Reposted by Kevin BonhamJoey Bernhardt @joeybernhardt.bsky.social · 13hCome join us! This is a great department! 🧪🧪🧪 1109
Reposted by Kevin BonhamAuntie Smithbrainz @smithbrainz.bsky.social · 26/09/2026DAMN. I want whatever McSweeny's is having. 10/10, no notes. 3504
Reposted by Kevin BonhamJulia Frunzke @frunzkelab.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Proudly present our fantastic collaborative effort within SFB 1535 "Microbial networking" @mibinet.bsky.social now out in The ISME Journal. "Context-dependent siderophore exploitability shapes microbial community structure" academic.oup.com/ismej/advanc... @hhu.de @fz-juelich.de @dfg.de 34226
Reposted by Kevin BonhamGomahuAzarashi @gomahuazarashi.bsky.social · 22/09/2026#JuliaLang jev client 1125
Reposted by Kevin BonhamMichael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 17/09/2026Honestly, it was scary to think about being named. As I sat with the opportunity more, I thought that there aren’t a ton of moments to act and set up a better future for science. We’ve all been through a lot. Even though I’m at a vulnerable stage of my career, I also have relative privilege… 11476114
Reposted by Kevin BonhamMatt Bors @mattbors.bsky.social · 14/09/2026It was exactly ten years ago today, on my 33rd birthday, that I posted this comic online. 484297717654
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 06/09/2026Another banger from @ellecordova.bsky.social - this person doesn't seem to know how to put out a bad piece of content youtube.com/shorts/kdvUJ...youtube.comData centersYouTube video by Elle Cordova 111
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 03/09/2026My alma mater - I used to go to lectures barefoot with my wetsuit and board, and then head down to the beach. And also there's great science there 🏄 050
Reposted by Kevin BonhamPatrick Roath @patrickroath.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It’s Primary Day! If you’re a registered Democrat or unenrolled in MA-08, get out there and cast your ballot between 7 am and 8 pm. Details here: voteinma.com Join our coalition — let’s win this thing! 28943
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 01/09/2026Can't make this shit up - deleting or changing data for political reasons is no longer a violation of scientific integrity 🧪static.klipy.comI Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means Princess BrideALT: I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means Princess Bride 13312
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 31/08/2026Incredibly cold take - "White Woman's Instagram" from Inside isn't (just) an indictment of said women, it's an indictment of all of us and what we give attention to -- the bridge is a tender depiction of a woman grieving her mother, but it gets zero discussion, we all just laugh at the dunks 010
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 24/08/2026Yet another example of management pushing reverse centaurs @doctorow.pluralistic.net Has @aaup.org taken a stance on this kind of thing? And is @aaup.org the union for adjuncts and instructors etc as well, or only tenure track folks? 0113
Reposted by Kevin BonhamJonathan Pruneda @jnpruneda.bsky.social · 22/08/2026WE'RE HIRING! Thanks to some recent successes with NIH funding, we're seeking two new postdoctoral scholars to join our team. See below for details. Please share widely and feel free to reach out with any questions! 12623
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 19/08/2026On the latest episode of @audiommunity.org, @woodrufflab.bsky.social and I once again spend the whole time on the federal government's ingenious strategy to light our nation's scientific dominance on fire 🧪 audiommunity.substack.com/p/episode-58...audiommunity.substack.comEpisode 58 - Proverbial boiling frog potThe US just dropped to below the global average in academic freedom, but some say we’re entering a new golden age of scientific discovery. We’re not... we’re not entering a new golden age. 053
Reposted by Kevin BonhamDimitri Drekonja, MD, MS @dimitridrekonja.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Vaccines. The GOATs of medicine. 39822
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 13/08/2026Seen at #juliacon - entirely possible I misunderstood, but is this getting us closer to Asimov 's psychohistory? en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundat... 🧪en.wikipedia.orgFoundation universe - Wikipedia 041
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 06/08/2026Can't *really* say this shocks me. But it is shocking. 🧪 ourworldindata.org/grapher/acad... 11811
Reposted by Kevin BonhamNick Loman @pathogenomenick.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Idea: during summer break we invert the system and have an ‘actually in the office auto reply’ 191
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 29/07/2026"The irony of the AI era is that as AI reduces the importance of writing code, the more vital the deeper habits of mind fostered by computer science become." #academia #ai www.insidehighered.com/opinion/view...insidehighered.comThe End of the “Learn to Code” Era (opinion)It’s no wonder students are walking away from computer science: We told them the wrong story. Here’s the right one. 010
Reposted by Kevin BonhamThe Onion @theonion.com · 27/07/2026Profits Soar As Taylor Farms Rebrands As Biological Weapons Manufacturer 242133408
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 27/07/2026This + the OMB rule, if implemented, will be the end of American dominance in scientific discovery and will cripple academic research for a generation or more. The latter is the point, and they are willing to endure the former to accomplish it 🧪 49052
Reposted by Kevin BonhamJosie Bryant @josiebryant.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Very proud of this preprint out of my lab, our first (of hopefully many) host-microbe spatial transcriptomics paper. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... Amazing insights into P. aeruginosa biology and chronic airway disease @cysticfibrosis.org.uk @sangerinstitute.bsky.social @asthmaandlung.org.uk 36031
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 27/07/2026While I agree with basically all of this in principle, the productivity will never come if the present administration succeeds in its efforts to dismantle biomedical research altogether 🧪 1134
Reposted by Kevin BonhamLee Phillips @badphysicist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026“Practical Julia” is designed to teach scientists how to use the best language for science, with chapters on #physics, #mathematics, #biology, #statistics, and more. amzn.to/3Jn1QdR A review: lwn.net/Articles/966... #julialangamzn.toPractical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds: 9781718502765: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.comPractical Julia: A Hands-On Introduction for Scientific Minds: 9781718502765: Computer Science Books @ Amazon.com 052
Reposted by Kevin BonhamSean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Dear microbiome enthusiasts: I'm excited to be moving my lab to New York University this fall (& the NYU Institute for Engineering Health); with joint-appointment @isbscience.org I'm hiring a postdoc @ NYU to look at diet-driven evolution in the gut: apply.interfolio.com/189980 Please share! 🦠🤓apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 410076
Reposted by Kevin BonhamCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/07/202628. To everyone who should know better but is still saying "actually, I agree with this one point in the report" or "to be fair Kratsios is right about this" — I give you Derek Lowe's reponse.science.orgThe Assault On Science Funding Continues 19828
Reposted by Kevin BonhamKaren James @kejames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026THIS. SO MUCH THIS. I hate the nationalism argument for science funding. Science is global, and so is science funding. We need it everywhere. If the US stops, it’s not like other countries will now invest MORE. 0122
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 22/07/2026Translation: we'd like to be sure we have the authority to reward our political allies in red states, sidestep universities, and make sure women and minorities are excluded as much as possible. 🧪 052
Reposted by Kevin BonhamJason Nomburg @jnoms.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Happy to share the first preprint out of the Nomburg lab! Many aspects of cellular immunity are shared across the tree of life. Here, we show that some of these conserved aspects of cellular immunity are mirrored by conserved effectors of immune antagonism. Thread below! 1/15 38249
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 20/07/2026stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness:static.klipy.comWillow Val KilmerALT: Willow Val Kilmer 020
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 19/07/2026McSweenys had this take weeks ago www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/the...mcsweeneys.netThe New Odyssey Movie Is Historically Inaccurate; Matt Damon Isn’t the Least Bit Greek“It is clear that Hollywood has no interest in historical representation and is instead focused on pushing a single agenda—putting as many white people from ... 021
Reposted by Kevin BonhamDrug Monkey @drugmonkey.bsky.social · 15/07/2026341,699 comments submitted to the OMB Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance Proposed Rule. Very nice work, internets. 15922
Reposted by Kevin BonhamCosta Samaras @costasamaras.com · 14/07/2026Gratitude and congratulations to @cdelawalla.bsky.social, @colesci.bsky.social, and the @standupforscience.net team. With 3 hours until the comment period closes, there are 341,699 public comments! Still time to submit one: www.regulations.gov/docket/OMB-2... 56832
Reposted by Kevin BonhamChiasm @chiasm.bsky.social · 13/07/2026You have until midnight tonight (Monday). Please be coherent and cogent but leave a message! 11814
Reposted by Kevin BonhamMarieke Oudelaar @mariekeoudelaar.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We are looking for someone to lead the new Facility for Protein Biochemistry & Biophysics at the MPI of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Freiburg — please spread the word and apply if you are interested! 03752
Reposted by Kevin Bonhamaudiommunity.org @audiommunity.org · 06/07/2026In which @kevinbonham.com makes repeated and effusive plugs for @edyong209.bsky.social 's book "An Immense World" app.thestorygraph.com/books/5d4a4f...app.thestorygraph.comAn Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us by Ed YongThe Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and ... 111
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 06/07/2026A break from politics (mostly) to talk about magnetoreception in pigeons. In macrophages! Maybe... The latest @audiommunity.org 🧪open.substack.comEpisode 57 - F'ing magnets, how do they work... in pigeons?Insane Clown Posse aside, we know quite a lot about how magnets work. But how they work in animals to sense the earth's magnetic field -- less so. 011
Reposted by Kevin BonhamMelissa Berke @melissaberke.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Have you already made comments? Maybe called your reps? Great!! Now tell your friends, tell your family. Tell personal stories of what science does to help you and yours! 🧪 011
Reposted by Kevin BonhamDryad @datadryad.bsky.social · 03/07/2026There's still time to have your say! Take our 4-minute survey, and help chart Dryad's future course! 🧪 SURVEY ⤵️ dryad.typeform.com/to/ZT7lMvAr?... #openscience #opendata #datasharing #openresearch #researchintegrity #scholcomm #scholcomms 042
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 04/07/2026It is useful to see where the rhetoric is headed. Basic science funding is that rare, long-term, bipartisan good thing™️. It's not going to be good for anyone (other than reflexively contrarian hacks) for this to be turned into a partisan issue, but here we go 🧪 1105
Kevin Bonham @kevinbonham.com · 01/07/2026Soon: Why dumping water on people makes them wet, according to a meteorologist 010
Reposted by Kevin BonhamJeffrey Mervis @policyhound.bsky.social · 30/06/2026If someone doesn't like your research grant, the US government may soon be able to help them sue you. www.science.org/content/arti...science.orgProvision buried in controversial U.S. rule change would help people legally challenge ‘woke’ federal researchWhite House asserts expanded authority to prosecute any wasteful spending “in the national interest” 69751