mattneuro.bsky.social
Neuroscientist in Oslo / Stockholm. Former Editor. Mucking about with Voltage Imaging and patching. Currently looking for career options around Scandinavia!
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I figured; we just have the boring black ones. And not nearly as many, for our 1P system, of course!
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Ooh, I'm digging the look of those grey mirror-mounts. Neat setup!
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Thank you; I am glad to hear this has changed from a few years ago!
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I'd get to work, but I have a feeling I won't meet the h-index requirement. Still, a great opportunity for some!
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The only exception there, were a handful of amazing science communicators. People like Tom Scott, Carl Bergstrom, Katie Mack, or Ed Yong, to name but a few. They were having a real impact on public discourse on Twitter.
But they're all here, now! And with time, "the public" will come here, too.
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The public cared that their favorite actor / singer / politician was on there. I occasionally tell people how science-twitter was huge, and they stare at me like I'm describing a new colour.
We were barely visible before; and with the new algorithms now? We'd just be yelling into the void.
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Well, since we are doing spicy takes:
I don't believe "the public" ever cared about scientists on Twitter.
Sure, there were some. But those were the science enthusiasts. They don't need convincing that the Earth is round, or that vaccines work. The rest? Doesn't even know Science was there.
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If you truly believe there are still 300 million real people on Twitter, then I have a bridge to sell you.
@altmetric.com is already seeing more science posts from BlueSky than from X: www.altmetric.com/blog/bluesky...
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I fundamentally disagree with the implication that the people still on Twitter would care.
You cannot persuade people who think you are the enemy. You cannot reason with them. You cannot convince them to see your point of view.
To them, you are the enemy. You gain nothing from talking with them.
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It is _mad_ expensive, but Dubai has hotels right in the terminal, which you can book for as short as three hours.
I gave in and booked one when I visited NZ: had a 7 hour layover & arrived there around 11pm (my time). It was perfect to catch a few zZz's and shower, before the long haul to Auckland
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Amsterdam Schiphol also has a large outdoor terrace! It is a bit tricky to find, so many people don't know about it.
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I love this photo, you look so excited!
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Word
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Hope you were able to get a seat? It was standing room only when I arrived, very popular indeed!
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Haha.. Thank you, I would have loved to join your lab! Now is unfortunately not a great time funding-wise in many places, but who knows, and thank you very much for the tip!
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I mean, I did scoop out a fair bit of cortex once to image the Striatum for some preliminary data, and it didn't seem to matter. Too early to draw conclusions, but...
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I figured, surely the cortex is doing something else _besides_ protecting the basal ganglia? Will keep you updated if I find anything!
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Congratulations! I hear that is a most excellent journal! ;)
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For anyone attending the FENS regional meeting in Oslo next week, I will be around and co-chairing the session on Voltage Imaging on Wednesday. So, if you have any recommendations, please do not hesitate to hit me up at #FRM2025 !
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Oh no! So sorry to hear it Nicolas, hope you'll be able to keep doing incredible science regardless!
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Oooh, I heard great things about this beauty! Happy imaging!
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Oooh, this should be good!
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You know what gets me the most? Those smug looks when you get to work at ten, and they're like "Ooh you just came in? I was here already at 8!"
Sure! But you left at 4pm yesterday, while I was running a long experiment till eight! You're not more productive just because you got here earlier, Steve!
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Night owls: "well it's past nine pm, better be quiet as a mouse"
Morning people: "WHADDUP PEEPS ITS ALREADY 6AM LETS VACUUM THE ENTIRE HOUSE WHILE I RUN A LOAD OF LAUNDRY"
Seriously, we should rise up against their tyranny!
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Oh right, yes absolutely; I have a NAS at home that has served me well for many years, with minimal effort.
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I did that in my PhD lab: used SeaFile on a custom server, hosted in the department, which we could access over a VPN.
Trouble is, once I left the lab, there was nobody to maintain it. The lab kept using it for a few years after, but I gather they ran into too many issues and abandoned it.
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Some wise person once remarked that all studies eventually get published somewhere, anyway. And while I do not fully agree that this warrants abolishing post-review rejections, it certainly seems true now that any reasonably sound bit of science will find a journal willing to publish it.
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(I expect it's a bit too far away, but that's no excuse not to shamelessly plug the meeting 😎)
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If you're planning to attend the FENS meeting in Oslo, Dr. Kannan will give a talk during our symposium on voltage imaging!
frm2025oslo.no/18-june
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No. I expect the authors to tell the editor when a reviewer request would take too long. Journal revision deadlines are no secret, and rarely more than a few months.
I have seen plenty of author responses who refused to do even simple controls requested by multiple reviewers. It goes both ways.