Venki Murthy
@neurovenki.bsky.social
Neuroscience Professor at Harvard University. Personal account and posts here. Research group website: https://vnmurthylab.org.
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Research linking gut microbes to autism is deeply flawed, critics say | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Research linking gut microbes to autism is deeply flawed, critics say
Amid growing investment in the field, a new paper argues it rests on shaky foundations
www.science.org
November 13, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Research linking gut microbes to autism is deeply flawed, critics say | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Looking up after a lovely dinner a couple of nights ago in Harvard Sq, this lighted tree caught my eye. Weird color distortion and pixel bloom made the view more interesting!
November 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Looking up after a lovely dinner a couple of nights ago in Harvard Sq, this lighted tree caught my eye. Weird color distortion and pixel bloom made the view more interesting!
Got this gem (1956 edition!) from Minotavros Books in Whitby, ON!
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Got this gem (1956 edition!) from Minotavros Books in Whitby, ON!
As Ta-Nehisi Coates asked Ezra Klein about the Charlie Kirk piece, "Was silence not an option?”
Bluetorial-Jim Watson
I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
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I met Jim Watson a few times but did not know him well. However, I was greatly influenced by his book “The Double Helix”. He was a complicated human being with some very, very bad features, but some good contributions.
What follows is my personal perspective.
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a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
ALT: a cartoon says hey everybody an old man 's talking while bart simpson looks on
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November 9, 2025 at 2:56 AM
As Ta-Nehisi Coates asked Ezra Klein about the Charlie Kirk piece, "Was silence not an option?”
That finish by Saka was much more difficult and amazing than the freaking NBC commentators are letting on in their Sunderland worship. Go #Arsenal!
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
That finish by Saka was much more difficult and amazing than the freaking NBC commentators are letting on in their Sunderland worship. Go #Arsenal!
It's mystifying why #Arsenal have gotten so poor at open play. With the likes of Eze, Saka, Trossard, Rice and Zubimendi, they should be cutting through the staunchest defense. While I'm happy about set piece successes, I think critics do have a point about reaching a ceiling there & becoming dull.
November 8, 2025 at 5:59 PM
It's mystifying why #Arsenal have gotten so poor at open play. With the likes of Eze, Saka, Trossard, Rice and Zubimendi, they should be cutting through the staunchest defense. While I'm happy about set piece successes, I think critics do have a point about reaching a ceiling there & becoming dull.
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Congratulations to #KempnerInstitute community members @msalbergo.bsky.social and @mweber.bsky.social — recipients of @schmidtsciences.bsky.social AI2050 Fellowships! 🎉
Discover their innovative research shaping the future of AI 👉 bit.ly/47Do4R3
#AI
Discover their innovative research shaping the future of AI 👉 bit.ly/47Do4R3
#AI
Schmidt Sciences Awards Early Career Fellowships to Michael Albergo, Melanie Weber - Kempner Institute
Two Kempner Institute community members have received AI2050 Fellowships from Schmidt Sciences, a nonprofit organization aimed at accelerating scientific knowledge and breakthroughs. The AI2050 Progra...
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November 6, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Congratulations to #KempnerInstitute community members @msalbergo.bsky.social and @mweber.bsky.social — recipients of @schmidtsciences.bsky.social AI2050 Fellowships! 🎉
Discover their innovative research shaping the future of AI 👉 bit.ly/47Do4R3
#AI
Discover their innovative research shaping the future of AI 👉 bit.ly/47Do4R3
#AI
Asymmetric fall foliage. (Divinity Ave, Cambridge MA).
November 5, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Asymmetric fall foliage. (Divinity Ave, Cambridge MA).
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you've got to click around on this map, and the graphics here ... it's astounding. @haidee.bsky.social did such a great job with this:
Explore How Different New Yorkers Voted for Mayor
See how voters turned out for Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa in every neighborhood in the city — and by income, housing and transit preference.
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November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
you've got to click around on this map, and the graphics here ... it's astounding. @haidee.bsky.social did such a great job with this:
After the torture of Bobby Jindal, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel, and even fricking Ro Khanna, what a relief and joy to have a righteous south Asian like Mamdani light up the horizon.
November 5, 2025 at 4:50 AM
After the torture of Bobby Jindal, Nikki Haley, Vivek Ramaswamy, Kash Patel, and even fricking Ro Khanna, what a relief and joy to have a righteous south Asian like Mamdani light up the horizon.
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Congrats to our founding co-director Josh Sanes on winning the Gerard Prize from Society for Neuroscience!
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Joshua Sanes, PhD, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, emeritus, and founding director of Harvard’s Center for Brain Science (CBS), has been awarded the […]
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November 4, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Congrats to our founding co-director Josh Sanes on winning the Gerard Prize from Society for Neuroscience!
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First paper from the lab!
We propose a model that separates estimation of odor concentration and presence and map it on olfactory bulb circuits
Led by @chenjiang01.bsky.social and @mattyizhenghe.bsky.social joint work with @jzv.bsky.social and with @neurovenki.bsky.social @cpehlevan.bsky.social
We propose a model that separates estimation of odor concentration and presence and map it on olfactory bulb circuits
Led by @chenjiang01.bsky.social and @mattyizhenghe.bsky.social joint work with @jzv.bsky.social and with @neurovenki.bsky.social @cpehlevan.bsky.social
Simultaneous detection and estimation in olfactory sensing https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.11.01.686013v1
November 4, 2025 at 3:40 PM
First paper from the lab!
We propose a model that separates estimation of odor concentration and presence and map it on olfactory bulb circuits
Led by @chenjiang01.bsky.social and @mattyizhenghe.bsky.social joint work with @jzv.bsky.social and with @neurovenki.bsky.social @cpehlevan.bsky.social
We propose a model that separates estimation of odor concentration and presence and map it on olfactory bulb circuits
Led by @chenjiang01.bsky.social and @mattyizhenghe.bsky.social joint work with @jzv.bsky.social and with @neurovenki.bsky.social @cpehlevan.bsky.social
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A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light #AcademicSky #higherEd
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www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @sohaibar.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social
A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Making molecules light up at the nanoscale is key to understanding how biomolecules are organized within cells and how their interactions shape cellular function. While luminescent protein tags […]
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November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A New Colorful Method for Nanoscale Imaging Harnesses Electron-induced Light #AcademicSky #higherEd
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www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @sohaibar.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @dulaclab.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social
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Now in PRX: Theory linking connectivity structure to collective activity in nonlinear RNNs!
For neuro fans: conn. structure can be invisible in single neurons but shape pop. activity
For low-rank RNN fans: a theory of rank=O(N)
For physics fans: fluctuations around DMFT saddle⇒dimension of activity
For neuro fans: conn. structure can be invisible in single neurons but shape pop. activity
For low-rank RNN fans: a theory of rank=O(N)
For physics fans: fluctuations around DMFT saddle⇒dimension of activity
Connectivity Structure and Dynamics of Nonlinear Recurrent Neural Networks
The structure of brain connectivity predicts collective neural activity, with a small number of connectivity features determining activity dimensionality, linking circuit architecture to network-level...
journals.aps.org
November 3, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Now in PRX: Theory linking connectivity structure to collective activity in nonlinear RNNs!
For neuro fans: conn. structure can be invisible in single neurons but shape pop. activity
For low-rank RNN fans: a theory of rank=O(N)
For physics fans: fluctuations around DMFT saddle⇒dimension of activity
For neuro fans: conn. structure can be invisible in single neurons but shape pop. activity
For low-rank RNN fans: a theory of rank=O(N)
For physics fans: fluctuations around DMFT saddle⇒dimension of activity
Reposted by Venki Murthy
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
Joshua Sanes, PhD, the Jeff C. Tarr Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology, emeritus, and founding director of Harvard’s Center for Brain Science (CBS), has been awarded the […]
www.mcb.harvard.edu
November 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Joshua Sanes Receives Society for Neuroscience’s Highest Honor 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @harvard.edu @sfn.org
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📣 Calling experimental, computational, or theoretical researchers!
WTI's Postdoc Fellowships application is now open, offering a competitive salary, structured mentorship, world-class facilities + more: wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
Apply by November 10: apply.interfolio.com/174525
#KnowTogether
WTI's Postdoc Fellowships application is now open, offering a competitive salary, structured mentorship, world-class facilities + more: wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
Apply by November 10: apply.interfolio.com/174525
#KnowTogether
October 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
📣 Calling experimental, computational, or theoretical researchers!
WTI's Postdoc Fellowships application is now open, offering a competitive salary, structured mentorship, world-class facilities + more: wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
Apply by November 10: apply.interfolio.com/174525
#KnowTogether
WTI's Postdoc Fellowships application is now open, offering a competitive salary, structured mentorship, world-class facilities + more: wti.yale.edu/initiatives/...
Apply by November 10: apply.interfolio.com/174525
#KnowTogether
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From Sports: Quarterback Jaden Craig tallied four touchdowns and shattered Harvard’s all-time passing touchdown record as Harvard football overpowered Dartmouth to remain undefeated.
Dev S. Ahuja, Connor Castañeda, and Saketh Sundar report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Dev S. Ahuja, Connor Castañeda, and Saketh Sundar report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Craig Shatters All-Time Pass TD Record as No. 12 Harvard Rallies Past Dartmouth | Sports | The Harvard Crimson
Star quarterback Jaden Craig tallied four touchdowns on his way to shattering Harvard’s all-time passing touchdown record as the Crimson (7-0, 4-0 Ivy) overpowered the Dartmouth Big Green (5-2, 2-2…
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November 2, 2025 at 12:55 AM
From Sports: Quarterback Jaden Craig tallied four touchdowns and shattered Harvard’s all-time passing touchdown record as Harvard football overpowered Dartmouth to remain undefeated.
Dev S. Ahuja, Connor Castañeda, and Saketh Sundar report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
Dev S. Ahuja, Connor Castañeda, and Saketh Sundar report.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2025...
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Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @dulaclab.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @hhmi.org @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social
www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @dulaclab.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @hhmi.org @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social
Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor - Harvard University - Department of Molecular & Cellular Biology
MCB’s Catherine Dulac, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator and renowned neuroscientist, has been appointed the Xander University Professor. Four Harvard scholars were recognized with appointm...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Catherine Dulac Named Xander University Professor 🧠 🧪🧬 #AcademicSky #higherEd
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www.mcb.harvard.edu/department/n... @dulaclab.bsky.social @rachellegaudet.bsky.social @neurovenki.bsky.social @naoshigeuchida.bsky.social @harvardbrainsci.bsky.social @hhmi.org @cryptogenomicon.bsky.social
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1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering.
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
China Green Leap Outward — Net Zero Industrial Policy Lab
A new China Low Carbon Technology FDI Database
www.netzeropolicylab.com
September 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
1/ New report from @bentleyallan.bsky.social's Net Zero Policy Lab: As the US withdraws from green tech industries and pressures allies to follow suit, China is stepping in to power the developing world's energy transition. The scale is staggering.
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
www.netzeropolicylab.com/china-green-...
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Apply to become a CSHL-Simons Fellow in Neuroscience!
Run your own lab, pursue bold ideas, join a highly collaborative community!
All areas including experimental or computational neuro, including NeuroAI & systems
PhD required; ≤~1 yr postdoc
www.cshl.edu/about-us/car...
Run your own lab, pursue bold ideas, join a highly collaborative community!
All areas including experimental or computational neuro, including NeuroAI & systems
PhD required; ≤~1 yr postdoc
www.cshl.edu/about-us/car...
Fellows Positions | Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
CSHL Simons Fellow in NEUROSCIENCE Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) is seeking to fill a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Fellow position in the area of NEUROSCIENCE (experimental and/or computationa...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Apply to become a CSHL-Simons Fellow in Neuroscience!
Run your own lab, pursue bold ideas, join a highly collaborative community!
All areas including experimental or computational neuro, including NeuroAI & systems
PhD required; ≤~1 yr postdoc
www.cshl.edu/about-us/car...
Run your own lab, pursue bold ideas, join a highly collaborative community!
All areas including experimental or computational neuro, including NeuroAI & systems
PhD required; ≤~1 yr postdoc
www.cshl.edu/about-us/car...
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Brentford might well be the most likeable team other than your regular one in the Premier League.
September 13, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Brentford might well be the most likeable team other than your regular one in the Premier League.
It's such a joy to see both Enzos lose at #Chelsea - such unlikeable characters (starting with the Argentinian racist celebration and the excuses following).
October 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
It's such a joy to see both Enzos lose at #Chelsea - such unlikeable characters (starting with the Argentinian racist celebration and the excuses following).