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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 16

www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... with @pseticenter.bsky.social @danbmills.bsky.social and Adam Frank

A reassessment of the “hard-steps” model for the evolution of intelligent life

Humans—and analogous life beyond Earth—may represent the probable outcome of biological and planetary coevolution.

www.science.org

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 16

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted
theconversation.com/evolving-int...

Evolving intelligent life took billions of years − but it may not have been as unlikely as many scientists predicted

Humans evolved late in Earth history. While this timing inspired the conclusion that humanlike life is a cosmic improbability, a new study pushes back.

theconversation.com

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Feb 12

When Trump was sworn in, Elon Musk's corporations were under more than 32 investigations conducted by at least 11 federal agencies.

Most of the cases are now closed or likely to be closed soon, and the federal agencies are being defanged by DOGE.

Funny how that works, huh?

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Paul Arnheim-Projekt @paula-projekt.bsky.social · Feb 14

Billionaires are a perversion. No one should have more than a billion in wealth.
Whoever owns the most must have the greatest tax burden; Ownership is an obligation!
But the rich get richer; THEY are parasites who feed themselves at the expense of others!
#DontObeyInAdvance, #safedemocracy, #resist!

John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · Feb 13

Elon Musk, who makes over $8 Million a day from US tax payer funded Federal contracts, calls impoverished folks “the parasite class”

That’s it. That’s the post.
www.nbcnews.com/politics/don...

Musk shares meme deriding those who benefit from federal programs as 'parasite class'

Musk posted a meme yesterday evening describing Americans who benefit from federal programs as "the parasite class." "Watching Trump slash federal programs

www.nbcnews.com

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Daniel Brady Mills @danbmills.bsky.social · Feb 14

This work was a collaboration between @jmacalad.bsky.social, @adamfrank4.bsky.social, and @astrowright.bsky.social, and started as a series of conversations at the @pseticenter.bsky.social.

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Lasse Hjorth Madsen @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social · Feb 21

Together with @mkeyoung.bsky.social, I had a first go at establishing and analysing a Bluesky network of researchers. Have a look at the top-100 list of most influential researchers, and the mesmerising 3d-visualisation here: lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

Scientists on Bluesky - What is this?

lassehjorthmadsen.github.io

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Mike Young @mkeyoung.bsky.social · Feb 21

We have generated a new graph and list for Bluesky Social which shows where the scientists are congregating, and what research communities are being shaped!
mikeyoungacademy.dk/a-global-net...
Check out @lassehjorthmadsen.bsky.social 's Github here: lassehjorthmadsen.github.io/blueskyanaly...

A global network of scientists on Bluesky Social - Mike Young Academy

We have worked out a network of scientists and researchers on the new social media platform Bluesky Social! And a new global list of 100 science ‘influencers’ on the new microblogging alternative for ...

mikeyoungacademy.dk

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Maggie Osburn @geobiomaggie.bsky.social · Oct 12

Calling all biogeochemists! I am co-chairing this theme at Goldschmidt next year. We are looking for more sessions particularly on metabolisms of new phylogenetic lineages, evolution of microbial traits through time, or habitability and bio signatures in other planetary systems. Reach out! 🧪⚒️🦠

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American Association of Biological Anthropologists @bioanth.org · Jan 22

Announcing the new Native American and Indigenous Biological Anthropologists group!

Join COD-NIBA - all the information you need is on our website and in this announcement: bioanth.org/news/3831/

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 1

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Feb 1

www.newyorker.com/news/our-col...

The Campaign Against D.E.I.

For critics of the former Harvard president Claudine Gay, a larger goal was always in sight.

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Joel Sachs @sachslab.bsky.social · Jan 31

Please Repost!

Registration is OPEN for the 12th annual Yosemite Symbiosis Workshop at the SNRI! April 19-21, 2024

FREE For presenting students and postdocs!

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Kabir Peay, Stanford University mykophile.stanford.edu

Registration page: snri.ucmerced.edu/form/symbios...

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Jan 11

Hi Mae I’m Jenn Macalady sites.psu.edu/macaladylab/

Macalady Lab Group | Exploring microbial planets since 2002

sites.psu.edu

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Mae Saslaw @oneorseveral.bsky.social · Jan 10

Hi, I'm adding geoscientists to the Science🧪 feed! Reply here with links to your work (ORCID, Google Scholar, lab or department website, etc) and I will add you to the user list! Gneiss to meet you 🪨

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Randall Munroe @xkcd.com · Jan 11

Like This One xkcd.com/2879

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Jan 6

Women leave academia at higher rates than men ***at every career stage***, and attrition is especially high among three groups: tenured faculty, women in non-STEM fields, and women employed at less prestigious institutions, a @ScienceAdvances analysis finds. 🧪 🧑‍🔬 scim.ag/5pH

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Jan 6

The Wilson #Scholarship in #Karst Science provides $2500 to M.S. students studying karst, including geochemistry, geology, geophysics, or hydrology. Apply by Feb. 15! karstwaters.org/awards-and-s.... 🧪🧑‍🔬💦⚒️🪨

Karst scientist in a cave taking notes on instrument readings near an underground stream.

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Alison Feder @alisonfeder.bsky.social · Jan 5

Please share our Genome Sciences REU at UW! www.gs.washington.edu/academics/su...

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Philipp Engel @pengellab.bsky.social · Dec 8

Our Department at University of Lausanne is recruiting a tenure-track Assist. Prof. on microbial interactions linked to the nccr-microbiomes.ch Don't miss this opportunity to join a friendly, dynamic department in a city with hard-to-beat quality of life. Apply tinyurl.com/4k2mevax by Jan 31! 🧪

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John Spear @spearmicrobe.bsky.social · Dec 28

Wonderful BlueSky:

We are looking for graduate students and postdocs who could benefit from intense exposure to all-things-microbial at the 2024 Microbial Diversity Course at the Marine Biological Laboratory in Woods Hole, MA.

Consider applying / reposting.

www.mbl.edu/education/ad...

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Dec 1

#COP28 is happening now in UAE, one of the world's biggest oil-producing nations. The President of UAE's organizing team also heads the state-run oil company and has vowed that UAE will keep selling oil "as long as the market demands it." www.nytimes.com/2023/11/28/c...

Files Suggest Climate Summit’s Leader Is Using Event to Promote Fossil Fuels

A leaked document has talking points for the president of the United Nations climate conference, who is an oil executive in the United Arab Emirates, to advance oil and gas deals.

www.nytimes.com

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Jenn Macalady @jmacalad.bsky.social · Nov 30

www.nytimes.com/2023/11/30/c... We desperately need alternatives to cement and steel building materials to bring global temperature down #FutureBuilding 🧪🌍⚒️👩‍🔬