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Science Educators and Researchers Must Uphold the Human Rights of Trans, Nonbinary, and Intersex Persons Trans, nonbinary, and intersex persons are—and have always been—an integral part of humankind. However, these communities are under attack. We live in a time of growing state repression and the norma...

super honored to be part of this amazing author team and terrific article: Sedlacek, Q. C., A. M. Aramati Casper, K. Doerr, et al. 2026. “ Science Educators and Researchers Must Uphold the Human Rights of Trans, Nonbinary, and Intersex Persons.” Science Education 0: 1–17. doi.org/10.1002/sce.....

It’s a myth that baby boys are less social than girls – a new look at decades of research shows all babies are born to connect Pulling together the results of 40 experiments done by different teams over decades, researchers found that infant boys and girls equally tune in to human faces and voices.

It’s a myth that baby boys are less social than girls – a new look at decades of research shows all babies are born to connect
theconversation.com/its-a-myth-t...

Join us at the #SWEEET Symposium on May 14 (1:30-5pm) at #CSEE2026! We're tackling three barriers facing equity-deserving researchers: parenthood, fieldwork access & socioeconomic challenges. Featuring talks by Drs. Courtney Robichaud, Rachel Giles & Diane Srivastava. We hope to see you there!

The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie

Here’s my position on whether you buy my book from Amazon.

I would strongly prefer you don’t! First of all, the price on Bookshop is exactly the same right now (mod shipping). Libro will give you the same audio and ownership of the files! Kobo ebooks and readers are great!

'Sex, biology, behavior, evolution: moving beyond binary approaches to humans and other animals' Speaker at the AIAS Seminar: Agustin Fuentes, Professor of Anthropology, Princeton University, USA.

The use of binary framings and dyadic models are ubiquitous in much theory, method, and practice in the biological and social sciences. However, contemporary study of bodies, ecologies, and behavior pushes against such approaches. aias.au.dk/events/show/...

Highly recommend reading @fusaroli.eurosky.social detailed thread on the paper: bsky.app/profile/fusa...

Our new preprint (osf.io/preprints/ps...) was the first study that Kristian, Murillo, and I cooked up in eSYMb’s early days. We scribbled on Kristian’s whiteboard for hours, figuring out how we could get people to “decorate” or “communicate” using MSA engravings -very much feeling his absence today.

so, so good.

Sapiens, page 11-12: Bratwurst and shillelaghs. Paging Doctor Freud! I'm reviewing  Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind  by Yuval Noah Harari one page at a time. Harari's portrayal of human evolution as an e...

So far we've had some hints, but today's pages tell us WHO YOU ARE.

You are a bone-smashing carrion-eating underdog, and not the good kind.

Calm down. It's probably just more metaphors...

ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/04/sapi...

Page 12!!!!!! @dunsworth.bsky.social rocks ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/04/sapi...

Page 9!!!: ecodevoevo.blogspot.com/2026/04/sapi...

I’ve been meaning to check this out, but I’m not sure I have enough vicarious hate-read energy for it.

Screenshot of a Substack note by account 'JoJoFromJerz' that says: 'In a sane administration, the FBI Director doesn’t go on the morning news to prove he’s not a drunk, the Defense Secretary doesn’t quote Tarantino to prove he’s a man of God, and the President doesn’t take multiple cognitive exams to prove he’s not insane.'

None of this is normal.

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein at the Harvard Science Center presenting The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie in conversation with Evelynn M. Hammonds

BOSTON!

ONE WEEK FROM TODAY:
I am going to be in conversation with historian and fellow physicist Evelynn Hammonds!! THE EVELYNN HAMMONDS!!

It feels a little historic (or a lot) and I hope all of Boston will come 🖖🏽
💙📚

www.eventbrite.com/e/chanda-pre...

Wait wait. A purpose-built, specially designed robot that presumably can’t do anything other than emulate human running only beat the human record by six minutes? Over 13 miles?

“Scientists are trained for a world where data speaks for itself. Where misinformation moves slowly. Where scientific expertise naturally rises above noise. That world is gone.”🧪
@jpflores.rbind.io

We’re Training Scientists for a World That No Longer Exists - Science Politics Science can help address pressing challenges, but only if we train scientists to communicate in the places people actually form beliefs.

Just saw this piece by @jpflores.rbind.io on a brief trip to X.

It’s 100% spot on, and why I devote a lot of time speaking to classes and workshops for U-M grad students, residents & health services research fellows & faculty. (On top of writing/media relations) sciencepolitics.org/2026/03/18/w...

Can we talk to the animals? The ethics of using machine learning to decode animal communication - Topoi There is currently much scientific and public interest in using machine learning to uncover the meaning of animal signals, which could ultimately lead to two-way communication systems between humans and other animals. This paper examines the research ethics that should govern this line of inquiry, and explores the transformative implications if scientists are successful at creating translations between animal signals and human language. We argue that the scientific and philosophical literature on animal communication systems warrants the attempt to engage in these translation projects, and describe the current state of the art of the research. While the ability to translate animal signals has many possible benefits, these come alongside no small number of risks to animal communities. We enumerate the risks that exist in the development of these models in order to help scientists avoid them. Looking ahead, we argue that successful two-way communication with animals would both reveal an existing moral landscape and create a new one. Any successful two-way communication system would require radical translation of animal signals, which in turn entails that animals are rational beings who live in normative communities. Furthermore, the creation of these communicative systems also gives rise to new responsibilities and new demands. As researchers work to transform our social relationships with animals, they must also take on the responsibility to prepare humanity for the challenges that will arise in this novel multi-species landscape.

"Can we talk to the animals? The ethics of using machine learning to decode animal communication" https://doi.org/10.1007/s11245-026-10409-2 - I'm pleased that someone finally wrote a clear and complete ethical consideration of this emerging topic! #bioacoustics

Cuidar para cooperar: Reflexiones desde la evolución Grabación del webinar «Cuidar para cooperar: Reflexiones desde la evolución» impartido por el profesor Agustín Fuentes para la Sociedad de Estudios de Bioarqueología del Cuidado (SEBioC) el 13/04/2…

Cuidar para cooperar: Reflexiones desde la evolución wp.me/p4Bi9E-6YF con @anthrofuentes.bsky.social 👌

This. Read book and review. Now.

More than 38,000 women and girls were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025 – UN Women | UN Women – Headquarters Six months after the ceasefire, and as regional developments shift global attention, UN Women warns that women and girls in Gaza remain at critical risk.

A new analysis published by UN Women shows that more than 38,000 women and girls—including over 22,000 women and 16,000 girls—were killed in Gaza between October 2023 and December 2025, representing an average of at least 47 women and girls killed per day.

www.unwomen.org/en/news-stor...

One of the worst humans in the world is upset with the Pope & has decided to “show him” by harming more children. Yeah, that checks out.

Donate to Care for Santana During This Difficult Time, organized by Hanna Garth Santana Guerra recently learned of the passing of their mother in California. … Hanna Garth needs your support for Care for Santana During This Difficult Time

a grad student in my department has lost their mother. on top of the sudden, devastating, and unexpected grief they are also beset with a series of unexpected financial expenses. please consider donating what you can and/or circulating this fundraiser www.gofundme.com/f/care-for-s...

Twist: So many university leaders took the bait because they agree with the right wing grift. They don’t think fascists or racism is bad & are annoyed by students, staff & faculty that say otherwise because it forced them to take stands they don’t believe in. Now they can ignore fascism & racism

Playing Possum: How Animals Understand Death by Susana Monsó

How animals conceive of death and dying—and what it can teach us about our own relationships with mortality.

@susanamonso.com's Playing Possum is out now in #paperback!

Learn more: press.princeton.edu/books/paperb...

#Philosophy

New Article: “More than “Information in the Head” Culture, Cultural Evolution, and Concepts in Dynamic Assemblage” w/ @gregdowney.bsky.social and Alex Gillett--plus input from a number of commentators-- finally out in Current Anthropology www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... 1/7

Just Like Us, Jurassic Mammals Cared for Their Young Clues from bones reveal multituberculates looked after their offspring for lengthy periods during the Age of Dinosaurs

Every time I see a squirrel, I also miss multituberculates a little.

Apr 26 at 3:00 pm EST, @agordonreed.bsky.social will be at Nassau Presbyterian Church for a discussion of her landmark new work, Jefferson on Race. With @esglaude.bsky.social, she will examine Jefferson's ideals of equality and his contradictory life as a slaveholder.

Register here: buff.ly/SUAw1mX

Human Self-Domestication or Self-Control

Human Social Evolution:
Self-Domestication or Self-Control? 🏺🧪
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...

This account further illustrates the significant differences between humans and domesticates, thus challenging the notion of human self-domestication.