Rebecca Robare
@robareowl.bsky.social
Scientist and writer, parent of twins, Sherlockian. PhD, Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience, CUNY Graduate Center, 2010. https://academicworks.cuny.edu/gc_etds/1935/
I am not sure how to tell my manager my work might be late because on top of everything else, Tim Curry died, and Rocky Horror Picture Show was a load bearing part of my psyche as a young adult.
One of those moments when I feel like I’m selling myself short. “I don’t enjoy structured social activities so no one should be allowed to do them” and you get published in the Guardian? Can I pitch an essay about how great pizza is or how bedtime should be abolished for a similarly juvenile take?
Micah@rincewind.run · last mo.lmao this is a truly world class Take she isn’t even talking just video games here, this is a blanket ban on sports, board games, cards, darts, all of it
The COVID brain fog explained. The COVID-19 virus binds to the ACE2 receptor to enter cells. Dopamine producing neurons are rich in the ACE2 receptor. The virus causes disruption in the dopamine network in the brain. 🧪 tech-paper.com/scientists-f...
Scientists finally have a biological explanation for why long COVID patients lose motivation and can't think clearly. They scanned their brains and found the dopamine system was physically damaged - T...
Millions of people with long COVID report the same cluster of symptoms: a crushing lack of motivation, an inability to think clearly, memory that slips, movements that feel slower than they should. Fo...
tech-paper.com
Today's a good day as any to start breathing cleaner air while indoors. corsirosenthalfoundation.org/instructions/
How to build your own Corsi-Rosenthal Box - Corsi-Rosenthal Foundation
Dedicated to providing cleaner safer air for all.
corsirosenthalfoundation.org
> We seek contributions that address science-related struggles in areas such as anti-imperialism, anti-militarism, Indigenous resistance, climate justice, racial justice, reproductive justice, disability justice, animal rights, food sovereignty, data sovereignty, and right-to-repair.
Call for Proposals: Science on the Ground: Vol 28, no 1 • SftP
Call for contributions to our next issue. Pitches accepted until July 31, 2026.
magazine.scienceforthepeople.org
We gave a sneak preview of our clean air system for buildings at the @arpa-h.bsky.social BREATHE Demo Day. All the credit goes to Rajan Chakrabarty et al. at WashU, Madhav Marathe et al. at UVA, and Chris Cappa + Theresa Pistochini et al. at UC Davis. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/19/s...
Buildings May Soon Have ‘Immune Systems’ That Fight Airborne Disease
nytimes.com
This whole dysautonomia thing is so annoying. What do you mean, I have to pace myself? What do you mean I have a hard two-week limit on excessive stress before my body just collapses? My material existence is going on strike for better working conditions out here.
It’s Pride 🏳️🌈 Spare one repost for a small creator? 🥺 My science and sci fi pins raise money for homeless LGBTQ+ people. Just sent another £800 to @aktcharity.bsky.social bringing total to £47,521 New for Pride 2026: 🌈Scientist🌈 🏳️🌈🐥🦜🦅🏳️🌈 🌈pronouns🌈 www.jamiebgall.co.uk/shop
I just learned that Richard O'Brien posted his original ROCKY HORROR demos on Bandcamp, and it just sounds like a legendary lost folk punk album. Like if you told me this was actually Neutral Milk Hotel or @evangreer.bsky.social, I'd probably believe you. richardobrien.bandcamp.com/album/the-ro...
The Rocky Horror Show - Original Demos (50th Anniversary Edition), by Richard O'Brien
12 track album
richardobrien.bandcamp.com
A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines
Are there any jobs that involve explaining to people why they shouldn’t use chatbots for things, and would anyone listen if there were?
This child is ignoring bedtime to graph functions on his laptop.
There is a ST:TNG episode in which Dr. Crusher has an intern who has just found out she’s a Q. Crusher asks her to do something in a lab, and she uses her Q powers, then is shocked to find Dr. Crusher angry. She needed the observations during the process of the task more than the tidy result.
Jon Phillips@jowiph.bsky.social · 5mo agoTapping the sign
In the ‘90s, books with LGBTQ+ themes were challenged in my hometown library. The library director held several hearings, listened to everyone, and held firm. The ACLU gave her an award, and the local journalism earned a Pulitzer. We have fallen so far.
That Librarian: Amanda Jones@librarianjones.com · 6mo agoThis is a verified GoFundMe for librarian Luanne James from the Rutherford County Library Alliance. gofund.me/f7704eb98 Read what happened to this hero: www.newschannel5.com/news/rutherf...
NEWS: Bette Midler just released a remake of Woody Guthrie’s classic protest song “All You Fascists Bound to Lose,” updated to fit the current moment and urge action ahead of the midterms. You have to listen to this.
FYI, this grant program is open to anyone communicating science. It does not require that you went to school for science. You could be a Ph.D. student, an artist, a community organizer, a teacher, or any other profession. As long as you are communicating science IRL in the US, you're eligible.
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 7mo ago🚨🚨🚨 Attention science communicators! 🚨🚨🚨 The 2026 Science IRL mini-grant application is NOW OPEN! Submit your creative ideas for connecting people with actionable science information *offline*. The deadline for this round of grants is March 23, 2026. Apply here! forms.gle/4emvpRPddmEt...
Systematic review lists a study as having 42 patients in a 3-way comparison. The study they reference has 6 patients in a single-arm study. Do researchers read the studies they cite? And these days, I have to wonder if they used AI.
a cartoon character with red hair is sitting at a table with her hands on her chin .
Alt: Merida, an animated Disney princess with a lot of curly red hair, drops her head to the table in despair.
media.tenor.com
Another day, another systematic review. Inclusion criteria: RCT. So far 2 studies are not randomized. Countless abstracts of included studies don’t give n per group. What are we even doing here?
Okay! This has already inspired a bunch of DMs, so I made a page on the website. If you have 50,000+ Skymiles and would be willing to book flights to get someone home, please fill this out.
Donate Your Skymiles — Stand With Minnesota
Donate your Delta Skymiles to get people home from Texas
standwithminnesota.com
Donations to this rent fund from @ziibiing.com can count as entries, too! bsky.app/profile/ziib...
Aunt Fancy@auntiefancy.bsky.social · 8mo agoI’m giving away a hand embroidered, one of a kind jacket! All you have to do is support my neighbors by making a small donation to one of the crowdfunding campaigns on www.standwithminnesota.com and email me a screenshot of the receipt - keep reading for details
I am a mom with a PhD in cognitive neuroscience, and now I work in health care technical assessment — which means my job is to read the scientific literature about medical devices or treatments and write reports. Vaccines are safe and effective!
Virginia Schutte@vgwschutte.bsky.social · 8mo agoHow many good mothers on Bluesky ARE the expert?? I’ll start: I have a PhD in ecology. I’m a science communicator: an award-winning creator, strategist, and impact producer. I make stuff for the internet that brings people together 🧪 Your turn! GO OFF, GOOD MOMS OF BLUESKY
…it looks like Kix, you know, “kid tested, mother approved”
Philip Gourevitch@pgourevitch.bsky.social · 8mo agowhat fresh hell is this on the streets of brooklyn?
There’s an episode of M*A*S*H (there’s always a relevant episode of M*A*S*H) in which Hawkeye is so distressed and enraged about the lack of progress toward ending the war that he drives to the peace talks, talks his way in, explains how desperate everyone is for the war to end, and leaves. 1/9
I don’t need an umbrella because the umbrella is keeping me dry.
Melody Schreiber@melodyschreiber.com · 9mo ago“The FDA seems to be moving towards laxer regulations of all drugs, except for vaccines," said @joho.bsky.social. Høeg has said she wants to eliminate "unnecessary" vaccines that have been given in childhood for decades. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
@nickydrayden.bsky.social Prosper with Dragons is a hit here! My sons and MIL are having a great time 💜
It has been an absolutely exhausting week for public health, and having CVS now be unable to fill my child’s prescription (ADHD meds, so impossible to do normal things like call around to find a pharmacy that has it) 1/3
