An international team of scientists collected and carbon-dated more than 7,500 marine fossils to understand time averaging—in which organisms from different time periods are preserved together in the same fossil bed. Story: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/pale... Study: doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

Thought it’d be nice to just have a simple vid without the fast editing to just show off the pots currently still available on the website. So enjoy a nice slow look at the pots and some smooth jazz 🎷 these pots are available on www.roseschmits.com Free UK shipping, worldwide available

Museum Resource 🐠 Fish Families of the World Gallery NEW resource! Searchable gallery of fish families of the world, with photos of specimens, CT scans and 3D models, x-rays, and notes on characteristics, habitats, etc. Browse: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/discover-fis...

A large, international team of scientists has determined that one in ten butterfly species globally has shifted its distribution range, with climate change & extreme weather driving ~80% of documented movements. Story: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/science/butt... Study: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Color trends used to come and go—but the color recession that began this century threatens to turn our world permanently gray, Amogh Dimri reports:

The Color Recession May Be Permanent

Consumers are so afraid of getting colors wrong, they don’t use them at all.

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COS is announcing important changes to the Open Science Framework (OSF). OSF Projects—used for project collaboration, file mgmt, & storage—is being phased out as an active workspace over the next 6 months. This change does not affect persistence & accessibility of existing public projects. (🧵1/2)

I can’t say enough good things about this book, which my entire lab read together several years ago. It was hugely helpful to me even after tenure, and I consider myself to be a strong writer who usually loves writing!

Princeton University Press@princetonupress.bsky.social · 3w ago

A fully updated and expanded edition of the acclaimed writing guide for scientists. The Scientist’s Guide to Writing, 3rd Edition by @stephenbheard.bsky.social is out now! Order yours: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb... #Science #Education #Writing

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Rose Schmits@roseschmits.bsky.social · 4w ago

Ooh fresh batch of crawler pots online! Some very nice pink ones and a clutch of smaller white ones www.roseschmits.com Free UK shipping, worldwide available

***New preprint from the lab*** showing “Generative replay across hippocampal-neocortical circuits”. In sleep we show spiking sequences in V1 (sensory neocortex!) that represent information that has not been directly experienced www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... @bndu.ox.ac.uk @ndcnoxford.bsky.social

Generative replay across hippocampal-neocortical circuits

To make flexible decisions, the brain needs to make inferences between events that were not directly experienced together. In sharp-wave ripple (SWR) events, during periods of rest and sleep, spiking ...

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Shipped a small update this week to spf-validator, my open-source Python library for validating SPF records. Version 1.4.1 fixes 2 bugs and improves some checks related to the SPF record's redirect mechanism. Check it out on PyPI: pypi.org/project/spf-...

spf-validator

Validates Sender Policy Framework (SPF) strings to ensure they are formatted correctly.

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I sound like a broken record, but if you can only do one sanity check before sharing your data, let it be this. Check your rows. 1. Do you have the correct number of cases? 2. Are any cases duplicated or missing? 3. Are the unique identifiers valid? Thank you for your time. 🙏

Work with us! 🐟 Assistant Curator of Ichthyology This is a 12-month, tenure-track position 👇 🔸 Full info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree... 🔸 Apply via @ufl.edu: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54... 🔸 About us: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/ 🏛️📌 Apply by Aug. 21, 2026

When sharing data, does anyone package their dataset with an actual validation script? Something that a computer can run to confirm that column level attributes are met? So beyond a data dictionary, something like a JSON Schema or maybe a YAML file with validation code?

woof ≈80% of assignments this summer term have essentially been just raw chatgpt/claude output, including assignments that required designing stuff in illustrator/affinity/canva. The battle is lost for asynchronous online courses.

Did you write your comment yet on the OMB rules on federally funded science yet? No? Don’t worry, you can do it this weekend. Here are some resources that can help you get started.

📢 We're hiring! The Department of Microbiology & Cell Biology at Montana State University is hiring an Assistant Professor of Microbiology. We welcome applicants working in microbial pathogenesis, immunology, genetics, microbial evolution, and related areas. Apply: jobs.montana.edu/postings/52009

I’m so sad to share that yesterday was my last day at Scientific American. It was an honor to work alongside my incredible colleagues and to speak with researchers across the sciences. If you’re looking to hire staff or freelance, please consider me and my other laid off coworkers (🧵)

It's finally PREORDER DAY for The Psychology of Software Teams!!!!! Which means you are just a few clicks away from your own personal guidebook to being more human in tech 🥰 www.drcathicks.com#book

Dr. Cat Hicks

Leading the science of software success

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Anti-Prime Day starts…NOW! 🥳 Today through 6/26, enjoy free standard shipping site-wide, all while supporting local, independent bookstores.

We're hiring! 🐟 Assistant Curator of Ichthyology This is a 12-month, tenure-track position 👇 🔸 Full info: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/caree... 🔸 Apply via @ufl.edu: explore.jobs.ufl.edu/en-us/job/54... 🔸 About the Dept. of Natural History, Florida Museum: www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/nhdept/

Organizing a community data science event or workshop? Posit wants to help! If you need event funding, awesome swag, social media signal boosts, or guest speakers/mentors, please reach out. Learn more: opensource.posit.co/about/commun...

Community event and initiative support

Posit is committed to supporting the open-source community through conferences, community events, and educational initiatives. The wide adoption of open-source tools depends on the people who organize...

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Your infrequent gentle reminder: I would like to share your art/photos/activism if you have alt text on it! Alt text lets people with vision impairments, screenreader users, people who have connection issues/slow internet/not much data/etc, and people like me (Squint Kings) enjoy it!

A new Science study shows that bumble bees can position a ball underneath a fake “flower” to reach a reward, suggesting they can exhibit spontaneous problem-solving and challenging the notion that such advanced cognitive abilities are exclusive to large-brained vertebrates. https://scim.ag/4vs08dC

A good, short read. “In a nutshell, this is the issue: PDFs are not written to be accessible content for all audiences. Instead, they are designed for creating print-ready documents for fully sighted readers.” The recommendation: HTML is way better than PDF for accessibility. #🧮 🧪

Steven Clontz@clontz.org · 2mo ago

People kept asking, so I put all my thoughts together here (mostly things I've learned from @oscarlevin.com): mathtech.org/2026/06/11/a...

‪For those in tech in the Gainesville, FL area, we have our next GNV Tech Chats Coffee Social tomorrow at Resident Coffee. Check it out: luma.com/8udtxz2e #Gainesville #UF

Tech Coffee Social - GNV Tech Chats · Luma

Join GNV Tech Chats for a morning coffee social and kick-start your day with great conversations and connections. Are you passionate about technology, design,…

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We investigated which gaming hardware companies did their due diligence in 2025 to make sure their Xbox, PS5, Switch, PC, and accessory supply chains aren't funding armed conflict. Some...did far better than others. https://kotaku.com/gaming-companies-hardware-conflict-minerals-2025-2000702545

Sony, Amazon Unsure If Their Supply Chains Funded Armed Conflict In 2025

Do PlayStation 5s and Amazon Basics headsets fund armed conflict? Who knows!

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Introducing the undulating tripod gait, the walking strategy used by many fishes. We tracked the fishes, built a model, a robot, and found that 3 body segments, 2 fins, and friction are all it takes. No specialized anatomy required. Out today in Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Survey data is a bit like a town. At first glance it's a crowd. Then you realise it's actually many crowds, a secret society, and a small dog wearing a hat. That is to say - I've written a blog post on analysing survey data in R. arcaravaggi.github.io/posts/2026-0... #rstats #Statistics

Now is the time to make your thing. Stop motion with LEGO, webcomic, walking sim game, weird Halloween costume, backyard water feature, container garden. This is your sign. Make your thing. Stop waiting. Do it.