Llega la Noche de los Investigadores!! El viernes que viene estaremos, @redquena.bsky.social como monologuista veterano y yo como novata, junto a @cnb-csic.bsky.social y otros centros @csic.es hablando de ciencia! Podrá verse en directo en el canal de YT de #EspacioFTef #EuropeanResearchersNight

A todos los conductores que dicen que las bicis entorpecen el tráfico, les invito a pillar el bicimad e ir de Imperial a Ciudad Universitaria de mañanita. A ver quién entorpece a quien.

(it's weird for us, but normal for late capitalism)

A veces se me olvida que las redes sociales son lugares donde se interactúa (en teoría) con otros seres humanos. Puse un comentario en una noticia y ahora no paro de recibir, para mi sorpresa, notificaciones de lo que opinan de mi comentario.

A diazotroph isolated from a marine diatom that is capable of inducing nitrogen fixation in terrestrial plants 🤯 From Chandola et al

The use of evolutionary algorithms offer an interesting advantage for optimising #synbio designs: exploring non-intuitive solutions. We showed this at ALIFE 2023 (paper linked) and will again at #ALIFE 2025 next month! direct.mit.edu/isal/proceed...

When you write a review about the application of AI to a specific field, it is important to not look like if you were a cultist. I'm reading one that almost makes you think they are talking about the arrival of the mesiah.

And most importantly, every-day use applications such as MS Word still suck. mikelovesrobots.substack.com/p/wheres-the...

Following the same argument, I guess we could see coal companies stating that they are helping to fight climate change because they feed the fuel that provides the electricity that powers the AI that, in the end, solves climate change. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I don't know if I'm just walking into another unproductive way of procrastination, but I'm finding the "canvas mode" in Obsidian very useful to structure my latest paper results. It's like a Miro, but still useful.

we used to build household shrines to Going On The Computer and it's no coincidence that as we abandoned these we started straying further from god's light

Leaving Barcelona. What a fun week, lots of learning, lots of thinking. I hope to catch up with all of you soon (next ESEB?)!! #eseb25

Hey everyone! Do you want to know about why nitrogenase is one of the most interesting egg chicken problems in early life, and what's @kacarlab.bsky.social approach to understand it? Check my poster this afternoon (P03.117). #ESEB25

Full room on evolution, synthetic biology and the origin of life!! To keep learning more, come visit our posters on Tuesday (Evrim Fer, p02.030), Wednesday (Katsumi Hagino, p03.253) and Thursday (me! p03.117) #ESEB2025

Tomorrow, Monday 18 at 2PM, join us at room 131 for "The future meets the beginning: Synthetic biology, evolution, and the origin of life", which I'll be co-chairing with Evrim Fer and Katusmi Hagino. Both amazing topic and speakers ! :-D #ESEB25

Aggressive rock, welcome to The War on Cars.

For some reason, AI development is focused on taking the fun and exciting part of our job as scientists and turn us into format machines to fulfill editorial wishes. I really wish it was the opposite.

Very happy to see the final version published of our collaboration with Pavel Dvorak's lab! 🦠🧬 doi.org/10.1093/synb...

Head of NASA Sean Duffy intends to destroy a satellite that collects key data on carbon dioxide and plant health, by causing it to burn up in the atmosphere. The U.S. Dept of Agriculture and private agriculture firms use the data to forecast crop yield, drought conditions and more.

There’s something so charming about seeing people dressed up for special occasions choosing to take a bicycle instead of a car—and it can be done even if you have to transport things like flowers and a kid. Photo courtesy of @paparidesabike.bsky.social, used with permission.

It's so funny to read students surveys and find out that there was one hater in the crowd that didn't like you at all and gave you a zero in all questions.

@o2telefonica.bsky.social son tan difíciles de detectar?

Los callbots están degradando muchísimo el uso del teléfono móvil para comunicarse. No paro de recibir llamadas todo el día, y si las dejo sonar no sé si estoy dejando pasar algo importante.

I wonder: do we have a right to forbid people around us to record us with these devices? after all, it is not different from someone having a recorder on all the time

Fascinating. Microsoft emailed me to say it was raising the price of Microsoft 365, but when i went to cancel it offered me me the old price — without all the AI bullshit. It’s forcing AI on everyone and making them pay more for it, then only telling them they don’t have to if they try to cancel.

Funny when conference organizers send you by mistake a message accepting your oral talk, and then blame you for not realizing it was a mistake. I suppose some people think that scientists don't have enough intellectually stimulating activities to do.

tomrenner.com/posts/llm-in... quite a relevant post

This might be the best way to describe our current reality that I have read recently.

We live in an age of vibe-based evidence. AI is merely a symptom

Is it me, or does Apple's Spotlight work much worse now? I cannot even find everyday programs such as Word or PowerPoint by typing.

Hoy tuve un encuentro de lo más desagradable. Cuando visitaba an mis padres, alguien toco a nuestro timbre.

1. Estaría bien que los última hora sean cosas urgentes y de vida o muerte, plan "se ha caído un puente sobre la A1". 2. No vamos a alcanzar el pico de emisiones nunca si seguimos aumentando la capacidad de aeropuertos, autopistas, etc.

Algo pasa, que hay chavales que pasan el rato vandalizando bicis públicas pero que no tienen el valor de vandalizar un coche privado.

🚨 I’m hiring a postdoc for Fall 2025 with experience in microbial ‘omics data analysis and phylogenetics/genomics. Projects will be centered around ancient microbial ecology & evolution. Click here for more information: bpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/wp.txstate.e... Please share, thank you 🙏🏻

La amenaza fantasma youtu.be/2sFFqhwP2sI?...

📣 New today! Morgan Sobol et al. show how nitrogen fixation networks co-evolved with Earth's changing environments, past & present. 🌍🧬 Beautiful combination of microbial networks, evolutionary trade-offs & ecological feedbacks. Congrats, @msobol.bsky.social! 👏 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

Ok, here it goes, a new "rule" about productivity worth considering: the better you become at something, the more perfectionist you become, leading to constant delay and dissatisfaction.

Bye bye biosphere. This is the Lifeless Rock Visualization from Oilwell.app The meditation app that helps you embrace climate breakdown.

Hey everyone, check out our latest paper, with L. Grozinger and @angelgm.bsky.social. A perspective on why cells do not look like a computer. It might seem an odd question, but think about it. And then, read our work. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Hey guys, in case you were sad because you did not send an abstract on time, good news! The abstract deadline has been extended until 5 May! Join us in the symposium, "The Future Meets the Beginning". #ESEB2025

@eseb2025.bsky.social is the portal down? I’m unable to login to send my abstract

Just 2 days!! Remember!

Dear manufacturers, the great thing about cycling is my independence. With accessory I can't repair myself, my freedom diminishes. Think creative. Don’t just be car industry 2.0🥱 Working on multi-stop errands needs, safe parking and breakdown assistance… This is service we value. 📧me for more ℹ️

Today is the day I learned Docker once and for all.

Hey guys, what's up? Do you have anything to do better than join a synthetic biology + evolution + origins of life symposium in Barcelona? No, right? Then join us! Abstracts submission is open till the 25th of April. eseb2025.com/list-of-symp... #Science #Evolution #Conferences

Most AI issues will require a chaman or a guru to solve them, not more AI engineers. For instance, why the **** would you like to copy yourself? github.com/mindverse/Se...

What drives me mad about some ML papers is how different innovations are merged in the same article to show how the new model becomes SotA. Cool, but... how can I know what caused the improvement?

Someone is coming to work at @cbgpmadrid.bsky.social on an electric cargo bike. Though I don't know who this person is, I have a new hero.

I'm giving a career talk in 30 minutes. And a seminar in 4 hours. What an intense day! :-D

🚨New paper!🚨 A comprehensive take on the origins and evolution of translation factors & how these essential players evolved across the tree of life. 🌍🧬 Led by Evrim Fer @uwmadisonmdtp.bsky.social grad student! 👏 Free access: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @cp-trendsgenetics.bsky.social