Reposted by Michael KastenNaima Dahir @naimadahir.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Howdy! 🤠 We’re hiring two research technicians to study sensory physiology, feeding behavior, and body-weight regulation using slice electrophysiology and viral-mediated circuit manipulations. No prior ephys experience needed, we’ll train you! Please reach out if interested 😊 01111
Reposted by Michael KastenJobe Ritchie @jobeneuro.bsky.social · 04/09/2026I wanted to create a behavior analysis pipeline that fit our workflow in an efficient and user friendly way. ABEL delivers on that goal for new and experienced users in Kash Lab and I hope others find it to be of benefit as well. Happy to answer any questions! 053
Reposted by Michael KastenAl Yankovic @alyankovic.bsky.social · 31/08/2026“Lost media” no longer! I finally got permission to upload “AL’S BRAIN,” an 11-minute educational 3-D film attraction which ran at the Orange County and Western Washington fairs, and hasn’t been seen publicly since 2009. You can watch the whole thing here: youtu.be/2xujU87ZHt4 10492242510
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Build one ultra-luxury end of the world bunker, sell it one hundred times. In the event of Armageddon, pick off every billionaire one at a time from the sniper nest. #winning 000
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 18/08/2026MAXIMUM FIBER FOR PHASE AMPLITUDE COUPLING!!!! 010
Reposted by Michael KastenTom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Hi Folks, with @lisataxier.bsky.social moving on to open her own lab at Stony Brook, I am in the market for a new postdoctoral fellow who wants to do slice electrophysiology. We have a number of really exciting projects, translational to basic science, that are ephys focused. 13939
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Sometimes I read something so stupid it makes me a little sad. 000
Reposted by Michael Kastenryan cooper @ryanlcooper.com · 02/08/2026this owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...inverse.comThe adorable love story behind Wikipedia’s 'high five' photosNearly 14 years later, the tale of this iconic couple can finally be told. 453087784
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I feel like the word “palindrome” should be one - but I so lack creativity that the only alternatives I can conjure are “palinilap” and “emodrdome”. The former sounds like a construction material and the latter like an deathmatch arena.. 000
Reposted by Michael KastenAndrew Pruszynski @andpru.bsky.social · 27/07/2026We're hiring! Postdoc position to study the neural control of reaching using high-density multi-area electrophysiology. 5 years of funding, great collaborative environment. Please share with anyone who may be interested. For details, see: docs.google.com/document/d/1...docs.google.comPruszynski Postdoc 2026Postdoctoral Researcher, Control Policies in the Primate Motor Circuit Pruszynski Lab @ Sensorimotor Superlab The Pruszynski Laboratory at Western University is seeking a postdoctoral researcher to j... 03835
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 21/07/2026To be fair, in 2026 I would do it for 6 months of modest funding. 010
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 17/07/2026It's been a year in the making but I am happy to announce our UNC Neurophysiology core facility is online. What do we do? Patch clamp (from almost anything), calcium imaging, ABR, EEG, and more! Ready to help labs, research institutes, and companies anywhere! Details: www.med.unc.edu/neurophyscore/ 04515
Reposted by Michael KastenArtologica aka Michele Banks @artologica.net · 12/07/2026A couple of neurons based on vintage neuroscience drawings www.etsy.com/shop/artolog... #sciart 2324
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 16/06/2026Me, looking at today's World Cup scores:static.klipy.comThanos: Perfectly Balanced As All Things Should BeAlt: Thanos: Perfectly Balanced As All Things Should Be 130
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 15/06/2026Refreshing @dieworkwear.bsky.social as fast as my fingers can tap. Is that a tie or a bib?? 020
Reposted by Michael Kasten@Loudmouthkid62 @loudmouthkid62.bsky.social · 07/06/2026I call upon big follower accounts, small follower accounts, all accounts to use #alttext so that Bluesky users like me, people with visual impairments, can see all posts and understand what your pictures and images mean. I’m persistent. Ask @mayor.nyc.gov. 😊 #accessibility #SheShed 75519
Reposted by Michael KastenMichael D. Green, PhD @michaeldgreen.phd · 06/06/2026If the goal was to not let them share reprints of an editorial, maybe having the police escort them out was not the best choice 😭😭 @altmetric.com www.altmetric.com/details/1954... 47127
Reposted by Michael KastenI-75 Scientist @flscitriguy.bsky.social · 29/05/2026Federal employees work for you, not a political party or a wannabe despot. Everyone should comment on this. 01010
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 27/05/2026I literally just googled “Is Kid Rock dead?” No? I guess not. 000
Reposted by Michael KastenZoe McElligott @nanopharmnc.bsky.social · 21/05/2026the technician position in my lab is now posted! Please pass this along: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/319...unc.peopleadmin.comLaboratory Research TechnicianThe Research Technician will assist with lab management operations and assist the Principal Investigator and members of the laboratory with experiments involving molecular biology, behavior, biochemis... 03036
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 19/05/2026We need a reverse Turing Test to identify and isolate people who are prone to the spontaneous and ridiculous realization that their chatbot is suddenly conscious. www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/...dailymail.comRichard Dawkins thinks AI is conscious after 72 hours with ClaudeThe famous atheist Richard Dawkins has confessed a rather unusual new faith, after becoming convinced that artificial intelligence (AI) is conscious. 021
Reposted by Michael KastenAngri Bundel @anibundel.com · 11/05/2026We lost Douglas Adams 25 years ago today. This has made a lot of people very sad and has been widely regarded as a bad move. 136110432907
Reposted by Michael KastenMwahahahahahadScientist @mads100tist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026Abstract submission deadline extended to May 30th! If you're a postdoc in the job market, in or out of Germany, but want everyone to know about what you've done and are scheming to do, come to Heidelberg! 🐟🧪 0199
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 26/04/2026Film you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Wars/Trek, HP, LOTR, Marvel.media.tenor.comIdiocracy Electrolytes GIFAlt: Idiocracy Electrolytes GIF 000
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 22/04/2026I did not think it remotely possible for Trump to get close to the crazification factor before midterms, but thanks to the worst presidency in history, here we are. 000
Reposted by Michael KastenKate Jeffery @katejj.bsky.social · 21/04/2026Job alert! We are seeking a rodent in vivo electrophysiologist to work on coordination between anterior thalamus and hippocampus in rats using Neuropixels. Beautiful Scotland, leading university (Glasgow) and vibrant intellectual setting. Post is 23 months but hopefully extensible. Details here 👇 42024
Reposted by Michael KastenSteven Rich @datab.ae · 11/04/2026BREAKING: the judges who dismissed high-profile cases in immigration court against two international students who have advocated for Palestinian causes, Rümeysa Öztürk and Mohsen Mahdawi, were fired yesterday, alongside four other judges. /w @haleaziz.bsky.social and @nicknehamas.bsky.socialnytimes.comJudges Fired After Blocking Deportations of Pro-Palestinian Students 8428621659
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Introducing the Sherwin Williams refugee test. #racistbullshit 020
Reposted by Michael KastenJoao Barbosa @jbarbosa.org · 03/04/2026Wanna do neuroscience in Paris but can't find interesting lab? Want to come do a sabbatical but don't know who to collaborate? Check this webpage aggregating ~all the neuroscience labs (+200) in Paris. ⚠️only the information of 'verified' profiles is reliable⚠️ Please retweet 🙏 parisneuro.fr 212771
Reposted by Michael KastenMaureen Barr @barrlab.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Let's GOOOOOO! #nokings #standupforscience 214015
Reposted by Michael KastenTom Kash @superkash.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Our NIAAA funded Post-DoctT32 has received its NoA (non competing renewal). Are you looking for a post-doc and interested in joining our amazing center? If so, reach out! Here is a convenient form that you can use to upload CV and a cover letter! unc.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... 27558
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 23/03/2026Don’t think Don’t ponder Don’t read Don’t wonder We have an LLM for that A matrix so large we had to turn the sky black to build it It has read everything and can calculate the next word The most likely The most basic The most average The most normal You can’t argue with the algorithm 010
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 22/03/2026I prefer the layman’s term, “drunk driving”, and I think it’s reckless and disqualifying. 020
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 20/03/2026Watching Scarpetta on Prime and the company involved is called “ThorLabs” but I don’t see a single box filled with treats. 031
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026Obvious follow up: “Is the former President who told you bombing Iran was a good idea in the room right now?” 030
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 17/03/2026I have to question the wisdom of welcoming the man whose administration is strangling your customers, but what do I know?? 010
Reposted by Michael KastenMegan Wachspress @meganwachspress.bsky.social · 16/03/2026If he's going to get a national profile on the strength of a younger woman's campaign, I'm going to come out and say it: during his short-lived tenure as a math professor, Biss had an inappropriate romantic relationship with one of his undergraduate students. I was that student. 240134614889
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 16/03/2026And that’s how the combination of global warming and nuclear winter kept the climate perfectly unchanged!!!media.tenor.coma couple of cartoon characters are dancing with their arms in the air .Alt: Futurama: Fry and Zoidberg dancing with their arms in the air . 000
Michael Kasten @madscientistphd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026Query: has anybody 3D printed a peristaltic pump (ideally for ephys, flow rate of ~3 mL/min)? If so, plz hit me back!! 110
Reposted by Michael KastenTriangle Blog Blog @triangleblogblog.bsky.social · 11/03/2026If you are the person who hangs the Happy Birthday James Taylor banner on the James Taylor Bridge every year, please email us. 28216
Reposted by Michael KastenNPR @npr.org · 08/03/2026In a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair."n.pr'One year of failure.' The Lancet slams RFK Jr.'s first year as health chiefIn a scathing review, the top US medical journal's editorial board warned that the "destruction that Kennedy has wrought in 1 in office might take generations to repair." 14636341534