Neuro with Nick
@neurownick.bsky.social
Cog/Neuro PhD student trying to talk science to non-scientists and scientists alike
I like to think about how people think 🧠
All views are my own
I like to think about how people think 🧠
All views are my own
When the data stops looking like “hm that could make sense?” to “wow this makes no sense at all”
a man in an astronaut 's helmet says " i 'm scared but i 'm also excited "
Alt: a man in an astronaut 's helmet says " i 'm scared but i 'm also excited "
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August 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
When the data stops looking like “hm that could make sense?” to “wow this makes no sense at all”
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Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down its Office of Research and Development and eliminate thousands of agency jobs. According to the agency, this office has long served as the scientific backbone of its efforts to protect both public health and the environment.
July 18, 2025 at 10:51 PM
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it will shut down its Office of Research and Development and eliminate thousands of agency jobs. According to the agency, this office has long served as the scientific backbone of its efforts to protect both public health and the environment.
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“Historically, no one lived past age 35”
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
There Were Still Old People When Life Expectancy Was 35.
A demography myth that won't die
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June 16, 2025 at 10:16 AM
“Historically, no one lived past age 35”
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
"I’ve heard *so* many versions of this claim, including recently from a menopause doctor (implying menopause is not “natural” because noone lived long enough to go through it). Every time someone states this “fact,” a demographer loses a piece of their soul"
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If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
June 14, 2025 at 6:43 PM
If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.
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Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate all federal funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System - used to supports safe navigation, storm prep, and ocean health.
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Trump budget would cut ocean data and leave boaters, anglers and forecasters scrambling for info
Sweeping research cuts in President Donald Trump's proposed budget would target an ocean-monitoring system that scientists say is crucial to predicting tsunami escape routes and hurricane intensity an...
apnews.com
May 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump’s proposed budget would eliminate all federal funding for the Integrated Ocean Observing System - used to supports safe navigation, storm prep, and ocean health.
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
Without it, real-time ocean data could disappear—putting lives, industries, and ecosystems at risk.
apnews.com/article/trum...
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Sheryl reached out to tell me about universal right to counsel, which I didn’t know much about.
We want to our policies to be comprehensive and consult as many experts and affected people as we roll them out.
So if you’re local and passionate about an issue, hit me up at hello@katforillinois.com.
We want to our policies to be comprehensive and consult as many experts and affected people as we roll them out.
So if you’re local and passionate about an issue, hit me up at hello@katforillinois.com.
I just want to thank @katmabu.bsky.social for taking time out of her incredibly busy schedule to REALLY hear me out about the need for national universal right to counsel legislation. She is the first person in or seeking elected office to have that conversation with me, and that means a lot to me.
May 7, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Sheryl reached out to tell me about universal right to counsel, which I didn’t know much about.
We want to our policies to be comprehensive and consult as many experts and affected people as we roll them out.
So if you’re local and passionate about an issue, hit me up at hello@katforillinois.com.
We want to our policies to be comprehensive and consult as many experts and affected people as we roll them out.
So if you’re local and passionate about an issue, hit me up at hello@katforillinois.com.
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⛔ NIH ended ALL of my grants mid-project, given LGBTQ health focus 🏳️🌈
⚖️ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr.
As one team member shared in this story👇: "The threats to our work don’t just make me fear for my career — they make me fear for my safety.“
#SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth
⚖️ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr.
As one team member shared in this story👇: "The threats to our work don’t just make me fear for my career — they make me fear for my safety.“
#SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth
Harvard Medical researcher sues NIH for cutting grant to study LGBTQ mental health
"This is not just an attack on the LGBTQ community — it is a blow to the integrity of science and the health of every American," a Harvard Medical School associate professor studying the mental…
www.masslive.com
April 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
⛔ NIH ended ALL of my grants mid-project, given LGBTQ health focus 🏳️🌈
⚖️ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr.
As one team member shared in this story👇: "The threats to our work don’t just make me fear for my career — they make me fear for my safety.“
#SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth
⚖️ So what am I doing? Suing RFK, Jr.
As one team member shared in this story👇: "The threats to our work don’t just make me fear for my career — they make me fear for my safety.“
#SaveDemocracy #SupportScience #PublicHealth
59 days till thesis defense - still feels like I know nothing fkfkfkfkfk
a close up of a white cat 's face with blue eyes and the words ahhhh written on it .
Alt: a close up of a white cat 's face with blue eyes and the words ahhhh written on it .
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April 26, 2025 at 2:59 PM
59 days till thesis defense - still feels like I know nothing fkfkfkfkfk
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179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
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Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
April 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
179 experts. 28 countries. 1 message:
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
Long COVID is real, multi-systemic, and devastating. It affects over 400 million people. And we're not prepared.
New global consensus just dropped.
link.springer.com/content/pdf/10…
🧵
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1. RFK Jr/HHS wouldn’t allow him to put out a press release for the study
2. They denied him the ability to do an interview with the NYTimes about the study
3. They edited his responses to written questions from that reporter (without his knowledge)
All bc they didn’t like his findings 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
2. They denied him the ability to do an interview with the NYTimes about the study
3. They edited his responses to written questions from that reporter (without his knowledge)
All bc they didn’t like his findings 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
He wasn’t just censored. They altered his responses to NYT questions on his publication
Egregious.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/h...
Egregious.
www.cnn.com/2025/04/17/h...
Top researcher quits NIH, citing censorship under RFK Jr. | CNN
Dr. Kevin Hall joins The Lead
www.cnn.com
April 18, 2025 at 6:03 AM
1. RFK Jr/HHS wouldn’t allow him to put out a press release for the study
2. They denied him the ability to do an interview with the NYTimes about the study
3. They edited his responses to written questions from that reporter (without his knowledge)
All bc they didn’t like his findings 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
2. They denied him the ability to do an interview with the NYTimes about the study
3. They edited his responses to written questions from that reporter (without his knowledge)
All bc they didn’t like his findings 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
April 17, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Guys, I love all of you, but the answer to RFK, Jr. is not that autistic adults hold jobs, pay taxes, and get laid, it's that everyone deserves to live even if they can't work, pay taxes, or get laid.
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My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Sex Redefined: The Idea of 2 Sexes Is Overly Simplistic
Biologists now think there is a larger spectrum than just binary female and male
www.scientificamerican.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
My husband has taught human reproduction and development to the Cambridge medics for over three decades. When people start banging on about "only two biological sexes" he starts with "which sex: genetic, hormonal, or gonadal"?
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Biological sex is not binary. www.scientificamerican.com/article/sex-...
Anyone else that frequently looks at these reports seem different? Almost less information than usual in the main report despite combining two usually separate reports.
Anyways in prevalence:
Male:female continues to decrease
Minorities:white continues to increase
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Anyways in prevalence:
Male:female continues to decrease
Minorities:white continues to increase
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Prevalence and Early Identification of Autism Spectrum ...
This report describes autism spectrum disorder prevalence and early identifications patterns among children aged 4 and 8 years old.
www.cdc.gov
April 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Anyone else that frequently looks at these reports seem different? Almost less information than usual in the main report despite combining two usually separate reports.
Anyways in prevalence:
Male:female continues to decrease
Minorities:white continues to increase
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
Anyways in prevalence:
Male:female continues to decrease
Minorities:white continues to increase
www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes...
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I really appreciated @hankgreen.bsky.social’s dire wolf video, which is really worth watching. He breaks down the science, the hype, and why it’s important to tell the truth about extinction:
youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw?...
youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw?...
They Didn't Make Dire Wolves, They Made Something…Else
YouTube video by hankschannel
youtu.be
April 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
I really appreciated @hankgreen.bsky.social’s dire wolf video, which is really worth watching. He breaks down the science, the hype, and why it’s important to tell the truth about extinction:
youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw?...
youtu.be/Ar0zgedLyTw?...
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Study History. 100%. Absolutely. Study History.
April 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Study History. 100%. Absolutely. Study History.
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I hope writing this doesn’t get me deported.
Published in The Lancet yesterday: “As physicians and researchers who have a responsibility to speak up about inequitable policies that detrimentally affect patients, colleagues, and students, we cannot remain silent in this crucial moment.” Highlights…
Published in The Lancet yesterday: “As physicians and researchers who have a responsibility to speak up about inequitable policies that detrimentally affect patients, colleagues, and students, we cannot remain silent in this crucial moment.” Highlights…
Why and how academic medicine must champion diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility
US President Donald Trump has launched a series of Executive Actions1 to dismantle
diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility efforts; defund scientific research;
and freeze federal funds and pro...
www.thelancet.com
April 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
I hope writing this doesn’t get me deported.
Published in The Lancet yesterday: “As physicians and researchers who have a responsibility to speak up about inequitable policies that detrimentally affect patients, colleagues, and students, we cannot remain silent in this crucial moment.” Highlights…
Published in The Lancet yesterday: “As physicians and researchers who have a responsibility to speak up about inequitable policies that detrimentally affect patients, colleagues, and students, we cannot remain silent in this crucial moment.” Highlights…
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The next person who says to “just focus on the science” is going to end up on the receiving end of all of the thoughts I’ve managed to keep inside my head over the past 6 months.
April 11, 2025 at 6:54 PM
The next person who says to “just focus on the science” is going to end up on the receiving end of all of the thoughts I’ve managed to keep inside my head over the past 6 months.
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RFK Jr. says he’ll know what causes autism by September. Someone should tell him NIH—his own department—already funds $300 million per year in autism research, yielding hundreds of studies. Autism has been studied for decades and he’s claiming he will know the cause in 4 months?
April 11, 2025 at 12:18 AM
RFK Jr. says he’ll know what causes autism by September. Someone should tell him NIH—his own department—already funds $300 million per year in autism research, yielding hundreds of studies. Autism has been studied for decades and he’s claiming he will know the cause in 4 months?
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oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
German experiment gave people a basic monthly income – the effect on their work ethic was surprising | CNN
A German experiment has found that people are likely to continue working full-time even if they receive no-strings-attached universal basic income payments.
www.cnn.com
April 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh you mean like every other time they've tried this? everywhere else in the world?
No we won’t
It’s not an epidemic
And I doubt exposures refers to epigenetics but even that is dependent on genetic susceptibility
More access and better diagnostic tools have helped us get here
The gap has been narrowing, and only in data from 2020 did we see minorities have higher prevalence rates
It’s not an epidemic
And I doubt exposures refers to epigenetics but even that is dependent on genetic susceptibility
More access and better diagnostic tools have helped us get here
The gap has been narrowing, and only in data from 2020 did we see minorities have higher prevalence rates
April 11, 2025 at 7:19 PM
No we won’t
It’s not an epidemic
And I doubt exposures refers to epigenetics but even that is dependent on genetic susceptibility
More access and better diagnostic tools have helped us get here
The gap has been narrowing, and only in data from 2020 did we see minorities have higher prevalence rates
It’s not an epidemic
And I doubt exposures refers to epigenetics but even that is dependent on genetic susceptibility
More access and better diagnostic tools have helped us get here
The gap has been narrowing, and only in data from 2020 did we see minorities have higher prevalence rates
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New #Postdoctoral Job! I'm recruiting for multi-country project on research #metadata & evaluation - UK, Germany, France, and Canada. Funded by SSHRC under Open Research Area 8 initiative. More info: www.yorku.ca/research/wp-...
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
www.yorku.ca
April 10, 2025 at 6:27 PM
New #Postdoctoral Job! I'm recruiting for multi-country project on research #metadata & evaluation - UK, Germany, France, and Canada. Funded by SSHRC under Open Research Area 8 initiative. More info: www.yorku.ca/research/wp-...
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
#research #metascience #researchevaluation #universities #metrics
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Hot off the science presses! The largest map of the brain's wiring and activity to date is featured on the cover of @nature.com.
🧠📈 Check out 'Cortex in Context' at: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
🧠📈 Check out 'Cortex in Context' at: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
April 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Hot off the science presses! The largest map of the brain's wiring and activity to date is featured on the cover of @nature.com.
🧠📈 Check out 'Cortex in Context' at: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
🧠📈 Check out 'Cortex in Context' at: www.nature.com/immersive/d4...
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RFK Jr. says we will “know the cause of the autism epidemic” by September. His arrogance, his hubris, his absolute ignorance is more astounding every single day. Researchers have been studying this for years, and risk factors have already been identified.
April 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
RFK Jr. says we will “know the cause of the autism epidemic” by September. His arrogance, his hubris, his absolute ignorance is more astounding every single day. Researchers have been studying this for years, and risk factors have already been identified.