Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026What an enormous loss to Philadelphia! This place is so cool. 000
Reposted by Neil LosinLindsey 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... 04940
Reposted by Neil LosinKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 18/08/2026Every such article should trigger an automatic follow-up on the stated date, like the preregistration of a clinical trial 311619240
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Holy 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. 030
Reposted by Neil LosinJacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 14/05/2026Cool, 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.”nsf.govNSF X-LabsNSF'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. 27816404
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Genuinely 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. 072
Reposted by Neil LosinJames T. Stroud @jameststroud.bsky.social · 28/04/2026Woohoo! 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...cos.gatech.eduJames Stroud Awarded Linnean Society’s Bicentenary Medal 0302
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 07/04/2026Just 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. 000
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 19/03/20267yo just now: “Is Neil deGrasse Tyson a boxer or a wrestler?” 010
Reposted by Neil LosinStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/03/2026Let 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 810148
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 17/03/2026OK, 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 101
Reposted by Neil LosinArin Arcady @rnrkd.bsky.social · 07/02/2026I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what 245176744412
Reposted by Neil LosinClare 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.sciencepolitics.orgOcean Empire - Science PoliticsIntroducing a new column breaking down seismic shifts in ocean policy and explaining why they matter. 411731
Reposted by Neil LosinJessica McKenzie @jessimckenzi.bsky.social · 05/02/2026i refuse to cede the em dash to ai. absolutely not you can pry that long thin line from my cold dead hands 013656
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 29/01/2026This is so cool. What an amazing resource. Can't imagine all the work that went into this! 020
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I'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...nbcnews.comCongress passes bill to fund U.S. science agencies, rebuffing Trump's requested cutsThe Senate voted to provide billions more to NASA, NOAA and the National Science Foundation than the president had asked for. 110
Reposted by Neil LosinAlex Wild @alexwild.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Really 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. 37395116
Reposted by Neil LosinDavid Ho @davidho.bsky.social · 20/01/2026This 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... 91147828502
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 08/01/2026This thread is one of the most insightful (and concise) distillations of the right-wing media ecosystems I've seen: 000
Reposted by Neil LosinKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/01/2026The “prosecute the former regime at every level” candidate has my vote in 2028. 15888642221172
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Sheesh, this is depressing. Like, what's even the point? 010
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 27/10/2025Cute and terribly important. May all of your arguments henceforth be shaped like Kirby. 000
Reposted by Neil LosinRebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 09/10/2025CAN YOU GUESS THIS ONE?? 👀 (Thanks to @schmidtocean.bsky.social for letting me share their video!) 1318168
Reposted by Neil LosinBoston Tom Levenson @tomlevenson.bsky.social · 23/09/2025His work happened, was immensely valuable, and he is daily missed. 0318
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Backyard Magnolia Warbler! #officewindowbirding #birdsky 010
Reposted by Neil LosinBethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 12/09/2025I 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...theconversation.comWhat is AI slop? A technologist explains this new and largely unwelcome form of online contentAI slop refers to low- to mid-quality content created with AI tools, often with little regard for accuracy or quality. 510622
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 12/09/2025This 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/...msn.comMSN 162
Reposted by Neil LosinAlexandra Petri @petridishes.bsky.social · 03/09/2025shortened this (grim, awful) headline for you 31529101
Reposted by Neil LosinJamie Heather @jamieheather.bsky.social · 03/09/2025A nice reminder that even the most fundamental 'rules' of biology are basically just strong suggestions 33716
Reposted by Neil LosinDavid Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 03/09/2025As 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. 1225088
Reposted by Neil LosinAnupreksha Jain @anupreksha.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Beautiful 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! 🐝🥵📹🧪 083
Reposted by Neil LosinOlivia Bernauer, PhD @oliviabernauer.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Check 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...pbs.orgHuman Footprint | The Honey Trap | Season 2 | Episode 4Shane investigates the future of bees, from honey bees to wild native species, in a changing world. 012
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Our 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... #scicommyoutube.comWhy This Factory Makes 40 Million Mosquitoes Per WeekYouTube video by PBS Terra 0112
Reposted by Neil LosinJosh Rosenau @joshrosenau.org · 15/07/2025I’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. 1134
Reposted by Neil LosinLouisa @louisathelast.bsky.social · 14/07/2025Just 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!! 962445224
Reposted by Neil LosinEmily J @emexastris.bsky.social · 07/07/2025Are 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 17370317
Reposted by Neil LosinGBH @wgbh.org · 07/07/2025Everything you need to know about public media funding. 22412
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Last 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... #scicommpbs.orgHuman Footprint | The Enemy of My Enemy | Season 2 | Episode 2We enlist allies from nature to fight in our battles. But is the enemy of an enemy always a friend? 050
Reposted by Neil LosinMolly White @molly.wiki · 03/07/2025far 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 31065261042
Reposted by Neil LosinSeth Bordenstein @symbionticism.bsky.social · 03/07/2025Hanging 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. 093
Reposted by Neil LosinLiz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 01/07/2025We cannot scicomm our way out of this, part …I-don’t-know-I’m-tired-of-counting 6624161
Reposted by Neil LosinChristian Elliott @christianelliott.me · 30/06/2025NASA 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. 253221896
Reposted by Neil LosinDoug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 08/06/2025not 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 367278125826
Reposted by Neil LosinGBH @wgbh.org · 05/06/2025At 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.orgbit.lyAmericans 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." 04411
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 02/06/2025Like it or not folks, this is what peak #scicomm looks like. 071
Reposted by Neil LosinAinsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 02/06/2025WE DID IT, FOLKS A song for the entomologists of the USDA m.youtube.com/watch?v=yYSI...m.youtube.comThe Pest Is Still To ComeYouTube video by Dan Warren 48638
Neil Losin @neillosin.bsky.social · 29/05/2025Incredibly important. An unprecedented attack on science in the U.S. 072
Reposted by Neil LosinThe Upshot @upshot.nytimes.com · 22/05/2025The reductions in funding touch virtually every area of science and seem certain to harm American competitiveness. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...nytimes.comTrump Has Cut Science Funding to Its Lowest Level in DecadesThe lag in funding extends far beyond D.E.I. initiatives, affecting almost every area of science: chemistry, computing, engineering, materials and more. 311674
Reposted by Neil LosinKara Jorgensen @authorkaraj.bsky.social · 20/05/2025The 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...regulations.govRegulations.gov 1743704952