Why should I donate to @wikipedia.org & where does my money go? (FAQ) donate.wikimedia.org/wiki/FAQ#Why...? I got this nice graphic in a thank you email from @wikimediafoundation.org "...helping us build a world where people everywhere have access to free & fair information" #OpenAccess #Knowledge

Interesting X vs Bsky comparison that reflects on userbase science engagement: identical post below by @scifri.bsky.social posted at same time on both X & 🦋 had 10x more reposts & likes on @bsky.app which has about 15x fewer users (40M vs 600M). #scicomm #sciSky #science 🧬

In 2020, Google’s AI lab released a tool called Alphafold that could predict how amino acids would fold into proteins under many different scenarios. Here’s where it—and its Nobel-winning team—are five years later.

🎙️ON AIR: We're talking to Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales about the site’s history and why right wing figures like Elon Musk and Tucker Carlson are attacking it. ❓ Has Wikipedia earned your trust? How is it a part of your life? 📻 Listen:

Details on the demolition of the White House East wing with a bird’s eye view schematic of how the new ballroom might look, via @wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Wi... #Eastwing #WhiteHouse 🏛️

Hurricanes feed off of warm water. Watch how quickly the eye of #Melissa collapsed as it moved onto land and over the mountainous terrain of Jamaica, and how quickly it is reforming now that it has moved back over water! I will be adding this radar loop to my earth science lectures.

Wikipedia picture of the day 29 Oct 2025: portrait of a peacock dance performer w make up. The peacock dance is performed by girls dressed as peacocks during the harvest festival of Thai Pongal in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pe... Via @wikipedia.org

Most people experience it at least once and about 5% have recurrent episodes. Though sometimes linked with narcolepsy, on its own it is usually harmless. Understanding the biology can reduce fear. Wake up to more knowledge ➡️ w.wiki/3irU (3/3)

Some deep concepts in physics & philosophy: #Eternalism #SpaceTime #Reality #BlockUniverse #Cosmology

“…an overall green network [for @cityofoakland.bsky.social] that prioritizes minimal road crossings & easy gradients, making these inviting spaces for ppl of all ages & abilities to ride, roll, or walk.”  #moreTrees ➡️ lower depression #greenway ➡️ more physical activity #bikeFriendly 🚴‍♂️ #urbanDesign

Microworkout “movement snack” set ideas, via my Athlete Body Shop project. Note: Some of these might bump you out of “Zone Zero”!👇 #FitnessMotivation #FitnessTips #ZoneZero #Zone0 #ExerciseISmedicine x.com/athletebodys...

Berkeley quake just woke everybody up here in #AlbanyCA. Epicenter at Claremont & Tunnel road. Hayward fault rumbler lasted about 3s. No damage to the 🏡 I think… Revised magnitude is M 4.4 #earthquake #EastBay #BayArea #HaywardFault

"LFN-Acr/PA uses a component derived from anthrax toxin to introduce Acrs into cells in minutes... shuts down Cas9 activity... boosting genome-editing specificity up to 40%" Protective antigen–mediated delivery of an anti-CRISPR protein for precision genome editing www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... ($)

Researchers in the Johnson Lab have shown that chemotherapy drugs carried by a bottlebrush polymer can be attached to an antibody, which guides the molecule to a tumor. This approach could avoid many of the side effects of systemic chemotherapy delivery. chemistry.mit.edu/chemistry-ne...

'Solar System' quilt by Ellen Harding Baker of Cedar County, Iowa, US in 1876, she used her textile work as a teaching aid for her lectures on astronomy in the small towns of her state. Find out more in the 1st @womensart1 book, 'Unravelling Women's Art'....

"we asked 490 researchers in T32 training programs how likely they would be to go into science if they were a graduate student now... 277 responded: Most were relatively unlikely to choose to pursue science again, only ~1/3 being somewhat or more likely to do so." #FederalFunding #ScienceTraining

Funding cuts affecting patients battling cancer is becoming a common story. Recall 6yo Cailen Vela from Feb: Kindergartner’s hopes for beating cancer are tied to federal grants now on the chopping block edition.cnn.com/2025/02/25/h... ($) #FundScience #NIHcuts #OncSky #OncoSky #CanSky #BrainCancer

Studies in mice suggest that gene-editing technology, which has shown promise in treating diseases of the blood, liver and eyes, could also treat devastating brain disorders. The targets of the treatment are mutations that can cause neurological conditions such as Huntington’s disease.

City of Berkeley (@berkeleyca.gov) installed new safety features at Hopkins & Colusa where motorist struck child 10d ago. Also planning a more thorough overhaul at Ada & California streets where motorist hit & killed 66-yo Elise B. Lusk in Jan. bsky.app/profile/berk... #PedestrianSafety #CarsKill

I usually research hashtags before using them, but did not for the above tweet, going for “feeling lucky” mode. Did not have high hopes for #myrmecology, but that tag is hoppin’ on Bsky. Image: head of a “pony ant” a.k.a. Rhytidoponera confusa posted by @theotimecolin.bsky.social #AntSky 🐜

It’s not just HHS. The Trump administration has fired an unprecedented number of federal workers across the government, many from agencies that do science for the public good

TIL: Heads up for new exotic species of invasive ants. “Demand for rare insect species is growing,” says BBC Africa: youtube.com/shorts/ah8Cl... #AntSmuggling #AntCollecting #BioPiracy #myrmecology 🐜 #paywall

Lecanemab vs Donanemab: antiamyloid mAb therapy for #Alzheimers: 🧠 L: lower risk of amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA) 🧠 D: infused 1x/month, L: 1x/2wks 🧠 Both: out-of-pocket ~$30k/yr 🧠 “No head-to-head study... need more randomized data" #AlzSky #NeuroSky #dementia #amyloid #APOE

"in an era where biological threats can be engineered, losing this competitive edge would leave the United States vulnerable and dependent on others for lifesaving tools."

Give input to increase bicyclist safety in Berkeley. Tonight‘s virtual Townhall just ended, but you can send email comments by Sep 26: berkeleyca.gov/community-re... #bikeSafety #bikeToWork #bicyclePlan #urbanDesign #cityPlanning @BikeEastBay.bsky.social 🚴

Global plastics summit ends w/out agreement on treaty: uk.news.yahoo.com/negotiators-... “Powerful oil and gas-producing nations and the plastics industry oppose production limits.” @greenpeace.org called for oil giants' ejection www.commondreams.org/news/greenpe... #PlasticsTreaty #Oilindustry

“The path forward is… to embrace transparency. Inviting the public into the process of knowledge building will reveal why it is slow, imperfect, & indispensable. Science is a human endeavor w flaws & biases. Scientists strive toward truth by identifying & correcting those very flaws.“ #openScience

And apparently an LSD trip to imagine the possibilities. www.iflscience.com/lsd-dna-pcr-...

Study Reveals The Shocking Amount of Plastic We Breathe in Every Day www.sciencealert.com/study-reveal... ~70k particles/day, sub-10 micron Study: Human exposure to PM10 microplastics in indoor air journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... (Yakovenko/Sonke et al. OA) #RamanSpectroscopy #plasticPollution

The erosion of expertise and integrity www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/o...

Meet Syn57, a living cell that only needs 57 codons, not the standard 64. Here's my story on how synthetic biology is tackling the mystery of our bloated genetic code. Gift link: nyti.ms/3Hf4f9v

Swung by Emeryville Beach to check out the waves from Russia’s Kamchatka quake (M8.8) ystrdy. 🌊 video recorded at 14:06 PDT. Tsunami warnings canceled. Waves not as bad as expected (just 5.7ft in Hawaii). Live updates: www.cnn.com/world/live-n... #Tsunami #KamchatkaQuake #EmeryvilleCA #CAwx

Tsunami watch for the California coast. Potential ETA for 🌊 arrival is 12:15am PDT Wednesday, says the NWS Bay Area on X: x.com/nwsbayarea/s... Note that conservation.ca.gov is currently down.

Microplastiques 🇫🇷 Microplásticos 🇲🇽 🇪🇸 🇨🇺 🇬🇹… Mikroplastik 🇩🇪 Microplastiche 🇮🇹 Microplastiki 🇹🇿 🇺🇬 🇰🇪 🇨🇩 Mікропластик 🇺🇦 Mikroplastikler 🇹🇷 미세 플라스틱 🇰🇷 マイクロプラスチック 🇯🇵 微塑料 🇨🇳 מיקרופלסטיק🇮🇱 🇪🇬🇮🇷🇮🇶🇸🇦🇶🇦…المواد البلاستيكية الدقيقة …a worldwide problem regardless of your language! 🌍🌏🌎 #Microplastic #Microplastics

What losing billions in federal grants means for universities & the nation www.npr.org/2025/04/25/n... "Government-university-industry partnership built the American economy in the 20th century: iPhone, GPS, fortified vitamin D has roots in federally funded research."— @shalinjyotishi.bsky.social

Local news efforts—like the one below in #AlbanyCA — take on new importance after recent loss of federal funds for NPR & PBS: www.npr.org/2025/07/18/n... Bay Area NPR affiliates like #KQED will survive, but rural communities at risk. #rescission #rescissionPackage #PublicRadio 📻 #federalFunding

“Funding Science Saves Lives“🙌 via @solvingforsci.bsky.social #defendScience #fundScience #scicomm #sciart🔬

What I love about science-based art: it gives scientists & non-scientists alike an appreciation for the beauty & elegance of the thing we can only model through disassembly. Like showing someone who studies gears the beauty of a well-made watch. The process DOES resemble a waltz or ballet.

“Trump reneged on >$1bn promised by Biden to tribes for renewable energy & salmon recovery. He also halted an initiative to restore salmon runs in the Columbia & Snake rivers and signaled an end to govt’s willingness to consider dam removal.”🙁 Grateful for Klamath dam removal 🙏 #protectSalmon 🐟

Scientists are taking the first steps towards the first synthetic human genome. We’re proud to announce £10 million funding for the SynHG project. Learn more ⤵️ wellcome.org/news/researc...

"...a life lived at intersection of compassion & computation. He showed us what's possible when we unite data, medicine, & purpose. We honor him by continuing the work he championed—unfreezing data, advancing equitable innovation, ensuring discovery always serves humanity" @atulbutte.bsky.social 🙏🏼

"U.S. District Judge William Young during a non-jury trial said the NIH violated federal law by arbitrarily canceling more than $1 billion in research grants because of their perceived connection to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives." 🙏🏼 www.reuters.com/business/hea... #ScienceFunding

Proposed science funding cuts: 🥼 NIH ⬇️ 40% 🔭 NASA ⬇️ 25% 🔬 NSF ⬇️ 57% ref: www.nature.com/articles/d41... BUT: Trump's budget request is not a sure thing—must be approved by US Congress. So let your reps & senators know what's at stake. #BBB #OBBB #OBBBA #ScienceFunding #SaveScience

“We fund science because it is in our national interest to do so!” — @stuartbuck.bsky.social via bsky.app/profile/scur... #StandUpForScience #DefendScience 🔭 #ResearchMatters #ScienceMatters 🔬

As public trust in science and experts declines, science photographer and researcher Felice Frankel explores how the research community engages with the public—and how it could do better.

This is not an outlier… I work at NHGRI and we have an archive that has all the historical records from the NIH-led component of the Human Genome Project. Over half a million scanned pages of materials. We have no clue what will happen to these materials since our comms office was laid off.

Worth noting the HIV/AIDS denialism movement, roundly rejected by the scientific community, but “now targeted at less scientifically sophisticated audiences and spread mainly through the Internet, increased substantially since the COVID-19 pandemic” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV/AID...

Fully circular shapable transparent paperboard (tPB) w closed-loop recyclability & marine biodegradability across shallow to deep sea www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... (OA) ♳ Cellulose-based hydrogel, can hold boiling water via @iflscience.com #Biodegradable #microplastics #plasticPollution #straws