Reposted by Manuel PastorChristopher Hale @christopherjhale.bsky.social · 25/09/2026“Instead of respecting the law, those in power invoke it when it serves their interests and disregard it when it restrains them, treating even justice itself as though it were a commodity to be bought and sold.” — Pope Leo XIV 14387164
Reposted by Manuel PastorECHA - European Chemicals Agency @echa.europa.eu · 25/09/2026How can we advance chemical safety while reducing animal testing? ECHA’s latest scientific article explores how New Approach Methodologies (NAMs) are helping shape the future of chemical safety assessments in Europe. Read the article: fcld.ly/namsarticle #ECHAscience - We ♥️ Science 🧪 044
Reposted by Manuel PastorMark T. Sneed @marktsneed.bsky.social · 23/09/2026“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted.... History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.” ― George Orwell, 1984 387154435798
Reposted by Manuel PastorKarim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 22/09/2026The world has enough spectators. Become someone’s evidence that goodness still exists. 1154
Reposted by Manuel PastorRISK-HUNT3R @risk-hunt3r.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🆕 RISK-HUNT3R 𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨𝙡𝙚𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧 available! In this 𝒍𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆, discover how #RISK-HUNT3R supports the transition towards #animalfree, #human-relevant #chemical #safety #assessment through #ASPA, the interactive #workflow for transparent and structured #NGRA. Read ➡️ www.risk-hunt3r.eu/wp-content/u... #H2020 011
Reposted by Manuel PastorInnovative Health Initiative @ihieurope.bsky.social · 17/09/2026📣 #HaveYourSay on the future of European partnerships, including joint undertakings like IHI! ⭐This is your opportunity to share your experience and ideas with @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu and shape the next generation of partnerships! #HorizonEU 011
Reposted by Manuel PastorKarim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 17/09/2026If your compassion has a nationality, a religion, a culture, or a race, it is worth asking what you actually mean when you say compassion. 0124
Reposted by Manuel PastorRISK-HUNT3R @risk-hunt3r.bsky.social · 15/09/2026#EUROTOX2026 is already underway! Here’s a quick overview of the activities we’re taking part in — from #ASPIScluster & #RISK-HUNT3R sessions to poster contributions. Join us to discuss the future of #animalfree #chemical #safetyassessment! Prgramme: www.eurotox2026.com/programme/ #NGRA #NAMs #H2020 011
Reposted by Manuel PastorJeff Stein @jeffstein.bsky.social · 11/09/2026The researcher who quit Anthropic: "It's more like the U.S. and China are both facing contact with an alien species, and there’s a choice between fighting each other to build stronger aliens on our respective sides versus banding together against the aliens." washingtonsun.com/technology/j...washingtonsun.comJacob Coxon, the Anthropic Researcher Who Quit, Explains Why NowBeing a sci-fi lover led Coxon to work on artificial intelligence. The culture of the industry left him “a bit hopeless.” 0165
Reposted by Manuel Pastorpen(Taka) @iwatobipen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026Rust Native Cheminformatics Toolkit As most of readers know that OSS is contribute not only bioinformatics but also cheminformatics area and recently lots of AI tools use OSS as a parts of them. RDKit, OpenBabel and CDK are famous cheminformatics TK for handing chemical structure. I've started my…iwatobipen.wordpress.comRust Native Cheminformatics ToolkitAs most of readers know that OSS is contribute not only bioinformatics but also cheminformatics area and recently lots of AI tools use OSS as a parts of them. RDKit, OpenBabel and CDK are famous cheminformatics TK for handing chemical structure. I've started my journey of cheminformatics in Drug Discovery field with python and RDKit for almost 15 years ago. 142
Reposted by Manuel PastorPOLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 11/09/2026The European Union is calling for global artificial intelligence rules, its top tech official said today, after a viral warning from a former Anthropic engineer said AI could end humanity.politico.euEU tech chief backs global AI rules in wake of extinction warning“Global rules are really needed,” European tech commissioner says after researchers sound alarm over AI risks. 45219
Reposted by Manuel PastorTagir Akhmetshin @tagirshin.bsky.social · 07/09/2026Have you wondered how many #cheminformatics papers you missed this week? With Chem(o)info Radar, this question won’t bother you anymore! Check it: tagirshin.com/radar/ #Chemoinformatics #ComputationalChemistry #DrugDiscovery #AIinChemistry #CompChemtagirshin.comChem(o)Info Radar - ML/Cheminformatics Paper TrackerChem(o)Info Radar tracks ML and cheminformatics preprints, journal articles, and blog posts. Preprints come from arXiv and ChemRxiv. Updated every 4 hours. 181
Reposted by Manuel PastorKarim Wafa-Al Hussaini @karimwafa.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Power fears empathy because empathy refuses to rank human worth. 1195
Reposted by Manuel PastorEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/09/2026Ajeya Cotra is a researcher at METR, where she works on threat modeling for loss-of-control risks from advanced AI. Before that, she led the technical AI safety program at what is now Coefficient Giving. Dwarkesh Patel podcast www.youtube.com/watch?v=X50z...youtube.comAjeya Cotra – "This might be the clearest warning shot we ever get"YouTube video by Dwarkesh Patel 38224
Reposted by Manuel PastorEric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 04/09/2026The Hugging Face incident may turn out to be one of the most important milestones/warnings in technological revolution now underway. History may look back at this moment/point to it. Everyone should be reading ab it and thinking about it. Here are a few good pieces: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/t...nytimes.comWhy the Hugging Face Hack Should Make You Worry More About A.I. (Gift Article)The attack by an aggressive “collective” of OpenAI agents shows the danger of artificial intelligence systems that organize themselves. 29284120
Reposted by Manuel Pastoralexvonwitzleben.bsky.social @alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 30/08/2026Within two years, Australia has managed to drastically reduce its use of fossil fuels because #batteries supply the electricity at peak times. We need much more #energystorage for the energy transition! #ActOnClimate #ClimateActionNow 442412658
Reposted by Manuel PastorLibreOffice @libreoffice.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We hope you're enjoying the new features and improvements in #LibreOffice 26.8! This was all made possible thanks to your donations, which are the majority of @tdforg.bsky.social funding: blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/08... #foss #opensource #freesoftware 931155
Reposted by Manuel PastorMiguel R. Nuño @miguelrnuno.bsky.social · 28/08/2026El 28 de agosto de 1995, muere con 65 años, 🖊️ Michael Ende Escritor alemán. En 1973 había publicado 📖 Momo y en 1979 📖 La historia interminable En la práctica, bastarán estas dos inolvidables #novelas para considerarlo uno de los #escritores más relevantes de la #LiteraturaJuvenil del XX #Literatura 919144
Reposted by Manuel PastorMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 28/08/2026In the public hospital "Del Mar", Barcelona, Spain, nurses take bedridden patients to the beach in order to help with their recovery. Original post 1334
Reposted by Manuel PastorServei de Recerca de la UPF @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026The @ec.europa.eu has launched a comprehensive interactive infographic designed to equip researchers with both strategic and practical guidance on maximising the impact of their work through effective intellectual property management. ➡️ ja.cat/Pfe5Q 022
Reposted by Manuel PastorJathan Sadowski @jathansadowski.com · 27/08/2026You can just ban socially toxic technologies! They were socially banned like twelve years ago with Google Glasses, we can do it again in more formal ways with this latest attempt to push the Pervert's Delight™ onto society. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...abc.net.auPush for import ban on 'pervert' smart glasses amid privacy concernsSupport is growing for a ban on the import of so-called “smart glasses”, amid an influx of low-cost devices that are being used to film Australians without their consent. 15448081350
Reposted by Manuel Pastor𝕯𝖆𝖓🍂🎃🕸️ @arepublic86.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This is what a real leader says. 317242395722
Reposted by Manuel PastorProf Gavin Yamey MD MPH @gavinyamey.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Letter from 130 bioethicists condemns the “unwarranted, ill-advised, & frankly bizarre vendetta against a scientist, Dr. Anthony Fauci, rather than making a sincere effort to learn from the painful experiences of the pandemic to improve national preparedness” bioethicstoday.org/blog/an-open...bioethicstoday.orgBlog - An Open Letter of Support for Anthony Fauci from the Bioethics Community - Bioethics TodayAs individuals concerned with ethics in science, medicine, and public health, we wish to express our dismay at the approach taken by Senate leaders to 13480152413
Reposted by Manuel PastorWePlanet @weplanetint.bsky.social · 26/08/2026The Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant was set to become the first Spanish nuclear power plant to close under the country’s plan to phase out all its reactors by 2035. Now, the plant remains powered on until 2030. Read more in our latest blog. shorturl.at/r1WYL #WePlanet #NuclearPower #NetZeroshorturl.atWhy a Spanish nuclear power plant you’ve never heard of should give you climate optimismIn a win for climate, the Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant will stay open, keeping reliable, low-carbon power on the grid when we need it most. 083
Reposted by Manuel PastorHoodlum 🇺🇸 @nothoodlum.bsky.social · 23/08/2026On 9/11, US airspace closed, Canada launched Operation Yellow Ribbon. Gander, a town of 10,000, received 38 airliners. Residents immediately sheltered, fed, clothed, and supported stranded passengers for days, providing this hospitality free of charge. interestingengineering.com/culture/oper... 1237235697689
Reposted by Manuel PastorPhysicians for a Healthy Democracy @physiciandemocracy.medsky.social · 05/08/2026@catgyoung.bsky.social #medsky www.ovid.com/jnls/pidj/ab... 27482712886
Reposted by Manuel PastorMichigan Maple Man 🍁🇨🇦 🇬🇱🥄🌲🐓⛷️🚵🏼♀️🎻🏕️🔨💋🐝🪵🌻🌈❄️🛶💙📎🐸 @mimapleman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026 32212724742
Reposted by Manuel PastorAlbert Vilella, PhD. @albertvilella.bsky.social · 29/07/2026I did not have this in my bingo card this year: "DeepMind dismantles AlphaFold team in strategy shift" #Alphafold #AI #Biotech #DeepMind 3239
Reposted by Manuel PastorZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Well that sucks. www.engadget.com/2225849/goog... Least bummer interpretation: AlphaFold served its purpose, DeepMind already spun off a drug lab, so it was time to reassign the time.engadget.comGoogle shuts down its Nobel-prize winning AlphaFold project as it focuses on Gemini - EngadgetDeepMind's award-winning AlphaFold team is no more. 1430877
Reposted by Manuel PastorRafael Moco @rafaelmoco.art · 27/07/2026Hello everyone! Many of you likely saw this image recently with the Apple TV+ 'Neuromancer' promotion. Some know, others don't, but this artwork is mine, created alongside actor & post-production artist Milton Menezes, as a personal project and a homage to the original Neuromancer romance 4960661675
Reposted by Manuel PastorDr Oddman - #AntiFa @droddman.bsky.social · 28/07/2026So, we can build Data Centers, but not Battery Storage centers? And solar, wind to power them.. 1344095904
Reposted by Manuel PastorInnovative Health Initiative @ihieurope.bsky.social · 28/07/2026🫀Say hello to new project @impactmedihi.bsky.social! Their goal is to design, develop and deploy a people-centred multidisciplinary cardio-metabolic care framework, supporting the integration of patient-reported information into clinical practice. 👉 bit.ly/4pIL5uo #HorizonEU #CardiomatabolicCar 054
Reposted by Manuel PastorStrandschaf @strandschaf.bsky.social · 27/07/2026*Do* *not* *travel* to the US!arstechnica.comActivist charged with felony after giving border agent "duress code" that wiped his phone - Ars TechnicaThe government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal. 741066388
Reposted by Manuel PastorEuropean Medicines Agency @ema.europa.eu · 27/07/2026🎙️ New Inside EMA podcast: Can medicines one day be developed without animal testing? Discover how innovation and the 3Rs (replace, reduce, refine) are helping shape the future of medicines development while protecting patient safety. 🎧 Listen nowyoutu.beInside EMA: Better science, better medicines: how innovation is reshaping animal testingYouTube video by European Medicines Agency 084
Reposted by Manuel PastorEmma Weird Wiltshire @weird-wiltshire.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Am I the only one watching devastating wildfires break out across Europe while our governments green light data centres, more fossil fuels and more. Great swathes of materialistic humans building huge monster homes, buying jets and cars that just pollute. And none of them seem to care. ☹️ 821316339
Reposted by Manuel PastorLightnews @lightnews.app · 25/07/2026Europe raises alarm over AI European commentators and analysts warned that rapid advances in artificial intelligence have sparked widespread concern across Europe over job losses, soaring data‑centre energy use, governance gaps and… With replies by 🎓Pedro Domingos +44 more scholars.lightnews.appEurope raises alarm over AIReplies by 🎓Pedro Domingos, 🎓Suresh Venkatasubramanian, 🎓Gernot Wagner, 🎓Cas Mudde, 🎓Steve Keen +40 more scholars 011
Reposted by Manuel PastorRicard Solé @ricardsole.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Can AI help us experiment with the past? “Historical LLMs” trained on texts from earlier periods could act as simulated way to explore how people thought, reasoned, and behaved across history. A fascinating @pnas.org article: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... @manlius.bsky.social @brigan.bsky.social 2122
Reposted by Manuel PastorIan Weissman, DO @drianweissman.bsky.social · 24/07/2026A panel of federal health advisers on Thursday narrowly recommended easing access to several peptides popular with wellness influencers and celebrities, despite warnings from government scientists that the chemicals haven’t been shown to be safe or effective. apnews.com/article/pept...apnews.comFDA panel narrowly backs unapproved peptide drugs favored by RFK Jr. and wellness influencersFederal health advisers are recommending broader access to controversial chemicals called peptides. The unapproved injections have become a popular wellness trend, promoted by influencers and celebrit... 0128
Reposted by Manuel PastorJoserra @jramonfernandez.bsky.social · 24/07/2026-No vamos a administrar la vitamina K a nuestro hijo porque no creemos que sea necesario. -¿Entonces asumen exponer a su hijo a un riesgo de muerte y discapacidad grave prevenible? -Sí. -Muy bien,recuerden que sí presenta sangrado oral, umbilical, rectal, coma o convulsiones deben ir a urgencias. 1511367
Reposted by Manuel PastorOlexandr Isayev 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 @olexandr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026In our new @chemrxiv.org preprint, we introduce AIMNet2-CPCM: a neural network potential with continuum solvation that enables solvent- and charge-aware global-minimum searches across ~8K PDB ligands at screening scale. 152
Reposted by Manuel PastorOlexandr Isayev 🇺🇦 🇺🇸 @olexandr.bsky.social · 23/07/2026In structure-based drug design, ligand conformational strain helps answer a key question: is this bound pose chemically plausible? But the usual gas-phase shortcut can misestimate strain, especially for charged and highly polar ligands. #compchem 1136