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M. Gonzalez-Marquez

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I engage in the subversive act of investigating & teaching how best to read & document science. Helio: https://zenodo.org/records/14242565 DMs about my work are welcome. If I don't know you, anything will else will get you blocked.

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M. Gonzalez-Marquez @aerynthrace.bsky.social · Oct 29

The Heliocentric Model of Open Science Documentation in a nutshell

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Infographic of the Heliocentric Model of Open Science Documentation.

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M. Gonzalez-Marquez @aerynthrace.bsky.social · 19h

Will wonders ever cease! 😇

Then again, Catholic priests did give us liberation theology ...

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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 1d

The Daily Telegraph once again publishing pro-Trump misinformation, Netanyahu wasn't "outmuscled" by Trump - Netanyahu is actually deeply unpopular among Israelis and had been using the war as a way of avoiding a corruption trial.

But Trump will take the credit and then expect a peace prize.

Trump has done what Obama and Biden never could
Unlike his predecessors, the US president outmuscled Netanyahu and secured his made-for-TV Gaza deal
Rob Crilly Chief US
Correspondent. Memphis Barker Senior Foreign Correspondent
Related Topics
Donald Trump, Israel-Hamas War, Marco Rubio, Gaza, Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu
09 October 2025 10:45am BST
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M. Gonzalez-Marquez @aerynthrace.bsky.social · 1d

Same here. I left the church decades ago and yet here we are.

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Andrew Perfors @andyperfors.bsky.social · 1d

Younger me did not foresee a world in which I am ideologically far more aligned with the current Pope than with most major US institutions, but here we are.

He puts his finger on much of what's at the heart of the moral rot we see all over.

Lucius Fox In The Box @carnegro.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo is spitting.

www.npr.org/2025/10/09/n...

Leo questioned a world where the wealth of the elite grows
"exponentially" while many "millions of people die of hunger or survive in conditions unfit for human beings." He also criticized "ideologies that defend the absolute autonomy of the marketplace and financial speculation,"
with false promises "that a free-market economy will automatically solve the problem of poverty."

Leo described a "new tyranny," which shuns any kind of oversight and where the economy is structured "in such a way that sacrifices are demanded of the masses in order to serve the needs of the powerful." The poor, he wrote, are only allowed "drops that trickle down."

The pope openly challenged "prosperity theology" and called Christians to the practice of giving charity. "It will not solve the problem of world poverty, yet it must still be carried out, with intelligence, diligence and social responsibility," he wrote.

Popular movements that challenge "the empire of money," invite people to take on the cause to combat poverty alongside the poor, instead of on their behalf, and "make history," the pope said. It our duty, Leo said, to "make their voices heard, albeit in different ways, in order to point out and denounce such structural issues, even at the cost of appearing foolish or naïve."

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Jocelynn 💙 @spongebob104.bsky.social · 1d

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Where are they? #handlettering #paintedtruth #ATC #fascismtarot @Joy Ann Reid

TikTok video by Alex Jamieson Arts

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Shana Gadarian @sgadarian.bsky.social · 1d

Everyone who studies research methods just had an aneurysm

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 1d

RFK Jr on Tylenol and autism: "It is not proof. We're doing the studies to make the proof."

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Coach Finstock @coachfinstock.bsky.social · 1d

If this stuff would end up on the news it would absolutely motivate voters. Plenty of people who don't give a shit about politics would absolutely give af about this.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 1d

CHICAGO — Outside an elementary school during dismissal… horrifying. What have we become?

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Prof Anna Watts @profannawatts.bsky.social · 1d

Lol the Nobels can't even acknowledge women's contribution to discovery. But sure let's acknowledge The Machines.

Headline from an article in Nature this week that states "Prizes must recognize machine contributions to discovery. The future of science will be written by humans and machines together. Awards should reflect that reality."

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Imran Bristol @imranicus.bsky.social · 1d

"German parliament votes to get rid of fast-track citizenship"

The most likely affect of this is that it will deter highly qualified immigrants from coming to Germany but having no effect on the majority of migration to Germany other than prolonging time.

www.dw.com/en/german-pa...

German parliament votes to get rid of fast-track citizenship – DW – 10/08/2025

Crossing fast-track citizenship off the books was a key migration-related election campaign promise from Chancellor Merz's CDU. Critics argue that this will deter highly qualified immigrants from comi...

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Harmit Singh Malik @harmitmalik.bsky.social · 1d

Just saw a post which misspelled 'Machine learning' as 'Machine earning', and I wondered if that was a Freudian slip.

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Carl Zimmer @carlzimmer.com · 2d

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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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 1d

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer. In his first teaching document Thursday, Leo confirms that he is in perfect lockstep with Pope Francis on matters of social injustice.

Pope Leo blasts economy that marginalizes poor while wealthy live in bubble of luxury

Pope Leo XIV has blasted how wealthy people live in a “bubble of comfort and luxury” while the poor suffer.

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Brizo75 🇵🇸 🇺🇸 🇬🇧 @brizo75.bsky.social · 1d

Truth be told, this made me cry.

20,000 of them didn't get this moment.

Never forget that fact and never stop demanding that the monsters responsible are held to account.

Resist 🕎🍉 @antizionistjew.bsky.social · 2d

#WATCH | Kids in Gaza celebrate ceasefire announcements

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LyndaGood @lyndagood.bsky.social · 1d

The recent attacks show how political obsession can turn deadly. It’s not just about ideology it’s about people crossing the line from disagreement to violence. This isn’t a debate anymore; it’s a clear warning of how extremism targets ordinary lives.

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M. Gonzalez-Marquez @aerynthrace.bsky.social · 1d

The distinction is important because it is key to understanding what science is, as a human process. Science is the formalization of recognizing our lack of knowledge about something, and the process by which we learn about that something.

Stupidity is an external construct used to alienate.

M. Gonzalez-Marquez @aerynthrace.bsky.social · 1d

An important aspect of raising emotionally intelligent children is helping them identify their feelings. Feeling stupid & feeling ignorant are distinct feelings that should be understood as such.

Not understanding a scientific process makes us feel our ignorance, which we can then harness to learn

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M. Gonzalez-Marquez @aerynthrace.bsky.social · Dec 14

Once again, it's not stupidity that drives science. It's ignorance. Without ignorance there is no science.

Stupid means you lack the cognitive capacity to understand.

Please, for the love of reliable knowledge, use the terms correctly.

This is not pedantry, this is correcting misconceptions.

Science News @scinews.bsky.social · Nov 24

Three must read papers for PhD students. #scisky #PhD #science #research #academicsky

1. The importance of stupidity in scientific research

Open Access
journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/...

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Association for Women in Science @awisnational.bsky.social · 5d

Ximena Cid, PhD, was the first Latina and Indigenous student to earn a PhD in physics from UT Arlington.

https://awis.org/historical-women/ximena-cid-phd/ #WomenInSTEM #HispanicHeritageMonth AAPTHQ UT Arlington Research

Cid’s research focuses on physics education, particularly how students from underrepresented backgrounds experience learning in the field.

In 2018, she was awarded the Homer L. Dodge Citation for Service from the American Association of Physics Teachers in recognition of her dedication to students.

As a role model for students who rarely see themselves reflected in the sciences, Cid is transforming physics into a more inclusive and accessible discipline.

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Andrea Junker @strandjunker.com · 6d

“Terrible things are happening outside. Poor helpless people are being dragged out of their homes. Families are torn apart. Men, women, and children are separated. Children come home from school to find that their parents have disappeared.”

Diary of Anne Frank
January 13, 1943

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godlessbitch.bsky.social @godlessbitch.bsky.social · 5d

Fuck Billionaires
If they were good people they wouldn’t have that much 💰.
Have you seen fElon or his friends building hospitals, school libraries and research centers⁉️ NOPE 🙂‍↔️

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"I was being ironical." @uxchampion.bsky.social · 6d

Documents show that ICE plans to hire dozens of contractors to scan X, Facebook, TikTok, and other platforms to target people for deportation.

Sounds to me like the First Amendment right to free speech is all but null and void. 🤨

Free & unlocked link to the WIRED story: archive.ph/oMhM9