Héctor
@hltorresvera.com
& fjord, my toothless king
uc Berkeley structural biologist and science yapper
en la brega 🇵🇷 y bien pato 🏳️⚧️
uc Berkeley structural biologist and science yapper
en la brega 🇵🇷 y bien pato 🏳️⚧️
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issue 49 will be delivered in about 2 WEEKS!!! here's issue 48 of @berkeleyscirev.bsky.social 🧪 to build some anticipation...
the writers, designers, editors, and exec team have been working so hard :')
the writers, designers, editors, and exec team have been working so hard :')
✨ Check out Berkeley Science Review's latest Issue 48!!! ✨
berkeleysciencereview.com/magazine/spr...
All written and edited by UC-Berkeley graduate students, led by Editor in Chief @libby20202.bsky.social.
It's also gorgeously illustrated by a team of graduate students led by @Eleanor Wang.
berkeleysciencereview.com/magazine/spr...
All written and edited by UC-Berkeley graduate students, led by Editor in Chief @libby20202.bsky.social.
It's also gorgeously illustrated by a team of graduate students led by @Eleanor Wang.
Spring 2025
A student-run publication on all things science.
berkeleysciencereview.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:16 PM
issue 49 will be delivered in about 2 WEEKS!!! here's issue 48 of @berkeleyscirev.bsky.social 🧪 to build some anticipation...
the writers, designers, editors, and exec team have been working so hard :')
the writers, designers, editors, and exec team have been working so hard :')
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Mamdani: "Yes, aunties."
November 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Mamdani: "Yes, aunties."
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A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
November 5, 2025 at 3:15 AM
A sneak peek at the cover of next week’s issue, which celebrates Zohran Mamdani’s historic win. #NewYorkerCovers
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/451hFM
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Happy November! 🍂 Reminder that applications for our 2026 cohort are due at the end of this month. Tag someone who should apply! scicommbites.org/applications...
Applications open for 2026 SciCommBites authors! - SciCommBites
Apply by November 30 for the chance to be part of the SciCommBites 2026 Author Cohort!
scicommbites.org
November 1, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Happy November! 🍂 Reminder that applications for our 2026 cohort are due at the end of this month. Tag someone who should apply! scicommbites.org/applications...
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Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
October 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Journalism tip: If someone says drop the story, that’s a sign to keep reporting.
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
Back reporters who won’t flinch. Support our independent journalism ➜ propub.li/43MugoG
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The latest in our Climate Memo series addresses how communicators can connect with audiences by using messages that align with universal morals. scicommbites.org/climate-memo...
Climate Memo 3 – Framing: To Engage Your Audience, Speak Their “Moral Language” - SciCommBites
Use messages that align with universal moral principles to bridge divides on climate change perceptions.
scicommbites.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
The latest in our Climate Memo series addresses how communicators can connect with audiences by using messages that align with universal morals. scicommbites.org/climate-memo...
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The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
The government of Jamaica has set up a portal for contributing to official relief efforts. I will update this thread if anything analogous opens up for Haiti, Cuba, or the DR
supportjamaica.gov.jm
supportjamaica.gov.jm
As someone who lived through Hurricane Maria, I would not wish experiencing this level of catastrophe even upon my worst enemy. My heart aches for everyone who will lose power, be isolated from their communities, and struggle to survive.
Donate when and where you can.
Donate when and where you can.
What we're witnessing with #Melissa is ultra rare in the history of known hurricanes in the Atlantic. This level of sustained intensity and feasting on every joule of ocean heat content without any real disruption is incredible.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
Not hyperbole: Jamaica is facing a generational catastrophic event.
October 28, 2025 at 1:53 PM
As someone who lived through Hurricane Maria, I would not wish experiencing this level of catastrophe even upon my worst enemy. My heart aches for everyone who will lose power, be isolated from their communities, and struggle to survive.
Donate when and where you can.
Donate when and where you can.
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A partir del 1 de noviembre, o sea, dentro de una semana, el gobierno de Estados Unidos dejará de entregar ayuda para alimentos, a causa del cierre en el que está sumido hace ya varias semanas www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/est...
Administración de Donald Trump anuncia que no habrá ayuda federal para alimentos el 1 de noviembre
El Departamento de Agricultura dice que los fondos de contingencia no están disponibles legalmente para cubrir los beneficios regulares
www.elnuevodia.com
October 26, 2025 at 9:29 PM
A partir del 1 de noviembre, o sea, dentro de una semana, el gobierno de Estados Unidos dejará de entregar ayuda para alimentos, a causa del cierre en el que está sumido hace ya varias semanas www.elnuevodia.com/noticias/est...
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We want MEI at work:
Merit, Excellence & Intelligence
👉 But we hire thru word-of-mouth
👉👉 We fill positions internally
👉👉👉 Social events after work get you the tap on the shoulder
Don’t let the anti-DEI folks fool you: MEI protects resources, power & status for select few.
#science 🧪
Merit, Excellence & Intelligence
👉 But we hire thru word-of-mouth
👉👉 We fill positions internally
👉👉👉 Social events after work get you the tap on the shoulder
Don’t let the anti-DEI folks fool you: MEI protects resources, power & status for select few.
#science 🧪
October 26, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We want MEI at work:
Merit, Excellence & Intelligence
👉 But we hire thru word-of-mouth
👉👉 We fill positions internally
👉👉👉 Social events after work get you the tap on the shoulder
Don’t let the anti-DEI folks fool you: MEI protects resources, power & status for select few.
#science 🧪
Merit, Excellence & Intelligence
👉 But we hire thru word-of-mouth
👉👉 We fill positions internally
👉👉👉 Social events after work get you the tap on the shoulder
Don’t let the anti-DEI folks fool you: MEI protects resources, power & status for select few.
#science 🧪
F***.
October 26, 2025 at 8:19 PM
F***.
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Anyone know if this includes NAP (PAN) assistance in U.S territories? Need to let my mom know if so.
I wish they said explicitly that there's $5 billion in emergency reserves they're refusing to use instead they're happy to let people - mostly children, the disabled, and elderly, starve.
US Department of Agriculture says no food aid benefits will be issued next month reut.rs/3WohHMk
October 26, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Anyone know if this includes NAP (PAN) assistance in U.S territories? Need to let my mom know if so.
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I like the problem solving involved in crafting sentences and paragraphs. Why would I let an algorithm do that for me
“I am not interested, nor will I ever be interested. I'm 61, and I hope to be able to remain uninterested in using it at all until I croak. ... The other day, somebody wrote me an email, said, ‘What is your stance on AI?’ And my answer was very short. I said, ‘I'd rather die.’” 🫡
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI
Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains.
www.npr.org
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I like the problem solving involved in crafting sentences and paragraphs. Why would I let an algorithm do that for me
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Today, we’re marking our 15th birthday with a #TON15 💫 Day of Giving. 💫 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers....
The Open Notebook's 15th Anniversary - The Open Notebook
For 15 years, The Open Notebook has been the trusted home for journalists worldwide who cover science. What started as an experiment to demystify the craft of science writing has grown into a vital, g...
www.theopennotebook.com
October 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Today, we’re marking our 15th birthday with a #TON15 💫 Day of Giving. 💫 www.theopennotebook.com/15thannivers....
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NEW WRITING:
It's aimed at students, with some specific examples for astro/physics folks, but I think other people may find it useful too. 🔭⚛️🧪
"Knowledge is worth your time because of how it shapes your mind. And the authoritarians may take many things from us, but they cannot take our minds."
It's aimed at students, with some specific examples for astro/physics folks, but I think other people may find it useful too. 🔭⚛️🧪
"Knowledge is worth your time because of how it shapes your mind. And the authoritarians may take many things from us, but they cannot take our minds."
Knowledge is Worth Your Time
Folks who hang out on Bluesky/Twitter may have caught bits and pieces of the discussions amongst academics about what to do about today's university students...
chanda.bearblog.dev
October 22, 2025 at 6:11 PM
NEW WRITING:
It's aimed at students, with some specific examples for astro/physics folks, but I think other people may find it useful too. 🔭⚛️🧪
"Knowledge is worth your time because of how it shapes your mind. And the authoritarians may take many things from us, but they cannot take our minds."
It's aimed at students, with some specific examples for astro/physics folks, but I think other people may find it useful too. 🔭⚛️🧪
"Knowledge is worth your time because of how it shapes your mind. And the authoritarians may take many things from us, but they cannot take our minds."
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Pedro Pascal was spotted at the LA No Kings protest with the best sign there.
October 20, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Pedro Pascal was spotted at the LA No Kings protest with the best sign there.
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Otro día abriendo los ojos en este país. Que diosite me de mucha paciencia porque si me da fuerza manifiesto una revolución.
October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Otro día abriendo los ojos en este país. Que diosite me de mucha paciencia porque si me da fuerza manifiesto una revolución.
Fjord wishes everyone a safe and loud #NoKings.
He also wants us to stand firmly and united against:
- settler colonialism
- racism
- classism
- transphobia
- fascism
- authoritarianism
- imperialism
He also wants us to stand firmly and united against:
- settler colonialism
- racism
- classism
- transphobia
- fascism
- authoritarianism
- imperialism
October 18, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Fjord wishes everyone a safe and loud #NoKings.
He also wants us to stand firmly and united against:
- settler colonialism
- racism
- classism
- transphobia
- fascism
- authoritarianism
- imperialism
He also wants us to stand firmly and united against:
- settler colonialism
- racism
- classism
- transphobia
- fascism
- authoritarianism
- imperialism
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Journalists are not stenographers.
Use our easy action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who told Sen. Warren the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
Use our easy action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who told Sen. Warren the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
Protect Source Leaks, Limit Leak Investigations
Defending press freedom for the next generation
freedom.press
October 18, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Journalists are not stenographers.
Use our easy action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who told Sen. Warren the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
Use our easy action center tool to tell the Senate to reject a nominee for the Army’s top lawyer, who told Sen. Warren the government can punish reporters who publish news it doesn’t authorize.
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Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪
This was Week 39:
- Brown, USC, Penn & UVA decline the compact. New invites to ASU, Kansas & WashU
- update on CDC & other RIFS
- Judiciary runs out of funding
- No Kings rallies
& more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
This was Week 39:
- Brown, USC, Penn & UVA decline the compact. New invites to ASU, Kansas & WashU
- update on CDC & other RIFS
- Judiciary runs out of funding
- No Kings rallies
& more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
Week 39
Oct 11-17, 2025 - Enough is enough
buttondown.com
October 18, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Each Friday, I summarize what is happening to American science & higher ed. 🧪
This was Week 39:
- Brown, USC, Penn & UVA decline the compact. New invites to ASU, Kansas & WashU
- update on CDC & other RIFS
- Judiciary runs out of funding
- No Kings rallies
& more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
This was Week 39:
- Brown, USC, Penn & UVA decline the compact. New invites to ASU, Kansas & WashU
- update on CDC & other RIFS
- Judiciary runs out of funding
- No Kings rallies
& more buttondown.com/liminalcreat...
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The US National Parks System offers a range of educational materials. Even if you can't travel to see some of them in person, you can view signage collected through the #SaveOurSigns effort:
Save Our Signs image viewer
These photographs of signs at National Park Service (NPS) sites were taken by volunteers and submitted to the Save Our Signs project. The photos have been released into the public domain and are free…
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October 17, 2025 at 4:15 PM
The US National Parks System offers a range of educational materials. Even if you can't travel to see some of them in person, you can view signage collected through the #SaveOurSigns effort:
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do we put the statue of Prometheus getting his liver eaten out daily by a giant animatronic eagle on Treasure Island or Angel Island
Conservative-leaning tech investors are racing to build a new American colossus, and they want something much, much bigger than the Statue of Liberty. Meet the new monuments men of the tech right and their plans for statue-maxing:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
www.bloomberg.com
October 17, 2025 at 3:09 PM
do we put the statue of Prometheus getting his liver eaten out daily by a giant animatronic eagle on Treasure Island or Angel Island