Reposted by Kevin Childsghost malone ergo propter bones @proptermalone.bsky.social · 05/09/2026ok look The Odyssey is very much a sequel 1053706426
Reposted by Kevin ChildsDavid Lowry @davidlowry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I am currently searching for a postdoc to work on the evolution of adaptations, cold acclimation, and freezing tolerance in switchgrass. The position entails lab, growth facility, bioinformatics, and fieldwork. careers.msu.edu/jobs/postdoc...careers.msu.eduPostdoctoral Scholar-Fixed Term - East Lansing, Michigan, United StatesPosition Summary The Lowry Lab at Michigan State University is searching for a postdoctoral research associate to conduct field and laboratory experiments to understand the causes of genetic variation... 16189
Reposted by Kevin ChildsLars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 20/08/2026It was a beautiful day in the Grayling pine barrens! We were scouting sites for a new project, which will evaluate relationships between ecosystem management, rare and endangered animals (Kirtkand's warblers here), and ground layer plants 0182
Reposted by Kevin ChildsNavin Pokala 🇺🇸🇺🇦🇨🇦🇬🇱 @navinpokala.bsky.social · 11/08/2026My very last sequencing gel autorad from December 1996 framed and hanging on my wall. Exemplifies the glory and frustration of sequencing gels. 3182
Reposted by Kevin ChildsJuan Carlos De la Concepcion @delaconcepcionjc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026See the In brief article by Jan Hübbers about our recent publication @theplantcell.bsky.social "Baiting blast fungi: An engineered NLR domain improves effector recognition" academic.oup.com/plcell/advan...academic.oup.comValidate User 0115
Reposted by Kevin ChildsVassB @vassb.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Holy sh*t. Wab Kinew's government just made using data to increase prices an unfair business practice. This is historic for Canada. *Proposed bill bans suppliers from charging higher prices to certain consumers based on personalized or algorithmically determined information. t.co/ZugFOj7983t.cohttps://bit.ly/4rBlsew 25906301
Reposted by Kevin ChildsCongressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 16/03/2026This is called ‘surveillance pricing.’ It should be illegal. I have a bill to ban it.washingtonian.comThe Washington Post Is Using Reader Data to Set Subscription Prices. How Does That Work? - WashingtonianIf recent events have not compelled you to cancel your Washington Post subscription, then you might have been in for sticker shock at the dawn of your latest billing cycle. Many readers have been noti... 411087287
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMadison Plunkert (she/her) @madisonplunkert.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Science is part of a healthy democracy. Join us at the Capitol in Lansing to Stand Up for Science! March 7 from 1-3pm. @standupforscience.bsky.social 13314
Reposted by Kevin ChildsPaul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · 20/02/2026Time to repost some #AcademicMemes 21078
Reposted by Kevin ChildsAurelius Raines II (He/Him) @aureliusr2.bsky.social · 06/02/2026The Wright Museums Instagram page is HILARIOUS. Think The Office but it's the staff at a Museum for Black History. Better believe this is on my list of places to visit. Gentle Spades "I'm a veteran" 9968001998
Reposted by Kevin ChildsSherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · 26/12/2025Imagine watching Sinatra, son of Dolly & Antonini born in Genoa & Sicily, respectively, and Martin, son of Gaetano & Angela, born in Montesilvano, Italy & Ohio respectively, (Angela to parents born in Monasterolo, Italy), and crusading against the value of children of immigrants to the U.S. 1048160893667
Reposted by Kevin ChildsHelen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 07/12/2025TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjökull to Ok (jökull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque: "This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it". 113127245197
Reposted by Kevin ChildsScott McGrath @smcgrath.phd · 03/12/2025🧪 openRxiv is testing AI peer review to expedite feedback. However, reliance on LLMs risks a regression to the mean, where unique expert insights are replaced by algorithmic averages that prioritize syntax over significance. #AcademicSkynature.comAI reviewers are here — we are not readyArtificial intelligence promises rapid and polite feedback on papers — but we must first review the reviewer. 1156
Reposted by Kevin ChildsRory Blank @roryblank.bsky.social · 25/11/2025Is this cheese grater conscious? Many users feel they're talking to a real person. Scientists say it's time to consider whether they're onto something. 9154931380
Reposted by Kevin ChildsRiker Googling @rikergoogling.bsky.social · 15/11/2025betty and veronica at tanagra 946063
Reposted by Kevin ChildsRob Porter | Songbirder @songbirder.social · 13/11/2025The irony of asking the "hivemind" in this one requires you to watch the show to be appreciated 😂 151
Reposted by Kevin ChildsDr. Solomon David @solomonrdavid.bsky.social · 05/11/2025Sorry not sorry 😅 via Gar Week fan👍 417018
Reposted by Kevin ChildsGeorge Coffey @georgecoffey.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Until you get the human on a rail bike 1102
Reposted by Kevin ChildsBrent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 17/10/2025Remember this one? “Humans aren’t very efficient movers—until you put us on a bicycle, when we become some of the most energy-efficient land travelers in the animal kingdom.” Via Scientific American @sciam.bsky.social #CityMakingMathscientificamerican.comThe Most Efficient Traveler Isn’t a Bird or a Fish—It’s You on a BikeA famous graphic, now updated, compares locomotion in the animal kingdom 17571186
Reposted by Kevin ChildsLars Brudvig @lars-brudvig.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Michigan State University is hiring a new Director of our herbarium! This is an open rank, tenure-stream faculty position, with research focus in plant or fungal systematics, ecology, and/or evolution Please consider applying and help spread the word! plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu 13946
Reposted by Kevin Childsamy brown 👻 @amybrown.xyz · 22/08/2025this iconic advertising copywriter named Kathy Hepinstall Parks died over the weekend and I wanted to share something from her website I thought Bluesky would like 36191718726
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMycological Society of America @msafungi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025📢🍄Mycology job alert🍄📢 The Department of Plant Biology at @michiganstateu.bsky.social has a job opening for a herbarium/fungarium director at the Assistant, Associate or Full professor level. Review of applications start on 3rd October 2025. careers.msu.edu/jobs/assista...careers.msu.eduAssistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System - East Lansing, Michigan, United StatesWorking/Functional Title Assistant/Associate/Full Professor Tenure System Position Summary The Department of Plant Biology (PLB) at Michigan State University (MSU) seeks applications for a director of... 0108
Kevin Childs @childslab.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Michigan State University is looking for a Director of the MSU Herbarium. This is an open rank search. This 12-month position includes research, teaching, mentoring as well as administration of the Herbarium. #botany #plants #academicjobs plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu/job-postings...plantbiology.natsci.msu.edu 040
Reposted by Kevin ChildsAllison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 06/08/2025This is not a coding error. 732117314614
Reposted by Kevin ChildsErika McEntarfer @erikamcentarfer.bsky.social · 02/08/2025It has been the honor of my life to serve as Commissioner of BLS alongside the many dedicated civil servants tasked with measuring a vast and dynamic economy. It is vital and important work and I thank them for their service to this nation. 1147217584343
Reposted by Kevin ChildsEmily Josephs @emjo.bsky.social · 22/07/2025Hey #Botany2025 folks -- Asia Hightower @puffballove.bsky.social will be talking about leaf shape G x E x Development in Capsella bursa-pastoris. Tuesday Jul 29 at 9:15 in Mesquite B!! 02910
Reposted by Kevin ChildsEncyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 25/06/2025Welcome to the neighborhood. 419650
Reposted by Kevin ChildsBrittany Sutherland @sutherlandbl.bsky.social · 16/06/2025No, we will NOT be delivering the expensive and sensitive piece of equipment to Central Receiving where it will then be manhandled a second time. We will let the bonded and insured professionals move it and then Inventory Control can walk the little barcode stick over to it. 031
Reposted by Kevin ChildsLaura Howes @laurahowes.bsky.social · 16/06/2025Look, good for this researcher, but private equity is not going to replace the volume and scope of US federal agency funding. 072
Reposted by Kevin ChildsHeng Li @lh3lh3.bsky.social · 18/04/2025Preprint on hifiasm Nanopore-only assembly. Led by Haoyu Cheng: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...biorxiv.orgEfficient near telomere-to-telomere assembly of Nanopore Simplex readsTelomere-to-telomere (T2T) assembly is the ultimate goal for de novo genome assembly. Existing algorithms capable of near T2T assembly all require Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) ultra-long reads w... 513977
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 17/04/2025Congratulations to @davidlowry.bsky.social lab postdoc @lestanley.bsky.social, this year’s MSU Danny Schnell Plant Biology Outstanding Postdoctoral Award recipient! 🎉 Lauren has made exceptional contributions to MSU through research, mentorship, and outreach, and PRI is very proud of her! 0355
Reposted by Kevin ChildsBeronda L. Montgomery @berondam.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Coming soon... January 2026 59411
Reposted by Kevin ChildsTriangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 05/04/2025How NC voters on the Griffin List (or anyone worried about their future vote) can update their voter file Please share with everyone in NC you know triangleblogblog.com/2025/04/05/h...triangleblogblog.comHow voters on the Griffin List (or anyone concerned about their future votes) can update their voter file - Triangle Blog BlogA group civics blog covering town council, education, transportation, and recreation in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, NC. 39893
Reposted by Kevin ChildsPlant Cell Atlas @plantcellatlas.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Come check out our booth "Exploring Plant Cells" at the @msuscifest.bsky.social STEAM Expo Days today and tomorrow until 4pm! Dive into the microscopic world of plants using real microscopes and hands-on models and activities, presented by Jacob in the @rheelab.bsky.social at @msupri.bsky.social! 🔬🌿 0113
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMSU Plant Resilience Institute @msupri.bsky.social · 05/04/2025The @msuscifest.bsky.social STEAM Expo is in full swing! The Howe lab is highlighting the evolutionary strategies plants use to defend themselves in their booth, "Botanical Battlegrounds: Adapt, Survive, and Thrive!" 072
Reposted by Kevin ChildsK. W. Knight @kwknight.bsky.social · 05/04/2025Quick reminder that a Wired subscription is dirt cheap and they're doing really important work. 011
Reposted by Kevin ChildsCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 03/04/2025So good. 🤡 @brendanvduke.bsky.social 550211805805
Reposted by Kevin ChildsCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 01/04/2025Trump's 3/27 executive order targets the Smithsonian for advancing "the view that race is not a biological reality but a social construct." Trump argues that the exhibit's statement, below, is unscientific. He's wrong. As a biology professor and population geneticist, I agree with every word of it. 673845963
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMolly Edwards, PhD @science-irl.bsky.social · 17/03/2025🌱🌱🌱Big botanical news🌱🌱🌱 Announcing 'Build A Plant' by the Onyenedum Lab at NYU, a video series all about plant anatomy! I had a plantastic time working on this 🥹 4 eps are out now, covering root, shoot, secondary growth, and leaf anatomy: youtube.com/@joyceonyene... 🧪 #scicomm #botany #plants 57427
Reposted by Kevin ChildsNiklaus Grunwald @grunwald.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Motion to retain the genus name for #Phytophthora: Of the 265 people registered for the APS Workshop, 166 voted on the Motion over a 14-day post Workshop voting period. Of the 166 responders, 164 (98.8 %) voted for the motion and two (1.2 %) abstained. There were no votes against the motion. 121
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMark Riedl @markriedl.bsky.social · 12/03/2025Oh www.404media.co/saudi-arabia...404media.coSaudi Arabia Buys Pokémon Go, and Probably All of Your Location DataA company founded by the Saudi Arabian Public Investment Fund just bought the most popular AR video game of all time. 1177
Reposted by Kevin ChildsNancy Moran @nancy-moran.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Hi BlueSkyers! I'm an evolutionary biologist, microbiologist, entomologist, lover of nature, and long-time researcher on symbiosis. I'm realizing that BlueSky is useful and generally non-toxic so here I am (having quit Facebook in Jan 2017, and Twitter in Oct 2022). 1115430
Reposted by Kevin ChildsScience Homecoming @sciencehomecoming.bsky.social · 09/03/2025Michigan 🍒 plant scientists sequenced the sour cherry genome in 2023 to protect crops & save farmers money. Now, Food Innovation science, once funded by USAID, is being cut — explains Michigan scientist Madison Plunkert 🧪🏠 @madisonplunkert.bsky.social lansingstatejournal.com/story/opinio...lansingstatejournal.comViewpoint: Scientific research is not waste. Funding cuts will harm Michiganders, economyIn 2024, over $1 billion in NIH funding went to Michigan, supporting $2.57 billion in economic activity, according to United for Medical Research. 0249
Reposted by Kevin ChildsMichael Bradbury @seattlescienceguy.bsky.social · 07/03/2025The crowd is swelling as Seattle stands up for science. @govbobferguson.bsky.social just stopped by. Fired NOAA researcher, censored mathematician, and climate scientists are showing why science is for everyone! #standupforscience2025 02212
Reposted by Kevin ChildsKeith A. Eddins @eugeneinoregon.bsky.social · 07/03/2025Going strong in Oregon! @standupforscifr.bsky.social #StandUpforScience2025 1277
