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Luca Valzania

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · last yr.

FlyBase, a Drosophila database, will lose a third of its team in early October because the Harvard grant that covered the employees’ salaries was canceled. Scientists warn that losing FlyBase could devastate fly research. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/ha...

Harvard University lays off fly database team

The layoffs jeopardize this resource, which has served more than 4,000 labs for about three decades.

thetransmitter.org

Cahir O'Kane@cahirokane.bsky.social · 2y ago

From @yalesom.bsky.social. Yale has sunk in my estimation, maybe it's following the spirit of our times since Jan 20th. This is like phrenology.

AI Photo Analysis Illuminates How Personality Traits Predict Career Trajectories‌

Recent advancements in AI have made it possible to infer personality traits from a single photograph of a person’s face. A new study co-authored by Yale SOM’s Kelly Shue applies these techniques to a ...

insights.som.yale.edu

Dr Abeba Birhane@abeba.blacksky.app · 2y ago

they are openly advocating for the use of physiognomy in recruitment make it stop

Human capital---encompassing cognitive skills and personality traits---is critical for labor market success, yet the personality component remains difficult to measure at scale. Leveraging advances in artificial intelligence and comprehensive LinkedIn microdata, we extract the Big 5 personality traits from facial images of 96,000 MBA graduates, and demonstrate that this novel ``Photo Big 5'' predicts school rank, compensation, job seniority, industry choice, job transitions, and career advancement. Using administrative records from top-tier MBA programs, we find that the Photo Big 5 exhibits only modest correlations with cognitive measures like GPA and standardized test scores, yet offers comparable incremental predictive power for labor outcomes. Unlike traditional survey-based personality measures, the Photo Big 5 is readily accessible and potentially less susceptible to manipulation, making it suitable for wide adoption in academic research and hiring processes. However, its use in labor market screening raises ethical concerns regarding statistical discrimination and individual autonomy.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 2y ago

The discovery of a digestion-slowing hormone in the Gila monster's venom paved the way for Ozempic. When a Gila monster named Pebbles needed medicine in return, a pharmaceutical chemist pivoted to help save the species. nyti.ms/4i5w40U

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Ardem Patapoutian@ardemp.bskyverified.social · 2y ago

Let’s stop treating "leaving academia" as negative. Scientists train for academia, industry, or what suits them. Industry isn’t an alternative; it’s a choice. In fields like engineering, most PhDs go to industry, and no one calls it "leaving academia." We should train scientists for diverse paths.

Nature@nature.com · 2y ago

More than 40% of postdoctoral researchers leave academia, according to a study of some 45,500 researchers’ careers https://go.nature.com/3Ej9RxA

Dezene Huber 🍁 🌻@dezene.me · 2y ago

I love this article partly because it details how this little fly has been vital for all sorts of research, including for human health. But I really love the part about where fruit flies originated and how they’ve conquered the world. 🍓🍒🍷🪰 🧪 🪲 🪳 phys.org/news/2025-01...

'One of the most important species for science': How the humble fruit fly transformed four fields of research

The common fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), more correctly called the vinegar fly, is a frequent visitor to ripe fruit in households around the world, where it often deposits eggs on rotting flesh...

phys.org

Altmetric@altmetric.com · 2y ago

There are already many articles for which there is more attention on Bluesky than on other comparable micro-blogging sites, meaning the academic community and the general public have clearly adopted Bluesky as one of its core places to disseminate and discuss new research. A Place of Joy.

‘A place of joy’: why scientists are joining the rush to Bluesky Researchers say the social-media platform — an alternative to X — offers more control over the content they see and the people they engage with.: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-03784-6
Irene Miguel-Aliaga@irenemiguel-aliaga.bsky.social · 2y ago

often overlooked in EDI strategies and key to perceptions of excellence. Language coaching not the only solution (takes extra time too): need to normalise non-native accents/accept different ways of expressing oneself

Madhu Pai, MD, PhD@madhupai.bsky.social · 2y ago

Non-native English speakers need 50% more time to write a paper When they do, they face a 2.5 times higher chance of being rejected because of language journals.plos.org/plosbiology/...