Matt Karolian
@mkarolian
Building new things at Boston Globe Media. 80th class of Nieman Fellows at Harvard. Teach digital journalism at HarvardEXT. Non-Journalist.
Took me way too long to start a GLP1, the first pens I got sat in my fridge for 6 months. If you are on the fence seriously talk to your doctor!
This video is getting shot around the far-right socialverse as a purported example of the left being out of touch. If you listen to what Ashley Webb says, they are literally saying they will do whatever it is that society is asking of them, and all they ask is to not assaulted while doing so.
Working on something fun, shoot me a reply if you live in Greater Boston and are up for testing something.
Another week of COVID wastewater data for Greater Boston. The signal is near the lowest it's been since 2020. Despite the World Cup crowds, no spike. Nothing burger so far.
Everyone keeps warning that AI will usher in a post-truth future. We're already living in it. A man was shot in front of a crowd, on camera, from multiple angles, and people still can't help but call it a conspiracy.
Even some more recent data from MWRA (Massachusetts Water Resources Authority). The World Cup matches in the began on June 13, 2026. This captures 10 days worth of data with active World Cup play.
Despite Boston being a host city for the World Cup, COVID wastewater data is now pretty much at the lowest it's ever been.
Riding Boston’s Greenway Carousel with my 4 year old on a gorgeous night n. @raffic.bsky.social playing 💪
Today we @bostonglobe.com ran a full page love letter to the #TartanArmy
“Every time you use ChatGPT you’re literally stealing water from communities”
Based on the latest wastewater data, COVID is, relatively speaking, nearly gone. The MWRA Northern district (Boston to Wilmington) is sitting at 25 copies/mL — the last time it was this low was July 2020, at that point, MA was reporting ~200 confirmed cases/day statewide.
@mayorwu.boston.gov's office is hiring for a pretty interesting role city-boston.icims.com/jobs/31824/d...
Pediatric Long COVID on A1 above the fold in @bostonglobe.com last week
It would appear Boston / Boston's North Shore has hit the lowest COVID-19 wastewater levels since July 2021 (the brief time between adults being fully vaccinated and the delta wave, then omicron)