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Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
My teen, who had dreamt of being an astrophysicist, just told me he wants to go to law school because, “Science isn’t going to be a priority in the US in the future…I don’t want a job where I’ll be constantly worried my funding will be taken away.”
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
Gutting. How many future scientists have we lost?
December 7, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Here’s the thing, emerging scientists aren’t going to flee to do science elsewhere…they just won’t do the science.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
We will lose at least one, if not two generations of knowledge if we don’t get this shit sorted out immediately.
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Putting brushes and such down for the day because the sun is out!!! So off for a good long walk by the sea
November 17, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Putting brushes and such down for the day because the sun is out!!! So off for a good long walk by the sea
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🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
October 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
🕯️Manifesting 🕯️
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I always seal my kids discarded kinder egg capsules really tightly before I throw them out, as I assume future alien scientists will test the contents to determine what the composition of our atmosphere was like.
October 9, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I always seal my kids discarded kinder egg capsules really tightly before I throw them out, as I assume future alien scientists will test the contents to determine what the composition of our atmosphere was like.
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You need to break this habit of checking your feed the moment you open your eyes in the morning. Nothing good comes of starting your day with high anxiety. Nothing good happened overnight. A broken world won’t mend because you read how it’s broken; it’ll just break you. This has been a note to self.
October 1, 2025 at 4:31 AM
You need to break this habit of checking your feed the moment you open your eyes in the morning. Nothing good comes of starting your day with high anxiety. Nothing good happened overnight. A broken world won’t mend because you read how it’s broken; it’ll just break you. This has been a note to self.
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Offer received and accepted, funemployment ends homies.
I release my employment jelly to the wild now, thank you friend.
I release my employment jelly to the wild now, thank you friend.
July 16, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Offer received and accepted, funemployment ends homies.
I release my employment jelly to the wild now, thank you friend.
I release my employment jelly to the wild now, thank you friend.
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Geologists Recommend Eating At Least One Small Rock Per Day
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July 11, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Geologists Recommend Eating At Least One Small Rock Per Day
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on this date eight years ago, Tom Holland wowed Zendaya on Lip Sync Battle with his cultural critique of impervious surface stormwater runoff.
May 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
on this date eight years ago, Tom Holland wowed Zendaya on Lip Sync Battle with his cultural critique of impervious surface stormwater runoff.
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Aside from the corrosive nature of emails assigning major tasks on non-working days, and then automated messages chasing them up, can we just stop the RUSH to publish.
A bit longer spent all-round on writing, checking, reviewing, reading, proofing and thinking would make science a MUCH better place.
A bit longer spent all-round on writing, checking, reviewing, reading, proofing and thinking would make science a MUCH better place.
March 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Aside from the corrosive nature of emails assigning major tasks on non-working days, and then automated messages chasing them up, can we just stop the RUSH to publish.
A bit longer spent all-round on writing, checking, reviewing, reading, proofing and thinking would make science a MUCH better place.
A bit longer spent all-round on writing, checking, reviewing, reading, proofing and thinking would make science a MUCH better place.
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In the Rarest of Lab Events category…
We finally got to the center of a Parafilm roll!
In my 35 y in the lab I’ve never seen a roll completely empty
I hope it’s not a sign…
We finally got to the center of a Parafilm roll!
In my 35 y in the lab I’ve never seen a roll completely empty
I hope it’s not a sign…
a cartoon owl is sitting on a tree branch holding a coin and saying uh , 1 ... 2 ... 3 .
ALT: a cartoon owl is sitting on a tree branch holding a coin and saying uh , 1 ... 2 ... 3 .
media.tenor.com
February 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
In the Rarest of Lab Events category…
We finally got to the center of a Parafilm roll!
In my 35 y in the lab I’ve never seen a roll completely empty
I hope it’s not a sign…
We finally got to the center of a Parafilm roll!
In my 35 y in the lab I’ve never seen a roll completely empty
I hope it’s not a sign…
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become ungovernable
February 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
become ungovernable
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🧵 1/2 The fishing Wren - who knew? I'm playing in slomo so it's easier to see what's going on.
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
February 11, 2025 at 4:09 PM
🧵 1/2 The fishing Wren - who knew? I'm playing in slomo so it's easier to see what's going on.
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
In fact the Wren is catching amphipods (happy to be corrected on species).
This shows the value of a weedy pond & providing access to it by placing branches over the surface.
@bto-gbw.bsky.social
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Wren at the pond - it's unusual to see a Wren not find something to eat when they visit the pond. They come from dawn until dusk searching for invertebrates amongst the leaf litter.
Also a Dunnock & the ever thirsty Greenfinch - there's obviously not much moisture content in their seedy diet.
Also a Dunnock & the ever thirsty Greenfinch - there's obviously not much moisture content in their seedy diet.
January 7, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Wren at the pond - it's unusual to see a Wren not find something to eat when they visit the pond. They come from dawn until dusk searching for invertebrates amongst the leaf litter.
Also a Dunnock & the ever thirsty Greenfinch - there's obviously not much moisture content in their seedy diet.
Also a Dunnock & the ever thirsty Greenfinch - there's obviously not much moisture content in their seedy diet.
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If someone says they don't drink:
-the reason is none of your business
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options, not just one
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people might just be tired
-the reason is none of your business
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options, not just one
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people might just be tired
November 24, 2024 at 4:30 AM
If someone says they don't drink:
-the reason is none of your business
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options, not just one
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people might just be tired
-the reason is none of your business
-hosts should have several non-alcoholic beverage options, not just one
-the holidays can be a tough period for non-drinkers
-many jokes about not drinking are bad
-people might just be tired
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November 15, 2024 at 12:03 PM
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On its way to Jersey, this little wren icon, is going to be overwinding in warmer climes
October 4, 2024 at 6:54 PM
On its way to Jersey, this little wren icon, is going to be overwinding in warmer climes
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"Liberté, Béagalité, Fraternité"
April 20, 2024 at 1:40 PM
"Liberté, Béagalité, Fraternité"
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I just want to thank you, as a biologist, for your hard work running a conservation and rehabilitation service for heirloom hermit shepherds. Thanks to you, the only known American heirloom hermit shepherd has been rereleased into the continent’s last untouched wilderness, California.
April 17, 2024 at 8:02 PM
I just want to thank you, as a biologist, for your hard work running a conservation and rehabilitation service for heirloom hermit shepherds. Thanks to you, the only known American heirloom hermit shepherd has been rereleased into the continent’s last untouched wilderness, California.
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a borzoi is a working dog, originally developed for wolf hunting, but with many practical uses in the modern world, such as: doorstop, paperweight, bookmark,
March 31, 2024 at 6:30 PM
a borzoi is a working dog, originally developed for wolf hunting, but with many practical uses in the modern world, such as: doorstop, paperweight, bookmark,
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There is not a single study that shows that certain journals publish better scientific papers. There is not a single study that shows that papers in high ranked journals are more reproducible or show more solid statistical analysis of data.
March 15, 2024 at 9:18 AM
There is not a single study that shows that certain journals publish better scientific papers. There is not a single study that shows that papers in high ranked journals are more reproducible or show more solid statistical analysis of data.
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I think one of the heartbreaking lessons I've learned, as a kid born in 1980, is that the pendulum of progress doesn't always swing up.
That's what we were promised as kids. On climate, equality and more. The fight was meant to be won.
It wasn't. And we weren't prepared for that.
That's what we were promised as kids. On climate, equality and more. The fight was meant to be won.
It wasn't. And we weren't prepared for that.
March 13, 2024 at 12:07 AM
I think one of the heartbreaking lessons I've learned, as a kid born in 1980, is that the pendulum of progress doesn't always swing up.
That's what we were promised as kids. On climate, equality and more. The fight was meant to be won.
It wasn't. And we weren't prepared for that.
That's what we were promised as kids. On climate, equality and more. The fight was meant to be won.
It wasn't. And we weren't prepared for that.