"It’s going to be people with substance versus people with shallow knowledge. It’s going to be mastery versus faking it. It’s going to be people with good taste versus tacky. I trust you will put in the work necessary to be on the right side of those battles.”

Doctora Malka Older@older.bsky.social · 3mo ago

"“I’m here to tell you the mission of your generation is to destroy AI,” said Chieng." news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor...

ICE is targeting press outside Delaney Hall

Ojo

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 3mo ago

Nature Human Behavior just published an article by a SPLC affiliated hate group author who explicitly lists it in the article less than a year after submission. It's a deeply flawed analysis that tries to erase the harms of anti-trans laws by overemphasizing data limitations.

Conversely "talent" will get you only so far. One, talent is spread more widely than people who fancy themselves geniuses might presume. Two, no matter how talented you are, you're probably neither a Prince nor a Picasso, and someone else pretty talented who's not a dick can do nearly all you do.

Jake Sparks@jsparks7s.bsky.social · 3mo ago

It really is amazing how far you can get in life by simply showing up and not being an asshole.

My latest for @sciam.bsky.social is all about the real biology, ecology, and climate science that is used to create the world of Pokémon, and how scientists use it to teach science in the real world. This is just about the most fun I’ve ever had interviewing anyone, and I hope you enjoy! 🧪🌎

The Pokémon universe goes hard on ecology and climate science

The Pokémon franchise, including its recent game Pokémon Pokopia, is inspired by real animals and their ecology. It’s no surprise that so many scientists love to try and “catch ’em all”

scientificamerican.com

I don’t actually think it is the job of #scicomm and it’s certainly not responsible scicomm to uncritically repeat propaganda about a scientific project without situating it in political and social context, actually. We need to build trust with our audiences by being complete! 🧪

The way I throw myself to the floor from my bed in milliseconds whenever I wake up by earthquake should be studied.

Damn Mr President that’s crazy anyway stream Carlson et al 2025 “Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change” Nature Climate Change 15, 1052-1055 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change - Nature Climate Change

The authors assess the growing field of climate change health impact attribution. They show literature bias towards direct heat effects and extreme weather in high-income countries, highlighting the l...

nature.com

Climate Science Legal Defense Fund@csldf.org · 5mo ago

It's April Fool's Day, which coincidentally feels like every other day under this administration. silencingscience.org/actions/pres...

ACADEMICS SHOULD TALK BLUNTLY ABOUT MONEY (and should not write for free)

Catherine Fletcher@catherinefletcher.info · 5mo ago

Right, so this is off to the editors and if they like it my thoughts on why scholars of public history should talk more about money will be with you next year

We have been cooking up this story for a while and we are excited to finally be able to share! Read on if you're interested in whole plant regeneration WITHOUT the application of hormones!

There’s still time to take our survey about the landscape of science communication and share your experience

Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Please excuse my rant I have low blood pressure and need to keep doing work my brain is trying its best

I’m in bed feeling awful and it’s the middle of the day of course so someone doing yard work is perfectly acceptable. Except can someone explain to me why leaf blowers? In a small urban backyard? A leaf blower? What is the point of leaf blowers. What is the benefit of them vis a vis idk a RAKE?

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

Wikipedia Bans AI-Generated Content

“In recent months, more and more administrative reports centered on LLM-related issues, and editors were being overwhelmed.”

404media.co

A decade ago, I did make a reading list to help scientists get started! 🧪 medium.com/@chanda/deco...

Decolonising Science Reading List

In the last couple of weeks, a lot of people have been asking me about what I’ve been reading as reference points for my commentary on the…

medium.com

Aparna Nair@disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Sadly, the most frequently seen/read popular histories of science are created by scientists, who with the utmost respect, often do not know the subject (exceptions exist, of course, but its almost a general rule ime). History is more complex, dark, and not as linear, either, than often presented.

Didn’t expect making square knots to be such a handy thing to know as an adult +1 boy scouting

Poverty is not and will never be a moral failing

They're killing me I cannot afford a switch 2 pls

GoNintendo@gonintendo.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 5mo ago

Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness now available via GameCube: Nintendo Classics: https://gonintendo.com/contents/58933-pokemon-xd-gale-of-darkness-now-available-via-gamecube-nintendo-classics Time to relive a classic #nintendo #gamecube #pokemon

My latest blog post on Podura aquatica, the water springtail is finally done! Check it out below…

Podura aquatica: Springtail of the month - A Chaos of Delight

Across the world, living invisibly on standing pools of water, lives Podura aquatica , a highly unusual specialised and entirely wonderful semi-aquatic springtail.

chaosofdelight.org

Graduation becoming a reality slowly but surely. She will be a doctor, and she will finally have a graduation ceremony. 🫶 It’s all coming together.

I got to chat about my career path and how what started as a means to earn a paycheck turned into a personal mission to use my background in science to improve access to neuroscience research education. genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Here is a graph with dollar amounts of funding committed. The curves look very similar to those based on the number of awards.

"Online Rent-a-Sage" Bret Devereaux@bretdevereaux.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Is there a version of the chart follow the dollar-value of the grants? Is it fewer-bigger grants or simply - as I would guess - straight up less money going out the door?

Nerds, @hopkinspress.bsky.social is having a big sale on books, with many science and nature titles up to 80% off! 🧪🌍

Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit

Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit

Dolphins washing up on the shores of Patagonia may have been fleeing orcas in the area

scientificamerican.com

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

The Lonesome Death of Daphy Michel

Watch now | Haitian Woman, 31, Dies Alone at Pittsburgh Bus Stop Days After ICE Released Her Far From Home to Die.

migrantinsider.com

Did you ever participate in a science fair? Ceren Tunçer's new bite (the first of our 2026 cohort!) takes a look at a study from researchers Soumaiya Imarraine and Nicole Ortiz about how science fairs can make careers in science more accessible to diverse audiences. scicommbites.org/getting-hand...

Getting hands-on with brain research in a suburban town: assessment of a science fair through structural barriers - SciCommBites

Overcoming structural barriers by way of inclusive science communication.

scicommbites.org

People have always been captivated by crystals. Turns out we’re not the only apes to find them fascinating. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Sun bathing lizard for your viewing pleasure