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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 11h

Princeton, Plainsboro, South Brunswick peeps - Register your complaints. See here for more of the concerns: princetonnj.gov/m/newsflash/...

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Tim Carmody @tcarmody.bsky.social · 20h

This is the funniest thing I've seen today, possibly ever

A tweet by SarahStarberry that says "oh god read the vertical axis" on top of a chart measuring AI models' release dates and model numbers rather than any real capabilities

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

My impression of the entire Jack Smith hearing today

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Jorts (and Jean) @jortsthecat.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

If you adopted a feral cat to the inside and he keeps meowing maybe he just really wants to smoke real cigarettes. You don’t know what he was up to before

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Coalition for Life Sciences @c4lifesciences.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What happens when more NIH funding is committed to existing grants? Read CLS’s full letter to Congress about the growing use of multiyear, or “forward,” funding at NIHas the FY2027 budget process moves forward here: c4ls.net/news?tab=cls

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Just screaming into the void here - but damn I miss my girl. It's incredible to me that I still get up and do all the things each day - and she isn't part of it. 💔

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Thanks, I Hate It @mikevago.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Pat Dubois remains the greatest political analysis of our age.

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I will likely always spend this anniversary thinking about how much being in NYC on 9-11 traumatized me. I *still* stop dead in my tracks when I hear a low flying plane and wait for the sound of a crash. We have a local airport and are on a path for EWR so it isn't uncommon. /1

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 10/09/2026

"Not Knowing What Else To Do, Woman Bakes American-Flag Cake" has sat with me through every subsequent global crisis

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

My quote of the day The most important scientific revolutions all include, as their only common feature, the dethronement of human arrogance from one pedestal after another of previous convictions about our centrality in the cosmos. Stephen Jay Gould

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mainewomenforward.bsky.social @mainewomenforward.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This cartoon was created by Pulitzer Prize winning artist Adam Zyglis for The Buffalo News in November, 2024. It hits even harder now.

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Enter or upload comments here: rfi.grants.nih.gov?s=6a2b1c22c3.... For inspo, I suggest this excellent essay: www.forbes.com/sites/brucel...

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Request For Information

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Abby Dernburg @adernburg.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Biomedical scientists - a reminder that NIH proposes to "improve" peer review by hiding impact scores from Program Officers and applicants, and binning applications into broad categories of "Most competitive,""Competitive," or "Not discussed." Please provide feedback before the October 13 deadline!

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God @thegodshow.com · 07/09/2026

Thou shalt not trust A SINGLE WORD from corporate media talking heads who LOOK AWAY while the president is CERTIFIABLY INSANE.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

My quote of the day Respect shouldn't have to be fought for. But if we have to fight for it, then we will. Dolly Parton

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Kenny Logins @kennylogins.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

trash jones
@jzux
my ducks are not even remotely in a row.
My ducks are in places no duck has ever gone before
10:50 PM • 24 Nov 25

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I took the long extended version and have no clue why it says Arizona. I grew up in South-Central Kentucky and have spend most of my life in the Northeast. *shrug*

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

My quote of the day The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn, but to unlearn. Gloria Steinem

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Mike Dawson @mikedawson.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Dolly Parton

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Excited to see these traces of the history of important therapeutics. Today's is the first of 12. It is about ras and ras inhibitors. By coincidence/karma, the first ras inhibitor for pancreatic cancer was approved by the FDA yesterday. Reactions and comments welcome! @standupforscience.net

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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 24/08/2026

If you just happened to pick this week to start yelling about the importance of academic freedom, I sure hope you did more than watch silently for the past 18 months as the Trump administration assaulted everything from mRNA vaccine research to gender studies to the very idea of having universities.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

A good reminder that when you enjoy something someone has done -- a book they wrote, a performance they gave, a speech they made, whatever -- it is incredibly powerful to just reach out and tell them directly.

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Maybe I'll sleep real late Maybe I'll lose some weight Maybe I'll clear my junk Maybe I'll just get drunk on apple wine Me, I'll be just Fine and dandy Lord, it's like a hard candy Christmas I'm barely gettin' through tomorrow But still I won't let Sorrow bring me way down Dolly Parton/Carol Hall

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Special bonus quote of the day The way I see it, if you want the rainbow, you gotta put up with the rain. Dolly Parton

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Jason Rasgon @vectorgen.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Grim Reaper has terrible aim

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I read Tyler Austin Harper's piece on Bates college and it really bothered me. This response helped me think more deeply about my response. Posting in case others might find it helpful.

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Noam Ross @noamross.net · 21/08/2026

Three more days to comment on NSF's attempt to smuggle in OMB's already-rejected policies of terminating any grant without cause, gutting civil rights obligations and restricting international collaborations. Submit your comment today! Then call your representatives. 🧪

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Benjamin Riley @benjaminjriley.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

So we know AI helped a negligible number of students. But how many did it harm? I've crunched the raw data provided by the lead researcher, and what I've found is that ~9,500 students using AI studied less than even the *least* studious, non-AI using student. This should shock the conscience.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

It's almost like believing prejudiced nonsense about liberal indoctrination by universities is misleading and unproductive...

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Allison Gill @muellershewrote.com · 20/08/2026

Worth a listen. “If I was gonna stage a coup in 2028…”

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David M. Perry @lollardfish.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

this remains my favorite institutional AI policy that I've seen.

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Jeremy Berg @jeremymberg.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My quote of the day I have an idea that the phrase 'weaker sex' was coined by some woman to disarm the man she was preparing to overwhelm. Ogden Nash

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Reposting to follow. Waiting for the interwebs to peer review before sending along to colleagues. Seems the general take early on is that the choice of how to graph the data is not the best.

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Rob DenBleyker @robdenbleyker.com · 18/08/2026

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

No, he took a swing at the president, noting that the president would rather spend time with her on his plane than do his job. If I complain that my son is spending all his time at the beach instead of doing chores, I am not actually "taking a swing at the beach"

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

This is a very moving and heartbreaking piece. Worth every minute to read. I don't understand why we are allowing our country to turn into a place where expertise, compassion, and competency mean nothing. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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The Wrong Kind of American

The Trump White House needed me—until the fact that I am trans became public.

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Kristen Kwan @blockintheback.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

It was a real joy to attend the 40th Anniversary Symposium and Celebration of the Pfeffer Lab at Stanford this past weekend. I did my undergraduate honors thesis in the Pfeffer Lab, and I’m so deeply grateful to Suzanne and everyone there who set me on the path to where I am today.

Pfeffer Lab alums who were able to attend the 40th Anniversary Symposium

With Elva Diaz, Carmen Rancaño, Christian Itin, and Kathrin Itin

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Natasha Shylo @shylonatasha.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Model organism poker chips #SDB2026 on permanent display as a memento of an awesome meeting @rrbehringer.bsky.social @socdevbio.bsky.social

Picture frame with poker chips displayed. Every poker chip has a picture of a model organism. A coffee mug next to it with stickers of chameleons.

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Hal 10000 @hal10000.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Under a true meritocracy, the number of people in academia like Cofnas, bigots educated well beyond their intelligence, would approach zero.

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Get your adorable @jortsthecat.bsky.social merchandise Bay Area. I promise you adopt them together and your life will be full of laughs and love. Please #RT

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Rebecca D. Burdine, PhD @rburdine1.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Exciting talks at the opening night of of #cilia and centrosome meeting and fun reception catching up with friends. Three amazing communities in three weeks. I'm feeling incredibly fortunate. Looking forward to more excellent science today! @faseborg.bsky.social

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