A family of Ravens is putting the goth back in gothic at NYC's largest cathedral--St John the Divine. There are five mouths to feed, so the parents are staying busy! ⛪️⛪️⛪️ #Ravens #Cathedral #birding

A photo of the cover of the book with a bunch of phrases around it; Amazing facts LGBTQ+ Astronomers Cosmic Mysteries Celestial Cocktail The brightest explosion ever

One month to go to publication day!

You can preorder Invisible Rainbows here or where you get your books! 📕

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I am hiring a postdoc for scRNA-seq research in Lund, Sweden on the visual systems of non-model inverts as part of an ERC project on the evolution and ecology of advanced color and polarization vision. Apply here or share the link with someone who may be interested! 🧪

lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Give it a try, is quick, is fun, and you learn how challenging is prediction in Ecology!

This is a fun challenge to try out. My intuition is too bad :)

Longhorn Moths are such adorable little weirdos 😍

Excited to share a new review by @kocherlab.bsky.social and me:

Nature-inspired neuroscience

We discuss diverse sensory systems and behaviors across the animal kingdom and argue for their integration into neuroscience. New tools in diverse systems are making this possible ✨

tinyurl.com/y5y9du27

That's beautiful!

the penne opticon

New university free speech complaints system to come into force this year Universities could face fines of £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed to protect free speech.

Legislating that literally every view, regardless of academic rigour, should be platformed by universities helps only those who want to spread disinformation and have a vested interest in damaging trust in expertise.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Be ready to be shocked and offended at university, students told Guidance has been published by the Office for Students on new free speech rules coming into force this year.

My students are shocked & offended alright when I tell them a paper whose methodology assumes the earth is flat (in service of the argument that white people are innately smarter than black people) was published in a mainstream academic journal & not retracted after its major flaw was pointed out

Opinion: There is no free-speech right to a university platform The UK government’s bill to tackle university cancel culture would give it unacceptable powers to control academic debate and student protest, says Professor George Letsas (UCL Laws).

The UK government just made the spread of disinformation easier, with a bill which fails to understand the distinction between free speech and academic freedom:

“What distinguishes university platforms is that they are credible and influential because they are typically run by experts”

This #PhilTransB theme issue, organised by @ellileadbeater.bsky.social and @cornishjackdaws.bsky.social, explores how and why animal minds have evolved to be so different from one another: royalsocietypublishing.org/rstb/issue/3...

Don't be shy to take on a little two-week side project. These five months will be the most precious three years of your academic journey.

GOOD NEWS! Researchers have made a HUGE breakthrough towards a UNIVERSAL antiviral. By targeting sugar molecules found on the surface of many viruses that SHARE structural similarities, they identified FOUR compounds that successfully BLOCKED infections from SEVEN different viruses.

A bird with a pink head, white body and a colourful crest

Pink cockatoo

A host of wild garlic plants filling up a wood with their white flowers and smooth broad leaves.

Always special stumbling on wild garlic in the woods! #newcastle #weekendWalks

Stunning, haunting music even after almost a century

Reports of a third attempted arson attack on Jewish targets in North London this week. It's getting really scary and more people need to start taking it seriously.

AI psychosis: a mental health crisis for the 21st century Chatbot dependence is reportedly affecting hundreds of thousands of people every week, leading to depression, breakdown and even death. As tech lawsuits stack up, what needs to be done to make AI safe...

This is of course very disturbing (not least the bit about Musk and Grok). And it brings into focus what I've been wondering for a while: if we need a typograph mark to identify intentional attributions we make of AI. It's nigh impossible to write about it without...
observer.co.uk/news/technol...

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Remembering my friend from last weekend.
#Northumberland #WhitleyBay

By the time we see the Code of Practice, it will be too late to make sure it's trans inclusive. We have very little time. Reach out to your MP now 👇

Force the government to rip up the EHRC’s transphobic guidance It’s been a year since the Supreme Court's decision that accelerated the rollback of trans rights in the UK. It’s been a difficult year, but it’s also been a year of coming together and fighting back....

Over 3,500 people have taken action in less than 48hs.

We need to make sure the government listens to us, and we don't have much time. Will you join us?
action.goodlawproject.org/force-government-rip-ehr...

It shocks me how many businesses still don’t seem to get that Trump’s cultural revolution did not actually happen

Same here. Mt. TBR is such a great term 😁

It becomes a mystery novel series. I still have to catch up on the last one. You have plenty of fun reading ahead of you :)

New Katherine Addison 🥳🥳😍

Remembering my friend from last weekend.
#Northumberland #WhitleyBay