Reposted by Alister BurtPeter Gibbs @petergibbs.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Evacuation of the sixth biggest population centre in France under active consideration and some will still say "it's just Summer" 2229107
Reposted by Alister BurtCaitie McCafferty @computingcaitie.bsky.social · 22/06/2026I will be hiring at all levels so if you are interested and want to learn more, please get in touch! 📻 ❄️ 🔬 🦠 🧬 #cilia #cryoet #proteomics #exm #protistsonsky 2219
Reposted by Alister BurtJamie Blaza @jnb-lab.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Honestly the best summary of cryoET I have seen 0316
Reposted by Alister BurtMaria Popova @mariapopova.bsky.social · 05/06/2026An elemental #birddivination from the elemental swan. As always, find it as a solo print and part of the deck of 100, along with the story and process behind them, at almanacofbirds.org 0134
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 04/06/2026“the best way to work with cryoET data is to engage with it directly, […] build familiarity with what is actually there. As tempting as it sometimes is to lean in to automation entirely, we cannot do visual proteomics by relying blindly on automation.” mgflast.github.io/easymode/use... 3536
Reposted by Alister Burtjoe dobbs @joedobbs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Super cool cryo-ET work from my colleague Xiaohan resolving a ton of ribosome assembly intermediates in the nuclei of human cells! 05412
Reposted by Alister BurtGuenter Resch @nexperion.net · 04/06/2026The feedback from participants at the #SerialEM Community Meeting 2026 in April — and the future of this format — have been central topics in our recent discussions. (Photo by Daniel Bollschweiler) 141
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 31/05/2026@mgflast.bsky.social showing us how to do cellular structural biology on easymode thanks to his collection of pretrained nets 😎 Particularly cool: he demonstrates custom tomo picking workflows e.g. yTuRC at the minus end of MTs, restricting picks to specific cellular compartments Check it out! 0224
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Saw this right after being super impressed by something @przemekdut.bsky.social vibe coded 😂😂😂 220
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Great read! I loved: “Curiosity is a stance you choose every morning. When a colleague pitches an idea, our default is “interesting — tell me more,” not “won’t work because.” Ideas don’t survive on their own; they survive because a few people gave them oxygen at the moment they were most fragile.” 150
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 10/05/2026Elite algorithm pull, fell in love instantly youtu.be/ZrmNnzYM9fc?...youtu.beAviram - Drag Me Down (official video)YouTube video by Aviram Music 010
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 04/05/2026tl;dr: MissAlignment learns to score misalignment then wiggles your alignments around to reduce that misalignment -> no more misalignment = high res STA 🌟 Watching @martenchaillet.bsky.social chip away at this was a real privilege! I’m excited to see this out and what you all will do with it 🙃 1479
Reposted by Alister BurtWyoming Wormboy @wyomingwormboy.bsky.social · 25/04/2026Please repost! This comes from the good people at ChimeraX, who produce powerful up-to-date software to study protein (etc) structures, which are FREE to the community. 🙏 To stay viable and serve us, they need an experienced structural biologist to assume the leadership role on a funded project.aprecruit.ucsf.eduFaculty Position – In-ResidenceUniversity of California, San Francisco is hiring. Apply now! 13952
Reposted by Alister BurtGregor Weiss @weiss-lab.bsky.social · 22/04/2026New preprint 🚀 ❄️ We developed Autogrid-compatible HPF planchettes that enable direct freezing of clipped EM grids and streamline integration with cryo-FIB workflows ✔️ improved grid stability ✔️ reduced handling ✔️ robust vitrification (🦠 🧫 🧠) A step toward routine HPF for complex samples #teamtomo 69030
Reposted by Alister BurtKatharina Geißler @kgeissler.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Out now in Nature Communications! We show that Dictyostelium vaults associate with ER and NE membranes in situ and encapsulate ribosomes with defined orientations, shining new light on their cellular function! #TeamTomo #TeamMassSpec #ProtistsOnSky www.nature.com/articles/s41... 17225
Reposted by Alister BurtDamian Dalle Nogare @damiandn.bsky.social · 07/04/2026🚨🚨🚨JOB ALERT🚨🚨🚨 The Image Analysis Unit at Human Technopole in Milan is recruiting for two positions to join our growing team: 1) Bioimage Analyst 2) Research Software Engineer (RSE) Read on to learn why one of these two people should be you! 11523
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 02/04/2026I can’t imagine too many people I’d love to work with more than Florian, this is your chance!! 260
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 01/04/2026Excited about what’s going on at Mirage, great work!! 020
Reposted by Alister BurtAlex Merz 🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦 @merz.bsky.social · 01/04/2026I've been thinking about this for a few days, since I watched it. Candide Thovex might be the greatest skier of his generation. This is an *incredibly* political video, in the best and most noble sense.youtube.comCandide Thovex - Les TufsYouTube video by Candide Thovex 187
Reposted by Alister BurtStephen Collins @stephencollins.bsky.social · 28/03/2026I think the clocks in UK go back tonight. Or forward. Not sure. Is it forward 471290405
Reposted by Alister BurtAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 27/03/2026Remember this from two months ago? Well, with herculean effort, we helped get those two gay men off the deportation flight to Iran, but they still remain locked in detention. Read more about what's happening now in their cases, and with other Iranians facing deportation. time.com/article/2026...time.comThe Iranians Stuck Between ICE Detention and Deportation to War-Torn HomelandAn Iranian gay couple seeking asylum in the U.S. now faces deportation back to Iran as immigration policies tighten and deportation flights resume despite fears of persecution and death. 419785
Reposted by Alister BurtElise Cutts @elisecutts.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Call me a luddite I guess but I do in fact kind of die inside any time anyone tells me "ask Claude" when I ask them for advice about how to do something. As if teaching one another was just about passing 1 packet of knowledge from one brain to the next 😵💫 1224
Reposted by Alister Burtnapari @napari.org · 10/03/2026napari needs your help! Has napari helped you make cool and groundbreaking discoveries? We'd love to highlight that in our docs. Please tell us about it! You can fill in this survey: napari.typeform.com/to/vTCKeTKv and/or, as ever, drop by our chat room or meetings: napari.org/dev/community/ 🙏 098
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 16/03/2026“think about whether some of the proprietary license money you’re currently spending could be spent instead on open solutions that would be yours forever, endlessly adaptable, and benefit the entire world. And please get in touch by emailing info@image.coop” 👏 👏 👏 Can’t wait to see where this goes 0105
Reposted by Alister BurtJeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 13/03/2026One of my father's favorite places in the world was the Exploratorium, a science museum in San Francisco. When he passed away in 1990, my brother and I donated funds to pay for the construction of an exhibit in his memory (on Fourier series). This is me with my two sons at the exhibit in 1990. 1/2 919013
Reposted by Alister BurtTJ McCorvie @allostericstate.bsky.social · 04/03/2026When you still haven't solved the orientation bias of your protein sample #CryoEM 07410
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 03/03/2026Wonderful (and fun!) read from @mastroianni.bsky.social which finishes with a clear answer on how to solve the collective action problem of dismantling scientific publishingopen.substack.comThe one science reform we can all agree on, but we're too cowardly to doOR: the long overdue forest fire 0128
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 27/02/2026I’ve been going through a rough patch and have taken solace in music. This book by William Mathieu is wonderful and illuminating, it builds up harmonic theory from physical principles in a satisfying way - worth spending some time with if intervalic reasoning has always felt a bit opaque/arbitrary 4180
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 27/02/2026“Putting a party leader on trial for talking about his experiences with substances many decades ago is not an accidental, innocent gaffe. It is a message from a judiciary that closes its eyes to those in power and goes after whoever refuses to bend the knee.” novaramedia.com/2026/02/27/g...novaramedia.comGreece’s Varoufakis Indicted Over Ecstasy Use 36 Years AgoGreece’s former finance minister Yanis Varoufakis has been indicted after admitting on a podcast that he took an ecstasy pill at a rave in Australia in his twenties. 021
Reposted by Alister BurtJaap Burger @jaapburger.eu · 27/02/2026What a great report by the Norwegian Consumer Council on how digital products and services are getting worse (enshittification)! Lots of good explanations and examples, but also very actionable with policy recommendations.forbrukerradet.noDigital products and services are getting worse – but the trend can be reversedA new report from the Norwegian Consumer Council shows how enshittification affects both consumers and society at large. Luckily, it‘s possible to turn the tide. 14127
Reposted by Alister BurtJesspooka Kant 🎃 @jessdkant.bsky.social · 26/02/2026As of tonight, licenses of trans people across Kansas are being invalidated en masse, enabling the overnight criminalization of an entire group of people for going about our lives. It’s often said you never know when you’re living through history, so let me assure you: that’s what’s happening now. 86107105128
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 26/02/2026truly delightful review youtu.be/GfaP9y5eOxU?...youtu.beThe Lego Movie: Communist PropagandaYouTube video by maxmunich 000
Reposted by Alister BurtThorsten Wagner @thorstenwagner.bsky.social · 25/02/20261/6 Living with ALS also means this: learning to count your privileges. A thread. 8242
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 24/02/2026signed a lease on a new place at the top of a big hill 21% max grade: will I become quadzilla or will I buy an e-bike? youtu.be/VgZw-TfYDqs?...youtu.beWheel Talk - Red Bull Bay Climb 2019YouTube video by Matt Reyes 190
Reposted by Alister BurtChristophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 23/02/2026Interesting thread on PI attitudes toward LLM-assisted grant writing. Comments on uniformity of style reminds me of why electronic music composers rapidly felt the need to "humanize" the output of machines physicstoday.aip.org/quick-study/...physicstoday.aip.orgMusical rhythms: The science of being slightly offWith a statistical understanding of our natural rhythmic imperfections, one can make computer-generated music sound more human. 2254
Reposted by Alister BurtHanjin Liu @liu-hanjin.bsky.social · 22/02/2026Since last year, I've been making a RELION GUI that supports viewing, navigating and running jobs in a way completely compatible with the original RELION pipeline. Now it's working nicely for both SPA and tomography! Please try it out - github.com/hanjinliu/hi... 410136
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 22/02/2026friend shared this with me, long but a very fun read Agency, but to what end? harpers.org/archive/2026...harpers.orgChild’s Play, by Sam KrissTech’s new generation and the end of thinking 220
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 22/02/2026After you die, the priests preparing your body for burial usually find that your brain has almost entirely rotted away, except for the parts associated with reflexive action croissanthology.com/earringcroissanthology.comThe Whispering Earring (Scott Alexander)Cleaner, easier-to-reference repo of Scott Alexander’s The Whispering Earring (that’s the Schelling title, real title below). Original from livejournal is ba... 021
Reposted by Alister BurtChristopher D Bingham Photography @cbinghamphoto.bsky.social · 21/02/2026Oaks at Sunrise, Sonoma County , CA Golden hour light on the hills, Alexander Valley 2000’ below still in the shadows. #photography #blackandwhite #sonomacounty #landscape #bluesky #monochrome #landscapephotography #naturephotography #blueskyartshow #two 542104169
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 21/02/2026beautiful film about a bikepacking trip in Marin Our local loops here are truly world class, hugely thankful 🙏 youtu.be/Rnbe4KZMZjY?...youtu.beBikepacking Marin County, California | A Quiet ResetYouTube video by Leigh Foster 020
Reposted by Alister Burtdan sinker @dansinker.com · 21/02/2026Doing things the "right" way, burning out and then realizing there is another option, coming back and winning it all with no fucks given? Yes please tell me that story forever. 143170502
Reposted by Alister BurtThorsten Wagner @thorstenwagner.bsky.social · 19/02/2026In September 2024, I was diagnosed with ALS. Today, I can no longer speak, I am confined to a wheelchair, and I can no longer move my arms. It's really shitty. I will write here soon about how I am coping with this and how I am trying to stay cheerful. #ALS 6205
Alister Burt @alisterburt.bsky.social · 18/02/2026very long but lots of interesting views about copyright expressed here www.questioncopyright.org/promise/questioncopyright.orgThe Surprising History of Copyright and The Promise of a Post-Copyright World – Question Copyright 140
Reposted by Alister BurtTalley Lambert @talley.codes · 16/02/2026Rewrote my Python bioformats wrapper (from aicsimageio/bioio) as a standalone package: - fully bootstrapped Java setup (just pip install) - lazy, repeatably-indexable Array object - fully spec-compliant OME-Zarr group obj. - xarray/dask exports github.com/imaging-form... v0.0.rc1 on PyPIgithub.comGitHub - imaging-formats/bffile: Modern Bio-Formats wrapper with clean lazy Python APIModern Bio-Formats wrapper with clean lazy Python API - imaging-formats/bffile 16224
Reposted by Alister BurtPeter Tennant @pwgtennant.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Every time you speak up - and every time you don't - there are people watching and learning about you and the world you help create. 143091625
Reposted by Alister BurtMark Doyle @markdoyle.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Not enough chatter on my timeline about the upcoming centenary of the 1926 UK General Strike. This'll fix that. youtu.be/jcrQvxteO08?...youtu.beGeneral Strike Number 1 (1926)YouTube video by British Pathé 12810
Reposted by Alister BurtRicardo D. Righetto @lifeonthewedge.bsky.social · 13/02/2026This is fascinating:nature.comMany people have no mental imagery. What’s going on in their brains?People with aphantasia are offering a window into consciousness. 021