Reposted by Claudia Astorinobryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 99139614622
Claudia Astorino @claudistics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026word/mathematical operator salad >>> not destroying the planet, apparently 700 new submissions ready for the newest hot journal in AI “scholarship”: SLoP One 110
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoDr. Johnathan Flowers, Bisexual of the Blade (Alt-text or DIE) @shengokai.blacksky.app · 07/10/2026FUCKING THIS. The process of inquiry is almost the WHOLE POINT. It's why we keep fucking going when the experiment fails, the hypothesis doesn't work out, the chords are discordant, or the words don't come together. 317852
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJ Pardo @jdpardo.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Increasingly clear that the thought process here is not that the museum is expensive to maintain, but that value can be gained by selling it off piecemeal. This alone should be reason for Mason to resign immediately. 4206
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJames Lamsdell, PhD @fossildetective.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Has a museum with staff whose whole job is to understand the legal and ethical treatment of fossil collections. "wE HeARd a DuDe oN a PoDCaSt" 02612
Claudia Astorino @claudistics.bsky.social · 07/10/2026PUMPED to be giving the tooth anatomy lecture today for the course I'm TAing! 🦷✨ hope these students are ready for some wild teeth in vert evolution, inc Helicoprion (ancient shark w tooth whorl!), Dorudon (basilosaurid whale w cuspy postcanines), and Edmontosaurus (hadrosaurid w dental battery)! 020
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026A list of people who honked in support of the Academy of Natural Sciences at yesterday's protest: A schoolbus A car full of kids A cop A mailman Cars full of people in business attire Cars full of people in work outfits Cars full of people in street clothes The PPA Philly supports the Academy. 327530
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoProsanta Chakrabarty @prosanta.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Exciting news! We here at the LSU Museum of Natural Science @lsumns.bsky.social and Dept. of Biological Sciences are looking for Curator and Assistant Professor of Vertebrate Paleobiology! Come work with us! We are fun, supportive and active! lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU/jo...lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comAssistant ProfessorAll Job Postings will close at 12:01a.m. CST (1:01a.m. EST) on the specified Closing Date (if designated). If you close the browser or exit your application prior to submitting, the application progre... 03052
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoAnne Helen Petersen @annehelen.bsky.social · 30/09/2026This is *the* piece. Kate Manne, professor of philosophy at Cornell, speaks truth to the totality of failures at the university — and why students protesting the war in Gaza have faced far harsher consequences than any of the Cornell 7: www.thecut.com/article/what...thecut.comWhat It Feels Like at Cornell Right NowAs a professor at the Ivy League school, Kate Manne has known many, many victims. There’s a palpable feeling on campus, she writes, that this is big. 5030931087
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026New Philly voice article on the fight to reopen the Academy of Natural Sciences! www.phillyvoice.com/academy-natu...phillyvoice.comAcademy of Natural Sciences is closed, but the fight for the museum continuesA grassroots group is urging Drexel's board to disaffiliate from the institution and calling for a public process to decide its future. 216684
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoEmily Troyer @fishfetisher.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Tag yourself. I'm 'spiral striation' 2407
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoThe Great Pumpkin Papers 🎃🎃🎃 @professormusgrave.bsky.social · 29/09/2026As a professor, most of what I do is log in to things 471433196
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026At the time, the general public was outraged to learn that most elite universities expelled zero students for sexual violence on an average year, which was presented in stark contrast to the numbers of students expelled for plagiarism. 115428
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Schools simply refused to do it, which became public knowledge in the early 2010s due to survivor activism. That survivor activism inspired the film The Hunting Ground and the Obama administration’s White House Task Force on Campus Sexual Assault. 21259
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoNicole Bedera @nbedera.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Survivor activists have loudly been calling for their rapists’ expulsion from school since the 1980s. (For anyone keeping track, that’s about a decade after universities were required to gender integrate.) 113917
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 29/09/2026I'm thinking about this partly because of the Cornell news but also partly because of The Love Hypothesis, which is being pitched as a cute romance but is personally horrifying to read / watch as a woman in STEM. (I know the author is also a woman in STEM and honestly I don't get that at all.) 2163841
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoCathy Newman ⚜️🐘 @cenewman0.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Devastated for the Fort Hays community about the closure of the Sternberg Museum of Natural History, and this letter from the univ president makes clear how dramatic reductions in state funding leave universities with no good options viable long-term. www.fhsu.edu/news/2026/09...fhsu.edu To the Fort Hays State University Community I need to share a difficult decision with you, and I want to be transparent about how we arrived here, what it means, and who ultimately holds the power to change the path we are on. 199
Reposted by Claudia Astorino@kwch12 @kwch.com · 28/09/2026BREAKING: The Sternberg Museum in Hays will be closing before the end of the year. kwch.comSternberg Museum in Hays to close by year’s endThe president of Fort Hays State University cited a budget shortfall in the closure decision. 12012
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoThomas Cullen @thomascullen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026With all the news of museums being closed and/or defunded, I feel the message of our paper on the importance of natural history research (and the collections housing those specimens) is just as relevant (or more) today as it was when it was published. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.... 3187102
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoAshley Jester @ajester.bsky.social · 29/09/2026When I heard about the Cornell case, I immediately thought of Emma It's been at least a decade & nothing has changed If anything, it's heading in a worse direction 053
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoKaren Poole @renpoole.bsky.social · 28/09/2026The Academy of Natural Sciences is the oldest Natural History Museum in the America’s, and it houses incredibly important research collections as well as public displays. Drexel decided to close it. This thread has links to more info and petitions to keep it open. 0119
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoRebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Campus rape is really widespread; statistics suggest a significant percent of women who go to college will be raped there; feminism opened up a good conversation about it around 2012-13; it's weird when people treated Cornell like an isolated rather than dramatic example of a pervasive problem. 402411525
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoKylie Cheung @kylietcheung.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I think its important to understand the campus sexual assault crisis is way worse than you think. universities suspend just 1/12,400 students each year for sexual misconduct & expel 1/22,900. once you read title ix administrators in their own words, you get a sense why that is:jezebel.comNot Only Do Campus Sexual Assailants Go Unpunished, They Often Get Special TreatmentSince 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth. 1766275
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoMichael Lobel @mlobelart.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've talked to a few journal editors who are concerned about similar problems re: anonymous reviewers. If a peer reviewer wants a little help & feeds your unpublished submission into an AI system, they've just shared your proprietary work & broken confidentiality. A nightmare to think about 6239134
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Who, who could have foretold this? 49620
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026“Cofnas is often presented as someone doing research on race and IQ. This is incorrect. Cofnas has two academic papers related to the topic (here and here), but these are articles in the field of philosophy of science….In other words: Cofnas is not a scholar doing research on race and IQ.” 🧪skeptic.org.ukWhy it is reasonable to label Nathan Cofnas’ race realism as pseudoscientific - The Skeptic"Race realist" Nathan Cofnas claims his "hereditarianist" viewpoint is scientifically accurate - by citing pseudoscientific research and misleading rhetoric. 329587
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoWagatwe Wanjuki @wagatwe.bsky.social · 27/09/2026really sad to see colleges are still protecting rapists. kudos to the students exposing Cornell's institutional betrayal.cornellsun.comEDITORIAL | Cornell Won’t, We WillThe Editorial Board demands that Cornell stops protecting the alleged Chi Phi rapists through the University's opaque sexual assault policies. 6835210
Reposted by Claudia Astorinoregular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 27/09/2026“This is not a dark chapter in Cornell’s history, it’s a morbid pattern” Editorial Board at The Cornell Sun absolutely fucking your shit UP www.cornellsun.com/article/2026... 3634541021
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJess McLaughlin, PhD (they/them) @jfmclaughlin92.bsky.social · 27/09/2026👀👀👀👀 051
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoPrisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 27/09/2026There's a city council hearing tomorrow (Monday) at 11 am at the Schomburg focused on the city's research libraries. I only heard about this on Friday so cannot attend. I think the public can submit written testimony: www.eventbrite.com/e/show-your-...eventbrite.comShow Your Support for NYPL's Research LibrariesJoin Schomburg and NYPL colleagues at a special hearing of the New York City Council. See government in action. Open to the public. 14119
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoTressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Oh. My. God. 1323342
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJonathan W. Gray @elmcitytree.blacksky.app · 27/09/2026I suspect that Nathan Cofnas is going to win one of these awards, along with some TERF and a 20 year old who wrote their thesis on effective altruism 110324
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 28/09/2026Fryer was suspended from supervising students at Harvard due to sexual misconduct 🤡 413154
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026William Hinds Prescod graduated from Trinity in 1799. 200 years later, I started college at Harvard, the first in my immediate family to attend Harvard College or any Ivy League. 200 years is how long it took to make up the educational access gap that enslavement introduced into my family tree. 19310
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoChanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 24/09/2026Going through these new enslavement records from the British Colonies and William Hinds Prescod, Esquire, who was the largest slaveholder in Barbados in his lifetime and probably owned my ancestors, was educated at Trinity College, Cambridge, about a century after Isaac Newton was 47716
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Attention Philly Families! It is critical that we show Drexel and city government that our enthusiasm for the Academy of Natural Sciences is going strong! Bring your kids, friends, & neighbors down to the parkway on Saturday from 2-6pm. It's a kid-friendly rally to support the academy! 3228144
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoMs. Rosenberg @msrosenberg.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Fort Hays State University, facing a major budget shortfall due to federal and state policies, seems to have made a decision appalling to anyone who cares about paleontology or rural Kansas. #ksleghayspost.comSternberg Museum future in question" /> By CRISTINA JANNEYHays PostAn employee of the Sternberg Museum of 32515
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoDr. Rich B @morphometrich.bsky.social · 22/09/2026This would be a major loss for science, paleontology, and the general area in Hays, Kansas, which is a literal hotbed of Cretaceous Paleontology. I am seeing a couple of trusted sources confirming this, but I am hoping this is just a panicky post from someone and will not come to pass.hayspost.comSternberg Museum future in question" /> By CRISTINA JANNEYHays PostAn employee of the Sternberg Museum of 1138
Reposted by Claudia Astorinolovewins7.bsky.social @lovewins7.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Here's a gift article on why everyone should care: share.inquirer.com/Tt1WYqshare.inquirer.comThe Academy of Natural Sciences museum is closing, but all eyes are on its specimens — all 19 million of them"Profound concern" over the fate of the Academy and its internationally significant collection. 0124127
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Hey Philly! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum Sept 25-27. It’s the museum’s last weekend (for now!) Sign up here to help docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 2120120
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoDr Mark D. Scherz @markscherz.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🚨We're hiring a new Curator of Mammals!!🚨 🦍🐕🦝🐅🦓🦌🐃🐖🐏🐫🐘🦏🦛🐿️🦔🦇🦥🦦🦨🦘🦡🐋🦭🦒🧸 Come join the Vertebrate Unit at @nhmdk.bsky.social—a fantastic team in the heart of Denmark's beautiful capital! Amazing collections, incredible history. Please share widely! 🧪🏛️ candidate.hr-manager.net/ApplicationI...candidate.hr-manager.netTenure Track Assistant Professor or Associate Professor and Curator of MammalsTenure Track Assistant Professor / Associate Professor, and Curator of Mammals at Natural History Museum Denmark The Natural History Museum Denmark wishes to ap 16378
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJeremy Yoder says no war @jbyoder.org · 20/09/2026ALMOST EVERY PEER REVIEWED PAPER HAS A SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS RIGHT BELOW ITS TITLE 7645160
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoKevin Sievers @diplotomodon.bsky.social · 19/09/2026FUNDRAISING IS LIVE Donate at the link below to support the organizing efforts of the Save the Academy coalition Any and all extra money raised goes directly to the care of the Academy collections and exhibits opencollective.com/save-the-aca...opencollective.comSave the Academy Coalition - Open CollectiveHelp us amp up our efforts. We are raising funds to use toward saving the Academy of Natural Sciences. 02827
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoMargot Finn @eicathomefinn.bsky.social · 17/09/2026'The University and College Union (UCU)’s Edinburgh branch said staff had been called into “informal meetings at less than 24 hours' notice” and told not to bring union representatives.'heraldscotland.comFear and anger as university set to announce 'massive course and programme closures'Asked to respond, a university spokesperson said that staff and students were recently informed of changes to “our future academic offering across… 911487
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoCapital B @capitalb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Northwestern University is restructuring its African Studies program, cutting two staff positions. They are the latest university to restructure its program as the Trump administration continues to target DEI in higher education. bit.ly/4xVrElocapitalbnews.orgThe Slow Disappearance of Black Studies on College CampusesNorthwestern is the latest university to restructure its program as the Trump administration continues to target DEI in higher education. 24838
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJosh Pizzuto-Pomaco @joshpizpom.bsky.social · 17/09/2026EXC: 90 programmes in Edinburgh University's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences are to be closed. The casualties, which include 48 language and literature programmes, will be 'taught out', w/ no admissions after 2027. @heraldscotland.bsky.social www.heraldscotland.com/news/2655839...heraldscotland.comNinety programmes to close at leading university as savings plan takes shapeAccording to the document, a total of 90 programmes will be “taught out” over the next several years, including 48 in the School of Language. 17111149
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoKate Clancy @kateclancy.bsky.social · 17/09/2026FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - thanks to our affiliate organization AFT!!!cfaillinois.orgCampus Faculty Association Supports Coalition Standing Up for International Students and ScholarsCFA thanks the coalition, including the American Federation of Teachers, that challenged new federal regulations affecting Duration of Status for international students and scholars. 067
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoDmitri Petrov @petrovadmitri.bsky.social · 17/09/2026We are searching for an Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology! Looking for colleagues asking fundamental questions relating to evolutionary processes and drivers of evolutionary patterns. If you think it is you, please do apply! And please repost. facultypositions.stanford.edu/jobs/assista...facultypositions.stanford.eduAssistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology - Stanford University, California, United StatesThe Department of Biology at Stanford University seeks applicants for a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Evolutionary Biology. A successful candidate will conduct research that asks fundamental que... 5151191
Reposted by Claudia AstorinoJed Brown @jedbrown.org · 16/09/2026Oh. That's a heck of a subsidy. 35702188