Kathrin Rothermich
@kat-roto.bsky.social
Scientist. Cat rescuer. Age of Empires 2 connoisseur. Views are my own.
She/her/hers.
She/her/hers.
New preprint alert! We found that people on the autism spectrum found it harder than non-autistic people to understand when someone was being sarcastic or telling a prosocial lie, but they were just as good at judging whether the speaker’s emotions.
Here's the link: lnkd.in/eN9_shQr
Here's the link: lnkd.in/eN9_shQr
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October 1, 2025 at 1:56 AM
New preprint alert! We found that people on the autism spectrum found it harder than non-autistic people to understand when someone was being sarcastic or telling a prosocial lie, but they were just as good at judging whether the speaker’s emotions.
Here's the link: lnkd.in/eN9_shQr
Here's the link: lnkd.in/eN9_shQr
How I know I love my job? I do this on a Friday night.
August 15, 2025 at 11:07 PM
How I know I love my job? I do this on a Friday night.
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It's promotion letter writing season for academics in the US. As I'm going through my batch I thought I'd share a few things I did *not* know when I started doing this.
(I've served on dept and college's PTR committees, but institutional norms may differ--I'd be interested to hear other takes!)
(I've served on dept and college's PTR committees, but institutional norms may differ--I'd be interested to hear other takes!)
July 22, 2025 at 4:53 PM
It's promotion letter writing season for academics in the US. As I'm going through my batch I thought I'd share a few things I did *not* know when I started doing this.
(I've served on dept and college's PTR committees, but institutional norms may differ--I'd be interested to hear other takes!)
(I've served on dept and college's PTR committees, but institutional norms may differ--I'd be interested to hear other takes!)
Just booked my SNL 2025 travel! If you’re going let me know do we can hang out. ☺️
July 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Just booked my SNL 2025 travel! If you’re going let me know do we can hang out. ☺️
If you’re an SNL member, check your email account to vote for the new board of directors!
You might see a familiar name among the nominees for the secretary position! ☺️
You might see a familiar name among the nominees for the secretary position! ☺️
May 23, 2025 at 7:21 PM
If you’re an SNL member, check your email account to vote for the new board of directors!
You might see a familiar name among the nominees for the secretary position! ☺️
You might see a familiar name among the nominees for the secretary position! ☺️
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Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
May 2, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Rubio publicly criticizing an ally for cracking down on right-wing extremism. And Germany hitting back. We are in a new world
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Now do this for NIH and NSF.
Big loss in court for Kari Lake
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
Judge Royce Lamberth orders administration to restore millions of $$ in funds to Radio Free Europe
Judge: "When money has been appropriated by Congress.. Executive has no residual constitutional power to refuse to spend these appropriations"
April 29, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Now do this for NIH and NSF.
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Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.
BREAKING: NSF has frozen all grant funding, as of yesterday. It's unclear when they will resume funding awards, or why the pause has been put in place. www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Exclusive: NSF stops awarding new grants and funding existing ones
US science funder also plans to screen grant applications for compliance with ‘agency priorities’.
www.nature.com
May 2, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Your regular reminder that NSF grants built the internet and helped the U.S. dominate tech.
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Catching up with colleagues and I feel like "have any of your grants been terminated yet" is the new "have you had COVID yet" from 2022 and I hate it.
April 26, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Catching up with colleagues and I feel like "have any of your grants been terminated yet" is the new "have you had COVID yet" from 2022 and I hate it.
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You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
April 26, 2025 at 11:25 PM
You can’t say criminals don’t deserve due process when due process is the thing that decides if they're criminals. Otherwise you're just kidnapping people you don't like.
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We will lose cures that would be seen in the next 10-20 years. Many med schools will close. Junior faculty will exit. Education will get more expensive. Faced with 40% less funds, 40% less science yr after yr, worse every yr. This is catastrophic damage to science and health innovation
The plan for NIH is in, source with full 64 page proposal for all of HHS is linked. Reported in WaPo. This is catastrophic. Reduction to 8 centers. 40% cut in budget. 15% IDC cap. This will decimate science across America open.substack.com/pub/insideme...
April 17, 2025 at 12:25 AM
We will lose cures that would be seen in the next 10-20 years. Many med schools will close. Junior faculty will exit. Education will get more expensive. Faced with 40% less funds, 40% less science yr after yr, worse every yr. This is catastrophic damage to science and health innovation
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On changes to #NIH indirect rates, there is a law in place that prohibits NIH from making such changes without the approval of Congress. See Division D, Title II Section 224 of The Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 (Public Law No: 118-47) grants.nih.gov/grants/guide...
NOT-OD-24-110: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024
NIH Funding Opportunities and Notices in the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts: Notice of Legislative Mandates in Effect for FY 2024 NOT-OD-24-110. NIH
grants.nih.gov
February 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
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Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
February 6, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Received a letter from POTUS today purporting to remove me as Commissioner and Chair of the FEC. There's a legal way to replace FEC commissioners-this isn't it. I've been so fortunate to serve the American people and stir up some good trouble along the way. That's not changing anytime soon.
Sweet Cinnamon is here to add something cute to the gloom and doom. She’s a rare orange girl and ready for adoption soon!
February 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Sweet Cinnamon is here to add something cute to the gloom and doom. She’s a rare orange girl and ready for adoption soon!
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Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
February 5, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Crockett: "If feels as if y'all have just decided that y'all are gonna castrate your constitutional duty & hand it over to someone who was unelected. It doesn't matter how many cheerleaders he had on the field campaigning for him. That doesn't mean he gets to go in and sit atop any of our agencies"
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Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
February 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
PLEASE SHARE 🧪‼️
Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
Since CDC websites and datasets are being taken down by the Administration…
The ENTIRE archive of ALL CDC datasets uploaded BEFORE January 28th, 2025 can be found here: archive.org/details/2025...
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Very excited to share a new preprint from the LEAD lab on Inclusive Practices for fNIRS Research with Participants with Afro-Textured Hair, an amazing mixed methods study by Abria Simmons, @gavkhar-a.bsky.social & @elliektaylor.bsky.social! Check it out and share! osf.io/preprints/ps...
OSF
osf.io
January 30, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Very excited to share a new preprint from the LEAD lab on Inclusive Practices for fNIRS Research with Participants with Afro-Textured Hair, an amazing mixed methods study by Abria Simmons, @gavkhar-a.bsky.social & @elliektaylor.bsky.social! Check it out and share! osf.io/preprints/ps...
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I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research
Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.
www.unitedformedicalresearch.org
January 22, 2025 at 9:34 PM
I just reached out to my senators about the NIH situation. If you need to find out how much impact NIH has in your state in terms of dollars in and their economic impact here's a link: www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...
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I built my entire future on the hope of securing NIH funding. Now, countless junior faculty like me are watching our academic dreams slip away. We’re not just losing careers—we’re losing the research breakthroughs we could have delivered. Here’s hoping this NIH crisis ends soon. #medsky #NIH
January 23, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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Happy holidays friends! ❤️
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
Get more from A Heart for Ferals Cat Rescue on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Happy holidays friends! ❤️
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
Happy holidays friends! ❤️
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
Get more from A Heart for Ferals Cat Rescue on Patreon
www.patreon.com
December 26, 2023 at 7:13 PM
Happy holidays friends! ❤️
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
With the help of @smittens.kittens we TNRred 30 cats and socialized another 21 cats over the past 4 years.
Become our patron to get updates on rescued and adopted cats and behind-the-scenes footage. The money goes towards vet bills and food.
www.patreon.com/AHeartforFer...
Fun fact: my spouse and I rescue and socialize feral cats. These two (Toni on the left, Limpy on the right) have been slooooow but are finally coming around. 🤍
December 16, 2023 at 12:28 AM
Fun fact: my spouse and I rescue and socialize feral cats. These two (Toni on the left, Limpy on the right) have been slooooow but are finally coming around. 🤍
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We thank the reviewers for their feedback. We have incorporated all recommendations in the revised manuscript.
screw Amazon, this is the *true* Everything Store
November 28, 2023 at 4:39 PM
We thank the reviewers for their feedback. We have incorporated all recommendations in the revised manuscript.
I’m into paint by numbers now to relax. It was stressful at first because I tried to stay within the lines but then I realized I’M AN ADULT and can do what I want.
November 25, 2023 at 4:47 AM
I’m into paint by numbers now to relax. It was stressful at first because I tried to stay within the lines but then I realized I’M AN ADULT and can do what I want.