iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

@storycollider.bsky.social is excited to partner with scientific illustrator, cartoonist and lover of storytelling @matteofarinella.bsky.social on a special limited edition notebook for Science Storytelling Week! 🧪https://www.storycollider.org/store/limited-edition-hardcover-journal-matte-lined

153

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Well this is exciting! My course “Neurohack It: Using Neuroscience for Better Living” is now out on The Great Courses! 🧠 🧪 Discover how you can improve your memory, sharpen your focus, increase your mental and emotional resilience, and more! shop.thegreatcourses.com/neurohack-it...

A blonde-haired white woman wearing glasses smiles into the camera. She is wearing a black jacket and leopard print shirt. In her right hand she is holding a model of a human brain.

A pink and purple graphic showing a stylised human brain with ladders connecting different parts, with text overlaid reading: "New Release. NeuroHackIt: Using Neuroscience for Better Living"

1151

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Such a pleasure to talk with @renwoman.bsky.social about the intersection of neuroscience, storytelling, science communication and so much more! 🧪 Check out the episode! connecting-dots.captivate.fm/listen

031

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

So incredibly proud to work with @rhienhare.bsky.social - a brilliant strategic thinker with an exceptional talent for anticipating needs and adapting to a client's voice. This award is so well-deserved! 🌟

020

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Don't miss tonight's amazing storytellers Vyshnavi Vennelakanti, @kpc.bsky.social, Kevin McNulty, Ricky Ortiz and @weijima.bsky.social ! 🧪

012

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Join us at @caveatnyc.bsky.social TONIGHT for a night of true stories about acceptance - and science, of course! 🧪 🫶 Hosted by me and @dianateuthis.bsky.social In person + livestream Grab tickets here now! ow.ly/8iG250YtAsk #NYCEvents @storycollider.bsky.social

Two presenters stand side by side on a dark stage, smiling and laughing, in front of microphones on stands.

A white and orange poster with five circles, each with a photo of a smiling face in it - they are headshots of our storytellers, each with their name by them: Ricky Ortiz, Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Vyshnavi Vennelakanti, Kevin McNulty and Weiji Ma.

031

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Early bird tickets are gone but you can still get a discount with code "Collide5" - virtual and in-person tickets available and we'd love to see you there!

000

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Caitlin Vander Weele, PhD @caitvw.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

When I started @stellatecomms.bsky.social, I was so excited about the new science I would learn... 🪲 Ticks weren't on my list, but they've been a recent highlight! Check out the Tick Global Network: tickgn.org

173

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I’m so honoured to be featured in Stories of WIN this month - sharing my career journey and how storytelling changed everything for me! 🧪🎙️

32512

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

The Friedman Brain Institute @sinaibrain.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

TONIGHT, Jan 26! No❄️Day! Weather you have to⛷️🏂or🛷, make sure to JOIN @storycollider.bsky.social at Caveat NYC when Diana Li & @paulacroxson.bsky.social host @denisejcai.bsky.social & 4 other #StoryTellers for an unforgettable evening of deeply personal stories. TIX👉 storycollider.org/tickets/2026...

021

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

The Story Collider @storycollider.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

One crisis. One vow. Two life-defining choices. New Story Collider episode with stories from Misha Gajewski and Paula Croxson (she/her) 🏳️‍🌈 drops tomorrow. 🎧✨ #Storytelling #LifeChoices #PersonalGrowth #NewEpisode #EmotionalJourney

011

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I’m on the podcast this week with one of the most vulnerable stories I have ever told: about my mum, my dream to be a scientist, and why I am the way I am 💙

020

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Mike Fainzilber @mfainzilber.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🧪 The University of Edinburgh is seeking a Director for the Institute of Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research

088

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

It's such an honour to have been elected President of The Story Collider's Board of Directors ✨ I told my first story back in 2013, and it's no exaggeration to say it changed the course of my career - and my life ❤️ 🧪

391

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

📣 📣 Calling all #scicomm practitioners and enthusiasts in #NYC! 📣 📣 SciCommUnity NYC is hosting our first after work mixer on Tuesday, January 13th at 6pm! Come mingle with our members and spark new connections with NYC-based scicommers! RSVP here: luma.com/xfr3trbn Hope to see you there!🗽🪐 🧬

luma.com

SciCommUnity NYC Mixer · Luma

Mix and mingle with NYC-based science communicators at our inaugural SciCommUnity NYC mixer! Feel free to invite any other science communication practitioners…

033

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Jared Medina @jaredmedina.bsky.social · 21/11/2025

The SPARK Society is sponsoring a lunchtime workshop at Psychonomics (noon today, Governor's Square 12) on Science Outreach and Advocacy, featuring @ozgegurcanli.bsky.social @paulacroxson.bsky.social and @jzacks.bsky.social, moderated by me. Free lunch for the first 50 attendees - join us! #psynom25

052

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

I'm so proud to count myself among the amazing producers at @storycollider.bsky.social ! Seven of them will be sharing stories in a special online show - yes, online, so you can watch from anywhere in the world! - on Wednesday, November 12 at 7pm ET! 🧪 www.storycollider.org/tickets/2025...

0121

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

The Careers in #SciComm & Media panel at #WCUB2025 on Saturday was a fantastic opportunity to share and learn! Grateful for the invitation, and to fellow panelists @sallyburn.bsky.social, Olipriya Das and Chris Gilbert for sharing your wit & wisdom! 🧪 A few takeaways in 🧵1/3

130

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

New Yorkers, a super useful guide - read before you vote!

000

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

This Monday 10/13, @dianateuthis.bsky.social and I are back with @storycollider.bsky.social for 5 true personal stories of finding out, from superstitions & magic to getting out of our comfort zones! 7pm at @caveatnyc.bsky.social Grab tix now www.storycollider.org/tickets/2025...

041

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪 This was Week 38: - MIT declines loyalty oath/compact & I review latest at other 8 universities - Newest RIFs gutting CDC - “Payroll pirates” targeting university HR & so much more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...

buttondown.com

Week 38

Oct 4-10, 2025 - failure state

04316

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

GOOD! MIT officially rejects the compact/loyalty oath for higher ed. That’s 1 of 9. I hope we see many more announcements today.

06714

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Mindy Weisberger @laminda.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

As spooky season creeps up, perhaps your brain is craving a helping of zombie science? Come get some in NJ and NYC, where I'll be talking about Rise of the Zombie Bugs! 🧪🧟 10/24: WORD Jersey City with Nick Ciavatta 11/5: NYPL with @paulacroxson.bsky.social More info: mindyweisberger.com/events/

A graphic on a dark background showing silhouettes of creepy bare trees and gravestones lit by a full moon. Text at the top reads "Mindy Weisberger, author of Rise of the Zombie Bugs," between a photo of the author and an image of the book cover. Listed below are two events. The first reads: "in conversation with Nick Ciavatta, Friday, October 24 at 7:00 PM, WORD Bookstore, 29 McWilliams PI, Jersey City, NJ." The second reads: "in conversation with Paula Croxson, Wednesday, November 5 at 6:30PM, New York Public Library, 455 Fifth Ave, New York, NY." A URL at the bottom reads mindyweisberger.com/events.

1102

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

One of the coolest things about working at @stellatecomms.bsky.social is getting to work with an incredible team of designers who really understand how to bring science communication to life ✨ 🎬

022

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

NY-CURES @nycures.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

🚀 NY-CURES Launch — Championing State-Wide Investment in Science! 🚀 Our new coalition advocates for sustained public support of New York’s vibrant biomedical research ecosystem — creating cures, economic gains & strengthening communities. Sign up. Stay informed. Join the movement: www.nycures.org/

44955

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Dr. Casey Fiesler @cfiesler.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

I might have lost funding but at least I can do what I want. :) And I want to teach people about AI ethics in 90 second increments! bit.ly/ai-ethics-sy...

1420794

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

The Open Notebook @theopennotebook.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

🧪 @transjournalists.org is offering a few dozen stipends of $250 or $500 to support journalists looking for a boost to attend conferences, trainings, workshops, and more. Applications will be accepted until 11:59pm PT on August 11. Find more info and apply below!

02731

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Albert and Mary Lasker Foundation @laskerfdn.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

We're hiring a Digital Engagement Manager! 🧪 Learn more about the job opening and application process: laskerfoundation.org/about-us/car...

033

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

A while ago, we started a #FixItFriday tradition. We keep a running list - large & small, digital & analog, anything broken or annoying - and work on it together. Today's 30-second fix: to remove AI "preview" from search results, here's the setting for Chrome users: www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...

Screenshot from Reddit. User is zensnapple, posting 6 months ago.
Thread says
"How to turn off Google AI Overview in Chrome SOLVED
Open Chrome and put chrome://settings/searchEngines in the search box.
A tab will open which brings you to Search Engine > Manage Search Engines and Site Search.
Click on the Add button by the Site Search update. A box will open. Fill in the form with the following:
Name: AI Free Web
Shortcut: @web
URL: {google:baseURL}search?q=%s&udm=14
You’ll now see AI Free Web in the list of search engines.
Click on the three stacked dots on the right side of AI Free Web on the list. Select Make Default.
From now on, google functions pretty much like it did back when it was good. Good luck out there."

6849343

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

🧪 Medical research funding continues to be critically endangered, but at least some grants have been ordered to be reinstated - a sure sign that we have to keep pushing back on these illegal, harmful decisions. 🧵 from this week's update - and how you can help with Unbreaking.

0276

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Join us for the first of @stellatecomms.bsky.social FREE webinars on Web Design for Nonprofits on August 6, 2025 from 1-2PT ET! ✨

042

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Unbreaking @unbreaking.org · 10/07/2025

The reconciliation bill Congress passed last week cut a trillion dollars from Medicaid, which covers 1 in 5 people in the US. With other Trump administration policy changes, the bill’s cuts are expected to push 17 million people out of healthcare coverage. unbreaking.org/issues/medic...

unbreaking.org

Medicaid — Unbreaking

How the administration is breaking the government, and what that means for all of us.

11511

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Ethan Marcotte @ethanmarcotte.com · 01/07/2025

The @unbreaking.org team just launched its blog, and this post from Sydette is really something special. “Nothing ever comes back exactly the same. But if we know what has changed, what is being destroyed—but also what can be saved—then we can hope that something even better can be rebuilt.”

03522

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Very excited for this! In person (in NYC) and livestream tickets available!

021

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

This is an admirable decision, and must have been a devastatingly hard one. It shouldn't have to be this way - these demands are illegal AND unethical.

062

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Stand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 18/06/2025

✊ACTION MENU✊ Science is under attack. But we’re fighting back. ✔️ Sign the Bethesda Declaration ✔️ Join our resistance to the Fool’s Gold EO ✔️ Take action in your community ✊ Let’s flood the zone with science.

914850

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Oliver Ghingold @emceebois.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

CLARIFICATION : The Trevor Project's hotline will still be live. But basically this means LGBTQ people can no longer be connected to it through the US national 988 suicide prevention hotline. They will need to be contacted DIRECTLY So spread this around They can be texted. They can be called.

A screenshot of a website laid out in a two-by-two grid:

Top-left, a line-drawing image of a cartoon woman with braided hair looking at text messages on her smartphone with a smile.

Top-right, "Text us from anywhere, anytime. Standard text messaging rates may apply." "Text 'START' to 678-678" button, "What to expect +" link.

Bottom-left, "Reach out to hear a live voice on the line." "Call us at 1-866-488-7386" button. "What to expect +" link.

Bottom-right, side-by-side line-drawing images of two cartoon people. On the left, a cartoon woman is holding her phone to her ear and looking up at the night sky. On the right, a cartoon phone agent is sitting in front of a laptop with a headset on in front of a bright, sunny sky.

1849265367

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

MORE YOUNG: "It is palpably clear that these directives and the set of terminated grants here also are designed to frustrate, to stop, research that may bear on the health – we’re talking about health here, the health of Americans, of our LGBTQ community. That’s appalling."

122759470

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

YOUNG: "I am hesitant to draw this conclusion, but I have an unflinching obligation to draw it – that this represents racial discrimination. And discrimination against America’s LGBTQ community. That’s what this is. I would be blind not to call it out. My duty is to call it out."

123064620

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

BREAKING: A federal judge in Massachusetts (the Reagan-appointed William Young) has declared the Trump administration's cuts to NIH grants — ostensibly over Trump's EOs on gender ideology and DEI — are "illegal" and "void." He's ordering many grants restored.

103133853581

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

LottesEnkelin @lottesenkelin.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Tell your legislators that you stand with these scientists. 202 224 3121 is the Congressional Switchboard. Here is a letter from @resist.bot to send too. resist.bot/petitions/PQ...

resist.bot

Support NIH Scientists Bethesda Declaration Letter of Dissent - Hold Hearings

Text SIGN PQFDDW to 50409 to send this to your officials.

011

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Liz Neeley @lizneeley.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

I've focused a lot of energy on grant & job losses within academia lately. Glad that the @chronphilanthropy.bsky.social has launched a nonprofit job loss tracker, including a form to contribute your own data www.philanthropy.com/article/10-0... (h/t @paulacroxson.bsky.social(

philanthropy.com

20,000 Nonprofit Jobs Lost as Federal Cuts Deepen

The Chronicle of Philanthropy is culling layoff information from news reports and 48 WARN databases. This estimate is unavailable elsewhere because the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes unempl...

03824

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Colette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

SEVERAL KEY THEMES FROM THE HEARING: 1. Jay is REALLY pushing off accountability on the budget saying that it is "a negotiation between congress and the administration" I think he is distancing himself from Trump to remain "neutral" & avoid fallout when it (inevitably) comes.

35718

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

🧪 Scientists are pushing back against the gutting of US research funding. Now scientists outside of the NIH and members of the public can sign on in support of the Bethesda declaration: www.standupforscience.net/bethesda-dec... More about the Bethesda declaration: apnews.com/article/nih-...

standupforscience.net

Bethesda Declaration — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Support NIH Staff Now!

212657

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

💫 Please share these resources widely - they are designed to track what we know and make sense of things in a well-sourced and fact-checked way. The page on medical research in particular covers a lot of ground and will be updated regularly. 🧪

0810

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Directly from philanthropic leaders on why philanthropy is not the answer to federal research cuts:

084

Paula Croxson (she/her) @paulacroxson.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

One week from today, on June 3, @storycollider.bsky.social is turning 15 and celebrating with an all-star lineup of fave storytellers! ✨ We still have a few tix left, so please join us in NYC or via livestream - and support us in our mission to tell science stories! 🧪 www.storycollider.org/15years

040

Reposted by Paula Croxson (she/her)

Dr. David Miller 🏳️‍🌈 @davidimiller.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

🧪 Detailed data viz NYT article, out today, on the extent of funding cuts at the National Science Foundation. This "broken pie chart" is neat & new to me: Powerfully shows the slowdown in new NSF awards across areas. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

8401266