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Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp.bskyverified.social · 18h

we are almost booked! Only a handful of openings left. So, please do attend if you register. Also, here is the poster!

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Andrew Iwaniuk @evoneuro.bsky.social · Sep 4

For anyone on the neuroscience job market, our ads are up. We are looking for anyone working in systems neuroscience of animals to join us in southern Alberta 🇨🇦
#academicsky #neuroskyence #neuroethology #academicjobs #Canada
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Assistant Professor (Neuroscience, Tenure Track) - Lethbridge (City), Alberta (CA) job with University of Lethbridge | 39049

Assistant Professor (tenure track) of the Department of Neuroscience at the University of Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada

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The Organization for Human Brain Mapping @ohbmofficial.bsky.social · 2d

Thousands of researchers. One shared mission: mapping the human brain. 🌍🧠
Join the OHBM community at OHBM 2026 in Bordeaux, France, from June 14–18, 2026.
Together, we advance the science of the human brain.
#OHBM2026 #OHBMCommunity #HumanBrainMapping

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Jim Woodgett @jwoodgett.bsky.social · 3d

Broken. An utterly broken system.

ProPublica @propublica.org · 4d

Revlimid has its origin in a pill that cost patients $7.50 each.

Decades later, the cancer drug costs more than $18,000 for a month’s supply — even though it still only costs about 25 cents to manufacture.

Read @davidarmstrongx.bsky.social's award-winning investigation:

The Price of Remission: This Cancer Drug Saves Lives — but Costs a Fortune. I Wanted to Know Why.

When I was diagnosed with cancer, I set out to understand why a single pill of Revlimid cost the same as a new iPhone. I’ve covered high drug prices as a reporter for years. What I discovered shocked ...

www.propublica.org

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 4d

If you are in a position to help, please do.

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

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Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 5d

Henry’s thesis is on: “Developing a Naturalistic Metaphysics for Biological Agency”. His goal (our goal in working together) was to show that there’s nothing unscientific or supernatural about ideas of agency, mental causation, and free will. ⬇️ (1/n)

Kevin Mitchell @wiringthebrain.bsky.social · 5d

Huge congratulations to Dr. Henry Potter!!! 😊👏🎉🍾

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Leah McElrath @leahmcelrath.bsky.social · 4d

Israel killed another staff member of Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in Gaza, bringing the total number of MSF deaths to 14 with many more injured.

www.msf.org/msf-denounce...

MSF denounces killing of fourteenth staff member in Israeli attack in Gaza | MSF

This morning, an attack carried out by Israeli forces killed Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) staff member, Omar Hayek, and seriously injured four others.

www.msf.org

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 6d

Viola Desmond's story was forgotten for years until her sister Wanda Robson brought it back to light with Graham Reynolds.
Today, Desmond's civil rights fight is known nationwide, and she is on our $10 bill.
This is her story.

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The photo depicts a person wearing a light blue garment with intricate embroidery on the shoulders. A prominent feature is a brooch shaped like a hand making a peace sign, positioned centrally on the chest. The background is a faded, neutral color, giving the image a vintage appearance. The person's hair is styled in soft curls, adding to the classic look.

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Mariam Aly @mariamaly.bsky.social · 5d

Are you an early career scholar interested in learning more about peer review?

Join us for our virtual @reviewerzero.bsky.social workshop! We will help you understand how peer review works and give advice on responding to reviewer comments.

9-10:30am PT / 12-1:30pm ET on October 30th. Register👇🏼

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Peer Review 101. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

northwestern.zoom.us

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Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 6d

www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

A critique of pure stupidity: understanding Trump 2.0

If the first term of Donald Trump provoked anxiety over the fate of objective knowledge, the second has led to claims we live in a world-historical age of stupid, accelerated by big tech. But might th...

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AAUP chapter @UT Austin @utaustinaaup.bsky.social · 6d

www.wsj.com/us-news/educ... UT Austin is one of the 9 schools offered a deal: accede to White House demands and get funding priority

Exclusive | White House Asks Colleges to Sign Sweeping Agreement to Get Funding Advantage

An initial round of nine schools is being asked to sign a wide-ranging accord.

www.wsj.com

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Valentin Schmutz @bio-emergent.bsky.social · 19d

🎉 "High-dimensional neuronal activity from low-dimensional latent dynamics: a solvable model" will be presented as an oral at #NeurIPS2025 🎉

Feeling very grateful that reviewers and chairs appreciated concise mathematical explanations, in this age of big models.

www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Science Vs @sciencevs.bsky.social · 7d

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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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 7d

On March 2, 1945, Carr died after another heart attack. Several places are named for her, including the Emily Carr University of Art + Design in Vancouver.

Learn more in my Deep Dive 👇
canadaehx.com/2025/03/11/e...

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Emily Carr

At the lowest point of The Great Depression this artist didn’t have to share the stage with anyone else For the first time in her career no one would outshine her or steal the spotlight she worked …

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Canadian History Ehx @cdnhistoryehx.bsky.social · 7d

Emily Carr is, in my opinion, the greatest artist Canada has ever produced.
Despite her genius, her work was not appreciated by Canadians until much later in her life.
Not only was she a great painter, she was a gifted writer as well.
This is her story.

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Emily Carr, an elderly woman with a serious expression, wearing a dark dress and a headband, holds a fluffy dog with a collar in her arms. The black-and-white photo has a vintage, textured background.

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Rocio Servin @rocioservin.bsky.social · 7d

We’re hiring!
My new Gut–Brain Axis Lab at Northwestern is looking for a Research Technologist 2 to help build the lab and explore how the nervous system shapes gut health and disease.
🔬 Apply here: myhr.northwestern.edu/psp/hrnu/EMP...

Sign In

JavaScript is required. This web browser does not support JavaScript or JavaScript in this web browser is not enabled.

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Mary Fernando M.D. 🇨🇦 @maryfernando.bsky.social · 8d

Canada: “providing travel and logistical support to people seeking access to abortion care.”

Supporting women’s rights by helping those who are vulnerable, often young, who may not have the money to travel to their abortion: the abortion is also provided free of charge to the patient.

#Canada

Kara Fagan 🇨🇦 Liberal @fagankara.bsky.social · 8d

www.canada.ca/en/health-ca...

Government of Canada improves access to sexual and reproductive health services

Today, the Honourable Marjorie Michel, Minister of Health, announced over $13 million in funding to 15 community-based organizations to help make sexual and reproductive health services more accessibl...

www.canada.ca

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Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 8d

Post u from a different era.

Red Deer, AB. Preparing for my first scientific conference 😉

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Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 8d

Looking forward to welcoming you to the BC neuroscience community, Zach!

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Scott Waldman @scottpwaldman.bsky.social · 8d

ICYMI: Our team dug deeper into the Trump administration's misleading climate science report. It's more than a fact check. We show the sleights of hand they employ - fake debates, manipulated data, reliance on fossil fuel-funded experts - to reach a desired outcome. www.politico.com/interactives...

How a major DOE report hides the whole truth on climate change

www.politico.com

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Barack Obama @barackobama.bsky.social · 8d

The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice. Except it doesn’t bend on its own—it bends because we pull it in the direction of justice. What keeps me hopeful during times like these is being surrounded by people who are doing just that.

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intelligentwat 🇹🇹 @zinrock.bsky.social · 9d

this is something white people will never understand.

JazzReads📚 @jazzreads.bsky.social · 9d

So exhausting..

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Randy McIntosh @ar0mcintosh.bsky.social · 9d

Strong endorsement. I've worked with a graphics designer on several projects from figure in papers, to meeting infographics, to our institute logo. The human touch is always better - hands down.

www.sfu.ca/neuro-instit...

Our logo

www.sfu.ca

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Nicole Rust @nicolecrust.bsky.social · 11d

Save the date 📆. On Oct 22/23, @nationalacademies.org will hold a stellar virtual workshop on brain/body interations (open to all).

www.nationalacademies.org/en/our-work/...

Title: Understanding Brain-Body Interactions to Advance Brain Health: A Workshop. Photo: picture of a transparent person with brain and nervous system illuminated.

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