Reposted by Stephen J. GottsElizabeth Jacobs, PhD @elizabethjacobs.bsky.social · 6hIf the Hepatitis B vaccine trial RFK Jr. has funded in Guinea-Bissau were ethical, he’d be doing it in the U.S. Instead, he’s preying on infants in one of the poorest countries in the world, which also happens to have a high prevalence of Hep B. Infants will suffer b/c RFK Jr. is anti-vax. 1125181
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsColette Delawalla, PhD @cdelawalla.bsky.social · 15hIn January, @standupforscience.net sent an on the ground investigator to Guinea Bissau to learn more about the study. Something that has not changed in GB or about the study: there is NOT A WORD for Hep B. They use the language for "yellow fever", that's not informed consent.rollingstone.comCDC Is Moving Forward With a Previously Shelved Controversial Hepatitis B Vaccine Study“It’s a wholly unethical trial, and it shouldn’t be allowed,” says Dr. Paul Offit of Guinea-Bissau study 36421
Reposted by Stephen J. Gottsbryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare... 101140774644
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKristian G. Andersen @kgandersen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026A scientist gave a scientific talk - on scientific work he has led for 5+ years - on a scientific topic at a scientific institution. And apparently it's so newsworthy that Politico had to write about it? Talk was only possible thanks to "academic freedom", apparently 🙄. What a world we live in 😵💫. 98024
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsNicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Just like that: poof & gone. RIP *all* of NSF social, behavioral and economic research (including psyc & cogneuro). I’m speechless. 814263
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsThe Fig Economy @figgityfigs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Sometimes my wife and I like to send each other text messages as though they’re democratic fundraising messages, and I believe she has produced the jewel of the form. 185109871831
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 06/10/2026Trump shouts out Russ Vought and then says, ominously, "we have some big surprises coming up in a few weeks, right Russ? He's gonna be one of the important people in the history of our country." 56031831122
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMel Goodale @action-brain.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Good to see that our opinion piece on grand theories of consciousness is out. #consciousness #neuroskyence #philsci #philsky🧠 #neuroscience #brain 🧪 12813
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJefferson Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute @mossresearch.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Congrats to Drs. Andrew Persichetti, Dr. Laurel Buxbaum, Dr. Aaron L Wong, & postdoc Dr. Amy Lebkurcher on receiving a Knowledge Building Award funded by Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation & our Institute! Their project will examine the organization and breakdown of action concepts after stroke. 111
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsSitting on a corn flake @grrlscientist.bsky.social · 06/10/2026In 1992 Peter Ratcliffe received this rejection from Nature. Almost 30 years later he won the Nobel Prize for the same discovery. 013237
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsStand Up for Science! @standupforscience.net · 03/10/2026Trump corrupted America's most innovative institution, the National Science Foundation, by stealing $1.4B mandated by Congress for research. 🧪 🧵 28574294
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMark Histed @markhisted.org · 03/10/2026Killed. NSF’s SBE was killed, in violation of law. The President does not have the power to choose to kill programs at a whim by defunding them. The imperial presidency was a mistake and we are in a separation of powers constitutional crisis. 151451529
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDorothy Bishop @deevybee.bsky.social · 01/10/2026this will be of interest to those at #SNL2026 1236
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDecision, Action, and Neural Computation (DANC) lab @danclab.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Our multilayer MEG paper is out today in Nature Communications: depth-resolved laminar inference in humans 🧠#neuroskyence www.nature.com/articles/s41...nature.comMultilayer MEG source modelling enables depth-resolved laminar inference in humans - Nature CommunicationsResearchers developed a multilayer MEG framework that estimates activity across cortical depth non-invasively. Simulations and three human datasets show when reliable laminar inference is possible, en... 18243
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsTim Verstynen @tdverstynen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Looking for a postdoc in comp neuro and human brain imaging? Interested in foraging? Join our international collaboration with Jon Rubin, @jyotikab.bsky.social, & @davidrobbe.bsky.social be.bsky.social to study the neural basis of foraging behavior! cmu.wd115.myworkdayjobs.com/CMU/job/Pitt...cmu.wd115.myworkdayjobs.comPostdoctoral Research Associate – Cognitive Axon Lab – Dietrich CollegeThe Cognitive Axon Lab, in the Department of Psychology and Carnegie Mellon Neuroscience Institute, seeks applications for a multi-year Postdoctoral Research Associate at Carnegie Mellon University. T... 02120
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsA.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Hard to imagine what that would be like 23875231267
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsThe New Republic @newrepublic.com · 27/09/2026Trump is banning students majoring in degrees that don’t make enough money from taking out college loans. Degrees for social work, art, religious studies, teaching aides, and music will be hit the hardest. trib.al/kQdKbY1trib.alTrump Moves to Cut Off Student Loans for Tons of DegreesUnder a new rule, if your degree doesn’t make enough money, you won’t be able to get a student loan. 164983668
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 26/09/2026This is like accusing someone of robbing a bank because they deposited money and never withdrew it 58982761860
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDan Handwerker @danielhandwerker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great postdoc opportunity with Peter Bandettini @fmri-today.bsky.social (and me).jobs.humanbrainmapping.orgPostdoctoral Researcher in fMRI methods Job Opening in Bethesda, Maryland - Organization for Human Brain MappingA new Postdoctoral Researcher in fMRI methods job is available in Bethesda, Maryland. Check it out on Organization for Human Brain Mapping. 077
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsChristina Jewett @by-cjewett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🧵NEW: Kennedy drew $4 million in book advances from Tony Lyons, a publisher who also runs MAHA groups that accept $$ from health companies with business before HHS. The advances were set the month when Kennedy dropped his presidential bid to back Trump: www.nytimes.com/2026/09/23/u...nytimes.comKennedy Drew $4 Million in Book Advances From Publisher Who Also Monetized MAHA (Gift Article)A new disclosure also shows $210,000 in consulting fees paid to Cheryl Hines, the health secretary’s wife, by one of several MAHA-affiliated groups capitalizing from his agenda. 1015787
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsNima Dehghani @neurovium.bsky.social · 23/09/2026XJ Wang left ?!? What a loss for the US (and NYU) Everyday I get some news that a prominent scientist is leaving. The chaos of the science budget and downfall of the American science are spiralling down very fast. This is disheartening. www.eurekalert.org/news-release...eurekalert.orgWorld-renowned computational neuroscientist professor Xiao-Jing Wang joins HKU as Chair ProfessorThe University of Hong Kong (HKU) announces the appointment of Professor Xiao-Jing Wang, a pioneer in theoretical and computational neuroscience, to its faculty as a Chair Professor. Professor Wang wi... 1277
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKen Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 22/09/2026"Gentlemen, our 29% approval rating is too high. Let's start take away people's health care." 742732440
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsbioRxiv Neuroscience @biorxiv-neursci.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Computational simulation reveals the critical role of spike-timing-dependent plasticity in synchrony www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/20… 021
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsAaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 21/09/2026NEW: @apnews.com confirms that ICE has begun electronically "disappearing" people in the agency's custody who have final orders of removal. As of last week, anyone jailed by ICE with a final order of removal will NOT appear in the ICE Online Detainee Locator System, making them effectively vanish.apnews.comAP Exclusive: ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal ordersU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has stopped publicly revealing where it is holding most detainees who are subject to final deportation orders, in a move that has made it harder for lawyers an... 18845982953
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsBlasé Boylan @blazesboylan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Never a bad time to mention that Vought cancelled research on the disease his daughter suffers from. This is who they are. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...motherjones.comProject 2025 is gutting medical funding that helped Russell Vought's own kidIts architect's daughter has cystic fibrosis—and benefits from a "miracle drug" backed by an agency he's attacking. 25923
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsTom Nichols @radiofreetom.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Tear it down in broad daylight 1131585158
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsCatherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 20/09/2026It really is striking how many authoritarian states have ended up in this exact same place, where the leader seizes control of scientific inquiry. Lysenkoism in the Soviet Union, Aryan Physics in the Third Reich, Great Leap Forward (also related to Lysenko) in China. 8527311077
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsDr. Bradley Onishi @bradleyonishi.bsky.social · 20/09/2026As a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you that Hegseth is running the military like a megachurch youth pastor, which as a former megachurch youth pastor I can tell you is a bad idea. 261125247
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsAlicia Izquierdo @aliciaizquierdo.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Dr. Eydie London was a force for good, a dear colleague, and a pioneering neuroscientist. She leaves an indelible mark in our hearts and minds. @jdavidjentsch.bsky.social started a collection to establish an ✨ACNP Travel Award✨ in her honor. Please consider donating via Venmo @ elondontravelaward 2229
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The Trump admin is currently preparing temporary signs that will accuse the National Museum of American History of ideological bias. The National Park Service is planning to add about a dozen signs outside the museum at an estimated cost of $84,000, according to a letter from the Interior Sec'y.theatlantic.comThe Next Change Trump Has Planned for the SmithsonianA letter from Interior Secretary Doug Burgum revealed new details about warning signs the White House will install near the American-history museum. 98587366
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The cuts in staff across federal health agencies are staggering. Great analysis from @ourpublicservice.bsky.social. 1 in 5 people gone from NIH. More than 1 in 4 gone from CDC. Nearly 7 in 10 gone from AHRQ. ourpublicservice.org/resource/the...ourpublicservice.orgThe Cost of Cutting American Science: How Federal Cuts Diminish Public Health Capacity 3154109
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsSamantha Joel @datingdecisions.bsky.social · 15/09/2026I do not want a Briefing or a summary Please just go away - a Haiku about AI 28421
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJay Willis @jaywillis.net · 15/09/2026Genuinely an insane paragraph from Sam Alito. “Voter fraud is real and scary and we have to stop it, so the fact that implementing Trump’s mail ballot rule will disenfranchise millions is legally irrelevant.” Brain melted. A right-wing podcaster in a robe. www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25p... 21446871282
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 11/09/2026He says he‘s doing all this because he wants his grandkids to get the best education. Yeah, man, closing programs and chasing away top scholars is definitely going to do that. Great work, peepaw. 934421
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsPhilip Gourevitch @pgourevitch.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Yeah dude - the more I pay at the pump the less I fear nuclear attack by people who don’t have nukes and who wouldn’t be able to have them if you idiots didn’t tear up obama’s deal and start a self-defeating war about it. 521640
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 05/09/2026“Our national parks are in crisis” - former national parks superintendents protectnps.org/2026/09/02/f...protectnps.orgFormer National Park Superintendents Warn Interior Secretary: National Parks Are in Crisis – The Coalition To Protect America's National Parks 13817
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMichael Hobbes @michaelhobbes.bsky.social · 04/09/2026This is what shutting down scientific debate actually looks likebloomberg.comA Top Virus Scientist Stared Down Covid Lab-Leak Proponents. Now His Life’s Work Is at StakeThe battle over Covid’s origins has come for Bob Garry, who’s faced some of the world’s deadliest viral threats. 172055581
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsHarmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 05/09/2026The current NIH Director’s animus against NIAID to sign away much needed research funds so we can continue bombing another country is… a staggering betrayal of Congressional intentions and authority. Not surprising but still staggering. 5465116
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsProPublica @propublica.org · 03/09/2026The success of the U.S. vaccination system depends on two fundamental pillars: parents trusting in vaccines and children having access to them. Under RFK Jr., both are in peril. (Published March)propublica.orgHow Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Vaccine Agenda Risks a Resurgence of Deadly Childhood PlaguesThe health secretary is spreading doubts about vaccine safety and considering changes that could prompt manufacturers to flee the U.S. market. History has shown how plagues from the past can roar back... 281051486
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsMarc Coutanche @marccoutanche.bsky.social · 01/09/2026We are recruiting an Assistant Professor in Cog Neuro/Cog Psych to join us at Rice! Please spread the word! apply.interfolio.com/192080apply.interfolio.com Apply - Interfolio {{$ctrl.$state.data.pageTitle}} - Apply - Interfolio 24642
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsJonathan Bernstein @jonathanbernstein.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Y'all think that the Supreme Court is going to intervene to stop a Dem president from demolishing Trump's stupid ballroom but that's probably wrong; the Supreme Court will intervene to stop the Dem president from demolishing Trump's stupid ballroom after Congress passes a law and he signs it. 312718
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsPaul Taylor @afni-pt.bsky.social · 31/08/2026Have you ever felt like something was missing from your #fmri results? Have you been worried about potential reproducibility issues? Well, this new @natmethods.nature.com article with 40+ coauthors shows how the simple change to transparent thresholding helps both. Go Figure! rdcu.be/B4tikBETdQZa 19151
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsUnion of Concerned Scientists @ucs.org · 31/08/20261/ At a time when 17,000 people have been sickened by the food-borne #cyclospora parasite, the Trump USDA is cutting its parasite research budget and forcing out the very scientists who could help avert the next catastrophe. 🧵 ⬇️politico.comUSDA cyclospora research projects shelved amid funding cuts and relocationsThe shuttering of three projects is expected to hinder vital research at a time when consumers are increasingly worried about the safety of the food supply. 65737
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsKevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 30/08/2026This was so stupid I had to check to see if it's real, and yes. Ted Cruz, the man who once told a story about the "basketball ring," is trying to tell a guy who literally played lacrosse at Michigan how Michigan athletes refer to their rival. 1302103246
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsSam Wang @samwang.bsky.social · 29/08/2026If anyone wants to actually learn something about the entry into humans of the SARS-CoV2 virus, here is a great summary of evidence. It is a little technical but it actually considers both major hypotheses. The authors are leading virologists. journals.asm.org/doi/epub/10.... 25017
Reposted by Stephen J. GottsCanadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Lake Ontario's name comes from the Wyandot word Ontarí'io, which is typically translated as "beautiful lake". The Kanienʼkéha called it Katarokwi. Samuel de Champlain called it Lac de St. Louis. The name Lacus Ontario was first recorded in 1660 by Francis Creuxius. 812678824