Dr Alessio Veneziano
@aveneziano.bsky.social
Biological Anthropologist with an inordinate fondness for science, nature, bones, fossils, primates, data and R! 💀🦷🦴🩻🦍🦧📊
The biological burden of long-term financial stress on the brain 🧪 #science 🧠 #brain
The Conversation UK@uk.theconversation.com · 6d agoTracking thousands of people from birth to their 80s shows that long-term financial stress may quietly reshape the ageing brain.
Something to think about for the #science feed 🧪
Simon Fisher@profsimonfisher.bsky.social · 2w agoPublic communication of science would be more effective without billionaire tech bros & their ilk flooding the zone. There are crucial complex discussions to be had about both the promise & dangers of new genomic tools & tissue culture models. Instead we waste time debunking sensationalist nonsense.
It's hard being a climate comedian's therapist... 🫠
Impressive work combining hundreds of Electron Microscope images! Also, apparently, the name of the Diatom is Bob! Discover more projects from James Tyrwhitt-Drake at jmtd.ca 🧪 #science 🔬 #microscopy #biology
c0nc0rdance@c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 2w agoThis 2012 electron microscope video is from James Tyrwhitt-Drake, a scientist at University of Victoria’s Advanced Microscopy Facility. In order, you're looking at: An amphipod (~5 mm = 5000 microns) A diatom (50 microns) A bacteria (1 micron). Life at every scale! (📷: James Tyrwhitt-Drake)
#KnowYourPrimates with the Primate Profiles of the @neprimateconsrv.bsky.social! 🐒🦍🦧 Learn about appearance, behaviour, adaptations, conservation and more! 🧪 #science #primates #primatology #BioAnth neprimateconservancy.org/primate-prof...
PRIMATE PROFILES - New England Primate Conservancy
PRIMATE SPECIES PROFILES This growing collection lets you peek inside the worlds of our fellow primates; their appearances, lifestyles, dynamics, adaptations, behaviors, languages, conservation status...
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An example about why we should trust the experts! Why The Ocean Cleanup failed in the way experts predicted it would! 🧪 #science 🌊 #ocean #plastic #ecology #sustainability therevelator.org/why-ocean-cl...
Why The Ocean Cleanup Hasn’t Solved the Plastic Pollution Crisis • The Revelator
Global problems are rarely solved by one person or invention. The Ocean Cleanup didn’t work, for the reasons experts said it wouldn’t. What can we learn from this?
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Hanuman monkey has seen some weird stuff...would totally befriend them, though! 🐒 #primates
Biodiversity Pics@biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 3w ago🦧 The handy natural history Boston, R.G. Badger, The Gorham press, 1910. [Source]
A new primate species, Colobus congoensis, discovered in the rainforest of Congo 🇨🇩🐒 A very rare discovery! 🧪 #science #primatology #BioAnth #primates www.sciencealert.com/an-entirely-...
Entirely New Monkey Species Discovered in The Congo Rainforest, And It Doesn't Look Impressed
When biologists discover a new species in the 21st century, it's usually because they've run new DNA analysis, peered more closely down the microscope, or collected specimens from far beyond the human...
sciencealert.com
Many #AI systems are built by stealing your data, often used for purposes you didn't agree to. When AI is pushed into schools, you should think carefully what your kids' data will be used for...especially if the company is repurposed from the sex industry! #ComputerScience 🧪 #science #EDI
Julie Carpenter, PhD@jgcarpenter.com · 3w agoAs a robotics researcher, learning scientist, and author who has followed Realbotix for years, I'm compelled to do a Bluesky thread on this whole pivot that Realbotix is now trying, turning from humanoid sex robots to classroom "education" robots. Buckle up. nysfocus.com/2026/07/14/n... 🧵
One of the quiet bright moments of lockdown was Sam Neill serenading us on the ukulele. This type of tenderness feels rare nowadays, how lucky we were. Thank you for everything. ❤️❤️❤️
The more lines of this post you read, the bigger a medal you want to give to James Parkinson 🥇 Never underestimate the human side of #science 🧪
Natalia (娜塔莉)@nataliajagielska.bsky.social · 3w agoHere's Parkinsonia, one of the most recognisable ammonites. Named after James Parkinson, a surgeon (first to recognise Parkinson's disease), and a palaeontologist (who drew for Mantell), and a radical social reformist, activist for universal suffrage, suspected of scheming to assassinate the King!
Another piece of my research collaboration with @fabioalfieri2.bsky.social (and others) on trabecular #morphology! If you want to see more of what we do on #primates, humans and methods, see: doi.org/10.1002/ajpa... doi.org/10.1111/joa.... doi.org/10.1002/ajpa... 🧪 #science 🦴🩻 #bones 🏺 #BioAnth
Whole‐Epiphysis Trabecular Bone in Tamarin Limbs Suggests Effects of Leaping Distance Alongside Non‐Biomechanical Factors
Objectives Beyond non-biomechanical factors, the trabecular architecture of long bone epiphyses variably underlies functional adaptations to locomotor behavior. A recent study, characterizing tamari...
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Fabio Alfieri@fabioalfieri2.bsky.social · 4w agoIt has been an honour and a great experience attending the wonderful Society for Experimental Biology 2026 meeting in Florence, contributing with a talk on fossil trabecular bone and related methods. Thanks to my collaborator @aveneziano.bsky.social and @sebiology.bsky.social
Imagine you see such majestic animals and your first thought is "Killing it is going to be fun"! There is wonderful #science on cetaceans: please, spend time reading about them and then discover how that made your life richer! 🧪🐋
BearyHappy04@bearyhappy04.bsky.social · 4w agoIt’s sickening. Icelandic multimillionaire Kristján Loftsson’s fleet has killed 11 whales in the last few weeks. His sinister hunt could kill up to 150 fin whales this season💔 Let's deliver the largest petition ever calling for an end to whaling in Iceland to the Prime Minister Pls sign👇
More like this #science, please! There's so many solutions to explore to make our home sustainable! 🧪🌍 #sustainability #GreenEnergy #ecology
Go Green @ecowarriorss.bsky.social · last mo.Scientists built a solar reactor that eats plastic bottles and burps out clean hydrogen at scale Cambridge Uni made the device with simple materials using a paint sprayer—offering a possible dual fix for plastic pollution and dirty hydrogen production www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2026/07/scie...
I think everybody deserves to see this! Fireflies' populations are declining due to ligh pollution, habitat loss, pesticides and climate change! Imagine a world where such picture isn't possible... 🧪🌍 #nature #fireflies #conservation #science #ecology
Martin Rak@martinrak.bsky.social · last mo.A Midsummer Night’s Dream After several attempts, I finally managed to photograph fireflies in the Czech woods.
Important conversations in #science 🧪 The process of publishing has become a lot slower lately and I know it's in part because fewer people accept to review. Payment would certainly improve that: I know I would accept more reviews...
David Ho@davidho.bsky.social · last mo.What?! Paying people for their labor works? I’m shocked! Shocked!
Phylogenetic analysis confirmed South Africa speciated from a Canada-like ancestor! 🇨🇦🇿🇦 🧪 #science #phylo #biology
Captain Revo@captainrevo.bsky.social · last mo.This World Cup bracket graphic is a banger.
Finally someone said it! 🧪 #science
Brent Toderian@brenttoderian.bsky.social · last mo.“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.
Mona Khalil dedicated decades of her life to protecting the sea turtles and coastline of Mansouri, southern Lebanon. This month, Israeli strikes killed her. Her loss is not only a loss for her family and community, but for the environmental movement in Lebanon, the region and beyond. 💔
Tributes paid to Lebanon conservationist killed in Israeli strike
BEIRUT: Activists and campaign groups on Saturday paid tribute to Lebanese environmentalist Mona Khalil who died ...
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🧪 👩💻 #AI #science #ComputerScience
Iris van Rooij 💭@irisvanrooij.bsky.social · 2mo agoMaking the notion of `computational intractability’ accessible is more important now than ever, because promises that AI systems can scale are false and misleading. This is not difficult to understand if one thinks soundly and from 1st principles. Paper: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I find paradoxical that tech mill/billionaires could use their extreme wealth to finance real research on aging but decide to go on a hunch and try alleged anti-aging methods...the only explanation is that they have no idea what "evidence" means! 🧪 #science www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Tech titans are hacking their bodies for a longer life: is there science behind their methods?
Influencers and ultra-rich people looking to extend their lifespan are trading tips and tricks on how to eke out extra years.
nature.com
On Shakespeare, conspiracies, and how to respond to them! Lessons valid for #literature and #science alike! 🧪📚🌕 contingentmagazine.org/2026/06/18/h...
How Do Academics Handle Conspiracy Theorists?
Factual evidence rarely changes minds.
contingentmagazine.org
What makes education a positive and personally fruitful experience is often the extra work of people who go the extra mile because they believe in what they do. Too often, those people do not get the compensation or credit they deserve. For what it's worth, thank you! 🧪 #science
Debbie Gale Mitchell@heydebigale.bsky.social · 2mo agoOne frustration I have about my work as a prof is there very little reward for good pedagogy (beyond knowing it is the right thing to do and students getting a valuable experience). For example, I teach first-year chemistry and I incorporate an information literacy project in the Spring quarter.
To those who are looking for a great vacation reading this summer! 🧪📚 🦈🐟🐋 #BookSky #ecology #science #sustainability
David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈@whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 2mo agoICYMI: My second book, "Why Sustainable Seafood Matters," is now available for preorder! Preorders are important because they signal interest to the market, and you can get 30% off list price by preordering using code HWSSM !
