It was only a matter of time: the powerful anti-abortion org Students for Life has endorsed legislation to imprison abortion patients.
The move marks the biggest shift in anti-abortion politics in decades. jessica.substack.com/p/the-mask-i...
Thanks, as always, to the many sources who were generous enough to share their thoughts with me -- it's much appreciated!
Commercial software can contain 50+ errors per 1000 lines of code; scientific software, written by relative newbies, is more error prone. I spoke to @tracykteal.bsky.social @amyko.phd @weecology.bsky.social & more to learn best debugging practices @nature.com 🧑💻 🐜 ❌ 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
UCS just released a very nice and concise guide for how to stay safe in the public eye -- for scholars and researchers, but also for anyone else concerned about safety during autocratization:
www.ucs.org/sites/de...
Category 4 Super Typhoon Sinlaku is making landfall now over Saipan in the US territory of the Northern Mariana Islands.
Sustained winds of 150mph and 50ft waves.
Folks in Saipan are US citizens and they need our help.
Scientists are exposing the biological information hidden in ancient parchments without leaving a mark
It's been a week. Re-live the #ArtemisII Moon flyby with me, in the room where the science happened. 🧪🔭
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Fantastic #longread here from @ashleythesmart.bsky.social @undark.org about the push for germline #crispr genome editing. 🧬🧪 undark.org/2026/04/08/g...
"'No' is a really powerful word for scientists, because it makes you kind of think around corners." A fascinating story about how DNA is helping researchers study manuscripts not just for the words they contain but what they tell us about the ancient world in which they were made. @nature.com
Wow -- female mouse embryos with a single letter change in their DNA develop male reproductive organs. Incredible story by @rfieldmouse.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪🐭🧬 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Congratulations!!
It does, thanks!
This is a neat trick, Crystal, thank you! But what's the advantage of using labelling vs mutate() -- that is, adding a new col with the label name rather than labelling per se? Just curious, thanks!
"You chase grants, publish papers, recruit students, handle teaching and manage relationships, all while trying to keep your mental health from hitting zero." New @nature.com, a researcher reflects on art imitating reality in a popular "young faculty simulator". 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Calling all physics/astronomy science communicators! Applications are open for the 2026 #Scicomm Collider at @perimeterinstitute.ca! A great opportunity for folks doing all kinds of astro/phys engagement to meet, network, and share expertise on connecting the public with science! ⚛️🧪🔭🎢
“It had its own biography, its own deep history. It seemed like an archaeological site between covers.” @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social takes a deep dive into biocodicology, the study of ancient manuscripts as biological objects. New @nature.com @marlabroadfoot.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nice 25th amendment you got there, shame if anyone invoked it
The Moon blocking the Sun, seen from the lunar far side
Choosing to aim my attention skyward, as ever. Excited to share some absolutely stunning images of our Moon.
This was yesterday’s eclipse from Artemis II. Image from @alexwitze.bsky.social
LOOK AT THIS!!
The Moon occulting the Sun! The size, milky haze, *aliveness* of our star’s atmosphere!
Women are far too unpredictable and irrational to command our armed forces or to have access to a nuclear arsenal.
Independent article: Never trust a man who doesn't like cats - why it's a dating red flag
Did a cat write this?
Obama wore a tan suit and wanted everyone to have healthcare.
colorful watercolor mitochondria on yellow background
#Sciart jellybeans for Easter artologica.etsy.com/listing/4374...
🚨🚨🚨 New book alert! Writer-extraordinaire @roxannekhamsi.bsky.social's debut book on the ever-changing state of our DNA is coming soon. 📚 Preorder it now! @bookshop.org 🚨🚨🚨 bookshop.org/p/books/beyo...
Ahh, thanks Judge Pappert, will definitely tone down my rhetoric knowing that it's a "list of Jews TO PROTECT" that the Trump Administration wants to compile.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_...
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And in horrifying news, Idaho's governor has signed the felony bathroom ban, with 5 year penalties for second offense bathroom usage, into law.
This is the most significant criminalization of trans people to date.
On trans day of visibility no less.
It will require a new "Do not travel" warning.
What happens when you combine automation, robotics and #AI? New @nature.com, inside the 'self-driving lab' revolution. By @rachelbrazil.bsky.social 🧪🤖 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
“What I see is one person trying to run science like a king, deciding which research is acceptable based on political ideology rather than scientific merit”.
Totally 🔥quotes from @michaeldgreen.phd in this excellent article by @melodyschreiber.com.
1. Idaho has passed the most extreme anti-trans law in the nation, a bathroom ban. The second offense would be 5 years in jail, and the 4th offense could lead to life in prison due to Idaho's 3 strikes law.
It now heads to Governor Brad Little's desk.
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