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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 5h

What's the strongest muscle in the human body?

What's the Strongest Muscle in the Human Body?

Several muscles can claim the crown, depending on how you measure strength.

www.livescience.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 5h

More than 20,000 arts graduates in the UK are earning below minimum wage, while other courses’ salaries vary greatly by both course and university standing. theboar.org/2025/10/grad... #academicsky

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Jessica Blake @jessicablake.bsky.social · 6h

Here's the latest from @insidehighered.com on the second round of layoffs at the Department of Education:

Trump Fires More Education Dept. Employees

The Trump administration threatened to lay off federal workers because of the government shutdown. An unspecified number of employees got pink slips Friday.

www.insidehighered.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 12h

The mood in parts of Australia’s national scientific agency is low after a mystery number of AI, robotics and data researchers were quietly let go within the last year.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #academicsky #scisky

Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 13h

▫️ #AcademicSky ▫️
Universities have collectively announced more than 12,000 job cuts in the last year, new analysis from the UCU suggests.

Thousands more university jobs cut as financial crisis deepens

University workers will vote on national strike action this month over a 1.4% pay offer made in the summer.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Hans E. Offerdal @hofferdal.bsky.social · 17h

BREAKING: Maria Corina Machado "is receiving the @nobelprize.bsky.social for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transition from dictatorship to democracy."

Nobel Peace Prize 2025

The Nobel Peace Prize 2025 was awarded to Maria Corina Machado “for her tireless work promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela and for her struggle to achieve a just and peaceful transi...

www.nobelprize.org

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 3d

“In uncertain times, higher education cannot just impart knowledge for specific jobs. We must foster adaptable, resilient, self-aware learners who can navigate any future.”

Times Higher Education (THE) @timeshighered.bsky.social · 3d

Students are preparing for careers that don’t exist yet. Helping them build agility, resilience and a broad skillset could be the key to thriving in an uncertain world: www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/why-r... #HigherEd #AcademicSky #EduSky

Why range may be a crucial skill for the employees of the future

Students today will be treading a career path that doesn’t exist yet. Here’s how to encourage them to develop the agility and resilience they’ll need for an uncertain world

www.timeshighereducation.com

Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 3d

The Costs Students Don’t See Coming—and Why They Matter

“Just 27% of students have a clear understanding of the full cost of attendance, and some report that unexpected expenses of as little as $100 could comprise their ability to stay enrolled.”

From @insidehighered.com’s Student Voice survey

Students Struggle With Surprise Costs, Don’t Know About Help

New Student Voice data offers insight into students’ financial vulnerability and their grasp of cost of attendance amid a broader push for cost transparency.

www.insidehighered.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 3d

“AI is not invited into schools through a process of adoption, like buying a desktop computer or smartboard—it crashes the party and then starts rearranging the furniture. That means schools have to do something. Teachers feel this urgently.” #AI #AcademicSky #EduSky

Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 4d

What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools ‣ phys.org/news/2025-10... #academicsky #edusky #ai

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 3d

▫️ #HIV ▫️ #MedSky ▫️
Antibody discovered that blocks almost all known HIV variants in neutralization assays

Antibody discovered that blocks almost all known HIV variants in neutralization assays

An international research team led by the University of Cologne has discovered an antibody that could advance the fight against HIV. The newly identified antibody 04_A06 proved to be particularly effe...

medicalxpress.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 3d

Your Life's Purpose Could Be Keeping Dementia at Bay, Study Finds

Having a purpose in life could help reduce the chance of developing dementia, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of California, Davis.

www.sciencealert.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 4d

What past education technology failures can teach us about the future of AI in schools ‣ phys.org/news/2025-10... #academicsky #edusky #ai

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 4d

“Her career begins with years of disciplined training, guided by senior, mostly male, coaches who decide who is worth fostering. Advancement requires constant proof of performance. Behind every job stand dozens of equally qualified competitors, all fighting for a place on a limited roster.”

LSE Impact Blog @lseimpactblog.bsky.social · 4d

💥New: Academic careers have become a professional sport

✍️ @swallaschek.bsky.social

#AcademicSky #ECRchat #AcademicCareers

Academic careers have become a professional sport - Impact of Social Sciences

Academia like professional sports is increasingly a system defined by competition, precarity and quantification does this lead to a loss of meaning?

blogs.lse.ac.uk

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UCL Office for Open Science and Scholarship @uclopenscience.bsky.social · 4d

A huge congratulations to the winners of UCL Open Science and Scholarship Awards 2025! 🎉🍾

Read the announcement on our latest blog post 👉 buff.ly/UBQGnKy

UCL Staff and Students, celebrate with these colleagues at the awards presentation on Wednesday 22nd October 🏆 buff.ly/0aV34VC

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 5d

🎓Higher Education🎓
Student turns up at university only to find course cancelled

Student turns up at university only to find course cancelled

Sudden cancellation ‘devastating’ as financial pressures force universities across the country to close programmes

www.timeshighereducation.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 5d

⚕️MedSky⚕️
Researchers found 22 connections between viral infections and neurodegenerative conditions in the study of around 450,000 people.

A Study of 500,000 Medical Records Linked Viruses With Alzheimer's Again And Again

A study of around 500,000 medical records published in 2023 suggested that severe viral infections like encephalitis and pneumonia increase the risk of neurodegenerative diseases like Parkinson's and ...

www.sciencealert.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 5d

Fraud is causing a crisis in science — “In 2023, 10,000 scientific papers were retracted after they were found to be fraudulent.”

Citation cartels, ghost writing and fake peer-review: Fraud is causing a crisis in science — here's what we need to do to stop it

Thousands of scientific papers are retracted every year because of fraudulent activity, with both authors and journals gaming a system to gain academic acclaim through deceit, dishonesty and false rep...

www.livescience.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 6d

Poll results reveal majority do not trust AI

'I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you'

'I trust AI the way a sailor trusts the sea. It can carry you far, or it can drown you': Poll results reveal majority do not trust AI

Do you trust AI? Live Science readers share their thoughts.

www.livescience.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 6d

Poll reveals public uncertainty over experimenting on conscious lab-grown 'minibrains'

'I honestly am not sure on this at all': Poll reveals public uncertainty over experimenting on conscious lab-grown 'minibrains'

Hundreds of readers responded to our poll asking if it would be OK to experiment on lab-grown "brains" if they became conscious.

www.livescience.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 8d

Reeling in a big scientific discovery | The Harvard Gazette

“Scientific discovery, according to William Kaelin, is a little bit like fishing: You can be taught how to bait a hook or cast a line, but there is an art to knowing where to look for the big one.”

Reeling in a big scientific discovery — Harvard Gazette

William Kaelin pursued his Nobel-winning findings — which led to new treatments for kidney cancer — with a fisherman's instinct.

news.harvard.edu

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Jon Cohen @cohenjon.bsky.social · 8d

I'll be speaking about my book on Oct. 7 at Lewes Public Library's Science and Society Lecture, which is webcast: www.capegazette.com/article/scie...

Science and Society Lecture to address pandemic prevention Oct. 7

Lewes Public Library’s Science and Society Lecture Series will present Science magazine’s Jon Cohen for an online presentation based on his new book, "Planning Miracles: How to Prevent Future Pandemic...

www.capegazette.com

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 7d

🩺MedSky🩺
Circular RNA expressed in exosomes may hold clues to how cells communicate in health and disease, researchers find.

Study shows how circular RNA is preferentially packaged for transport between cells

It's no secret that we need new ways to treat and detect disease, including cancer. Specifically, we need better biomarkers that can be used for diagnosis and better ways to selectively get medicine w...

phys.org

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 7d

Not all 'A's: Unconventional paths that led to Nobels

Some Nobel laureates were straight-A students from the get-go. But others AFP spoke to recounted how they cut class, got expelled, and had doubts about their future.

phys.org

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Encyclopaedia Britannica @britannica.com · 9d

Jane Goodall was one of a few people to earn a PhD without an undergraduate degree.

It was thought that her lack of formal academic training would allow her to remain unbiased by traditional thought and study the chimps with an open mind.

It worked. ❤️

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Katherine Stiles @katherinestiles.org · 7d

To keep the mind young, dance the tango

Creative hobbies could slow brain ageing at the molecular level

To keep the mind young, dance the tango.

nature.com

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