New article published Hens, K., Stadlbauer, C. & Vandeput, B. Attuning to the deep on the opportunities of thinking with art for an ethics and science of the deep sea. HPLS 47, 56 (2025). doi.org/10.1007/s406... Read it here: link.springer.com/epdf/10.1007...

@joberv.bsky.social @kristien.bsky.social

OUT NOW: Bioethics: A Coursebook redefines how we teach & think about ethics in science, medicine, & beyond. Blending philosophy, biology, & social critique, this guide invites students to grapple with the ethical questions shaping our future—from epigenetics to environmental health. buff.ly/c6SX5dQ

F*ck you UK. Whatever anglophilia was left in me died on the spot. Lemme give you a little biology lesson as well. #transally

While cute, the #puppies aren't #dire wolves. Thinkering with some DNA doesn't make an extinct species. Genetic determinism is strong in this one, do not fall into the trap science communicators! #petpeeve #rant

Antwerpse Dag van de Filosofie 2025: Mij een zorg. 06/04/2025 desingel.be/nl/programma...

‘The certainty that he will never make another planet habitable is no comfort to the rest of us, when in the act of trying he may do the opposite to this one.’ Great piece about why it’s impossible to ‘colonise’ Mars - but, more pertinently, what it reveals about Musk, i.e. his eugenic worldview

Proud to be the laureate of the first ever LAVA Scholarship for autistic researchers! Upon request: a link to the written version of my acceptance speech in Dutch, with English translation. kathetgedacht.com/2025/02/22/l... Thank you! I hope to honour this scholarship and the autistic community.

Also a big thank you to the jury! @kristien.bsky.social @ilsenoens.bsky.social

❤ Christina Stadlbauer, Marjan De Mey, Katrien Schaubroeck, Nele Buyst, Varsha Paleri, Kristien Hens, Art–science collaborations in biotechnology research: a transdisciplinary approach, Trends in Biotechnology, 2025, www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Check out my interview about being an autistic researcher in TREE's disability series: www.cell.com/trends/ecolo... If you're a disabled researcher in ecology/evolution and want to share your own experiences, reach out to @aeastephens.bsky.social More voices = more change!

"Masculine Energy"

A ceasefire is the absolute minimum

I didn't raise you like this did I? What happened to #parthenogenesis? #Stickinsect

The truth is nobody should care how many protein coding genes there are. The gene is a useful abstraction that loses its utility when defined precisely enough to count.

Women and girls experience the greatest impacts of the #ClimateCrisis, it’s not “gender neutral”.

My #StickInsect is molting and she now looks like a creature from #SilentHill 😂

Today Lisanne Meinen defended her PhD thesis #neurodiversity #perspectives on #videogames. She did a superb job!! Super proud 🩷

Enjoyed yesterday's talk on #ecological #grief by @pfvelasco.bsky.social at our department!

What an entry to Bluesky, thanks to @quantpsychiatry.bsky.social 🙏🏼

Good morning sunshine! #stickinsect #insect

Today is #TDoR We honour the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence.

Feeling seen! psyche.co/ideas/in-def...

On the #nightjet to Vienna. On my way to a consortium meeting in Budapest. This is so cosy!!

Sometimes all you need is your teddy bear on a walk.. 😊

In East Asian mythologies there is a three-legged crow believed to inhabit and represent the sun. In Japanese mythology the three-legged crow is Yatagarasu (which translates as eight-span crow), a divine messenger and servant of the sun goddess Amaterasu. #FolkloreSunday #JapaneseFolklore 1/3

I love cats and dogs but nothing beats my #stickinsects as emotional support animals before difficult zoom calls. They are just so chill! I didn't really choose them they were 'gifted' but now I love them 🩷

I watched this today already ten times or so: www.facebook.com/share/r/hKo3...

My latest pub explores a few potential implications that fungi could have in policy! If your interested, here’s a thread 🪡🧵 sciencepolicyreview.pubpub.org/pub/av7npje2...

Ik ben Sam en schrijf al sinds 2008 een autismeblog, www.tistje.com. Nu ben ik nieuw hier. Benieuwd wat/wie te vinden. #autisme #blog

'Lake Biwa' - Koho, ca. 1910-30s. #JapaneseArt #shinhanga

Did @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social play #deathstranding 😵‍💫

Tutorial on #proteomics by Dirk Valkenborg as part of our Beyond the Genome reach-out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PTRj...

Do children have the right to be loved? Ik gebruik Ronja de Roversdochter in mijn ontkennend antwoord. Open Access Article in Tijdschrift voor Jeugd en Kinderrechten (in Dutch): keki.be/nl/publicati...

New preprint, together with Daan Kenis philpapers.org/rec/HENBTC-2

I found some #underappreciatedthings. One was a dying #Asianhornet. Despite the bad press an extremely beautiful beast. It is dead now, poor thing, of natural causes. Will try to see if I can preserve it tomorrow. The other is a community of #cyanobacteria called #nostoc commune. The Blob!

Open seminar and panel discussion of the Koelleven project connecting art science, and philosophy inspired by microbes living in_with cooling towers of nuclear power facilities. 📅 11 Sept 2024, 10:30–13:00 - Aalto University More information & registration: www.aalto.fi/fi/tapahtuma...

Preprint of our article "Attuning to the deep. On the opportunities of thinking with art for an ethics of the deep sea" #deepseamining #mining #nodules #Ethics philpapers.org/rec/HENATT-5

It's a weird evening. I feel the urge to get on a broom.

Happy to announce our XPhi study in reproductive ethics. What is it about? Title says it all! Again a super nice collaboration with Daniela Cutaș Anna Smajdor and Emma Moormann. jme.bmj.com/content/earl...

apply now!

I adore you, little one. #cornwall #slowworm

There is this really nice thing on the other app, but I want to switch completely. So here it goes. Please join me. I grew up on these streets.

A biocomputing system consisting of living brain cells learned to recognise the voice of one individual from hundreds of sound clips www.newscientist.com/article/2407...

Ik schreef iets voor Eos! www.eoswetenschap.eu/psyche-brein...