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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 12/09/2026

I think connectomics is really really cool ... and also the most interesting thing about the brain is how it changes. capturing the dynamic nature of the transcriptome has been hard enough... i can only imagine how hard that'll be with images. not to mention inter-personal differences.....

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 12/09/2026

it's times like these i miss my lab's journal clubs so badly 😭 like i need to be dissecting the paper this is based off with other neuroscientists STATTTT

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 11/09/2026

"Mathematicians may be the canary in the coal mine for a lot of other professions.” www.scientificamerican.com/article/math... I think neuroscientists have a bit more time before we are forced on a similar journey with AI in our fields, but it's been on my mind a lot. Where is everyone else at?

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If AI can do math, what’s the point of mathematicians?

What happens when machines surpass the most brilliant human minds? Mathematicians are finding out

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 27/01/2026

Canada has lost a true champion for science with the passing of the Hon. Kirsty Duncan. Dr. Duncan was a medical geographer, Minister for Science, and a huge inspiration to many for her advocacy for basic science and uplifting women in STEM. We'll continue your legacy while you rest in peace <3

Kirsty Duncan in front of a black chalk board at the perimeter institute, smiling at a podium with her hair in its classic pony tail

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 19/01/2026

Somehow @astrokatie.com always finds a way to make me laugh — even when she’s talking about the end of the universe 😅 Catch our full conversation on the latest episode of Curiosity Weekly: bit.ly/CuriosityWeekly 🔭🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 06/11/2025

Watch the journey of AI models trying to describe a video someone was watching -- going off nothing but their brain activity. Over 100 iterations, it went from "Given these principles" ... to "A circular and rotating shape is formed with subtly moving sections." Pretty impressive???!

Four stills of a film reel showing some kind of metallic trophy. Below are outputs from the AI over multiple iterations, as described in the post.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 15/10/2025

The winners for the largest photo microscopy competition were just announced and they do NOT disappoint!! [Photos shared with permission courtesy of the 2025 Nikon Small World Photo Competition] 🧪🔬

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 10/10/2025

🗣️ Let Palestinians lead “Researchers who study post-war reconstruction have told @nature.com that the recovery of public health, environment, higher education & research in Gaza will not succeed unless it is led by experts from the Palestinian territory*” *Palestine www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Rebuilding Gaza: don’t sideline Palestinian scientists, say experts

Researchers warn against ‘top down’ solutions as ceasefire is agreed in the first phase of a peace deal.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 07/10/2025

I got to be a source for a 15-year-old journalist covering the science of studying and it was the sweetest media interview ever 😭😭 Catch the segment led by Jonnakae Hoskins -- definitely a talent to watch! 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOn_...

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Studytok? AI? Experts share some surprising ways to study effectively| CBC Kids News

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 25/09/2025

Dear friends with access to microscopes, If you would ever permit me to share your microscopy videos, I can’t promise I’ll pronounce things properly but I absolutely will find the perfect song that captures the biology (wait for it). 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 24/09/2025

The beauty of microscopic life 🔬🧪✨ The winners of the 2025 Nikon Small World in Motion competition are in and they are all GORGEOUS!!!

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 22/09/2025

Any microplastics researchers who would be interested in talking to me about some of the critiques surrounding this paper www.nature.com/articles/s41...? I'm most interested in the contamination and methodology critiques, but also general insights into the challenges/limitations in the field 🧪

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Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains - Nature Medicine

Pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry reveals the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in human kidney, liver and brain tissue samples from 2016 and 2024, with higher proportions found ...

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allen institute @alleninstitute.org · 17/09/2025

It's the white whale of neuroscience - completely mapping the brain and its activity. Forrest Collman sat down with @samanthayammine.com from the Curiosity Weekly podcast and shared how we are taking on this "impossible" task and the surprising role YouTube videos play. 🧠📈 #OpenScienceWeek

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 09/09/2025

The EU recently banned a popular ingredient in gel nail polish. But you'll still find it in salons around the world. Colour me (and my nails!) intrigued... but not panicked. 🧪 I explain why for CTV news: www.ctvnews.ca/health/artic...

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The EU banned some gel nail polish. Here’s why it’s legal in Canada

A key ingredient commonly used in gel manicures has been banned in the Europena Union, but remains legal in Canada, raising questions about how regulators weigh cosmetic safety.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 06/08/2025

Two headlines in my inbox on the exact same day. 🧪

mRNA vaccines show promise for HIV
Two vaccine candidates that use mRNA technology elicit a potent immune response against HIV. These vaccines use mRNA to instruct a cell to make proteins called envelope proteins that are attached to the cell membrane — similar to how they are found in live HIV. In a small trial, some 80% of the participants who received three doses of either of the vaccines went on to produce antibodies that could block that protein from entering cells.

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RFK Jr. cancels $500M US in funding for vaccine development, targeting mRNA

The longtime vaccine critic’s decision targets vaccines using mRNA technology

The Associated Press · Posted: Aug 05, 2025

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 03/07/2025

Are you wearing enough sunscreen??! @labmuffin.com spills the chemisTEA behind SPF, sunscreen policy & more on the latest episode of the Curiosity Weekly pod 🧪 Listen & lmk if you can tell I’m fangirling the entire time 🙂‍↕️ podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 17/06/2025

I was interviewed for a @wired.com article by the fabulous @evystadium.bsky.social about trolling because being a scientist has (somehow!!!?) made me an expert 🫠 WHAT TIMELINE IS THIS???? Annnnyyyway it’s a great informative & entertaining read, as usual from Evy: www.wired.com/story/how-to... 🧪

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How to Out-Troll the Trolls, as Told by the Internet’s Foremost Posters

No one wants to get into it with a Reply Guy, let alone lose to one. WIRED spoke to four of social media’s best shit-talkers for tips on how to emerge victorious from an online skirmish.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 10/06/2025

If you're attending a protest anywhere in the world, @eff.org has this really handy guide for how to protect your digital information so your tech can't be used against you: ssd.eff.org/module/atten...

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Attending a Protest

For quick reference, we've created a handy guide designed to be printed, folded, and carried in your pocket (PDF download). Now, more than ever, citizens must be able to hold those in power accountab...

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 22/05/2025

"Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell" NO MORE? Scientific American, who coined the phrase in 1957, says it's time to retire it given all we've learned about the bean-shaped organelles. Instead, they suggest the MOTHERBOARD of the cell. wdu think?🧪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-...

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The Hidden Social Lives of Mitochondria

When these energy-giving organelles thrive, so do we

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 21/05/2025

How do you make your coffee? ☕️ A group of physicists might've convinced me to start my pour over era. They used a laser + high-speed camera to find a more efficient coffee extraction technique. Save beans + $$! Their scientific method: pour high AND slow, while keeping a smooth stream of water 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 14/05/2025

“With the climate crisis, it's really a relational question of how are people's deep, intimate relationships with the natural world being impacted.” - @jahwaiian.bsky.social, expert guest on the latest ep of Curiosity Weekly An insightful & timely conversation 🌊🧪 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...

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Climate Change in the Pacific Islands

Podcast Episode · Curiosity Weekly · 2025-05-14 · 31m

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 13/05/2025

There are 2 types of people in this world: 1) those who LOVE the Merlin Bird ID app, and 2) those who are about to fall in love with it thanks to @corinanewsome.bsky.social. 🧪 Which one are you? 🤭

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 30/04/2025

Can AI out-science scientists?? 🧪 Look, there are enough threats to scientists' jobs already so let's be clear: NO. But Dr. James Zou is building REALLY COOL "AI researchers" to work alongside scientists to accelerate discovery. Ofc I had to have him on the pod!! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

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Will AI Replace Scientists?

Podcast Episode · Curiosity Weekly · 04/30/2025 · 22m

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 24/04/2025

ok science pals 🧪 I need your help! I am finally working on a scicomm piece about ozempic. WHEW. what a topic. Who's an expert you think the world needs to hear more from on this topic? Ideally an endocrinology expert who's, you know, not fatphobic? so we can actually get into the science & risks

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 17/04/2025

I repeat: weaponizing ableism about neurodivergence to fear monger vaccines is not going to make anyone healthier.

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Jacquelyn Gill @jacquelyngill.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

In my opinion, de-extinction faces too much of a scale problem to be useful as a conservation exercise unless we're talking about species that are extinct in the wild but could be brought back from captivity, including with hybridization (as was done with bison, many of which interbred with cows).

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 13/04/2025

I’m chair & a co-founder of Science is a Drag, the award-winning and longest running fully science-themed drag show 🧪🧬💄🌈 Tickets to our flagship show in Toronto go on sale Monday at noon - they sell fast so don’t miss out! scienceisadrag.com/tickets (Not in Toronto? DM me to book us in your city!)

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Tickets — Science is a Drag

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 08/04/2025

Scientists love to debate and argue, but if there are 3 things every scientist absolutely agrees on, it's that: 1. Climate change is real 2. Vaccines work 3. Those are NOT dire wolves 😤 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 08/04/2025

Tomorrow (Wed April 9) at 1pm ET, I'll be live in conversation talking about the importance of gender equity & safety in STEM. I’m very passionate about this topic and there’s a LOT to say!! It’s free & we'll do a live audience q&a, so hope to see ya there! www.couragetoact.ca/blog/launchi... 🧪

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Catalyzing Safer STEM Learning Spaces — Courage to Act

Join Science Sam & Courage to Act on April 9 for a powerful talk on advancing gender equity in STEM through education, advocacy & inclusive learning spaces.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 04/04/2025

"We've lost the plot a bit on what it means to be healthy." @jessicamalaty.bsky.social dropped SO MANY GEMS as a guest expert on our latest episode of the Curiosity Weekly podcast. We talked all about the measles outbreaks in the U.S. & the MMR vaccine. Don't miss it: bit.ly/CuriosityWeekly 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 27/03/2025

I love slow fashion & consider myself a creator of "slow content" ...but have you heard of the slow flower movement? A call for sustainability in the floral industry, author Amy Stewart was one of the people who popularized it. Learn more in our interview for Curiosity Weekly bit.ly/CuriosityWeekly

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Curiosity Weekly

Science Podcast · Updated Weekly · Welcome to Curiosity Weekly from Discovery, hosted by Dr. Samantha Yammine. Once a week, we’ll bring you the latest and greatest in scientific discoveries and break ...

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 25/03/2025

The potential sale of 23andMe brings up many questions geneticists have been begging us to ask for years. Most urgently: if you have an account, should you delete your data? (probably yes) But importantly: how should we legislate protections for genetic info? ⤵️ news.harvard.edu/gazette/stor... 🧪

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What happens to your data if 23andMe collapses? — Harvard Gazette

Health law policy expert says the biotech firm’s uncertain future shows the need for protections of personal, genetic information.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 19/03/2025

One of my favourite recent examples of community science: Park volunteer Deb Manley discovered an entirely new genus & species of plant after uploading it to @inaturalist.bsky.social & realizing no one knew what it was! It was the first such discovery in a US national park in nearly 50 years! 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 14/03/2025

Clear skies in Toronto and we have a bite missing already!! Look up to see the sky continue to darken as the moon is gobbled up by the Earth’s umbral shadow. Then, the reddish colour change as it’s submerged in shadows. Can’t wait!!!! 🔭

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 13/03/2025

TONIGHT: a “blood moon” aka #TotalLunarEclipse!! ☀️🌎🌕 Here’s everything you need to know so you don’t miss it! 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 12/03/2025

I'm looking for an expert who can speak to the pros/cons of DEXA scans--both for the individuals and at the public health level. Suggestions welcome! 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 06/03/2025

tell me you’re at a neuroscience conference without telling me you’re at a neuroscience conference 🧠 #neuroskyence

Three stickers on black background. Leftmost is a friendly brain with the text “I lobe you”, in the middle is a beaker with a mole climbing out and it say 1 mole/L. On the right is a waving friendly brain cartoon and it says brain wave

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 03/03/2025

A new survey found more Canadians are coming across health misinformation online -- 35% even avoided effective health treatments due to false information. @caulfieldtim.bsky.social & I shared our top red flags to watch for when scrolling to avoid the [plentiful] bunk: youtube.com/shorts/vJgfG... 🧪

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Health misinformation red flags

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 28/02/2025

Dr. Tiara Moore—marine ecologist & founder of Black in Marine Science—was such a wonderful guest on this week’s episode of the Curiosity Weekly podcast 🎙️ bit.ly/CuriosityWeekly 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 26/02/2025

"We at @nature.com denounce this assault on science. And we encourage the global research community, wherever they can, to voice their opposition." +1 to this. Overall a very good read to help the science community focus our energy 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

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Trump 2.0: an assault on science anywhere is an assault on science everywhere

US President Donald Trump is taking a wrecking ball to science and to international institutions. The global research community must take a stand against these attacks.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 20/02/2025

Science vs. Engineering, an astrobiologist’s perspective. What a thrill to chat with Dr. Lynn Rothschild for the latest episode of Curiosity Weekly, the marquee science podcast for Discovery 🧪

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 19/02/2025

As usual, infectious disease epidemiologist @jessicamalaty.bsky.social did a fantastic job breaking down the essential facts about bird flu. From current risks to precautions & food safety--share with anyone looking to stay informed without all the fear-mongering epicenter-nyc.com/bird-flu-raw... 🧪

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Bird flu: Raw milk, food safety, and how ICE policies could worsen it all

While the people most at risk for bird flu (H5N1) are those who handle live birds, epidemiologists are growing more concerned about the general public. They’re worried that the bird […]

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 16/02/2025

Before you make your Sunday breakfast, might I interest you in a new scientific protocol for making the perfect soft-boiled egg? 🧪 It only takes two temperature conditions, a LOT of effort, and 32 mins of active cooking time 🤪 www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-pe...

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This Method of Cooking a Perfect Egg Sounds Absurd, But Scientists Swear Its Worth It

Materials scientists have found a way to perfectly cook an egg white and egg yolk simultaneously

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 16/02/2025

In times of crisis, it's tempting to create new solutions. Which is great, but a lot of problems--especially related to systemic injustice--aren't new. It's helpful to first look at what solutions already exist that have headstart & support them how we can. THEN create anew for the remaining gaps.

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 12/02/2025

Scientists who like to liaise with media and do science communication, I have a small, easy, and imo important #SciComm tip that you might hate: Please include a colloquial title to identify your area of expertise SOMEWHERE in your bio. Please!!!

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Science Sam @samanthayammine.com · 05/02/2025

ok why did this make my eyes steamy because SAME 🥹

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Timothy Caulfield @caulfieldtim.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Health misinformation on the rise, Canadian Medical Assoc survey www.cbc.ca/radio/whitec... with @samanthayammine.com Me: "I think it's important to remember that distrust is largely generated by the spread of misinformation." This is a massive public health issues.

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Health misinformation on the rise, Canadian Medical Association survey finds | CBC Radio

A new survey from the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) shows that health misinformation is on the rise, as more Canadians turn to social media for their news over traditional media organizations.

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