Myers, Dehli & Brix et al. show that early colonization by aromatic lactate-producing bifidobacteria lowers the risk of food allergen sensitization and atopic dermatitis. They followed 147 children from birth to age 5. What is the mechanism? ⬇️ 1/3

APNewsAlert: DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The death toll from a crackdown on protests in #Iran jumps to at least 2,571 people killed, activists say.

⁉️The ARC has delayed outcomes of ALL grants 1–4 months & increased scheduled outcome windows from 2 weeks to 3 months! This reverses 4 years of progress in providing greater certainty & ability to plan for researchers, their families & unis. Their excuse? Security checks under new ARC legislation👇

Post-doc positions: "Academic freedom is under pressure today. This requires rescue havens of free research. ... [we] invite early career researchers, whose work is restricted due to political pressure in the USA..." uni-freiburg.de/frias/call-f...

You, Lord, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light. Psalm 18:28 #Bondi

“This feels like yet another attack on our research community that is already under siege” Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇

Every opportunity politicians provide for you to tell them about how chronic underfunding of research in Australia is affecting your particular fields, people, working conditions etc. is extremely important. Fill out the form here: lnkd.in/g8A_PAZG

Several recent studies have found that politicians aren't very good at estimating public support for policies. But we have little idea about whether politicians are good at knowing which issues are more important to voters. Our new publication has a first go at answering this question rdcu.be/eQGm4

Please sign. This stupid decision needs reversing actionnetwork.org/petitions/cs...

Exciting to see Italian and German translations of our handbook!

Ripple et al 2025 - State of the climate: not good "This... emergency stems from failed foresight, political inaction, unsustainable economic systems, and misinformation. ...The biosphere is reeling from intensifying heat, storms, floods, droughts, or fires." doi.org/10.1093/bios...

Translation for last year PhD students: You want to watch the ARC webpage tomorrow to see who will be looking for postdocs in 2026

Drawing folks' attention to the 2026 EASP conference account on Bluesky

The fight against AMR will not be won in laboratories alone, but in our shared habits of everyday life. We need infection prevention, vaccination, hand hygiene, and a global culture that values responsibility over convenience and stewardship over complacency.

Nearly 150 land and environmental defenders were killed in 2024, mainly in Latin America.

Our new book [Psych of System Change & Resistance to Change] is out! Woot! @winnifredlouis.bsky.social @susilowibisono.bsky.social Kiara Minto & Gi Chonu doi.org/10.1017/9781...

“We are the salt of the earth… and never forget - salt always melts ICE.” -Rev. Otis Moss III We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence. So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.

This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired. Read on Mailchimp: shorturl.at/lDxXk Read on LinkedIn: shorturl.at/VOiPa

My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.

Thrilled to share my first publication in a Nature journal! Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.

The start of the algal bloom off the South Australian coast began like a horror film and only grew worse from there. I took a direct look at the role of climate change in making this disaster in my home state for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.

Positive tipping points for climate, like the UK phasing out coal, show how big steps toward a low-carbon future can suddenly become unstoppable. Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them? These researchers say YES. Read more:

"We used to consume fossil fuels to make ourselves power But now we just look to the sun for each kilowatt hour" This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree! www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...

Crowds & Identities -- a starter pack. Please share. bsky.app/starter-pack...

“If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.” - Joanna Macy (1929-2025)

The Relationship Between Social Identification and System Justification: A Meta-Analytic Test of Relevant Moderators New from @markrubin.bsky.social and colleagues onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

🌡️ Hotter, wetter weather linked to more violent crime In South Africa, violent crime rises with heat, rain, and pollution. especially in warmer months. Researchers found climate factors now drive 60% of homicide-related social costs. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #ClimateCrisis 🧪

#NewReport: The Global Wetland Outlook 2025 is now live! Dive into the latest global data on wetland extent, loss and restoration and discover the solutions we need to secure the future of these vital ecosystems. global-wetland-outlook.ramsar.org

Why do people fight for or against climate action? Led by Prof. Matthew J. Hornsey, our new review article published in Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences delves into the moral arguments of collective climate action—on both sides of the debate: doi.org/10.1016/j.co...

Delighted to help put this together - there’s excellent work in this collection that makes a big jump forward in religion + politics in American congregations.

Today kicks off the Global Tipping Points Conference at Exeter Climate Forum! Several Earth Commission members are there attending, speaking, and convening. Co-hosted by @exeter.ac.uk, @pik-potsdam.bsky.social, and @maxplanck.de of Geoanthropology. #TippingPoints

Scientists once thought Antarctica might hold onto its sea ice as the world warmed. No longer.

At a moment of rapid demand growth and a growing electricity affordability crisis, the Republican's One Big Horrible Bill will RAISE TAXES on wind & solar—the only new sources of electricity we are able to rapidly add to the US grid—in four different ways.

Explore social media insights at our 5-day Summer School, happening from 28 July to 1 August 🎯 One step closer to mastery Register Here: nuel.ink/a681yk #PhdChat #AcademicChatter

Many of Australia’s invertebrates, which include insects and other animals without backbones, are doing it tough. You can help by taking simple actions, like planting local native flowers, leaving part of your garden ‘wild’, or switching off outdoor lights 🐝 #invertebrates #insects

🧠 Parenthood in academia affects mental health – but not equally Academic mothers face a much higher risk of depression than fathers or non-mothers. Risk is greatest for those without support, or who are Black or have disabled children. 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41... #SciComm #AcademicSky 🧪

Interested in key dimensions of integration in #interdisciplinary teams? Check out the helpful framework developed by Colleen Cuddy in this week’s i2Insights at i2insights.org/2025/06/24/t... #AcademicSky

Some of the most important projects of the Enlightenment are still very much works in progress: 1. One man’s whims can still throw entire nations into turmoil w/o having his power sufficiently checked. …

Final day of the SASP-SPSSI “Peacebuilding through Conflict Transformation” conference... Tjitske de Groot from @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social reviews the different effects of intergroup contact interventions on minority and majority groups.

Day 2 of the SASP-SPSSI “Peacebuilding through Conflict Transformation” conference @shelleymckeown.bsky.social from @ox.ac.uk explaining that empathy is associated with more positive attitudes toward out‐groups in Northern Ireland, which in turn, is related to higher out‐group prosocial behaviors.

This is a gift to everyone in academia. And a lot of the rest of us. zenodo.org/records/1569...

Australia has a home insurance crisis and climate change is going to make it worse – @jack-thrower.bsky.social in @thenewdaily.bsky.social. "Between 2022-2023, the average home insurance premium in Australia rose by 14%, the biggest increase in a decade. A major reason for this is #climate change."

New initiative led by @lewan.bsky.social - SCL members Susilo Wibisono and @winnifredlouis.bsky.social contributed - all feedback welcome!

Proud to be a contributor to this new resource! I hope it is of use and welcome feedback.

JPR 7.2 is out! Complicit Testimonies by Ivan Stacy (ed.). Articles by Eunike Mutiara Himawan, Annie Pohlman & @winnifredlouis.bsky.social; @drjpersian.bsky.social; Michelle E. Anderson; Sofía Forchieri; Juliane Prade-Weiss; Sue Vice; Guido Bartolini jpr.winchesteruniversitypress.org/14/volume/7/...

New by Glasford & Brown in JSPP, on the inequalities in academia & imagining ways out of them: "Systemic Hierarchy Within Academic Disciplines: How Resource Capital and Social Capital Stratify Academics and Form the Basis of Disciplinary Group-Based Inequality" OA: jspp.psychopen.eu/index.php/js...

Springer-Nature launched a series of "Discover" journals that closely mimic MDPI titles -- sharing *identical* journal names, and likely similar business model. What is going on, and why researcher will - as always - fall for it? A 🧵 the-strain-on-scientific-publishing.github.io/website/post...

📲💬 Who sees climate ads on Facebook? A new study shows Facebook's ad algorithm can reinforce political divides in climate messaging. Ads calling for action tend to reach liberals – while contrarian ads are cheaper in conservative areas. 🔗 doi.org/10.1038/s415... #Facebook #SciComm 🧪