Cecilia Baldoni
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
Researcher @
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
📍Konstanz 🇩🇪
brain 🧠 | behaviour 🎬 | shrews🐭
Unexplainably obsessed with flamingoes 🦩
Like my art? You can support it!
https://ko-fi.com/cecibaldoni
cecibaldoni.github.io 💁🏽♀️🌐
Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
📍Konstanz 🇩🇪
brain 🧠 | behaviour 🎬 | shrews🐭
Unexplainably obsessed with flamingoes 🦩
Like my art? You can support it!
https://ko-fi.com/cecibaldoni
cecibaldoni.github.io 💁🏽♀️🌐
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Cecilia Baldoni
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
· Apr 13
Ehi Bluesky! 🦋
I recently opened a Ko-fi page 🎉 and I’ll keep it updated with my silly illustrations.
If you like what you see there, consider supporting it, so I can make some more shrew related art ❤️
Join me at ko-fi.com/cecibaldoni
#KofiPromoteChallenge
I recently opened a Ko-fi page 🎉 and I’ll keep it updated with my silly illustrations.
If you like what you see there, consider supporting it, so I can make some more shrew related art ❤️
Join me at ko-fi.com/cecibaldoni
#KofiPromoteChallenge
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Congratulations! 🎉🏆
@madeline-eppley.bsky.social
Dr. Roberta Rosa Valtorta
@anaikowl.bsky.social
Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam
Dr. Patrick Manser
Dr. Allie Sinclair
Dr. Tetine Sentell
Dr. Erika Iveth Cedillo-González
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@invertebabe.bsky.social
Hira Javed
Dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek
@madeline-eppley.bsky.social
Dr. Roberta Rosa Valtorta
@anaikowl.bsky.social
Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam
Dr. Patrick Manser
Dr. Allie Sinclair
Dr. Tetine Sentell
Dr. Erika Iveth Cedillo-González
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@invertebabe.bsky.social
Hira Javed
Dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Congratulations! 🎉🏆
@madeline-eppley.bsky.social
Dr. Roberta Rosa Valtorta
@anaikowl.bsky.social
Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam
Dr. Patrick Manser
Dr. Allie Sinclair
Dr. Tetine Sentell
Dr. Erika Iveth Cedillo-González
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@invertebabe.bsky.social
Hira Javed
Dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek
@madeline-eppley.bsky.social
Dr. Roberta Rosa Valtorta
@anaikowl.bsky.social
Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam
Dr. Patrick Manser
Dr. Allie Sinclair
Dr. Tetine Sentell
Dr. Erika Iveth Cedillo-González
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@invertebabe.bsky.social
Hira Javed
Dr. Ana Rebeka Kamšek
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@sortee.bsky.social’s code club has made it onto RDM weekly :D
Excellent article by:
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@disnatalie.bsky.social
@cdegroot.bsky.social
@saoirsekelleher.eco
Excellent article by:
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@disnatalie.bsky.social
@cdegroot.bsky.social
@saoirsekelleher.eco
Issue 20 of RDM Weekly is out! 📬
- Automate File Management in R With the {fs} Package @jadeynryan.bsky.social
- How to Start Your Own Code Club @sortee.bsky.social
- Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving @icpsr.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
- Automate File Management in R With the {fs} Package @jadeynryan.bsky.social
- How to Start Your Own Code Club @sortee.bsky.social
- Guide to Social Science Data Preparation and Archiving @icpsr.bsky.social
and more!
rdmweekly.substack.com/p/rdm-weekly...
RDM Weekly - Issue 020
A weekly roundup of Research Data Management resources.
rdmweekly.substack.com
November 4, 2025 at 2:10 PM
@sortee.bsky.social’s code club has made it onto RDM weekly :D
Excellent article by:
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@disnatalie.bsky.social
@cdegroot.bsky.social
@saoirsekelleher.eco
Excellent article by:
@cecibaldoni.bsky.social
@disnatalie.bsky.social
@cdegroot.bsky.social
@saoirsekelleher.eco
I have a problem.
Wait for the Italian version and risk spoilers, or buy the English one and have MISMATCHING editions?
These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
#philippullman #thebookofdust
Wait for the Italian version and risk spoilers, or buy the English one and have MISMATCHING editions?
These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
#philippullman #thebookofdust
October 28, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I have a problem.
Wait for the Italian version and risk spoilers, or buy the English one and have MISMATCHING editions?
These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
#philippullman #thebookofdust
Wait for the Italian version and risk spoilers, or buy the English one and have MISMATCHING editions?
These are the questions that keep me awake at night.
#philippullman #thebookofdust
📚 We just launched a guide on starting code clubs—born from #SORTEE (un)conference!
Real tips, real experiences, from the community to the community!
Read it, use it, adapt it, and most importantly, help us make it better!
Open science communities for the win! 💙💚
sortee.github.io/start-your-c...
Real tips, real experiences, from the community to the community!
Read it, use it, adapt it, and most importantly, help us make it better!
Open science communities for the win! 💙💚
sortee.github.io/start-your-c...
How to Start Your Own Code Club – How to Start Your Code Club
sortee.github.io
October 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
📚 We just launched a guide on starting code clubs—born from #SORTEE (un)conference!
Real tips, real experiences, from the community to the community!
Read it, use it, adapt it, and most importantly, help us make it better!
Open science communities for the win! 💙💚
sortee.github.io/start-your-c...
Real tips, real experiences, from the community to the community!
Read it, use it, adapt it, and most importantly, help us make it better!
Open science communities for the win! 💙💚
sortee.github.io/start-your-c...
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
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October 25, 2025 at 4:19 AM
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Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
Coming up on Monday! Excited for this one
Happy to announce the next edition of the @sortee.bsky.social Workshop & Webinar series on October 27 at 16:00UTC, ‘The Risks and Rewards of Large Language Models in (open) Scientific Research’ with @tanyadoesscience.bsky.social !! Sign up here:
events.humanitix.com/sortee-webin...
events.humanitix.com/sortee-webin...
SORTEE Webinar: The Risks and Rewards of Large Language Models in (Open) Scientific Research
SORTEE Workshop & Webinar Series
events.humanitix.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Coming up on Monday! Excited for this one
What's the last thing you see before going to sleep?
For me it's a vampire dog.
For me it's a vampire dog.
October 20, 2025 at 7:21 PM
What's the last thing you see before going to sleep?
For me it's a vampire dog.
For me it's a vampire dog.
Data sharing discouraged institutionally.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Data sharing discouraged institutionally.
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 8:39 AM
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
“Data available on request”
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand:
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
"Statistical analysis used SPSS"
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 13, 2025 at 5:06 AM
“Data available on request”
🚨 Just one week left until our conference kicks off!
Join us for unconferences, workshops, and hackathons.
Register now at sortee.org/upcoming #SORTEE2025
Join us for unconferences, workshops, and hackathons.
Register now at sortee.org/upcoming #SORTEE2025
Upcoming events
Upcoming conference by Society for Open, Reliable, and Transparent Ecology and Evolutionary biology (SORTEE)
sortee.org
October 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
🚨We want you! 🚨
Come join @saoirsekelleher.eco and me at the SORTEE Conference to talk about starting your Code Club!
Find out more about the conference here: sortee.org/upcoming/
Come join @saoirsekelleher.eco and me at the SORTEE Conference to talk about starting your Code Club!
Find out more about the conference here: sortee.org/upcoming/
October 3, 2025 at 4:41 AM
🚨We want you! 🚨
Come join @saoirsekelleher.eco and me at the SORTEE Conference to talk about starting your Code Club!
Find out more about the conference here: sortee.org/upcoming/
Come join @saoirsekelleher.eco and me at the SORTEE Conference to talk about starting your Code Club!
Find out more about the conference here: sortee.org/upcoming/
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
Take note, repost far and wide. The Dechmann Lab are hiring ✨
PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!
DM me for questions!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!
DM me for questions!
Seasonal size change and aging in shrews
imprs-qbee.mpg.de
September 29, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Take note, repost far and wide. The Dechmann Lab are hiring ✨
PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!
DM me for questions!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!
DM me for questions!
Seasonal size change and aging in shrews
imprs-qbee.mpg.de
September 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
PhD Alert! 😍 Our lab is hiring a PhD student to study how shrews shrink in winter and grow in spring. Yes, you read that right!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!
DM me for questions!
tinyurl.com/shrinkingshr...
Join us at the @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social, study a super cool animal, and join the @imprs-qbee.bsky.social community!
DM me for questions!
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
Happy Birthday MaxCine 🎂
This October, MaxCine celebrates 15 years of inspiring young scientists. Join us to celebrate this achievement at the MAXCINE FESTIVAL: three days of science, art, ideas, and community. Come in person or participate online. Talks are FREE. Registrations are open👉 maxcine.de
This October, MaxCine celebrates 15 years of inspiring young scientists. Join us to celebrate this achievement at the MAXCINE FESTIVAL: three days of science, art, ideas, and community. Come in person or participate online. Talks are FREE. Registrations are open👉 maxcine.de
September 12, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Happy Birthday MaxCine 🎂
This October, MaxCine celebrates 15 years of inspiring young scientists. Join us to celebrate this achievement at the MAXCINE FESTIVAL: three days of science, art, ideas, and community. Come in person or participate online. Talks are FREE. Registrations are open👉 maxcine.de
This October, MaxCine celebrates 15 years of inspiring young scientists. Join us to celebrate this achievement at the MAXCINE FESTIVAL: three days of science, art, ideas, and community. Come in person or participate online. Talks are FREE. Registrations are open👉 maxcine.de
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
I might be biased (cat-biased?), but this #pawsitconf submission is just too cuuuuuute 🥹 Thank you for sharing Fennec's talk with us, @cecibaldoni.bsky.social ✨
This is truly getting me pumped for conf in the most adorable way possible 🐈
#rstats #python #databs
This is truly getting me pumped for conf in the most adorable way possible 🐈
#rstats #python #databs
September 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I might be biased (cat-biased?), but this #pawsitconf submission is just too cuuuuuute 🥹 Thank you for sharing Fennec's talk with us, @cecibaldoni.bsky.social ✨
This is truly getting me pumped for conf in the most adorable way possible 🐈
#rstats #python #databs
This is truly getting me pumped for conf in the most adorable way possible 🐈
#rstats #python #databs
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️
September 6, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🕷️ 🚨 Are you at the #DZG in Berlin next week? @dzg2025berlin.bsky.social my PhD @nadjageiger.bsky.social and I are very excited to tell you the latest about our spider sleep 💤 work! Come check out our talks on Friday and ask all your questions! :) 🚨 🕷️
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨
📢Apply now! Join our IMPRS for Brain&Behavior to pursue a #PhD in #neuroethology. Learn how brain circuits are linked to interesting animal behaviors!
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2025
🔗 imprs-brain-behavior.mpg.de
#neuroscience #Neuroskyence #neurojobs #sciencejobs #PhDsky #PhDOffers #FundedPhD
September 6, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨 PhD alert! IMPRS brain & behavior in Bonn just opened their calls for applications. Great PhD funding opportunities. Check it out! PS- I just joined their faculty, meaning you could do a rotation in my lab or even a PhD with me on spider sleep 🙃 Apply! 🚨
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
📢 This year, we’re hosting seven public lectures that anyone can attend completely free of charge between Sept 15 and 18!
📅 Registration for online attendance is open.
🔗 www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
#OpenScience #OSSS25 #LMUOSC
📅 Registration for online attendance is open.
🔗 www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
#OpenScience #OSSS25 #LMUOSC
September 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
📢 This year, we’re hosting seven public lectures that anyone can attend completely free of charge between Sept 15 and 18!
📅 Registration for online attendance is open.
🔗 www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
#OpenScience #OSSS25 #LMUOSC
📅 Registration for online attendance is open.
🔗 www.pretix.osc.lmu.de/lmu-osc/OSSS...
#OpenScience #OSSS25 #LMUOSC
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
WE WANT YOU! 🫵
Our organiser @kylieainslie.bsky.social is leaving us to go Down Under. 🦘 We're looking for new organisers to continue with @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social to keep @rladiesamsterdam.bsky.social the wonderful community it is. If you're in NL and interested, please get in touch! 💜
Our organiser @kylieainslie.bsky.social is leaving us to go Down Under. 🦘 We're looking for new organisers to continue with @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social to keep @rladiesamsterdam.bsky.social the wonderful community it is. If you're in NL and interested, please get in touch! 💜
Last week marked the end of my time at @rivm-nl.bsky.social.
I'm excited to be joining @thedohertyinst.bsky.social and The University of Melbourne as Modelling for Policy Lead!
I'm excited to be joining @thedohertyinst.bsky.social and The University of Melbourne as Modelling for Policy Lead!
September 3, 2025 at 11:21 AM
WE WANT YOU! 🫵
Our organiser @kylieainslie.bsky.social is leaving us to go Down Under. 🦘 We're looking for new organisers to continue with @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social to keep @rladiesamsterdam.bsky.social the wonderful community it is. If you're in NL and interested, please get in touch! 💜
Our organiser @kylieainslie.bsky.social is leaving us to go Down Under. 🦘 We're looking for new organisers to continue with @josefina-bernardo.bsky.social to keep @rladiesamsterdam.bsky.social the wonderful community it is. If you're in NL and interested, please get in touch! 💜
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
Scientists discover the secret behind the shrew’s amazing ability to shrink their brains 🧠
The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition.
Find the 5-letter word 👇
Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al
www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...
The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition.
Find the 5-letter word 👇
Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al
www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...
Rare seasonal brain shrinkage in shrews is driven by water loss, not cell death
Common shrews are one of only a handful of mammals known to flexibly shrink and regrow their brains. This rare seasonal cycle, known as Dehnel’s phenomenon, has puzzled scientists for decades. A study...
www.ab.mpg.de
September 1, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Scientists discover the secret behind the shrew’s amazing ability to shrink their brains 🧠
The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition.
Find the 5-letter word 👇
Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al
www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...
The clever trick sheds unwanted weight without compromising too much on cognition.
Find the 5-letter word 👇
Study by @cecibaldoni.bsky.social Dechmann Lab #shrewcrew et al
www.ab.mpg.de/743885/news_...
The secret to shrew brain shrinkage? 🤔
Not cell loss, but water loss!
Our new paper shows that brain cells shrink by losing water, a wild feat of brain plasticity 🤯
Check the paper!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @labdavalos.bsky.social @batichica.bsky.social
Not cell loss, but water loss!
Our new paper shows that brain cells shrink by losing water, a wild feat of brain plasticity 🤯
Check the paper!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @labdavalos.bsky.social @batichica.bsky.social
Programmed seasonal brain shrinkage in the common shrew via water loss without cell death
Brain plasticity, the brain’s inherent ability to adapt its structure and function, is crucial for responding to environmental challenges but is usual…
www.sciencedirect.com
September 1, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The secret to shrew brain shrinkage? 🤔
Not cell loss, but water loss!
Our new paper shows that brain cells shrink by losing water, a wild feat of brain plasticity 🤯
Check the paper!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @labdavalos.bsky.social @batichica.bsky.social
Not cell loss, but water loss!
Our new paper shows that brain cells shrink by losing water, a wild feat of brain plasticity 🤯
Check the paper!
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
@mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @labdavalos.bsky.social @batichica.bsky.social
I just learned that a group of stingrays is called a fever.
It might be my favorite animal group noun so far.
Right after
a.gaggle.of.geese.
It might be my favorite animal group noun so far.
Right after
a.gaggle.of.geese.
July 5, 2025 at 7:54 AM
I just learned that a group of stingrays is called a fever.
It might be my favorite animal group noun so far.
Right after
a.gaggle.of.geese.
It might be my favorite animal group noun so far.
Right after
a.gaggle.of.geese.
Reposted by Cecilia Baldoni
💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍
This week's find is a fascinating insight into trash films. 🌱✨
Check out the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X16300821
#FridayFind
This week's find is a fascinating insight into trash films. 🌱✨
Check out the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X16300821
#FridayFind
July 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
💎 Discovering hidden gems in scientific literature every Friday! 🧬🔍
This week's find is a fascinating insight into trash films. 🌱✨
Check out the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X16300821
#FridayFind
This week's find is a fascinating insight into trash films. 🌱✨
Check out the paper here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304422X16300821
#FridayFind