I have been doing more time consuming cooking over the past month that a few friends are teasing that I'm running a small restaurant from home and my roommate is trying to figure out how to legally sell the food 😂 I need a problem to be resolved so I can close this at-home restaurant 😅

The OMB grants rule isn’t final yet, but they want to enact it Oct 1! It would let political appointees override peer review & cancel research midstream. We made the comments, now we need to call Congress and let them know what effect this will have scientific research. io.aibs.org/omb-action

Me the last 24hrs: posts about shark facts, pro inclusion, tagged as a co-author in a neurodiversity paper, and donating blo0d Random big shark account I've never directly interacted with before: blocked me Feels like a great example of why we need pro-diversity and less toxicity... 🙃

About 50% do not complete their program and a majority of that is due to lab and university related problems, NOT the ability of the person. There's a reason academia is nicknamed the "ivory tower". We need to do better at protecting those who are capable and are intentionally pushed out/removed.

The pretty ivory towers won’t save us. It’s already happening. 👀🥺

Eileen Clancy 🧿@clancyny.bsky.social · 6d ago

Ameaka Fatima Nkempu, a Johns Hopkins University researcher in public health, was detained by ICE while boarding a domestic flight. She says she is Cameroonian in a Medium article that she authored. As of Thursday morning, the ICE Online Detainee Locator did not list where she was being held.

Me: going in to donate "Power reds" (aka a larger rbc donation) Nurse looks at my tattoos and piercings (some gauged), smiles, and asks if I'm ok with an 18 gauge needle Me: Yes, yes I am lol 😅 (Though there are people w/ tattoos and piercings that don't like needles and/or blood.)

According to the NSF, only 1.8% of women in the US hold a PhD So, when you see them represented on tv or see extra toxicity and problems in the work place we should both extra cheer (tv) AND stand up to defend them (toxicity). We need to help create solutions and support going forward!

According to the NSF, only 1.8% of women in the US hold a PhD So, when you see them represented on tv or see extra toxicity and problems in the work place we should both extra cheer (tv) AND stand up to defend them (toxicity). We need to help create solutions and support going forward!

This paper shares perspectives from myself, @taorminalepore.bsky.social, @chronictox.bsky.social, @neurocait.bsky.social, @wobbologist.bsky.social, @arielsteele.bsky.social, @schulzscience.bsky.social, @sarahknutie.bsky.social, @noahwithfish.bsky.social + others. go.bsky.app/1hJWgm

Dyk: The lateral line picks up mechanosensation vibrational stimuli ...but... It's not the only mechanosensation based receptor in #chondrichthyans! There are also other cell types that pick up pressure and stretch that are also mechanosensory stimuli! #sharks #rays #skates #chimaeras 🦈

Dyk: The lateral line picks up mechanosensation vibrational stimuli ...but... It's not the only mechanosensation based receptor in #chondrichthyans! There are also other cell types that pick up pressure and stretch that are also mechanosensory stimuli! #sharks #rays #skates #chimaeras 🦈

Having continuing problems from over a year ago makes it hard to recover Yet last night, I was nerding out with a friend and we both, excitedly, went down a rabbit hole of a new med and the sodium channel interaction Soooo...yeah...I don't think I can fully burnout from something I love this much

⏳️ Only 42 days left to submit your abstract for #ABL2026! Share your research with our global, free and fully online animal behaviour community. Don't miss the opportunity to present your work! 📅 Abstract submission deadline: 6 September 2026 Send it now! https:// ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

The session "Urban Stressors and Adaption" is chaired by @helenanorman.bsky.social who also introduces their research on sleep in fish as a first speaker 🐟💤

My favorites!!! 😍

Get To Know Nature@gettoknownature.bsky.social · 4w ago

Summer is the time of the best bugs. Dragonflies and damselflies make me so happy #invertebrates 🌿 #BugSky

gofund.me/c5befa919 Erica is a wonderful person and any help is appreciated. 🙏 Some have asked about a Venmo address. You may Venmo Erica @Erica-Smith-Dance

Donate to Help Erica and Her Daughter Start Their New Life, organized by Dallas Radcliffe

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gofund.me/c5befa919 Erica is a wonderful person and any help is appreciated. 🙏 Some have asked about a Venmo address. You may Venmo Erica @Erica-Smith-Dance

Donate to Help Erica and Her Daughter Start Their New Life, organized by Dallas Radcliffe

As you may have heard: Erica has been on an arduous journey for seve… Dallas Radcliffe needs your support for Help Erica and Her Daughter Start Their New Life

gofund.me

I've been going down some serious rabbit holes of #neuroplasticity this past week with #proprioception themed in. (I'll share the 2nd rabbit hole topic later.) If you also geek out about this please drop papers you've enjoyed! One that I found this week: www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum...

Frontiers | The effect of neuro-enhancement technology on proprioception in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

ObjectiveTo investigate whether the neural augmentation technique can induce improvement of proprioceptive performance in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstr...

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It's been a very long 6 months but I can say that I am also grateful for a lot of things. I was forced into new situations, leaned on friends, and kept enthusiasm for the things I love. Today is a day where a song is on repeat. This one always moves my soul 💜 What's a song that moves you?

A cool paper looking at how different textures are explored! 🧪 #neuro #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #touch #somatosensation #haptics #SensorimotorControl

Anton Sobinov@ansobinov.bsky.social · last mo.

When we touch a surface, we do not just passively receive information, we actively shape the interaction. In our new preprint, we investigated how forces, vibrations, and movements during active exploration of a texture relate to its perceived hardness, slipperiness, and roughness.

Do not cram alt text with keywords just to improve search engine optimization. This will hinder alt text’s true purpose: improving accessibility. Focus on describing the photo's content. Search engine optimization should not be the goal for writing good alt text.

(Q at the end) I think losing my biggest piece of body dysmorphia (thank you top surgery...even if I still need to save and pay for a 2nd round 🙃) has unlocked new gender play for me. I like #agender instead of genderfluid for me still but I've got 2 friends, who I asked... #pride #PrideMonth 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

A cool paper looking at how different textures are explored! 🧪 #neuro #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #touch #somatosensation #haptics #SensorimotorControl

Anton Sobinov@ansobinov.bsky.social · last mo.

When we touch a surface, we do not just passively receive information, we actively shape the interaction. In our new preprint, we investigated how forces, vibrations, and movements during active exploration of a texture relate to its perceived hardness, slipperiness, and roughness.

Taking #pride with me to every social dance during and beyone #PrideMonth! Always happy to chat science, dance a song, or whatever if you see me in passing anywhere :) From your friendly #queer #agender #trans neighbor :). 🏳️‍🌈

Happy #PrideMonth! To celebrate, I'm starting a thread of readings on queerness in animals/evolution, and keep adding throughout the month. I'll include a mix of writing for popular audiences as well as some scientific articles and book recommendations! 🧪 🏳️‍🌈 (1/n) Nature has ALWAYS been queer! 🌈

That was the goal

TPM@talkingpointsmemo.com · 3mo ago

Black people saw the largest decline in financial stability for nearly every category compared to all other racial and ethnic groups, according to a new Federal Reserve survey.

#Academia: What is your advice to brand new Master's and PhD students joining a lab? How does one pitch a thesis idea? Where to start? How to begin a literature search without drowning in papers? (Resource links and personal advice are encouraged with the caveat that each situation is unique.)

I'll put in a rec for phylopic.org! Silhouettes of so many taxa with creative commons and public domain licenses. Great for figures and for teaching!

PhyloPic

PhyloPic is an open database of free silhouette images of animals, plants, and other life forms, available for reuse under Creative Commons licenses. Download silhouettes for use in educational materi...

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