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“Trump seems to be offering Israel a deal,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “The U.S. will countenance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza so long as America gets a prime piece of oceanfront property at the end of it.” nyti.ms/414jKbn
“Trump seems to be offering Israel a deal,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “The U.S. will countenance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza so long as America gets a prime piece of oceanfront property at the end of it.” nyti.ms/414jKbn
Opinion | Trump’s Gaza Deal: War Crimes in Exchange for Beachfront Property
The president’s proposal wasn’t serious, but it was dangerous.
nyti.ms
February 7, 2025 at 4:47 PM
From @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Trump seems to be offering Israel a deal,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “The U.S. will countenance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza so long as America gets a prime piece of oceanfront property at the end of it.” nyti.ms/414jKbn
“Trump seems to be offering Israel a deal,” our columnist Michelle Goldberg writes. “The U.S. will countenance the ethnic cleansing of Gaza so long as America gets a prime piece of oceanfront property at the end of it.” nyti.ms/414jKbn
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ suzetrigine, which will be marketed under the name Journavx, targets specific sodium channels that help pass signals on from the site of pain. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #biosky
FDA approves new nonopioid pain medication, hailed a 'triumph'
Vertex’s suzetrigine is a paradigm shift in pain management, the firm’s CEO says
cen.acs.org
February 1, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ suzetrigine, which will be marketed under the name Journavx, targets specific sodium channels that help pass signals on from the site of pain. cen.acs.org/pharmaceutic... #biosky
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James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
January 31, 2025 at 2:16 AM
James Fraser Stoddart obituary: chemist and nanotechnology pioneer who built molecular machines
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
www.nature.com/articles/d41... @profdaveleigh.bsky.social
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Dicen por ahí (no queremos señalar... 🐤) que por @bsky.app no nos lee nadie...
📅Ya veréis cuando conozcáis todos los eventos de #AgendaUS que tenemos para esta semana
¡Vamos! 🔗 www.us.es/ultimos-even...
📅Ya veréis cuando conozcáis todos los eventos de #AgendaUS que tenemos para esta semana
¡Vamos! 🔗 www.us.es/ultimos-even...
January 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Dicen por ahí (no queremos señalar... 🐤) que por @bsky.app no nos lee nadie...
📅Ya veréis cuando conozcáis todos los eventos de #AgendaUS que tenemos para esta semana
¡Vamos! 🔗 www.us.es/ultimos-even...
📅Ya veréis cuando conozcáis todos los eventos de #AgendaUS que tenemos para esta semana
¡Vamos! 🔗 www.us.es/ultimos-even...
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Jeff Fuhrer examines how 19th-century America crafted the myth of meritocracy, celebrating self-reliance and opportunity while sidestepping the realities of inequality.
The Myth of Meritocracy Runs Deep in American History
Jeff Fuhrer, author of “The Myth That Made Us,” examines the false narratives about meritocracy and post-racism that shaped the nation’s identity.
thereader.mitpress.mit.edu
January 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Jeff Fuhrer examines how 19th-century America crafted the myth of meritocracy, celebrating self-reliance and opportunity while sidestepping the realities of inequality.
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Good to hear that my university (Leeds) is completely withdrawing from X. I hope others follow suit.
January 23, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Good to hear that my university (Leeds) is completely withdrawing from X. I hope others follow suit.
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More than 40% of postdoctoral researchers leave academia, according to a study of some 45,500 researchers’ careers
https://go.nature.com/3EdzX56
https://go.nature.com/3EdzX56
More than 40% of postdocs leave academia, study reveals
Publishing highly cited papers helps postdoctoral researchers to land a faculty job.
go.nature.com
January 21, 2025 at 10:04 AM
More than 40% of postdoctoral researchers leave academia, according to a study of some 45,500 researchers’ careers
https://go.nature.com/3EdzX56
https://go.nature.com/3EdzX56
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I wasn't planning to post today, but this one wanted to be written open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
The Pathetic Billionaires’ Club
How fuck-you money can become fuck-me money
open.substack.com
January 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I wasn't planning to post today, but this one wanted to be written open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...
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Dig a little deeper into the vampire’s tomb, and you begin to realize that it’s not the ethnic or cultural other that’s really the looming threat at Nosferatu’s heart. It’s the economic elite. www.currentaffairs.org/news/who-are...
Who Are the Real Vampires in ‘Nosferatu’?
Robert Eggers’ vampire film would be easy to interpret as a right-wing, anti-immigrant manifesto. But dig a little deeper, and you realize that the rich are the real bloodsuckers.
www.currentaffairs.org
January 19, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Dig a little deeper into the vampire’s tomb, and you begin to realize that it’s not the ethnic or cultural other that’s really the looming threat at Nosferatu’s heart. It’s the economic elite. www.currentaffairs.org/news/who-are...
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Why is it so difficult to get drugs where they need to go?
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This perspective summarizes the challenge of estimating membrane permeability from computer models, lab assays, and animal studies. And it provides guidelines to reconcile the results of the various methods.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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This perspective summarizes the challenge of estimating membrane permeability from computer models, lab assays, and animal studies. And it provides guidelines to reconcile the results of the various methods.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Permeability Benchmarking: Guidelines for Comparing in Silico, in Vitro, and in Vivo Measurements
Permeability is a measure of the degree to which cells can transport molecules across biological barriers. Units of permeability are distance per unit time (typically cm/s), where accurate measurement...
pubs.acs.org
January 17, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Why is it so difficult to get drugs where they need to go?
🤔 🧪
This perspective summarizes the challenge of estimating membrane permeability from computer models, lab assays, and animal studies. And it provides guidelines to reconcile the results of the various methods.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
🤔 🧪
This perspective summarizes the challenge of estimating membrane permeability from computer models, lab assays, and animal studies. And it provides guidelines to reconcile the results of the various methods.
pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
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This week in Science, researchers present a library of 3D polycatenated architected materials with intriguing deformation behaviors that encompass both solid-like and liquid-like characteristics.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42fsQTP
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42fsQTP
January 16, 2025 at 7:05 PM
This week in Science, researchers present a library of 3D polycatenated architected materials with intriguing deformation behaviors that encompass both solid-like and liquid-like characteristics.
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42fsQTP
Learn more: https://scim.ag/42fsQTP
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The authors of “Generative AI and Social Media May Exacerbate the Climate Crisis” outline some of the indirect ways in which generative AI and social media undermine the focus & veracity required to address the climate crisis: https://bit.ly/4gO2Cwc #OpenAccess via @gepjournal.bsky.social
January 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
The authors of “Generative AI and Social Media May Exacerbate the Climate Crisis” outline some of the indirect ways in which generative AI and social media undermine the focus & veracity required to address the climate crisis: https://bit.ly/4gO2Cwc #OpenAccess via @gepjournal.bsky.social
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Slow-motion videos reveal tree frogs making some of the most dramatic landings in nature.
Learn more: scim.ag/4gTAurn
Learn more: scim.ag/4gTAurn
January 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Slow-motion videos reveal tree frogs making some of the most dramatic landings in nature.
Learn more: scim.ag/4gTAurn
Learn more: scim.ag/4gTAurn
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Scientists are starting to study—and debate—how the unique features of Bluesky might affect discussions of research and workplace culture, and efforts to engage with the public. scim.ag/428RTYG
As academic Bluesky grows, researchers find strengths—and shortcomings
Platform fosters collegial interactions among scientists, but potentially limits interactions beyond the academic community
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January 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Scientists are starting to study—and debate—how the unique features of Bluesky might affect discussions of research and workplace culture, and efforts to engage with the public. scim.ag/428RTYG