Reposted by Russell NechesAide Macias-Muñoz @aidemm.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Please share! My lab is recruiting a postdoctoral scholar in evolutionary development. For more details feel free to email me. 04760 60
Reposted by Russell NechesArchaea Biology Vienna @archaea-vienna.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Our paper on the dynamics of Asgard archaea (Promethearchaeota) is now out in Nature! Huge thanks to the reviewers for helping make the manuscript stronger. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Two “Lokis” stained for Lokiactin (FastAct, magenta), reaching toward each other to celebrate 🎉 #archaea 514349 143
Reposted by Russell NechesBrandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Pete is lost in terms of modern war. I use the example of this outgunned Ukrainian army officer who successfully terrorized a Russian unit for weeks because she "did the math." At the time, someone commented, "yeah, in combat, 'I did the math' beats 'I can do 100 pushups' every time." 2349921155 5K
Reposted by Russell NechesKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Just got an email from a former student who took my class a decade ago, asking me for the reading list because she enjoyed the course so much and wants to revisit the texts. And she *apologized* for making the request. Are you kidding me?static.klipy.comSad Old Man CryingALT: Sad Old Man Crying 1216405335 6.4K
Reposted by Russell NechesAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 27/09/2026Google finally updated some of its satellite images of Gaza and my god, it's horrific. The entirety of Rafah has been demolished. The majority of Khan Younis is in ruins. Entire towns completely leveled and erased of the map. 9553293286 5.3K
Reposted by Russell NechesCarl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 27/09/2026Four days ago, a scientist was surprised by the news that Anthropic discovered new virus genes for making DNA. He says he’s been studying them for years—and feeding his data to Anthropic’s AI as part of his own research. Coincidence? Here’s my story. nyti.ms/3VSWaycnyti.msDid Anthropic’s A.I. Really Make a Scientific Discovery on Its Own? (Gift Article)An expert at the University of Copenhagen said his team had been sharing its research with the company’s A.I. model, Claude, and that its new finding matched their work. 882123873 2.1K
Reposted by Russell NechesMike Eliason @holz-bau.bsky.social · 26/09/2026chat is this good? 11342871092 4.3K
Reposted by Russell NechesJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The White House and OMB's diminished vision for science and medical research undercuts discoveries to come... ... and will lead to significant, near-term economic losses totaling tens of billions of $-s and tens of thousands of jobs. scienceimpacts.org/fy27scienceimpacts.orgSCIMaP - Impacts of Federal Cuts to Science and Medical ResearchView Projected Impact of the FY2027 Budget Cuts to the NIH and NSF 32632 32
Reposted by Russell NechesHolly Bik @hollybik.bsky.social · 14/09/2026We’ve been doing lots of fieldwork lately - my favorite deep-sea nematode we’ve collected this year is this giant purple Oncholaimid from Lau Basin hydrothermal vents on the #SnailsRising expedition. It was basically neon purple IRL, and we think the color is from sulfur granules. #MeiofaunaMonday 0183 18
Reposted by Russell NechesThree Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Update: I am now in possession of a future family heirloom #qapla #martokismysouschef 2030415 304
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Tired: Boring people think that there's a 10% chance AI could wipe us out in a decade. Wired: Our Age of Bronze is Relapsing, Become the Sea People. 2509 50
Reposted by Russell NechesThree Scary Rogue Agents in a Trenchcoat @alexhanna.bsky.social · 08/09/2026*whispers in analysis of political economy and science and technology studies* Frankly, no. If your technology relies on massive capital consolidation to function at all, then the problem is the technology, not simply who wields it. 18738137 738
Reposted by Russell NechesAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 28/08/2026We are a broken nation. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians were living and working legally, paying taxes, and contributing. Haiti remains wholly unsafe. But Trump hates Haitians, and the White House wanted videos of Black people in chains, so they stripped them of status and turned on the cameras. 36099363823 9.9K
Reposted by Russell NechesFrank Force @frankforce.bsky.social · 27/07/2026Walls of Code 🚪 www.dwitter.net/d/35982 a tiny javascript raycasting engine with text instead of pixels. for(c.width|=A=128;A;T+=.1)for(X=A/(e=64/T)-T,i=(X+t^T)%5>0||(--A,T=1,20);i--;x.fillText(code[(X+t)*30&T+i],A*15,560-(i-9)*e))x.font=e+'px"' 917823 178
Reposted by Russell NechesPeter @notalawyer.bsky.social · 29/06/2026even if it was good policy, this shit is completely ancillary to the goal of actually limiting the power of big tech. Elon Musk has a trillion dollars and is trying to start a global race war, your response to that can’t be “kids should be on their phones less” 11967151848 6.7K
Reposted by Russell NechesPaul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 25/06/20261) Open this image up 2) Find the small, blue feature in the very middle Congratulations, you've spotted the Perseverance rover on Mars, photographed from orbit! 3) Trace the rover tracks as they wend their way across the surface 411149388 1.1K
Reposted by Russell NechesClimate Dad @climatedad.bsky.social · 25/06/2026“We’ve only had 114 years to do something, let our kids sort it out!” 329129774989 13K
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Over the course of my 20 year career, Every other nation with major ocean research programs has dramatically expanded their research fleets. The US has net lost 17 ships, mothballed 2 DSRVs plus the Sealinks, and critically underfunded NOAA. 45627 56
Reposted by Russell NechesJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Now imagine scaling up a single costly, wasteful, and flawed project to tens of billions of dollars in award decisions at NIH, NSF + more that are currently made by domain experts and at risk - via proposed OMB rules - of being made by political officials to fulfill administration priorities. 174 7
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 22/06/2026Thirteen years ago, Kersey, Russell, and I set out on a quixotic quest to create a low-cost, open-source CTD for ocean knowledge seekers. The premise was simple: if the Ocean Belongs to Everyone, then the tools to study the ocean should be available to anyone. The next OpenCTD is here!southernfriedscience.comThe next OpenCTD is here!Thirteen years ago, Kersey, Russell, and I set out on a quixotic quest to create build a low-cost, open-source CTD for marine scientist and ocean knowledge seekers. The premise was simple: if the O… 1193 19
Reposted by Russell NechesBrant Reeves @bireeves95.bsky.social · 19/06/2026More Ignorance than Political Ideology…. 1077167105487 16.7K
Russell Neches @ryneches.bsky.social · 11/06/2026@zerotier.bsky.social After using ZeroTier literally every day for years, I received an email from you with an ultimatum threatening to delete my account in one week if I don't... use it? Yeah, I know I'm not a big-shot account for you guys, but this is a pretty much unforgivable breach of trust. 000 0
Reposted by Russell NechesContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 09/06/2026Happy hopping Tuesday 😺 915182738 5.2K
Reposted by Russell NechesRandall Munroe @xkcd.com · 10/06/2026Nostalgia Content xkcd.com/3256/ 6766561228 6.7K
Reposted by Russell NechesDavid Roberts @volts.wtf · 08/06/2026"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).proelectrica.substack.comElite Cognitive Dissonance and the Asian Energy DisruptionNotes from the Field — Singapore & Indonesia, May 2026 241130894160 13.1K
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrey Kislyuk @kislyuk.bsky.social · 07/06/2026arstechnica.com/science/2026...arstechnica.comScientists ejected from diabetes conference for distributing journal reprintsThose ousted included ADA journal editor-in-chief Steven Kahn and former ADA president Desmond Schatz... 001 1
Reposted by Russell NechesDr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 02/06/2026Incredible! Scientists receive a rare standing ovation after announcing that a new treatment can double the survival time for pancreatic cancer, the deadliest cancer which was once considered “undruggable.” When we fund and support science, we can achieve anything! (Video: Dr. Wish Dhillon) 266147593496 14.8K
Reposted by Russell NechesEiko Fried @eikofried.bsky.social · 02/06/2026I wish I could write like this. And I wish Lindy West wrote tutorial papers in psychometrics. (Source: Lindy West, 2019 essay collection 'The Witches Are Coming') 742312325 2.3K
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 26/05/2026We are speed-running a Warhammer 40k future and, friends, as a 40k fan, we do not want that. 1212 21
Reposted by Russell NechesJanne M. Korhonen @jmkorhonen.fi · 26/05/2026I well recall the online debates where the majority of debaters opined that zero traffic deaths is an utopian goal and would require methods that would kill Helsinki, if not bring about totalitarian communism 222075528 2.1K
Russell Neches @ryneches.bsky.social · 26/05/2026Since my old static site generator finally slipped over the event horizon of bitrot, I started over with mkdocs-material. It's not really intended for running a research blog that make heavy use of Jupyter Notebooks, so I built a tool on to of it to make it easy. Introducing... mkprof. Blogs away! 111 1
Reposted by Russell NechesScience Magazine @science.org · 22/05/2026Jasmine Clark will become the first Black woman with a science Ph.D. to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives. scim.ag/4dDZe6P scim.agMicrobiologist wins Georgia primary for U.S. House seatJasmine Clark is set to become the first Black congresswoman with a science Ph.D. 231753475 1.8K
Reposted by Russell NechesIdrees 🌓 @idreesinc.com · 11/11/2024Got my Bluesky feed displayed live on my 40 year old Apple IIc by wiring it directly to the server running the #indietechfeed and configuring the computer as a terminal! 902331150 2.3K
Russell Neches @ryneches.bsky.social · 16/05/2026This is, I think, the hardest hitting campaign launch I've ever seen in my life. youtu.be/rYE10gacxiEyoutu.beAustin Ahlman Launches Insurgent Independent Campaign in NebraskaYouTube video by Ahlman for Nebraska 000 0
Russell Neches @ryneches.bsky.social · 14/05/2026I've been slowly getting in shape, but I don't like fitness tracking apps and I kinda hate the gym. So, I've using #Obsidian to stay somewhat organized. And... I accidentally built a fitness tracker. So, here's a fitness tracker for people who hate fitness trackers. github.com/ryneches/obs... 020 2
Reposted by Russell NechesOrhun Parmaksız @orhun.dev · 13/05/2026New version of Ratty is out! 🎉🧀 🐀 Ratty — A GPU-rendered terminal emulator with inline 3D graphics. 💯 Now supports SSH-friendly object payloads, transform control and keyboard scrollback navigation! 🦀 Written in Rust & built with @ratatui.rs ⭐ GitHub: github.com/orhun/ratty #rustlang #ratty 21039 103
Reposted by Russell NechesJonathan Eisen @phylogenomics.bsky.social · 11/05/2026As always - @firefoxx66.bsky.social is on the case for phylogenentics of emerging pathogens ... 0172 17
Russell Neches @ryneches.bsky.social · 07/05/2026I bought I car! It looks (and is) tiny, but thanks to clever design and an EV powertrain, it's very comfy even for my 6'3" (190cm) self. I'm still going to be commuting by train, bike and foot, but now I can go exploring on the weekends. Also... access to Costco unlocked! 010 1
Reposted by Russell NechesCarl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 23/04/2026How it started / how it’s going — Jay Bhattacharya edition. 2025: “We will never use this agency to censor scientists who disagree" 2026 : Bhattacharya “has canceled the publication of a study that found that the Covid vaccine sharply cut the odds of hospitalizations and emergency visits”. 121311496 1.3K
Reposted by Russell NechesDigital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 19/04/2026These incredible Buff Tip Moths blend in so well with branches that you might mistake them for sticks. Nature's masters of disguise are truly fascinating! 27097881414 9.8K
Reposted by Russell NechesMassimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 19/04/2026This is what a timelapse of sleeping seals looks like. Seals can hold their breath for up to 19 minutes and even nap underwater. While sleeping, they sink and periodically swim to the surface to breathe. Original post 421012183 1K
Reposted by Russell NechesEmilia @lazerwalker.com · 19/04/2026It’s absolutely incredible that one of the largest Japanese-run Go servers, which has been running since 1992, is still accessed entirely via Telnet. And while most players use GUI clients that use Telnet under the hood, you can still connect manually and get ASCII graphics streamed to you 104120874 4.1K
Reposted by Russell NechesJoshua Weitz @joshuasweitz.bsky.social · 13/03/2026New reporting on what has happened to science under the Trump administration and HHS leadership, building on publicly available NIH grants data. Take-away: across-the-board cuts are reducing our capacity to discover & serve. Out today, via @pratik-p.bsky.social 🎁 www.vox.com/future-perfe... 12112 21
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026The thing James Cameron did with dogs always knowing who the Terminators were was a warning. 0339 33
Reposted by Russell NechesJan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 11/02/2026A reminder: ICE vehicles waste a whopping 80% of energy in their fuel. EVs are propelled by entirely different mechanisms. Energy enters the vehicle as electricity, which directly powers the drivetrain making it 3-4x more efficient. 1541663440 1.7K
Reposted by Russell NechesAndrew D Thaler @drandrewthaler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026🚨 H.R. 261 would remove oversight and risk harm to our National Marine Sanctuaries. Don't let Big Tech undermine our marine protected areas. Call your Rep today: Say NO to H.R. 261! 🐚🐋 www.congress.gov/bill/119th-c...congress.gov 0178 17
Reposted by Russell NechesGigi Gronvall @ggronvall.bsky.social · 11/02/2026This is outrageous, and (though it was completely obvious he should never have held this spot), Vinay Prasad needs to go. This vaccine candidate deserves review, not ideologically motivated rejection. Lives are at stake. www.statnews.com/2026/02/11/m...statnews.comPrasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine applicationThe rejection is the latest instance of Vinay Prasad overruling career FDA scientists to place vaccines under harsher scrutiny. 710854 108