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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

📕 NEW BOOK!!! 📕 I co-authored a book for DK, contributing several chapters, including ones on stratigraphy, climate change, and key events in Earth history 🌍 Aimed at a very broad audience, the the illustrations are simply incredible 🥰 I hope I didn’t mess up or leave anything important out! 🙏🏾

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Time for a Bluesky and LinkedIn break for a bit. Too many people here incapable of 'reading the room'.

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

There’s a *lot* of people talking who shouldn’t be talking. They should be listening. But hey, if there’s engagement and a few extra followers to be had, why let that stop you 🤷🏾‍♂️

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Yoselin Benitez-Alfonso @yoselin.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

RIP Prof Jason Arday. The man was pure kindness, the hounding that precipitated his death is out. The community is hurting @blackinplantsci.bsky.social support every black scientist that perform above and beyond to gain a bit of respect. The truth; this fight is uneven and some are silenced #sad

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Sending love to fellow academics. It’s an awful day 💔

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If anyone asks why women tend to be cautious (if not worried) about Al based tech, here is the simplest answer. None of the “good use cases” will legitimise AI whilst these things continue to happen.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Getting one of those multi-iterative expansion microscopy methods to work 🔬🧪

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Elle Cordova @ellecordova.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Data centers

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The Cosmic Shambles Network @cosmicshambles.com · 07/08/2026

Podcast News: All new Shambles podcast eps will now be in one easy feed (the old Science Shambles one) under a new banner: The Incomplete Shambles Podcast. All Latitude panels, Book Shambles specials etc will all appear here. Subscribe links at cosmicshambles.com/podcasts CC @robinince.bsky.social

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

This Peter Gluckman is so full of sh*t. It’s the same man who advocated researchers to be more like consultants. This is nothing but self promotion.

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MadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Dearest all: I am looking for a queer-owned store that would sell rolls of stickers (or something as in tens of them) with pronouns for handing them out upon registration at the German Fish Meeting. Any pointer/s and RT appreciated! 🧪🐟

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Prof Chris Jackson @seismatters.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Still find it hard to believe that Cofnas said that under a true meritocracy black people would "disappear from almost all high-profile positions outside of sports and entertainment"…

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folukeifejola @folukeifejola.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

I don't think I make enough noise about the fact that one of my brothers wrote a children's book "Yoruba Phonics". It's currently 51 in Children's Early Learning Books on Language on Amazon and has 5 stars! Proud sis here! www.amazon.co.uk/Yoruba-Phoni...

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Yoruba Phonics: The standard and foundation for speaking yoruba (The African Phonics Collection): Amazon.co.uk: Ipinyomi, Michael: 9798296730015: Books

Buy Yoruba Phonics: The standard and foundation for speaking yoruba (The African Phonics Collection) by Ipinyomi, Michael (ISBN: 9798296730015) from Amazon's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free d...

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 01/08/2026

Important history lesson: Fascism rose partly as a result of the 1918 pandemic.

The 1918 Influenza Pandemic and the Rise of Italian Fascism: A Cross-City Quantitative and Historical Text
Qualitative Analysis
Gregori Galofré-Vilà, PhD, Martin Mckee, MD, DSc, María Gómez-León, PhD, and David Stuckler, PhD
Evidence linking past experiences of worsening health with support for radical political views has generated concerns about the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic. The influenza pandemic that began in 1918 had a devastating health impact: 4.1 million Italians contracted influenza and about 500 000 died. We tested the hypothesis that deaths from the 1918 influenza pandemic contributed to the rise of Fascism in Italy. To provide a "thicker" interpretation of these patterns, we applied historical text mining to the newspaper Il Popolo d'Italia (Mussolini's newspaper). Our observations were consistent with evidence from other contexts that worsening mortality rates can fuel radical politics. Unequal impacts of pandemics may contribute to political polarization. (Am J Public Health. 2022;112(2):242-247.

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Hunor Deak @hunordeak.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

There was a perfect description for this, in the 90s.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is like the best meme

Tom Hiddleston saying, “Right. Better find a helpful geoscientist, then”

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Universities can do without such myopic decisions. I regularly have conversations /w students & ECRs about their writing skills & the risks of giving in to AI. The 💡 go on when I explain the inevitable tipping point in society’s trust in AI. All we will have left will be our own abilities to write.

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Anson Mackay (they/them) @ans.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them. Stand up to their hate and division by adding your name. goodlawproject.org/s/3ec4c0

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Stand up to hate and division by adding your name.

Jason is the youngest Black professor in Cambridge’s history. Rightwing newspapers are trying to smear him with fake accusations of plagiarism. We can't let them.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Hey Siri, show me a system that looks to filter out the scientific discoveries of women with seniority. The paper confirms the hostility many of us feel is baked into the editorial & peer review community (sitting behind a veil of anonymity) that prefer to see papers led by women thrown out.

Excerpt from the paper:

Gendered effects in peer review
At Science and Science Advances, manuscripts with women corresponding authors make up a gradually declining share from submission to review to acceptance (20.9% → 20.8% → 19.7% → 17.9% and 22.3% → 21.4% → 21.3% → 20.1%, respective-ly; Fig. 2B). Accounting for available covari-ates via multiple logistic regression reveals a small but statistically significant association with corresponding author gender in being sent to review or accepted after review (B =
-0.08, P < 0.001 for sent to review; B = -0.13, P
= 0.011 for accepted; tables S8 and S11).

% plot of women’s representation among first authors (solid symbols), corresponding authors (open symbols), and among first-round peer reviewers (crossed symbols) over the evaluation process. Red line and symbols indicate the journal Science, blue indicating Sci Adv. all lines generally trending down from Submission stage, through editorial and peer review stages to acceptance stages.

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Needhi Bhalla 💅🏽 @needhibhalla.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

"Corresponding authors who are men exhibit a small but significant advantage at Science, while authors based in China have a significant disadvantage. These associations are generally stronger in editorial review than in peer review" funded by 4 different NSF awards

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Hayley @writagal.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

100% this - even the press were ridiculous:

@JimmyNeesh
Jacinda: Gatherings of no more than 10 people.
Media: But what if 6 people live in your house and two of them are pregnant, one with twins, and one of the guys is really big like almost the size of two people and they just want to have lunch and two beers with their hairdresser?

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Core, The (DO NOT PERCEIVE) @the-core.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Oh my god they’re petitioning to allow Count Binface to wear his costume in Parliament I AM CRYING youtu.be/57Sm_7MRNnU?...

youtu.be

When Count Binface tore up Newsnight

YouTube video by Count Binface

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Wondering why his passing is so sad, I realise that Jurassic Park was the first movie that I watched in a cinema. His roles in JP and the Dish probably capture the joy of science that has inspired generations of science nerds to chase that curiosity. I am sure of it. Bloody good Kiwi.

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FocalPlane @focalplane.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

🔬🔦In our latest Imaging spotlight, Damián Martinez, Bruno Saraiva, @taylashakespeare.bsky.social @mariodelr.bsky.social & @henriqueslab.bsky.social introduce VLab4Mic, an open-source platform that allows researchers to optimise microscopy experiments before performing them.

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Imaging spotlight: VLab4Mic - FocalPlane

Imaging spotlight: VLab4Mic - Tools

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Jenn de Jeune @jennay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

A challenge to the legality of the EHRC guidance, this is a fund raiser to pursue that.

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Dr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

As someone in this picture I find it a little odd that @natureportfolio.nature.com chose this image to illustrate the point. We were very careful when choosing a slogan for our signs that it be scientificly defenceable. "Science says New Oil & Gas = Death" is a plain statement of fact 🧵

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Kirsty Grainger @kirstygrainger.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

A Stupid Idea: Why the UK university crisis needs something politically impossible substack.com/@kirstygrain...

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A Stupid Idea

Why the UK university crisis needs something politically impossible

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Dori Grijseels @dgrijseels.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

The first STEMinar I attended truly changed my life, it was one of the most joyful experiences I've ever had in science. Thrilled to see the STEMinar is back!!

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LGBTQ+ STEM @lgbtqstem.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Reminder to register for the LGBTQ+ STEMinar in November. Just a little over a month to submit a talk to the STEMinar! All details found here: sites.google.com/view/lgbtqst...

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LGBTQ+ STEMinar 2026

After a hiatus, we are ecstatic to bring back the LGBTQ+ STEMinar this 6th of November 2026 to be held in person at Queen Mary University of London.

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Dr. Sean Peters @siprocks.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Maybe we need better people in academia. Instead of bullies.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Watch out, Cell/Nature/Science!

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Today, 23/6/2026, marks 10 years since the Brexit referendum. I remember that day so clearly, with racist graffiti appearing in my then-workplace and people emboldened to spout racism in the street. And this sorry state of affairs have steadily declined every day of that decade. 🇬🇧 deserves better.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

A self reflective account by Dr Ghai about learning to feel belonged. Not very helpful of @sciencecareers.bsky.social to frame this as a life hack for minoritised people in academia. The lack of diversity & visibility in the academy is a real problem (I experience(d) this 🙋🏾‍♀️) and it needs to change!

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Oof. This. 😬😬😬⚽️🫣

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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

More than 26 000 migrants have died in the Mediterranean since 2014. "Non à l'indifférence" "Don't close your eyes" Orange human chain and boats for @sosmediterranee.fr

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Martin Stoermer @martinstoermer.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Evil. There’s a word for cultural erasure

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Rich Neville @richneville.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Moments later, the candidate on the right was rummaging through the candidate on the left.

Three Makerfield candidates. One is dressed as a bin, one as a student, and one as a fox.

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Izzy Jayasinghe @ijayas.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Timely editorial on the worrying downturn of citation metrics 👇 Is this also a sign of journals losing the battle against bogus papers submitted through paper mills, and/or over-reliance of authors on GenAI to write the papars, both leading to papers rigorous science being overlooked?

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