This. Every day. I’m disabled. I can’t leave America for most jobs elsewhere. My country needs to be better for everyone, me included. I’m very lucky to have a job that provides amazing healthcare and I think about it multiple times every single day. And I act because others need it to step up now.

Happy halloween to all my biologists who have ever cultivated an organism by feeding it another organism's blood

Happy Halloween @hhmijanelia.bsky.social!

The tunnel from the Main Terminal to Terminal A/B at IAD is one of my favorite finds of the year. Quiet ad free walk time.

Crystal clear experimental outcome!

Even axolotls agree: no kings! #nokings

Caturday meets No Kings day.

Very excited to be co-organizing this meeting. Hope to see you there!

Love America and want to see us be great again? Remember, here we have no kings! See you Saturday.

Security at ZRH was not amused by all the cheese I stuffed inside the large cratered moon vase I have been carrying across Europe. One more flight until the moon, cheese, and I are all home!

FIGHT FOR SCIENCE RALLY ✊🌏 ⏰ WHEN: October 17th, 2025 📍WHERE: 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington DC! RSVP to JOIN THE FIGHT IRL: zurl.co/LayiM ‼️ 📲 Join us Virtually!: zurl.co/Um47l

We’re two weeks away from the largest day of peaceful protest in American history. No matter where you live, there’s probably a No Kings Day event happening near you to show we won’t cower in response to Trump’s authoritarian takeover: www.nokings.org?SQF_SOURCE=i... #NoKings

Become a Theory Fellow @hhmijanelia.bsky.social 🧪 Work alongside experimentalists to test and refine theories 🎯 Receive mentorship from leading computational scientists 🔁 Contribute to Janelia’s cross-disciplinary research environment Apply by Nov. 3 @ https://janelia.link/theoryfellowprogram

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

Or it has been n days since we discovered something really awesome about slime molds that makes you rethink everything you knew about what cells do?

I am on hold with the IRS and the representative has “picked up” so I’m out of the queue but isn’t responding. Lost 30 minutes in line. After three hours waiting last night to find out I was routed to the wrong department. Government efficiency.

PSA for others who are also immunosuppressed and interested in trying mNexSpike: flagging you are immunosuppressed and getting a confirmation saying you’re scheduled for mNexSpike is insufficient to guarantee that’s what’s in the syringe. Check and ask for what you want!

Anyone know where I can buy this hex key set?

Welch: Everybody's missing the point here. The point is, he's doing this on purpose. He's priming the public to get accustomed to having the military in the streets

For the slime mold enthusiasts!

My research area is hiring! Very excited for new colleagues.

When the PI hasn't worked in at the bench in years but needs to do something in the lab for a photoshoot

In 25 years, every business school in the country will be doing case studies about how a long defunct company known as “Google” once had an unbeatable lock on online information retrieval and then started doing shit like this.

Very excited to be co-organizing this meeting next February. Fellow collective behavior enthusiasts, this one is for you!

IT: We recommend you talk to your PI Me: I am the PI 🌲

This is again a reminder that college isn’t supposed to just teach you a job but is supposed to teach you how to think, because that job you’re training for might not exist when you graduate

Ah, that moment when you have that conversation that gives you the ideas that make the conference trip worth the week away from the lab…

Excited to work at Janelia, with mentorship from me or another theory and computation group leader? This is a great program for theorists ready to be semi-independent and tackle their own questions!

Heartbreaking. One always needs a good laugh, especially in dark times. And as a chemist by training, The Elements has a special place in my heart. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/27/a...

Global emissions from heating are about 4x those from cooling. Air conditioning is an important and lifesaving adaptation to climate change. Decarbonize the grid.

Like the scene in Real Genius where you see all the students left tape recorders to record the lecture and then see the professor left a tape recorded lecture but even dumber

Universities, whatever their faults, are one of America's most successful products. A massive exporter, they generate innovation and middle class jobs in places where people like Marc Andreessen never visit. www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2...

An antidote against the current fantasies of #VirtualCells from Jeremy Gunawardena: www.nature.com/articles/nbt... It is indeed true that what a cell is becomes of little importance in the enterprise, though I would argue that this is out of ignorance. A cell is more than the product of GRNs

Looking forward to seeing fellow Northern VA folk at the Leesburg “No Kings Day” rally tomorrow. It’s important to show up and be counted to make it clear we won’t stand for this behavior. www.loudounnow.com/news/no-king...

"Trumpism may be ascendant, but it is not invincible. What it fears most is solidarity that bridges class, race, and background–solidarity that declares that America is not Donald Trump’s to disfigure or define." We agree. Join the #SummerFightForScience - This fight needs us all. zurl.co/noQrh

Are you a student or postdoc working on theory for biological problems? Just over two weeks left to apply for our fall workshop here at @hhmijanelia.bsky.social. It’s free and we cover travel expenses! www.janelia.org/you-janelia/...

This. The goal of this regime is domestic terrorism, and elected officials acting like the timescale of the judicial system is reasonable is part of the problem. They aren’t spending weeks in prison or facing losing their jobs now.

I am declaring today the nadir of the year. It’s going to be better from here on out, even if only by sheer force of will.

“Maybe if people see [images from my research], they will understand why I want to get back to work.” www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...

Lux Capital & @wolfejosh.bsky.social are launching the Lux Science Helpline - a $100M commitment to support American scientists whose research is threatened by funding cuts, bureaucratic hurdles, and career roadblocks - that expands our Lux Labs program. www.luxcapital.com/news/our-hel...

The National Science Foundation marks its 75th anniversary this week. Rather than celebrate, it's time to save it. www.savensf.com/nsf-at-75-to...

Good morning! Happy new day!

So: In 2017, Congress made this happen: NIH: Proposed 22% cut --> 9% increase NSF: Proposed 11% cut --> 4% increase NOAA: Proposed 16% cut --> 4% increase Obviously, 2025 is not 2017. A lot is diff now. But still: 💰 Congress, not WH, sets budgets. 📞 Public support & calls to Congress matter.

The Spencer Foundation is offering rapid response bridge funding for those who lost NSF research grants. www.spencer.org/grant_types/...

Mortified at the truth behind @theonion.com’s take on current events? Upset at your funding being cancelled? _____________________________ Don’t just post on Bluesky. Keep getting out there.

Good morning, scienceland!

Any other theremin enthusiasts on here? I’m having a tuning problem I can’t quite figure out and would love to chat with someone more experienced in theremin troubleshooting.

This piece is evergreen: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/a-u...

@holdenthorp.bsky.social makes one of the best cases I’ve seen for exploring if you’re autistic as a high-performing adult. I’ve never forgotten when I asked a senior faculty member how I could do better and they told me I needed to stop making faces in faculty meeting. (1/3)

Gritty?