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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

I’m deeply honored to be President of the National Academy of Science at this critical time. Looking forward to our work together. All of us. Check out my video. m.youtube.com/watch?v=AM_B... 🧪

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Meet Neil H. Shubin, the New President of the National Academy of Sciences

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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine @nationalacademies.org · 06/07/2026

Science is entering a new era — one filled with both extraordinary opportunities and significant challenges. As he begins his National Academy of Sciences presidency, Neil Shubin reflects on this pivotal moment in a new interview with Issues in Science and Technology: ow.ly/NG8X50ZkLfg

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“I Am an Unabashed Optimist About the Long-Term Future of Science.”

The new president of the National Academy of Sciences talks about learning to see as a scientist and communicating science in a noisy information landscape.

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 02/07/2026

“We’re not just living longer; we’re living better.” #NASmember Amy Finkelstein's new study finds that older Americans are spending more of their later years in good health and less time with severe physical or cognitive limitations. Read more in TIME: time.com/article/2026...

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People Are Living Better at the End of Their Lives, New Study Finds

People are living longer—and they're also spending their last years in better health, according to new research.

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Science Magazine @science.org · 25/06/2026

"Today, the work of the National Academies helps Americans stay safe, educated, and healthy while defining an agenda for future scientific discoveries," writes Neil H. Shubin in a new #ScienceEditorial. scim.ag/4oN1gGN

A quote on a black background reads: "The moments when evidence-based scientific counsel seems hardest to sustain can be when it matters most." - Neil H. Shubin.

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Sure…always blame the fish! via Jake Socha

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Thank you Noah! Great to see you.

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

In Cleveland? I’ll be giving a public lecture at 7pm Saturday as recipient of the Stephen Jay Gould Prize from the Society of the Study of Evolution. At the Hilton Downtown. 🧪 Drop by!

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Evolutionary Studies at Vanderbilt @evolutionvu.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Starting soon!!! #Evol2026 -- Who else is excited!?!? A keynote from *the* @neilshubin.bsky.social? If that wasn't cool enough - Evolutionary Studies will have a booth! Maybe the greatest thing to happen to Cleveland in at least 4 years...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 15/06/2026

"Taking this job is a bet, or maybe a hope, that the best science will drive the conversation over the long run." Incoming NAS President @neilshubin.bsky.social spoke with @nytimes.com about the state of American science and his hopes for his 5-year term as president: www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/s...

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Neil Shubin on Trusted Science in a ‘Deeply Partisan Age’

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 12/06/2026

I first met Neil Shubin 30 years ago when he was digging for fossils of our fishy ancestors in Pennsylvania road cuts. Now he's becoming president of the National Academy of Sciences. We talked about taking the helm of the 163-year-old organization at this fraught moment. Gift link: nyti.ms/4giD3FX

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Valentina Di Santo @vdisanto.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Introducing the undulating tripod gait, the walking strategy used by many fishes. We tracked the fishes, built a model, a robot, and found that 3 body segments, 2 fins, and friction are all it takes. No specialized anatomy required. Out today in Nature Communications www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Here’s a clip of the conclusion of a recent talk I gave to the Science Philanthropy Alliance. We have a lot of work to do, but we can’t lose sight of the fundamentals… 🧪

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I was honored to give the Prather Lectures— three talks in three days with time spent chatting with faculty, postdocs and students. This talk was in the room where I was a teaching fellow nearly 40 years ago. m.youtube.com/watch?v=nfaf...

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our Inner Fish Revisited: New Insights into our Fishy Past

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 08/05/2026

The inspiring energy of the #NAS163 Annual Meeting is still with us! ✨ We welcomed new #NASmembers, explored the future of ocean health, and celebrated major breakthroughs. Missed it? Full recordings of livestreamed sessions are now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=87Id...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 06/04/2026

Congratulations to NAS President-Elect @neilshubin.bsky.social on winning @sse-evolution.bsky.social's Stephen Jay Gould Prize! The award honors individuals who have advanced public understanding of evolutionary science in the spirit of #NASmember Stephen Gould. evolutionsociety.org/index.php?mo...

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Society for the Study of Evolution @sse-evolution.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Congratulations to the SSE Gould Prize winner, Dr. Neil Shubin! Dr. Shubin will present the Gould Prize plenary at the in-person Evolution meeting this June. Learn more about his work: www.evolutionsociety.org/news/display... @neilshubin@bsky.social #Evol2026

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Mark Peifer (He, him) @peiferlabunc.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

This remarkable set of genetic screens done both in the Nüsslein-Volhard & Driever & Fishman labs in Tübingen & Boston revolutionized our understanding of vertebrate development. This remembrance is worth a read-it was a long road, right up to the end 🧪 1/2 journals.biologists.com/dev/article/...

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The zebrafish issue of Development

In December 1996, a special issue of Development appeared that presented in 37 papers the results of two large screens for zebrafish mutants performed in Tübingen and Boston. The papers describe about...

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National Academy of Sciences @nasonline.org · 04/02/2026

Neil H. Shubin has been elected as the next NAS President! A leading evolutionary biologist and science communicator, Shubin will succeed Marcia McNutt on July 1. The Academy also named Cherry Murray as International Secretary and elected new councilors. Read more: www.nasonline.org/news/2026_pr...

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Los Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

“‘Ends of the Earth’ is a love letter to ice: to the terrible beauty of its vast, austere expanses; to the ways it tests human ingenuity.” Marissa Grunes on Neil Shubin’s stories of polar exploration: lareviewofbooks.org/article/neil-sh…

The cover of Ends of The Earth against a background

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Christopher Michel @christophermichel.com · 09/12/2025

.@neilshubin.bsky.social helped reveal one of evolution’s great transitions through the discovery of Tiktaalik, spending years tracing how fins became limbs and how our own bodies carry the imprint of ancient fish. He's been nominated to become the next president of the @nationalacademies.org

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Deep underground at the automated stacks of the UChicago library.

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

I'm thrilled to share the news that the original Tiktaalik fossils, including the Type Specimen itself, will be on display in Ottawa starting December 19! Check them out. nature.ca/en/visit-us/... 🧪

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Life onto Land: The Devonian - Canadian Museum of Nature

Special exhibition: visit Tiktaalik and other Devonian fossils of fishes from the Canadian Arctic, at the Canadian Museum of Nature, in Ottawa.

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Thomas Lecuit @thomaslecuit.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

And here is the link to access the whole pdf. Enjoy! I strongly believe that focusing on information & computation during Development provides an important framework, that encapsulates the genetic, chemistry & mechanics, but focusses on organisation, dynamics & logic. PDF: tinyurl.com/4hn34t8w

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Catch my conversation with a young Ukranian science journalist. Despite power outages and other serious challenges at home-- which forced us to reschedule several times-- he led a great and informative conversation. I'm grateful for the chance to chat with him. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYei...

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How Evolution Works: The Great Transitions in the History of Life | Neil Shubin

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Join me in Antarctica in 2026!! Looking forward to this trip. 🧪 Details here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/7jlie...

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Ends of the Earth was picked as one of the The Economist's best books of 2025! 🧪 💙📗 www.economist.com/culture/2025...

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The best books of 2025

Gladiators and dictators, wolves and Beatles feature in our list this year

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Ran into this natural gargoyle at Mt Fleming Antarctica in. 2017. Wild.

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Thomas Lecuit @thomaslecuit.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Pleasure to announce the program of my new series of lectures at the College de France in Nov-Dec. Continuing on the theme of Biological information. I will focus on the computational aspects, building on David Marr's tri-level of analysis in biological systems. YouTube link sent when it starts.

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

What a wonderful visit to the @college-de-france.fr! Thank you Denis Duboule and the faculty of the Collège. A fabulous month of science, ideas, conversation and, of course, Paris. Catch my four lectures here: www.college-de-france.fr/fr/agenda/co... 🧪

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Nos ancêtres les poissons | Collège de France

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Check out my third lecture at the Collège de France. On the origin of bones and teeth. Thanks to my host @denisduboule.bsky.social for the invitation and the community in Paris for a warm welcome! 🧪 youtu.be/4-UyXZTAgZc

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Neil Shubin (3) - Denis Duboule (2025-2026)

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Denis Duboule @denisduboule.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Tomorrow Wedn 5th, lesson #4 of @neilshubin.bsky.social , guest Professor @college-de-france.fr ‘How do new biological inventions arise in evolution?’ ⚠️ Final seminar on his Paris tour 2025 😲 Dont’ miss this last opportunity to meet him and his inner fish. 11am, aquarium Guillaume Budé 🐠Free swim.

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Denis Duboule @denisduboule.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Tomorrow Wednesday 29th at 11am, lesson #3 of @neilshubin.bsky.social guest Professor @college-de-france.fr on ‘The evolutionary origin of bones and teeth’. The second lesson is available @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B6y... . No registration, Free access, dentures accepted.

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Catch my new lecture at the Collège de France entitled “The Origin of Walking.” Thanks to @denisduboule.bsky.social for hosting! 💙🧪 m.youtube.com/watch?v=fNim...

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Neil Shubin (2) - Denis Duboule (2025-2026)

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

My first lecture at the Collège de France @cdf1530 is up! In English... Three more to follow in the coming weeks. With thanks to @denisduboule.bsky.social for the invitation! 🙏🇫🇷 🐠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B6y...

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Neil Shubin (1) - Denis Duboule (2025-2026)

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Denis Duboule @denisduboule.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Tomorrow wednesday October 15th at 11am, first seminar of @neilshubin.bsky.social , guest Professor @college-de-france.fr on ‘The history we share with fish’. Come, have a seat and enjoy learning where we come from. Free knowledge, no registration🤘

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Sitting on a corn flake @grrlscientist.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

‘Ends Of The Earth,’ By Neil Shubin — Review #BookReview📖 by @grrlscientist.bsky.social #books #BookSky💙📚 #Nonfiction #science #Arctic #Antarctic #ClimateCrisis #PolarResearch #memoir #travelogue www.forbes.com/sites/grrlsc...

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Neil Shubin @neilshubin.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Beginning a new adventure in the Arctic in July 1999. I’m to the left. Marcus Davis to the right. First day of fieldwork in the Arctic. We’d find Tiktaalik roseae five years later. Photo: Ted Daeschler 🧪

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