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Radio Free America @radiofreeflorida.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“It is horrifying that we have to fight our own Government to save the environment.” - Ansel Adams #RadioFreeAmerica #politics

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John Teets @suenitos.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

The editorial cartoonist's pen is one of the sharpest tools in journalism, whittling issues down to basics for satire or rage. I'm proud to say that my long-ago colleague, Milt Priggee, is unafraid to shock with a tough point of view.

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Zoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I am looking for a new reserach technician. This is an entry level position ideal for a graudating senior. Please re-post and send candidates my way! zoemce@email.unc.edu

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 28/04/2026

More details on the firing of the National Science Board. The NSF now has no director, deputy director, or board. They have issued almost no new awards in 2026. The plan appears to be to completely destroyed the agency. The details are horrifying and have Russ Vought written all over them.

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Board Ouster Raises Further Concerns About NSF’s Future

The White House axed all members of the board overseeing the National Science Foundation Friday, leaving the agency with no board, director or deputy director. It finally provided a reason Monday afte...

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Zen Faulkes @doctorzen.net · 20/04/2026

When searching the web, Gen AI chatbot prefers: Reddit over PubMed. Commercial sites over academic sites. But it does NOT tell you that. Chatbot web searches are silently homogenizing the results you get, particularly those to your first prompts.

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Xin Zhao @xinzhao322.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Fully funded Ph.D. Opportunity - Behavioral Neuroscience @ TCU (Fall 2026) We study how social environments and experiences shape brain function and behavior. How to apply: through TCU’s Experimental Psychology Ph.D. program (graduate.catalog.tcu.edu/colleges/eng...). Deadline: Jan 1, 2026

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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Emma Hammond explored minor inflammation impacts on sociability! LPS impact based on sex/behavioral phenotype; less affiliative males increased sociability, contrary to classic social withdrawal when sick. Microglia in mPFC/DG (-) correlated with sociability authors.elsevier.com/c/1msOfbrwfU...

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Orcas have been heard mimicking human speech. A study found that when prompted, the marine mammal could replicate the sounds.

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Angus Johnston @angus.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Bad Bunny's historical advisor is an assistant professor at UW-Madison. Hell of a flex for your tenure file.

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Serge Ahmed @sergeahmed.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Can you easily distinguish between value, valence, and salience? Probably not, but the prefrontal cortex of mice seems to achieve this by creating a sort of multidimensional orthogonal neural space, where each dimension corresponds to one of these subjective elements www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Prefrontal neural geometry of learned cues guides motivated behaviours - Nature

The dorsomedial prefrontal cortex encodes the value, salience and valence of learned stimuli along distinct neural dimensions, and the geometry of these representations shapes motivated behaviours in ...

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(((Dr Hannah Wirtshafter))) 🔬 @aheadofthenerve.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

🚨 New #Blueprint🚨 Ever wondered how the HPC supports learning across different contexts? My newest, a combo of experimental and comp neuro, w @SaraASolla & @DisterhoftLab, uncovers a 'universal' memory code in the HPC—consistent across animals and environments! 🧵👇 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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A universal hippocampal memory code across animals and environments

How learning is affected by context is a fundamental question of neuroscience, as the ability to generalize learning to different contexts is necessary for navigating the world. An example of swift co...

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Stephen V Mahler @svmahler.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Hey ventral pallidum fans, see our new paper showing that #VP GABA neurons, known for reward, also regulate aversive motivation! Inhibiting these cells with #DREADDs potentiates active or passive defenses to threats, likely via LHb. Congrats to Erica Ramirez & Marty Martinez! doi.org/10.1016/j.yn...

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Redirecting

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Michael Le Page @mjflepage.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Why is same-sex sexual behaviour turning out to be so common among animals? It's often assumed to be a disadvantage in evolutionary terms, but it's looking more and more as if that assumption is entirely wrong 🧪 www.newscientist.com/article/2511...

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Is there an evolutionary reason for same-sex sexual behaviour?

Sexual behaviour among same-sex pairs is common in apes and monkeys, and a wide-ranging analysis suggests it does boost survival

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Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Amanda Gorman wrote this poem for Renee Good and that’s it for me tonight.

Post from Amanda Gorman’s Instagram that says

amandascgorman
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE. on January 7, 2026
by Amanda Gorman
They say she is no more, That there her absence roars, Blood-blown like a rose.
Iced wheels flinched & froze.
Now, bare riot of candles, Dark fury of flowers, Pure howling of hymns.
If for us she arose,
Somewhere, in the pitched deep of our grief, Crouches our power,
The howl where we begin,
Straining upon the edge of the crooked crater Of the worst of what we've been.
Change is only possible, & all the greater, When the labour
& bitter anger of our neighbors
Is moved by the love
* better angels of our nature.

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

Please spread the word and join us. Vigil scheduled for 5:00 today at E. 34th Street and Portland Ave S. in Minneapolis for woman murdered by ICE agents.

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Dictionary of Irish Biography @dib.ie · 07/01/2026

#NollaignamBan The first woman admitted to the all-male Royal Astronomical Society, Agnes Mary Clerke's analyses were so reliable, thoughtful & wide reaching that she became a revered authority. The Clerke lunar crater was named to commemorate her. www.dib.ie/biography/cl... #DIBLives

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/12/2025

Looking for a faculty job at one of the world's great research stations? We're looking for a marine invertebrate biologist at UW's Friday Harbor Labs. apply.interfolio.com/178804

Assistant Professor without Tenure (WOT), Marine Invertebrate Organismal Biology
University of Washington: Academic Personnel & Faculty: College of the Environment: Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Location
Friday Harbor Labs, WA
Open Date

Dec 12, 2025
Description

The School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences (SAFS) and Friday Harbor Labs (FHL) at the University of Washington (UW) invite applications for the Riddiford – Truman Endowed faculty Chair, a position in the Without Tenure (WOT) track at the Assistant rank with specialization in marine invertebrate organismal biology. The successful candidate is expected to develop a collaborative, extramurally-funded and nationally recognized research program based at FHL that leverages FHL’s unique marine research infrastructure and natural setting. We especially welcome candidates whose scholarship in natural systems advances fundamental knowledge and contributes to environmental stewardship. All University of Washington faculty engage in teaching, research, and service.

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Helen Czerski @helenczerski.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

The natural world is a wonderful place. This is timelapse video from a few years ago of a marine sponge sneezing. It has mucus inside that traps the sort of particles that might clog it up, and expels them in periodic contractions every 3-8 hours. Atchoo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJqI...

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Timelapse footage shows a sea sponge sneezing

YouTube video by Guardian News

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Nicolas Dussex @nicolasdussex.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

🌊 🐟🦭🐋🐧 I have a PhD position available (4 years, start Mid-2026) at NRM Stockholm to work on the macrogenomics of sea warming. Apply here: recruit.visma.com/spa/public/a... #PhD #MarineGenomics #ClimateChange #EvolutionaryBiology #PopGen #Bioinformatics #conservationgenomics

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Blake Ushijima, Ph.D. @vibriosoup.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

The Dept of Biology & Marine Biology at UNCW is offering 4 positions!!! A Distinguished Professor of Marine Science, an Assistant Professor of Invertebrate Biology, and two Lecturers of Biology. Plus, the UNCW Center for Marine Science is seeking a second Distinguished Professor of Marine Science!

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Deborah Blum @deborahb.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Is there an innoculation against stupidity? (gift article)

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Panel Votes to End Recommendation for Hepatitis B Shots for All Newborns

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Mike Okuda @mikeokuda.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

The Citizens United decision has corrupted our government and is destroying our democracy. Here's a way to get rid of it. robertreich.substack.com/p/how-to-get...

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How to Get Rid of "Citizens United"

We can do away with it without a new Supreme Court. Nor do we need a constitutional amendment. There’s a far simpler way.

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Keith Trujillo @neurochicano.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Reminder: For voters in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, November 26 is the last day to vote early in person.

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Drug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

A great intro to academic conferencing. Not sure how I missed this one. scienceforeveryone.science/getting-the-...

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Getting the most of out a scientific conference

A slightly unconventional guide to your first time

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kinesinmotors.bsky.social @kinesinmotors.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

🍂 🏛️ 👿 🧪 US Congress Bill to Prohibit Funding for Research with China Proposal bars funding for US scientists working with Chinese partners or training Chinese students; bill is retroactive - interactions in previous 5 yrs could cause ineligibility for future Federal funding

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Andrea L Graham @grahammunology.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

🤩🤩🤩 go NSF, go NSF, go!!!

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Jon Cooper @joncooper-us.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

Great idea!!

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GinniesDaughter @ginniesdaughter.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

"phonic lips" 🤯 "Though whales don’t “speak” with their mouths, they produce these vowels with an anatomy surprisingly similar to humans. Within their heads is a set of phonic lips and an air sac that they use to precisely manipulate sound..." currently.att.yahoo.com/news/article...

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Exclusive: Sperm whale speech has human-like 'vowels'

The mammals' mysterious clicks contain a stunning level of complexity, a new study shows.

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Catherine Marler @cmarler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Great opportunity for behavioral neuroscientists looking for a funded PhD position!!!

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 03/11/2025

Sandwich guy update! (It’s at the end) www.youtube.com/live/jjFct5f...

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LIVE: Trump Shock BOUNTY SCHEME is BLOWN WIDE OPEN

YouTube video by MeidasTouch

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Emily M. Sanford @emilymsanford.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Are humans really the only rational animals? Our NEW PAPER 🎉 out in @science.org suggests otherwise! In a large collaboration led with my joint first author @hanna-schleihauf.bsky.social, we show that “Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs” 🧵

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Chimpanzees rationally revise their beliefs

The selective revision of beliefs in light of new evidence has been considered one of the hallmarks of human-level rationality. However, tests of this ability in other species are lacking. We examined...

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Joseph Sexton @josephfsexton.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

As NSF GRFP is in the news, PLEASE spread the word about the new EGFP program they have for past GRFP honorable mentions. Universities in eligible states can apply to get funding for HMs in the same amount as GRFP. My impression is that many depts don't know this exists and so don't apply.

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Diego Gil @diegogil.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Looking for enthusiastic candidates with training in behavioural ecology and experience in bird fieldwork. MSc also required!

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