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Warm greetings from our community of Indian science journalists!🌸

We’re back with the December edition of our newsletter to support your science journalism journey🌟

Have something to share for future editions? Send it our way — we’d love to include it!😊

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Indian Science Journalists’ Collective
Edition: December 2025
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December 3, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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November 21, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Why does ChatGPT use a lot of em dashes?
judeisabella.bsky.social Jude Isabella @judeisabella.bsky.social · 15d
As I've said countless times: "Large language models consume a lot of the best writing out there. Which is why they use em dashes." Do not take away our em dashes! www.wsj.com/tech/ai/dont...
Don’t Let AI Ruin the Em Dash
In defense of the newly controversial punctuation mark, which has become a target for those determined to root out AI writing.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:50 AM
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game design 101
November 21, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Dunno what I'm doing with my life... But hey! Atleast the sun is out and the sky is blue 😌
Sun, blue skies and a line of ivy gourd
November 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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arXiv will no longer accept review articles and position papers unless they have been accepted at a journal or a conference and complete successful peer review.

This is due to being overwhelmed by a hundreds of AI generated papers a month.

Yet another open submission process killed by LLMs.
Attention Authors: Updated Practice for Review Articles and Position Papers in arXiv CS Category – arXiv blog
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November 1, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Incredibly embarrassing for The Times, and a reminder for all journalists that, in an age of ChatGPT (which DeBlasio used) you unfortunately have to be suspicious of all quotes via email
October 30, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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"If you're a billionaire, why are you a billionaire?" Billie Eilish speaking directly to Mark Zuckerberg, as she donates $11.5m to food poverty and climate justice organisations.
'Give your money away,' Billie Eilish tells billionaires
The singer called on the mega wealthy to donate more to charity, during a speech at the WSJ Awards attended by the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and George Lucas.
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October 31, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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Praying for some new additions to the list of extinct, ugly, bacteria
October 23, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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Young lives cut short on an unimaginable scale: the 18,457 children on Gaza’s list of war dead
Every name on a list compiled by health authorities in Gaza of the child victims of Israel’s offensive
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October 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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October 3, 2025 at 6:12 AM
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Warm greetings from our community of Indian science journalists!🌻

The second edition of our monthly newsletter is here to support your science journalism journey! 🤓
Have something to share for future editions? Send it our way—we’d love to include it!🥰
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Indian Science Journalists' Collective
Edition: August 2025
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September 2, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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sighhhhh....
September 4, 2025 at 5:49 PM
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Presenting our first newsletter! 🌐 Complete with the latest stories from our members! 🌟

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Indian Science Journalists' Collective
Edition: July 2025
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August 3, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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A Sahayadri birdwing that's about to take its first flight✨
Second largest butterfly in India 🦋
A new born Southern Birdwing and its chrysalis
August 1, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Friendly tip to writer ppl who don't know: Share your shit shamelessly on here. It's super easy to miss bc of chronological feeds. The algorithim ain't gonna do the work for you, your work deserves enduring the slight embarrassment of reposting. If people judge you for it, that's not a fair critique
July 18, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Retraction Watch journalism internship [Paid]

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Retraction Watch journalism internship
Retraction Watch covers science and research integrity through the lens of retractions. Its staff of two full-time journalists, as well as its two founding editors and a network of freelance writer…
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July 9, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Lewis Capaldi is back! ❤️
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Lewis Capaldi - Survive (Official Video)
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July 3, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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🌟Published an article on Harvard's rObObee, complete with a drawing by me. Bee-cause, why not?

You can find the full text here:
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Might have gone a bit overboard with the bee puns 🐝

#technology #SciComm
A black-and-white comic shows three RoboBees, small flying robots with wings and antennas. One RoboBee is perched on a plant, quoting Shakespeare: "To be or not to be, that is the question." Another RoboBee flies tilted, asking, "What's up with her?" A third RoboBee wobbles mid-air, whispers "existential crisis." The caption at the bottom reads: "FACT: RoboBees have a light-sensitive sensor to keep them upright."
July 2, 2025 at 5:17 AM
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Played "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" and got a perfect score. I feel like a virtuoso now😎

Back on Duolingo after a gap of two years👻
I'm on a 15 day learning streak! on Duolingo. With a fire emoji on the right
June 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Hulloo..future common rose (Pachliopta aristolochiae) butterflies!👻✨
Caterpillars in a transformational slumber🐛🦋
Common rose Chrysalisx2, eggx2 on the leaves of Thottea siliquosa
June 20, 2025 at 9:19 AM
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Our mango tree got a trim recently, and on a morning walk, I came across this little guy nestled among the still-green branches—sparkling after a morning shower. My first thought was that it was a snowflake. Though, a snowflake at my place would mean something had gone very wrong.
A Common Baron larva on a mango tree branch. Surrounded by other leaves. All looking shiny and wet
June 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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A thread to save!
whysharksmatter.bsky.social David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · Jun 9
This week in my Science Communication course for grad students, we are starting our unit on communicating technical subjects to the interested public.

Does anyone have any tips on *writing* about science or other technical subjects for the public that you'd like to share? Op-eds, blog posts, etc.
June 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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June 2, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Science Journalists—India on Bluesky!💙
scijournoindia.bsky.social Indian Science Journalists' Collective @scijournoindia.bsky.social · Jun 2
💙 We are an informal community of science journalists in India (or with Indian roots)— who come together for peer support and collaboration.
We envision a space where journalists from all backgrounds can connect and learn from the experiences within our field.🧪
Join our community👇
June 2, 2025 at 6:17 PM