Lisa M.P. Munoz
@lisampmunoz.bsky.social
Science communicator: Passionate about science, family, endless forms most beautiful...and Swiss chocolate. Author of WOMEN IN SCIENCE NOW (https://amazon.com/Women-Science-Now-Strategies-Achieving/dp/0231206143) via
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Tapping the sign again
November 25, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Tapping the sign again
So enjoyed my interview with the brilliant and inspiring neuroscientist Carol Barnes! 👇
#WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #scicomm #neuroscience
#WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #scicomm #neuroscience
When Carol Barnes turned 65, she had a stunning realization: that she was now the people, 65 years+, she had been studying for the past several decades, and that she was “OK.” Read a Q&A w/ Barnes to get a preview of her #CNS2026 award talk on aging: www.cogneurosociety.org/50-years-of-...
#scicomm
#scicomm
50 Years of Busting Myths About Aging in the Brain
Carol Barnes, CNS2026 DCC recipient, has spent her career working to bust myths about age, the aging process, and memory.
www.cogneurosociety.org
November 24, 2025 at 1:56 PM
So enjoyed my interview with the brilliant and inspiring neuroscientist Carol Barnes! 👇
#WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #scicomm #neuroscience
#WomeninSTEM #WomeninScience #scicomm #neuroscience
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In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
November 24, 2025 at 11:14 AM
In every dystopian novel: the government bans books.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
In reality: we gave up reading voluntarily.
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A hs student who voluteers at the Museum of the Earth has also been tmraising money to help out PRI. Donations have been coming in with the press push, I think they'll make it but keep sharing and donate what you can:
www.weny.com/news/local/h...
www.weny.com/news/local/h...
Horseheads student hoping to save Museum of the Earth from closure
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) — The Museum of the Earth in Tompkins County is facing potential closure due to lapses in funding from several sources. A student from Horseheads High School
www.weny.com
November 22, 2025 at 12:24 AM
A hs student who voluteers at the Museum of the Earth has also been tmraising money to help out PRI. Donations have been coming in with the press push, I think they'll make it but keep sharing and donate what you can:
www.weny.com/news/local/h...
www.weny.com/news/local/h...
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Feeling very old...
November 21, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Feeling very old...
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The first known use of 'wicked' was in the 13th century.
We hope everyone flies free this weekend.
BTW, the name Elphaba is a reference to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum.
BTW, the name Elphaba is a reference to "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" author L. Frank Baum.
November 21, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The first known use of 'wicked' was in the 13th century.
This makes me ill in so many ways (some of which I possibly can't get into due to past NDAs) but all of which rejects the scientific process, a beautiful framework that has led to so many breathtaking advancements in human health...ugh, where are we going?
Thanks for your coverage!
#scicomm
Thanks for your coverage!
#scicomm
About that exclusive, "closed-to-press" MAHA summit last week with RFK and JD Vance: I got in.
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Here's what I saw. 🧵 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
November 21, 2025 at 8:13 PM
This makes me ill in so many ways (some of which I possibly can't get into due to past NDAs) but all of which rejects the scientific process, a beautiful framework that has led to so many breathtaking advancements in human health...ugh, where are we going?
Thanks for your coverage!
#scicomm
Thanks for your coverage!
#scicomm
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First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists
A new study looks at how the mouth-on-mouth smooch came into being, and concludes that Neanderthals also kissed.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 4:09 AM
First kiss dates back 21 million years, say scientists. 🧪 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Does anyone else need some Muppets tonight?
youtu.be/iRNl0iWE490?...
youtu.be/iRNl0iWE490?...
The Muppets Sing Mr. Blue Sky | Dear Earth
YouTube video by The Muppets
youtu.be
November 17, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Does anyone else need some Muppets tonight?
youtu.be/iRNl0iWE490?...
youtu.be/iRNl0iWE490?...
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Same for neuroscience. The lack of ability to measure many neurons’ activity, perturb them, and measure intracellular processes and connections is what limits understanding the brain.
The key barriers are not algorithms or AI.
🧪#neuroscience 🧠🤖 #MLSky
The key barriers are not algorithms or AI.
🧪#neuroscience 🧠🤖 #MLSky
November 15, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Same for neuroscience. The lack of ability to measure many neurons’ activity, perturb them, and measure intracellular processes and connections is what limits understanding the brain.
The key barriers are not algorithms or AI.
🧪#neuroscience 🧠🤖 #MLSky
The key barriers are not algorithms or AI.
🧪#neuroscience 🧠🤖 #MLSky
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If you're 42 years old, we're as far away from your birth as your birth is from the invention of antibiotics!
History is weird.
What we consider modernity is way closer than we think...
1941
LOC
lccn.loc.gov/sn82016181
#c20th #histmed 🗃️
History is weird.
What we consider modernity is way closer than we think...
1941
LOC
lccn.loc.gov/sn82016181
#c20th #histmed 🗃️
November 16, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If you're 42 years old, we're as far away from your birth as your birth is from the invention of antibiotics!
History is weird.
What we consider modernity is way closer than we think...
1941
LOC
lccn.loc.gov/sn82016181
#c20th #histmed 🗃️
History is weird.
What we consider modernity is way closer than we think...
1941
LOC
lccn.loc.gov/sn82016181
#c20th #histmed 🗃️
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A smack of jellies, squadron of pelicans, raft of otters, or galaxy of sea stars...
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
November 14, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A smack of jellies, squadron of pelicans, raft of otters, or galaxy of sea stars...
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
No matter your favorite collective noun, these groups of animals are a force to be reckoned with when they come together—a simple reminder of the beauty that blooms in community and the strength that grows in unity.
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Every now and then I remember that sponges are ANIMALS — that these seeming hybrids of plant and rock; these sessile, porous, tissue-and-organ-less barrels, tubes, and blobs are just as much an animal as a falcon, wolf, or shark — and marvel once more at the wonderful weirdness of life on Earth.
November 14, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Every now and then I remember that sponges are ANIMALS — that these seeming hybrids of plant and rock; these sessile, porous, tissue-and-organ-less barrels, tubes, and blobs are just as much an animal as a falcon, wolf, or shark — and marvel once more at the wonderful weirdness of life on Earth.
Love that in this dumpster fire of chaos that is the world right now, we can come together in our fascination over beards in the mid-19th century! 😆
When I asked Nick Offerman about his facial hair in the minutes 😂
“Ariana Grande can sing like an angel; for me, it's growing facial hair”
Gift 🔗
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/n...
“Ariana Grande can sing like an angel; for me, it's growing facial hair”
Gift 🔗
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/10/15/n...
November 13, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Love that in this dumpster fire of chaos that is the world right now, we can come together in our fascination over beards in the mid-19th century! 😆
Watching Death by Lightning and seeing the many bearded men led me to this fascinating article about the "great Victorian beard craze..." influenced by figures like Charles Dickens and events like the Crimean War (a backdrop also for the new Frankenstein film).
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
The great Victorian beard craze
The rapid rise of facial hair in the last 10 years mirrors a transatlantic craze that lasted for decades in the second half of the 19th Century.
www.bbc.com
November 12, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Watching Death by Lightning and seeing the many bearded men led me to this fascinating article about the "great Victorian beard craze..." influenced by figures like Charles Dickens and events like the Crimean War (a backdrop also for the new Frankenstein film).
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
www.bbc.com/news/magazin...
Hoping to see something tonight in the DC area!
Come look at some of the pretty northern lights that grace the skies of the U.S. last night. (I am so jealous of everyone who saw them. I wistfully tried to peek through the clouds on the late night dog walk, but alas, NYC light pollution.)
(by @meghanbartels.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social)
(by @meghanbartels.bsky.social for @sciam.bsky.social)
See Photos of the Northern Lights That Dazzled the U.S.
A severe geomagnetic storm brought spectacular auroras to much of the U.S. on Tuesday night
www.scientificamerican.com
November 12, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Hoping to see something tonight in the DC area!
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I find academics particularly awkward about telling audiences something some people might already know, even though I've found that when someone repeats some things I already know as background it enhances my perception of their credibility
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
November 10, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I find academics particularly awkward about telling audiences something some people might already know, even though I've found that when someone repeats some things I already know as background it enhances my perception of their credibility
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
Don't fear the repetition, embrace it!
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Today i am reminded of this @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social. The last year/decade in a nutshell.
November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Today i am reminded of this @theawkwardyeti.bsky.social. The last year/decade in a nutshell.
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This is how you incinerate a field of science. 🔭🧪
NASA is sinking its flagship science center during the government shutdown — and may be breaking the law in the process, critics say
"There is just a general acknowledgement that a lot of what is happening is illegal…"
www.space.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
This is how you incinerate a field of science. 🔭🧪
Horrifying! Was there about a year ago on a tour with @dcswa.bsky.social and was so impressed by the facilities and the legacy...not replaceable!
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Most of the Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt Campus is planned to be demolished by March 2026, if not sooner.
www.space.com/space-explor...
www.space.com/space-explor...
November 6, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Horrifying! Was there about a year ago on a tour with @dcswa.bsky.social and was so impressed by the facilities and the legacy...not replaceable!
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Feeling the heat of extra bureaucracy lately, even for volunteer roles that should be fun. My guess is that autocracies breed more bureaucracy, more people trying to cya. Sigh.
November 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Feeling the heat of extra bureaucracy lately, even for volunteer roles that should be fun. My guess is that autocracies breed more bureaucracy, more people trying to cya. Sigh.
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Fascinating graph shows the estimated total mass of all the mammals living on Earth.
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
October 30, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Fascinating graph shows the estimated total mass of all the mammals living on Earth.
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In 1850, it was evenly divided between wildlife and humans + domesticated animals. Today, humans and their livestock account for about 95% of the total. 🧪
www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Nobody makes enemies by finishing their talk early…
October 29, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Nobody makes enemies by finishing their talk early…
"A calm acceptance of wakefulness, paired with an understanding of how our minds perceive time, may be the surest way to rest again."
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Why we used to sleep in two segments – and how the modern shift changed our sense of time
There’s a reason you sometimes wake up in the middle of the night.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
"A calm acceptance of wakefulness, paired with an understanding of how our minds perceive time, may be the surest way to rest again."
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Interesting piece on sleep with historical context on what used to be split sleep at night:
theconversation.com/why-we-used-...
🧪 #scicomm
Looking forward to visiting Vancouver again!
#CNS2026
#CNS2026
It’s official #CNS2026 Registration is OPEN!
Join us in Vancouver, BC for an unforgettable meeting filled with cutting-edge science from the keynote and symposia to workshops, posters, and awards!
Don’t miss out — register today! 👉 www.cogneurosociety.org/registration/
@cogneuronews.bsky.social
Join us in Vancouver, BC for an unforgettable meeting filled with cutting-edge science from the keynote and symposia to workshops, posters, and awards!
Don’t miss out — register today! 👉 www.cogneurosociety.org/registration/
@cogneuronews.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Looking forward to visiting Vancouver again!
#CNS2026
#CNS2026