Francisco Páscoa dos Santos
@francpsantos.bsky.social
Postdoc in compneuro at the University of Amsterdam.
Studying excitatory-inhibitory balance, collective dynamics in the cortex, and neuropsychiatric disorders 🧠
Membro do LIVRE
(he/him)
Studying excitatory-inhibitory balance, collective dynamics in the cortex, and neuropsychiatric disorders 🧠
Membro do LIVRE
(he/him)
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This underestimates the problem because of the cost to science as a whole by distorting research priorities and encouraging fraud. We're well past this point.
Also this is published in Nature so let's note in passing their role in sustaining this system to generate profit.
Also this is published in Nature so let's note in passing their role in sustaining this system to generate profit.
"How can funders avoid crossing the Szilard point?"
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
The Szilard point is "the threshold at which the total cost of competing for a grant equals (or surpasses) the value of the available funding."
Point of no returns: researchers are crossing a threshold in the fight for funding
With so little money to go round, the costs of competing for grants can exceed what the grants are worth. When that happens, nobody wins.
www.nature.com
December 19, 2025 at 9:35 AM
This underestimates the problem because of the cost to science as a whole by distorting research priorities and encouraging fraud. We're well past this point.
Also this is published in Nature so let's note in passing their role in sustaining this system to generate profit.
Also this is published in Nature so let's note in passing their role in sustaining this system to generate profit.
Reposted by Francisco Páscoa dos Santos
🚨new work with the dream team @danakarca.bsky.social @loopyluppi.bsky.social @fatemehhadaeghi.bsky.social @stuartoldham.bsky.social @duncanastle.bsky.social
We use game theory and show the brain is not optimally wired for communication and there’s more to its story:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We use game theory and show the brain is not optimally wired for communication and there’s more to its story:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
December 15, 2025 at 8:01 AM
🚨new work with the dream team @danakarca.bsky.social @loopyluppi.bsky.social @fatemehhadaeghi.bsky.social @stuartoldham.bsky.social @duncanastle.bsky.social
We use game theory and show the brain is not optimally wired for communication and there’s more to its story:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
We use game theory and show the brain is not optimally wired for communication and there’s more to its story:
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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I had the honor of designing a field guide that spotlights 222 species of pollinators in Portugal. These creatures play a vital role in our ecosystems, supporting over 75% of agricultural crops. Yet, their populations are declining, a reality that makes this guide more urgent than ever.
October 28, 2025 at 11:43 AM
I had the honor of designing a field guide that spotlights 222 species of pollinators in Portugal. These creatures play a vital role in our ecosystems, supporting over 75% of agricultural crops. Yet, their populations are declining, a reality that makes this guide more urgent than ever.
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Is anarchist science possible? As an experiment, we got together a large group of computational neuroscientists from around the world to work on a single project without top down direction. Read on to find out what happened. 🤖🧠🧪
September 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Is anarchist science possible? As an experiment, we got together a large group of computational neuroscientists from around the world to work on a single project without top down direction. Read on to find out what happened. 🤖🧠🧪
Reposted by Francisco Páscoa dos Santos
Struggling to make your figures stand out and easy to understand? Follow my new blog article to get design strategies that help improve your scientific figures: www.mariacarlosoliveira.com/improve-scie...
April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Struggling to make your figures stand out and easy to understand? Follow my new blog article to get design strategies that help improve your scientific figures: www.mariacarlosoliveira.com/improve-scie...
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Hi BlueSky fam, for my first post and to celebrate our recent paper being physically published I thought I’d do a summary thread!
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
December 18, 2024 at 2:02 PM
Hi BlueSky fam, for my first post and to celebrate our recent paper being physically published I thought I’d do a summary thread!
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)
This has been my most favourite (and toughest) work to date.
Please help share around!!
www.cell.com/cell/abstrac...
(Reach out if you can’t access)