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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 21h

I'm attending the AI in Science Summit at UCD tomorrow - not entirely sure what to expect

Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 22h

Need help analysing your image data? Don't know where to start? Have you heard about @uk-bias.bsky.social ? Come along to our first online helpdesk, hosted by @lankylaste.bsky.social and Anneliese Jarman, to find out more - details below.

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London Cycling Campaign @londoncycling.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

🚴‍♀️ We're asking supporters to share their views on cycling in London, and we'd love to hear from you! The survey takes around 10 minutes, and as a thank you, you'll be entered to win a Bryton Rider S510 GPS bike computer and Bryton Gardia radar light. 👨‍💻 Take the survey today: buff.ly/B2VEjB5

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Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.blacksky.app · 08/10/2026

we have a policy for the use of genAI at the @aial.ie. we reflect on values key to scientific integrity, such as replicability, and err on the side of not using it blogpost: aial.ie/blog/gen-ai-... pdf: zenodo.org/records/2322...

A flowchart that guides reflective thinking around generative AI in the context of research. It highlights key, interconnected values underpinning scientific integrity, alongside practical and wider socio-political considerations when deciding whether to use generative AI for research.

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Pearl Jam @pearljam.com · 08/10/2026

On this day in 2002: "I Am Mine" is the first single released from Riot Act.

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University College Dublin @ucddublin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

🇬🇧🇮🇪 Marking 20 years of the St Andrews Agreement, former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has hailed the landmark accord as a powerful example of what can be achieved through political dialogue and compromise. @uniofstandrews.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 08/10/2026

This picture will always be iconic. RIP Margaret Hamilton who wrote the software that successfully guided NASA’s Apollo missions through the moon.

Margaret Hamilton with printed computer code in 1969. Credit: NASA/Alamy

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Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg @theradr.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

the only map of england everybody else needs (best selling music by territory, Actually Helpful for understanding some things; also Suck It Morrissey.)

map of england where every county is lableled by their best selling band

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Michael Way @drmichaelway.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Looking for a PhD? @crick.ac.uk PhD applications for next year are open. 4 year program with lots of outstanding projects on offer. If you are interested in viral host interactions, cytoskeleton, cell bio, live cell imaging - see Way lab project + video. plz repost www.crick.ac.uk/careers-and-...

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PhD student positions

PhD projects for the 2027 Crick PhD programme.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The UN's adoption of the Equal Earth map is causing all sorts of issues

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

The government just needs to crack on and make the tough decisions while keeping 100% of people happy. It's really not that complicated.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Just over a week left to apply for this - please help to spread the word!

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Tom Fishburne @marketoonist.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

“Buzzword-First Strategy” - new cartoon and post marketoonist.com/2025/06/buzz... A strategy has to be more than buzzword-deep. #marketing #cartoon #marketoon

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European Commission @ec.europa.eu · 26/09/2026

🇪🇺 How many languages do you speak? Languages give us different ways to express ideas, feelings and experiences, while helping us connect with people and cultures across Europe. Today, we celebrate Europe’s linguistic diversity and its 24 official EU languages. 🇪🇺

Colourful speech bubbles arranged on a light background, with the text “Celebrating linguistic diversity” and the EU flag in the bottom-right corner.

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · 22/09/2026

Tyrannosaurus xkcd.com/3300/

Comic. [Person with long hair pointing to diagram with Tyrannosaurus Rex standing next to a person.] PERSON: We now believe the primary prey of Tyrannosaurus Rex was these humans who kept standing next to it for scale.

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Steven (with a PH) @sjksalisbury.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Christening a baby is nothing like christening a ship. I know that now. Once again I can only apologise.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Ah, takes me back to my postdoc days...

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Because p-values have never ever been incorrectly used or misinterpreted

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Probably a sign you're getting old when you think an ironing board is genuinely the most exciting thing about your hotel room

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Astronomer Royal for Scotland | Catherine Heymans @astroroyalscot.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Help! Parton Community Council has 60 days to raise £70k to buy Parton Kirk (resting place of James Clerk Maxwell). They plan to turn it into a visitor centre celebrating our great hero! The other buyers could turn it into long-term storage 😬 Even £5 would help 🙏🧪⚛️ www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding...

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Help raise £70000 to Save Parton Kirk – JustGiving Crowdfunding

Iʼm raising money to Save Parton Kirk. Support this JustGiving Crowdfunding Page.

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Information is Beautiful @infobeautiful.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The digestive system as a tube map Original design by Jack Anderson www.radiologycafe.com/blog/digesti...

This infographic reimagines the human digestive system as a simplified subway map, using coloured lines to show how food and digestive secretions travel through the gastrointestinal tract. The red line traces the main path of food, beginning at the oesophagus, passing through the stomach, continuing into the duodenum and small intestine (represented here by the ileum), before reaching the caecum and then travelling through the colon to the sigmoid colon and rectum. Separate coloured branches represent organs that feed digestive juices into the system: the green line shows bile flowing from the liver via the gallbladder into the duodenum, while the yellow line shows digestive enzymes entering from the pancreas at the same location. The blue line outlines the large intestine (colon), which frames the small intestine before ending at the rectum. A short purple branch depicts the appendix extending from the caecum. By presenting the digestive tract as an interconnected transit network rather than an anatomical drawing, the graphic emphasizes the sequence of digestion and the convergence of food, bile and pancreatic enzymes in the duodenum while making the overall layout easier to understand.

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WWN @waterfordwhispers.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Today's words of wisdom

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Wrong Dave Barry. Better luck next time, "Carrington Ishi"

Dear Dave Barry,
There is something immediately marketable about Dave Barry Is Not Making This Up because the premise itself creates curiosity. A New York Times bestseller built around the idea that reality is already strange enough to sound completely fictional gives readers exactly what great humor often promises: the opportunity to recognize everyday life, public absurdity, unusual human behavior, and unbelievable news through a perspective that makes all of it considerably funnier.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Spoiler alert: it's not good.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Are you a UK-based undergraduate considering a career in research, and looking for an industry placement? 🔬 Want to investigate how light exposure disrupts the cell cycle, using live imaging and AI-powered image analysis? ⏳ Deadline: October 6th 👇 Apply below www.crick.ac.uk/careers-stud...

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Investigating phototoxicity-induced cell cycle disruption in live cell imaging

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Well that's thoroughly depressing

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

This is super cool. I was born in 1040 in the Nile Valley and lived to the ripe old age of 57!

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EMBL-EBI @ebi.embl.org · 01/09/2026

Are you looking for a research opportunity that combines wet and dry-lab experience? Then don’t miss your chance to apply for the EMBL-EBI-Sanger Postdoctoral (ESPOD) programme. Applications close on 27 September. 📌 Learn more & apply: www.ebi.ac.uk/research/pos...

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Cancer Grand Challenges @cancergrand.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

We're ready for the final day of our Cancer Grand Challenges Conference: Spatial biology! Today brings a final opportunity to build connections, refine ideas and reflect on what’s emerged so far. Follow along for highlights from the closing sessions. #CancerGrandChallenges

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We have received our highest number of abstract submissions EVER for CBIAS this year, beating the previous record set in 2023! Thanks to everyone who submitted! Still plenty of time to register if you have not yet done so. Let the review of abstracts begin.....

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

71% described him negatively. 29% couldn't find the words to describe him negatively enough.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

After living together for almost 20 years, being married for almost 14 and parents for 6, my wife and I have decided to finally take our relationship to the next level... We've opened a joint bank account.

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Research Ireland @researchireland.ie · 31/08/2026

Science Week 2026 is set to make a nationwide splash, with hundreds of events across Ireland exploring the theme 'Water: From Molecule to Ocean'. Coordinated annually by Research Ireland, Science Week 2026 will take place from 8th - 15th November. Read more: www.researchireland.ie/news/science...

Pictured at the launch of Science Week 2026 are Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless with Jack (10) and Jordi Lacey Leonard (5)

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napari @napari.org · 26/08/2026

🚨🚨🚨 napari 0.9.0 is out! 🚨🚨🚨 This is a huge release for us and for our community, with over 30 people contributing new features, improvements, and bug fixes in the 6 weeks since 0.8.0! Release notes here: napari.org/stable/relea... and some highlights in the thread below! 👇

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napari 0.9.0

Tue, Aug 25, 2026 We’re happy to announce the release of napari 0.9.0! napari is a fast, interactive, multi-dimensional image viewer for Python. It’s designed for browsing, annotating, and analyzing l...

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Reese Richardson @reeserichardson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

A massive update: At least ~15 companies~ are selling scientists antibodies using faked validation data. We've documented 18,000+ manipulated images on 17,000+ products sold by leading laboratory suppliers including Thermo Fisher, Abcam, Santa Cruz Biotechnology, Millipore Sigma and Bio-Techne. 1/🧵

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Editor wanted to be thorough I suppose

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Identifying oneself as a reviewer is apparently still pretty unusual?

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Pretty sure Turing was very much pro-AI, and @theturing.bsky.social definitely doesn't develop "books written by AI." I take the author's point about LLMs fabricating "facts", but that point could've been made without fabricating a few of their own.

If he had lived beyond age 41 – he died by suicide in 1954 – Turing would probably have argued against the development of what we now readily accept as books written by AI, on the grounds that they were ethically wrong, or, in his words, promethean. Today, the Alan Turing Institute in London does precisely that.

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Dave Barry @david-j-barry.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

"The Farthest" is another excellent documentary on the Voyager program. It's Irish-produced, so I may be biased (but I don't think so). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Far...

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The Farthest - Wikipedia

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

James Bond: you think I haven’t faced death before? Supervillain: oh, I don’t expect you to die, Mr. Bond. I expect you to suffer. *opens travel funding reimbursement software I think you will find your motorboat rental and casino reservations especially complex James Bond: no. no. pls kill me

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