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Claudia Lopez Lloreda

@claudia-lopez.bsky.social
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Reporter at The Transmitter | PhD, Neuroscience from UPenn 🧠 | Prev: Science, The Open Notebook & ‘21 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at STAT News | Boricua 🇵🇷

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Dr. D Boulware, MD MPH @drboulware.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
NIH Funding rate of Early Stage Investigators (ESI). 2025 was a major drop. 2026 will be worse.
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AAAS Mass Media Fellowship @aaasmassmedia.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Are you ready to try something new and work in #SciComm? Apply now to be a part of the 2027 cohort of @aaas.org #MassMediaFellows! Spend the summer using your STEMM background as a journalist writing the news. English and Spanish language placements available. bit.ly/3KugH6D
The 2027 AAAS Mass Media Science & Engineering Fellowship Application opens on October 1 and closes January 4, 2027.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Learn how Latin American researchers in six countries conduct high-quality research in the face of numerous obstacles. Explore The State of Neuroscience in Latin America, www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu... #neuroskyence
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Exciting announcement: Applications are now open for our 2027 Early-Career Fellowship Program! This paid, part-time, remote fellowship pairs fellows with a mentor to plan, report, and write articles for publication at The Open Notebook. Apply now: www.theopennotebook.com/early-career...
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Early-Career Fellowship Program - The Open Notebook
Every year, The Open Notebook offers a paid, part-time fellowship program for early-career science journalists. This ten-month program offers fellows the opportunity to explore their career interests…
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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 Neuroscientists now recording across the brain are finding what fMRI revealed in humans. Signals are not localized but often all over the brain. (NB: non, it's not everything, everywhere) #neuroskyence www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
@thetransmitter.bsky.social’s directory of new labs in Latin America features more than 20 early-career neuroscientists who have opened labs or established independent lines of research within their institutions over the past five years. #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
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The Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin America
Learn about neuroscientists who have started new labs or independent lines of research in Latin America over the past five years.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
@thetransmitter.bsky.social continues its live coverage at the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies (FALAN) conference. Here are two main takeaways from Day 2: www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu... #FALAN2026 #neuroskyence #neurociencia
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Sea cucumbers can regrow an entire nervous system after injury. José García-Arrarás explains why these marine animals have become a powerful model for studying regeneration, glia and the genes that drive repair. #neuroskyence By @alissa-dc.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/neuros-ark/i...
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What sea cucumbers teach us about regeneration
Sea cucumber researcher José García-Arrarás discusses glia, regeneration and why these marine animals are invaluable research models.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Jose Luna-Muñoz spoke with The Transmitter about why each country—especially those in Latin America, where only five countries currently have a brain bank—needs its own biobank, and the challenges of building and sustaining one. By @lecteroide.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/brain-banks/...
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Reimagining Mexico’s brain bank
Since Alzheimer’s disease researcher José Luna-Muñoz assumed leadership of the facility—Latin America’s oldest—in 2011, he has been acquiring additional tissue types and is working to expand donor…
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
@thetransmitter.bsky.social is live at the Federation of Latin American and Caribbean Neuroscience Societies (FALAN) conference, which kicked off yesterday. Here are two main takeaways from Day 1: www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu... #FALAN2026 #neuroskyence #neurociencia
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Check out @thetransmitter.bsky.social's directory of new labs in Latin America to learn about the work of more than 20 early-career neuroscientists who have opened labs or established independent lines of research in the region over the past five years. www.thetransmitter.org/community/th...
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The Transmitter’s directory of new labs in Latin America
Learn about neuroscientists who have started new labs or independent lines of research in Latin America over the past five years.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
We are thrilled to launch The State of Neuroscience in Latin America, a special report in which we spoke with nearly 50 researchers across Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay to capture the highs and lows of doing neuroscience research in Latin America. Explore now: bit.ly/4zGjlvn
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Organoids, which typically reflect prenatal brains, amass the features of postnatal brains if grown for longer, which could help researchers study later stages of development. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/organoids/fi...
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Five-year-old human brain organoids aged on schedule
The cultured spheres typically mimic only prenatal development, but the five-year-old ones grown in Paola Arlotta’s lab acquired postnatal features.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Experience-dependent interneuron plasticity may represent a convergent circuit mechanism for these neurodevelopmental risk genes that reflects a shared genetic architecture, a new study suggests. By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/spectrum/los...
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Neurodevelopmental conditions may share faulty plasticity
Restoring expression of an experience-dependent interneuron plasticity gene aids memory and cuts seizures in CNTNAP2 knockout mice, a new study shows.
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Max Kozlov @maxkozlov.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
NEW: The NIH is quietly restricting funding for research that evaluates how public policy impacts human health. According to internal documents I obtained, the agency no longer considers policymakers "mission relevant" — a massive shift for the biomedical funder. My latest for @nature.com:
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NIH limits funding for research on the health effects of public policy
US biomedical agency no longer considers policymakers as ‘mission relevant’, leaving dozens of grants in limbo.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Today’s article by @bichacientifica.bsky.social highlights @maximanzoni.bsky.social’s work as an investigative climate journalist, founding his newsletter, Consenso, and his recent project on the effects of extreme heat on schools in Paraguay. Read it here: www.theopennotebook.com/2026/08/04/t...
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Translating Climate Data into Local Action: How Maximiliano Manzoni Charted Extreme Heat in Paraguayan Schools - The Open Notebook
In this interview with TON, climate journalist Maximiliano Manzoni shares how Consenso, the outlet he founded, connects directly with readers using a newsletter format. In one of the publication’s…
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Neuroscience in Chile, and across Latin America, does not lack talent or ideas, but the systems that make science visible—prestige journals, conferences and networks—increasingly price its researchers out, argues @medelero.bsky.social. #neuroskyence
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Scientific talent is global. Access is not.
Neuroscience in Chile does not lack talent or ideas, but the systems that make science visible increasingly price its researchers out.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
In their essay, ALBA Network team members Keerthana Iyer, Arish Rakshasa-Loots, Ana Silva and Violetta Zujovic argue that to improve global neuroscience participation the field must embrace a more holistic definition of underrepresentation. #neuroskyence
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Redefining underrepresentation in global neuroscience
Shifting the focus of equity initiatives from identity categories to structural barriers can reveal overlooked challenges and increase global support.
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Our new book is out today! Edited by our own @siricarpenter.bsky.social, the collection contains 11 exemplary science stories with commentary. Thank you to our authors and annotators, @sloanfoundation.bsky.social, and @uchicagopress.bsky.social. Order here: www.theopennotebook.com/the-best-sci...
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Brain-computer interfaces implanted long term could help researchers unravel the mysteries of speech. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social, @rebeccasky.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/brain-comput...
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How BCIs reveal the speaking brain
Long-term implants provide an opportunity to study how speech arises in everyday life.
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anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The (initial) results are in: most of the publicly available comments on OMB's proposal to overhaul federal grantmaking are negative 95% of the 50k available comments were opposed, just 1% were in support Political control, peer review, and terminations were most common topics mentioned
Chart titled "commenters overwhelmingly oppose the proposed rule, percent of aalyzed comments by sentiment and type of commenter."chart showing what commenters on OMB proposal mentioned in their comment
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
You may have heard about the OMB rule change that will put politics over federal grants. However bad you think it is? It's probably worse. Thanks to @theverge.com for letting me report this one out. There is still time to comment. bit.ly/4v2X4nQ
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The war against ‘woke’ could end US science as we know it
“Everyone will be affected, not just scientists. Every community in the country.“
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
NEW! Explore @thetransmitter.bsky.social’s newest tool, Neuro Funding Finder. Discover grants, fellowships and funding opportunities for neuroscience research at all career stages. Find your next funding source and apply, all in one place: thetransmitter.org/neuroscience... #neuroskyence
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Asher HELLbein @asherelbein.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Employees at Scientific American were told today that the magazine has been sold to LabX Media Group, the outfit that runs Discover Magazine and IFLScience. And that means -- of course! -- editorial layoffs. The media mass extinction rolls ever onward.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
HHMI’s Janelia Research Campus will close two of its programs dedicated to rodent work, @thetransmitter.bsky.social has learned. #neuroskyence By @callimcflurry.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/community/ex...
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Exclusive: Janelia sunsets rodent work, launches transparent fish project
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Janelia Research Campus is banking on whole-brain imaging in the Danionella fish to advance neuroscience, but some scientists forced to close their labs say that…
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
The motor cortex is organized functionally to promote “meaningful, ethologically relevant behavior patterns,” new study shows. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/motor-cortex...
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New recordings show ‘blurry map’ of human motor cortex
The motor cortex is organized into an “intermixed jumble of tiles” to generate meaningful movement.
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Stories of WiN @storiesofwin.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
We're excited to share our latest profile! Dr. Suzanne Haber studies the circuits underlying reward-based learning & decision making, and how those circuits can be therapeutically targeted to treat disease. Follow the link below to learn more! #WomenInNeuro www.storiesofwin.org/profiles/202...
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Dr. Suzanne Haber — Stories of WiN
studies the circuits underlying reward-based learning and decision making, and how those circuits can be therapeutically targeted to treat disease
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
According to @edvardmoser.bsky.social, director of the Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience, the four recipients of the Kavli Prize in Neuroscience challenged what had long been regarded as a central dogma in neuroscience. By Alissa de Chassey www.thetransmitter.org/awards/four-...
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Protein synthesis pioneers garner Kavli neuroscience prize
Their research revealed how neurons synthesize proteins in previously unrecognized places.
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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
The Trump Administration’s racist science policies have achieved some of their goals. The number of Black Principal Investigators has dropped by 10% between 2024 and 2025; while the number of Hispanic PIs has fallen by 7%. For research trainees, the numbers are far worse.
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Trends in NIH Investigators by Sex, Race, Ethnicity, and Disability Status
This cross-sectional study assesses National Institutes of Health (NIH) data from fiscal years 2016-2025 comprising annual counts of principal investigators funded through research grants and fellowsh...
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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · 06/06/2026
Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints of editorial critical of the Trump administrations's ongoing attacks on science. Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz arstechnica.com/science/2026...
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Scientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprints
Those ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz...
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NSF Arecibo C3 STEM Center @areciboc3stem.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
📡 🇵🇷 Hoy se lanzó oficialmente ReCiTe PR, la Red de Museos y Centros de Ciencia y Tecnología de Puerto Rico. Arecibo C3 es una de las organizaciones co-fundadoras, junto a instituciones. www.cienciapr.org/es/recitepr
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ReCiTe Puerto Rico — Red de Museos y Centros de Ciencia y Tecnología de Puerto Rico | Ciencia Puerto Rico
La Red de Museos y Centros de Ciencia y Tecnología de Puerto Rico (ReCiTe PR) busca unir y fortalecer a las instituciones locales que se dedican a través de su programación, a mejorar la comprensión…
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
The @burkeneurosci.bsky.social, a spinal cord and brain injury research center, has ended research operations, citing a lack of funds. #neuroskyence By Lauren Schenkman www.thetransmitter.org/neurology/ex...
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Exclusive: Brain and spinal cord institute stops research
The Burke Neurological Institute, which aims to find treatments to repair the brain and spinal cord, ceased research operations on 22 May.
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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 04/06/2026
Neuroscientists argue that discontinuing in vivo models before using them to fix historical sex inequities in research risks embedding a male bias in biomedicine. #Biomedicine #Neuroscience #Neuroskyence
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Scientists Caution that Phasing Out Animal Research Prematurely Could Risk Women’s Health | The Scientist
Neuroscientists argue that discontinuing in vivo models before using them to fix historical sex inequities in research risks embedding a male bias in biomedicine.
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Nature @nature.com · 03/06/2026
Scientists are raising the alarm about a White House proposal that could fundamentally recast federally funded science. The proposed rules would put political appointees in control of all federal grants and de-emphasize peer review, among other measures. go.nature.com/4ucZgsk
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White House proposes vast overhaul of US science funding: what you need to know
The Trump administration’s proposal aims to improve transparency in federal funding, but critics fear the proposed rules would politicize research
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
BREAKING: '60 Minutes' correspondent Scott Pelley was just fired — by email — after saying Bari Weiss had "murdered" the newsmagazine. There is widespread belief that Pelley's departure could very well trigger a broader exodus.
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Clock Strikes Midnight for Pelley
The “60 Minutes” correspondent was fired by email Tuesday night after a dramatic showdown with CBS News leadership, throwing the show into an unprecedented and existential crisis.
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PessoaBrain @pessoabrain.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
𝗖𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 + 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲-𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝘆𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗰𝘀 Brain dynamics must-reads by Deisseroth team. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #neuroskyence
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Justin Baragona @justinbaragona.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Oliver Darcy got the audio of the heated 60 Minutes meeting where Scott Pelley dressed Nick Bilton down! "You know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock." www.status.news/p/scott-pell...
"Bari loves this institution," Bilton told staffers at one point during the highly contentious meeting. "She loves '60 Minutes.'"

"She's murdering '60 Minutes,'" Pelley countered. "She does not love this place. She was brought in to kill it—and she's doing exactly that."

This story is based on audio of the meeting obtained by Status. A CBS News spokesperson did not respond to a request for comment, but Pelley's stunning series of remarks left staffers on the newsmagazine wondering if he will resign.

In the meeting, Pelley pointed out that Weiss has "no qualifications for her job" and told Bilton "you have slender qualifications for this job." Pelley, the former anchor of "CBS Evening News," noted that the changes Weiss has made to that program "have been catastrophic."

"So why should we expect any of this is going to be any better?" Pelley asked Bilton.

Bilton tried to move the meeting along, but Pelley pressed on, challenging the new executive producer’s references in interviews to “60 Minutes” creator Don Hewitt’s vision for the program as he outlined his plans.

"I have another question," the veteran journalist said. "Did you at any point work with Don Hewitt, telling everybody about what Don Hewitt thought, and what his inspiration was? I worked for Don Hewitt from 1999 to 2004 and Lesley Stahl probably worked with him for 30 years. Just wondering how you have such deep insight?"

Bilton replied that he was simply quoting Hewitt’s own words from past interviews and asked Pelley whether he had any other questions. Pelley said that he did.

"I have many questions," Pelley responded. "What was wrong with Sharyn Alfonsi?"As Bilton started to say he would "defer," Pelley interrupted: "This is not the crowd to dodge."

Bilton insisted he was not dodging.

"Nobody talked to you about that?" Pelley continued, pressing him on the firing. "They're taking one of your correspondents away and nobody mentioned to you what was wrong with Sharyn?"

Bilton acknowledged that he "had conversations with people."

"And what came out of those conversations?" Pelley asked. "They are private conversations?"

Bilton reiterated that he "did not fire" Alfonsi or Vega. Pelley pointed out that Bilton had nonetheless discussed the matter with others. Charles Forelle, a top Weiss deputy and managing editor of CBS News, interjected, telling Pelley that he was being "rude."

"This is not actually productive," Forelle said. "This is not an interview."

"It's working for me," Pelley replied.

"Anybody came into our house—this is '60 Minutes,'" Pelley added. "I guess you wandered in expecting to read a statement off?"

Pelley then asked Bilton "what was wrong with" Draggan Mihailovich, the executive editor of "60 Minutes" who was fired on Thursday.

Bilton again said that he did not fire Mihailovich. Forelle one more told Pelley that he was being "rude."

Pelley did not let up, however. The veteran newsman told Bilton and Forelle that the way management handled the firings was "cruel." Forelle—yet again—responded by calling Pelley "rude."

"I'm not being rude," Pelley shot back. "I have some pretty—you know what was rude? Black Thursday. That was the absolute definition of rudeness. Telling Tanya Simon she had to be out of here at five o'clock. Sending Draggan Mihailovich to HR to get fired, because nobody could look him in the eye. Not talking about Tanya's contract. Not talking about Sharyn Alfonsi's contract. Not talking about Cecilia Vega's contract. Just calling them up and telling they were fired. That's rude. This is a conversation. That is rude, and you were part of that."
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Mice use the same thalamocortical pathway to decode orientation selectivity established by Hubel and Wiesel in cats, showing that this visual feature “is preserved through evolution,” says Jose-Manuel Alonso. #neuroskyence By @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/vision/unbel...
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‘Unbelievably beautiful’ evidence extends model of vision
Orientation tuning—the ability to distinguish a horizontal line from a vertical one or something in between—originates in the visual cortex.
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Dan Garisto @dangaristo.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
Scoop: NSF has been quietly blocking new funds and grants to four top universities: Duke, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Dozens of proposals from PIs at these universities—and their collaborators—have been stuck at the Office of Award Management awaiting finalization for months.
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Exclusive: NSF puts new research grants to top universities on hold
US science funder once again restricts awards to Harvard University and other research institutions.
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Jack Stilgoe @jackstilgoe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
The % of scientists who think public engagement makes science better has gone up from 21% in 2006 to 64% now. That's huge.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
"Siento que va a ser difícil que algo cambie para mejor”, dice @muraronara.bsky.social, neurocientífica en Buenos Aires. “Entonces vas a la protesta de todas formas, pero sabes que no va a servir para nada”. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social and @claudia-lopez.bsky.social bit.ly/4nLtlxS
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Miguel Dobrich @migueldobrich.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
"Google's Neighbors - How Uruguay approved the largest data center in its history" @amenazaroboto.bsky.social Read our investigation in English: amenazaroboto.com/googles-neig... And in Spanish: amenazaroboto.com/los-vecinos-... cc @pulitzercenter.org #DataCenters #EIA #EIS #Uruguay
Photos by Matilde Campodónico of the perimeter of Project Teros.The environmental case files for Google’s data center were approved despite the fact that its generators emit nitrogen dioxide at 17 times the legal limit—even though technology exists that can reduce these emissions by 90%—and despite models built on data that fails to meet the minimal requirements, noise that exceeds the legal standard and without factoring in a worst-case scenario for electricity in the area.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
On 12 May, Argentines took to the streets to protest science funding cuts and advocate for salary increases for public university workers. By @natmesanash.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social and Anita Pouchard Serra www.thetransmitter.org/funding/arge...
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Science defunding in Argentina sparks new wave of protests
Demonstrators across the country called for the government to increase public university salaries and funding for scientific research.
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Salaries for workers across universities in Argentina have dropped 30 to 40 percent since Javier Milei took office, creating a scientific crisis that has driven researchers to the streets. #neuroskyence By @natmesanash.bsky.social, @claudia-lopez.bsky.social www.thetransmitter.org/funding/fund...
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Science defunding in Argentina sparks new wave of protests
Scientists are protesting the government’s failure to restore previously cut scholarships and update salaries as required by a 2025 law.
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Duaa Eldeib @deldeib.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
This was a hard story to report. Newborns who don’t get a vitamin K shot are 81 times more likely to develop a condition where they bleed uncontrollably. But more and more families are declining the shot. And babies are dying. www.propublica.org/article/more...
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Babies Are Bleeding to Death as Parents Reject a Vitamin Shot Given at Birth
A lifesaving injection given at birth to prevent severe bleeding has become collateral damage of the anti-vaccine movement.
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ProPublica @propublica.org · 05/05/2026
NEW: Investigators found that leaders of a prison gang in Puerto Rico were selling inmates drugs in exchange for voting for Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón, a longtime Republican. After Trump’s election, prosecutors were told not to pursue charges.
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Prosecutors Had a Drugs-for-Votes Scheme “Locked Up.” Under Trump, They Were Told Not to Pursue Charges.
Before the 2024 election, federal prosecutors were "full steam ahead" looking into how a prison gang in Puerto Rico gave drugs to inmates if they voted for a GOP gubernatorial candidate. After Trump’s...
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The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? This story with @rachelcourtland.com, @yaohualaw.bsky.social, @betsyladyzhets.bsky.social, @alexip718.com and others who all once landed their first assignment explains how. www.theopennotebook.com/2026/04/28/l...
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Landing Your First Assignment Without Any Clips - The Open Notebook
Journalists just starting out face a common conundrum: Having clips helps you land assignments, but how do you get that first, elusive clip? In the absence of a journalism degree or internships, it…
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Zen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 24/04/2026
Oransky: Good news is that journals are hiring research integrity staffers. Bad news is that US federal government staff for research integrity isn't doing much. #IntegrityNASEM
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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Thank you to Jesse H. Neal Awards for naming @thetransmitter.bsky.social the winner in the best news coverage and profile categories. Explore our award-winning content at thetransmitter.org. Congrats to all of the winners!
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