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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 23d

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Elnaz Alikarami @elnaza.bsky.social · 23d

This is a great input I received. To respond that:
1/ Social influence doesn’t stop at politics or media—it’s present in science too.
Scientists are not immune to bandwagon effects—repeated claims in literature can start to feel more “true” (illusory truth effect), even when replication is weak.

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 26d

In giardino è poco pratico, potevano piazzarlo almeno in soggiorno.

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 29d

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 29d

Silence, please

Matthew Facciani @matthewfacciani.bsky.social · Sep 10

In 1994, Mr. Rodgers made a prescient point: our information-overloaded world leaves too little time for quiet reflection.

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 29d

... "che trasformava il colloquio orale in un'improvvisazione in cui il tizio che si è preparato, legittimamente, sulla clorofilla e il colonialismo si trova in mano una foto di piazza Tienammen e deve in tot secondi imbastire un discorso che lo porti da quella foto alla clorofilla ..."

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 29d

Magari basterebbe insegnare e studiare con onestà, e spendere qualche soldo nei laboratori e nelle strutture. La parte dei collegamenti è fenomenale, graph theory 101 ...

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · 29d

Si possono salvare i post.
Abbiamo svoltato.

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · Sep 8

📆 Mark your calendars! Neuromatch Academy 2026 courses are coming!

🧠 #ComputationalNeuroscience & #DeepLearning (6–24 July)
🌍 Computational Tools for #ClimateScience & #NeuroAI (13–24 July)

➡️ Applications open Feb 2026. Sign up for updates: neuromatch.io/mailing-list/

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Grist @grist.org · Sep 5

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.

We’ll need to do more than "touch grass" to revive them.

grist.org/language/nat...

#Nature #Words #Language #Culture #Climate #Diction #Writing #Writers

The words we use to talk about nature are disappearing. Here’s why that matters.

We’ll need to do more than ‘touch grass’ to revive them.

grist.org

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Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · Sep 5

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 19

Estate 2008

Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 12

Molto incoraggiante

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 11

The interrupters www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7Ol...
#music

The Interrupters - "Take Back The Power"

YouTube video by Hellcat Records

www.youtube.com

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 9

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · Aug 7

🌍 Angelo Varlotta helped shape Climatematch’s Professional Development and Impact Speaker programs...and found his own path into climate science along the way.

Read his story on LinkedIn ⬇️
www.linkedin.com/posts/neurom...

#ClimateScience #Volunteering #Climatematch #Neuromatch

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 8

GPT-5 is out and everyone is wondering "how many R in Strawberrrry?"

a painting of a piano in a field with a tree

Alt: a painting of a piano in a field with a tree. it's actually a gif from Strawberry fields forever by the beatles, and they are running out of the piano.

media.tenor.com

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Copernicus ECMWF @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social · Aug 6

The latest smoke plumes from intense Canadian wildfires are reaching Europe, causing hazy skies, and a second plume is following according to our #CopernicusAtmosphere aerosol optical depth forecast.

See the forecast: atmosphere.copernicus.eu/charts/packa...

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il Post @ilpost.it · Aug 6

Abbiamo scoperto cosa ha ucciso miliardi di stelle marine negli ultimi 15 anni

È stato un batterio dello stesso genere di quello del colera: ora che lo sappiamo forse sarà possibile risolvere una grossa crisi ecologica

www.ilpost.it

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Neuromatch @neuromatch.bsky.social · Aug 5

From TA to project chair 🌍
Wil Laura's journey with Climatematch shows what’s possible when you take a chance—and find your people.

📖 Read his story: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

#ClimateScience #ClimatematchAcademy #EarlyCareerResearchers

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 5

Thank you! I'm new to causal inference and causal planetary but I think I'll read the papers and watch the lessons 😀

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Angelo Varlotta @ang42.bsky.social · Aug 4

Will the lessons be available online? That would be great

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Connor T. Jerzak @jerzakconnor.bsky.social · Aug 2

Excited to teach two grad courses @UTAustin Spring '26!

📊 Gov 385La: Making Big Data – Learn web scraping, crowd-sourcing, & data curation to build high-quality datasets for social sci impact.

🌍 Gov 385Lb: Causal ML & EO for Social Sci – Deploy satellite data & ML for causal inf at planetary scale

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Vincenzo Riccardi @vinartwork.bsky.social · Jun 10

The Fantastic Four!
All four illustrations i did for Marvel Snap, so happy i had the chance to work on them!
@Marvel #marvelsnap #fantasticfour #invisiblewoman #thething #mrfantastic #humantorch #marvel #vincenzoriccardi #vinartwork