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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Jun 16

In March we put on an insect cabaret show I developed with Cap-A-Pie Theatre about insects and the threats they face. We've now uploaded the songs and everyone can now see how brilliant the actors and song-writer were. Thread of songs below 👇🧪 #Insects #cabaret #theatre #scicomm #songs

A poster for a play: "The Vanishing Act: A new cabaret about Earth's disappearing insects". On the right is a black and white ant in a top hat with one leg extended. Radiating from the finger are children's drawings of insect- bees, butterflies, beetles and so on.

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Stephen Montgomery @ebablab.bsky.social · Jun 4

🚨Anyone want a job?🚨
We have two #postdocs up for grabs! 🧪
- cell developmental biology/#evodevo/#neuroevodevo
- bioinformatics and molecular biology
Both working on brain evolution in Heliconiini butterflies
Details below! Please repost 🙏 1/n

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Apr 3

thank you Laura!

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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · Apr 3

Massive congratulations to Matthew Quinn for passing his PhD viva today!! And many thanks to the examiners @ebablab.bsky.social and Sean Twiss. Matt is the first student to graduate from the lab - very exciting! 👨‍🎓🎓📖🦟🦟

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Christian Drerup @christiandrerup.com · Mar 4

I'm thrilled to announce that I've started a Postdoctoral Research Associate position at @insectneurolab.bsky.social @durham-university.bsky.social this week, working with @lenariab.bsky.social on behavioural and physiological adaptations in mosquito pupae. In summary, I'll be working on 🦟🚱🦟👁️👃➡️💧?

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Feb 28

Please spread the word - 2 new PhD positions, one fully funded and one self-funded, with us at Durham and @clarahowcroft.bsky.social at Northumbria Uni! We are looking for people with interdisciplinary experience (biology, computer vision, engineering) and interest to work across disciplines.

InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · Feb 28

Please re-post: We have 2 new PhD positions on insect behaviour. We are looking for people with interests and expertise in development of behavioural assays, working with insects, computer vision, image processing and data analysis, and previous research experience. Please email us to discuss! 🦟💻🐝

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Saskya van Nouhuys @saskyavn.bsky.social · Jan 17

Folks looking for a PhD position to study chemical ecology, have a look at this excellent opportunity at the University of Eastern Finland. Application deadline 6 Feb. Position starting in March 2025.
uef.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

Doctoral Researcher (PhD student), Chemical Ecology

The University of Eastern Finland is inviting applications for a Doctoral Researcher (PhD student) position in Chemical Ecology at the Department of Environmental and Biological Sciences, on Kuopio ca

uef.varbi.com

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Daniel Kronauer @danielkronauer.bsky.social · Jan 15

@NatGeo just published an article about mound-building Formica wood ants, featuring a series of spectacular photographs by Ingo Arndt:
www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/arti...

Here is Ingo’s winning wood ant photo from @NHM_WPY last year:

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Jan 8

We have competitively funded PhD projects on bees, mosquitoes,robotics and computer vision. Would suit candidates with interdisciplinary expertise. Please email us with your CV and Motivation letter by the 22nd of January.

InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · Dec 13

Exciting news! We are advertising 2 more PhD projects in our and a collaborator's labs - please get in touch *by the 22nd of January 2025* with your *CV and a Cover/Motivation letter*:

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

Automated assay to study mosquito development and behaviour in changing climatic conditions at Durham University on FindAPhD.com

PhD Project - Automated assay to study mosquito development and behaviour in changing climatic conditions at Durham University, listed on FindAPhD.com

www.findaphd.com

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Alicia Hidalgo Lab @aliciahidalgolab.bsky.social · Jan 6

Looking for a keen PhD student to investigate how experience shapes the brain, and/or mechanisms of central nervous system regeneration, plasticity and degeneration. Apply here: select "Biosciences", then my projects. Fully funded.
Deadline 12 January.

www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/act...

Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership

www.birmingham.ac.uk

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Jan 5

sponsor found, thank you everyone!

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Jan 5

Today we received an email from Durham Uni, signed as below ("Gold Command"). I wish to believe this person's account was hacked, but something tells me it wasn't. Do other Universities also come up with this bizzarreness?

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Jan 5

Could anyone please "sponsor" me for the SfN membership? I'd need to know your name and membership ID, please. Thank you!

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Jan 4

In the spirit of this post - I've got a book out in India about why overconfidence persists and what it's doing to the world. You might be interested in giving it a read.

I've got my first book event today (eep!) - come along if you're in Bangalore. Authors- any advice on what to expect?

Three images. First book cover of a book called Beyond Doubt: Overconfidence and what is means for Modern Society. Then a photo of the author Vivek Nityananda. Then a photo of journalist Anupama Bijur. Event details: Saturday 4 January 2025, 630 PM. Library, Bangalore International Centre

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Jan 3

A map made in ...Excel. This is the first one for me! @drosostalis.bsky.social I think you are personally responsible for this one 🤣

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Jan 1

Science is hard and the progress is slow and often hard to register. So it's nice to have some fast and easy progress elsewhere :P Happy New Year everyone!

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Vivek Nityananda @viveknityananda.bsky.social · Dec 24

How do overconfidence and politics interact? Read here for a short version of the chapter from my book on overconfidence:

scroll.in/article/1077...

#BeyondDoubt #Overconfidence
Book available in India: amazon.in/Beyond-Doubt...

How do overconfident politicians hurt their country’s people? A behavioural scientist finds out

Vivek Nityananda is the author of ‘Beyond Doubt: Overconfidence and What It Means for Modern Society’.

scroll.in

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Dec 21

UK students - still time to apply for this project! Please send me your enquiries by the 31st December. 🐝🧠

InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · Nov 15

We are advertising a funded PhD project to work on bumblebees and their brains! If you are a non-UK applicant, please get in touch with me by the **6th of December** with your CV and Cover/Motivation letter.
iapetus2.ac.uk/studentships...

Brain evolution and comparative anatomy across bumblebee species

iapetus2.ac.uk

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Carolina Rezaval @crezaval.bsky.social · Nov 15

We're hiring! Please share!

Exciting opportunities for #PhD students, #postdocs, and #research assistants to join our team in exploring how the brain prioritizes actions in conflict.

#Neuroscience #Drosophila

Interested? Reach out! rezavallab.org

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Mario Vallejo-Marin @nicrodemo.bsky.social · Jan 3

We are searching for an Assoc. Professor in Plant Ecology! Join us at the Plant Ecology and Evolution program
@UU_University
in beautiful Sweden. We are looking for a highly motivated and friendly colleague with complementary expertise to us. Apply here: uu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Dec 15

@drosostalis.bsky.social

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Oliver Biehlmaier @biehli.bsky.social · Dec 13

🌟We are looking for a new member of our image analysis team at the Imaging Core Facility of the Biozentrum in Basel 🌟
Are you passionate about science and technology? Are you interested in bioimaging? Please check the job ad below
#JobOpportunity #ImageAnalysis #DeepLearning
@biozentrum.bsky.social

Biozentrum, University of Basel @biozentrum.unibas.ch · Dec 13

Entry-level position (80 - 100%) for bioimage analysis specialist at the Imaging Core Facility (IMCF) of the Biozentrum, University of Basel

www.biozentrum.unibas.ch/open-positio...

@unibas.ch #Biozentrum #Basel #research #science #joboffer #scientific

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Margaret Stanley @ecostanley.bsky.social · Dec 15

Interesting that the issues faced by ecologists at universities in the UK are very similar to Aotearoa NZ #theniche @britishecolsoc.bsky.social

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InsectNeuroLab @insectneurolab.bsky.social · Dec 15

as seen elsewhere... Visual Neuro Course in Woods Hole!!

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Lena Riabinina @lenariab.bsky.social · Dec 14

These stats may create an impression that all native speakers understand papers well, write well and give good presentations. In my experience, none of this is true, and more often than not native speakers don't write well at all, and it's probably too late for them to learn, as it takes time.

ASAB @asab.org · Dec 13

Final plenary by @tatsuya-amano.bsky.social concerning the language barriers in science. The hurdles for non-native English speakers are significant! #ASABWinter2024

Also, our congratulations to Tatsuya for winning the @britishecolsoc.bsky.social Equality and Diversity Champion award this week!

Tatsuya in front of a slide showing a runners race track titled “Language barriers to the generation of evidence by non-native speakers” Text reads :50% of non-native English speakers often decide not to give an oral presentation; 30% of non-native English speakers often decide not to attend a conference;
Presentation Need 94% more time to prepare and practice; Paper revision Frequency of language related revision is 12.5 times higher; Non-native Ask someone to edit their English for 75% or more of their papers; Values are for those with one publication
Reading Need 91% more time to read a paper; Writing Need 51% more time to write a paper;
Paper rejection Frequency of language related rejection is 2.6 times higher
Amano et al (2023) PLOS Biology