Michael Hochberg
@mkhochb.bsky.social
University of Montpellier - Santa Fe Institute. Working these days on intelligence in biological and artificial systems. Website https://mehochberg.wixsite.com/blog/academia
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Michael Hochberg
@mkhochb.bsky.social
· Sep 11
What future does AI hold? With @paulbrainey.bsky.social, we hypothesize that human-AI coevolution is leading to the emergence of a new evolutionary unit of selection. Science fiction or looming fact? Read our paper and judge for yourself. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Still some hope. They did say "implies".
Physicists prove the #Universe is NOT a #SIMULATION [via UBC Okanagan] 🧪🥼🌌❌🔢
“[From] [math] theorems [of] incompleteness and indefinability, we [show] that a fully consistent and complete description of reality cannot be achieved through #computation alone”
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/30/u...
#real
“[From] [math] theorems [of] incompleteness and indefinability, we [show] that a fully consistent and complete description of reality cannot be achieved through #computation alone”
news.ok.ubc.ca/2025/10/30/u...
#real
UBCO study debunks the idea that the universe is a computer simulation - UBC's Okanagan News
New study uses logic and physics to definitively answer one of science's biggest questions
news.ok.ubc.ca
November 10, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Still some hope. They did say "implies".
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I started a new job in Montpellier, France!
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
We left the US and moved to France
Hello readers, I got big updates! Some of you already know this, but it’s getting more real and more official every month: my family and I have left the US and moved to France! A few months ago I q…
abetterscientist.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I started a new job in Montpellier, France!
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
Happy about new opportunities, sad about the state of things in the US.
abetterscientist.wordpress.com/2025/10/26/w...
Hard to know what to say here. So much going on.
Last night’s election results, in a nutshell.
(watching this legitimately made me laugh out loud)
(watching this legitimately made me laugh out loud)
just....enjoy this
November 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hard to know what to say here. So much going on.
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New @natgenet.nature.com paper from the brilliant @eszterlakatos.bsky.social presents evidence that chromatin alterations disrupt antigen presentation & neoantigens in colorectal cancer. Also that immune escape is part of the "Big Bang", at the outset of CRC growth. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Epigenetically driven and early immune evasion in colorectal cancer evolution - Nature Genetics
This study nominates immune escape as an early event in colorectal cancer and shows how this can be driven through both genetic and epigenetic changes.
www.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:36 PM
New @natgenet.nature.com paper from the brilliant @eszterlakatos.bsky.social presents evidence that chromatin alterations disrupt antigen presentation & neoantigens in colorectal cancer. Also that immune escape is part of the "Big Bang", at the outset of CRC growth. www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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A new technique called ‘mind captioning’ generates descriptive sentences of what a person is seeing or picturing in their mind using a read-out of their brain activity, with impressive accuracy.
go.nature.com/3XbnxB1
go.nature.com/3XbnxB1
‘Mind-captioning’ AI decodes brain activity to turn thoughts into text
A non-invasive imaging technique can translate scenes in your head into sentences. It could help to reveal how the brain interprets the world.
go.nature.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:17 PM
A new technique called ‘mind captioning’ generates descriptive sentences of what a person is seeing or picturing in their mind using a read-out of their brain activity, with impressive accuracy.
go.nature.com/3XbnxB1
go.nature.com/3XbnxB1
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#microsky #mevosky @spp2389.bsky.social
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
A PhD position is available in my lab to work on:
Emergence and self-organisation of bacterial metabolism in consortia of cross-feeding bacteria.
Please RT
Deadline: 12.11.25
More infos 👇
shorturl.at/rAKAT
October 30, 2025 at 7:50 AM
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Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
From MRI to Ozempic: breakthroughs that show why fundamental research must be protected
Nature - In these financially straitened times, funders must recognize that great discoveries often arise from work that was looking for something completely different.
go.nature.com
November 1, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Funders must recognise that great discoveries often come from studies that seeks to advance knowledge for its own sake
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
go.nature.com/3X5lbUg
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Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
October 20, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Interested in a PhD in ornithology? Funding available for projects at the interface of ecology, behaviour & evolution from Oct '26 working on long-term population studies of tits at Wytham, based in @biology.ox.ac.uk in the new Life & Mind Building in Oxford
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
www.findaphd.com/phds/project...
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Had to draw a cartoon for this fascinating finding!
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Had to draw a cartoon for this fascinating finding!
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky
Defensive fungal symbiosis on insect hindlegs: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
#SymbioSky
Looking forward to this binge
October 15, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Looking forward to this binge
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Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowships | Biology, Medicine and Health | University of Manchester
Find out about and apply for a Bicentenary Early Career Research Fellowship.
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk
October 9, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Three Bicentenary research fellowships on offer at @officialuom.bsky.social @fbmh-uom.bsky.social for exceptional ECRs with <3y postdoc experience
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
3yrs salary + £30k pa research expenses
Do you have a great idea & want to join @mermanchester.bsky.social?
www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/research/sup...
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Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
nyti.ms
October 8, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Today my @nytimes.com colleagues and I are launching a new series called Lost Science. We interview US scientists who can no longer discover something new about our world, thanks to this year‘s cuts. Here is my first interview with a scientist who studied bees and fires. Gift link: nyti.ms/3IWXbiE
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Could major evolutionary transitions arise "from within" -- through internal innovation rather than merger? The case for autogenic transitions in individuality is developed here: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26847/
Autogenic transitions in individuality - PhilSci-Archive
philsci-archive.pitt.edu
October 8, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Could major evolutionary transitions arise "from within" -- through internal innovation rather than merger? The case for autogenic transitions in individuality is developed here: philsci-archive.pitt.edu/26847/
We need more of this
October 8, 2025 at 3:02 AM
We need more of this
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UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
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October 5, 2025 at 12:03 PM
UChicago Microbiology is searching for tenured or tenure-track faculty working in host-pathogens interactions, viral and bacterial pathogenesis, and emerging infectious diseases. Come join our vibrant Department! microbiology.uchicago.edu
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
Apply here apply.interfolio.com/174404
not if you sum it !
Antiantifa = fa. It's very simple math.
September 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
not if you sum it !
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This blog post discusses the policies that will likely evolve as #AI technology continues to advance, and its impact on #PeerReview and the scholarly publishing landscape becomes more pronounced. Read more: royalsociety.org/blog/2023/09... #PRW2025
AI and the future of scholarly publishing (part 1) | Royal Society
The focus for this year's Peer Review Week is 'Peer Review and the Future of Publishing'. We speak with Denisse Albornoz, Science Policy adviser in the Royal Society’s Data team, about the policies th...
royalsociety.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This blog post discusses the policies that will likely evolve as #AI technology continues to advance, and its impact on #PeerReview and the scholarly publishing landscape becomes more pronounced. Read more: royalsociety.org/blog/2023/09... #PRW2025
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A new study published in #RSOS has uncovered a potential driver behind the aggressive spread of #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
September 18, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A new study published in #RSOS has uncovered a potential driver behind the aggressive spread of #glioblastoma, one of the deadliest forms of #BrainCancer. Read more: royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/...
Practical quantum computing just around the corner? Two interesting reads: www.wsj.com/articles/her... www.wsj.com/articles/psi...
Here’s How Quantum Computing Could Change the World
The emerging technology promises better medicine, faster internet and more sustainable food production. It also comes with some big risks.
www.wsj.com
September 13, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Practical quantum computing just around the corner? Two interesting reads: www.wsj.com/articles/her... www.wsj.com/articles/psi...
Reposted by Michael Hochberg
Will humans and AI coevolve in the future? As interdependencies grow, the two could come to function not merely as interacting agents, but as an integrated evolutionary individual. Check this paper in @pnas.org by @mkhochb.bsky.social & P Rainey @sfiscience.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 12, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Will humans and AI coevolve in the future? As interdependencies grow, the two could come to function not merely as interacting agents, but as an integrated evolutionary individual. Check this paper in @pnas.org by @mkhochb.bsky.social & P Rainey @sfiscience.bsky.social www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What future does AI hold? With @paulbrainey.bsky.social, we hypothesize that human-AI coevolution is leading to the emergence of a new evolutionary unit of selection. Science fiction or looming fact? Read our paper and judge for yourself. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
September 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
What future does AI hold? With @paulbrainey.bsky.social, we hypothesize that human-AI coevolution is leading to the emergence of a new evolutionary unit of selection. Science fiction or looming fact? Read our paper and judge for yourself. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
What makes intelligence unique? Not surprisingly, no single, simple answer! Progress is however possible on the question if we view intelligence in an information framework. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
September 9, 2025 at 10:45 AM
What makes intelligence unique? Not surprisingly, no single, simple answer! Progress is however possible on the question if we view intelligence in an information framework. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Despite the title, I found these interviews informative, particularly those with Eric Schmidt. Main take-aways: AI moving fast, increasing dependence, semi-predictable future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=79-b...
Ex-OpenAI Scientist WARNS: "You Have No Idea What's Coming"
YouTube video by AI Upload
www.youtube.com
September 1, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Despite the title, I found these interviews informative, particularly those with Eric Schmidt. Main take-aways: AI moving fast, increasing dependence, semi-predictable future. www.youtube.com/watch?v=79-b...
unbelievable to say the least
Prokaryotic Circadian Systems: Cyanobacteria and Beyond
#AnnuRevMicrobiol from Susan Golden
with @partchlab.bsky.social
#chronobiology
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
#AnnuRevMicrobiol from Susan Golden
with @partchlab.bsky.social
#chronobiology
www.annualreviews.org/content/jour...
Prokaryotic Circadian Systems: Cyanobacteria and Beyond | Annual Reviews
Circadian clocks are biological timekeeping mechanisms that synchronize physiology with the 24-h day–night cycle and provide temporal order to cellular events that recur daily as circadian rhythms. Th...
www.annualreviews.org
August 31, 2025 at 3:04 PM
unbelievable to say the least
yeast cool - and the shirt's probably full of it after a wear to two
Making a new lab shirt. The yeast settling selection reference is pretty niche, but I don’t mind explaining it to people.
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
Also, the cells will glow in the dark!
August 31, 2025 at 3:00 PM
yeast cool - and the shirt's probably full of it after a wear to two