Important article, recommended reading for every scientist and citizen!

Mark Histed@markhisted.org · 2mo ago

The Battle over the Constitution Has Spread to American Science. I'm out in the @theatlantic.com today about the new OMB proposed rule. It's just the longtime agenda of the the Supreme Court. US science and cancer cures now all depend on us picking up a fight with the Roberts Court.

Cool new methods, cool new findings!

This is one of the most exciting pieces of science I have had the privilege to be involved in, led by @rui-xu.bsky.social‬, Bob Desimone, and Mark Richardson: the discovery of actual long-range monosynaptic connections in the human brain! For example the FFA connects to the rTPJ, how cool is that?

Great lab, great opportunity!

Chunyu Ann Duan@annduan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are looking for two Research Assistants to conduct experiments and data analyses investigating the neural mechanisms of strategic and social decision-making using head-fixed (1) and freely-moving (1) behavioural paradigms in mice. www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

Let's put more scientists in Congress! Let's put THIS scientist in Congress! :) www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Sam Wang, Politician-in-Training

The neuroscientist went from analyzing elections to running for Congress. But can this rookie win over New Jersey locals—and Trump voters?

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I am livid that after less than a day, Vance et al are back empty-handed. "Marathon" talks?? They didn't even sleep on it and try again! Many thousands of lives, the world economy and world hunger, and more, hang in the balance, and they stopped trying after less than a day?? What a rotten failure.

Please consider signing this, even if doing so is just a token of our humanity. Civilians should never be a target, much less whole civilizations.

Athena Akrami@athenaakrami.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Academic friends, It's beyond heartbreaking to watch what's unfolding in Iran & the region. A few of us drafted an open letter calling for protection of civilians & of educational, research, medical & cultural institutions. Please read & sign if you agree: sites.google.com/view/protect... #IranWar

NJ 🧠scientist @samwang.bsky.social is running for Congress and needs our support! In addition to science he founded the Princeton Gerrymandering Project & Electoral Innovation Lab aiming to improve voter representation. Donate to support science in politics! www.thetransmitter.org/policy/is-th...

Meet the neuroscientist running for Congress

Sam Wang, a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has been interested in “fixing bugs in democracy” for decades.

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Sam Wang@samwang.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Calling all neuroscientists: please come to a virtual Rally For Neuroscience! Saturday 11am ET/8am Pacific. I'm hosting it not just as a candidate but as a scientist. Learn how it's happening & how we can defend ourselves! Sign up: note this is a *free* event! secure.actblue.com/donate/samzo...

Well done and congratulations @juliet-turner.bsky.social !! I posit that this piece will make any sane person smile. 💪🏻🎉💪🏻 Look at the degree on that chick! 💪🏻🎉💪🏻

Nature@nature.com · 5mo ago

A simple celebratory post about completing my PhD went viral for all the wrong reasons. Here’s how I managed the backlash and used the attention to promote my research, says Juliet Turner go.nature.com/4sQu3uX

Thanks @natmesanash.bsky.social for covering our new work, in @thetransmitter.bsky.social!

The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Whether the hippocampus is involved in unrewarded learning has been a controversial question. A new preprint finds that it may be critical for passively learning information. By @natmesanash.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/memory/hippo...

Let’s get more scientists into Congress!

Sam Wang@samwang.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Central NJ friends, I urgently need help with signatures to qualify for the ballot. Come help, get swag! I need at least 500...but we have to overkill, or else face legal challenges. Sign up to help in Princeton, Montgomery...or another town in NJ-12. Earn a hat! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I spoke with Laura Schenkman at The Transmitter about my candidacy for the House! Going from the lab to public life is a huge transition. From a lifetime of research to biotech to democracy to running for office, here’s the story of one scientist: www.thetransmitter.org/policy/is-th...

Meet the neuroscientist running for Congress

Sam Wang, a neuroscientist running for the U.S. House of Representatives, has been interested in “fixing bugs in democracy” for decades.

thetransmitter.org

Friends, we're hot on the heels of a terrific forum at the meeting of Princeton/West Windsor Democrats. On my first outing, I finished 3rd out of 17 candidates. It's a pretty good start. So...please join me for my very first Princeton meet-and-greet! partiful.com/e/lskdUTn4n0...?

Congratulations to @briandepasquale.bsky.social on being a Sloan Research Fellow! 🎉😊🎉 sloan.org/fellowships/...

2026 Fellows | Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Our mission is to make the world a better place through the advancement of scientific knowledge.

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My campaign faces its first test: qualifying for the ballot. From my work on gerrymandering, I know that New Jersey politicians play dirty. To beat their games, I need at least 1,000 signatures from Democrats and unaffiliated voters in the 12th District. To help, sign up at SamForNJ.org - or DM me!

ICE at the polls! Bannon is basically yelling “fire” in a crowded theater here. His objective is to cause chaos (and suppress votes on the left). And it’s already working. This threat works on multiple levels and doesn’t have to be “real” to serve its purpose. Let me explain & offer some advice.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Steve Bannon says the federal government is planning to send ICE officers to patrol polling stations during the midterms. "We're going to have ICE surround the polls come November." "We're not going to sit here and allow you to steal the country again." www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

News from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come! samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...

Really important for Science in the US Spread, and do!

Jenna Norton@jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Don’t let Russell Vought trick Congress into destroying science by removing multiyear funding limits from the NIH funding bill.

My @nytimes.com op-ed: The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/o... (gift link) The key point: "The absence of young people from conventional protests is both a problem and a warning."

Opinion | The Boomers Are Protesting Trump. Where Is Gen Z?

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How do you pinpoint the moment when a brain makes up its mind about a decision? @racheltompa.bsky.social wrote a lovely short article for the general public on answers found by @thomas-zhihao-luo.bsky.social and @timkimd.bsky.social when they were in my lab. @simonsfoundation.org bit.ly/43DiM70

Scientists Pinpoint the Moment of Decision in the Rat Brain

Simons Collaboration on the Global Brain researchers found a synchronized shift in neural activity that signals the moment when animals commit to a decision.

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Thank you @emilysingerneuro.bsky.social ! Yes, please share your research stories! So many great things to showcase to the public! bsky.app/profile/carl...

Emily Singer@emilysingerneuro.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Such an important project! Please share your research stories.

I've been super excited about @kevinjmiller.bsky.social and @neurokim.bsky.social's AI scientist project since I heard about it delighted to see them collaborating here with the awesome @kenneth-harris.bsky.social and lab to create full-on new science and new scientific insights. It's the future!

Kenneth Harris@kenneth-harris.bsky.social · 9mo ago

1. New preprint resolving a conundrum in systems neuroscience with an AI scientist, and humans Reilly Tilbury, Dabin Kwon, @haydari.bsky.social, @jacobmratliff.bsky.social, @bio-emergent.bsky.social, @carandinilab.net, @kevinjmiller.bsky.social, @neurokim.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I beg you to read this thread but only if you promise to read all the alt texts

Tom Cox@dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 9mo ago

THREAD. A collection of photographs of excellent sheep I have met on walks. You will find the captions to each photo in the alt text.

@markhisted.org , you have been and are incredibly brave and admirable. I hope the rumors are false. and: keep up the amazing work!

Mark Histed@markhisted.org · 9mo ago

Hearing a rumor that NIH/HHS may now plan to retaliate against other Bethesda Declaration signers. I am one, but it’s not about me: we have been speaking out because of the ongoing damage to US medical research, cancer and Alzheimer’s research. As @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social put well: 1/

Ecstatic to announce our exciting new paper! Rat-mon y Cajal found a new friend to help him learn. Introducing, Dr. Tutor-us!

Carla Golden@goldenneurons.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Thrilled to share our new paper, out now in @natneuro.nature.com, uncovering how estradiol, the most potent estrogen, modulates reinforcement learning and reward prediction errors across biological levels. www.nature.com/articles/s41... #blueprint 1/7

What is it like for a U.S. citizen to be kidnapped by CBP? What are they like, how do they talk when they speed off with you in their car? Hear it directly from this woman with extraordinary courage and presence of mind, who bravely shamed them and non-violently fought back until they released her.

Dana Houle@danahoule.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Watch this. I mean it. Watch it Need to feed your kids? Fine do that first. But the bathroom? Hold it. Watch this first Jennifer Moriarty describes being thrown in a Border Patrol vehicle & spending hours driven around by, per Daniel Biss, the Keystone Kops danielbiss.substack.com/p/daniel-bis...

U.S. Public Research Benefits is a searchable repository that showcases the value of basic science in an easy and accessible format. @baselesspursuit.bsky.social shares how he and his colleagues developed the resource. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/science-and-...

Our searchable repository of useful research can restore trust in federally funded basic science

Called U.S. Public Research Benefits, the database showcases the value of basic science in an easy and accessible format.

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Mark is so right about this.

Mark Histed@markhisted.org · 10mo ago

The NIH institute director firing last Friday is very bad. I made a video explainer about why. Stay for last post, w link to @science.org story from @jocelynkaiser.bsky.social 1/4 🧪

Don't miss No Kings! Bring your American flags 🇺🇸 , protesting this lying, cruel, law- and Constitution-breaking administration is the most patriotic thing you can do! 😊🇺🇸

We have a shot at participating in the biggest protest in US history. Especially if you show up. Find an event near you. Don't miss No Kings II! www.nokings.org

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No Kings Robert DeNiro

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Firm, elegant, and clear "No Way" response to Trump's compact from MIT "fundamentally, the premise of the document is inconsistent with our core belief that scientific funding should be based on scientific merit alone" Well said, well done, well led MIT!!! orgchart.mit.edu/letters/rega...