Gareth Leng
@g-leng.bsky.social
Neuroendocrinologist, retired, living in France but still writing. Author of 'The Heart of the Brain' and (with Rhodri) 'The Matter of Facts' https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262043885/the-matter-of-facts/
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September 15, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Do you have any students passionate about science communication and busting myths?
Why not encourage them to enter the our Student Media Award to show off their skills.
Whether it’s videos, blogs, podcasts, or graphics there’s a chance to win up to £300!
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Why not encourage them to enter the our Student Media Award to show off their skills.
Whether it’s videos, blogs, podcasts, or graphics there’s a chance to win up to £300!
bit.ly/SfEStudentMe...
September 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Do you have any students passionate about science communication and busting myths?
Why not encourage them to enter the our Student Media Award to show off their skills.
Whether it’s videos, blogs, podcasts, or graphics there’s a chance to win up to £300!
bit.ly/SfEStudentMe...
Why not encourage them to enter the our Student Media Award to show off their skills.
Whether it’s videos, blogs, podcasts, or graphics there’s a chance to win up to £300!
bit.ly/SfEStudentMe...
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Neuroendocrinologist Gareth Leng, author of “The Heart of the Brain,” unpacks the intricacies of the hypothalamus—a tiny yet powerful structure at the core of what makes us human.
🎧 Listen to Part 1 of his interview on Leafing through Science: @champalimaudf.bsky.social @g-leng.bsky.social
🎧 Listen to Part 1 of his interview on Leafing through Science: @champalimaudf.bsky.social @g-leng.bsky.social
5. The Brain Below: Mating Marathons & the “Love Hormone” (Part 1) | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Appetite. Aggression. Puberty. Parenthood. Even 48-hour prairie vole mating marathons. Is there anything the hypothalamus isn’t involved in? In Episode 5 (Part 1) of Leafing Through Science, Hedi is…
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June 28, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Neuroendocrinologist Gareth Leng, author of “The Heart of the Brain,” unpacks the intricacies of the hypothalamus—a tiny yet powerful structure at the core of what makes us human.
🎧 Listen to Part 1 of his interview on Leafing through Science: @champalimaudf.bsky.social @g-leng.bsky.social
🎧 Listen to Part 1 of his interview on Leafing through Science: @champalimaudf.bsky.social @g-leng.bsky.social
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🍽️ Appetite. 😡 Aggression. 🧒 Puberty. 👶 Parenthood. Is there anything the #hypothalamus isn’t involved in?
Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
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🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
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Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
🎧: rss.com/podcasts/lea...
🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
@mitpress.bsky.social
5. The Brain Below: Mating Marathons & the “Love Hormone” (Part 1) | Podcast Episode on RSS.com
Appetite. Aggression. Puberty. Parenthood. Even 48-hour prairie vole mating marathons. Is there anything the hypothalamus isn’t involved in? In Episode 5 (Part 1) of Leafing Through Science, Hedi is j...
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June 25, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🍽️ Appetite. 😡 Aggression. 🧒 Puberty. 👶 Parenthood. Is there anything the #hypothalamus isn’t involved in?
Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
🎧: rss.com/podcasts/lea...
🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
@mitpress.bsky.social
Join our new #podcast #LeafingThroughScience 🎙️ as we shine a torch 🔦 into this deep, dark cave of the brain 🧠.
🎧: rss.com/podcasts/lea...
🎥: youtu.be/et_T1gpXoHU
@mitpress.bsky.social
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As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...
May 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
As grant money starts drying up, it's more important than ever not to waste it on paying publishers' open access "article processing fees" when we can host PDFs for free. Tom Morgan and I wrote a paper on this, forthcoming at Science and Public Policy. Accepted draft here: osf.io/preprints/os...
"... how important it is to create a laboratory filled with young scientists from all aspects of our cultural and societal mosaic."
@denisebelsham.bsky.social is the Alison Douglas lecturer at @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Bradford, and this is from her abstract. Alison would have been so pleased.
@denisebelsham.bsky.social is the Alison Douglas lecturer at @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Bradford, and this is from her abstract. Alison would have been so pleased.
April 29, 2025 at 12:53 PM
"... how important it is to create a laboratory filled with young scientists from all aspects of our cultural and societal mosaic."
@denisebelsham.bsky.social is the Alison Douglas lecturer at @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Bradford, and this is from her abstract. Alison would have been so pleased.
@denisebelsham.bsky.social is the Alison Douglas lecturer at @bsneuroendo.bsky.social Bradford, and this is from her abstract. Alison would have been so pleased.
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Consensus vs Convergence
"Unlike declarations that a consensus exists...a claim that convergent evidence exists honors science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed”
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social
"Unlike declarations that a consensus exists...a claim that convergent evidence exists honors science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed”
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social
Convergence and consensus
In these days of political instability, geopolitical tensions, and social discontent around the world, there are continued threats to the principles, conduct, and findings of science. This assault on ...
www.science.org
April 28, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Consensus vs Convergence
"Unlike declarations that a consensus exists...a claim that convergent evidence exists honors science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed”
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social
"Unlike declarations that a consensus exists...a claim that convergent evidence exists honors science’s norms of critique and correction by inviting discussion of the extent of existing knowledge and the multiple ways in which it was developed”
By @holdenthorp.bsky.social
From Nature Index, the top 10 academic institutions in the world ranked by number of papers published in 2023-24 in the most prestigious scientific journals (all fields of science). Harvard is first by a long way; the next 9 are all Universities in China.
April 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
From Nature Index, the top 10 academic institutions in the world ranked by number of papers published in 2023-24 in the most prestigious scientific journals (all fields of science). Harvard is first by a long way; the next 9 are all Universities in China.
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Chinese trolling us…
April 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Chinese trolling us…
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And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
March 30, 2025 at 5:30 PM
And yet Joe Rogan puts guests on who say "Vaccines aren't actually responsible for the reduction in infectious diseases.”
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OK here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for! Our advert for 5 posts here at Glasgow: Cognitive neuroscience/psychology. Closing date May 12 - please spread the word
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
March 28, 2025 at 7:06 AM
OK here it is, the moment you have all been waiting for! Our advert for 5 posts here at Glasgow: Cognitive neuroscience/psychology. Closing date May 12 - please spread the word
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
www.nature.com/naturecareer...
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Finally, there were various comments from viewers about how universities are just ivory ideas discussing abstract ideas and of no use to society.
This was my defence of university & higher education
This was my defence of university & higher education
March 27, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Finally, there were various comments from viewers about how universities are just ivory ideas discussing abstract ideas and of no use to society.
This was my defence of university & higher education
This was my defence of university & higher education
Poets say things best.
"To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them."
"To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them."
March 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Poets say things best.
"To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them."
"To be, or not to be, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
Or to take arms against a sea of troubles
And by opposing end them."
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Why is anyone decent still on X! If your Society or Journal or University is - just let them know it's not OK.
BREAKING: People are being suspended on X in Turkey for posting videos of these protests against Erdoğan’s corrupt and repressive regime.
Keep sharing everywhere.
Keep sharing everywhere.
March 23, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Why is anyone decent still on X! If your Society or Journal or University is - just let them know it's not OK.
In 1938, the American sociologist RK Merton (at Columbia University) drew attention to political attacks on scientific institutions. He went on to ask “How should scientists respond”...
www.the-matter-of-facts.com/post/the-imp...
www.the-matter-of-facts.com/post/the-imp...
The Importance of Scientific Societies
In this time of trial, when Science is again under attack, we must re-examine its foundations, and where necessary, rebuild its institutions
www.the-matter-of-facts.com
March 23, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In 1938, the American sociologist RK Merton (at Columbia University) drew attention to political attacks on scientific institutions. He went on to ask “How should scientists respond”...
www.the-matter-of-facts.com/post/the-imp...
www.the-matter-of-facts.com/post/the-imp...
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Russia demands to keep captured territory
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
March 19, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Russia demands to keep captured territory
The new Private Eye is out now
The new Private Eye is out now
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Been revisiting the ancestors for guidance, these last few months.
This is the mindset in which I keep finding myself:
This is the mindset in which I keep finding myself:
March 17, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Been revisiting the ancestors for guidance, these last few months.
This is the mindset in which I keep finding myself:
This is the mindset in which I keep finding myself:
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March 13, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Basel, Switzerland
March 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Basel, Switzerland
"Scientific work which promises direct practical benefit to the Nazi party or the Third Reich is to be fostered above all and research funds are to be re-allocated in accordance with this policy...the scientific significance of any knowledge is of secondary importance"
RK Merton (1933)
RK Merton (1933)
March 11, 2025 at 5:21 PM
"Scientific work which promises direct practical benefit to the Nazi party or the Third Reich is to be fostered above all and research funds are to be re-allocated in accordance with this policy...the scientific significance of any knowledge is of secondary importance"
RK Merton (1933)
RK Merton (1933)