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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I got an email from a dancer, with a follow up Q from this weekend, and it was to delve deeper into the body mechanics of a movement and better understanding and training their own proprioception. Everything in my life revolves around the type of science I'm interested in! I am a dancing fish :)

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

For those who may want to start delving into this area, here are a few starter pieces (not anything like a complete list!) - www.hepi.ac.uk/2024/05/23/t... - www.frontiersin.org/journals/edu...

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I had a conversation this weekend where we were chatting academia, biases, psychology, and more. And it's *always* jarring, after years of knowing these stats, that ~40% of PhD candidates (those who passed their coursework and quals - often considered the most difficult part of the PhD)...

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

In Michigan teaching fusion dance this weekend and the weather is too perfect! If you're nearby Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti, thanks for sharing your beautiful fall day :)

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

To all the new grad students: find your support resources, early! If you're in a union, actually read your contract. (Some limit things like reporting problems to 30 days.) Use these people and resources. With that being said, most uni setups are to protect the uni and not the students.

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Above all, enjoy your time! When the fit is right grad school can be amazing. You get a set 5+ years to dig into stem topics that interests you and drives your enthusiasm. You can be immersed in research, outreach, mentorship, teaching, and so many different experiences! Find what you love!

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

As someone who has a terrible record for keeping indoor plants alive, please suggest plants that I can successfully grow indoors. Farmers markets are going to disappear soon and I'd love to get some seeds or such started :) Thinking, maybe, tomatoes and jalapenos? What else? (herbs I can grow :).)

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Reading about recent Uni news while still going through some turmoil in academia keeps sending me deep in thought... Thinking about what I experienced the last 6 years, still experiencing, experiences people have shared with me, that uni's protect themselves...and where does that leave the future?

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Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

“Scientists should stop trying to be neutral and instead embrace their values,”says a group of top climate scientists, including @katharinehayhoe.com. The neutrality myth is harming the reputation of science right when we need it most.” #ClimateCrisis Science isn’t neutral. It’s science.

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Prominent climate scientist argues it's time to ditch the 'myth of neutrality' | CBC Radio

Climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe talks to Bob McDonald about the polarization of science and why she thinks scientists should stop pretending to be neutral when it's our planet at risk.

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Per Ahlberg @perahlberg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

🧪Another open-access paper from our lab came out a while ago but I forgot to post a link, so here it is. Ossification of the pectoral fin skeleton of a phylogenetically basal stem lungfish. Based on the same material as my very first paper, from 1989! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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Ossification of the pectoral fin of Glyptolepis groenlandica: implications for the evolution of the lungfish appendicular skeleton - Developmental Biology Advances

Developmental Biology Advances - Lungfishes are commonly considered to be the sister group to tetrapods. They appeared around 415 million years ago, then rapidly evolved, diversified and spread....

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I have been doing more time consuming cooking over the past month that a few friends are teasing that I'm running a small restaurant from home and my roommate is trying to figure out how to legally sell the food 😂 I need a problem to be resolved so I can close this at-home restaurant 😅

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Animal Behavior Society @animbehsociety.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The OMB grants rule isn’t final yet, but they want to enact it Oct 1! It would let political appointees override peer review & cancel research midstream. We made the comments, now we need to call Congress and let them know what effect this will have scientific research. io.aibs.org/omb-action

Flyer from the American Institute of Biological Sciences (ABS is a member) states that the "next step of the OMG Grants rule is to call and write to your members of congress." Apparently even after half a million comments were made on the docket, our congress people aren't hearing directly from constituents about how devastating this new policy will be for scientific research.

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Me the last 24hrs: posts about shark facts, pro inclusion, tagged as a co-author in a neurodiversity paper, and donating blo0d Random big shark account I've never directly interacted with before: blocked me Feels like a great example of why we need pro-diversity and less toxicity... 🙃

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

About 50% do not complete their program and a majority of that is due to lab and university related problems, NOT the ability of the person. There's a reason academia is nicknamed the "ivory tower". We need to do better at protecting those who are capable and are intentionally pushed out/removed.

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ThePotLab, PhD 🧠🧪🏴 @thepotlabphd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

The pretty ivory towers won’t save us. It’s already happening. 👀🥺

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Me: going in to donate "Power reds" (aka a larger rbc donation) Nurse looks at my tattoos and piercings (some gauged), smiles, and asks if I'm ok with an 18 gauge needle Me: Yes, yes I am lol 😅 (Though there are people w/ tattoos and piercings that don't like needles and/or blood.)

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

According to the NSF, only 1.8% of women in the US hold a PhD So, when you see them represented on tv or see extra toxicity and problems in the work place we should both extra cheer (tv) AND stand up to defend them (toxicity). We need to help create solutions and support going forward!

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Dyk: The lateral line picks up mechanosensation vibrational stimuli ...but... It's not the only mechanosensation based receptor in #chondrichthyans! There are also other cell types that pick up pressure and stretch that are also mechanosensory stimuli! #sharks #rays #skates #chimaeras 🦈

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Having continuing problems from over a year ago makes it hard to recover Yet last night, I was nerding out with a friend and we both, excitedly, went down a rabbit hole of a new med and the sodium channel interaction Soooo...yeah...I don't think I can fully burnout from something I love this much

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Animal Behaviour Live @animalbehaviour.live · 28/07/2026

⏳️ Only 42 days left to submit your abstract for #ABL2026! Share your research with our global, free and fully online animal behaviour community. Don't miss the opportunity to present your work! 📅 Abstract submission deadline: 6 September 2026 Send it now! https:// ablaoc.sciencesconf.org/

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International Society for Neuroethology @neuroethology.org · 27/07/2026

The session "Urban Stressors and Adaption" is chaired by @helenanorman.bsky.social who also introduces their research on sleep in fish as a first speaker 🐟💤

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I've been going down some serious rabbit holes of #neuroplasticity this past week with #proprioception themed in. (I'll share the 2nd rabbit hole topic later.) If you also geek out about this please drop papers you've enjoyed! One that I found this week: www.frontiersin.org/journals/hum...

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Frontiers | The effect of neuro-enhancement technology on proprioception in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction

ObjectiveTo investigate whether the neural augmentation technique can induce improvement of proprioceptive performance in Anterior cruciate ligament reconstr...

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

It's been a very long 6 months but I can say that I am also grateful for a lot of things. I was forced into new situations, leaned on friends, and kept enthusiasm for the things I love. Today is a day where a song is on repeat. This one always moves my soul 💜 What's a song that moves you?

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

A cool paper looking at how different textures are explored! 🧪 #neuro #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence #touch #somatosensation #haptics #SensorimotorControl

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Do not cram alt text with keywords just to improve search engine optimization. This will hinder alt text’s true purpose: improving accessibility. Focus on describing the photo's content. Search engine optimization should not be the goal for writing good alt text.

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

(Q at the end) I think losing my biggest piece of body dysmorphia (thank you top surgery...even if I still need to save and pay for a 2nd round 🙃) has unlocked new gender play for me. I like #agender instead of genderfluid for me still but I've got 2 friends, who I asked... #pride #PrideMonth 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Taking #pride with me to every social dance during and beyone #PrideMonth! Always happy to chat science, dance a song, or whatever if you see me in passing anywhere :) From your friendly #queer #agender #trans neighbor :). 🏳️‍🌈

A person holding a large opened fan with an old pride flag in their left hand in a fairly open space with black floor and chairs against the wall in the background

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Dr. Michelle A. Rodrigues 🐒 @marspidermonkey.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Happy #PrideMonth! To celebrate, I'm starting a thread of readings on queerness in animals/evolution, and keep adding throughout the month. I'll include a mix of writing for popular audiences as well as some scientific articles and book recommendations! 🧪 🏳️‍🌈 (1/n) Nature has ALWAYS been queer! 🌈

Graphical abstract with a drawing of two bonobos copulating on branches with greenery in the background, and a researcher wearing a pride mask sitting with a clipboard observing.

In the upper right text box above the researchers's head, the text has "Are bonobos just gal pals? (in bold), with bullet points:--same-sex "sociosexual" behavior is often treated as social rathan than sexual, --we overn overlook social functions in mixed-sex sexual behavior, --we should study social and sexual functions across all sex pairings!"

In the bottom left, under the bonobos, is another text box, with the bolded text: "LGBTQ+ scientists provide a situated perspective that expands our understanding of social and sexual behavior within queer frameworks."

The graphical abstract is from Graham and Rodrigues (2026), "Just Gal Pals! The Differential Treatment of Sexual Behavior Among Nonhuman Great Apes,'" in the American Journal of Biological Anthropology.

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

#Academia: What is your advice to brand new Master's and PhD students joining a lab? How does one pitch a thesis idea? Where to start? How to begin a literature search without drowning in papers? (Resource links and personal advice are encouraged with the caveat that each situation is unique.)

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Academics: What are free resources you wish you knew about sooner or ealier in your career? (That are still helpful today.) Anything from paper access, scheduling time, writing help, etc. Not everyone gets access to this knowledge so let's share and spread what is available :) #academia

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Wobbologist @wobbologist.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

The weather is getting warmer here and my friend asked how I plan to swim during summer since t0p surgery. She asked what I was comfortable with and then helped me navigate questions (she grew up here). This is #trans support 🥰. I am so appreciative! Community is so important ❤️ #TransJoy

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Nachiket Vartak @vartak.bioimaging.tech · 27/04/2026

For CSV files, if I have to use a GUI it is either ModernCSV, SmoothCSV 3 or the CSV editor extension in VS code. All are cross platform and the last two are FOSS.

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Horst Obenhaus @octoscience.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

www.fpbase.org and public.brain.mpg.de/SpectraViewer/ (the latter does not seem to get updated anymore(?).

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Ainsley S @americanbeetles.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

good stuff in here!

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Christophe 🔬 Leterrier @christlet.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

It's not a meritocracy and not a zero-sum game It's not a sprint nor a marathon it's interval training

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Krista Koeller @kristalerista.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Also the entirety of the Biology of the Reptilia is available for free online. This is the best resource for learning about reptile anatomy, especially extant reptiles. carlgans.org/biology-rept...

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Biology of the Reptilia: Overview | Gans Collections and Charitable Fund

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