Jeffrey Perkel (he/him)
@jperkel.bsky.social
Technology Editor at Nature magazine (@nature.com) #rstats #scicomm. Love is love. 💕
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that is able to perfectly copy itself... Wow! 🧪🧬
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
A small polymerase ribozyme that can synthesize itself and its complementary strand
The emergence of a chemical system capable of self-replication and evolution is a critical event in the origin of life. RNA polymerase ribozymes can replicate RNA, but their large size and structural ...
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February 13, 2026 at 11:56 AM
A simple 45-nucleotide RNA molecule that is able to perfectly copy itself... Wow! 🧪🧬
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
doi.org/10.1126/scie...
Wonderfully nostalgic story!
I wrote a tribute for BYTE Magazine's amazing cover artist, Robert Tinney, who died Feb 1st
Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️
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Tinney painted 80 vivid and surreal covers illustrating various concepts in early personal computing from 1978-1990, usually airbrushed with gouache. May he RIP ❤️
arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...
February 13, 2026 at 2:15 AM
Wonderfully nostalgic story!
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You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
Breaking News: The Trump administration repealed the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being, meaning that the EPA can no longer regulate them. nyti.ms/4rSszQu
February 12, 2026 at 8:38 PM
You can't... repeal... a scientific finding. At that point it's just called lying about it.
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Scientists across the career spectrum are burnt out, & people are leaving STEM in startling numbers, particularly those from under-represented groups. A lab handbook can foster a more positive research culture. By @scattercushion.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lab morale got you down? Try a handbook
Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community.
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February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Scientists across the career spectrum are burnt out, & people are leaving STEM in startling numbers, particularly those from under-represented groups. A lab handbook can foster a more positive research culture. By @scattercushion.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This. 👇👇👇
You deserve access to abortion care if you are pregnant and do not want to be. Full stop.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
Your reasons are your reasons and they are good enough.
Abortion is healthcare and everyone deserves healthcare access.
You don’t need a traumatic or tragic story to deserve abortion care.
February 11, 2026 at 5:24 PM
This. 👇👇👇
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Scientists across the career spectrum are burnt out, & people are leaving STEM in startling numbers, particularly those from under-represented groups. A lab handbook can foster a more positive research culture. By @scattercushion.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Lab morale got you down? Try a handbook
Documents that lay out a research group’s ethos and practical guidelines are becoming increasingly popular in the academic community.
www.nature.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Scientists across the career spectrum are burnt out, & people are leaving STEM in startling numbers, particularly those from under-represented groups. A lab handbook can foster a more positive research culture. By @scattercushion.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Celebrating Samira Hamza this #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience — the 2025 recipient of the Springer Nature Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle spklr.io/63326DZSoY @ksjatmit.bsky.social.
👉 spklr.io/63322DZSoq
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS
👉 spklr.io/63322DZSoq
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS
February 11, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Celebrating Samira Hamza this #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience — the 2025 recipient of the Springer Nature Fellowship for Advancing Science Journalism in Africa and the Middle spklr.io/63326DZSoY @ksjatmit.bsky.social.
👉 spklr.io/63322DZSoq
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS
👉 spklr.io/63322DZSoq
#WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #IDWGS
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The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
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The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
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They're Coming for Our Daughters
The conservative plan to shrink girls’ futures
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February 9, 2026 at 6:22 PM
The Heritage Foundation has released a 250-year roadmap to “save America.”
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
The document is a how-to guide for subjugating girls & young women: a detailed plan to push them out of college, funnel them into early marriage and motherhood, and then trap them there.
jessica.substack.com/p/theyre-com...
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Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
February 9, 2026 at 1:35 AM
Terrified Conservatives Lose Ability To Speak English After Exposure To Bad Bunny Performance https://theonion.com/terrified-conservatives-lose-ability-to-speak-english-after-exposure-to-bad-bunny-performance-dios-mio-cry-millions-of-panicking-republicans/
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There are a lot of people who are going to complain about being unfairly vilified by that halftime show and it's because they know in their hearts they're on Team Hate.
February 9, 2026 at 1:47 AM
There are a lot of people who are going to complain about being unfairly vilified by that halftime show and it's because they know in their hearts they're on Team Hate.
I’d like to thank @lyz.bsky.social & @zacharyos.bsky.social for gifting us, in their podcast, the phrase “seasoning their chicken with thoughts and prayers”
February 8, 2026 at 7:11 PM
I’d like to thank @lyz.bsky.social & @zacharyos.bsky.social for gifting us, in their podcast, the phrase “seasoning their chicken with thoughts and prayers”
More than half of the Pandora mission’s leading scientists and engineers are early-career researchers This is “really unheard of elsewhere in the NASA mission space”, says one. By @jennaahart.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 🪐 🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
NASA’s latest telescope is a feat of early-career leadership
The Pandora satellite provides career training grounds while observing exoplanets.
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February 5, 2026 at 6:46 PM
More than half of the Pandora mission’s leading scientists and engineers are early-career researchers This is “really unheard of elsewhere in the NASA mission space”, says one. By @jennaahart.bsky.social @nature.com 🧪 🪐 🔭 www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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I wept watching this
Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again.
#Pinks #ProudBlue
#Pinks #ProudBlue
February 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
I wept watching this
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Love how this @theopennotebook.bsky.social pitching tip sheet came out!
For a TON International Students Slack Community pitch slam, @scigat.bsky.social hosted guests @rachelcourtland.com, @wwrfd.bsky.social, and @laurenjyoung.bsky.social. He condensed their best tips into this free resource, edited by @laurahelmuth.bsky.social, to help everyone pitch with success. 🧪
Twelve Tips to Tune Up Your Next Pitch - The Open Notebook
Saugat Bolakhe Making your pitch stand out is a crucial skill for any freelancer or staff reporter. This may seem like an elusive talent, but with practice and careful attention to detail, you can lea...
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February 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Love how this @theopennotebook.bsky.social pitching tip sheet came out!
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its cool. its not as if the washington post specifically has been important to our democracy or anything
February 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
its cool. its not as if the washington post specifically has been important to our democracy or anything
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this is such a good deal that it feels like theft
HI! Every Tor Books release from @annaleen.bsky.social and me is available thru @humblebundle.com for a few weeks!
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Get 2 books for at least $3
Get 4 books for at least $10
Get all our stuff for at least $18
This bundle supports the amazing TGI Justice Project!
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February 4, 2026 at 2:20 AM
this is such a good deal that it feels like theft
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Almost as good as my rule of thumb: has anyone you know ever written anything in it you want to cite? If not, then it’s not the Journal for you.
🚨Scientists 🚨: Tired of come-ons from journals & conferences that may or may not be predatory? A new tool called Aletheia-Probe could help. 🧪 By @silverjacket.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.
www.nature.com
February 3, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Almost as good as my rule of thumb: has anyone you know ever written anything in it you want to cite? If not, then it’s not the Journal for you.
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🚨Scientists 🚨: Tired of come-ons from journals & conferences that may or may not be predatory? A new tool called Aletheia-Probe could help. 🧪 By @silverjacket.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.
www.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
🚨Scientists 🚨: Tired of come-ons from journals & conferences that may or may not be predatory? A new tool called Aletheia-Probe could help. 🧪 By @silverjacket.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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ps if u want a sense of why people seem so zealously to believe themselves to be pure, just, & right while carrying out acts of unimaginable cruelty, do i have a book for you
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Wild Faith: How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
How the Christian Right Is Taking Over America
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February 3, 2026 at 2:11 AM
ps if u want a sense of why people seem so zealously to believe themselves to be pure, just, & right while carrying out acts of unimaginable cruelty, do i have a book for you
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
bookshop.org/p/books/wild...
🚨Scientists 🚨: Tired of come-ons from journals & conferences that may or may not be predatory? A new tool called Aletheia-Probe could help. 🧪 By @silverjacket.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Is this journal legitimate? This tool can help you decide
Aletheia-Probe provides a one-stop shop to help you assess whether journals and conferences are trustworthy or predatory.
www.nature.com
February 2, 2026 at 9:15 PM
🚨Scientists 🚨: Tired of come-ons from journals & conferences that may or may not be predatory? A new tool called Aletheia-Probe could help. 🧪 By @silverjacket.bsky.social @nature.com www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Donald Trump's inability to control bowel movements raises new questions about Joe Biden's advanced age.
February 2, 2026 at 3:22 PM
Donald Trump's inability to control bowel movements raises new questions about Joe Biden's advanced age.