Reposted by Grumpy ScientistArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Man in a Blue Mantle, by John Singer Sargent, 1891, 📸 via @cjzero.bsky.social 304973734
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistBart van Zwieten @bvzw.bsky.social · 28/09/2026This striking pre-Columbian greenstone masterwork depicts an Olmec shaman in mid-transformation, adopting the powerful facial features of a sacred were-jaguar. Originating from archaeological sites in the Gulf Coast region of Veracruz state, it was crafted between 900 BCE and 600 BCE. 241553233
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistDaniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A feathered serpent, or Kukulcan, is an iconic element of Maya architecture and art. This example comes from the Temple of the Warriors at Chichén Itzá. The serpent is depicted transporting the Sun through the sky #Maya #Archaeology 115833
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 26/09/2026The Intimate Toilette (A Woman Urinating), by François Boucher, 1760s 353230534
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistPol Niuman @pol-niuman.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Joan Miró Constelación: Despertando al Amanecer (1944) 319733
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 25/09/2026WELL NOW, would you look at that? A massive, 26-YEAR-LONG study of MORE THAN 2.4 MILLION people in Sweden found NO EVIDENCE to support a causal link between acetaminophen (the API in Tylenol) use during pregnancy and increased risk of autism, ADHD, OR intellectual disability in children. 3235911039
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistLuca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Interacting with a flexible, accordion-like kinetic paper sculpture crafted by Chinese artist Li Hongbo using stacked paper sheets in a honeycomb structure. youtube.com/shorts/hLpe9... 1494034780
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I got my own home key since 4th grade bc nobody was awake by the time I left to take public transit to school and back. Mom got back from work and school at 9 pm, so I had to give myself permission to hang out with friends after finishing homework and be back home by 6 pm. Only child too. 110
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thinkking of Lysenko for no reason whatsoever. 000
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Thinking of Stalin for now reason whatsoever. 000
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistphoenixrising @mmcarthur.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Joan Mirò : The Garden, 1925 Oil on canvas 96 × 80 cm | 37.8 × 31.5 in Reflects Miró's poetic visual language, utilizing simplified organic shapes, biomorphic forms, and a dream or childlike sandbox approach to the subconscious mind. 16961161
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistSave Standard Time @savestandard.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Most Americans wake by alarm at 6:30am or earlier. Daylight Saving Time is making most wake in darkness, against natural health. Restore permanent Standard Time! 14611
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistMichelle says: Be kind. Always. ❤️ @snarkysillysad.bsky.social · 23/09/2026When a dog is rescued by a woman who loves crocheting: #AGoodPlace Source: www.reddit.com/r/MadeMeSmil... 35477811304
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistDaniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 23/09/2026A Late Classic Maya serpent head (600–900 CE), carved in limestone at Chichén Itzá, Yucatán. I’ve added another photo from a different angle in the thread to show the sculpture in more detail. #Maya #Archaeology 115140
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026PhysicsFun on IG posted this brain-tickling demonstration of a phenomenon called BIREFRINGENCE. The "magic" that makes it work: - 2 linear polarizing filters at 90 degree angles to each other, each on their own stand. - A transparent plastic sheet covered in cellophane tape. Let's talk about it. 110030
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistPestilence @pestilence4all.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Science!! 🧪 Avoid reading if you’re adverse to words such as ‘evolution’ or the idea that the world is super old. 🤣the-independent.comHuman brain is actually two separate organs, scientists findThe Stanford University breakthrough stands to open new doors for research into fatal neurodegenerative diseases 37723248
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It's Fall. Tell your Ugg-boot wearing, Pumpkin Spice Latte-drinking friends that you CAN literally DIE from being TOO BASIC. Science proves it. It's called "alkaliptosis". When pH gets too high in a cell, metabolism grinds to a halt. We've learned 20 new ways that cells die since 1999. 🧫💀🧪 17213
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistNature @nature.com · 22/09/2026We still have a lot to learn about the many ways a cell can die go.nature.com/4iIfM1vgo.nature.comAll the ways a cell can die — and why the variety mattersScientists are poking holes in established ideas about how cells live and die, and are harnessing these discoveries to fight diseases from cancer to autoimmune conditions. 03619
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Death Dragging an Old Man to His Tomb, by Stefano della Bella, 1648 241586260
Reposted by Grumpy Scientist𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 21/09/2026“The Cobolt Passage” by Canadian Chinese artist Yehan Wang. 393152459
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 21/09/2026Financial literacy: Best practice is to make sure you have rich parents who pay your mortgage (or at least a juicy part of the down payment) and give you a car, take care of your children (or pay for childcare) and bootstraps and stuff... 000
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 20/09/2026“I have always found that angels have the vanity to speak of themselves as the only wise. This they do with an insolent confidence sprouting from systematic reasoning…” -Ulver (I am cheating bc this is a quote from William Blake. They decided to make a music album with his poems). 162
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistDaniel Álvarez @dalvarez-01.bsky.social · 18/09/2026An absolutely Maya figurine in the Jaina style, dating to the Classic period (550–830 AD). The intricate details and layered imagery are extraordinary. #Maya #Archaeology 114431
Reposted by Grumpy Scientist Josh Dobbin @joshdobbin.bsky.social · 17/09/2026The thing about having kids is that you have to feed them EVERY SINGLE DAY. Like, in a row. All year! You'd think getting a 360 out of 365 would be a 99% success rate and an A+, but noooope. Anyway. I have no idea what to make for dinner. 181127366
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistNicolas Hénin @nicolashenin.net · 17/09/2026Nice campaign by the Norwegian Consumer Council about the declining lifespan of products. Enjoy! 180140426449
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistJason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Banger of a new RasgonLab study by Drs. Najmeh Nejat and Travis van Warmerdam on a new arthropod germline CRISPR delivery system. Knock-out AND knock-in by ORAL delivery! No more injections! Germline Engineering by Viral transduction (GEValT) 95926
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistbiologist077.bsky.social @biologist077.bsky.social · 17/09/2026this experimental car t-cell therapy is something. a 3-year-old boy's massive, metastatic liver cancer (that spread to lungs/bones) fully regressed after two doses. car t usually tackles blood cancers, so this for a solid tumor is a significant step, with no toxicity.sciencealert.comA 3-Year-Old's Metastatic Cancer Disappeared After Two Doses of Experimental TherapyResearchers have reported an extraordinary case where an experimental CAR T-cell therapy led to the complete disappearance of metastatic liver cancer in a three-year-old boy. This breakthrough is part 642541839
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 16/09/2026This is one those headlines that aren't entirely WRONG, but mostly miss the point of the research. Chihuahuas DO show evidence of past interbreeding with coyotes, but that's not the =story=. The story: Basenji & Chihuahua are separated by almost 17,000 years of ancestry. Let's talk about it. 48729
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 16/09/2026I am watching the Indian Netflix series “Sacred Games” (based on a Vikram Chopra book). Nothing like great people with stellar acting. Amazing series. Totally recommend. 000
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistNature @nature.com · 15/09/2026Immune cells that fight stomach bugs can migrate from the gut to the brain, where they establish a lasting ‘memory’ of previous infection. go.nature.com/4yZK30Tgo.nature.com‘Stomach bugs’ send protective immune cells rushing from gut to brainVoyaging gut-derived immune cells ‘remember’ past stomach infections in mice. 05117
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistc0nc0rdance @c0nc0rdance.bsky.social · 15/09/2026We've documented 1 million insect species (~80% of all animal species), with estimates at the true number being 13-25 million. And they all have six legs. WHY? Their arthropod cousins can have 8 (arachnids) or 10 (crustaceans) or 100s to 1000s (myriapods). Let's learn about 'tripod gait'.static.klipy.comCentipede MillipedeAlt: A brown millipede is climbing over new concrete sidewalk, but the lighting is such that it casts a massive shadow, the body magnified many times in the shadow length. The result is that the thousands of tiny legs produce a weird pattern, making it look like its dancing? 313330
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistChad Loder @chadloder.dev · 15/09/2026When you want to boycott Ed Sheeran and Pink but you already don't listen to shitty music 244129912236
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistThe Onion @theonion.com · 15/09/2026Financial Advisors Recommend Throwing Away Unopened Bills theonion.com/financial-advisors-rec… 771867
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistAshley @ashleysays.bsky.social · 15/09/2026MORE UNREALISTIC FEMALE STANDARDS 3121
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistPizza Logs @shadesofoffside.bsky.social · 15/09/2026for dolly #nolasky 0176
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistThe Word on Pop Culture @wordonpopculture.bsky.social · 14/09/20262026 Emmy Awards: Best Variety Special (Live): The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny #Emmys 021
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 14/09/2026May I remind everyone that there is currently NO cure for rabies. May I also remind everyone there is absolutely NO scientific proof connecting ANY vaccine that we produce today with autism. This is true regarding vaccination in both humans AND in dogs. Vaccinate your pets please. 28872242862
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Joining the rebellion (here in America getting an EV that is not a Tesla is becoming kind of subversive). 🍃❤️ 120
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistMerriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 11/09/2026Why is 'lb' the abbreviation for 'pound'? 491199317
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistJ. L. Westover @mrlovenstein.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Secret Panel HERE 😱 tinyview.com/mrlovenstein/2026/09/09/quiet 61793262
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistDan Grove @grove.cx · 10/09/2026it never was about "following the rules", or "doing it the right way" 092
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 10/09/2026www.nature.com/articles/s41... “By mining millions of AlphaFold2 models, we identify two human families of ‘superdark’ seven-transmembrane proteins—TM184 and PRRT—with structural homology to G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs).”nature.comTM184C is a GPCR-like regulator of intercellular exchange and autophagy - NatureTM184C—an ancient G-protein-coupled receptor-like superdark protein involved in regulation of autophagy, intercellular connectivity and material exchange—underscores the promise of exploring the under... 1366
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I am certain my old clunker is, in fact, Christine. I have never owned a car that has given me so so many problems like this piece of crap. More than a mechanic, it needs an exorcist. 😡😡😡😡😡 000
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistMychal Threets @mychal3ts.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Ruby Bridges was 6-years-old when she stepped into the history books. Bravely accompanied by her mother, she was the first Black child to desegregate an all-white school in the South. It was not long ago… Today is her birthday. She is still with us. She is 72. Happy birthday, Ruby Bridges 💜 4074332355
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistNEJM.org @nejm.org · 09/09/2026First Light and Radiant Light: In two placebo-controlled trials, oveporexton improved wakefulness, reduced daytime sleepiness, and lowered the cataplexy rate among patients with narcolepsy type 1. Increased urinary frequency and transient insomnia were common. Full results: nej.md/4gvhEZZ 062
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistChise @sailorrooscout.bsky.social · 07/09/2026GOOD NEWS! Phase I clinical trial results out of Johns Hopkins show a first-of-its-kind vaccine designed to target common KRAS mutations was safe AND stimulated KRAS-specific T-cell responses in 90% of study participants who were at HIGH risk of developing pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).insideprecisionmedicine.comPancreatic Cancer Vaccine Triggers Immune Response Before Tumors DevelopPhase I results show early promise for a vaccine designed to prevent pancreatic cancer in people at high risk of developing the disease. 4233381134
Reposted by Grumpy ScientistHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Completing the Connectome: How Pursuing a Map of the Fly Brain Rewired Neuroscience (Really worth sharing this video with your science-curious middle and high schoolers) www.hhmi.org/news/scienti... www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uMQ...hhmi.orgCompleting the Connectome: How Pursuing a Map of the Fly Brain Rewired Neuroscience | HHMIJanelia scientists and collaborators have completed a wiring diagram of the central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly, the culmination of nearly two decades of groundbreaking research. 03014
Reposted by Grumpy Scientistpmamtraveller.bsky.social @pmamtraveller.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Rob Gonsalves - "The Sun Sets Sail" (2001) 414145558
Grumpy Scientist @grumpy-scientist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Hay países desarrollados. Países en vías de desarrollo. Y hay un país en vías de subdesarrollo. Dije lo que dije. Saquen sus conclusiones. 000