Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Best intro into neuroscience I have ever seen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6IL...youtube.comThe Brain Song – “Weird Al” YankovicYouTube video by alyankovic 000
Reposted by Matthias FlothoThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 09/08/2026Another round of intense heat is expected to sweep across large swaths of Europe this week. Forecasters warned that rapidly rising temperatures, combined with persistently bone-dry conditions, could worsen a severe threat of wildfires.nyti.msEurope Braces for Another Heat Wave. Here’s What to Know.High temperature warnings were in place across western, central and southern Europe on Sunday as a heat dome intensifies across the continent. 26729
Reposted by Matthias FlothoOliver Scheiber 🇪🇺 @oliverscheiber.eu · 17/07/2026Klimaforscher Levermann: "Wir müssen verstehen, was nach dem Kippen der Klimasysteme passiert" Die Erde steuert angesichts der Klimakrise auf einen "freien Fall" zu, sagt der deutsche Physiker Anders Levermann. Noch sei unklar, welche Folgen die zu erwartende Instabilität haben wirdderstandard.atKlimaforscher Levermann: "Wir müssen verstehen, was nach dem Kippen der Klimasysteme passiert"Die Erde steuert angesichts der Klimakrise auf einen "freien Fall" zu, sagt der deutsche Physiker Anders Levermann. Noch sei unklar, welche Folgen die zu erwartende Instabilität haben wird 36693266
Reposted by Matthias FlothoDer Postillon 📯 @der-postillon.com · 16/07/2026Spahn stellt klar: "Es ist keine Doppelmoral, wenn man generell keine Moral hat" www.der-postillon.com/2026/07/spah...der-postillon.comSpahn stellt klar: "Es ist keine Doppelmoral, wenn man generell keine Moral hat"Berlin (dpo) - Was wollen alle von ihm? Nach Kritik an dem Umstand, dass Jens Spahn und sein Partner ihr gemeinsames Kind per Leihmutterschaft zur Wel 6138131167
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 09/07/2026www.reuters.com/graphics/CLI...reuters.comReuters Climate MonitorHow today's temperatures compare to the historic average 000
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Just learned about this, there are some great inspirations! www.data-to-art.comdata-to-art.comData to ArtA curated gallery celebrating data visualization as art. Discover innovative artworks from international artists who transform data into emotionally compelling visual experiences. 000
Reposted by Matthias FlothoYasin Dagdas @plantophagy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026The academic hiring system is simply not designed for candidates like me. It privileges a kind of performative intellectualism—the ability to stand at a whiteboard and extemporize about science as if you were some kind of 19th-century naturalist 😂 😂 😂 open.substack.com/pub/inprepar...open.substack.comOpinion: I Was Not Allowed To Type Prompts Into ChatGPT During My Chalk Talk And This Is DiscriminationBy Dr. Rachel Simmons, Postdoctoral Fellow, Stanford University 45115
Reposted by Matthias FlothoLeo Hickman @leohickman.carbonbrief.org · 22/06/2026After 18 months of R&D with a team of specialist academics, I'm VERY excited to say that @carbonbrief.org has just launched 'Project Cosmos'... ...the world's largest database of climate research Our hope is this becomes a major new resource interactive.carbonbrief.org/cosmos/index...interactive.carbonbrief.orgProject Cosmos – the world’s largest database of climate change research 8296126
Reposted by Matthias FlothoUniversität des Saarlandes @uni-saarland.de · 16/06/2026Bioinformatiker Andreas Keller der Saar-Universität erhält neun Millionen Dollar für die internationale Parkinsonforschung. Ziel seiner Forschung ist es, Wirkstoffe zu finden, die bei der Behandlung der Parkinson-Krankheit helfen können. 👉 www.uni-saarland.de/aktuell/bioi... © Oliver Dietze/HIPSuni-saarland.deBioinformatiker Andreas Keller erhält neun Millionen Dollar für internationale ParkinsonforschungProfessor Andreas Keller und sein Team von der Universität des Saarlandes wurden ausgewählt, dem Kooperationsnetzwerk (CRN) beizutreten. Damit verbunden ist eine Förderung durch die Initiative „Aligni... 022
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelena Klara Jambor @helenajambor.bsky.social · 16/06/2026😎 to have this out! --> stay tuned, this is a series about 📊#dataviz for #science 🧪 85522
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026doi.org/10.1038/s415...doi.orgColor scales and the birth of viridis - Nature MethodsThe color palette viridis is replacing rainbow color schemes in scientific figures, for good reason. 000
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 16/06/2026github.com/brotherlatti...github.comGitHub - brotherlattice/puppenclawContribute to brotherlattice/puppenclaw development by creating an account on GitHub. 000
Reposted by Matthias FlothoSholto David @sholtodavid.bsky.social · 09/06/2026@smutclyde.bsky.social discusses the recycling of kaggle datasets into the scientific literature. A paper from Scientific Reports used the "eye disease data set" which includes only a few hundred images, including animals, diagrams, and people in sunglasses. forbetterscience.com/2026/06/09/b... 21911
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelena Klara Jambor @helenajambor.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Happy about our Recommendation Award at the International Institute for Information Design Awards 2026 - the price celebrates #datavis that combine clarity, usefulness, and visual excellence! We will continue to design for #cancer patients who navigate their medical journey ❤️ 051
Reposted by Matthias FlothoAli Maximilian Erturk @erturklab.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Our recent work in @Nature, MouseMapper uses foundation-model AI, mapping perturbations in mouse body cell-by-cell, revealed unexpected facial nerve damage. Proud to see >75K accesses & >60 news stories in the first week. Paper->> www.nature.com/articles/s41... Next www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 02210
Reposted by Matthias FlothoMetJam @metjam.co.uk · 25/05/202634.8ºC at Kew Gardens breaks its May AND June records by OVER 4ºC for its May record set in 1922 and by 0.2ºC for its June record set in 1976. Unprecedented heat for the UK in late May, and likely to be bettered tomorrow. A rounded 35ºC temperature should not happen in May. 13334176
Reposted by Matthias FlothoNature Portfolio @natureportfolio.nature.com · 11/05/2026Scientific figures can strongly influence how research findings are interpreted. This ‘How to’ Comment article in Nature Human Behaviour outlines a practical strategy for creating figures that communicate clearly across audiences and scientific contexts. go.nature.com/3R00b1t #Academicsky 🧪 02810
Reposted by Matthias FlothoJames Ferguson @psy-fer.bsky.social · 07/05/2026kuva v0.2.0 Now over 60 plots! New plot types: Gantt, Network, Waffle, Horizon, PopulationPyramid, Joint, Clustermap, ROC, PR, Lollipop, Survival, Raincloud, Slope, Venn, Parallel, Mosaic, Streamgraph, Radar, Treemap, Sunburst, Bump, Funnel, Rose, Calendar, Legend, Text github.com/Psy-Fer/kuva 0248
Reposted by Matthias FlothoThe Fromm Lab @frommlab.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Science has missed a real giant. Not uncontroversial, but inspiring nevertheless. Here is an interview which was recorded a few days before his death. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zxg3...youtube.comHe changed science forever. He spoke with us on that, AI, Trump and immortality just before he died.YouTube video by Scientific American 022
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 05/05/2026Quite interesting read: www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comShow us the evidence for the value of medical AI - Nature MedicineClaims that medical AI is improving care must be backed by appropriate evidence. 000
Reposted by Matthias FlothoThe New York Times @nytimes.com · 30/04/2026J. Craig Venter, a scientist and entrepreneur who decoded the human genome, has died at 79.nyti.msJ. Craig Venter, Scientist Who Decoded the Human Genome, Dies at 79A risk-taking outsider, he brought speed, competition and controversy to one of science’s biggest races. 713743
Reposted by Matthias Flothode.NBI & ELIXIR Germany @denbi.bsky.social · 22/04/2026🚀 #BioHackathon Germany 2026: Call for Projects! 🧬 Submit your innovative life science project ideas! 📅 Deadline: 15 July 2026 📝 Max 500 words 🔗 Align with #deNBI (ELIXIR Germany) topics Join us to solve bioinformatics challenges! 💻✨ Read more: www.denbi.de/de-nbi-event... #Bioinformatics 045
Reposted by Matthias FlothoJames Ferguson @psy-fer.bsky.social · 22/04/2026Slowly going through all the checks for a new version of kuva to be releases. Probably going to take another few days. But i'm up to 59 plot types now (with lots more sub variants). There is one more plot in a PR, don't worry i'll make it an even 60 1142
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelmholtz KLIMA @helmholtzklima.bsky.social · 21/04/2026#HelmholtzKLIMA -Datenbank - Expertise im Überblick: Digitalisierung für nachhaltige Wertschöpfungsketten Stefanie Kunkel beschäftigt sich am @rifs-potsdam.bsky.social mit der Frage, wie sich die globale Digitalisierung sozial-ökologisch und gerecht gestalten lässt. Zum Profil: t1p.de/ojvod 1/2t1p.deStefanie Kunkel 232
Reposted by Matthias FlothoScience Magazine @science.org · 20/04/2026The genome of the hepatitis D virus, with just 1700 bases of RNA, was squeezed onto a quantum computer. Learn more: scim.ag/4mCifuv 34716
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelmholtz KLIMA @helmholtzklima.bsky.social · 20/04/2026#EarthDay2026: Wir haben es in der Hand, unseren Planeten zu gestalten! Ihr habt Interesse an neuesten Forschungsergebnisse & Lösungen für einen lebenswerten Planeten von @helmholtz.de? Dann schaut ins online Programm der Earth Week vom AK Forum Nachhaltigkeit! ▶️ t1p.de/vp7pm #OurPowerOurPlanett1p.deEarth WeekEarth Week 293
Reposted by Matthias FlothoMelanie I Stefan @melanieistefan.bsky.social · 19/04/2026So, OpenAI, whose entire business model relies on some overhyped dudebros using vast amounts of stolen data and stolen labour, is releasing a specialised GPT for the life sciences. And naming it, apparently without any sense of irony or self-awareness. Rosalind. 05515
Reposted by Matthias FlothoDeutsche Umwelthilfe @umwelthilfe.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Bezahlbarer ÖPNV statt Tankrabatt – 29-Euro-Ticket jetzt! EU-Kommission empfiehlt günstigere Tickets, um sofort Sprit zu sparen. Tankrabatte dagegen verschärfen die Krise. Bei geringerem Preis nutzen mehr Menschen den ÖPNV und lassen dafür das Auto stehen. mitmachen.duh.de/deutschlandt...mitmachen.duh.dePetition: 29-Euro-Ticket statt Verbrenner-Subventionen!Setz dich mit uns für ein günstigeres Deutschlandticket ein. Jetzt Petition unterschreiben! 201007399
Reposted by Matthias Flothoranimo.bsky.social @ranimo.bsky.social · 07/04/2026⭐️PhD Cognitive/Computational Psychology ⭐️ Use Reinforcement Learning + computational modelling to study how we form beliefs in the face of unreliable information (with me +Tali Sharot). Full funding for those eligible for UK home fees. Deadline 18/5. Please share! @queenmarycbb.bsky.social 035
Reposted by Matthias FlothoRetraction Watch @retractionwatch.com · 04/04/2026Weekend reads: Half of social science ‘doesn’t replicate’; ‘Scientific ghosts: Life after retraction’; multisensory learning paper retractedretractionwatch.comWeekend reads: Half of social science ‘doesn’t replicate’; ‘Scientific ghosts: Life after retraction’; multisensory learning paper retractedIf your week flew by — we know ours did — catch up here with what you might have missed. The week at Retraction Watch featured: A citation alert led researchers to a network of fake articles. But w… 0167
Reposted by Matthias FlothoMegan Fox @glassbottommeg.bsky.social · 03/04/2026So you're telling me Claude functions by screaming at itself "WRITE GOOD CODE NO BUGS SECURE VERY STABLE", mashes compile button, reads back the error and yells ONLY GOOD CODE NO BUGS at itself again while crying and copying random things from Stack Overflow until it compiles? it just like me fr fr 422184265
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelmholtz Institute Würzburg @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 02/04/2026In March, we had the pleasure of welcoming the Universitätsbund to HIRI for one of their board meetings. In addition to their own agenda, our guests received a brief introduction to the institute & joined a tour of our construction site.🧬👷 Thanks for visiting! 👉 www.helmholtz-hiri.de/en/newsroom/...helmholtz-hiri.deFirst-hand insights into cutting-edge RNA researchThe board of the Universitätsbund met at the Helmholtz Institute Würzburg 041
Reposted by Matthias FlothobioRxiv Bioinfo @biorxiv-bioinfo.bsky.social · 14/03/2026stMCP: Spatial Transcriptomics with a Model Context Protocol Server www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 011
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 27/03/2026ggdiceplot 1.2.0 is now on CRAN. It fixes the 1.1.0 bug where no pips were rendered. Lesson learned: we need better visual testing. Any recommendations for checking, in an automated way, that plots not only compile but also render as expected in R? github.com/maflot/ggdic... #CRAN #Datavis #testthatgithub.comGitHub - maflot/ggdiceplot: R package for visualising high-dimensional categorical data. Fully ggplot compatible implementation for the diceplot plotting libraryR package for visualising high-dimensional categorical data. Fully ggplot compatible implementation for the diceplot plotting library - maflot/ggdiceplot 000
Reposted by Matthias FlothoPharmaScienceHub @pharmascihub.bsky.social · 27/03/2026🔬 PSH Core Facility Tech Talks Recap: High-Resolution Microscopy Core Facility Last week, we got an in-depth look at imaging techniques, access procedures & a Pretubulysin research project. More TechTalks to follow! 👉 psh.digital/xwgcl Photo: PSH 011
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 26/03/2026Built a small open-source template to manage multiple SSH nodes with tmux, track Claude Code/Codex sessions, and keep context in sync. Hope this helps someone else building across multiple machines. github.com/maflot/multi... #opensource #ssh #tmux #claudecode #codexgithub.comGitHub - maflot/multi-clone-code: Easy setup for a multi claude code session across working nodesEasy setup for a multi claude code session across working nodes - maflot/multi-clone-code 010
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelmholtz Institute Würzburg @helmholtz-hiri.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Applications close today. ⌛👇 001
Matthias Flotho @mflot.bsky.social · 23/03/2026ggdiceplot v1.1.0 is now on CRAN 🎲 New pip_scale controls pip size: less white space, clearer plots, adjustable layout. github.com/maflot/ggdic... cran.r-project.org/web/packages... #CRAN #Datavis #diceplotgithub.comGitHub - maflot/ggdiceplot: R package for visualising high-dimensional categorical data. Fully ggplot compatible implementation for the diceplot plotting libraryR package for visualising high-dimensional categorical data. Fully ggplot compatible implementation for the diceplot plotting library - maflot/ggdiceplot 000
Reposted by Matthias FlothoHelmholtz Metadata Collaboration @helmholtzhmc.bsky.social · 19/03/2026Don’t miss our next #HMC Open Office Hour! Talk directly to metadata experts and get tailored advice. Participation is free and open to everyone. 📅 When: 19/03/2026 🔗 Registration: helmholtz-metadaten.de/events/hmc-o... We look forward to welcoming you! #HMC_OpenOffice @helmholtz.de @kit.edu 043
Reposted by Matthias FlothoStegle Lab @steglelab.bsky.social · 17/03/2026We’re excited to announce the 2nd edition of the Health Privacy Challenge. 🍅🫐 What started last year as a CAMDA community challenge has grown into a benchmarking study of generative models for biologically useful and privacy-preserving synthetic omics, focusing on trade-offs across evaluation axes.👇 141
Reposted by Matthias Flothode.NBI & ELIXIR Germany @denbi.bsky.social · 10/03/2026🧬 5th BioHackathon Germany – Save the Date! 📍 Göttingen | 📅 Dec 7–11, 2026 Mark your calendars! We’re bringing together life scientists, bioinformaticians, and data stewards for an intense week of hacking. 💻✨ 🚀 Mid-April: Project applications open 🔗 www.denbi.de/de-nbi-event... #BioHackathon 032
Reposted by Matthias FlothoMatthias Stahl @higsch.com · 09/03/2026You might have noted that we visualize constituencies and their winners as cartogram. We do this with a similar technique that @driven-by-data.net has already used last year. The method is based on centroids, Delaunay tessellation and a force directed graph layout. 1101
Reposted by Matthias FlothoMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 17/02/2026In a competitive field like academia, everyone feels like a fraud sometimes, whether it’s a scathing peer review, a bad comment from a student, or being shooed away by campus security when you get caught eating apple cores and chicken bones out of the dining hall dumpster at 3 a.m.buff.lyHow to Overcome Imposter Syndrome in Academia When You’re Six Raccoons Living in a Fjällräven ParkaImposter syndrome is real. In a competitive field like academia, everybody feels like a fraud sometimes, whether it’s a scathing peer review, a nas... 310823
Reposted by Matthias Flothoscverse @scverse.bsky.social · 11/02/2026We will have our next community meeting on Tue, Feb 17, 2026, 11AM CST/ 9AM PST ! Kexin Huang, will be presenting on Biomni: a general-purpose biomedical agent. Details in 🧵 121
Reposted by Matthias Flothoallen institute @alleninstitute.org · 10/02/2026Giving science a boost. ⚡🔬 We're partnering with @anthropic.com to design and deploy custom AI agents that will help scientists turn big data into scientific discoveries faster. 🔗 alleninstitute.org/news/partnering-… 🧠📈alleninstitute.orgPartnering with Anthropic to supercharge research and help cure diseaseFrom months to hours, autonomous AI agents will accelerate research in the quest for cures. 075
Reposted by Matthias Flothoalbi-uds.bsky.social @albi-uds.bsky.social · 03/02/2026At the start of January, Johanna, @rorak.bsky.social and Sven traveled to Vancouver where Johanna presented our paper "Smaller and More Flexible Cuckoo Filters"(epubs.siam.org/doi/abs/10.1...) at the ALENEX 2026. (1/4) 262
Reposted by Matthias FlothoJens Hör @jenshoer.bsky.social · 23/01/2026Great opportunity to join the lab of @patrick-pausch.bsky.social ! www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...linkedin.comPhD advertisement - Pausch lab | Patrick Pausch | 15 commentsPlease share! 📤 The Pausch lab at Vilniaus universitetas / Vilnius University is looking to recruit PhD students to work on: ⚔️ 🛡️: Bacterial Immune Systems (CRISPR, retrons, & beyond) 🧬 ✂️: De... 055