Anne Marie Conlon
@annemarie.bsky.social
Chief Editor of Audience and Engagment at Nature. Twin mum, Irish, big fan of tea
I'm hiring! Join my amazing digital team at @nature.com to help us reach a wider audience on social media. We're looking for a multimedia editor with strong experience in social video to join us in London, initially on a 12-month contract. DM me any questions
🚨 Calling all vertical video experts! 🚨
We're looking for a new multimedia editor who can take the latest advances in science and create amazing short-form video
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We're looking for a new multimedia editor who can take the latest advances in science and create amazing short-form video
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...
Associate Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor
Job Title: Associate Multimedia Editor or Senior Multimedia Editor (12 Month Fixed Term Role) Organisation: Nature Portfolio Location: London – Hybrid Working Model Application Deadline: Sunday 9th No...
springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com
October 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
I'm hiring! Join my amazing digital team at @nature.com to help us reach a wider audience on social media. We're looking for a multimedia editor with strong experience in social video to join us in London, initially on a 12-month contract. DM me any questions
Posting an article about LinkedIn on Bluesky feels a little strange, but I think this piece is useful for anyone who breaks out in a sweat at the thought of actively 'networking' for their career: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘LinkedIn is like air to me’: the scientists who’ve cracked professional networking
Fans of the global social-media platform explain how best to harness its career-boosting and collaboration potential.
www.nature.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Posting an article about LinkedIn on Bluesky feels a little strange, but I think this piece is useful for anyone who breaks out in a sweat at the thought of actively 'networking' for their career: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Asked GPT to (impossibly) "write a Bluesky post 100% guaranteed to go viral"
Its suggestion: "just saw a guy confidently order a "croissantini" at the coffee shop and the barista nodded like that was a normal word. i live in a simulation."
Then I said "Make it more viral" and things got weird... 🧵
Its suggestion: "just saw a guy confidently order a "croissantini" at the coffee shop and the barista nodded like that was a normal word. i live in a simulation."
Then I said "Make it more viral" and things got weird... 🧵
May 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Asked GPT to (impossibly) "write a Bluesky post 100% guaranteed to go viral"
Its suggestion: "just saw a guy confidently order a "croissantini" at the coffee shop and the barista nodded like that was a normal word. i live in a simulation."
Then I said "Make it more viral" and things got weird... 🧵
Its suggestion: "just saw a guy confidently order a "croissantini" at the coffee shop and the barista nodded like that was a normal word. i live in a simulation."
Then I said "Make it more viral" and things got weird... 🧵
Really great, moving piece from Patrick Freyne on the under-reported war in Sudan.
"When it happens to us, we will expect more people to care."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"When it happens to us, we will expect more people to care."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Patrick Freyne: Returning home from Chad, I feel there’s a glitch in western empathy
The Sudan war is the world’s biggest humanitarian disaster, but it seems our human compassion is taken up by other conflicts
www.irishtimes.com
April 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Really great, moving piece from Patrick Freyne on the under-reported war in Sudan.
"When it happens to us, we will expect more people to care."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
"When it happens to us, we will expect more people to care."
www.irishtimes.com/opinion/2025...
Reposted by Anne Marie Conlon
What's the most-cited paper published this century?
A @nature.com analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
(With @helenpearson.bsky.social, @heidiledford.bsky.social and Matthew Hutson).
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A @nature.com analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
(With @helenpearson.bsky.social, @heidiledford.bsky.social and Matthew Hutson).
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: the most-cited papers of the twenty-first century
A Nature analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
www.nature.com
April 15, 2025 at 9:17 AM
What's the most-cited paper published this century?
A @nature.com analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
(With @helenpearson.bsky.social, @heidiledford.bsky.social and Matthew Hutson).
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
A @nature.com analysis reveals the 25 highest-cited papers published this century and explores why they are breaking records.
(With @helenpearson.bsky.social, @heidiledford.bsky.social and Matthew Hutson).
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I just discovered that the @irishtimes.com AI has an Irish accent - but cannot pronounce 'Ceann Comhairle' (however bad you're imagining its take on it, it's worse): www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
Ceann Comhairle Verona Murphy to face no-confidence vote next week as she denies Opposition claims
Bitter row over speaking rights dominated Dáil for second day as three opposition leaders called for Ms Murphy’s resignation
www.irishtimes.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
I just discovered that the @irishtimes.com AI has an Irish accent - but cannot pronounce 'Ceann Comhairle' (however bad you're imagining its take on it, it's worse): www.irishtimes.com/politics/oir...
The next person who tells me that marathons are bad for the knees will get a little talk on how they're actually good for my myelin elasticity! 🏃♀️
Two strands of my life collided this week when I covered marathons for @nature.com. I have run 14 marathons & happy to hear I've been flexing my myelin elasticity - with possible benefits! www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How marathons change runners’ brains: scans point to surprise energy source
After the gruelling races, levels of the nerve-cell insulator myelin were lower, suggesting the brain uses the fatty substance as fuel.
www.nature.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The next person who tells me that marathons are bad for the knees will get a little talk on how they're actually good for my myelin elasticity! 🏃♀️
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Entries are now open for Nature’s 2025 #ScientistAtWork photo competition!
Capture a moment in your working day for the chance to win a cash prize, and see your winning image in Nature
https://go.nature.com/41Ff5Me
Capture a moment in your working day for the chance to win a cash prize, and see your winning image in Nature
https://go.nature.com/41Ff5Me
#ScientistAtWork 2025: Nature is seeking stunning photographic images that capture researchers’ working lives
Winners get a cash prize, and will have their image featured in Nature in print and online.
go.nature.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Entries are now open for Nature’s 2025 #ScientistAtWork photo competition!
Capture a moment in your working day for the chance to win a cash prize, and see your winning image in Nature
https://go.nature.com/41Ff5Me
Capture a moment in your working day for the chance to win a cash prize, and see your winning image in Nature
https://go.nature.com/41Ff5Me
Reposted by Anne Marie Conlon
The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard.
https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX
https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX
‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts
Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.
go.nature.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:50 PM
The mood was defiant at many of the rallies, where chants of “Scientists will not be silenced”, “Facts over fear” and “What do we want? Peer review! When do we want it? Now!” were heard.
https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX
https://go.nature.com/3F8T6FX
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J.P. Flores, a core organizer for today's rallies and a bioinformatics researcher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, told Nature: “March 7 is the beginning — I don’t necessarily see it as the endpoint.” #StandUpForScience www.nature.com/articles/d41...
‘Scientists will not be silenced’: thousands protest Trump research cuts
Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.
www.nature.com
March 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
J.P. Flores, a core organizer for today's rallies and a bioinformatics researcher at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, told Nature: “March 7 is the beginning — I don’t necessarily see it as the endpoint.” #StandUpForScience www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Boston #standupforscience signs come out
March 7, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Boston #standupforscience signs come out
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Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
February 25, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Every major UK newspaper - left, right, broadsheet, tabloid - is running a front page campaign against copyright carveouts for AI training.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
I can't remember the last time any political cause had such broad support, let alone one so anti-big tech and so economically consequential.
TIL a new term: ‘cognitive offloading’, the idea of using lists, phones, etc to lessen the demands on your brain.
I do this all the time - I basically let google be my memory! But is this damaging my *actual* memory?
@helenpearson.bsky.social has the full story:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I do this all the time - I basically let google be my memory! But is this damaging my *actual* memory?
@helenpearson.bsky.social has the full story:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Are the Internet and AI affecting our memory? What the science says
Search engines, GPS maps and other tech can alter our ability to learn and remember. Now scientists are working out what AI might do.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2025 at 12:20 PM
TIL a new term: ‘cognitive offloading’, the idea of using lists, phones, etc to lessen the demands on your brain.
I do this all the time - I basically let google be my memory! But is this damaging my *actual* memory?
@helenpearson.bsky.social has the full story:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
I do this all the time - I basically let google be my memory! But is this damaging my *actual* memory?
@helenpearson.bsky.social has the full story:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Anne Marie Conlon
A cold boiled egg pot may be a convenient shot of protein, but where’s the joy in that? | Lucy Dearlove
A cold boiled egg pot may be a convenient shot of protein, but where’s the joy in that? | Lucy Dearlove
Somewhere between protein powders and chicken breasts in plastic containers, I fear the pursuit of wellness has become a thief of joy
Last year, I needed to eat on the go between exercising and an evening class. Frequently, I would find myself striding…
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
A cold boiled egg pot may be a convenient shot of protein, but where’s the joy in that? | Lucy Dearlove
“We keep giving the new administration the benefit of the doubt, but I don’t think that’s warranted here”, says an NIH scientist who asked not to be identified... “We need to give up the illusion of going back to normal.”
Nature's report on the chaos in US science:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature's report on the chaos in US science:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Chaos erupts in US science as Trump’s team declares freeze on federal grants
The freeze’s effect on research is still unclear, but scientists fear ‘incalculable’ damage.
www.nature.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:44 PM
“We keep giving the new administration the benefit of the doubt, but I don’t think that’s warranted here”, says an NIH scientist who asked not to be identified... “We need to give up the illusion of going back to normal.”
Nature's report on the chaos in US science:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Nature's report on the chaos in US science:
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Anne Marie Conlon
How audiences follow news on climate change?
This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread
This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread
January 28, 2025 at 8:03 AM
How audiences follow news on climate change?
This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread
This is the question at the heart of a new report by @waqasejaz.bsky.social @mitalilive.bsky.social @richardfletcher.bsky.social based on survey data from 🇧🇷 🇫🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇳 🇯🇵 🇵🇰 🇬🇧 🇺🇸
Read here: https://buff.ly/4jwvTNG
7 findings in thread
Interesting piece on AI slop on Quartz from @aftermath.site
AI articles have a note at the bottom:
“While we strive for accuracy and timeliness, due to the experimental nature of this technology we cannot guarantee that we’ll always be successful in that regard.” 🫣
aftermath.site/quartz-ai-ar...
AI articles have a note at the bottom:
“While we strive for accuracy and timeliness, due to the experimental nature of this technology we cannot guarantee that we’ll always be successful in that regard.” 🫣
aftermath.site/quartz-ai-ar...
G/O Media Is Publishing AI Slop Again - Aftermath
News site Quartz is publishing a whole lot of AI-generated articles
aftermath.site
January 28, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Interesting piece on AI slop on Quartz from @aftermath.site
AI articles have a note at the bottom:
“While we strive for accuracy and timeliness, due to the experimental nature of this technology we cannot guarantee that we’ll always be successful in that regard.” 🫣
aftermath.site/quartz-ai-ar...
AI articles have a note at the bottom:
“While we strive for accuracy and timeliness, due to the experimental nature of this technology we cannot guarantee that we’ll always be successful in that regard.” 🫣
aftermath.site/quartz-ai-ar...
Reposted by Anne Marie Conlon
I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Patrick Freyne: I am becoming a demotivational speaker – let’s all have an averagely productive December
I keep meeting people who are extremely burned out. I meet them so often that I’m beginning to think burnout is something that exists by design
www.irishtimes.com
December 14, 2024 at 10:57 AM
I'm launching a new career as a demotivational speaker (thanks to everyone who got in touch this morning - it's nice to hear it strikes a chord) www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
Sure, I could've just copied across my Twitter follow list, but where's the fun in that? This way I get to hunt down the random mix of Irish media, politics and comedy types plus UK science and politics journos... and that one person who made my favourite ever tweet about Patrick Swayze
November 28, 2024 at 8:31 PM
Sure, I could've just copied across my Twitter follow list, but where's the fun in that? This way I get to hunt down the random mix of Irish media, politics and comedy types plus UK science and politics journos... and that one person who made my favourite ever tweet about Patrick Swayze
Even if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, many of us use this time of year to show we appreciate our colleagues. In Nature this week, I spoke to researchers about how they give thanks to their lab-mates – from stickers to hidden chocolates.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How to thank your lab mates: eight ways to show gratitude at the end of year
Alongside secret Santas and seasonal parties, many laboratories develop traditions to show appreciation to colleagues — from sweets and mulled wine to quizzes and ice-skating trips.
www.nature.com
November 27, 2024 at 11:11 AM
Even if you don't celebrate Thanksgiving, many of us use this time of year to show we appreciate our colleagues. In Nature this week, I spoke to researchers about how they give thanks to their lab-mates – from stickers to hidden chocolates.
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
@natureportfolio.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Really looking forward to getting to know #ScienceSky #AcademicSky 🧪 people here. Please flag to me any posts/content that 1M+++ Nature Briefing readers need to see! 😀
November 13, 2024 at 8:02 PM
Really looking forward to getting to know #ScienceSky #AcademicSky 🧪 people here. Please flag to me any posts/content that 1M+++ Nature Briefing readers need to see! 😀
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We said hello to our new followers last week, but there's many more of you now! Welcome! We've created a starter pack for you, which is a work in progress.
We'd also love to hear from you about your work we've published or what kind of things you want us to post.
We'd also love to hear from you about your work we've published or what kind of things you want us to post.
November 12, 2024 at 3:43 PM
We said hello to our new followers last week, but there's many more of you now! Welcome! We've created a starter pack for you, which is a work in progress.
We'd also love to hear from you about your work we've published or what kind of things you want us to post.
We'd also love to hear from you about your work we've published or what kind of things you want us to post.
Reposted by Anne Marie Conlon
🧪Putting out a #sourcerequest for a story in @natureportfolio.bsky.social. I'm looking for people who can speak to their experiences w/ breastfeeding in academia in different parts of the world. Preference to people outside US/EU. Please help spread the word! #WomenInSTEM #QueerInSTEM #reprosky
August 8, 2024 at 3:51 PM
🧪Putting out a #sourcerequest for a story in @natureportfolio.bsky.social. I'm looking for people who can speak to their experiences w/ breastfeeding in academia in different parts of the world. Preference to people outside US/EU. Please help spread the word! #WomenInSTEM #QueerInSTEM #reprosky
Filtered out nudity and now my What's Hot feed is just cats and ice-cream
May 8, 2023 at 7:59 AM
Filtered out nudity and now my What's Hot feed is just cats and ice-cream