Amy Harmon
@amy_harmon
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New York Times reporter covering science, nature, social inequality | she/her
New York, NY
Joined September 2008
I wrote about how a nature app is helping salvage some semblance of shared reality. Also there is a fun quiz.
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There have been three executive orders on trans issues since Jan 20. I collected some reactions here.
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@WomenAreReals @wesyang Thanks for flagging. Am following to see if she is appealing the district court decision.
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RT @howappealing: “Idaho Lawmakers Want Supreme Court to Overturn Same-Sex Marriage Decision; A state legislative committee has advanced a…
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@JournalismSEEN Hi @JournalismSEEN, I'm one of the authors of the story. FWIW in that sentence, we were trying to distinguish between transgender women and cisgender women without using the word "cisgender," which many readers don't know.
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@glennagoldis @JournalismSEEN @WomenAreReals Hi @glennagoldis, tnx for reading & feedback. re: the state leg story, it says "Republican lawmakers say they want to preserve privacy in bathrooms and locker rooms, and fairness for women in sports." Agree would've been good to give more space (to all sides) on minors/transition
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@RoshniAPatel Is anyone documenting that, do you know? Would be interested to see any examples.
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RT @inaturalist: We have some big news: iNaturalist is now an independent 501c3 non-profit organization! Your iNat experience won’t change…
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RT @MindShiftKQED: In more than two dozen interviews with The New York Times, those who went to elite schools, where their race may or may…
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RT @JLeeSoc: #AffirmativeAction affects only abt 2% of all Black, Hispanic or Native American students in 4-year colleges, but has an “outs…
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"A.I. is Silicon Valley’s ultimate new product rollout: transcendence on demand." Some vintage @DavidStreitfeld here.
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@patrickaturley @michelnivard @nmancuso_ This is one interpretation, but a more skeptical interpretation is that the EUR PGI is picking up entirely indirect/SES stratification and once moved to a genuinely independent population it's predictive power goes to 0%. Unless we have evidence against, I would urge skepticism.
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We're collecting personal stories of all the ways affirmative action may have affected people, in college admissions and in life. If you have an experience you're willing to share, I hope you'll fill out this form, or contact me by DM or amy@nytimes.com.
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"Admitting students interested in working with the underserved serves to increase diversity," & other lessons in how to get a med school class that reflects the racial breakdown of the US population without affirmative action. Great piece by @ushamcfarling
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In some states, the historical charters of agencies charged with wildlife conservation failed to include insects. Now many appear to be in precipitous decline. by @CatrinEinhorn PS and they are so small and crazy-gorgeous.
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