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Megha Satyanarayana @megha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

PERSONAL NEWS: Wednesday was my last day at @sciam.bsky.social. I was laid off during another round of restructuring and my department shuttered. If you are looking for a skilled editor, project manager and people manager, I'm your hire. Thanks. #lookingforwork

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Jorge Morales @jorgemorales.me · 01/10/2026

Our lab is growing! We're looking for a graduate student to start next fall (applications due on Dec 1) and a postdoctoral researcher to start soon (ad coming soon; starting date is flexible, probably some time next year). subjectivitylab.org

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The Subjectivity Lab · Duke University · Jorge Morales, PhD

Duke interdisciplinary research group led by Dr. Jorge Morales studying vision, mental imagery, consciousness, and introspection.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

I had forgotten how fun #SciWri conferences are! Yesterday, I had lunch with a running shoe researcher whom we berated with questions about toe boxes and cushioning and lacing techniques. Then, I embarrassed myself in a science comics session by drawing the ugliest dolphin humankind has ever seen.

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Jennifer Sano-Franchini @jsanofranchini.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Everyone and especially all the academics on AI task forces and initiatives should read this.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

We have *six days* left until the Academy of Natural Sciences, North America's oldest Natural History museum, is scheduled to close it's doors. Here are *six reasons* why we cannot - and will not- let that happen.

a slide that says 6 days until the doors close -- 6 reasons we can keep them open, save-the-academy.org @savetheacademy

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Attention Philadelphia! We need your help saving the Academy of Natural Sciences! The Save the Academy Coalition needs volunteers to help hand out organizing flyers in front of the museum this weekend, Sept 25-27. Please sign up here if you can take a shift! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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Help Save the Academy: Volunteer to talk with visitors and hand out flyers at the Academy.

Sign up for a shift outside the Academy of Natural Sciences during its last open days: Fridays to Sundays, Sept 18 to 20 and 25 to 27, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers will be on the ground outside the Ac...

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I've switched to a no-tech policy in my classes, and the rumors are true: The kids are way more engaged, they're asking great questions, they're doing the readings, they're chitchatting! Does grading handwritten stuff sometimes make me feel like a middle school teacher? Yes. Is it worth it? Yes.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just wanted to re-up this invite! It's turned into a nice, cozy group of people; professors hoping to write books, grad students with writing side projects, institutional science writers, and science journalists. Anyone is welcome! DM me if you want to join the slack @pennmindcore.bsky.social

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Our second meeting of our local Science Writers group is happening Tuesday 4-5pm on the UPenn campus. Let me know if you're interested in joining:)

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Philip Ball @philipcball.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I think the gist of warnings like this one is correct: we urgently need binding international regulations before use of AI does serious harm. I'm also concerned that the debate is being distorted by the language & framings that those in the industry have imbibed. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

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I worked at Google DeepMind. You should listen to the warnings about AI | Alex Turner

We must stop companies from allowing AI to self-improve into an uncontrollable level of intelligence

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Emily M. Bender @emilymbender.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Between the PRs of (largely likely stolen) math breakthroughs, claims of "rogue AI" (actually cybercrimes by companies, but whatevs), and doomerist "whistleblowers", it feels like we've been subjected to a gish gallop of hype recently. >>

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Catherine 🌷 @catebridget.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Ford came out with a new pickup truck. now i have to teach MLA format and Ford, library research and Ford, grammar and Ford, rhetoric and Ford, editing an

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Jenny Wang 👶 🧮 @jinjingjenny1.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

seeking help 🆘 a senior colleague advised that i need to give more invited talks to strengthen my tenure case... how do i find such opportunities?

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Wirt from Over The Garden Wall Looks Awkward

ALT: Wirt from Over The Garden Wall Looks Awkward

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Nicolás Sánchez-Fuenzalida @n41c0.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🔊 dear BSKY people, I'm looking for a chatter, blabber, cocktail party background audio generator that has hopefully been used for research before. any tip or recommendation is appreciated. reposts are also appreciated as they may bring this post closer to someone that knows 🙌

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MindCORE at the University of Pennsylvania @pennmindcore.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Writing Workshop 9/22, 5-6:30pm @ College Hall G08/09 Undergrad students applying for the NSF GRFP are invited to participate in this writing workshop led by the Science Outreach Initiative & CURF. Register: curf.upenn.edu/events/nsf-g...

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Undergraduate students applying for the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) are invited to participate in this interactive writing workshop led by the Science Outreach Initiative and CURF....

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Timnit Gebru @timnitgebru.blacksky.app · 06/09/2026

"So in summary: using AI for coding led to depression, apathy, existential dread, and worse software. Not good. Add on top of that the negative environmental, community, and economic impacts of AI, and it became extremely apparent to me that something's gotta change." brettcodes.com/im-done-usin...

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I'm done using AI

Why I'm stopping using AI for coding (and anything else) after using it earnestly for a year and coming to understand the harms it causes on personal, societal, and environmental levels.

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I feel like I’m going to throw up

Screen shot of an Instagram post that says the academy of natural sciences is closing its museum after nearly two centuries

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Are you a scientist interested in learning more about how to communicate science effectively to the public? Are you available Sep 25-28th? If so, apply for ComSciCon-SciWri! forms.gle/rc9vW9q9WUeg...

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Are you a scientist interested in learning more about how to communicate science effectively to the public? Are you available Sep 25-28th? If so, apply for ComSciCon-SciWri! forms.gle/rc9vW9q9WUeg...

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Brock Kirwan @brockkirwan.com · 13/08/2026

In honor of International Left-Handers Day, we have an updated preprint on scanning left-handed participants in fMRI studies. Although they're 11% of the population, we routinely screen LH people out of fMRI studies due to concerns about functional lateralization 1/n www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

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Left Out: The Effect of Handedness on fMRI Activation in Memory Paradigms

About 11% of the population is left-handed, a significant minority of the potential participant pool for functional MRI (fMRI) studies. However, convention in fMRI research dictates these potential pa...

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Nora Harhen @noraharhen.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

How do we make good decisions with little experience? Adults can rely on memories of past choices. In our new study in @pnas.org we show kids & teens do something similar–but what they remember turns out to be quite different! www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...

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Developmental changes in memory structure and precision alter the use of retrieved episodes during decisions for reward | PNAS

Most widely studied option evaluation strategies rely on knowledge accumulated across repeated experiences. But how should options be evaluated in ...

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

I would still love to hear responses to this - if you have an example (even if it's vague or silly), lmk!

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David Soto @dsotob.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

RA position open at @BCBL_eu (San Sebastian, Spain)! Work on decoded neurofeedback to study how subjective experience can be shaped. Deadline: Sept 5th. Apply here shorturl.at/ehOhf Please RT! @theassc.bsky.social

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Uta Frith @utafrith.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

My thoughts about the autism spectrum: Autism spectrum disorder: has it lost its meaning and is it leading to misdiagnosis? Psychological Medicine. 2026;56:e240. doi:10.1017/S0033291726105376

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Hey neuroscientists, do you have a story about a time when journalism has improved your science? If so, I'd love to include it in my next op-ed. 🧠

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ProPublica Guild @propublicaguild.org · 31/07/2026

🚨 WE HAVE A DEAL! After three years, in a major step forward for our members, we have ratified our first contract with @propublica.org’s management. We deeply appreciate everyone who supported us along the way. Here are some of our big wins👇

A graphic poster reads "We have a deal! The ProPublica Guild has reached a deal with ProPublica's management on our first contract and has voted to ratify it. Swipe for the highlights [pointing emoji].

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Hey neuroscientists, do you have a story about a time when journalism has improved your science? If so, I'd love to include it in my next op-ed. 🧠

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Hey Philadelphia!! Do you want this mural on your building?? Here’s what we’re looking for: You must own the building. Must be in Philly The flatter the surface the better! The more people that will see it the better. We want to install in September Email me if that's you SkypeAScientist@gmail.com

words say "Do you want this mural on your building?" with a bunch of lightning bugs and native plants on a mural that is labeled as being 10 by 10 ft

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Sean Gibbons 🦠💩 @gibbological.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Dear microbiome enthusiasts: I'm excited to be moving my lab to New York University this fall (& the NYU Institute for Engineering Health); with joint-appointment @isbscience.org I'm hiring a postdoc @ NYU to look at diet-driven evolution in the gut: apply.interfolio.com/189980 Please share! 🦠🤓

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aaron bornstein @aaronbornstein.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Looking to work with a postdoc. Prior experience with fMRI and computational modeling required, interest in psychiatry desired. Fellowship provides three years salary plus independent travel/equipment funds. Send CV and 2-3 manuscripts (preprints OK).

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Community for Rigor @comm4rigor.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Registration is now open for C4R26 🎉 Join us Sep 28 to 30, 2026 in Philadelphia for a free conference dedicated to scientific rigor, practical research skills, methodology workshops, and building better science together. Register at c4r.io/conference #ScientificRigor #ResearchTraining

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Virginia Gewin @virginiagewin.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Scientists--if your funding was cut over the last year (for research on climate, global health, DEI, LGBTQ or womens health, etc) but you managed to keep the research going, I want to talk to you for an upcoming article! Plz contact me: gewin at me dot com. Re-posts appreciated!

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Kudos to whoever put this together! I've been putting off writing a comment for weeks and this finally pushed me to do it!

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Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The 2026 United States of Science Challenge starts NOW! Each bubble represents classrooms we’ve matched with scientists this year. This a competition to fill bubbles with $10 donations to support @skypeascientist.bsky.social The first region to fill all bubbles wins. 👇🏻 givebutter.com/USS2026

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United States of Science 2026

By Skype a Scientist

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

If you were upset by the recent news the Scientific American would be sold to LabX media and that many of your favorite editors would be let go, sign this letter! I absolutely loved my time at SciAm and I would love to see it continue to flourish <3 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

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An Open Letter In Support of Scientific American

We are looking for your support by signing the letter below. It calls on Springer Nature to ensure that as part of the sale, LabX Media will rehire laid off union workers, restore staff salaries to pr...

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Yay, I got to write about octopuses again. 🐙 Stay tuned for a TikTok version of the story. Thank you @mlkieseler.bsky.social for chatting about your work! www.sciencenews.org/article/octo...

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Crabs can’t hide from an octopus with a mirror

New experiments show that octopuses can understand where an item is based solely on its reflection.

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megan peters 🧠 @meganakpeters.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I've been told my discussion with NPR about US academics/scientists moving overseas will be on NPR later today on All Things Considered! Live broadcast 4-6pm Eastern. Don’t know when my segment will be within this, but tune in! Huge thanks to @npr.org for the opportunity to share my perspective.

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Erin Biba @erinbiba.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

SciAm layoffs announcements are rolling in so many incredibly talented science journalists booted from the once prestigious publication science journalism is on its last legs y'all and it's one of our most IMPORTANT forms of journalism. These are the educators and the myth busters. it's sickening

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Brian Merchant @bcmerchant.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

A travesty. Springer Nature offloads SciAm—the most storied science magazine in the US—onto a content mill consortium, LabX, during an almost certainly successful union vote. LabX now says it will lay off 15 people, over 1/3rd of the unit and 60% of the bargaining committee. Pure union busting.

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Nora Bradford @norabradford.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

finally!! keeping this in my back pocket for the next time someone recommends this book to me podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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The Body Keeps The Score

Podcast Episode · If Books Could Kill · June 18 · 1h 50m

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M.R. Robinson @mruthrobinson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.

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Tessa Montague @tessamontague.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Do you know an outstanding aquarist? We're hiring a Senior Aquarist to help run our cephalopod facility at Columbia University. Our team maintains a colony of 250+ cuttlefish, develops new husbandry techniques (inc transgenics) & studies cuttlefish camouflage and social behavior. 1/3 [Pls repost!]

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Adrian Daub @adriandaub.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

University administrators two years ago: we can’t allow social justice movements to change the university as we know it University administrators today: in order to accommodate the new probabilistic bullshit generator no one likes we must change everything about the university

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