Siddhant
@siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
Neuroscience student turned animal behavior researcher turned science writer
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The first nerve net connectome is here, and it belongs to a comb jelly. This ancient lineage could crack open research into the evolution of sensory motor coordination, researchers say.
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#neuroskyence
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September 19, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Fruit fly sleep looks different, but new research finds that Drosophila brain responses to sensory patterns resemble those in vertebrates. This could help us understand how sleep evolved in the first place.
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
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Drosophila, like vertebrates, filter sensory information during sleep
Predictive sensory processing in sleeping Drosophila echoes vertebrate research, establishing an evolutionarily conserved neural signature of sleep.
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July 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fruit fly sleep looks different, but new research finds that Drosophila brain responses to sensory patterns resemble those in vertebrates. This could help us understand how sleep evolved in the first place.
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...
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New research finds that sleeping fruit fly brains respond to sensory stimuli just like vertebrates, pointing to evolutionarily conserved neural signatures of sleep.
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...
Drosophila, like vertebrates, filter sensory information during sleep
Predictive sensory processing in sleeping Drosophila echoes vertebrate research, establishing an evolutionarily conserved neural signature of sleep.
www.thetransmitter.org
July 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
New research finds that sleeping fruit fly brains respond to sensory stimuli just like vertebrates, pointing to evolutionarily conserved neural signatures of sleep.
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...
By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social
#neuroskyence
www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...
My latest on a mysterious disease that's been obliterating sea star population for over a decade. Now scientists have found refuge population in the fjords of British Columbia and it might help them figure out what was causing the disease in the first place.
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May 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM
My latest on a mysterious disease that's been obliterating sea star population for over a decade. Now scientists have found refuge population in the fjords of British Columbia and it might help them figure out what was causing the disease in the first place.
www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-...
www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-...
Like everything else people's pensions are at risk from climate change. Fund managers can protect their beneficiaries by taking it seriously. But many aren't. My report for @sierramagazine.bsky.social
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Climate Change Imperils Pensions. Here’s How Some Investment Managers Protect Them.
A new report shows that the majority of managers still need to step up
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February 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Like everything else people's pensions are at risk from climate change. Fund managers can protect their beneficiaries by taking it seriously. But many aren't. My report for @sierramagazine.bsky.social
www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...
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Laura Helmuth's impact on Scientific American & science journalism is immeasurable. She demonstrated how a major legacy publication could be a moral one: rigorous reporting on the climate crisis & untangling how science is political, such as explaining why trans kids deserve gender-affirming care
I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
November 15, 2024 at 4:11 PM
Laura Helmuth's impact on Scientific American & science journalism is immeasurable. She demonstrated how a major legacy publication could be a moral one: rigorous reporting on the climate crisis & untangling how science is political, such as explaining why trans kids deserve gender-affirming care
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I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
November 14, 2024 at 7:23 PM
I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)
“There's no outrunning climate change,” Roser says. “It's a global phenomenon. And, you know, I guess it was our turn.”
I talked to NPR about the idea of climate havens. “It's really both a privilege and a fantasy to think that we can escape to someplace that's perfectly insulated from the climate crisis."
But I do empathize with the appeal, especially today as we watch Milton bear down on family in Sarasota.
But I do empathize with the appeal, especially today as we watch Milton bear down on family in Sarasota.
They came to Asheville looking for a 'climate haven.' Then came Hurricane Helene
When Mary Ann Roser and her husband moved to Asheville four months ago they introduced themselves to neighbors as “climate refugees from Austin.” After Helene, she has thoughts on “climate havens."
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October 10, 2024 at 4:01 AM
“There's no outrunning climate change,” Roser says. “It's a global phenomenon. And, you know, I guess it was our turn.”
Can thinking about mistakes in biology enrich our understanding of life?
Listen to the latest episode of The Purpose Podcast to find out
🧪 #scicomm
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David Oderberg & The Philosophy of Making Mistakes
Listen to this episode from The Purpose Podcast on Spotify. David Oderberg is a professor of philosophy at the University of Reading. In this episode he talks about why he got into philosophy, why phi...
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April 23, 2024 at 2:00 PM
Can thinking about mistakes in biology enrich our understanding of life?
Listen to the latest episode of The Purpose Podcast to find out
🧪 #scicomm
rss.com/podcasts/pur...
open.spotify.com/episode/6vlX...
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This Springer journal article should evidently list ChatGPT as a coauthor. 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
March 15, 2024 at 9:52 PM
This Springer journal article should evidently list ChatGPT as a coauthor. 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.su...
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Look, I'm all for responsible tech/AI assistance but this is getting out of hand. How could this glaring generative AI response get past the authors, a set of reviewers AND a whole editorial team in a peer reviewed journal? This paper is *still* live as is...👇🏽🧪
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March 16, 2024 at 12:21 AM
Look, I'm all for responsible tech/AI assistance but this is getting out of hand. How could this glaring generative AI response get past the authors, a set of reviewers AND a whole editorial team in a peer reviewed journal? This paper is *still* live as is...👇🏽🧪
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Found something really cool in my data today. This will probably be the last thing I do in my PhD.
As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪
As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪
March 14, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Found something really cool in my data today. This will probably be the last thing I do in my PhD.
As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪
As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪
Hello Bluesky!
I'm a PhD student and science writer, trying to do more of the latter after graduating.
Check out more about me and my work here - siddhantpusdekar.com
I write & host a podcast on science & philosophy. Latest 👇
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The Purpose Podcast - Further And Further And Further Back In Time | RSS.com
Host Siddhant Pusdkekar speaks to Joanna Masel about how she stumbled upon a 4 billion year old trend and a problem that evolution has been trying to solve since the beginning of lifePapers referenced...
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February 16, 2024 at 8:00 PM
Hello Bluesky!
I'm a PhD student and science writer, trying to do more of the latter after graduating.
Check out more about me and my work here - siddhantpusdekar.com
I write & host a podcast on science & philosophy. Latest 👇
rss.com/podcasts/pur...
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Genuinely excited to share something I've been working on for a while. It's a podcast with
@Project_Telos
on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with
@RamrayB
on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here -
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@Project_Telos
on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with
@RamrayB
on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here -
rss.com/podcasts/pur...
October 18, 2023 at 5:09 PM
Genuinely excited to share something I've been working on for a while. It's a podcast with
@Project_Telos
on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with
@RamrayB
on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here -
rss.com/podcasts/pur...
@Project_Telos
on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with
@RamrayB
on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here -
rss.com/podcasts/pur...