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Matteo Farinella (he/him)
@matteofarinella.bsky.social
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#neuroscience PhD, visual storyteller, author of Neurocomic & other science #comics - Multimedia Producer for Columbia's @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social - Art Editor for Science for the People.

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Matteo Farinella (he/him) @matteofarinella.bsky.social · Nov 21
People always tell me I don't do enough promotion for my books so here is a conveniently timed #throwbackthursday of everything I ever published!

If you want to indulge in seasonal shopping you can find links for all on matteofarinella.com

#graphicscience #comics #neuroscience #scicomm #sciart
Books display: Neurocomic, The Senses, Science Tarot, Cervellopoli, Ramon Non Ha Sonno
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erinhansonartist.bsky.social
Reflected pools of light swirl beneath the autumn hues of gold and green. An October blue sky peeks between the branches of fall-colored leaves.

Pools of Autumn
Original Oil Painting
by Erin Hanson, 2024
30x40 in
www.erinhanson.com/portfolio/po...

#autumn #october #dailyart #natureart @bsky.art
Reflected pools of light swirl beneath the autumn hues of gold and green. An October blue sky peeks between the branches of fall-colored leaves. Thick brush strokes of oil paint capture the movement and poignant beauty of the scene. Erin's unique style of Open Impressionism involves placing brush strokes side-by-side without blending, creating a mosaic of color and texture across the canvas. "Pools of Autumn" Original Oil Painting by Erin Hanson 2024 30 x 40 in ORIGINAL SOLD
November 10, 2025 at 5:43 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
🍂 October sketchbook selection 💀

#sketching #observationaldrawing #nature #naturedrawing #fall #sciart
drawing of a pumpkin pumpkin of fallen leaves drawing of an antelope skull
October 31, 2025 at 6:55 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
Ursula wants you to join a #nokings protest today. Stand up to fascism. Stay safe and non-violent.

#resist #protest #antifascist #powertothepeople✊🏽
October 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
🎨 REMIX of Claude Nicholas Le Cat (1700-1768) from Traité Des Sens, 1744.

Copying is how I taught myself to draw as a child, and even now (many years later) I still find it such a valuable exercise.

#remix #oldmasters #neuroscience #neurocomic #anatomy #sciart
Matteo Farinella (after Claude Nicholas Le Cat) Claude Nicholas Le Cat
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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jaimealyse.bsky.social
Neuroscientist Tim Requarth, one of the absolute best science writers I know, has launched a newsletter about our brains and AI. (I've got three free month-long paid subs if you wanna DM me your email address, too.) timrequarth.substack.com/about
About - The Third Hemisphere
A neuroscientist's field notes on how AI is (or isn't) rewiring our brains. Click to read The Third Hemisphere, by Tim Requarth, a Substack publication. Launched 2 hours ago.
timrequarth.substack.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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thetransmitter.bsky.social
“Competent prose generated by a machine, I’ve come to realize, might not be what science actually needs.” ?

By Tim Requarth

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/from-bench-t...
From bench to bot: Why AI-powered writing may not deliver on its promise
Efficiency isn’t everything. The cognitive work of struggling with prose may be a crucial part of what drives scientific progress.
www.thetransmitter.org
September 2, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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zuckermanbrain.bsky.social
Why study the brain? We asked students, professors and administrators at our institute. Their response: understanding this extraordinary organ is key to understanding ourselves, tackling devastating diseases like Alzheimer’s and building a better future for us all.

youtube.com/shorts/Vffog...
Why Study The Brain?
YouTube video by Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute
youtube.com
September 29, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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racheldeering.bsky.social
Mulberry branch with leaves and berries. Jacques Le Moyne de Morgues, 1575. (via Victoria & Albert Museum)
Painting as described
September 29, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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stevengawoski.bsky.social
Red Haeckel Cluster 3/2020 9 X 9 inches [22.9 X 22.9 cm] Colored Pencil on Paper #sciart #gawoski #plankton
September 23, 2025 at 4:32 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
This just dropped in my inbox, which means the new issue of SftP magazine is officially out! 🤩

I was particularly excited about this issue on Rethinking #SciComm, and it was my honor to serve as art director, and 'commission myself' (i.e. volunteer) for the cover #SciArt ❤️
Science for the People Rethinking Science Communication Cover by Matteo Farinella A busy scene of people and scientists interacting in different ways, around an 'ivory tower' representing academia.
September 15, 2025 at 1:31 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
"Instead of a belief in an all-knowing science, we are faced with the reality that humans are responsible for what is researched, how it is researched and what conclusions are drawn from such research."

Scientists: please read this article by Sig Giordano! 🙏

theconversation.com/scientific-o...
Scientific objectivity is a myth – cultural values and beliefs always influence science and the people who do it
Cultural ideas are inextricably entwined with the people who do science, the questions they ask, the assumptions they hold and the conclusions they land on.
theconversation.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:28 PM
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mariahrosemarie.bsky.social
cover reveal 🥹 my new book w/ oni press has been announced! coming to you this december 🫶🏽

details & preview pages here: bleedingcool.com/comics/quick...
February 25, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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mariahrosemarie.bsky.social
here's how to get your fill as soon as it drops. thanks so much to @sagecoffey.bsky.social @mirkdrop.bsky.social and @matteofarinella.bsky.social for taking the time to read the ARC and share your thoughts <333

www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-quick-ea...
A whole found family of anthropomorphic animals embraces (ft. a coati, cat, fox, rabbit, markhor, poodle, and pygmy hippo) Text: "In tackling what's a tense and difficult topic for many people, Mariah-Rose's adorable and expressive drawings make every page overflow with joy, compassion and playfulness. This book reframes relationships around the infinite beautiful possibilities they bring—to build the life, love, and world that we want to see." —Sarah Shay Mirk, Sex from Scratch: Making Your Own Relationship Rules The same cat enters a community center with a tray of steaming empanadas. An anthropomorphic shark, moth, and panda are all excited about it. Text: “Following the great tradition of wise animals, every character in Healthy Relationships has something important to teach us about human relationships. I want to recommend this book to everyone I know - family, friends, neighbors, colleagues - so we can build a better community together.” – Dr. Matteo Farinella (Neuroscience Ph.D), author & artist of Neurocomic, The Senses, Cervellopoli an anthropomorphoc poodle girl strikes a pose, grinning. she's got waist beads, an afro pick, and a crop-top from no name's book club ft. an AK-47 made out of colorful books. text: "Made with kindness, compassion and a dash of humor throughout, Mariah-Rose Marie has beautifully illustrated a must-read for anyone who has ever felt lost when navigating relationships, and not just the romantic ones. It’s rare to find a relationship resource so thoughtfully crafted, approachable and empathetic.” “Mariah-Rose provided the building materials and a sturdy foundation for developing Healthy Relationships across different aspects of life with this book and I left it feeling ready to build!" – Sage Coffey, Becoming Who We Are, BUGSNAX
September 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
Great news - keep the pressure on!
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
I finished another sketchbook this weekend, so here is a small selection of drawings from my favorite local parks. 🌲

#resist #draw #sketch #naturedrawing #observationaldrawing
August 12, 2025 at 4:59 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
Great work (as usual) by Argha Manna and Saurja DasGupta "finding a new way to communicate science, both in classrooms and to the general public."
global.nd.edu/news-stories...
#SciArt #SciComm #SciComics
Partnership program helps fund innovative collaboration between scientist and comic-book artist | Notre Dame Global | University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame International advances the University's international study, exchange, and scholarship by cultivating Notre Dame’s global alliances and partnerships.
global.nd.edu
August 4, 2025 at 3:11 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
A quiet morning on Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY

Happy to back home in the mountains and looking forward to some Summer drawing 🌲

#inkdrawing #naturedrawing #comics
Drawing of Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY in sepia colors.
August 3, 2025 at 6:39 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
Great article by @iddogefen.bsky.social on the dangers of technological metaphors 👏👏👏

“...achievements did not come from identifying familiar patterns, but from breaking them through messiness and unexpected mistakes.”
zuckermanbrain.bsky.social Columbia University's Zuckerman Institute @zuckermanbrain.bsky.social · Jul 11
Framing human brains in terms borrowed from artificial intelligence is dangerous—writes Shohamy lab grad student @iddogefen.bsky.social in @latimes.com. He explores the harm of trying to “optimize” or “fine-tune” people—for education, health, law, art or science. tinyurl.com/2zjsv892
Contributor: The human brain doesn't learn, think or recall like an AI. Embrace the difference
Inaccurate metaphors about the mind can cause real harm, for instance leading educators to 'train' children like algorithms.
tinyurl.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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IF YOU ARE IN ONE OF THESE DISTRICTS PLEASE MAKE A CALL RIGHT NOW

DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR VOICE SHAKES

CALL AND SAY YOU OPPOSE BBB

Scripts here: 5calls.org
DCCC 2026 DISTRICTS IN PLAY NICK BEGICH AK-AL DAVID SCHWEIKERT AZ-OI ELI CRANE AZ-02 JUAN CISCOMANI AZ-06 DAVID VALADAO CA-22 YOUNG KIM CA-40 KEN CALVERT CA-41 GABE EVANS CO-08 CORY MILLS FL-07 ANNA PAULINA LUNA FL-13 MARIA ELVIRA SALAZAR FL-27 MARIANNETTE MILLER-MEEKS IA-OI ASHLEY HINSON IA-02 ZACH NUNN 1A-03 ANDY BARR KY-06 BILL HUIZENGA MI-04 TOM BARRETT MI-07 MIKE LAWLER NY-17 MAX MILLER OH-07 MIKE TURNER OH-10 OPEN SEAT MI-IO MIKE CAREY 0H-15 ANN WAGNER MO-02 DON BACON NE-02 TOM KEAN JR. NJ-07 BRIAN FITZPATRICK PA-OI RYAN MACKENZIE PA-07 ROB BRESNAHAN PA-08 SCOTT PERRY PA-10 ANDY OGLES TN-05 MONICA DE LA CRUZ TX-15 ROB WITTMAN VA-O1 JEN KIGGANS VA-02 BRYAN STEIL WI-OI DERRICK VAN ORDEN WI-03
July 3, 2025 at 3:45 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
Neuroscience through the ages 🧠 ✏️

#graphicanatomy
#graphicmedicine
#comics
#brains
#phrenology
#vesalius
June 29, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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hellgatenyc.com
"I'm happy to report I'm just fine. I lost a button. But I'm gonna sleep in my bed tonight, safe, with my family... At that elevator, I was separated from someone named Edgardo... Edgardo is in ICE detention and he's not going to sleep in his bed tonight."
June 17, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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sirosenbaum.bsky.social
Me: "Who of these guys are ICE? There's the one in the mask, but then the rest just look like random chumps. Like, is this one an ICE guy? Is that an ICE guy?"

Josie: "I don't think any of them are nice guys, SI"
June 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
matteofarinella.bsky.social
I don't want to "wrap my head around this." (part 2). A short and unusual personal (for me) comic about how I feel these days. 💔 #comics #nokings #resist #protest
June 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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lollibeepop.bsky.social
No human is illegal on stolen land!
An illustration that says "abolish ice" with monarchs flying
June 9, 2025 at 12:21 AM
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sirosenbaum.bsky.social
When this is over, if we ever get to rebuild, we have to talk about real protections for speech including mass speech. The right to free speech is nothing if demonstrators can be shot and gassed. That has to be flat illegal.
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 PM