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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The first episode of The Purpose Podcast tries to tackle a thorny question: Is the the earth habitable because of natural selection or in spite of it? Here's a teaser. New episodes will be out every month

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

This personal essay about my history with and the future of the river that nurtures Pune, where i grew up, has been incubating in my brain for a year. Here it is. Let me know what you think 🌿🧪🌍 bit.ly/4tAKvjK

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

Fruit fly sleep looks different, but new research finds that Drosophila brain responses to sensory patterns resemble those in vertebrates. This could help us understand how sleep evolved in the first place. By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...

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Drosophila, like vertebrates, filter sensory information during sleep

Predictive sensory processing in sleeping Drosophila echoes vertebrate research, establishing an evolutionarily conserved neural signature of sleep.

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

New research finds that sleeping fruit fly brains respond to sensory stimuli just like vertebrates, pointing to evolutionarily conserved neural signatures of sleep. By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...

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Drosophila, like vertebrates, filter sensory information during sleep

Predictive sensory processing in sleeping Drosophila echoes vertebrate research, establishing an evolutionarily conserved neural signature of sleep.

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

My latest on a mysterious disease that's been obliterating sea star population for over a decade. Now scientists have found refuge population in the fjords of British Columbia and it might help them figure out what was causing the disease in the first place. www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-...

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Like everything else people's pensions are at risk from climate change. Fund managers can protect their beneficiaries by taking it seriously. But many aren't. My report for @sierramagazine.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...

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Climate Change Imperils Pensions. Here’s How Some Investment Managers Protect Them.

A new report shows that the majority of managers still need to step up

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Sabrina Imbler @sabs.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Laura Helmuth's impact on Scientific American & science journalism is immeasurable. She demonstrated how a major legacy publication could be a moral one: rigorous reporting on the climate crisis & untangling how science is political, such as explaining why trans kids deserve gender-affirming care

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Laura Helmuth @laurahelmuth.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 10/10/2024

“There's no outrunning climate change,” Roser says. “It's a global phenomenon. And, you know, I guess it was our turn.”

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DoctorBOOwring @doctorbowring.bsky.social · 15/03/2024

This Springer journal article should evidently list ChatGPT as a coauthor. 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.su...

Screen shot of the introduction to the article in OP. The first sentence of the Intrdocution is listed: "Certainly, here is a possible introduction for your topic:..." Article goes on to discuss technical challenges around lithium-metal batteries.

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Prans @pranslab.bsky.social · 16/03/2024

Look, I'm all for responsible tech/AI assistance but this is getting out of hand. How could this glaring generative AI response get past the authors, a set of reviewers AND a whole editorial team in a peer reviewed journal? This paper is *still* live as is...👇🏽🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Found something really cool in my data today. This will probably be the last thing I do in my PhD. As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 16/02/2024

Hello Bluesky! I'm a PhD student and science writer, trying to do more of the latter after graduating. Check out more about me and my work here - siddhantpusdekar.com I write & host a podcast on science & philosophy. Latest 👇 rss.com/podcasts/pur...

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The Purpose Podcast - Further And Further And Further Back In Time | RSS.com

Host Siddhant Pusdkekar speaks to Joanna Masel about how she stumbled upon a 4 billion year old trend and a problem that evolution has been trying to solve since the beginning of lifePapers referenced...

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The Xylom @thexylom.com · 22/12/2023

If you just learned about us via @nytimes.com's The Morning newsletter, welcome! 👋🏽 We're a Gen-Z-run nonprofit newsroom covering the communities influencing and being shaped by science. 🧪 You can contribute to local journalism by subscribing to our free newsletter: buttondown.com/thexylom

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Siddhant @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

Genuinely excited to share something I've been working on for a while. It's a podcast with @Project_Telos on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with @RamrayB on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here - rss.com/podcasts/pur...

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