Reposted by K. SkruberAmerican Society for Cell Biology @ascbiology.bsky.social · 04/06/2026Scientists: Your voice is needed. New federal regulations could reshape research funding, publishing, and collaboration. Comments close July 13. www.ascb.org/science-policy/propose… 01721 0
Reposted by K. SkruberMIT Press @mitpress.bsky.social · 11/06/2026What would it mean for colleges and universities to be organized around learning rather than around teaching, rankings, revenue, and prestige? Today's crazy idea: "What if learning was at the center of college?" via @insidehighered.cominsidehighered.comWhat if learning was at the center of college?A guest post laying out a path forward for all institutions. 2256 0
Reposted by K. SkruberRicard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Despite it being chaotic, active nematic turbulence can give rise to arrested labyrinthine patterns! Check out our new paper @physrevresearch.bsky.social! Work led by Ido Lavi, with Jean-François Joanny and Jaume Casademunt. journals.aps.org/prresearch/a... 1216 0
Reposted by K. SkruberSam Lord @samjlord.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Update: our #PeerReplication idea is now published in EMBO Reports: doi.org/10.1038/s443...doi.orgPeer replication - EMBO ReportsEMBO Reports - To address the replication crisis and instill confidence in the scientific literature, we introduce a new framework for evaluating scientific manuscripts. “Peer... 141 0
Reposted by K. SkruberRicard Alert Zenón @ricardalert.bsky.social · 02/12/2025New preprint! Do you like ocean waves? We found similar waves on bacterial colonies! We found that this collective behavior, known as rippling, is nothing but surface waves on an active nematic. @princeton.edu @mpipks.bsky.social @ub.edu @icreacommunity.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1... 214044 0
Reposted by K. SkruberKatie Mack @astrokatie.com · 02/12/2025Just imagining how much better it would be if ALL news stories about vaccine-preventable illnesses were illustrated with pictures of people with the disease, not pictures of needle injections. If you must show something that people will find scary & unpleasant, make it the disease, not the cure. 10079632075 0
Reposted by K. SkruberKendra "Gloom is My Beat" Pierre-Louis @kendrawrites.com · 02/12/2025I'm so tired of measles. I'm also tired of people using needle shots on stories like this. Show what measles looks like. 482713402 0
K. Skruber @skruberk.bsky.social · 25/11/2025So incredibly cool to get the chance to be part of this project and so much fun watching these fast, dynamic cells move! Congrats to @hbrappap.bsky.social and @oliverio.bsky.social and everyone involved! 040 0
Reposted by K. Skruberdaryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 14/11/2023For groundbreaking synthetic music pioneer Wendy Carlos' birthday, enjoy her in her home studio with cats and friends 5498190 0
K. Skruber @skruberk.bsky.social · 05/11/2025trans men are also there for cis women taking t for perimenopausal and post menopausal symptoms as well. really underscoring the fact that all trans* medical treatment is still primarily for and majority used by cis people! 071 0
Reposted by K. SkruberLaura G Mitchell @lauragmitchell.com · 15/10/2025If you don’t frequently see families with kids traveling to destinations by bike, your bike network isn’t safe enough (&/or your zoning forces sprawl & car dependency). 113618 0
Reposted by K. SkruberArvid Ågren @arvidagren.bsky.social · 14/09/2025Take a sneak peak at The Paradox of the Organism at Google books books.google.com/books?hl=sv&... Don’t forget to pre-order!books.google.comThe Paradox of the OrganismLeading evolutionary theorists and philosophers come together to understand how organisms persist, even as they’re riddled with internal conflict, from cancer cells to selfish genes.How does a vast me... 12610 0
K. Skruber @skruberk.bsky.social · 26/08/2025I wrote about how revoking access to medical care for trans people affects all of us in science. reskeets (are we calling them that?) appreciated. www.ascb.org/society-news...ascb.org 031 0
Reposted by K. SkruberSarah McAnulty, Ph.D. @sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 24/08/2025We've got 35 sets of these posters left. This project came from my evergreen frustration with our important messages getting trapped on social media algorithms. Good stuff for posting on your local community bulletin board, classroom, office door, etc! squidfacts.bigcartel.com/product/scie... 8354159 0
Reposted by K. Skruberangela oliverio @oliverio.bsky.social · 22/08/2025New lab pre-print up! "Twelve species of human parasites make up half the literature on microbial eukaryotes" doi.org/10.1101/2025... We (led by UG Joanna Lepper and with @hbrappap.bsky.social) quantified all mentions of protist species in the scientific literature 🧵 #protistsonsky #microskydoi.orgTwelve species of human parasites make up half of the literature on microbial eukaryotesAlthough microbial eukaryotes comprise the majority of eukaryotic phylogenetic diversity and inhabit nearly all ecosystems globally, most research focuses on only a few species of human parasites. Her... 16626 0
K. Skruber @skruberk.bsky.social · 25/03/2025Our study tracking the route actin monomers take from the cytoplasm into branched actin networks is now up on biorxiv! In it we learned that most actin is delivered into branched actin networks from polymerases on a membrane surface, not directly from the cytoplasm. 141 0
Reposted by K. SkruberLouis Johnston @ldjeconomics.bsky.social · 30/11/2024The Myth of Objective Data, by Melanie Feinberg thereader.mitpress.mit.edu/the-myth-of-... via @mitpress.bsky.socialthereader.mitpress.mit.eduThe Myth of Objective DataWhen we view objectivity and subjectivity as opposites rather than complements, we distort the empirical realities of data collection. 19043 0
Reposted by K. SkruberAlastair Millar @skriptorium.info · 20/10/2024Bluesky's topped 12 million users! For any new joiners out there who are into SFF - welcome! There's a great community here. And here's a thread of Starter Packs that might help you find your people: 1/ 2513350 0