Lynn Chiu
drlynnchiu.bsky.social
Lynn Chiu
@drlynnchiu.bsky.social
Recovering philosopher staying with the trouble. PhD #philbio. Worked on niche construction, holobiont, gut mind, co-immunity, EES. Now curating & communicating research @univie.ac.at as Intl Sci Comm manager + #Rudolphina editor. #Philscicomm
Apparently the evidence is not strong enough! I thoroughly enjoyed this talk, which opened my eyes to the diversity and complexity of the Filipinos and their connections, extended through time, to their neighbors near and far. Larena did an incredible job making the talk accessible yet rigorous!
November 10, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Really nice to be here at a special Austro-Philippine society event, esp by the invitation of Camilo Antonio, to hear Maximilian Larena (Uppsala) talk about the pop gen of the Filipino people. I'm particularly interested in hearing more about the "out of Taiwan" hypothesis!
November 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Jump in now! The KLI is hosting Richard Cockett, author of Vienna: the Laboratory of Modernity.

kli.ac.at/en/events/ev...
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
After the first keynote, the opening festival of #VISTA continues with a panel discussion on "How to enhance public trust in science." After a round of explanations of the principles behind the space, the discussion now dives into diff forms of science engagement. #scicomm @istaresearch.bsky.social
October 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
Science communication is a social conversation around science & trust in science is about trusting the people.

Ending remarks after a tour of the activities & fests at the MIT, including an AI chat bot that is able to change minds & correct misinformation (in part because it's calm and collected!)
October 3, 2025 at 5:14 PM
From large static exhibitions in museum exhibitions and science centers to the small, agile, participatory "science gallery," Michael John Gorman talks about the "idea collider" with examples from Trinity College Dublin direct.mit.edu/books/monogr...
October 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
#misinformation is the biggest threat in the next few years, according to the World Economic Forum www.weforum.org/press/2025/0...
October 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
First keynote at the brand new #VISTA Science Experience Center @istaresearch.bsky.social:

Michael John Gorman @mit.edu
on "In defense of wonder - science communication in an age of misinformation"

www.vistascience.at/en/festival #scicomm
October 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Genital coevolution 🤩

So excited to be at Patricia Brennan's talk at the Dept of EvoBio @univie.ac.at, the last talk of her Europe tour!

#sexinnature #evobio
October 3, 2025 at 9:36 AM
You can find the relevant info here, if you have access to the intranet! Welcome brunch, guided tours, and a lovely English onboarding doc to welcome you to the University of Vienna :D

wiki.univie.ac.at/spaces/OE/pa...
September 26, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Hey so, next week is Austria's very first postdoc appreciation week #paw2025! A collection of events the @univie.ac.at is part of can be found here: postdocs.univie.ac.at/paw2025/

Participants include @univie.ac.at, University of Graz, ISTA, the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft, TU Wien.
September 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Persuaded by a friend, I'm now sitting in the Rathaus innerhof with Riedl 1977 and a cup of coffee. Oh the charismatic figures of 70s evobio. What a time.
September 11, 2025 at 11:41 AM
I'm here (a bit early) to enjoy an English tour of the #ViennaCircle exhibition, to be led by co-curator Friedrich Stadler. In the meantime, I shall do what one does at a Bibliothek and read.
September 11, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The thrill of entering the known unknown.
September 11, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Meanwhile, I'm enjoying this Paternoster lift, the rotating elevator, at the Rathaus #Vienna
September 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
More bridges #Ljubljana and fun histories and stories about the architects and restoration principles behind them. It's amazing to be a plus one at a conference!! All the fun and coffee, none of the stress.
September 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Final event is a boat trip down the famous Ljubljanica river canal under the legendary historical bridges, with a special tour given by a curator of the Museum of Architecture and Design (MAO museum)
September 5, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Now the tour takes us to the green (bio), metal, ceramic, glass & jewelry labs at #CenterRog #Ljubljana, #Slovenia

Floored to see a fabrication center of this scale.
September 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Some of the #MadeinPlatform projects that try to make use of (normally) wasted wool, silk, wood fibers and a summer school that passes on traditional weaving techniques (with a modern twist, literally)
September 5, 2025 at 3:33 PM
After three panel discussions and a book presentation, the organizers gave us a tour of the #MadeInPlatform projects as well as the 8 maker spaces/labs of the amazing #CenterRog. Pictured below: wood, textile, food, fab labs. I want to live here for a few months!
September 5, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I don't usually post about my hobbies, but I spend almost all of my "free" time frolicking around the fiber arts. Joining good friend Alina Serban #co-rizom at the #MadeINdialogues closing conference. She will now talk about crafts and circularity in the Craft Heritage Reinterpreted panel.
September 5, 2025 at 8:35 AM
A History of Displaced Knowledge : Austrian Refugees from National Socialism in Australia by Philipp Strobl (2025)

I look forward to reading this open access book based on extensive interviews conducted with Austrians who fled to Australia to escape the Nazis.

library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...
August 19, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Only managed to make a slice of Alyssa Ney's talk at the "100 years of quantum physics" satellite symposium of the ÖPG-SPS conference @univie.ac.at due to other duties. So exciting to witness a full, captivated house at the Großer Festsaal!

oepg-sps-meetingvienna2025.univie.ac.at/satellite-ev...
August 18, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What Geese Teach Us About Leadership and Followers:
Courage and curiosity shape the flock's collective behavior

www.univie.ac.at/en/news/deta...

@univie.ac.at @klf-univienna.bsky.social
August 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Konrad Lorenz and geese- name a more iconic duo.

New paper by Kleindorfer etal @klf-univienna.bsky.social @univie.ac.at w/external partners examined the fitness payoffs of social roles during collective movement, showing stable connection w/personality traits.

www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
August 18, 2025 at 9:00 AM