A kiss between #towerHamlets / Isle of Dogs and #Greenwich …

"Convergent and lineage-specific genomic changes shape adaptations in sugar-consuming birds" www.science.org/doi/abs/10.1...

The date of when cherry blossoms in Kyoto bloom has been tracked for 1200 years. Certainly one of the most beautiful data points confirming global warming.

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/17/c...

The 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Postdoctoral Fellowships are now open.

In my lab, @preparedmindslab.bsky.social we would be happy to host research in comparative cognition and neuroscience at the interface between animal (🐝 🐣 🚶‍♀️) / artificial intelligence, robotics and neuroscience!

"Sterilization and contraception increase lifespan across vertebrates"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Our new fluffy preprint: "A Soft Robotic Interface
for Chick-Robot Affective Interactions" arxiv.org/abs/2604.08443 with work led by @juechen.bsky.social @preparedmindslab.bsky.social #ARQ @queenmarycbb.bsky.social

No, Britain Is Not Having a Christian Revival A study said church attendance had soared among British young people, a trend reversal that excited religious conservatives around the world. Turns out it wasn’t true.

The U.K. was in the middle of a “quiet revival” of Christianity — and Gen Z was driving the shift — said a report published last year. Turns out it wasn't true.

Researchers reveal the neural basis of evolving new capabilities by investigating behavioral and morphological differences between deer mouse subspecies. #neuroskyence

By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social

www.thetransmitter.org/evolution/ar...

Mini models of the human brain are revealing how this complex organ takes shape Lab-grown organoids are turbo-charging the study of human brain development and disease.

“Over the next decade these stem-cell-based models will increasingly help reveal the biology of complex brain conditions & demystify diseases that have long remained inaccessible” says organoid guru @sergiuppasca.bsky.social in this Nature news piece on an elegant & beautiful area of modern science🧪

About #civilisation:
"the stage of human social and cultural development and organisation that is considered most advanced."
"an advanced state of human society, in which a high level of culture, science, industry, and government has been reached."
...
No doubt that some civilisation is gone.

German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs Leaders say automated mowers’ blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlife

Hedgehogs are protected under German law, and trapping, injuring or killing them is subject to fines of up to €65,000. 🦔

One question is what criteria of search and selection people and non-automated search use/ should use. Having transparent criteria, and tools that correctly implement, is important for any search (automated or not).

A histological and diceCT-derived 3D reconstruction of the avian visual thalamofugal pathway - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - A histological and diceCT-derived 3D reconstruction of the avian visual thalamofugal pathway

A histological and diceCT-derived 3D reconstruction of the avian visual thalamofugal pathway www.nature.com/articles/s41...

"The order of time", "L'ordine del tempo" #Rovelli

A map of object space in primate inferotemporal cortex - Nature Primate inferotemporal cortex contains a coarse map of object space consisting of four networks, identified using functional imaging, electrophysiology and deep networks.

Still very interesting: "A map of object space in primate inferotemporal cortex" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Flexible, abstract rhythm perception in bumble bees Flexible, abstract rhythm perception underpins human music, dance, and speech, but thus far, it has only been demonstrated in a few birds and mammals. In this work, we show that bumble bees also form ...

“Flexible rhythm perception underpins human music, dance & speech. We show that bees form robust abstract rhythm representations. Results suggest an insect brain can encode & generalize arbitrary complex temporal patterns, pointing to deep evolutionary roots for domain‐general rhythm cognition.”😲
🐝🧪

...using LaTeX/Overleaf doesn’t make you a better scientist. Word processors handle formulas, references, track changes and formatting faster and less confusingly. Perhaps LaTeX is worth it if you need precise control for complex documents (?). otherwise, it’s just a waste of time (and eyesight)

"There has been no ‘quiet revival’ of Christianity in Britain." as it has been recently falsely claimed.
"Today, the Bible Society has retracted its claims that there is a quiet revival of Christianity in Britain based on a faulty and unreliable YouGov survey. " humanists.uk/2026/03/26/b...

Red alarms confirm that saving our only planet [not oil, stock markets and killing people] is the priority

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The #goodnightStory

5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined

Not only people killed and harmed: 5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Huge news! We've made the vital messaging of CoorDown's new #JustEvolve campaign for #WorldDownSyndromeDay accessible to everyone.

We created standard and extended audio described versions of the bold and unflinching ad, as well as penned a descriptive transcript.

What do you think?

#WDSD26

What Sebald clarifies regarding Alfred Andersch shows that we can’t really hide behind any “internal emigration” narrative

Cochlear SGN neurons elevate pain thresholds in response to music - Scientific Reports Scientific Reports - Cochlear SGN neurons elevate pain thresholds in response to music

interesting and fun: "Cochlear SGN neurons elevate pain thresholds in response to music" www.nature.com/articles/s41... by Dunbar, collaborators and
@frantac.bsky.social

The Project Gutenberg eBook of Arnold Böcklin
www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/1...

The codevelopment of soft robotics and assistive technology Fostering relationships between the disability and soft robotics communities will spark innovations that could benefit all.

The codevelopment of soft robotics and assistive technology that can improve the life of everybody: the "curb-cut" effect www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

In the '80s, I had an illustrated book on science that predicted we'd hit 6 billion, then 8 billion people 🌍 ✅.
It also said we'd probably run out of petrol by 2021… instead here we are 😥

Cortical integration of tactile inputs distributed across timescales pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41799681/