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@nicoleackermans.com
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Assistant prof neuroscientist studying TBI in headbutters 🐏🐂🐐🪶 at U of Alabama CVN lab. Science correspondent for DTNS. I'll happily ID the random bone you found in the woods!

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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 26/09/2026
Happy #Caturday, my cousin was selected by the cat distribution system
A cute grey long-haired stripey kitten with blue eyes
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 26/09/2026
So clearly Gen Z is coming to college without basic computer knowledge like how file structure works. Does anyone have a good resource I can provide to incoming undergrads?
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Um. The William Penn foundation offered bridge funding to keep the academy of natural sciences open for a year, and the people in charge said “no one is helping things by offering Band-Aids”. Jesus Christ. share.inquirer.com/KXxZTj
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William Penn Foundation offers funding to keep Academy of Natural Sciences museum open
A Drexel spokesperson did not say whether the school had declined the offer, but said, “No proposal has been presented that would provide a permanent, sustainable path forward" for the museum.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 25/09/2026
Writing up my annual evaluation allows me to note that I have submitted almost $9 M in grant requests (11 submissions in 4yrs) and gotten none, despite good scores. I’m guessing I’m not alone in this situation, since federal funding numbers are down across the country 🫠
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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If you want a full rundown of the Academy of Natural sciences situation, this video does a really good job of covering it. youtu.be/nxyfBfCrbDw?...
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The Plan To Destroy Americas Oldest Natural History Museum
YouTube video by Miniminuteman
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Biodiversity Pics @biodiversitypix.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
🌄 The Cabinet of natural history and American rural sports, . Philadelphia: J. & T. Doughty.. [Source]
Rural illustration from historical archives
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Leilani Münter @leilanimunter.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I think New Zealand has the most beautiful money — both aesthetically & because each note honors a native bird: Hoiho/Yellow-eyed Penguin ($5) Whio/Blue Duck ($10) Kārearea/NZ Falcon ($20) Kōkako ($50) & Mohua/Yellowhead ($100). Are there any other beautiful currencies you think can compete with NZ?
Colorful $5 $10 $20 $50 and $100 notes with paintings of birds on them sit on a wooden table.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 22/09/2026
I asked my dad how he liked Project Hail Mary and he said it was good but too far fetched because it was unrealistic that a rock would be an engineer 😆
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Huyen Tue Dao @queencodemonkey.dev · 21/09/2026
I am so excited for every episode we record of @technicaltea.show and not just because @nicoleackermans.com and I were a Vampire Witch and French Zombie, respectively, for Episode 3. But because our costumes were thematically relevant!
Screenshot from Technical Tea Episode 3 recording. Huyen is wearing a witch hat with a spell drawn on her teeth and blood red lipstick with red stains at the corner of her mouth. Niki has the sunken eyes and cheeks of a zombie while still fabulously in eyeliner, lipstick, and a French beret.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 21/09/2026
Some more of our headbutting goat study coverage!
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 20/09/2026
I've introduced my parents to spoon theory and my mom said "when I'm out of spoons they turn into knives". I think she's on to something y'all
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 19/09/2026
To my great delight, the French also do Ren faires! (Technically medieval but we'll take it)
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Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/09/2026
We scraped through the data and found that 50% of all clinical trials are at risk of being cancelled. 1,026 cancer trials 273 pediatric trials 115 heart disease trials 184 diabetes trials This is unacceptable and inhumane.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 18/09/2026
I just did one at the beach and someone clapped, I'm unsure whether it was sarcastic but I'll take it.
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Science Magazine @science.org · 17/09/2026
Researchers have filed a new lawsuit alleging that the U.S. National Institutes of Health is illegally censoring research grants. scim.ag/4gY2aOr
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Researchers file First Amendment challenge to NIH grant screening
Lawsuit argues that Trump policy of purging politically sensitive terms from research projects violates free speech
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 16/09/2026
Starting the revolution one sticker at a time. AI is poop
Ai flyers with a sticker that says l'IA c'est du caca which means AI is poop in frenchAi flyers with a sticker that says l'IA c'est du caca which means AI is poop in french
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 16/09/2026
LFG!!!! I watched Black sheep the night before my thesis to "prepare". I'm so ready for part 2
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 15/09/2026
me, trying to write a grant on vacation: "yup, I've made great progress"
protect narrative, background, innovation, specific aims, study design, statistical plan. is all it says
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Technical Tea @technicaltea.show · 14/09/2026
Who is the eponym behind the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope currently on a mission studying dark energy, exoplanets, and astrophysics? What word did Huyen learn that she just cannot say? youtube.com/shorts/aNaWm... #podcast #stem #womeninstem
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Nancy Grace Roman, the Mother of Hubble, and her eponymous telescope. #podcast #stem #womeninstem
Who is the eponym behind the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope currently on a mission studying dark energy, exoplanets, and astrophysics? What word did Huyen learn that she just cannot…
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 14/09/2026
AI slop has french towns in a chokehold. It's an epidemic 🤮
AI generated flyer for a petit marché
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Technical Tea @technicaltea.show · 10/09/2026
As women, we're warned against being too confrontational but also being too apologetic. Sometimes it feels like unless we add exclamation points to everything, we'll be seen as one or the other regardless! www.youtube.com/shorts/xflnk...
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Confronting Being Called Confrontational! #podcast
YouTube video by Technical Tea
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Katie Hinde @mammalssuck.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
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The Office: Nope. Don't Like That.
Alt: The Office: Nope. Don't Like That.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 10/09/2026
Back home for a wedding means at lunch time it's time to get creative in the ingredient household 😬
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 08/09/2026
I feel professionally obliged to watch this
A movie called GOAT on an airplane screen
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 08/09/2026
I'm at the airport and they just called for "Passenger McClane" over the intercom... 👀 Yippie-ka-yay
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 08/09/2026
Heck yes, good science news!
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Nancy Janisch (she/her) @nancyajanisch.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Remember the good old days, like two years ago, when we could trust the USDA?
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 08/09/2026
What’s the deal with all these FDA recalls? There aren’t really more than usual, but outbreaks have been more severe. Why? I broke it down for @dtnsshow.bsky.social dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/09/06/w...
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Why Is the US FDA Having So Many Food Recalls? – DTNS WEEKEND
Dr. Niki looked at the numbers and tells us why this year’s number of recalls is not that different than previous ones, but is notable in one important way. Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Nicole Ack…
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 07/09/2026
We tested out a new format for this episode. Check it out wherever podcasts are found :D Let us know what you think! Also bsky followers, are you annoyed by these posts?
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 07/09/2026
Just because I approved the science behind TimeShifter doesn’t mean I’m less grumpy at 5 AM… dailytechnewsshow.com/2026/08/08/d...
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DTNS Weekend – The Science Behind the App That Beats Jet Lag
Dr. Niki helps us understand how TimeShifter can actually reduce your jet lag with solid science. Featuring Tom Merritt and Dr. Nicole Ackermans. MP3 Download Follow us on Bluesky, Mastodon, X Inst…
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 02/09/2026
I came across a truly exceptional bumper sticker in Mississippi yesterday
Salers, show your heifers you care
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 02/09/2026
Y’all are the first to hear this but I found out we might get the chance to work with 5 goats, including one that’s 12 years old and is named Percy. And this is a really huge deal for our lab! 🐐 (old goats are hard to find!)
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 01/09/2026
“Only the essentials” I whisper to myself
A copy of birds of Europe field guide
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 01/09/2026
Maybe next year I should go to DragonCon and do the science track. It feels daunting though 👀
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 31/08/2026
How would you change a basic rule of biology? This was a fun one to think about
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 31/08/2026
I am moving to Austria for 9 months next week. How does one even pack for a 9-month trip 😵‍💫
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 26/08/2026
I love being the biologist in my friend group
Text exchange. Real quick what the fuck is this. With a picture as a stuck bug
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 26/08/2026
New work from the Boston brain bank, confirming our suspicions that CTE affects between 25%-95% of NFL players, which is much more than previous studies have shown. It's based on a huge cohort of 1712 former players. doi.org/10.1136/bmj-...
CTE prevalence at death in NFL players infographic
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 25/08/2026
She was supposed to be immortal 😭
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 25/08/2026
I had such a blast with this Dognosis story. I initially thought pairing cancer-sniffing dogs and AI seemed silly, boy was I wrong. It turns out the science is solid and it was one of the coolest stories I have covered on DTNS to date! And an inspiration for my own research! www.dognosis.tech
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Dognosis — Breath-Based Early Cancer Detection
A non-invasive breath test for early cancer detection, combining trained dogs with AI. Phase 2 results published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 21/08/2026
I’m really enjoying this season of Ted Lasso so far. Watching Mae in the last episode especially had me tear up ❤️🥹
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 21/08/2026
Death by blueberry has a nice ring to it
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 20/08/2026
*endless groaning*
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 20/08/2026
Being an academic can feel like drowning in emails and admin with no time to focus on what really matters, like deep thought on our research. A colleague recommended I read Slow Productivity. It offers an alternative view with some tips I found useful. A perfect way to kick off my sabbatical.
Cal Newport's book Slow Productivity. The lost art of accomplishment without burnout.1. do fewer things. Put tasks on autopilot. Pull not push
2. Work at a natural pace. Define a shorter work year, schedule rest projects, form rituals
3. obsess over quality
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 19/08/2026
I watched a documentary on menopause recently for fun and was a bit windblown at how far behind the medical research is. This is an exciting step forward though! thesciverse.org/for-20-years...
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For 20 years, women were warned that hormone therapy raised their dementia risk. A study of 21,000 women just looked inside their autopsied brains and found the opposite - thesciverse
In 2002, a large clinical trial called the Women's Health Initiative published findings that changed how doctors and patients thought about hormone therapy. The study reported elevated risks of breast...
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 18/08/2026
Hell yeah! Wear a helmet and reduce TBI, way to demonstrate bike safety!
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Technical Tea @technicaltea.show · 18/08/2026
Want a sneak peek behind the scenes? We are going live for office hours tomorrow, Wednesday August 19th at 1 pm CT on Youtube and Twitch. Help us pick brand colors and discuss our upcoming episode! www.youtube.com/live/e9ch8W2...
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Michael Scott Peeking Through Blinds
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Technical Tea @technicaltea.show · 17/08/2026
Can art beat modern-day facial recognition? Niki lists off some cool looking techniques, from both low- and high-tech backgrounds. Find out how the rest of the discussion went in our first episode and listen to Technical Tea wherever podcasts are found! youtube.com/shorts/9uzK6...
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How to beat facial recognition? #podcast #stem
Other than Computer Vision Dazzle like what Niki has fabulously applied to her face, what are other ways people are experimenting with to beat facial recognition? Niki explains! ---- Hosted by…
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Bethany Brookshire @beebrookshire.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Dudes love a podcast that claims it's telling you about how to attract women based on like, EVOLUTION. But not a single one of them are giving the real mating advice that I have seen in the scientific literature! Not a single dude has ever rolled me up a ball of dung at a bar and it shows.
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Dr. Headbutt 🌈🧪 @nicoleackermans.com · 17/08/2026
Proof that humans will pack bond with anything because this tiny robot is adorable somehow
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