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Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."

Three cool scientists introduce their work "Our new theory has been submitted to a peer-reviewed journal, but we feel its depths and intricacies are best appreciated on the limited-edition vinyl release."

My latest cartoon for @newscientist.com

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The oldest known image of Keith Richards, published around 1140 AD ...

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two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management

two images of the human body's circulatory system. One of them with good cable management

The human circulatory system, before and after proper cable management.

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EBRAINS is launching its Industry Expert Group and invites candidates from NMCs, SMEs, Startups and innovation ecosystems to express their interest in joining this advisory expert group.

Submit an Expression of Interest before 27 May: ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...

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London needs more of these

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I laughed

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there’s actually never been a better time to be a professional software engineer. we are in the midst of a Cambrian explosion of weird and stupid bugs you get to go and fix!

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Patrick Freyne: Here’s why AI is making us dumber and more lonely Writing forces people to resolve internal contradictions and confront their own bullshit. It’s why it’s hard. It’s why it’s beautiful

I wrote about why we should keep reading and writing

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Register for the STEP-UP RSLondon annual workshop, Monday 29 June 2026 at the Francis Crick Institute. This is our 7th annual event!
The call for submissions is here (closes tomorrow) step-up.ac.uk/events/step-...

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Palantir’s tech has been linked to the Israeli military's ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza, raising serious human rights concerns.

This Thursday, MPs will debate Palantir's NHS contract.

Email your MP to say No Palantir in Our NHS: amn.st/63328B62zaO

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Divorce: saving thousands of husbands' lives since 1970

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Viktor Orban concedes defeat in Hungarian election as opposition heads for landslide win Peter Magyar’s Tisza party projected to win 138 out of 199 seats, a two-thirds majority that would enable it to change the constitution

Happy Monday everyone

🇭🇺 🇪🇺 😁

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Max Delbrück Center hiring Head of Scientific Computing (m/f/d) in Permanent North American Gaeltacht, Ontario, Canada | LinkedIn Posted 10:20:26 AM. The Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz Association aims to transform…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

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Permanent North American Gaeltacht, ON · 1 week ago · 3 people clicked apply
Responses managed off LinkedIn

Max Delbrück Center Head of Scientific Computing (m/f/d) Permanent North American Gaeltacht, ON · 1 week ago · 3 people clicked apply Responses managed off LinkedIn

Interesting new direction for the @mdc-berlin.bsky.social - I wish them all the best in their efforts to conduct High-Peformance Computing through the Irish language

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Excellent read, whatever your position on AI

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A black-and-white historical photograph of Elizabeth Bugie, a pioneering biochemist, working in a laboratory. She is shown from the waist up, wearing a short-sleeved white top and focusing intently on her work.

She has dark, shoulder-length hair and is holding a piece of glassware connected to a black rubber tube, seemingly adjusting a filtration or distillation setup. Several Erlenmeyer flasks and glass funnels sit on the bench in front of her. In the background, shelves are filled with numerous glass chemical bottles of various sizes, and a window with multiple panes is visible to the right.

A black-and-white historical photograph of Elizabeth Bugie, a pioneering biochemist, working in a laboratory. She is shown from the waist up, wearing a short-sleeved white top and focusing intently on her work. She has dark, shoulder-length hair and is holding a piece of glassware connected to a black rubber tube, seemingly adjusting a filtration or distillation setup. Several Erlenmeyer flasks and glass funnels sit on the bench in front of her. In the background, shelves are filled with numerous glass chemical bottles of various sizes, and a window with multiple panes is visible to the right.

Biochemist Elizabeth Bugie co-discovered streptomycin (with Selman Waksman), the first antibiotic against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.

Waksman went on to win the 1952 Nobel Prize for Medicine & took full credit for the discovery. Bugie died #OTD in 2001. #WomenInSTEM #MatildaEffect (1/2)

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Earth appearing as a bright crescent behind the Moon’s surface

Earth appearing as a bright crescent behind the Moon’s surface

OH. MY. GOD.

THIS IS THE EARTHSET PHOTO FROM ARTEMIS II. IM SPEECHLESS.

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"Surprisingly, our experiment worked on the first try and, remarkably, yielded the expected result."

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Institute of Molecular Biotechnology, Max Perutz Labs Vienna, IMP, Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology

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London plane's are devouring the world, one item of street furniture at a time

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We missed those penalties intentionally

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Sycophantic AI decreases prosocial intentions and promotes dependence Despite rising concerns about sycophancy—excessive agreement or flattery from artificial intelligence (AI) systems—little is known about its prevalence or consequences. We show that sycophancy is wide...

Interesting study in @science.org: asking chatbots for advice in social interactions decreases prosocial behavior: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

(basically, chatbots will always affirm your reactions in social situations; on the long run, this makes you more selfish and self-righteous)

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This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two:

#war #climate

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A quote from Meditations Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth.

That's when I break out the Marcus Aurelius quotes:
www.goodreads.com/quotes/73368...

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