not a moment too soon, here's the paper by citron et al. 🦤 academic.oup.com/zoolinnean/a...

The sensory world of the Dodo and Solitaire revealed by endocast and skull anatomy

Abstract. The Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) and its close relative, the Rodriguez Solitaire (Pezophaps solitaria), are two of the most recognized symbols of hum

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Marcos K. Pinheiro / "Marcos Wyvern" (Marcosaurus)@mmarcosaurus.bsky.social · 3h ago

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New research out today! Some animals have three eyes?! This eye isn't for "seeing" per se, but it's connected to a part of the brain responsible for regulating body temperature. So if you see a lizard basking out in the sun to get warm, oftentimes this eye plays a central role. But there's more...

@ulethbridge.ca is looking for a Canada Research Chair in Genomics! Please apply if you are interested in working at an outstanding institution with a very collegial environment and living in the amazing City of Lethbridge. share.google/9R0WWOWxlusH...

Posting: Faculty of Arts & Sciences – Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (Genomics in Precision Health) - Lethbridge (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Lethbridge | 12862139

The University of Lethbridge invites applications for the position of Tier 2 Canada Research Chair (CRC) in the area of Genomics in Precision Healt...

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Growing evidence suggests that a diabetes drug can prevent COVID-19 from developing into long COVID go.nature.com/44UXDpg

Can long COVID be prevented? Two drugs finally show promise

Rigorous trials suggest they reduce the risk of long-term disease after coronavirus infection.

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If you know you know@privatechand.bsky.social · last mo.

Hindutva is built on caste solidarity which ultimately holds that patriarchal kinship and caste ties triumph every other kind of morality. I absolutely reject this. If you think your casteist/Islamophobic relative is more important than the LIVES of non-upper caste Hindus, you have no moral compass.

> The genocide against the Palestinian people should make Israeli scientists uncomfortable. It should make all Israelis uncomfortable, as it should make all people, all moral actors uncomfortable. It should break hearts and inspire necessary radical action.

Dr Kiri Thornalley@kizzythechemist.bsky.social · 3d ago

And whilst I'm at it @olivia.science you might like: coreacter.org/posts/20260708_on_censorship_comfort_and_genocide the YT presentation that goes with it is quite good as well :)

New EU rules stipulate that people must be told when they’re interacting with AI or looking at AI-generated or -edited content, leading to fear of “disclosure fatigue.” www.wired.com/story/europe...

Europeans Are About to Find Out How Entrenched AI Is in Their Daily Lives

New EU rules stipulate that people must be told when they’re interacting with AI or looking at AI-generated or -edited content, leading to fear of “disclosure fatigue.”

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The government is kidnapping people, putting them in concentration camps, torturing them, & trafficking them out of the country This man came to the US aged 4 years old, he grew up in Phoenix, he’s now locked up in Equatorial Guinea These are astonishingly cruel & extreme human rights violations

Jenn Budd@jennbudd.bsky.social · 4d ago

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"Why should I major in History?"

Bits@bitshammer.bsky.social · 7d ago

Israel just detonated 700 tons of explosives beneath Beaufort Castle in South Lebanon, in the middle of the night - a 900-year-old Crusader castle that UNESCO just listed as World Heritage site www.reddit.com/r/israelexpo...

The Neuroscience Department at UC Berkeley is hiring an Asst Professor in Computational Neuro. All areas of computational/theoretical neuro are welcome. Deadline Oct 30. Join our neuroscience community! aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF05446 #AcademicJobs #Neuroscience #NeuroJobs

Assistant Professor - Computational Neuroscience - Department of Neuroscience

University of California, Berkeley is hiring. Apply now!

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Cool work by @alexcnkingston.bsky.social showing how snapping shrimp have an orbital shell (aka magic helmet) that helps them deal with supersonic shock waves during fights #ICN2026

Frederico Pedraja talks about collective sensing in electric fish. Electric fish could eavedrop on electrolocation signals of conspecifics. #ICN2026

You know that annoying sound mosquitoes make when they buzz around your face? Florian Muijres reports that mosquito flight is the outlier among flies and they prioritize sound production at the cost of exceptionally high power requirements. #ICN2026

Bird nests as evidence of avian culture. @laurenguillette.bsky.social at #ICN2026 tells us about her fun research showing how zebra finches develop preferences for colours of strings depending on what the majority of their neighbouring nests look like and their own preferences. @neuroethology.org

Do insects show signs of "handiness"? @lochlanw.bsky.social studies lateralization in flying hawkmoths. He found proboscis, body, and visual lateralization. #ICN2026

A new #ICN2026 day starts with a plenary funded by @jexpbiol.bsky.social: Dr. Lisa Fenk @fleyes.bsky.social presents their work on "Spontaneous and reflexive eyemovements in flies" 👀🪰 #insectvision #pseudopupil #Drosophila

This afternoon at #ICN2026 in Vancouver @evolsara.bsky.social will be talking about Dodos! And if you miss it, keep an eye out for the paper next week! #ornithology #neuroethology

Great plenary talk by Joe Parker on the evolution of symbiotic entrenchment at #ICN2026 ! A story on CHC and chemical mimicry, seeking ant hosts and hugging them to not die? 🤯

Someone creaated an App to organize your #icn2026 conference schedule 🤩 schedulericn26.netlify.app Share widely, use it and have fun 🤗

"Canada has basically signed onto a system where all sorts of repressive and abusive domestic laws in other countries can trigger our obligation to share cross-border electronic evidence with them." — @supriya.bsky.social

ANALYSIS: How Canada’s new approach to cybercrime could threaten human rights | TVO Today

The federal government signed a UN convention that has human rights groups up in arms.

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Learning the science of spider cognition is awesome. Love that i work w Fiona @drspidernz.bsky.social at UC Also, Children of Time great.

Adrian Tchaikovsky@aptshadow.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Amazing interview with Fiona Cross, whose work on spider cognition inspired Children of Time: www.animalcognition.org/2018/04/18/w...

Want to hear me talk about spider cognition? Here you go 🕷️ #LoveSpiders @royalsocietynz.bsky.social @marsdenfund.bsky.social @smcnz.bsky.social youtu.be/Y1XUGw-CZTY?...

Nerd Nite ChCh: Spider Cognition: Unraveling secrets of miniature brains

YouTube video by Nerd Nite Christchurch

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Rand Paul--who doesn't believe in evolution--holding a hearing of Dr. Fauci--a retired, life-long public servant-- while we are *actively* in the midst of SEVERAL disease outbreaks due to unnecessary public health cuts and corporate lobbying shows exactly how unserious Republicans are.

At #ICN2026 @pipilika.bsky.social brings Kannada to Canada and gives a fantastic plenary on ant navigation in deserts, the night andVR (never mind his early interest in cricket(s)) ಸಕ್ಕತ್ talk!

Snapping shrimps paralyze prey with shock waves. But how do the shrimps protect themselves from the shock waves? They have orbital hoods that damp shock waves. Removing orbital hoods results in deficits in homing behavior. Fantastic talk by Alexandra Kingston. #ICN2026

Fascinating paper on the progression of women in academia. 👩🏻‍🔬 ⚛️ 🧪 #AcademicSky docs.iza.org/dp18477.pdf?... Here's an excerpt from the conclusion:

Second comes @viveknityananda.bsky.social with "How being on the move helps bees learn any visual task"🐝 Here is the link to the song 👉 youtu.be/o9MnWUD3eRo?...

Andy Warhol meets Joy Division as Mike Rauscher tells us how predator sounds lead to changed wing beats and escape responses in mosquitoes #ICN2026 @neuroethology.org

When I thought nothing could further increase my FOMO for #ICN2026 @neuroethology.org 🥲 well done Sam! You can now safely enjoy a resting heartrate for the rest of the conference... Sidenote: is the location for #ICN2028 known yet??

Sam England@samjakeengland.bsky.social · last wk.

Incredibly honoured (and nervous) to have been awarded the Young Investigator Award from @neuroethology.org at this year's ICN in Vancouver - thank you so much to Daniel Robert and @laurensr.bsky.social for supporting my application, the society for the award and grant, and the lovely audience! 🥳