The issue is officially compiled and out, with a very cool cover by @dtobiansky.bsky.social 's student, Tara Barnes-Tompkins anatomypubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/19328494...

Thematic Papers: Non‐Model Animal Head Impact and Brain Damage: The Anatomical Record: Vol 309, No 5

<em>The Anatomical Record</em> is an anatomy journal publishing new discoveries in the morphological aspects of molecular, cellular, developmental, evolutionary, and systems biology.

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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪@nicoleackermans.com · 8mo ago

TBI is not just for humans! In 2023 I organized a symposium for researchers studying head impacts in non-model species. The result, a thematic issue in @anatrecord.bsky.social combining 7 papers, from helmeted hornbills to muskoxen. The introduction came out today! doi.org/10.1002/ar.7... 🧵 🧪

New preprint in which we developed a task to measure motivation to exercise in rats! This will hopefully open many doors. 🏃🐀 Big thanks to Prof. Desiree Seib, who led this effort, and @dr-stan.bsky.social !! www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

A Novel Operant Conditioning Task to Assess Motivation to Exercise in Rats

Voluntary physical activity is a highly motivated behavior with important implications for physical and mental health, yet the neural and endocrine mechanisms underlying motivation to exercise remain ...

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🚨New paper!! I was lucky to get to collaborate with Becky Cramer, her team from Norway🇳🇴, and researchers from the museum of vert zoology at Berkeley. Unusual Sperm Morphology in Two Sedentary Songbird Species - Cramer - 2025 - Ecology and Evolution onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Unusual Sperm Morphology in Two Sedentary Songbird Species

We describe two dramatic evolutionary shifts in sperm morphology in songbirds, which are independent of but similar to two previously known shifts. Species with this atypical, “tadpole-like” sperm mo....

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WARNING WARNING WARNING #ResearchAdmini I am hearing reports of NIH Awards being issued with ~15% indirect cost rate without comment. I believe the hope is that they will be accepted with noticing this.

a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to be careful written on it

ALT: a woman stands in front of a white board with the words you need to be careful written on it

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Vox has a very good article explaining the mess that just happened at the Supreme Court. In the end, they are ensuring that no matter what happens to the canceled grants, there’s no chance of resolving fast enough to matter for the work or PIs. Struck a death blow www.vox.com/scotus/45886...

NEW: We simulated a disease outbreak to show how vaccines can stop the spread of a contagious disease. With @fparis.bsky.social @upshot.nytimes.com (Paywall-free gift link) 🎁

How Much Vaccination Stops a Measles Outbreak? (Gift Article)

An interactive explanation of outbreaks, vaccines and herd immunity.

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60 Minutes found no criminal record for 75% of the Venezuelan migrants the U.S. sent to a mega-prison in El Salvador. https://cbsn.ws/4lC4Vp5

No news organization should ever use the words "third term" without the word "unconstitutional" preceding it

This is how you truly resist. It fed my soul to hear this young man speak TRUTH to power. We desperately need this kind of passion. Reminds me of the activists I grew up with, back when people were fearless.

Science is under threat in the US. @elife.bsky.social have commissioned a series of articles discussing the implications and what we can do. The first three articles are now live. More to follow: elifesciences.org/articles/106... elifesciences.org/articles/106... elifesciences.org/articles/106...

Science Under Threat in the United States: How scientists and institutions should respond

Individual researchers and university leaders need to make the case for science to their elected representatives and to the public at large.

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Is it just me, or is Spotify's enshitification recently in overdrive?

I'm the guest editor on this special issue on TBI. Awesome work from the Dean lab 🧪 💀

Armita R. Manafzadeh@armanafzadeh.bsky.social · 2y ago

Our paper led by Mike Schindler is out #OA in @anatrecord.bsky.social. We explore how the craniofacial hinge joint balances mobility & stability in helmeted hornbills, birds w/ high-impact head-butting behavior. Thanks to Mason Dean for inviting me to join the fun! tinyurl.com/595v6dzz

This x10000000000 “In other words: We, the opposition, are the majority. Take heart.” www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/they-are-a...

They Are a Minority

Get your mind right.

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New: DOGE's spending has been secret. No longer. My colleagues have uncovered it. www.propublica.org/article/doge...

Tyranny requires your fear, your silence, and your compliance. Democracy requires your courage.

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Carl T. Bergstrom@carlbergstrom.com · 2y ago

Remarkable thread offering guidance to current and prospective NSF grantees about how to navigate the times ahead — from an NSF program officer who was fired in yesterday's DOGE purge (!)

The committee on Science, Space, and Technology are collecting testimony of Federal employees fired in the past days. Please share with your colleagues and friends. The more testimony, the better we can argue against this injustice.

Were you fired by President Trump? | House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

The House Committee on Science, Space and Technology

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The speech Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems should have given the day after Trump's inauguration. quartzevelyn.substack.com/p/i-wrote-th...

I Wrote the Speech Chuck Schumer Should Have Given on Day 1

January 21, 2025.

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Join 50501 in a National Day of Action on Monday, February 17th. We are reclaiming President's Day - a day that is supposed to be celebrating the Presidency. Unite to limit executive overreach. Find your protest at https://buff.ly/417VjtT, or create one.

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