On this day in 2019, I witnessed one of the coolest things ever. A lenticular cloud lit-up by a setting sun over the Perito Morena Glacier in Argentina.

I think most people would prefer this. #Science

Are those individual cables or a syncitium?

Some of us were clued in when he called immigrant “rapists”, suggested women needed to be controlled by “grab them by the $&&$” and with the Epstein files, etc, etc, etc, etc….but to each their own.

I am wait for a “Jesus was weak on crime and the Apostles a bunch of losers who mostly died rather than win” message anytime now.

Flyer of the Neuroscience Seminar by Gaby Maimon, PhD, on April 13 2026 at Noon in 100 College St., 180 A/B

Mark your calendars 🗓️ and stop by this Monday (4/13) at noon for a seminar by @rockefeller.edu's Gaby Maimon, PhD 🥼 on the "Functional Logic of a Cognitive Brain System" 🤔 🧠

Thank you to @dacolon.bsky.social for hosting! 🙌

We hope to see you there!

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two:

#war #climate

MAHAspital - SNL YouTube video by Saturday Night Live

Funny-Not Funny

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Semillas de Triunfo impulsa a las niñas en las ciencias - TeleOnce TV | Vívelo La Dra. Gretchen Díaz Muñoz conversa sobre "Semillas de Triunfo", un programa con 10 años de trayectoria que empodera a niñas y jóvenes para que d ...

Semillas de Triunfo, un programa de 10 años, empodera a niñas y jóvenes en STEM, promoviendo el liderazgo y la mentoría en ciencias.
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Meanwhile, in Europe…

David Botstein | 1942 - 2026 | Online-Tribute.com David was a beloved husband, father, brother, scientist, teacher, mentor, musician, friend, who touched the lives of thousands. David’s wide-ranging scientific career spanned decades with a legacy o…

Farewell to an absolute giant of molecular genetics, David Botstein www.online-tribute.com/DavidBotstein

NIH is not issuing awards. You may think that it's because they it is coming up with new directions of research...The apposite is true.

Here is a graph showing how many fewer new funding opportunities that NIH has posted over time.

-91%, a trend that started on Jan 2025.

Una hormiga reina congelada en el tiempo: nueva especie de hormiga hallada en el ámbar dominicano.
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Great thread, worth the read in its entirety

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The Epstein files document what many women researchers have long experienced but rarely seen laid bare so starkly: exclusion operating behind closed doors, shaping who gets funded, invited, mentored, and taken seriously. How many of these networks, norms, and gatekeepers remain in place?

Mantis religiosa de cabeza cónica. Empusa pennata.
Foto de Marta Albareda.

This one hits hard.

I know this makes me an extremist but I think our baby concentration camps should be abolished.

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that long has been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change, the most aggressiv...

Today, the Trump administration repealed the endangerment finding: the ruling that served as the basis for limits on tailpipe emissions and power plant rules. Without it, we’ll be less safe, less healthy and less able to fight climate change—all so the fossil fuel industry can make even more money.

They came to Massachusetts to cure disease. Now they’re packing up their labs. - The Boston Globe In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.

Big @bostonglobe.com / MassINC Polling survey out this morning. "They came to Massachusetts to cure disease. Now they’re packing up their labs." We surveyed NIH funded scientists in Massachusetts about federal funding cuts & policies. Here's what they told us. www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/09/m...

One on left is a black dog and above it the words “Reality”. Below it is “I chased a squirrel” One the right is a black dog and above it says “LinkedIn”. Below it says, Proud to announce that I effectively executed a rapid-response squirrel displacement strategy to mitigate potential yard intrusions. Humbled by the unwavering support of my family and local stakeholders. This experience reinforced the importance of vigilance, ownership, and continuous improvement. Looking forward to scaling this impact in future engagements.

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Can we make brains “smarter”? By boosting mitochondrial metabolism in neurons of memory circuits, we improved memory in flies and mice. Thrilled to see this work out - congrats to @amrapalianjali.bsky.social for spectacular work, and to all lab members for invaluable contributions!

Rep. Delia Ramirez to DHS officials: "I have as much respect for you as I do for the last white men who put on masks to terrorize communities of color. I have no respect for the inheritors of the Klanhood and the slave patrol. Those activities were criminal and so are yours."

must read

Bad Bunny’s Sign Language Interpreter Will Make Super Bowl History, Too Puerto Rican Sign Language is not the same as American Sign Language. Celimar Rivera Cosme will uniquely capture the rapper’s slang for the game’s deaf viewers.

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show will be interpreted by Celimar Rivera Cosme into Puerto Rican Sign Language, a unique dialect used on the island that academic researchers and other experts consider endangered.

When I was growing up, many songs played over the airwaves in Puerto Rico were in English. I did not understand most of the words. I have to be frank, for many I still don’t. But, I enjoyed them and don’t remember complaining about it. I think that is the case for most of the World.