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This would pair well with a depressing article about leaders of rich private 4-yr college covering their eyes and ears

submitted 22 hours ago • 4 comments

W.E.B. Du Bois on the white takeover of southern public schools after Reconstruction. Not a coincidence that the chapter, "Back Towards Slavery," follows his analysis of the eventual dedegration of the public school system. Attacks on education are vital to (re)instituting authoritarian rule.

submitted 23 hours ago • 32 comments

Jeffries: hey the GOP controls the government, absolutely nothing i can do, gonna work on my personal book tour Sanders: brb i am going to personally barnstorm strategic GOP house districts and try to peel off 2 votes so we can block Trump's cuts to Medicaid www.commondreams.org/news/bernie-...

submitted 17 hours ago • 124 comments

“This week I have mostly procrastinated in the forlorn hope that it will lead to creativity”

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

Worst. Episode. EVER.

submitted 1 day ago • 872 comments

From a source at NIH, some grants may be nixed because the investigator’s bio sketch mentions DEI-related activities, even if the science itself has nothing to do with it.

submitted 1 day ago • 14 comments

Tiniest of glimmers: I saw a tesla on my commute this morning which was missing its rear logo ornament. Whether it fell off due to shoddy workmanship, was removed by a vandal, or removed by the owner out of shame — I hope it's the sign of the consumer pressure that could knock Musk down a peg.

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Want a window into the mind of about 49.97% of all voting Americans? (warning: it's not pretty). I guess this is how they respond when science doesn't back up their transphobia and sexism? Good thing I never learned how to actually answer my skype-based office "phone".

submitted 1 day ago • 27 comments

Anyone going to the DC event? Thinking of taking the train down for the day

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Exclusively from @science.org : ‘Death by ax.’ Fate of millions of research animals at stake in NIH payments lawsuit | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

This is @sonofrockhound.bsky.social! Tell him you love him!

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

Engaging with the comp neuro literature in a systems neuro course. (with apologies to Ila Fiete and @apeyrache.bsky.social).

submitted 2 days ago • 1 comment

"we should try to use a more diverse range of services... (such as Zenodo instead of OSF for depositing data and manuscripts, or EuropePMC instead of PubMed Central)" I always recommend those anyway as they're just better than their US counterparts 🤷

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

Same vibe.

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I wrote a thing for @thetransmitter.bsky.social. The attack on scientific infrastructure happening in the US shows that relying on any one country is not a good option for science. We need to start supporting and building international, decentralised infrastructure for science.

submitted 3 days ago • 6 comments

Here it is finally: Our mathematical methods book for life scientists! Aimed at advanced undergrads and beginning grad students, plus all those who want a deeper look at the math behind quantitative biology. @portugueslab.bsky.social. 1/3

submitted 3 days ago • 2 comments

Continually stunned at how much they hate their constituency and in return how much the people love him for it

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It’s becoming apparent to me through multiple conversations with people over the last 3 days that NIH funding mechanisms that have not already gone through review and council will be delayed by AT LEAST 6 months.

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

Our new study found amlodipine reduces hyperactivity in ADHD-model #zebrafish & rats and is supported by genetic evidence linking #ADHD to its target pathways. Could L-type calcium channels hold the key to non-stimulant ADHD treatments? www.surrey.ac.uk/news/blood-p....

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I am hiring a lab technician! If you know anyone who has experience with field studies, enjoys working with plants, and is a good communicator and hard worker, pls pass this along! The position is for one year with the possibility of renewal. Please re-skeet! careers.umich.edu/job_detail/2...

submitted 3 days ago • 1 comment

While I am a big fan of stacked photography, its worth remembering that standing still too long in rainforest will see you eaten by something, probably something really weird. This #horsehair #worm was just checking me out, but a healthy ecosystem will always have amazing #parasite diversity :)

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A large portion of grants awarded by the U.S. National Institutes of Health cannot be funded for the foreseeable future because of an indefinite hold on submissions to the Federal Register, according to an email reviewed by The Transmitter. By @avaskham.bsky.social bit.ly/3X8ngz8

submitted 4 days ago • 12 comments

FIGHT BACK against the war on science and government workers. Tomorrow my union (Harvard Academic Workers UAW) is joining many others for a protest - join us!

submitted 4 days ago • 1 comment

The JFK Library in Boston is reportedly closed indefinitely because of federal job cuts

submitted 4 days ago • 241 comments

Firings are happening right now at the National Science Foundation. Essential staff are being cut. This isn’t about the budget. If it was, they’d be going after the military (17%) or state appropriations (38%). NSF is 0.7% of the federal budget. All federal employees make up only 4% of the budget.

submitted 5 days ago • 99 comments

Firings happening right now at the NSF.

submitted 5 days ago • 45 comments

Also happening in New York! This Wednesday, 4pm, WashSq Park

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

come rally with us! we're participating in @higheredlabor.bsky.social's 2/19 national day of action with a rally at 3pm at the JFK federal building! we're standing up for a future where knowledge and innovation are valued!

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

It's like Juicero, but for being a person.

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But remember, the real censors are “woke” professors.

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

🪰👩‍🔬🔬🧠Broad call for a funded Postdoc Fellowship position in our department! Please contact me if you are interested in discussing possible Behavioral Neurobiology research as part of my lab team. Apps due April 4th, 2025. employment.unl.edu/postings/95137

submitted 16 days ago • 1 comment

Dear NSF scientists and staff: If you're looking to talk to a journalist about what's going on at the agency, please reach out (from a non-governmental phone/computer) via signal @jonlambert.12

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"FEDS HOLD THE LINE" street signage along a major #DC area thoroughfare. Countless thousands of federal workers drive past it each day.

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Now seems a good time to mention that I haven't yet filled a postdoc position in phylogenetic methods. If you just lost your job, need something temporary, and know something about bioinformatics/statistics/evolution, talk to me.

submitted 8 days ago • 3 comments

There is a repo for making your own mirror of pubmed: github.com/MrMimic/MEDOC

submitted 8 days ago • 2 comments