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Montse Rojo de la Vega @montse-rojo.bsky.social · 21d

Today we lost one of Mexico’s most renowned scientists and science communicators: Julieta Fierro. Seeing her talk about the universe as a young kid taught me not only that science was awesome but that women could be scientists, too. And they could also be cool! Gracias y buen viaje 💜

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Kathia Ramirez Armenta @kathiaramirez.bsky.social · Jul 10

Yeeeees!! Can’t wait! 🔥 #GRCAmygdala

Jackie Gio @jackiegio.bsky.social · Jul 9

Who’s going to #AmygdalaGRC?! @kathiaramirez.bsky.social and I are psyched to see you in Barcelona! #GRCAmygdala

a bald man with a beard is wearing a red shirt and saying cant wait .

ALT: a bald man with a beard is wearing a red shirt and saying cant wait .

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Pint of Science US @pintofscience.us · Jun 9

🌆16 Cities, 🍸27 bars, 👨‍🏫150 speakers & 🎟️2,400 tickets sold! We thank all the venues, our sponsors, our AMAZING teams of volunteers who made it possible, and of course... YOU, our attendees, for your making it such a success! 🤩
📅See you next year on May 18-19-20 for #pint26

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Kathia Ramirez Armenta @kathiaramirez.bsky.social · May 22

Best team!! 🔥🔥
See you next year! ✨🎉

Fanny Etienne @fannyetienne.bsky.social · May 22

And it’s a wrap for #pint25 in LA and the world!
So proud of the whole US team and especially about the LA team with 3 bars this year. 🤩
Can’t wait for next year (I guess ?)

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Kathia Ramirez Armenta @kathiaramirez.bsky.social · May 13

We are back!!
Join us next week!
Tickets here: pintofscience.us/events/la

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Pint of Science US @pintofscience.us · Apr 15

🎟️TODAY IS THE DAY! 🎉
Tickets for #Pint25 are officially ON SALE! 🍻🧠 Check out the program, grab your tickets today and join us May 19–21 for three nights of exciting science in 16 cities across the U.S.
👉 pintofscience.us

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Pint of Science US @pintofscience.us · Apr 14

🚨IT’S HAPPENING!🚨Tickets for #Pint25 drop TOMORROW across all 16 cities! 🍻🔬 3 nights in 16 towns/cities. Grab your crew and get ready for the most fun you’ve ever had learning something new! 🧠🎟️ Hit up pintofscience.us for all the details!

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BrainFacts @brainfacts.org · Mar 25

Herminia Pasantes Ordóñez is known for her discovery of the chemical taurine, found throughout the brain and body. #WomensHistoryMonth www.brainfacts.org/in-the-lab...

Herminia Pasantes Ordóñez

Herminia Pasantes Ordóñez is known for her discovery of the chemical taurine, found throughout the brain and body.

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Gabe Loewinger @gabeloewinger.bsky.social · Mar 18

Test effects of behavior/events at every trial timepoint in photometry analyses! Paper with Erjia Cui, Dave Lovinger, Francisco Pereira. “A Statistical Framework for Analysis of Trial-Level Temporal Dynamics in Fiber Photometry Experiments.” Python+R packages! elifesciences.org/articles/95802. 1/13

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Dr Meaghan Thumath @meaghanthumath.bsky.social · Feb 22

Important article in Nature on 6 actionable steps of allyship that researchers, faculty members & educators can take to foster a diverse, equitable and inclusive academia during these divisive times #Academicsky 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41... @natureportfolio.nature.com

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Kathia Ramirez Armenta @kathiaramirez.bsky.social · Feb 20

Kate Wassum @katewassum.bsky.social · Feb 19

🚨📃New Wassum Lab Paper📃🚨

Out today, @jackiegio.bsky.social discovered brain pathways that support agency and habit and how chronic stress disrupts them to rob of us our agency and cause us to form rigid habits 🧵👇

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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A dual-pathway architecture for stress to disrupt agency and promote habit - Nature

Adaptive decision-making often requires an understanding of our agency in a situation; however, chronic stress can disrupt agency and promote inflexible, habitual behaviour by turning off a brain path...

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Pint of Science World @pintsworld.bsky.social · Feb 8

✨ ONLY 100 DAYS TILL #pint25! ✨

Pint of Science is happening from 19-21 May 2025 in hundreds of cities worldwide!
We can't wait to explore the wonders of science with you! 🌍🔬

Discover more about the #pint25 countries and find your local event
👉 https://buff.ly/2qo0NyR

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Kathia Ramirez Armenta @kathiaramirez.bsky.social · Nov 13

👋🏽 ! Can I be added? :)

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