Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 11hNick Lane visited Glasgow to give a talk at the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow as the first lecture of the 225th session entitled: The Deep Chemistry of Life and Death Somehow a discussion of death ☠️ missed out tonight- sadly 030
Reposted by Mathis RiehlePhilip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 14hThis is worth watching, because Jon Stewart does a great job of articulating the issues. It also shows how out of his depth Coxon is, that he still believes in the "utopian" picture enough to think we should vote on it, viz that AI will lift the world out of poverty. www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnLD...youtube.comJacob Coxon On Witnessing the Existential Threat of AI from the Inside | The Daily ShowYouTube video by The Daily Show 2134
Reposted by Mathis RiehleMark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Are you looking for a postdoc exploring the cell biology of development, defining how cells change shape and move? Do you want to develop a research program & teaching skills preparing you for a position at a college or small University? Our new NIH grant will support those goals 1/n Please share 5105104
Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Slave Trade a well hidden history in Britain - this dry and well founded academic history follows the money - that helped build up slave trade dynasties - excellent if depressing viewing - this is a mirror that has long been missing @davidolusoga.bsky.social www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p...bbc.co.ukBBC Two - Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga, Finding Britain’s Slave Traders with David Olusoga Trailer (short)David Olusoga reveals the most comprehensive picture yet of British slave traders. 020
Reposted by Mathis RiehleWobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I had a conversation this weekend where we were chatting academia, biases, psychology, and more. And it's *always* jarring, after years of knowing these stats, that ~40% of PhD candidates (those who passed their coursework and quals - often considered the most difficult part of the PhD)... 184
Reposted by Mathis RiehleDavid K Smith @professor-dave.bsky.social · 28/09/2026As part of our decolonisation work @chemistryatyork.bsky.social, I have created 25 touchstone global chemical stories, each linked to a key point in our curriculum. 13 'Chemical Histories' and 12 'Scientists'. Over the coming weeks, I will share some as 'quote posts' of this, so they can be found. 3164
Reposted by Mathis RiehleJudith Beyer @judithbeyer.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I am a very strong supporter of the #Stolpersteine - founded in 1992 by a local artist and now present in all German cities. I am also thoroughly irritated by the latest #noAfD / CDU citizens initiative to no longer allow them to be placed in #Heidenau (Sachsen). 🧵 www.tagesschau.de/inland/regio...tagesschau.de"Affig, kann ich nicht nachvollziehen": Bürger und Betroffene über Aus für Stolpersteine in HeidenauIn Heidenau sollen keine Stolpersteine mehr zur Erinnerung an Opfer des NS-Regimes verlegt werden. Der Stadtrat folgte damit einem gemeinsamen Antrag von AfD und CDU. 2388
Reposted by Mathis RiehlePatrick Robey @pat-beauclerc.bsky.social · 27/09/2026The restoration of overseas aid to its previous level is not a matter to be considered in the light of economic convenience: it is a moral imperative www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...theguardian.comI have seen with pride how British overseas aid saves children’s lives. That is why I say cuts should be reversed | David HarewoodI understand the pressure on the public purse, but I have also seen the effect of our spending on the ground, says actor and Unicef UK ambassador David Harewood 031
Reposted by Mathis RiehleLeah Houri-Zeevi @leahhouri.bsky.social · 25/09/2026🩸🩸🩸TODAY WE SHARE TWO MAJOR DISCOVERIES🩸🩸🩸 1. We peered into genomes and brains of the rare mosquitoes that QUIT feeding on blood and found what biting is built from 2. Humans got rid of isoleucine in their blood, malaria suffers from it, and mosquito proteomes budget for it THREADS> 58246
Reposted by Mathis RiehleBecca Harrison @beccaeharrison.bsky.social · 25/09/2026If I were running a university where staff spent weeks and weeks of time putting grant proposals together only for UKRI to feed them into LLMs without informed consent—effectively theft of the time and work—I’d be taking serious action to defend those staff. But I’m not running a university, so 823088
Reposted by Mathis RiehleDr. Or M. Bialik |📚|🔬|🌊|⚒️ @obialik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026#WeekendReading: Yan et al. on the bad, terrible, not-good-at-all future projections for reef dissolution into the rest of the 21st century. (Have I mentioned it's not looking good?) 🧪🌊 Link: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi… 42719
Reposted by Mathis RiehleJohn Stott @jpsastro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Had a UKRI funded grant proposal rejected at the "AI triage stage". "This AI-based triage was used only to identify approximately 50% of the strongest proposals to take forward to full human review." 🧪 #academicsky 40435241
Reposted by Mathis RiehleThe Govan Stones @govanstones.bsky.social · 19/09/2026See you on Sunday for our live archaeology, Viking-Age Fest, and Glasgow Doors Open Days Festival events! FREE and open 11am-4pm. 075
Reposted by Mathis RiehleHolger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026The only somewhat surprising thing is that he hates migrants. Sir, your own football squad are more than 50% migrants. And yes, of course, you don’t mean those. But by far far far most migrants are legal and working. 1112917
Reposted by Mathis RiehleHolger Hestermeyer @hhesterm.bsky.social · 19/09/2026How is this news? billionaire oil person says uk needs to drill more and tax less, though, of course, he‘s actually in Monaco. And he would do more in the uk if the state subsidised him more. Dear BBC, that‘s like me saying the uk‘s problem is underpaid law profs. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comBillionaire Manchester United owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe says he has lost confidence in UKIneos founder Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells the BBC he thinks the country is "on the slide" and calls for more investment in the North Sea. 64891241
Reposted by Mathis Riehlethe babahuck @tylerhuckabee.bsky.social · 23/10/2023when wikipedia launched, the idea that an encyclopedia could be reliably maintained by the public was a joke. now, it's a marvel, a remarkable resource, virtually the only website that remotely delivers on its potential and practically the last pleasant browsing experience on the internet. 5058451263
Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 17/09/2026@flygirlnhm.bsky.social hmmm could they not have checked what fly that fly is? @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social 030
Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 16/09/2026That we even ask this question is preposterous. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...theguardian.comCould AI really wipe out humanity – six experts spell out the risksWe examine claims and counterclaims about the risks and calls to slow down the pace of AI development 020
Reposted by Mathis RiehleESA Space Science @science.esa.int · 16/09/2026📣 We're looking for the next fellows in Space Science! The 2026 deadline for the #ESAResearchFellowship in Space Science Programme is fast approaching. Apply until 21 September here 👉 jobs.esa.int/job/Villanue... Details 👉 www.cosmos.esa.int/web/space-sc... 🔭 🧪 ☄️ 0189
Reposted by Mathis RiehleHannah Harris Green @whatsitlike.me · 16/09/2026When I got my first assignment with Scientific American, I thought it might mean I could still make a career in legacy media work, despite the ongoing chaos. The experience gave me something else entirely. www.whatsitlike.me/the-story-sc...whatsitlike.meThe story Scientific American wouldn't let me tellWhen the media institution tumbled, I wasn't about to let my reporting go with it. 28931
Reposted by Mathis RiehleAnh Hoang Le, PhD 🏳️🌈🏴🇻🇳 @anhhle2702.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Very happy to share my postdoc paper is out now in @natcellbio.nature.com titled "Tissue flow acts as a guidance cue for immune cell polarization and directional migration". If you love imaging and immune cells, this is for you! #microscopymonday www.nature.com/articles/s41... A 🧵: 1/n 18396107
Reposted by Mathis RiehleDaniel Bellingradt @dbellingradt.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I miss the glory of days of lectures being events where torches were waved, and books were being thrown upon those who speak nonsense ... #academicchatter #edusky 110026
Reposted by Mathis RiehleAmerican Physiological Society @apsphysiology.bsky.social · 15/09/2026It's incredibly lethal. #Sepsis kills 30-40% of its victims & is the leading cause of death in children worldwide. This May #TPhysMag piece explores how #Physiology researchers are working to stop sepsis: ow.ly/IVc650ZLCgN #SepsisAwarenessMonth #MedicalResearch 🧪 134
Reposted by Mathis RiehleNatascha Strobl @nataschastrobl.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Das ist ein Text, den ich immer wieder zu 9/11 teile. Es ist einer der besten und berührendensten Artikel, die ich je gelesen habe. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...theatlantic.comWhat Bobby McIlvaine Left BehindBobby McIlvaine was 26 when he died in the attacks. Two decades later, his loved ones are still grappling with the loss. 721368
Reposted by Mathis RiehleMax Farnworth @maxfarnworth.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Reminder I am hiring a postdoc and PhD student. Thanks to all the applications I already received 🙏 If you know anyone particularly with single cell expertise for the postdoc position, please let me know! 178
Reposted by Mathis RiehleMax-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 09/09/2026We are hiring! Start at a #MaxPlanckInstitute with your own independent Max Planck Research Group. This position is equivalent to a W2 Professorship at a German university, or Associate Professor internationally. 🔗Apply until October 14th! www.mpg.de/career/max-p... #ScienceCareer #MPRG #TenureTrack 0112136
Reposted by Mathis RiehleMatthias Krause @matthias-krause.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Postdoc position available - deadline in 2 weeks! Exciting 3-yr BBSRC project studying cell biology of Wnt signaling: advanced imaging, genome editing and embryology. Apply now! Join Matthias Krause and Karen Liu labs. @karenjliu.bsky.social @wntuk.bsky.social www.kcl.ac.uk/jobs/155745-...kcl.ac.ukResearch and Innovation Associate | King's College London 099
Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 09/09/2026www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... Amazing paper 🧪 #mechanobiologyscience.orgAdaptive motility enables neutrophils to rapidly navigate confined capillariesNeutrophils maintain migration speed in confined capillaries through adaptive actomyosin remodeling. 084
Reposted by Mathis RiehleOliver Scheiber 🇪🇺 @oliverscheiber.eu · 06/09/2026Es ist der Abbau des Sozialstaats, der direkt in den Faschismus führt. Der Sozialstaat ist finanzierbar, das Gerede von der Unfinanzierbarkeit und vom Sparzwang dient dazu, die Tech-Milliardäre und das reichste Prozent zu schützen. Solidarität und Gemeinwohl müssen ins Zentrum der Politik rücken. 472317708
Reposted by Mathis RiehleMarkus Beckedahl @beckedahl.eurosky.social · 06/09/2026Russland gewinnt Sachsen-Anhalt. 419448
Reposted by Mathis RiehleAnnika Brockschmidt @ardenthistorian.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Sven Schulze (CDU) sagt über den Wahlabend “das ist Demokratie” und gratuliert der AfD zum Wahlsieg. 1491707319
Reposted by Mathis Riehlepehpunkt.bsky.social @pehpunkt.bsky.social · 06/09/2026jedesmal wenn ich höre "demokratie bedeutet herrschaft des volkes 🤷♂️" dann möchte ich MENSCHENRECHTE GEWALTENTEILUNG MINDERHEITENSCHUTZ GLEICHBERECHTIGUNG FREIE PRESSE hinterherbrüllen... wissen die das alle nicht?! 24910
Reposted by Mathis RiehleAstrid Christofori @astridchristofori.eurosky.social · 05/09/2026Ich bin heute übrigens in Frankfurt am Main im Städelmuseum. Es gibt wohl auch einen Livestream (zumindest für das Bühnenprogramm). www.staedelmuseum.de/de/programm/...staedelmuseum.de 2317
Reposted by Mathis RiehleGuillaume Jacquemet @guijacquemet.bsky.social · 04/09/2026🚨New preprint alert 🚨 "Pancreatic cancer cells breach endothelial barriers through protrusion-driven invasion or endothelial retraction" www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... 24917
Reposted by Mathis RiehleFelix Campelo @felixmendu.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Many thanks @jcb.org and @angelikahausser.bsky.social for highlighting our recent findings on how the Golgi responds to mechanical forces! As nicely pinpointed out, many (I think exciting and relevant) questions remain open, so I'm looking forward to seeing how this evolves in the next few years! 01711
Reposted by Mathis RiehleYuting Irene Li @irene-yuting-li.bsky.social · 27/07/2026I’m starting at the Hubrecht Institute at a new group leader from September. I will be hiring a PhD student through the PhD program ⬇️ If you, or anyone you know, is interested in theoretical biophysics, I will be very excited to hear from them — please send inquiries to my ISTA email for now :) 44218
Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Highly recommended to get the summer bumper edition of Private Eye @privateeyenews.bsky.social Among a lot of others this D.J. joke: & I feel seen! 010
Reposted by Mathis RiehleSimon Bayly @simonbayly.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Event 29th Sept at the @crick.ac.uk www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/computatio...eventbrite.co.ukComputational Biology Symposium @ The CrickOne day symposium connecting London’s computational, AI and biotech communities to spark collaboration and accelerate discovery 012
Reposted by Mathis Riehle@MEmilieTerret @memilieterret.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Great speakers, great science, great location = great meeting! EMBO workshop Forces across scale April 27-30, 2027 in Porto. meetings.embo.org/event/27-for...meetings.embo.orgForces across scalesThis EMBO Workshop on Forces Across Scales will provide an integrative perspective on mechanobiology, a rapidly advancing field that examines how mechanical forces shape biological systems across mol… 13626
Mathis Riehle @mornorse.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Most of the day at University of Glasgow’s Open Day representing School of Molecular Bioscience degrees in Genetics 🧬, Biochemistry 🧪 and Molecular Cell Biology 🧫 at @glasgow.ac.uk 050
Reposted by Mathis RiehleRicard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 02/09/2026New preprint! We found an active wetting transition in cell aggregates. We obtain an active Young-Dupré condition, which allows us to capture states of partial and complete wetting. With group members MJ Franco-Oñate and Hanno Hennighausen! arxiv.org/abs/2608.28912 1276
Reposted by Mathis RiehleSonya Neal @neal-lab.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Come be my colleague!! 🎉 We’re hiring an Assistant Professor in Developmental Biology at UCSD! If you’re doing exciting work in development or regeneration, come join us!! Please spread the word and apply! apol-recruit.ucsd.edu/JPF04591apol-recruit.ucsd.eduAssistant Professor of Developmental BiologyUniversity of California, San Diego is hiring. Apply now! 3150129
Reposted by Mathis Riehlemyosinactncrazy.bsky.social @myosinactncrazy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Captivated by Kinesin - by Ron Vale published in Cytoskeleton onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... " In this essay, I reflect on how I first encountered kinesin and how it taught me to watch cells and proteins directly, letting observation reveal nature's workings." 0114
Reposted by Mathis RiehleChristian Stöcker @christianstoecker.de · 30/08/2026Kolumne: Selbst die, die an Batteriegroßspeicher glauben, haben ihr rasantes Wachstum dramatisch unterschätzt. Aktuelle Anschlusszusagen ergeben für Deutschland bereits ein Wachstum um den Faktor 27. Das wird das Stromsystem fundamental verändern (ob K. Reiche will oder nicht). 731860634