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Katherine Brown @katherine-brown.bsky.social · 3d

Very saddened to hear of John Gurdon’s passing. I’ve been lucky enough to interact with him at multiple points through my career - from undergrad lectures, through his position as former Chair of @biologists.bsky.social’s Board of Directors, and as an author at @dev-journal.bsky.social.

Nobel Laureate Professor Sir John Gurdon dies aged 92

It is with great sadness that the University shares the news of the death of Professor Sir John Gurdon, founder of the Gurdon Institute.

www.cam.ac.uk

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 7d

Shared how the greater shutdown of NIH science has been underway since January on @msnbc.com today.

We need Congress to stand firm to protect science, democracy and the American people.

www.msnbc.com/katy-tur/wat...

Furloughed NIH worker: Left office with 'pit' in my stomach about future of our country

On day three of the government shutdown, around 750,000 federal employees are furloughed as the White House threatens mass firings as early as today. Furloughed NIH Program Director Jenna Norton joins...

www.msnbc.com

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Jenna Norton @jenna-m-norton.bsky.social · 7d

Got a chance to speak to @andreahsu.bsky.social on @npr.org about how NIH has been largely shutdown since January.

www.npr.org/2025/10/03/n...

A federal worker explains why she's not afraid of Trump's layoff threat

Some federal workers closely following President Trump's threats of mass layoffs and funding cuts in the shutdown say it's nothing new. He's been doing those same things since January.

www.npr.org

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Garth Greenwell @garthgreenwell.bsky.social · 8d

I really enjoyed talking shop about opera and writing with @kevinng.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social.

Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 8d

I had the immense privilege to interview @garthgreenwell.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social about literature, opera, and queer aesthetics

parterre.com/2025/10/02/w...

What belongs to us - Parterre Box

Kevin Ng sits down with PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and critic Garth Greenwell to talk about sex, queerness, and the "promise of opera."

parterre.com

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 8d

Thank you! He’s a fabulous person to chat with!

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 8d

I had the immense privilege to interview @garthgreenwell.bsky.social for @parterrebox.bsky.social about literature, opera, and queer aesthetics

parterre.com/2025/10/02/w...

What belongs to us - Parterre Box

Kevin Ng sits down with PEN/Faulkner Award-winning novelist and critic Garth Greenwell to talk about sex, queerness, and the "promise of opera."

parterre.com

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Liz Haswell @ehaswell.bsky.social · 9d

"What is happening in this country is happening because science is bad for tyrants, and always has been"

Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 9d

This moment from our latest episode with science writer @edyong209.bsky.social is 🔥

We asked Ed — how do we talk up the benefits of science in the face of government cuts? He told us that's the wrong approach. 🧪

Listen wherever, or watch on Spotify 👇

open.spotify.com/episode/7Evh...

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Richard Moore @richardmoore.bsky.social · 9d

What a loss for the field of primatology. A genuine pioneer, a brilliant scientist, and an inspirational writer.

www.theguardian.com/science/2025...

Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, dies aged 91

Jane Goodall Institute says ‘tireless advocate’ for natural world died in California during US speaking tour

www.theguardian.com

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 9d

Stay tuned #BachelorNation 🌹

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parterre box @parterrebox.bsky.social · 15d

Reunited and it feels so good

When Angela Meade and Michael Fabiano first sang Lucia together as students at AVA few would have predicted that they would go on to sing Turandot 16 years later.

parterre.com

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 15d

My thoughts on the Met’s latest Turandot revival, for @parterrebox.bsky.social

parterre.com/2025/09/25/r...

Reunited and it feels so good - Parterre Box

When Angela Meade and Michael Fabiano first sang Lucia together as students at AVA few would have predicted that they would go on to sing Turandot 16 years later.

parterre.com

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 16d

Absolutely! There were definitely some nerves last night, but it’s quite the voice and she was a clear star even as a young artist in London

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 17d

Omg her float

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 17d

Loud music, even louder production

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · Apr 22

I think Chotiner could interview me and I would come out of it well, we'd be friends by the end actually

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 17d

Right?

Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 17d

My 2025-26 season highlight: Luca Guadagnino directs John Adams’ Death of Klinghoffer

parterre.com/2025/09/23/n...

Next season I'm excited for The Death of Klinghoffer - Parterre Box

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino presents John Adams's The Death of Klinghoffer next May.

parterre.com

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 18d

Aix is always a good time! Also tempted by Oropesa’s Norma in Finland…

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 18d

Thank you - it was a very fun piece to write! Let’s see how it goes next summer…

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 18d

Kurtag and Nielsen - the dream!

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Aksel Tollåli @akseltoll.bsky.social · 18d

And a good, but insufficiently violent Nielsen 6 (plus some other stuff) in Kristiansand a week and a half ago: scenekunst.no/artikler/avb...

Avbalansert dødsangst – Scenekunst

I Carl Nielsens musikk er sammenbruddet aldri langt unna. Under Eivind Gullberg Jensen spiller Kristianstand Symfoniorkester elegant og stramt – og litt for snilt.

scenekunst.no

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Aksel Tollåli @akseltoll.bsky.social · 18d

I've been REVIEWING lately! First, the absolutely spectacular Norwegian premiere of Kurtág's Fin de partie this past weekend: www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/63x...

Høstens store operaopplevelse

György Kurtágs «Fin de partie» i Operaen er en fulltreffer med musikalsk og dramatisk kraft i alle ledd.

www.aftenposten.no

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Michael Baym @baym.lol · 18d

When we build the greatest stereotype engine the world has ever seen we should not be surprised when it reproduces bias

Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 18d

Yet again, machine learning — even gussied up via the transformer architecture — encodes and reinforces societal biases.

This study reveals that LLM-based peer review relies heavily on author institution in its decisions.

arxiv.org/abs/2509.15122

Prestige over merit: An adapted audit of LLM bias in peer review

Large language models (LLMs) are playing an increasingly integral, though largely informal, role in scholarly peer review. Yet it remains unclear whether LLMs reproduce the biases observed in human de...

arxiv.org

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Kevin Ng @kevinng.bsky.social · 18d

My thoughts of the Met’s opening night performance of Mason Bates’ Kavalier and Clay, for @thetimes.com

www.thetimes.com/culture/clas...

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay review — the Met is back with a bang

The New York season kicked off with a timely new opera by Mason Bates about a Nazi refugee, adapted from Michael Chabon’s epic novel

www.thetimes.com

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