Maayan Visuals
@maayanvisuals.bsky.social
Science visuals for 10+ years.
Denisovans and ancient humans,
bugs, birds, earth and atmospheric science,
neuroscience, infographics, cover art
Denisovans and ancient humans,
bugs, birds, earth and atmospheric science,
neuroscience, infographics, cover art
Happy Halloween ! my thoughts on AI slop
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happy Halloween ! my thoughts on AI slop
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Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
October 24, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Tricks and Treats - AI art #SciArt
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I often get asked how I made a particular piece of artwork (here it's @procreate.com ). I am always happy to share, and the answer you *will not* hear is generative AI.
The idea of AI image generation as a magic trick is deceptive...
I usually work on art inspired by science, but this time around the science was inspired by art!
Congratulations to Ahyoung Kim and Qian Chen and colleagues for their work on atom-scale stenciling!
#SciArt #art #pottery #nanotechnology #nanoparticles
Congratulations to Ahyoung Kim and Qian Chen and colleagues for their work on atom-scale stenciling!
#SciArt #art #pottery #nanotechnology #nanoparticles
October 22, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I usually work on art inspired by science, but this time around the science was inspired by art!
Congratulations to Ahyoung Kim and Qian Chen and colleagues for their work on atom-scale stenciling!
#SciArt #art #pottery #nanotechnology #nanoparticles
Congratulations to Ahyoung Kim and Qian Chen and colleagues for their work on atom-scale stenciling!
#SciArt #art #pottery #nanotechnology #nanoparticles
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Asking BlueSky for help: For a review, I am trying to accurately credit the first paper that measured pairwise 3D distances between 2 pieces of DNA on the same chromosome (or cosmid). Is Trask 1989 the first?
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Asking BlueSky for help: For a review, I am trying to accurately credit the first paper that measured pairwise 3D distances between 2 pieces of DNA on the same chromosome (or cosmid). Is Trask 1989 the first?
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I know of earlier single-locus papers (1982).
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
I'm thrilled to share this article by Ruth Schuster covering scanning the fossil record for Denisovans, a project undertaken by the @david-gokhman.bsky.social lab at Weizmann Institute. 2 pieces of my art are featured :)
www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
September 14, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I'm thrilled to share this article by Ruth Schuster covering scanning the fossil record for Denisovans, a project undertaken by the @david-gokhman.bsky.social lab at Weizmann Institute. 2 pieces of my art are featured :)
www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
www.haaretz.com/archaeology/...
I’m excited to share that my art is on the cover of Advanced Healthcare Materials this month. Created for the Korin lab @technion.bsky.social
The image shows the use of hydrogels designed for precise embolization of brain aneurysms.
#SciArt #medart
The image shows the use of hydrogels designed for precise embolization of brain aneurysms.
#SciArt #medart
July 7, 2025 at 6:31 PM
I’m excited to share that my art is on the cover of Advanced Healthcare Materials this month. Created for the Korin lab @technion.bsky.social
The image shows the use of hydrogels designed for precise embolization of brain aneurysms.
#SciArt #medart
The image shows the use of hydrogels designed for precise embolization of brain aneurysms.
#SciArt #medart
I’ll be participating in a group exhibit featuring insects and this reel was made about one of the pieces! #Sciart www.instagram.com/reel/DLhTRUc...
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June 30, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I’ll be participating in a group exhibit featuring insects and this reel was made about one of the pieces! #Sciart www.instagram.com/reel/DLhTRUc...
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"AI images don’t succinctly or accurately communicate scientific concepts & could undermine public trust in science... inaccuracies wouldn’t fly if they were created by a person, “but for some reason, having this sheen of fake polish that comes with AI kind of erases all of those standards” 🧪#sciart
Illustrators call out journals and news sites for using AI art
Bot-made art undermines research and public trust in science, say illustrators frustrated by inaccurate and outlandish depictions.
www.nature.com
June 6, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"AI images don’t succinctly or accurately communicate scientific concepts & could undermine public trust in science... inaccuracies wouldn’t fly if they were created by a person, “but for some reason, having this sheen of fake polish that comes with AI kind of erases all of those standards” 🧪#sciart
Some cover art I made for a great paper about the body’s clock and biological aging! #SciArt
Read here our original article showing the biological age prediction by accumulating stochastic variation alone. With @meyer.bsky.social and a wonderful cover art designed by @maayanvisuals.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
April 30, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Some cover art I made for a great paper about the body’s clock and biological aging! #SciArt
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Read here our original article showing the biological age prediction by accumulating stochastic variation alone. With @meyer.bsky.social and a wonderful cover art designed by @maayanvisuals.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
April 30, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Read here our original article showing the biological age prediction by accumulating stochastic variation alone. With @meyer.bsky.social and a wonderful cover art designed by @maayanvisuals.bsky.social www.nature.com/articles/s43...
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Egg Shell Structure, pen & ink. From my book "Manual of Ornithology," Yale University Press: a.co/d/2c4tMLl
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ornithology #birds #anatomy
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ornithology #birds #anatomy
April 28, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Egg Shell Structure, pen & ink. From my book "Manual of Ornithology," Yale University Press: a.co/d/2c4tMLl
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ornithology #birds #anatomy
🧪🌿🌎 #sciart #wildlife #scicomm #sciviz #wildlifeart #iNat #scientificillustration #natureart #visualscicomm #sciviz #scicomm #ornithology #birds #anatomy
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April 25, 2025 at 6:34 AM
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Our new paper is out. We point out that large brained (and often smart) mammals and birds have evolved very different distribution of neurons numbers in the brain.
This means that similar cognitive abilities have evolved in very different brains.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This means that similar cognitive abilities have evolved in very different brains.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
April 17, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Our new paper is out. We point out that large brained (and often smart) mammals and birds have evolved very different distribution of neurons numbers in the brain.
This means that similar cognitive abilities have evolved in very different brains.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This means that similar cognitive abilities have evolved in very different brains.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Fascinating, really thought-provoking work by Trevor Cousins, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social and Richard Durbin, now out in @naturegenet.bsky.social 🧪🧬
Deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
A structured coalescent model reveals deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans - Nature Genetics
The cobraa model extends the pairwise sequentially Markovian coalescent to identify structured population history by examination of the model transition matrix. Applied to human polymorphism data, cob...
www.nature.com
March 18, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Fascinating, really thought-provoking work by Trevor Cousins, @aylwyn-scally.bsky.social and Richard Durbin, now out in @naturegenet.bsky.social 🧪🧬
Deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Deep ancestral structure shared by all modern humans
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Super exciting to see the Penghu jaw confirmed as Denisovan— its features line up beautifully with what we predicted Denisovan mandibles to look like! More in the thread 🧵 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31539495/
April 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Super exciting to see the Penghu jaw confirmed as Denisovan— its features line up beautifully with what we predicted Denisovan mandibles to look like! More in the thread 🧵 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31539495/
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In this clip, @maayanvisuals.bsky.social explains why AI-generated images miss the mark in science communication: they skip the collaborative, iterative process that ensures scientific impact and creative visual storytelling. Read more on our blog: lnkd.in/gMmf2nn9
April 18, 2025 at 7:42 PM
In this clip, @maayanvisuals.bsky.social explains why AI-generated images miss the mark in science communication: they skip the collaborative, iterative process that ensures scientific impact and creative visual storytelling. Read more on our blog: lnkd.in/gMmf2nn9
This is a first for me- I got to chat about the changing field of science illustration, collaboration, & communication with the amazing Nicolle Fuller and Claire Agosti of the Sayo Studio podcast! Thanks so much for having me! #SciArt #scicomm @sayostudio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJc...
How Illustrators Bring Reseach to Life: The Art of Science with Maayan Harel
YouTube video by SayoStudio
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April 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
This is a first for me- I got to chat about the changing field of science illustration, collaboration, & communication with the amazing Nicolle Fuller and Claire Agosti of the Sayo Studio podcast! Thanks so much for having me! #SciArt #scicomm @sayostudio.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJc...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohJc...
The Maresca Lab @imphys-tudelft.bsky.social
are using ultrasound to show capillaries and cells in living organs!! I was thrilled to work on this project. Congratulations to David Maresca and Baptiste Heiles
on this fantastic work #SciArt
are using ultrasound to show capillaries and cells in living organs!! I was thrilled to work on this project. Congratulations to David Maresca and Baptiste Heiles
on this fantastic work #SciArt
April 3, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Maresca Lab @imphys-tudelft.bsky.social
are using ultrasound to show capillaries and cells in living organs!! I was thrilled to work on this project. Congratulations to David Maresca and Baptiste Heiles
on this fantastic work #SciArt
are using ultrasound to show capillaries and cells in living organs!! I was thrilled to work on this project. Congratulations to David Maresca and Baptiste Heiles
on this fantastic work #SciArt
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This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours.
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
February 19, 2025 at 6:06 PM
This is the actual supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy (Saggitrarius A*), observed by JWST (NIRCam) for over 9 hours.
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
The flickers you see are solar flares on a mind-boggling scale, bright enough to shine across 26,000 light-years of space.
webbtelescope.org/contents/new...
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This is the closest photo of Saturn ever taken.
🔭 🧪
🔭 🧪
February 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This is the closest photo of Saturn ever taken.
🔭 🧪
🔭 🧪
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1/10 What are Genai astroturf orgs like the “Foundation of American “Innovation” up to? Pushing to take your hard work, property and creative innovation for free by destroying the few protections in our constitution.
They know laws are not in their favor so making theft legal is their answer.
They know laws are not in their favor so making theft legal is their answer.
January 23, 2025 at 2:45 AM
1/10 What are Genai astroturf orgs like the “Foundation of American “Innovation” up to? Pushing to take your hard work, property and creative innovation for free by destroying the few protections in our constitution.
They know laws are not in their favor so making theft legal is their answer.
They know laws are not in their favor so making theft legal is their answer.
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Fleeing Facebook and Instagram?
Discover one of the best corners of Bluesky: the SciArt Feed 🐡.
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
✅ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
Discover one of the best corners of Bluesky: the SciArt Feed 🐡.
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
✅ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
January 13, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Fleeing Facebook and Instagram?
Discover one of the best corners of Bluesky: the SciArt Feed 🐡.
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
✅ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
Discover one of the best corners of Bluesky: the SciArt Feed 🐡.
🎨 Hundreds of artists
🧪 Science-focused
✅ Curated contributors
🥳 No NFTs or gen AI
Like & pin it today:
Excited to have my graphics in this fascinating study of Oocyte development and the Balbiani body formation! #SciArt
💥Finally out!
Answering a two-centuries old question about a membraneless organelle that forms in #oocytes from insects to humans: the Balbiani body (Bb).
Now in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
:
cell.com/current-biol...
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Answering a two-centuries old question about a membraneless organelle that forms in #oocytes from insects to humans: the Balbiani body (Bb).
Now in
@currentbiology.bsky.social
:
cell.com/current-biol...
>
The Balbiani body is formed by microtubule-controlled molecular condensation of Buc in early oogenesis
Kar et al. demonstrate that Balbiani body (Bb) formation is achieved via developmental condensation in zebrafish oogenesis, driven by Buc phase separation and evolving from a dynamic liquid-like state into a solid-like stable compartment. Multistep regulation by microtubules controls condensation, ensuring proper Bb formation and oocyte polarity.
cell.com
January 10, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Excited to have my graphics in this fascinating study of Oocyte development and the Balbiani body formation! #SciArt
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For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
January 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
For Maths fans, 2025 is a square.
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education
45² = 45 x 45 = 2025
Also,
9² x 5² = 2025
40² + 20² + 5² = 2025
My favourite?
1³+2³+3³+4³+5³+6³+7³+8³+9³ = 2025
#Mathematics #teaching #education