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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 1d

Please spread the word! I am recruiting a PhD student this cycle (Fall 2026 start) to join my team in a new venture: the neuroscience of mood.

If you are curious to learn more, this short talk provides a good overview of why, what and how.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=gjIK...

Nicole Rust - The representation of mood in the primate insula (May 6, 2025)

YouTube video by Simons Foundation

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Max-Planck-Gesellschaft @maxplanck.de · 21d

Open Call for Expressions of Interest: become a Max Planck Director & redefine what’s possible in science! We offer scientific independence, long-term stable funding & exceptional infrastructure. Lead your own department & open new frontiers of research. Apply by 31 Oct 2025 → www.mpg.de/directors

Directors

The Max Planck Society offers Directors a unique platform for groundbreaking research and leadership in diverse scientific fields.

www.mpg.de

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Aug 19

That sounds really cool, looking forward to it!

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Aug 19

I actually experience face pareidolia with the upper part of that tree. And I am not sure if this has a name, but related to our tendency to see faces there is certainly our tendency to add faces to things :-)

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Jul 22

In Germany we have the word Muße which denotes a peaceful free time with inner quiet. It is associated with creativity. Apparently the Romans also had such a notion.

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Michele A. Basso @micheleabasso.bsky.social · Jul 21

I’ve officially moved to BlueSky - yes i’m a little slow! You’ll soon get a following notice from me as I ‘bridged’ my X account - I hope that wasn’t a mistake.

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Jul 21

Welcome Michele! This place has some nice features so you can find new and old friends. E.g. feeds/lists like brain and mind researchers and women in neuroscience and neuroskyence and fantastic nerdy communities on bees, sharks, books... And you can be on those lists too, just message the list owner

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Ida Momennejad @neuroai.bsky.social · Jun 9

Pleased to say "Space, Time, and Memory", an academic book by Oxford University Press edited by the inimitable Lynn Nadel & Sara Aronowitz is now out.
I contributed a chapter, "Memory and Planning in Brains and Machines".
You can download the entire book for free:
library.oapen.org/bitstream/ha...

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Lisa Schmors @lisaschmors.bsky.social · May 8

🧠🤖 Computational Neuroscience summer school IMBIZO in Cape Town is open for applications again!

💻🧬 3 weeks of intense coursework & projects with support from expert tutors and faculty

📈Apply until July 1st!

🔗https://imbizo.africa/

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Apr 24

We want to hear from you! We’re conducting a survey on the state of neuroscience. This week’s question is: What are the most important neuroscience findings of the past five years?

#neuroskyence

www.thetransmitter.org/state-of-neu...

Survey: The state of basic neuroscience

We want to hear from all neuroscientists. Please participate in our survey.

www.thetransmitter.org

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Oded Rechavi @odedrechavi.bsky.social · Apr 23

Yossi Yovel's book is out! 🦇 Yossi, the Batman, is not only a super original neuroscientist, he's also a great writer and adventurer. Recenlty he's been releasing, one by one, his tales from the jungles. Get his book on promotion here: bit.ly/TheGeniusBatBN

The Genius Bat: The Secret Life of the Only Flying Mammal|Hardcover

An awe-inspiring tour of bat world by the world’s leading expertWith nearly 1500 species, bats account for more than twenty percent of mammalian species. The most successful and most diverse gro...

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hakwan lau @hakwan.bsky.social · Apr 20

is anyone working on cortical waves (traveling, rotational, etc) looking for a faculty position? we'll soon be hiring in Korea, at our center where multiple labs (ephys, optical imaging, human neuroimaging) are interested in collaborating w/ theoreticians

pls DM/email for informal inquiries

🧠📈 🧠💻

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Edouard Machery @edouardmachery.bsky.social · Apr 18

the ERC has added a million euro for researchers moving to Europe.

ERC to double allowance for researchers moving to EU

The European Research Council (ERC) is doubling the relocation allowance it makes to researchers coming to the EU to take up one of its grants. At present it offers third-country researchers up to €1 ...

sciencebusiness.net

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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · Apr 3

The cover of our new book has been approved!

Due out this August through MIT Press and the online version will be open access.
#neuroskyence #ornithology 🪶🧠

A book cover for Bird Brains and Behavior: A Synthesis. The images on the cover include a Turkey vulture in flight, a singing song sparrow, a drawing of a black browed albatross brain, and a foraging whimbrel.

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · Apr 2

If any science illustrators are available to do a rush job on illustrations (around "mood") that will appear in an upcoming documentary (due EOD Sunday), please let me know. My DMs are open & my contact info is here:
www.nicolecrust.com/nicole

Thank you!

Nicole Rust | About Nicole

Learn more about Nicole Rust as an author, professor, and scientist.

www.nicolecrust.com

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Mar 22

Über 12.000 Wissenschaftler fordern entschlossene Klimapolitik von der Bundesregierung

www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de/app/consent/...

Aktuelle Nachrichten | Saarbrücker Zeitung

Saarbrücker Zeitung – Mit unseren News sind Sie rund um die Uhr gut informiert

www.saarbruecker-zeitung.de

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SP Arun @sparuniisc.bsky.social · Mar 19

Matthew Smith and I cowrote this obituary about Carl Olson, who passed away recently. Carl was my postdoc mentor and was absolutely amazing. I will miss him💔
authors.elsevier.com/c/1knqf3BtfH...

authors.elsevier.com

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Matthis @ Real Scientists DE @realscientists.de · Mar 16

[Admin] Hallo alle miteinander! Wir wollten auf eine Aktion hinweisen: Die Scientists 4 Future organisieren gerade einen Appell an den Bundestag, der darauf abzielt, dass die deutsche Politik die Wissenschaft ernster nehmen soll. Findet ihn ihr: www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de/s4f/de/top/o...
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S4F: Ein Appell von Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftlern in Deutschland an die Politik

als Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler in Deutschland sind wir in großer Sorge. Die Klimakrise und weitere Umweltkrisen (Biodiversitätsverlust, Überlastung biogeochemischer Stoffkreisläufe ......

www.bayceer.uni-bayreuth.de

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Mar 15

Perhaps the Boston embassy of Germany can clarify what is going on here.

Contact Us

Federal Foreign Office website

www.germany.info

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The Transmitter @thetransmitter.bsky.social · Mar 14

We are excited to announce that nominations are open for our “Rising stars in neuroscience” 2025 report. We seek to feature early-career researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions and demonstrated a commitment to community-building. Submit a nominee here:
bit.ly/4bsoBXD

The Transmitter’s ‘Rising stars in neuroscience’ 2025

Recognize early-career researchers who have made outstanding contributions to the field. Selected nominees will be featured on our website and in our annual book.

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E. Rosalie @erosalie.infoepi.com · Mar 13

A French University is funding a Safe Place For Science program meant to recruit scientists who cannot continue their work in the US. www.univ-amu.fr/fr/public/a...

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Ologies with Alie Ward @ologies.bsky.social · Mar 11

Hey we won Best Science pod at the iHeart Awards among some fierce competition. Thanks to everyone who listens & thank you to our small but mighty team.

If you want to convert someone to an Ologite, but don’t know where to start, ologies.com is like a menu of topics.

Science matters. Like, A LOT.

Alie (which is me) on a stage at a mic, in front of a tall red curtain

Alie ol’ Dadward cheesin on a red carpet holding a chrome, heart-shaped trophy award. I’m wearing a black skirt, black shirt and striped tights with old ratty combat boots

A graphic that says iHeart Podcast Awards winner! Best Science Podcast: Ologies with Alie ward

Best Science:

Hidden Brain
StarTalk Radio
Stuff To Blow Your Mind
Ologies with Alie Ward - WINNER
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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Mar 10

The French had a solidarity demonstration against the "attacks without precedent" in the US.

Attaques contre la science aux Etats-Unis : "C'est d'une gravité inédite dans une démocratie", alerte Valérie Masson-Delmotte, qui appelle à la mobilisation

Face aux "attaques sans précédent" de l'autre côté de l'Atlantique, une journée baptisée "Stand up for Science" ("Défendons la science") est organisée vendredi. La climatologue explique l'importance d...

www.francetvinfo.fr

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Alina Peter @alinapeter.bsky.social · Mar 10

You made it into the German national news. It starts with: so far protests against US president Trump have been rather rare. Now thousands of scientists have demonstrated...

Wissenschaftler demonstrieren gegen Trumps Kürzungen

Proteste gegen US-Präsident Trump sind bisher eher selten. Nun haben Tausende Wissenschaftler gegen Kürzungen demonstriert. Die Regierung streicht unterdessen einer der renommiertesten US-Universitäte...

www.tagesschau.de

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Robert Rohde @rarohde.bsky.social · Mar 10

Welcome to the Atlantic Temporal Anomaly.

That period, twice a year, when scheduling calendars go a bit wacky because Europeans and Americans can't agree to start and stop their daylight savings changes on the same dates.

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