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The Society for Neuroscience names Kevin B. Marvel, longtime head of the American Astronomical Society, to be executive director, after a year of uncertainty in the neuroscience field.
By Natalia Mesa
#neuroskyence #SfN25
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By Natalia Mesa
#neuroskyence #SfN25
www.thetransmitter.org/teaching/kev...
A change at the top of SfN as neuroscientists gather in San Diego
Kevin B. Marvel, longtime head of the American Astronomical Society, will lead SfN after a year of uncertainty in the neuroscience field.
www.thetransmitter.org
November 17, 2025 at 5:47 AM
The Society for Neuroscience names Kevin B. Marvel, longtime head of the American Astronomical Society, to be executive director, after a year of uncertainty in the neuroscience field.
By Natalia Mesa
#neuroskyence #SfN25
www.thetransmitter.org/teaching/kev...
By Natalia Mesa
#neuroskyence #SfN25
www.thetransmitter.org/teaching/kev...
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"I wake
snow falls,
not that I'm lonely" Santoka
[image: Snowy morning, Settai Komura]
snow falls,
not that I'm lonely" Santoka
[image: Snowy morning, Settai Komura]
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
"I wake
snow falls,
not that I'm lonely" Santoka
[image: Snowy morning, Settai Komura]
snow falls,
not that I'm lonely" Santoka
[image: Snowy morning, Settai Komura]
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@thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a portrait of the state of neuroscience in 2025 through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding. Each view features analyses of major trends and more. Explore the end of year report: bit.ly/4oNeTVC
#neuroskyence #StateofNeuro
#neuroskyence #StateofNeuro
November 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
@thetransmitter.bsky.social presents a portrait of the state of neuroscience in 2025 through four lenses: its focus, its output, its people and its funding. Each view features analyses of major trends and more. Explore the end of year report: bit.ly/4oNeTVC
#neuroskyence #StateofNeuro
#neuroskyence #StateofNeuro
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Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and sometimes protective
Covid raises risk of heart issues in children more than vaccination
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and sometimes protective
www.newscientist.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 AM
Getting covid-19 for the first time slightly increased the risk of heart inflammation, blood clots and bleeding disorders among children, whereas being vaccinated against the virus was much safer and sometimes protective
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Not forgotten! And this is a genuinely good poem.
November 12, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Not forgotten! And this is a genuinely good poem.
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The Trump administration appears poised to extend a temporary, Covid-era rule allowing health providers to prescribe certain controlled substances, like ADHD medications and treatments for opioid addiction, via telemedicine. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
Covid-era rules for addiction medication, Ritalin are extended again
For a fourth time, the government avoids making permanent policy on telehealth prescriptions of controlled medications for addiction and ADHD.
www.statnews.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:42 PM
The Trump administration appears poised to extend a temporary, Covid-era rule allowing health providers to prescribe certain controlled substances, like ADHD medications and treatments for opioid addiction, via telemedicine. www.statnews.com/2025/11/11/c...
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The emotional impact of unemployment can be profound, experts say — but speaking up about it and building a support system can help.
How Unemployment Can Take a Toll on Our Mental Health
The emotional impact of unemployment can be profound, experts say — but speaking up about it and building a support system can help.
nyti.ms
November 12, 2025 at 8:45 PM
The emotional impact of unemployment can be profound, experts say — but speaking up about it and building a support system can help.
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"They keened like
witches and cut
the stars
in half."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Seagulls at the University by @AnnaQuon.bsky.social (2025 Opaat Press / @thisisannick.bsky.social) annickmacaskill.com/2025/09/10/s...
witches and cut
the stars
in half."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Seagulls at the University by @AnnaQuon.bsky.social (2025 Opaat Press / @thisisannick.bsky.social) annickmacaskill.com/2025/09/10/s...
November 6, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"They keened like
witches and cut
the stars
in half."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Seagulls at the University by @AnnaQuon.bsky.social (2025 Opaat Press / @thisisannick.bsky.social) annickmacaskill.com/2025/09/10/s...
witches and cut
the stars
in half."
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Seagulls at the University by @AnnaQuon.bsky.social (2025 Opaat Press / @thisisannick.bsky.social) annickmacaskill.com/2025/09/10/s...
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Frontiers in Public Health retracted two papers touting the benefits of an ADHD intervention; one for its “unacceptable level of similarity” to another paper and the other over concerns about its “scientific validity.”
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/j...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/j...
Journal retracts two papers evaluating ADHD interventions
Frontiers in Public Health retracted one paper for its “unacceptable level of similarity” to another paper, and the other over concerns with its “scientific validity.”…
www.thetransmitter.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Frontiers in Public Health retracted two papers touting the benefits of an ADHD intervention; one for its “unacceptable level of similarity” to another paper and the other over concerns about its “scientific validity.”
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/j...
By @callimcflurry.bsky.social
www.thetransmitter.org/retraction/j...
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In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” Sandra Jurado explains how a 2006 Cell paper taught her that synaptic vesicles aren’t passive containers for neurotransmitters but dynamic, precision-built nanomachines.
#neuroskyence
https://bit.ly/43F0eDe
#neuroskyence
https://bit.ly/43F0eDe
This paper changed my life: Sandra Jurado marvels at the first-ever 3D model of a synaptic vesicle
In this 2006 Cell paper, Shigeo Takamori and his colleagues showcased the molecular machinery of synaptic vesicles in outstanding detail. Their work taught me that these aren’t just passive containers...
bit.ly
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
In our latest edition of “This paper changed my life,” Sandra Jurado explains how a 2006 Cell paper taught her that synaptic vesicles aren’t passive containers for neurotransmitters but dynamic, precision-built nanomachines.
#neuroskyence
https://bit.ly/43F0eDe
#neuroskyence
https://bit.ly/43F0eDe
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Albert H. Nagler, a pioneer of telescope optics, passed away at the office of his company Tele Vue Optics on Monday, October 27th. He was 90 years old.
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
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#astronomy #TeleVue
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#astronomy #TeleVue
Al Nagler (1935–2025)
Albert H. Nagler, a pioneer of telescope optics, passed away at the office of his company Tele Vue Optics on Monday, October 27th.
skyandtelescope.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Albert H. Nagler, a pioneer of telescope optics, passed away at the office of his company Tele Vue Optics on Monday, October 27th. He was 90 years old.
skyandtelescope.org/astronomy-ne...
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#astronomy #TeleVue
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#astronomy #TeleVue
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A geoscientist shortage could undermine U.S.-Australian deal on critical minerals
A geoscientist shortage could undermine U.S.-Australian deal on critical minerals
Universities aren’t training the specialists needed to exploit the country’s rich resources
www.science.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A geoscientist shortage could undermine U.S.-Australian deal on critical minerals
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The rise and fall of the exclamation BAH!
"Away she flung ... nor saide bih nor bah."
--- Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's Holiday (1599).
"Dreading the deep damnation of his ‘bah!’ "
--- Lord Byron, Beppo (1818)
#English #language #archaic #philology #etymology #French
"Away she flung ... nor saide bih nor bah."
--- Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's Holiday (1599).
"Dreading the deep damnation of his ‘bah!’ "
--- Lord Byron, Beppo (1818)
#English #language #archaic #philology #etymology #French
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
The rise and fall of the exclamation BAH!
"Away she flung ... nor saide bih nor bah."
--- Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's Holiday (1599).
"Dreading the deep damnation of his ‘bah!’ "
--- Lord Byron, Beppo (1818)
#English #language #archaic #philology #etymology #French
"Away she flung ... nor saide bih nor bah."
--- Thomas Dekker, The Shoemaker's Holiday (1599).
"Dreading the deep damnation of his ‘bah!’ "
--- Lord Byron, Beppo (1818)
#English #language #archaic #philology #etymology #French
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The surprisingly connected origins of "cancel", "culture", and "polarize".
m.youtube.com/shorts/clTMW...
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cancel #culture #cancelculture #polarizing #TaylorSwiftCancelled #CancelledSong
m.youtube.com/shorts/clTMW...
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cancel #culture #cancelculture #polarizing #TaylorSwiftCancelled #CancelledSong
Cancel/Culture/Polarize
YouTube video by Alliterative
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October 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
The surprisingly connected origins of "cancel", "culture", and "polarize".
m.youtube.com/shorts/clTMW...
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cancel #culture #cancelculture #polarizing #TaylorSwiftCancelled #CancelledSong
m.youtube.com/shorts/clTMW...
#etymology #wordnerd #linguistics #HistoricalLinguistics #language #words #lingcomm #cancel #culture #cancelculture #polarizing #TaylorSwiftCancelled #CancelledSong
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Pairs like this are common but easily missed, and often have a voiced–unvoiced distinction. Jespersen lists e.g. speech/speak, bath/bathe, batch/bake, price/prize, glass/glaze, grass/graze. "Ache" is a curious mix of the old noun's spelling and the old verb's pronunciation #etymology
Idly wondered if "stench" is related to "stink" and got my mind blown by this note in Etymonline:
"Related to stink (v.) as drench is to drink, as clench is to cling."
Oh, of course! But I never thought of it that way.
I love etymology.
"Related to stink (v.) as drench is to drink, as clench is to cling."
Oh, of course! But I never thought of it that way.
I love etymology.
Stench - Etymology, Origin & Meaning
Originating from Middle English and Old English stenc/stync, meaning "a smell or odor," stemming from Proto-Germanic *stankwiz, denoting scent, pleasant or unplea...
www.etymonline.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Pairs like this are common but easily missed, and often have a voiced–unvoiced distinction. Jespersen lists e.g. speech/speak, bath/bathe, batch/bake, price/prize, glass/glaze, grass/graze. "Ache" is a curious mix of the old noun's spelling and the old verb's pronunciation #etymology
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Need a new podcast to listen to? Here’s a list of over 60 linguistics podcasts:
linguisticdiscovery.com/podcasts
#podcasts #linguistics #language
linguisticdiscovery.com/podcasts
#podcasts #linguistics #language
October 29, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Need a new podcast to listen to? Here’s a list of over 60 linguistics podcasts:
linguisticdiscovery.com/podcasts
#podcasts #linguistics #language
linguisticdiscovery.com/podcasts
#podcasts #linguistics #language
NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced
New NIEHS chief is a friend of Vice President JD Vance
www.medpagetoday.com
October 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
NIH Institute Director Abruptly Replaced www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...
Techno-capitalists think innovation can save the planet. But that same thinking is what got us here
An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that has caused it harm
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that has caused it harm
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Techno-capitalists think innovation can save the planet. But that same thinking is what got us here
An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that has caused it harm
www.theguardian.com
October 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Techno-capitalists think innovation can save the planet. But that same thinking is what got us here
An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that has caused it harm
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
An upside-down mindset is emerging around the world. We have to rethink our relationship with the environment and the technology that has caused it harm
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Wow. The Guardian knockin' it outta the park today...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Wow. The Guardian knockin' it outta the park today...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Are we living in a golden age of stupidity?
From brain-rotting videos to AI creep, every technological advance seems to make it harder to work, remember, think and function independently …
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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"Tech is a speculative industry, money is made not on the product working, being any good or, in many cases, even making it to market. The money is made by making us believe."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
"Tech is a speculative industry, money is made not on the product working, being any good or, in many cases, even making it to market. The money is made by making us believe."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
Tech bros need the world to believe their hype. Here’s an idea – let’s just ignore them | Pip Finkemeyer
Social media didn’t live up to its promises. So why do we think artificial intelligence will be any better?
www.theguardian.com
October 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
👏👏👇👏👏
"Tech is a speculative industry, money is made not on the product working, being any good or, in many cases, even making it to market. The money is made by making us believe."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
"Tech is a speculative industry, money is made not on the product working, being any good or, in many cases, even making it to market. The money is made by making us believe."
www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...
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And then it came to pass
that we turned away
from where we were headed
because the wind there
was too strong
to land safely on one engine.
that we turned away
from where we were headed
because the wind there
was too strong
to land safely on one engine.
May 14, 2025 at 6:07 AM
And then it came to pass
that we turned away
from where we were headed
because the wind there
was too strong
to land safely on one engine.
that we turned away
from where we were headed
because the wind there
was too strong
to land safely on one engine.
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📌 Welcome to the Birds! 🦉 feed - photography, science, news, art, & more welcome!
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November 20, 2024 at 11:40 PM
📌 Welcome to the Birds! 🦉 feed - photography, science, news, art, & more welcome!
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JPL’s rough ride: Can California’s shining star of space science recover?
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
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JPL's rough ride: Can California's shining star of space science recover?
After four rounds of layoffs in two years that cut a quarter of its employees, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory now faces a daunting task: reclaiming its place at the vanguard of exploration and innovati...
www.latimes.com
October 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
JPL’s rough ride: Can California’s shining star of space science recover?
www.latimes.com/science/stor...
www.latimes.com/science/stor...