Laurent Sacco
@laurents.bsky.social
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Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
Rosalind Franklin and the damage of gender harassment
Spurred by a recent report on sexual harassment in academia, our columnist revisits a historical case and reflects on what has changed—and what hasn’t
www.science.org
November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Thinking only of Rosalind Franklin today, and what was stolen from her (and so many other female scientists alongside her).
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Le MAHA américain suscite des vocations chez nos charlatans. Et s'ils sont prompts à nazifier leurs opposants, leur rhétorique est ultra-violente et ne laisse guère de doute sur leurs méthodes.
Désolé, c'est long, mais une telle horreur est toujours trop longue (Je me suis tapé 2h20) !
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Désolé, c'est long, mais une telle horreur est toujours trop longue (Je me suis tapé 2h20) !
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October 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Le MAHA américain suscite des vocations chez nos charlatans. Et s'ils sont prompts à nazifier leurs opposants, leur rhétorique est ultra-violente et ne laisse guère de doute sur leurs méthodes.
Désolé, c'est long, mais une telle horreur est toujours trop longue (Je me suis tapé 2h20) !
1/5
Désolé, c'est long, mais une telle horreur est toujours trop longue (Je me suis tapé 2h20) !
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In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality
The Whispers of Rock is a personal journey through aeons of geology
In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality
www.newscientist.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
In her new book, earth scientist Anjana Khatwa writes a love letter to Earth's rocks and mountains, offering a passionate blend of science and spirituality
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October 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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My latest column for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social is based on the recent meeting at the Royal Society celebrating 50 years of the Turing Test, at which several folks suggested it was time to retire it.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
Was the Turing Test always meaningless?
A meeting to celebrate the 75th anniversary of Alan Turing’s famous paper drew a fairly unanimous judgment from the expert speakers
www.thenewworld.co.uk
October 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
My latest column for @thenewworldmag.bsky.social is based on the recent meeting at the Royal Society celebrating 50 years of the Turing Test, at which several folks suggested it was time to retire it.
www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/philip-ball-...
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1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: donate.archive.org/1T
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
October 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
1 trillion web pages preserved makes the Wayback Machine an indispensable research tool. Share how this effort has impacted you, and encourage your network to support the Internet Archive: donate.archive.org/1T
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
#Wayback1T #WaybackMachine
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TONIGHT! #ScienceUnderSiege
Please come out (or participate via livestream) for our #ScienceUnderSiege event at the storied DC bookstore @politicsprose.bsky.social, featuring my co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social & yours truly,
Thursday Oct 2: politics-prose.com/mann-hotez
Thursday Oct 2: politics-prose.com/mann-hotez
October 2, 2025 at 5:17 PM
TONIGHT! #ScienceUnderSiege
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in the #arXiv
Ukrainian Wartime Astronomy and its Prospects
by Danilo Albergaria and co-authors
arxiv.org/abs/2509.26510 🧪🔭
Ukrainian Wartime Astronomy and its Prospects
by Danilo Albergaria and co-authors
arxiv.org/abs/2509.26510 🧪🔭
October 1, 2025 at 11:17 AM
in the #arXiv
Ukrainian Wartime Astronomy and its Prospects
by Danilo Albergaria and co-authors
arxiv.org/abs/2509.26510 🧪🔭
Ukrainian Wartime Astronomy and its Prospects
by Danilo Albergaria and co-authors
arxiv.org/abs/2509.26510 🧪🔭
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Hey planetary science PhD graduaters: I know thinking about applying to postdocs this year seems daunting, so I am here to remind you that we have some REALLY GOOD prize fellowship at Caltech. Come work with me. Or Katherine. Or Heather. Or Konstantin. Or someone. Seriously. These are good. 🔭🪐
Postdoctoral Positions
From the Caltech Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences
www.gps.caltech.edu
September 29, 2025 at 9:17 PM
Hey planetary science PhD graduaters: I know thinking about applying to postdocs this year seems daunting, so I am here to remind you that we have some REALLY GOOD prize fellowship at Caltech. Come work with me. Or Katherine. Or Heather. Or Konstantin. Or someone. Seriously. These are good. 🔭🪐
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C215 est de retour à Saclay ?! 👀 Le street artist est revenu au @cea.fr pour une journée exceptionnelle. On vous dévoile la nouvelle fresque qui a rejoint les murs de l'INSTN. Marie Curie, pionnière scientifique, prix Nobel et professeure a retrouvé le chemin de l'école sur nos murs 🤩
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 AM
C215 est de retour à Saclay ?! 👀 Le street artist est revenu au @cea.fr pour une journée exceptionnelle. On vous dévoile la nouvelle fresque qui a rejoint les murs de l'INSTN. Marie Curie, pionnière scientifique, prix Nobel et professeure a retrouvé le chemin de l'école sur nos murs 🤩
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We now know that Venus does have lava tubes - and they're weird.
Venus has lava tubes, and they're weird
It has been suggested that lava tubes - underground tunnels carved out by molten rock - might be on Venus, and now we have direct evidence that this is the case
www.newscientist.com
September 29, 2025 at 2:31 PM
We now know that Venus does have lava tubes - and they're weird.
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🔴 Le récap' de la semaine est en ligne !
🔴 Conspiracy News #39.2025 - Conspiracy Watch | L'Observatoire du conspirationnisme
L’actu de la semaine décryptée par Conspiracy Watch (du 22/09/2025 au 28/09/2025). 🔴 Conspiracy News #39.2025
www.conspiracywatch.info
September 29, 2025 at 6:57 AM
🔴 Le récap' de la semaine est en ligne !
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My favourite quote from George came when I suggested that some methods used for studying the cosmic microwave background could be applied to the distribution of galaxies. His response was "Galaxies are shit"...
telescoper.blog/2025/09/26/r...
telescoper.blog/2025/09/26/r...
R.I.P. George F. Smoot (1945-2025)
We will no doubt read many official obituaries in days to come, but all I can say is that he was a character, a very original thinker, a fine scientist, and a very nice man. Along with many others,…
telescoper.blog
September 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
My favourite quote from George came when I suggested that some methods used for studying the cosmic microwave background could be applied to the distribution of galaxies. His response was "Galaxies are shit"...
telescoper.blog/2025/09/26/r...
telescoper.blog/2025/09/26/r...