Bina Venkataraman

@binajv

Editorial Page Editor, The Boston Globe. () Former . Author, THE OPTIMIST’s TELESCOPE:

Boston, MA
Joined November 2009

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  1. Pinned Tweet
    22 Aug 2019

    It’s time to share with you my TED talk from the 2019 mainstage, about our power to think ahead in a reckless age. Not-so-secretly, it’s also about the future of humanity on Earth. I can’t wait to hear what you think.

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    I have read the polls, analyzed the results, computed the crosstabs, weighted for field organization, and accounted for second-choice switching. It’s time to announce the verdict: It’s not clear who’s going to win Iowa.

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    Feb 1

    I mean, also in Massachusetts. But enjoy the presidential candidates, Iowa! Our #1 export.

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  4. Feb 2

    A different Sunday morning print trio today than the typical for me. ( )

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    Charlie Baker’s proposal to restrict access to birth and death certificates is an attack on public interest and ought to go nowhere fast.

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    Feb 1

    “You have no idea how hard I’m fighting to keep politics out of science." New emails show how President Trump roiled NOAA during Hurricane Dorian

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  7. Feb 1
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    The “combination of jaw-dropping audacity and constitutional illiteracy now leaves a toxic residue: the impeachment clause neutered and the country in dangerous constitutional territory.”

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    Brexit and the impeachment both end with Johnson-Trumpites looking like this:

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    . used death data to discover large numbers of drownings among immigrants, which in turn spurred state to post water advisories in other languages.

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  11. Jan 31

    This guy is my spirit animal for today’s impeachment proceedings.

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  12. Jan 31

    Thank you + for inviting me on air last night. Seems we covered just a little ground: , , , the future of journalism, plus The Optimist’s Telescope. Will gladly return to Berlin for an encore!

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  13. Jan 30

    There are (at least) 51 of them. Don’t just blame one.

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    Congrats, we spent $2T on a tax cut for the rich to get us back to almost exactly the average pace of growth from Obama’s second term

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    Great job opening: We're hiring a reporter to cover space and physical sciences for the team 🌍🌔🪐🌞☄️💫🚀🛰️

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    Over the past week, we've seen a descent into Constitutional madness. The President and his team argue that any conduct is okay, as long as a president thinks it will benefit him. That's an argument of pure desperation — one you only make when you know your client is guilty.

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  17. Retweeted
    Jan 30

    “What we measure defines us.”

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  18. Retweeted
    Jan 29

    ATTN: U.S.-based journalists and editors who have covered science, tech, environment, or health at the local or regional level. THREE DAYS left to submit your work for the Victor K. McElheny Award. $5,000 prize.

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  19. Jan 30

    Exactly what the Senate would be voting to permit if it acquits. Not to mention unfettered power for future presidents.

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  20. Jan 30

    Closing borders, trade & quarantines often leads to circumvention, underreporting of disease cases, which counteracts outbreak control. WHO director gen could deter such measures under global emergency. Also, check your bias against Chinese travelers.

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  21. Jan 30

    Of all this the jingle might be most disturbing. 😊

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