BREAKING: RFKJr directs that the US instantly stop recommending all vaccinations for children. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

Roxy continues to act like she is sick, but her bloodwork and imaging came back spotless, she isn't losing weight, and she appears to be alert and eating/drinking/using the litter box so...? But honestly she has had me worried sick the last couple weeks

Hello ephys friends! Do any of you have experience with the HEKA EPC-10 AND Patchmaster software? I've never used either before and I will probably have questions!

🥳Excited to share our latest human multipatch paper, now out in @natneuro.nature.com 🧠 We studied the cellular and synaptic physiology of human L2–3 pyramidal neurons and identified subtype-specific local connectivity rules across individuals. www.nature.com/articles/s41... Join us: penglab.de

I've passed from "i need a new cat" stress to "I need a new tattoo and/or piercing" stress ...anyone have a good artist in Paris?

We tend to think of neurons as either excitatory or inhibitory, but some neurons chemically inhibit their downstream targets while electrically exciting their neighbors. What is gained by having an inhibitory neuron excite its neighbor? www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

It's already been a couple months and watching the sunrise over Paris on my way to work still doesn't feel fully real

Roxy just had her 6th Gotcha Day with me, making her somewhere between 14-18 years old, a wide range because she was a feral and has no teeth to age her by

Glad to see people talking about Penn Jillette. The 2024 interview was done by me. I found him to be a refreshingly reflective, self-critical individual who has remained curious and willing to evolve.

NEW info on shipwreck attack. It gets worse. The 2 survivors climbed atop wreckage and waved to overhead. "Some of the people viewing the video thought ... could have been an attempt to surrender" Others "said the most logical explanation was ... signaling for a rescue." 1/

22% fewer NIH grants

🚨 Big news for the neuroscience community! The Call for Abstracts, Travel Grants and Registrations for #FENS2026 is officially open! 🧠 👉 Register and submit your work today: https://loom.ly/usQR0ao

We mapped the whole human fallopian tube in 3D and at single-cell resolution via our CODA workflow. More about this work here: biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I know I’m a libtard but I think it’s bad the U.S. president keeps calling for the killing of specific sitting elected officials who didn’t even commit crimes

Finally moved into my first official French apartment! The commute is a little rough, but seeing as how it's the only one that was available and half the cost of anything within the city? I'm very pleased

Stopped for a quick lunch at a lebanese place, asked for spicy, they gave me Mayo I'm so white

Does anyone know of any labs in Europe looking for an experienced masters-level computer engineer with a ton of coding experience across multiple languages? A friend is looking to transition to more scientific work, preferably in a staff role rather than as a grad student

The chief of naval research, an admiral, has been replaced by a 33 year old DOGE staffer www.thebulwark.com/p/scoop-trum...

I have become hyper aware of the fact that I do the American lean all the time here in Paris.

Heyyyy we desperately need more archaeologists to volunteer to answer questions from students via video chat through @skypeascientist.bsky.social. We have 80 unmatched teams. We’ve already matched 650 😵‍💫 If you know any archaeologists, please send them here www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html

“I use AI to write emails.” OK well I have a sense of dignity.

Chappell Roan Unveils Midwest Princess Fund for Trans Youth — and She’s Already Raised $400K

I don't always remember to take photos, but when I do they're bad. Cool place for science though

It has been really interesting and informative to learn about the animal research care and regulations in France, coming from the US perspective I have also just generally learned a fair bit of interesting stuff I didn't use during my PhD, so that's cool!

Only took me a month to get banking and phone sorted in France, please clap

How are things going back in the US?

Today was my first day of my new postdoc; I am already looking forward to when the onboarding and series of trainings, classes, etc. are good to go and I can start really getting my hands dirty

First day at my new job tomorrow, very excited to get back to some science!

That's quite the chart annotation. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I promise, I'm actually making time to see sights

New job start day stress is coming on quickly!

It is a little thing but I just had the best pastrami of my life here in Paris

WE ARE... hiring! Penn State Biology & the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences is recruiting a tenure track or tenured neurobiologist (Assistant or Associate Professor rank), and the committee is open to a broad scope of scientific questions. psu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/PSU_Academic...

Paris is lovely so far

I guess I live in Paris now!

Tomorrow is the day! Heading off to Paris to do some awesome new science

This travel anxiety is just cranked to 11 and I am struggling. I cannot wait for this hassle to all be over with

I think it's good to keep getting mad about evil and unjust things, if only to remind yourself and everyone else that these things are in fact evil and unjust. I don't think it's naive. Nor is it wise and sophisticated to adopt a "You fool, nothing matters and nothing good can ever happen" posture

AND my nose piercing is healing nicely!

Last nearly-full week before my big France adventure!

Tomorrow is my last day as a working scientist in the US!

Only 4 work days left before I'm off to Paris! Excited for this new adventure

The travel anxiety is hitting, definitely feeling under-prepared for such a big move

@chateaumrgx.bsky.social My friend, we will be in the same city soon!

2 weeks to Paris! Send your best French language/ survival tips!

Going to the tattoo expo, and who knows, maybe I'll come back with a little something!

With legal challenges to this law pending, we cannot justify building the expensive required infrastructure. For now, we have made the difficult decision to block access in Mississippi. To learn more, read our blog post:

Organizing an international move is exhausting

Manuscript made it to review!

Sex-reversal in birds (genetically male/female but appear female/male) is surprisingly common. Best detail: A genetically male bird called a laughing kookaburra had recently laid an egg. (1/2) By @phiejacobs.bsky.social on @science.org