Andreas Prokop

@poppi62.bsky.social

Using #Drosophila to decipher the cell biology of #neurons during development and #neurodegeneration - #scicomm initiative - https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/persons/andreas.prokop

And now, a little Vivaldi. Michel Tirabosco, a renowned pan flute player, collaborating with Raphaël Froissart. He is a professor at the Geneva Conservatory. Born with physical differences, he began playing the pan flute at 7 and has achieved international recognition for his skill. #streetmusic

American buffalo (Bison bison) once ranged from northern Mexico to Georgia to ... well, Buffalo, NY, which is one theory of how it got its name. They were a keystone species in so many areas, aerating soil, recycling nutrients... the landscape was changed by their sudden absence.

Dwindling Buffalo Herds, 19th century, including original extent in brown, range in 1870 in light brown, and six small islands in 1889.
Tom Kimmerer, PhD@tomkimmerer.bsky.social · 2w ago

I visited my local bison herd this morning. It is good to remind ourselves that bison are not strictly western animals. They were the dominant herbivore of the Bluegrass and created our woodland pasture ecosystem. More at Our Trees.

An unforgettable dawn at Jervis Bay, where a Great White Shark glides effortlessly through a dense wall of Australian Salmon. 📹 jordan_robins (IG)

"Our findings likewise suggest that scientific impact does not translate into happiness. This gap reflects a deeper misalignment: the external recognition conferred by citations may not satisfy researchers’ intrinsic psychological needs" doi.org/10.1093/rese...

Scientific impact at the expense of happiness? Work/life balance in performance-driven research careers

Abstract. Research evaluation systems place increasing emphasis on scientific impact, yet their consequences for researchers themselves remain underexplore

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