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Neil Losin

@neillosin.bsky.social
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Biologist, Filmmaker, and Photographer. Co-Founder of Day's Edge Productions. Director / Showrunner / Writer of HUMAN FOOTPRINT on PBS. Ph.D. Biology 2012 (UCLA Dept. of EEB).

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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
What an enormous loss to Philadelphia! This place is so cool.
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Lindsey Swierk @lindseyswierk.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
🦎*Please share!*🦎 The Swierk Lab is recruiting 1-2 PhD students for Fall 27 / Spr 28 to study Neotropical anole 1) body coloration and visual signals or 2) predator avoidance, diving, and respiration. Please contact only by email. More info and contact details here: drive.google.com/file/d/1TGmC...
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Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · 18/08/2026
Every such article should trigger an automatic follow-up on the stated date, like the preregistration of a clinical trial
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Holy hell, just had a Mourning Warbler in the yard (central PA). Heard something I didn't recognize... opened up Merlin... Merlin ID'ed it... I ran to get my binos... tracked down the sound and yep... MOWA! First in the U.S. for me... previously only seen them in the winter in Central America.
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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Cool, so NSF is now going to be used to essentially launder money to tech bros because universities are just too cumbersome and disciplinary oversight and regulations and accountability are all just too stifling for innovation. $1.5B for “X-Labs.”
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NSF X-Labs
NSF's mission is to advance the progress of science, a mission accomplished by funding proposals for research and education made by scientists, engineers, and educators from across the country.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Genuinely psychotic that there are grant deadlines this time of year. The month of May is when humans are supposed to be out in the woods looking at birds.
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James T. Stroud @jameststroud.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Woohoo! So thrilled to receive this honour from such an outstanding society!! @linneansociety.bsky.social Can't wait to be there in May!! 🦎🦎🦎 cos.gatech.edu/news/james-s...
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James Stroud Awarded Linnean Society’s Bicentenary Medal
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Just called my GOP Rep. and my Senator, Sen. Fetterman. I don't know if it will do any good. The tl/dr: DO SOMETHING. PLEASE, WE ARE ALL BEGGING YOU. ANYTHING. NO WAR CRIMES IN MY NAME, PLEASE.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
7yo just now: “Is Neil deGrasse Tyson a boxer or a wrestler?”
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/03/2026
Let your senators know he's unqualified to lead the NSF, and his record raises concerns about political interference, misinformation, and conflicts of interest.  Easily email your senators at: tr.ee/NoToONeill (2/2🧵) #JimONeill #NSF #NoToONeill #NationalScienceFoundation #StandUpForScience
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
OK, entomology friends! I just found this weevil on my wall. I’m in Central Pennsylvania. We’ve had a few warm days recently, but I also just returned from a family trip to Costa Rica, and I unpacked my bags a few hours ago. What do you think? Is this a stowaway? @alexwild.bsky.social
Picture shows a small, dark beetle with lighter golden flecks on its abdomen, climbing on a white wall.
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Arin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Clare Fieseler, PhD @fieseler.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🌊I have a new gig. 🌊 Introducing: OCEAN EMPIRE, my new column about U.S ocean policy and foreign affairs for @sciencepolitics.bsky.social. We are a brand new online magazine housed at Georgetown University. I'm thrilled to bring in-depth news analysis about what's happening to 70% of our planet.
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Ocean Empire - Science Politics
Introducing a new column breaking down seismic shifts in ocean policy and explaining why they matter.
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Jessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
i refuse to cede the em dash to ai. absolutely not you can pry that long thin line from my cold dead hands
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
This is so cool. What an amazing resource. Can't imagine all the work that went into this!
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
I've seen a lot of celebration about this and YES it is good news... but if I understand the situation correctly, there's still a LOT of internal f*ckery happening with these agencies' funding priorities... www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
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Congress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump's requested cuts
The Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for.
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Alex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 21/01/2026
Really wish the asshole Europeans would understand that this isn’t the U.S. starting an imperial expansion. This is an eviscerated shell of a U.S. government being used as a weapon by *international* tech oligarchs to end traditional, democratic nations and replace them with a tech-run dystopia.
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
This line graph illustrates the percentage change in agency staff levels from the previous year for nine major U.S. federal scientific and health organizations between the fiscal years 2016 and 2025. The agencies tracked include the CDC, Department of Energy, EPA, FDA, NASA, NIH, NIST, NOAA, and NSF. For the majority of the timeline between 2016 and 2023, the agencies show relatively stable fluctuations, generally staying within a range of +5% to -5% change per year. However, there is a dramatic and uniform plummet starting in the 2024–25 period. Every agency depicted shows a sharp downward trajectory, with staffing losses ranging from approximately -15% to over -25%. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shows the most significant decline, dropping to roughly -26%, while the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) shows the least severe but still substantial drop at approximately -15%.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
This thread is one of the most insightful (and concise) distillations of the right-wing media ecosystems I've seen:
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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Sheesh, this is depressing. Like, what's even the point?
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Cute and terribly important. May all of your arguments henceforth be shaped like Kirby.
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Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
CAN YOU GUESS THIS ONE?? 👀 (Thanks to @schmidtocean.bsky.social for letting me share their video!)
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Boston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
His work happened, was immensely valuable, and he is daily missed.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
Backyard Magnolia Warbler! #officewindowbirding #birdsky
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
I appreciate this commentary on AI slop, but I think it's missing something. I saw THIS EXACT image slopped around, and I asked someone who shared it if she knew it was fake. She didn't, but recognized it IMMEDIATELY when it was pointed out. And didn't care. theconversation.com/what-is-ai-s...
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What is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online content
AI slop refers to low- to mid-quality content created with AI tools, often with little regard for accuracy or quality.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025
This is my hometown PBS / NPR affiliate. TL;DR: The PSU Board of Trustees voted to **end public media** in central PA on (supposedly) fiscal grounds, the very same day they voted to approve an INCREASE of PSU Pres. Bendapudi's annual compensation by... $1 million. www.msn.com/en-us/money/...
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Alexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
shortened this (grim, awful) headline for you
BREAKING: Florida will work to eliminate all child [vaccine mandates crossed out] in the state, officials say
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Jamie Heather @jamieheather.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
A nice reminder that even the most fundamental 'rules' of biology are basically just strong suggestions
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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
As long as I live, I’ll never understand how “it should be easier for multi-billion dollar corporations to poison the water my family drinks and the air we breathe” became a politically popular position with half of my country.
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Anupreksha Jain @anupreksha.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Beautiful documentary covering research from all over the US on bee declines and conservation. Our work on the combined effects of pesticides and extreme weather on bumble bees is featured at ~45:45. Incredibly cool filmmaking by @neillosin.bsky.social and team! 🐝🥵📹🧪
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Olivia Bernauer, PhD @oliviabernauer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025
Check out the latest episode of Human Footprint (The Honey Trap) for some insight into my recent research and the things happening in @jamescrall.bsky.social's lab!🐝 Honored to be a part of this, it was so fun! Many thanks to the crew at Day's Edge @neillosin.bsky.social www.pbs.org/video/the-ho...
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Human Footprint | The Honey Trap | Season 2 | Episode 4
Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Our latest #HumanFootprintPBS digital episode just launched on YouTube. Check out "Why This Factory Makes 40 Million Mosquitoes Per Week" feat. @vectorgen.bsky.social and @worldmosquitoprogram.org ... Amazing science! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI3H... #scicomm
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Why This Factory Makes 40 Million Mosquitoes Per Week
YouTube video by PBS Terra
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Josh Rosenau @joshrosenau.org · 15/07/2025
I’m optimistic that Neil Shubin, who has been in the trenches against creationism, understands that science can’t shy away when other people politicize it. After the McNutt years, it’ll take a sec for NAS to get back into shape to stand firm for science against these attacks.
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Louisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 14/07/2025
Just saw a video go by that I would have been very interested in if it had been an article instead of a 33 minute video. Write an article!!
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Emily J @emexastris.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Are you from one of these states? Then we need your help to save American science! The Senate Appropriations Committee will be marking up the President's Budget Request for science on Wednesday. People have been saying the proposed cuts "decimated" US science, but that's wrong: they are apocalyptic
A map of the US with the states the republican senators are from marked in red and states the democratic senators are from marked in blue:
Senator Susan Collins (Republican - Maine)
Senator Mitch McConnell(Republican - Kentucky)
Senator Lisa Murkowski(Republican - Alaska)
Senator Lindsey Graham(Republican - South Carolina)
Senator Jerry Moran(Republican - Kansas)
Senator John Hoeven(Republican - North Dakota)
Senator John Boozman(Republican - Arkansas)
Senator Shelley Moore Capito(Republican - West Virginia)
Senator John Kennedy(Republican - Louisiana)
Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith(Republican - Mississippi)
Senator Bill Hagerty(Republican - Tennessee)
Senator Katie Britt(Republican - Alabama)
Senator Markwayne Mullin(Republican - Oklahoma)
Senator Deb Fischer(Republican - Nebraska)
Senator Mike Rounds(Republican - South Dakota)
Patty Murray(Democrat - Washington)
Richard Durbin(Democrat - Illinois)
Jack Reed(Democrat - Rhode Island)
Jeanne Shaheen(Democrat - New Hampshire)
Jeff Merkley(Democrat - Oregon)
Christopher Coons(Democrat - Delaware)
Brian Schatz(Democrat - Hawaii)
Tammy Baldwin(Democrat - Wisconsin)
Chris Murphy(Democrat - Connecticut)
Chris Van Hollen(Democrat - Maryland)
Martin Heinrich(Democrat - New Mexico)
Gary Peters(Democrat - Michigan)
Kirsten Gillibrand(Democrat - New York)
Jon Ossoff(Democrat - Georgia)
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GBH @wgbh.org · 07/07/2025
Everything you need to know about public media funding.
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Last night, Episode 2 of our Emmy-nominated @pbs.org science series HUMAN FOOTPRINT ("The Enemy of My Enemy") premiered in the U.S. This episode is a deep dive into #biocontrol, from ducks to drones to toads to microbes. If you missed it, check it out here: www.pbs.org/video/the-en... #scicomm
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Human Footprint | The Enemy of My Enemy | Season 2 | Episode 2
We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend?
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Molly White @molly.wiki · 03/07/2025
far be it from me to tell scientists how to do their jobs but i feel like there might be value in surveying the <365 hot dogs per year demographic
The data showed that people who ate as little as one hot dog a day when it comes to processed meats had an 11% greater risk of type 2 diabetes and a 7% increased risk of colorectal cancer than those who didn’t eat any. And drinking the equivalent of about a 12-ounce soda per day was associated with an 8% increase in type 2 diabetes risk and a 2% increased risk of ischemic heart disease.
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Seth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Hanging with two of the cool stars of tonight’s episode of @pbs.org Human Footprint with colleague @vectorgen.bsky.social on left and co-Director @neillosin.bsky.social on right. Airing at 9pm EST tonight. #Wolbachia just made the big TV screen.
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Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
We cannot scicomm our way out of this, part …I-don’t-know-I’m-tired-of-counting
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Christian Elliott @christianelliott.me · 30/06/2025
NASA just won an Emmy for our live broadcast of the total solar eclipse last year. We produced a documentary film about the James Webb Space Telescope that's out in theaters and on Netflix. We have podcasts, we write feature stories. People wear the agency logo on t-shirts. We're still getting cut.
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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
not the main issue here but i'd really appreciate it if democratic politicians spoke out in support of big-city life and culture with the same energy and reverence that all politicians have for small towns los angeles is "real america" and so are all the other big cities the president hates
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GBH @wgbh.org · 05/06/2025
At a time when public media's funding is at risk, this study finds that Americans across the political spectrum continue to trust @pbs.org for many reasons – chief among them being that PBS is funded by viewers like you. Hear from the authors of the study in this article from @niemanlab.org
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Americans trust PBS <em>because</em> it’s publicly funded, not in spite of it
"President Trump says he is 'restoring trust in government funded institutions.' Our findings demonstrate that such trust already exists, in spades, towards PBS."
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
Like it or not folks, this is what peak #scicomm looks like.
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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 02/06/2025
WE DID IT, FOLKS A song for the entomologists of the USDA m.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI...
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The Pest Is Still To Come
YouTube video by Dan Warren
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Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025
Incredibly important. An unprecedented attack on science in the U.S.
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The Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 22/05/2025
The reductions in funding touch virtually every area of science and seem certain to harm American competitiveness. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Trump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in Decades
The lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more.
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Kara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025
The comment period for this ends in 3 DAYS. Please leave a comment telling them EVERYONE should be able to get covid boosters. www.regulations.gov/commenton/FD...
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