Reposted by Kanupriya PandeDavid Gura @davidgura.bsky.social · 13/10/2026Today, Robert E. Hall was awarded the 2026 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. This is from a statement he released after the announcement: 13874184
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 07/10/2026The ultimate NIMBY. @bloomberg.com www.bloomberg.com/news/article... 32968257
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeMatt Henderson @matthen.com · 13/09/2026Approximating the Lorenz attractor with a chaotic leaky water wheel. The orange dot is the centre of mass of the water. It traces (a projection of) the familiar attractor as the wheel spins seemingly randomly left and right. 14741150
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Data centers are catastrophically unpopular, adoption is not where they need it to be, their public figures are obvious sociopaths, and folks they hoped to have in their corner (like mathematicians) are pushing back. If a slowdown seems inevitable, their only move is to try and take credit for it. 315026
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeTerence Tao @teorth.bsky.social · 11/09/2026A group of 25 Fields Medalists, including myself, have made a joint declaration on Math and AI: mathandai.org . We welcome additional signatories. See also this article in the Economist announcing the declaration: www.economist.com/science-and-...mathandai.orgDeclaration — Math and AIRead the declaration and add your name. 422086937
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 11/09/2026Today, we remember those we lost on September 11, 2001, and the families, friends, and communities who still carry that loss. We also honor the courage and compassion shown by those who stepped forward to help. 🤍 022
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Ada Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosome Nobel laureate persisted despite widespread derision and revolutionized structural biology by protecting fragile crystals.nature.comAda Yonath obituary: Crystallographer who overcame ‘impossible’ challenge of mapping the ribosomeNature - Nobel laureate persisted despite widespread derision and revolutionized structural biology by protecting fragile crystals. 097
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeAFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 03/09/2026Rest in power, Gloria Steinem, a lifelong advocate for working women who dedicated her life to fighting for women’s equality, equal pay and respect on the job. We’re grateful for her lifetime of courage, leadership and commitment to making the world better for women everywhere. 12740179
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeCarl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Pearl Jam’s “Ten” turns 35 today. “I think we spent about $25,000” making it, bassist Jeff Ament said. “We didn’t expect the record to be a huge deal. But it guess it kinda became one.” “Even Flow” 🎸 1944867
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 26/08/202695 looks good on us. 🎉 Today we're celebrating Berkeley Lab's birthday and the generations of people who have made this place what it is. Here's to curiosity, collaboration, discovery, and everyone who keeps the Lab moving forward. 🎂 Learn more 👉🏽 www.lbl.gov/about 042
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeGarry @thegmcconnachie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026This is why Dolly Parton will be remembered and loved ❤️📚 106143435748
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 24/08/2025Mathematician Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck was born #OTD in 1942. She is known for her work on PDEs, calculus of variations, topology, and gauge theory, and was the second woman (after Emmy Noether!) to give the plenary lecture to the International Congress of Mathematicians. 👩🔬 🧪 213527
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBiosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 21/08/2026Researchers at Berkeley Lab and collaborating institutions developed a reconfigurable microscope that consolidates more than ten imaging techniques into one instrument. It processes its massive datasets using nersc.bsky.social + computational tools developed by #BioMBIB's Gokul Upadhyayula. 011
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 17/08/2026Margaret Hamilton, a pioneer of software engineering who led NASA's in-flight software team for the Apollo mission, was born #OTD in 1936. 🧪 🔭 👩🔬 Image: NASA 8359105
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 08/08/2025Paul Dirac (1902, discovered the relativistic equation for fermion wave functions), Ernest Lawrence (1901, invented the cyclotron), and Roger Penrose (1931, developed global view of spacetime and much of what we know about spacetime singularities) were all born #OTD. Pretty good day for physics. 🧪 ⚛️ 214435
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeVeerender Singh Jubbal @veerenderjubbal.bsky.social · 01/08/2026 437338736557
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeSammy Roth @sammyroth.bsky.social · 31/07/2026Wow — California got more than half its electricity from solar in May, a world record. The numbers keep rising. www.latimes.com/environment/... via @blancabegert.bsky.sociallatimes.comCalifornia produced over half its May electricity from solar, a world recordNew batteries to store solar electricity and low demand in May both contributed to high percentage of electricity that came from solar. 413737
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeShobita Parthasarathy @shobitap.org · 23/07/2026I suffered through Kratsios' answer to Science: the Endless Frontier. The NYT summary is good, but there's more to it. And I should say that I welcome improvements to the scientific enterprise (which is why I'm participating in @alondra.bsky.social and Jenny Reardon's Public's Science project). 🧵nytimes.comTrump’s Plan for Science: More Money for A.I., Less for Universities (Gift Article)Michael Kratsios, President Trump’s science adviser, proposed overhauling how the government funds research. Democrats said Mr. Trump’s actions had weakened science. 37150
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Astronomer Vera Rubin was born #OTD in 1928. Her work on galactic rotation curves became one of the main pieces of evidence for the existence of dark matter and she deserved a Nobel Prize for it. 🧪 🔭 ⚛️ 👩🔬 Image: Vassar College / Emilio Segrè Visual Archives 2399153
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 22/07/2026Berkeley Lab will lead 13 new #GenesisMission projects and partner on more than 30 others. The work combines #AI, supercomputing, scientific data, and advanced instruments to speed discovery in energy, materials, water, fusion, critical minerals, and national security.newscenter.lbl.govBerkeley Lab to Lead 13 New Genesis Mission AI ProjectsResearchers will apply AI, supercomputing, and advanced instruments to accelerate discoveries for energy, science, and national security. 152
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeStructural Biology @actacrystd.iucr.org · 07/07/2026July issue now available: journals.iucr.org/d/issues/202... The cover highlights Scotty, a tool within the Phasertng codebase that leverages Niggli-cell matches to identify similar crystallographic lattices and perform phasing with difference Fourier methods. Read more at doi.org/10.1107/S205... 012
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 01/07/2026"We live in a moment of profound opportunity," says Kathy Yelick, who officially starts today as Director of Berkeley Lab. She’s ready to lead the next gen of breakthroughs in AI, energy, and computing. Welcome Kathy! youtu.beKathy Yelick’s First Day Message as Berkeley Lab DirectorYouTube video by Berkeley Lab 151
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeMike 🏳️🌈 @lpoolmike.bsky.social · 23/06/2026Alan Turing, born on this day in 1912. Helped save this country only to be persecuted by it. 26296231804
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeJessica Luther @jessicawluther.com · 21/06/2026This is incredible. So satisfying. I was going to say it’s “cutting” but it’s more a knifing to the gut or maybe a beheading. www.theguardian.com/football/202...theguardian.comThe French aristocrat and the all-American idiot: Henry v Lalas is the World Cup’s most compelling battleFox’s broadcast at the tournament has become a story of two contrasting styles. And there is one clear winner 781511419
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Good news: The Trump administration is abandoning its plan to dismantle a $368 million ocean monitoring system critical to understanding climate change and marine ecosystems, bowing to a bipartisan backlash on Capitol Hill. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/18/c...nytimes.comTrump Administration Backs Off Plan to End Ocean Monitoring 431597414
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 12/06/2026Scientists can now image smaller molecules that are critical to biomedical research with a new form of #cryoEM. The technology, developed by Berkeley Lab, @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social, and @biohub.org, reveals molecular structures that were previously out of reach. newscenter.lbl.govNew Electron Microscopy Tech Breaks into the Elusive Realm of Small MoleculesBerkeley Lab and UC Berkeley physicists and machinists have built a technology that boosts the performance of electron microscopes, allowing detailed images of the small molecules and cell structures ... 041
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 05/06/2026What do donuts and the cyclotron have in common? They're both round. One changed breakfast. The other changed #physics. 🍩 Nearly a century later, it's still fascinating to hear Berkeley Lab founder Ernest O. Lawrence explain his invention. #InternationalDonutDay 032
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 30/05/2026“The foundational genomic models from our project will have broad application and help transform biotechnology and industrial processes.” – Paul Adams, LBNL Biosciences Area newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/02/02/found…bit.lyFoundational AI Models to Accelerate Biological DiscoveryBerkeley Lab is helping build AI models for autonomous research that will enable prediction and precise design of biological systems. 051
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeMina Kimes @minakimes.bsky.social · 29/05/2026One of my strongest takeaways from the Bee this week is that it was a showcase for why critical thinking matters more than ever. So much of what the kids do up there isn’t rote memorization—it’s using their insane prep to solve words like puzzles (using etymology, patterns) in real time. 613950464
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22/05/2026Hosea Williams, the man marching with John Lewis at the head of the protesters beaten on Pettus Bridge seeking voting rights, was a chemist from Georgia with an MA. Now an African-American microbiologist from Georgia with a PhD is going to Congress. 202254425
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 19/05/2026After this Thursday’s show, the Ed Sullivan Theater will go dark, and we’ll lose one of the nation’s funniest and most courageous, truthful, and gentlemanly critics of Trump and his regime. Farewell, and thank you, Stephen. robertreich.substack.com/p/farewell… 15752661435
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRCSB Protein Data Bank @rcsbpdb.bsky.social · 16/05/2026Try this new online training game from Leandro F. Estrozi designed for newcomers in structural biology, with a focus on cryo-EM and cryo-ET map interpretation: rico.ibs.fr/helixplo... 25734
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeFactPost @factpostnews.bsky.social · 15/05/2026Today is Endangered Species Day. The Trump administration has rolled back protections for: —Wolverines —Sea turtles —Monarch butterflies —Bison —Polar bears —Rice's whales —Alligator snapping turtles —Saltmarsh sparrows —Florida panthers 41460246
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 11/05/2026“We don’t want to just take AI and apply it to science. We want to understand, are there better ways of doing #AI?” Incoming Lab Director Kathy Yelick spoke with Science Magazine about the future of AI-enabled discovery in advancing science. science.orgComputer scientist to lead storied DOE lab through ‘exciting and threatening’ AI revolutionKatherine Yelick will become director of the Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on 1 July 061
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeStructural Biology @actacrystd.iucr.org · 11/05/2026A procedure for generating and validating geometric restraints for ligand entities in the PDB Chemical Component Dictionary/Library was developed and tested on over 42000 entities @UCBerkeley #MacromolecularCrystallography #LigandRestraints doi.org/10.1107/S205... 022
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 07/05/2026Two Berkeley Lab researchers have been elected to @nasonline.org Kam-Biu Luk (LBNL Physical Sciences Area) and Gary Karpen (LBNL Biosciences Area) are being recognized for their distinguished and continuing achievements in original research. Details below! @biosci.lbl.gov newscenter.lbl.govThe National Academy of Sciences Elects Two Berkeley Lab ResearchersBerkeley Lab's Kam-Biu Luk and Gary Karpen have been elected to the prestigious National Academy of Sciences. 011
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 06/05/2026“I am honored to serve as director of Berkeley Lab, an institution that has long stood at the forefront of scientific discovery and innovation.” – Kathy Yelick newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/05/05/uc-na… @uofcalifornia.bsky.social 053
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRadical Graffiti @radicalgraffiti.bsky.social · 04/05/2026A message from Mary, a 72-year-old Amazon worker from North Carolina projected onto Jeff Bezos’s $120 million penthouse before tonight’s #MetGala, chaired by Bezos. 17370712967
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 04/05/2026Happy #StarWarsDay! Head to space and take a flight through 47 million galaxies mapped by the @desisurvey.bsky.social 🔭. ⬇️ #MayThe4thBeWithYou newscenter.lbl.gov/2026/04/15/desi-… 021
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeKihara Laboratory @kiharalab.bsky.social · 30/04/2026We will host a ~30-45 min webinar introducing EM-server for cryo-EM structure modeling on May 6 (Wed) 12:30pm (Eastern Time). Will introduce DAQ-Score plugin & CryoZeta. EM-Server: em.kiharalab.org Registration link: kiharalab-events.vercel.app Hope to see you there!em.kiharalab.orgEM ServerKiharalab EM Server 043
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeCornelius Gati @gati.bsky.social · 27/04/2026I'm elated to share that I’ve been promoted to Associate Professor! I'm forever grateful for the support by my incredible lab and colleagues. The plan remains the same: tackling fundamental questions in GPCR biochemistry and pharmacology, while questioning the dogma. Looking forward to what’s next! 1231
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeRobert "The Bobby Yaga" McNees @mcnees.bsky.social · 22/04/2025Physicist Julius Robert Oppenheimer, best known for directing scientific work at Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project, was born #OTD in 1904. He also made important contributions to quantum mechanics, astrophysics, and relativity that are not as well known! 🧪 ⚛️ 🔭 Image: Ed Westcott 712725
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBerkeley Lab @berkeleylab.lbl.gov · 19/04/2026Happy birthday to Glenn T. Seaborg (1912–1999), Berkeley Lab Associate Director-at-Large and Nobel Prize–winning chemist. He co-discovered plutonium (Pu) and helped expand the periodic table, including element seaborgium (Sg), named in his honor. #PeriodicTable #ScienceHistory 1104
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeElizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 15/04/2026If you paid even a penny in federal income tax last year, you paid more than: Tesla Southwest Disney Live Nation HP United PayPal CVS Health Palantir Citigroup PG&E 3M That's right. They paid $0 in federal income tax. It's time for big corporations to pay their fair share. 12438511405
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeCosmicRami 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ @rami.spaceaustralia.com · 10/04/2026This is such a great photo. Probably the best of all the #ArtemisII photos. Diversity, international collaboration, humanities, science, art, engineering, the desire for exploring, the drive of human curiosity, the reward of years of dedicated hard work, and just pure joy. It's all in there. 91027281
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeBiosciences Area at Berkeley Lab @biosci.lbl.gov · 10/04/2026Sadiki Showers, a material handler with the @jbei.lbl.gov , weaves his past experiences as a music promoter in the early days of hip hop into his current role. Learn more about the people #BehindtheBreakthroughs. biosciences.lbl.gov/2026/04/08/sadi… 001
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeMinas Karamanis @minaskar.bsky.social · 30/03/2026Hey, I wrote a thing about AI in astrophysics ergosphere.blog/posts/the-ma...ergosphere.blogThe machines are fine. I'm worried about us.On AI agents, grunt work, and the part of science that isn't replaceable. 1101781531
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeAndy Saunders - Apollo Remastered @andysaunders-1.bsky.social · 06/04/2026First look at the Moon and Earth together! 4 people on the left, 8.3 billion people on the right 🌎 10709160
Reposted by Kanupriya PandeKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 03/04/2026More context on this #Artemis II image: * This is the night side, lit by moonlight. You can see city lights in Spain & Portugal, & a sliver of day at lower right * The Sun is entirely behind Earth, which makes it a kind of solar eclipse, but w/ Earth doing the eclipsing instead of the Moon: ☀️🌍🚀🌕 231130393679
Reposted by Kanupriya PandePatrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 31/03/2026Pretty much. 91778267