Dr. Becca
@docbecca.bsky.social
cocktail enthusiast | neuroscientist | SABV influencer | urban gardener | drum learner | she/her
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Dr. Becca
@docbecca.bsky.social
· Nov 10
So many new faces, I love it! If you weren’t following me on the other place, you can expect: cats, cocktails, travel photos, random science musings, things other people post that are funny or important, bouts of anger at the election outcome. Engaging in a new space can be scary but please do!
Especially true when you take on administrative roles in academia
one problem with learning is it will make you so angry at how stupid everything is
January 7, 2026 at 2:23 AM
Especially true when you take on administrative roles in academia
I hate this with every fiber of my being. One of the primary drivers in becoming a scientist is that your brain loves coming up with ideas for experiments. If you're out of ideas go do something else and let the rest of us cook.
Some researchers have used a preprint of one of my papers, run it through an AI and got it to generate follow-up ideas. Now they would like me to rate the suggestions.
Do I play? I don’t think I want to 🤔
Do I play? I don’t think I want to 🤔
January 6, 2026 at 4:33 PM
I hate this with every fiber of my being. One of the primary drivers in becoming a scientist is that your brain loves coming up with ideas for experiments. If you're out of ideas go do something else and let the rest of us cook.
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I had a lot to say about the ending of Stranger Things. That show got me.
"Stranger Things has always been about change, friendship, and acceptance. It never changed to make people who didn’t get it feel better; it accepted itself for what it was beautifully."
👻📽️ Read @crocketthoughton.com's thoughts on the series finale here: www.frightaboutnow.com/p/stranger-t...
👻📽️ Read @crocketthoughton.com's thoughts on the series finale here: www.frightaboutnow.com/p/stranger-t...
STRANGER THINGS 5: THE END OF AN ERA
www.frightaboutnow.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:27 PM
I had a lot to say about the ending of Stranger Things. That show got me.
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As an avid champagne enthusiast, I love this explanation!
January 1, 2026 at 7:15 PM
As an avid champagne enthusiast, I love this explanation!
If more people understood that socialism doesn't eliminate personal wealth we might be so much further along as a society
January 1, 2026 at 6:48 PM
If more people understood that socialism doesn't eliminate personal wealth we might be so much further along as a society
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“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
“Can’t believe NYC elected a Muslim as mayor.”
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
In truth—a Black American Christian woman swearing in a Ugandan American Muslim of South Asian ethnicity as his Syrian American wife holds the Qurans he swears in on, all while standing on the steps of a subway station—is the most NYC thing imaginable.
The 90s were the absolute best
December 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The 90s were the absolute best
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Amid a tumultuous year, researchers opined on policy changes, funding uncertainty, scientific trends and AI’s impact. Read essays by @tuthill.bsky.social, @bingbrunton.bsky.social, @kordinglab.bsky.social, @eboyden3.bsky.social, @docbecca.bsky.social, and Tim Requarth.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/44NL9jy
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/44NL9jy
The Transmitter’s favorite essays of 2025
Throughout a tumultuous year in science, researchers opined on policy changes and funding uncertainty, as well as scientific trends and the impact of artificial-intelligence tools on the field.
bit.ly
December 29, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amid a tumultuous year, researchers opined on policy changes, funding uncertainty, scientific trends and AI’s impact. Read essays by @tuthill.bsky.social, @bingbrunton.bsky.social, @kordinglab.bsky.social, @eboyden3.bsky.social, @docbecca.bsky.social, and Tim Requarth.
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/44NL9jy
#neuroskyence
bit.ly/44NL9jy
Well I'm sobbing right off the bat. The piece for Jane Goodall is beautiful.
Gift link for all of the 2025 remembrances of people in the NYT Magazine. These mini-portraits are lovingly crafted.
Remembering Some of the Artists, Innovators and Thinkers We Lost in the Past Year
Remembering Some of the Artists, Innovators and Thinkers We Lost in the Past Year
The Lives They Lived (Gift Article)
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
www.nytimes.com
December 29, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Well I'm sobbing right off the bat. The piece for Jane Goodall is beautiful.
Update: gay hockey show binge complete. It FULLY lives up to the hype. So great on literally every level of TV-making, and yes ep 5 truly must win all the awards. If I had to pick one bone it's that 10 years go by and NOBODY AGES at all, they simply chose not to even try.
I clearly need to binge the gay hockey show ASAP
Important news for the Bluesky userbase (37-year-olds who went to the free Prospect Park shows every summer): Wolf Parade has the No. 1 song on Spotify right now because it's in the gay hockey movie.
December 28, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Update: gay hockey show binge complete. It FULLY lives up to the hype. So great on literally every level of TV-making, and yes ep 5 truly must win all the awards. If I had to pick one bone it's that 10 years go by and NOBODY AGES at all, they simply chose not to even try.
The Man Ray of it all....just 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
i love every single microscopic detail about this. Rama is the moment. Her husbands cool too I guess lol.
December 28, 2025 at 1:48 AM
The Man Ray of it all....just 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩
This is so good 😭
Okay, so at the request of the lovely @trance.bsky.social , I'm going to tell a story about what happens when a shitty person is "just joking", and then discovers there are consequences.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
AKA That Time Kat Started An Antifascist Hallway Riot In The Third Grade.
Grab your beverage of choice.
December 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
This is so good 😭
I once posted a still of someone stealing a package off my stoop to the neighborhood fb group and several folks were like “Oh yeah I went to HS with that guy, giant douche” and so then I looked him up and saw he had a new baby and it made me sad so I didn’t do anything else.
December 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
I once posted a still of someone stealing a package off my stoop to the neighborhood fb group and several folks were like “Oh yeah I went to HS with that guy, giant douche” and so then I looked him up and saw he had a new baby and it made me sad so I didn’t do anything else.
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It isn’t “for no reason”.
The tariffs allow Trump to hold large corporations hostage until they pay him massive bribes. The reason is to enrich Trump, whatever the cost.
I’m tired of people thinking there’s some deep policy or something when it’s just mundane mob shakedown shit.
The tariffs allow Trump to hold large corporations hostage until they pay him massive bribes. The reason is to enrich Trump, whatever the cost.
I’m tired of people thinking there’s some deep policy or something when it’s just mundane mob shakedown shit.
Costs for small businesses shot up this year thanks to Trump's tariffs—how is this putting America first?
December 22, 2025 at 8:30 PM
It isn’t “for no reason”.
The tariffs allow Trump to hold large corporations hostage until they pay him massive bribes. The reason is to enrich Trump, whatever the cost.
I’m tired of people thinking there’s some deep policy or something when it’s just mundane mob shakedown shit.
The tariffs allow Trump to hold large corporations hostage until they pay him massive bribes. The reason is to enrich Trump, whatever the cost.
I’m tired of people thinking there’s some deep policy or something when it’s just mundane mob shakedown shit.
Saw them live when I lived in NYC and they were sooooooo good
December 22, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Saw them live when I lived in NYC and they were sooooooo good
I love that song!! 😭😭😭
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
I love that song!! 😭😭😭
Yes!! One of the best live shows I’ve seen
December 22, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Yes!! One of the best live shows I’ve seen
I clearly need to binge the gay hockey show ASAP
Important news for the Bluesky userbase (37-year-olds who went to the free Prospect Park shows every summer): Wolf Parade has the No. 1 song on Spotify right now because it's in the gay hockey movie.
December 22, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I clearly need to binge the gay hockey show ASAP
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This is why I keep harping on about her. There are lots of shitty, unethical journalists. Plenty of people have had affairs with politicians.
But this affair knocked over a set of dominoes that set public health back 50 years. Children will die of preventable diseases because of her.
But this affair knocked over a set of dominoes that set public health back 50 years. Children will die of preventable diseases because of her.
December 22, 2025 at 8:04 PM
This is why I keep harping on about her. There are lots of shitty, unethical journalists. Plenty of people have had affairs with politicians.
But this affair knocked over a set of dominoes that set public health back 50 years. Children will die of preventable diseases because of her.
But this affair knocked over a set of dominoes that set public health back 50 years. Children will die of preventable diseases because of her.