embedded content]05 Jun 2026 23:10 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnlb52p2ak2shttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mnhjommt4k24Happy to launch monkscale.com — the home for the Monk Skin Tone Scale. A quick hub for information about the MST, research using the MST, studies about the MST, clinical and tech deployments of the MST, news coverage, and standards adoption across the FDA, ISO, EU AI Act, etc. #MonkSkinToneScale https://monkscale.com04 Jun 2026 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnhjommt4k24https://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mmkjkhxo322lExcited to share news about Monk Skin Tone Scale - Spatial Frequency Domain Spectroscopy (MST-SFDS). 🧵 MST-SFDS anchors each tone of the MST in chromophore-specific spectroscopy — absorption (μ_a) and reduced scattering (μ_s') coefficients at the wavelength bands where melanin and hemoglobin live.23 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkjkhxo322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mmkjkhxo322lExcited to share news about Monk Skin Tone Scale - Spatial Frequency Domain Spectroscopy (MST-SFDS). 🧵 MST-SFDS anchors each tone of the MST in chromophore-specific spectroscopy — absorption (μ_a) and reduced scattering (μ_s') coefficients at the wavelength bands where melanin and hemoglobin live.23 May 2026 22:43 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmkjkhxo322lhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mlv7rcpyrs27A real honor to have this piece written about my work with the Monk Skin Tone Scale. My hope is that momentum keeps building and we can eventually live in a world where we can expect technology to work for everyone regardless of the color of their skin. https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/lives-saved-sociologists-fix-skin-tone-bias15 May 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv7rcpyrs27https://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mlv7rcpyrs27A real honor to have this piece written about my work with the Monk Skin Tone Scale. My hope is that momentum keeps building and we can eventually live in a world where we can expect technology to work for everyone regardless of the color of their skin. https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/lives-saved-sociologists-fix-skin-tone-bias15 May 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlv7rcpyrs27https://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mk6762dqb22kFor the past few years I've worked with the FDA and International Standards Organization (ISO) to re-write guidance for pulse oximetry. We tested 34 pulse oximeters against the new FDA and ISO standards I helped write, which require the Monk Skin Tone Scale. 1/34 devices passed the FDA rules.23 Apr 2026 14:15 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk6762dqb22khttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mjdndiwb7c2aPretty amazing use of the Monk Skin Tone Scale. They replaced a bilirubin detector (expensive) with my scale and a ruler ($9). Over 900 babies screened for jaundice. 0 deaths. Due to enhanced screening using the Bili-ruler, powered by the Monk Skin Tone Scale. https://www.the-star.co.ke/health/2026-03-30-simple-sh1200-tool-turns-tide-on-newborn-jaundice-deaths13 Apr 2026 00:47 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjdndiwb7c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3mgnj4osdq227Nothing like some good news amidst all the craziness. The PBS documentary I participated in, Forgotten Hero: Walter White, won a Writer's Guild of America award for the Documentary category. Congrats to Michelle Smawley and her team! https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/2026-writers-guild-awards-winners-list-1236524518/09 Mar 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgnj4osdq227https://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3lnshdwrprs2fFeatured in this article about the changing tides in the struggle for responsible AI. https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-dei-trump-algorithmic-bias-woke-ai-8302e12dd74df69a1adc6565710f033d27 Apr 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnshdwrprs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3lnshdwrprs2fFeatured in this article about the changing tides in the struggle for responsible AI. https://apnews.com/article/artificial-intelligence-dei-trump-algorithmic-bias-woke-ai-8302e12dd74df69a1adc6565710f033d27 Apr 2025 14:24 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnshdwrprs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3ljuipplmu22bIt's been an honor to work with Dr. Lipnick & OpenOximetry on skin tone and pulse oximetry. Really great to see this perspective on the new FDA guidance published in @jama.com Using ITA from machines & the Monk Skin Tone Scale will ensure better skin tone representation in pulse oximetry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Mar 2025 12:13 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljuipplmu22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3ljolb6b2kc2rGlad to see this finally launched. Google Shopping and Virtual Try-On powered by the Monk Skin Tone Scale. https://www.glossy.co/beauty/google-bulks-up-its-ai-shopping-capabilities-to-allow-virtual-try-ons-of-makeup-and-clothing/?utm_campaign=glossydis&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=general-rss06 Mar 2025 03:43 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljolb6b2kc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3lizzhdk6bc2cOne last plug for this Walter White documentary I'm in. Debuts tonight on PBS at 9pm ET. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/forgotten-hero-walter-white-and-naacp/25 Feb 2025 23:31 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3lizzhdk6bc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3li5h34fbf22pExcited to see this PBS documentary on Walter White, that I helped with, coming out soon. Debuts Feb. 25th. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/forgotten-hero-walter-white-and-naacp/14 Feb 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3li5h34fbf22phttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3li3oops4dk2fSo nice to see the Monk Skin Tone Scale being used for this important task. There are many ways skin tone is implicated in health disparities. https://www.ctvnews.ca/london/article/nursing-student-advocates-for-more-inclusive-diagnosis-of-bedsores/13 Feb 2025 21:58 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3li3oops4dk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3kswjubvnec2qLem warned us decades ago about the deluge of low quality information we'd all find ourselves drowning in. One thing to consider amidst the rise of podcasts, influencers, etc.: Honesty and sincerity are not substitutes for expertise.20 May 2024 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3kswjubvnec2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/ellismonk.bsky.social/post/3karmgolm5h2dAlways good to reflect on the unfortunate truth that there all sorts of discoveries we'll never witness due to the finicky and sometimes regressive nature of peer review and hollow demands to do research attractive enough to get grant funding. #NobelPrize #Kariko02 Oct 2023 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:jg2dde7xxuthjpaej3ewbocn/app.bsky.feed.post/3karmgolm5h2d