Just a bunch of crabs in a trench coat, but also a professor of marine biology. My social media does not represent my employer. No AI. Do not train AI off my work. Please bring croissants 🥐 https://linktr.ee/rebeccarhelmhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtx3dved7c2yWooohoooo!!! [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Aug 2026 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtx3dved7c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtwrg4zfek25Rest in Power Queen 😭😭😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Aug 2026 21:32 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwrg4zfek25https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtu4fpa5c22qwe could have had MORE planets, instead, we settled for less 😔 [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 20:11 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtu4fpa5c22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mttoqjsocc2qWell that's terrifying: "Today 57 million American adults are functionally illiterate. That number represents 28% of the adult population, a significant surge from 18% just over a decade ago." https://sciencepolitics.org/2026/08/21/adult-literacy-is-mysteriously-declining-across-many-high-income-countries/24 Aug 2026 16:06 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttoqjsocc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtrzs5qri22a“Forecasting models predicted that the current steep funding cuts [to USAID] could result in more than 14,051,750 (uncertainty interval 8,475,990–19,662,191) additional all-age deaths, including 4,537,157 (3,124,796–5,910,791) in children younger than age 5 years, by 2030.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2026 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtrzs5qri22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mhrmdphmnc23Semi-regular reminder: Baby open-ocean octopuses sometimes ride on jellyfish like little hats. 📸 Songda Cai bit.ly/2ZmNZZH 🧪🪼🐙🦑🌿24 Mar 2026 03:16 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhrmdphmnc23https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtokf3jaik2tAt the Library of Congress National Book Festival, in case any fellow sky-peeps are here and wanna try to meet!22 Aug 2026 15:05 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtokf3jaik2thttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtmvfc5svs26Me: God, I don't even want to look. It's got to be at least a hundred, maybe 500 if they've really lost it. The website: [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Aug 2026 23:17 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmvfc5svs26https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtjhh2zc6s2kAlright. Read through the study. Not my field, but in general: 1) the conclusions seem robust, all things considered 2) My god China collects a lot of data 3) We’re conducting an uncontrolled unethical experiment on a generation. Students are seeing devistating setbacks. We must regulate “A.i.” [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Aug 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtjhh2zc6s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtgz6gxzg225“AI adoption raises homework scores by 18% and reduces completion time by 30%, but lowers monthly exam scores by 20% within six months” [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Aug 2026 15:09 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgz6gxzg225https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mtetdujkxs2nwell, hate this [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Aug 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtetdujkxs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/rebeccarhelm.bsky.social/post/3mt5d7o3ugs23BuT “AI” iS tHe FuTuRe 😭 [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Aug 2026 18:42 +0000at://did:plc:vdsijt3kvfafo7ng4i7r55ll/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt5d7o3ugs23