Bence Ölveczky
@olveczky.bsky.social
Father, son, husband, brother, friend. Also runs a lab.
Dance in the Country, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1883 (flipped)
"911, what's your emergency?" "Hello, Police? Yeah, our highest award recipient is at our meeting handing out copies of an article that we published. And uh....we....well....shit, nevermind." (gift link)
Police Remove Diabetes Experts From Conference for Distributing Critique of Trump Administration
nytimes.com
We need to make sure this editorial goes viral Misguided Brushes of a Pen Continue to Dismantle and Destroy Biomedical Research in the United States: We Can No Longer Afford Complacency and Fear. We Must All Act Now! diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
The bird strikes again🐧. Congrats to all involved!
Drew Schreiner@schreinerdrew.bsky.social · 3mo agoWhere, exactly, does learning happen in the brain? Out today in @nature.com, we identify a synaptic locus of birdsong learning and show that the circuit can be tuned to make birds learn faster - but at a cost. Read on👇 #neuroskyence 🧪 #prattle 💬 #bioacoustics Shareable link: rdcu.be/fiyrS
We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/wer...
We’re Diversifying the University by Hiring More Crackpots
“For too long, the university has ignored the wisdom of the donor class and hired based on academic excellence. Regrettably, this has led to the underreprese...
mcsweeneys.net
How did singing mouse evolve its song? Two research manuscripts published today shed light on peripheral and central circuit modifications underlying this novel vocal capacity.
🐝 In 1988, three Georgia Tech engineers heard an NPR segment on how bees allocate foragers with no central authority. One joked: "Would bees be better if they hired us as consultants?" NSF and the Navy funded them to find out. They tracked 4,000 labeled bees for three years.
In FY24, the Harvard Management Corporation (responsible for the university endowment) paid $89M in compensation: paddockpost.com/2026/02/10/e... During this same period, the endowment underperformed the S&P500 by about $4B.
Executive Compensation at Harvard Management (2024)
Harvard Management Company (Harvard Management) provides investment management services to Harvard, a private university with more than $60 billion in net assets. Consequently, revenue comes from …
paddockpost.com
"But those who want to diminish the faculty’s decision-making authority, or who think universities should be run more like companies, should be careful what they wish for." www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
The Faculty Are the Problem, Apparently | Opinion | The Harvard Crimson
Those who want to diminish the faculty’s decision-making authority, or who think universities should be run more like companies, should be careful what they wish for.
thecrimson.com
"in Israel "the genocide of the Jews abruptly ceases being a historical reality, experienced existentially, and becomes a commonplace tool of political legitimation"" Omer Bartov quoting Pierre Vidal-Naquet
A state of denial
Netanyahu’s onslaught against Gaza has been genocidal, but Israelis refuse to see it. This has historical parallels—and roots in Israel’s foundation
prospectmagazine.co.uk
Sangsin Lee@sslee.bsky.social · 4mo agoIsrael Foreign Ministry condemned Lee’s posting.
STAT: Trump administration drops court fight to cap NIH payments for research overhead costs by Megan Molteni @statnews.com @mmolteni.bsky.social bit.ly/4tVncB5
I think this deserves at least as much sustained attention from US media as Claudine Gay's dissertation
Nathan Kalman-Lamb@nkalamb.bsky.social · 5mo agoNot only did the US, per its own ‘intelligence,’ bomb this girls primary school, THEY BOMBED IT TWICE. www.reutersconnect.com/item/the-pri...
Local Massachusetts weekly says it's confirmed that the Pentagon was relying on Claude for strike targeting, which is how they came to bomb a girls' school. thisweekinworcester.com/exclusive-ai...
Exclusive: AI Error Likely Led to Iran Girl's School Bombing
Pentagon investigators believe a bombing of a girls' school in Iran on Saturday likely resulted from inaccurate information provided by AI.
thisweekinworcester.com
www.dropsitenews.com/p/tehran-ira...
Witnesses Describe Horror Scene After “Double-Tap” Bombing Kills Over 20 at Popular Tehran Square
In Iran, the U.S. and Israel are employing tactics used in Israel’s genocide in Gaza, the “War on Terror” and Trump’s recent attacks on alleged drug boats in the Carribean.
dropsitenews.com
This is Ferdowsi Sq central Tehran. People on the ground say the bombing campaign is beyond anything they have seen and seemingly indiscriminate. Increasingly, Israel and the US appear to be following the Gaza playbook, having failed to achieve a quick regime implosion.
Go Sam!!
Sam Wang@samwang.bsky.social · 6mo agoNews from central Jersey: I'm running to represent New Jersey's 12th Congressional District. By entering the fray, I hope to bring ideas of repairing our frayed republic. Not only to defend it in 2026, but to build something stronger, for generations to come! samwang.substack.com/p/entering-t...
Our new work is out in Science Advances. We show that neural activity in the striatum reflects not just cortical inputs, but also often-underappreciated thalamic inputs. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
Complementary cortical and thalamic contributions to cell type–specific striatal activity dynamics during movement
Cell type–specific striatal activity during movement is shaped by cortical and thalamic inputs with complementary roles.
science.org
Feels like a pivotal moment. The president is screening a movie about his third wife and crying about a lawsuit challenging his guilded ballroom, while good-hearted Americans looking out for their neighbor are getting murdered by state police. Will Americans finally wake up?
I look forward to @nytimes.com headlines tomorrow that read, "Video appears to show snow falling from sky." "Video appears to show that sky is blue."
Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News@froomkin.bsky.social · 6mo agoSo close, NYT! Just take out the "Appear to" and you're doing real journalism! (And even this is better than usual.)
Goodbye, my friend. Miss you!
The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 7mo agoAdam Kampff prioritized spreading knowledge over publishing flashy papers in prestigious journals, but colleagues say his mark on neuroscience was undeniable. The researcher and educator passed away on 9 December. By Lauren Schneider www.thetransmitter.org/systems-neur...
Remembering Adam Kampff, a dear friend, inspirational teacher, and a remarkable human being. He dedicated his life to broadening scientific education and demystifying modern technology to young people around the world. www.sainsburywellcome.org/web/research...
Well said, Rui. Adam was one of a kind. Gentle, warm, funny, genuine, and smart. His ability to cut through bullshit and see the big picture catalyzed great science wherever he went. He loved life and shared his joy generously. A huge inspiration. Thanks for all the beautiful memories, my friend!
Rui Costa@ruimcosta.bsky.social · 8mo agoLast night Adam Kampff, the glue, the light, the catalyst, the builder, the smile, left us. He and his work transformed the lives of many labs, scientists, students. He inspired and was generous to his last transformation, working tirelessly to set up a foundation to continue the work.Thank you!
