@vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social is so right! @kpc.bsky.social’s ENTANGLED STATES smartly merges science writing with memoir and will appeal to many readers who don’t perfectly fit in any box.

The 13th annual international Gender Census 2026 is now open until at least 13th August 2026! survey.gendercensus.com It's for anyone whose gender (or lack thereof) isn't described by the M/F binary. It's short and easy, and results are useful in academia, business and self-advocacy. #LGBTQ

This will set back American math and science advancement for decades. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

nyc giving out free KN95s at these public libraries (for the wildfire smoke on its way, but like, let’s do this all the time) www.nyc.gov/site/em/abou...

Hard but lightweight 'bio-metal' material discovered in sea worm jaws - @kpc.bsky.social @newscientist.com www.newscientist.com/article/2579...

Physicist Gertrude Scharff Goldhaber was born #OTD in 1911. In 1942 she discovered that spontaneous fission is associated with the emission of neutrons and in 1948 she identified beta rays as atomic electrons. 🧪 ⚛️ 👩‍🔬 Image: Brookhaven National Lab

Want to pick a book for Science Friday’s Book Club? 📚 Our book club members will decide our last read in 2026. Vote for "The Comfort of Crows," "Inside of a Dog," or "Wild New World" for our November/December pick.

"Shortly after the new rule was published in the federal register, the law firm Earthjustice, alongside more than half a dozen other environmental groups, filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Seattle against the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and NOAA Fisheries" www.npr.org/2026/07/14/n...

My privilege to share some lovely stories from the science community about what Sam Neill's timeless performance as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park meant to them—and why it will continue to inspire kids to chase their own discoveries for years to come.

The thing about JKR and telling folks not to buy Harry Potter shit is it isn't because we think it can take away her fortune and platform. She's so rich she would still be rich if she never sold another book It is because it is literally the smallest possible hurdle to clear to value trans lives

This is such a cool shout-out from @vesnajaksiclowe.bsky.social for @kpc.bsky.social’s ENTANGLED STATES! 💗💗😍

The point is that members of Congress have de facto unlimited paid sick leave, even when members of the public are asking why they aren't turning up for work. Its a benefit that he, and other Republicans like Tom Kean, oppose for the rest of us.

I don’t think people really understand how bad the OMB proposed rule is going to be for state and local govt. We’re talking about putting a full third of state budgets under the explicit control of Russ Vought. (1/2) www.bondbuyer.com/news/cities-...

A crucial part of being a writer is spending time with other writers. This is doubly true if you write in some odd niche which is all to say that when another queer science writer extraordinaire from your neighborhood reaches out about a writing group, you go! Ty @toomanyspectra.bsky.social!

I got to briefly chat with the legendary quantum computing researcher Peter Shor, then my editors somehow let me write one of the most fun intros to a story that I've ever written www.newscientist.com/article/2533...

This week on my personal newsletter I wrote about getting more involved with the community-supported agriculture program in my neighborhood and how that’s been so good not just for my cooking but also my ability to imagine a better world, and work towards it. ultracold.substack.com/p/sustained-...

Where can you get mind-bending physics and an unforgettable story of self-discovery? In @kpc.bsky.social’s ENTANGLED STATES, and it’s one of @newscientist.com’s favorites! 😁

Tomorrow, I’m giving a personal essay workshop. We will talk about the history of the “I” in the essay form, read and discuss three published personal essays, and talk about any questions folks might have about how to approach these as pitches or finished pieces. alicia-kennedy.com/workshops/p/...

Trump is preparing to fire the leadership of the Smithsonian Institution, one of America's most prestigious scientific and historical research and education organizations. He wants in particular to censor the Smithonian's American History exhibits:

We're hiring! Please share this with your networks. CalMatters and @grist.org seek a reporter to cover the impacts of climate change in California’s Central Valley, a vibrant and diverse community that serves as the nation’s bread basket while sitting at the center of important climate issues.

every job i see these days is like: LEAD CONTENT ANALYST, Puppy Killing Factory (remote). $350,000 - $500,000. You will edit our internal newsletter (circulation 500). Associate Editor, Nonprofits, Global Good Magazine (in office, NYC). $27,000 - $28,000. Lead ALL of our fundraising efforts!

The collective journalistic freakout over someone disliking a cafeteria sandwich at Oberlin or some Yale students asking their peers to be less racist at Halloween has generated far more copy and uproar than multiple universities illegally firing faculty for nonconservative speech they disliked.

this #pride month, show #gay people your support by giving a gay person (me) money in exchange for goods (esoteric wisdom of the spheres) and services (i will come to your house and recite all the digits of pi i know (2) at 4 in the morning 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ press.princeton.edu/books/hardco...

Along with some other great books, including by @stevebrusatte.bsky.social, Michael Pollan, @kpc.bsky.social, @chanda.blacksky.app and more! www.newscientist.com/article/mg27...

Yes, there are many reasons why we should all take quantum physics extremely personally. Its reputation as cold, hard science sells short the insights it’ll give you. @kpc.bsky.social will tell you. 😉 @newscientist.com buff.ly/Y52HWHi

academic labor conditions are an academic freedom issue and vice versa

After nearly 10 yrs at Scientific American, I was laid off yesterday. It's been the honor of my career working w/such brilliant, caring colleagues & writers. I'm proud of all we achieved and will always love this magazine. I'm #opentowork but first I plan to spend time "cultivating [my] own garden."

Today is my last day at Scientific American, which has been sold to LabX media group. For three decades I've led the magazine's coverage of human origins, archaeology, paleontology, animal behavior, ecology, BIRDS. End of an era. Anyway this feels weird to say, but I'm now available for assignments!

NYC socialists really putting belt to ass out there, damn

Scientific American is being sold to LabX Media, publisher of Discover: group.springernature.com/gp/group/med... They've fired me and other union staff, ahead of June 26 vote ratification. My rates are suddenly more reasonable, if you need editing or reporting - [email protected]

🧪⚛️ This trend is exceedingly bad. I know that program officers within NSF still are aiming to make all their awards before end of the fiscal year, but I worry very much whether OMB et al. will allow that. grant-witness.us/posts/2026-0...

NEW: USCIS is proposing to increase the cost to green card holders of becoming a U.S. citizen by $570, and wants to eliminate existing fee waivers for certain low-income immigrants. The Trump admin says it no longer believes in encouraging naturalization with low-cost options.

The three players in this photo: 1. Nigerian heritage, grew up in England, and is only a citizen thanks to birthright citizenship. 2. Born + raised in Holland, has a dad who immigrated to the US from Suriname. 3. Said he wanted to “make people who look like me proud” while playing on Juneteenth

François Englert (1932 – 2026) It is with great sadness that we announce that Belgian theoretical physicist, François Englert, has passed away at the age of 93. Read more: home.cern/francois-eng...

As we approach America250, I wish to point out that if not for woke George Washington mandating that his troops be inoculated against smallpox, we probably wouldn’t have made it to America001.

Extremely funny “called it” thread posted about a month ago lmao

All nine members of the committee unanimously voted to recommend Moderna's new mRNA influenza vaccine for adults 50 and over. n.pr/44iEj4N

Physics breaks the world into pieces so we can make sense of it. For @kpc.bsky.social, physics helped them make sense of their own life. #HappyPride @newscientist.com

this is part of my job. did you know jobs could do this

Do you want to listen to the most fun, up to date, book about life in the universe yes or yes

Good night everyone. Please let your NYC friends know about the People's Public Library Art Fair and Celebration happening THIS Saturday. The event is free and all ages. app.smore.com/n/1mxna

When a terrible toothache turned into the biggest health crisis in their life, @kpc.bsky.social turned to place they’d long found answers to existential questions—quantum physics! @newscientist.com

Crowds gathering for the World Cup provide the perfect opportunity for diseases like measles and norovirus to spread. A network of wastewater sites will monitor them, @laurenjyoung.bsky.social writes @sciam.bsky.social www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-... 🧪

Today in New Scientist, I am taking off my objective reporter hat and arguing for sometimes taking quantum physics extremely personally. This is one of the throughlines of my book, the physics memoir Entangled States, and I recommend everyone try it www.newscientist.com/article/2529...

If you have ever emailed a writer to let them know you enjoyed something they wrote, you are among the noblest and best and most saintly in this entire world, and I hope you sleep really well tonight.

@kpc.bsky.social wanted to be a physicist since they were 12. They had an aha moment of how math can tell you things about the world and about the facets of their personality: being an immigrant, nonbinary, and queer. #HappyPride

Remember the current NIH director going on about protecting researchers from government censorship? Today his people called the police in to forcibly remove my colleagues from their own society meeting for sharing an editorial published in their flagship journal that was critical of him. Gift link

pre-order CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF STARSHIPS: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/cloudy-wit...

@kpc.bsky.social: how do we tell people about continuous vs discrete math? me: one is 🌈 and the other is 🏳️‍🌈 both of us: 🫨 @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social