Parmvir K Bahia
@parmvir.com
Neuroscientist | Communicator | Podcaster | CEO Scientists Inc & artha science media | Freelancer | Nerd
Creating meaningful connections with science
📍London | Tampa | parmvir.com
married to @cancerevo.org
#InclusiveSciComm #WomenInSTEM #chronicallyIll
Creating meaningful connections with science
📍London | Tampa | parmvir.com
married to @cancerevo.org
#InclusiveSciComm #WomenInSTEM #chronicallyIll
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Parmvir K Bahia
@parmvir.com
· Nov 19
As a newbie, here is my "about me":
🔧 My training is in pharmacology 💊, physiology 🫀 and neuroscience 🧠
📣 in 2023 I went from doing lab research to #scicomm
🫶 CEO of the nonprofit Scientists Inc and my own company Artha Science Media
🎙️ podcaster
🎪 science festival director
🤓 giant nerd for STEAM
🔧 My training is in pharmacology 💊, physiology 🫀 and neuroscience 🧠
📣 in 2023 I went from doing lab research to #scicomm
🫶 CEO of the nonprofit Scientists Inc and my own company Artha Science Media
🎙️ podcaster
🎪 science festival director
🤓 giant nerd for STEAM
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February 17, 2026 at 2:38 PM
We're looking forward to hanging with @jahredwithanh.bsky.social to learn all things PFAS. Excited and more than a little nervous to find out more about the issues with these "forever chemicals" in our water, but hopeful to learn about the science to tackle them!
RSVP: tasteofscience.org/events/pfas
RSVP: tasteofscience.org/events/pfas
Unbreakable bonds, unequal burdens: environmental justice in the age of "forever chemicals" — taste of science
2PM PST | 3PM MST | 4PM CST | 5PM EST
tasteofscience.org
February 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Using AI makes science communication worse. Period.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
🧪🏺 Update - authors have new paper showing how useless gen- #AI is for archaeological illustration.
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
All 400 images were multiply inaccurate (physically, socially, technologically, environmentally), even with improved prompts.
JUST USE HUMAN EXPERTS & ARTISTS
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
February 14, 2026 at 8:16 AM
Using AI makes science communication worse. Period.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity.
But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.
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Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
How a TikToker and former actress is helping lead California’s earthquake work
Wendy Bohon has built a TikTok following as an earthquake geologist. She helps lead earthquake work for the California Geological Survey.
bit.ly
February 15, 2026 at 3:08 PM
Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title…
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
“How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work”
Way to devalue my experience.
Still hope I get to see the show at some point, but this is a pretty epic thread of all the details...
First shot: sugarcane
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
The backbone of Puerto Rico's agricultural economy since colonial times
Still used to make rum of course!
February 9, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Still hope I get to see the show at some point, but this is a pretty epic thread of all the details...
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I loved this so much + informative thread
power transformers mentioned in halftime show ⚡️
February 9, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I loved this so much + informative thread
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Bhattacharya tries to worm his way out of *gasp* telling the truth.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Bhattacharya tries to worm his way out of *gasp* telling the truth.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.
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😱😱😱
Both MRC and BBSRC responsive modes now withdrawn until further notice. Existing applications unlikely to succeed (late 2025 round expecting 1-5% success rate).
Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating.
Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky
Listen, I get that UKRI wants to pivot. But killing both at once is devastating.
Let's hope at least one opens by summer... #AcademicSky
MRC instructs grant review boards to slash funding rates - Research Professional News
Boards asked to recommend just three applications for funding, as BBSRC also suspends calls
www.researchprofessionalnews.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:35 PM
😱😱😱
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Two governors trying to figure out who can shoot themselves in the foot faster
“Messing with the H-1B system was a bad idea when President Trump first tried it. It’s even more reckless when it’s a governor undermining his own state’s workforce. Nowhere will that impact be more pronounced than our world class university medical centers.”
—Brian Evans, Texas AAUP-AFT President
—Brian Evans, Texas AAUP-AFT President
Faculty Warn Against State Bans on H-1B Visas
Restrictions on how universities recruit and retain foreign employees threaten academic freedom and institutional autonomy, advocates say. State officials say they want to preserve jobs for Americans ...
www.insidehighered.com
January 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
Two governors trying to figure out who can shoot themselves in the foot faster
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I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us
S3 Ep3: AI or die - with Reinhard Laubenbacher
Podcast Episode · Biology in Numbers · 12/30/2025 · 32m
podcasts.apple.com
January 4, 2026 at 2:44 AM
I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us
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Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
Two ancient humans, including famed ‘Iceman,’ had cancer-causing virus
Findings from ancient DNA may shed light on HPV’s history in our species
www.science.org
December 24, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.
My sisters have spent years telling me I'm tiny with examples of me posed with perfectly normal sized things.
For example 🎒
For example 🎒
December 25, 2025 at 1:14 PM
My sisters have spent years telling me I'm tiny with examples of me posed with perfectly normal sized things.
For example 🎒
For example 🎒
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Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
2025 in review: Ongoing support for human infrastructure in STEM and open source - CSCCE
2025 was another busy year for CSCCE as we continued our work supporting community managers in STEM, and expanded our collaboration with open-source projects. Threaded throughout our work is the … Co...
www.cscce.org
December 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...
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The second part of this blog from The Ideas Fund is now online, looking at the importance of care, support, and wellbeing in helping brokers navigate their roles:
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
December 19, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The second part of this blog from The Ideas Fund is now online, looking at the importance of care, support, and wellbeing in helping brokers navigate their roles:
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
theideasfund.org/news/role-of...
"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."
Do not cite an academic paper unless you’ve read it
AI Is Inventing Academic Papers That Don't Exist -- And They're Being Cited in Real Journals
Academic articles from authors using large language model are creating an ecosystem of fake research that threatens human knowledge itself.
www.rollingstone.com
December 21, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
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"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault
December 2, 2025 at 1:25 PM
"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault
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"The circadian rhythm extends far beyond sleep. It controls metabolism, your mood, how sharp you are at what time of the day, your alertness, all kinds of things."
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
November 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
"The circadian rhythm extends far beyond sleep. It controls metabolism, your mood, how sharp you are at what time of the day, your alertness, all kinds of things."
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...
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Reading that more than 24,000 grant reviews are being rescheduled due to the shutdown. Because of that only 30-35% (vs 50%) will be discussed at study sections.
November 25, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Reading that more than 24,000 grant reviews are being rescheduled due to the shutdown. Because of that only 30-35% (vs 50%) will be discussed at study sections.
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
November 24, 2025 at 1:03 PM
A movie that takes place where you’re from.
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$15k stipend to support 9 weeks of full time summer research!
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
@hhmi.org Summer Undergraduate Research Experience - #CechFellows named in honor of Prof Tom Cech
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Deadline to apply: 12/22/2025
Spend 9 weeks in a paid, mentored biomedical research experience in an HHMI lab. See you next summer!!!
www.hhmi.org/programs/cec...
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience | HHMI
The Cech Fellows Program is a paid, nine-week summer research experience empowering the next generation of scientific leaders.
www.hhmi.org
November 24, 2025 at 4:49 AM
$15k stipend to support 9 weeks of full time summer research!
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in!
I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply!
🧪🧠
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A PhD in #MathBio at an NCI designated cancer center and hospital? If you are interested in that there's no other place to be
Just a few more days to apply to the fully-funded #PhD program in #MathOnco at @moffittnews.bsky.social . Deadline is December 1st!
www.moffitt.org/education/re...
www.moffitt.org/education/re...
Integrated Mathematical Oncology
The Integrated Mathematical Oncology Major consists of focused training in mathematical modeling for cancer biology and clinical oncology problems.
www.moffitt.org
November 17, 2025 at 8:55 PM
A PhD in #MathBio at an NCI designated cancer center and hospital? If you are interested in that there's no other place to be
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The first rule of communications is clarity 😉
November 16, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The first rule of communications is clarity 😉
It always seems a little unfair to boil a week long workshop into 5 minutes or less, but these videos are always a fun way to capture the spirit of #MoffittIMO.
And to get a feel of how participating on these workshops is like then @parmvir.com is the person behind these @scientistsinc.org's videos, expect this year's to come at some point in 2026;
imoworkshop.org/videos.html
imoworkshop.org/videos.html
#MoffittIMO Workshop
#MoffittIMO Workshop
imoworkshop.org
November 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
It always seems a little unfair to boil a week long workshop into 5 minutes or less, but these videos are always a fun way to capture the spirit of #MoffittIMO.
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Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone free electricity
Australia's extensive solar power penetration makes so much energy that the government wants to offer free electricity at peak hours.
electrek.co
November 6, 2025 at 4:58 AM
Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...
electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...