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Fruit fly sleep looks different, but new research finds that Drosophila brain responses to sensory patterns resemble those in vertebrates. This could help us understand how sleep evolved in the first place. By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...

New research finds that sleeping fruit fly brains respond to sensory stimuli just like vertebrates, pointing to evolutionarily conserved neural signatures of sleep. By @siddhantpusdekar.bsky.social #neuroskyence www.thetransmitter.org/sleep/drosop...

My latest on a mysterious disease that's been obliterating sea star population for over a decade. Now scientists have found refuge population in the fjords of British Columbia and it might help them figure out what was causing the disease in the first place. www.sciencenews.org/article/sea-...

Like everything else people's pensions are at risk from climate change. Fund managers can protect their beneficiaries by taking it seriously. But many aren't. My report for @sierramagazine.bsky.social www.sierraclub.org/sierra/clima...

Laura Helmuth's impact on Scientific American & science journalism is immeasurable. She demonstrated how a major legacy publication could be a moral one: rigorous reporting on the climate crisis & untangling how science is political, such as explaining why trans kids deserve gender-affirming care

I’ve decided to leave Scientific American after an exciting 4.5 years as editor in chief. I’m going to take some time to think about what comes next (and go birdwatching), but for now I’d like to share a very small sample of the work I’ve been so proud to support (thread)

“There's no outrunning climate change,” Roser says. “It's a global phenomenon. And, you know, I guess it was our turn.”

Can thinking about mistakes in biology enrich our understanding of life? Listen to the latest episode of The Purpose Podcast to find out 🧪 #scicomm rss.com/podcasts/pur... open.spotify.com/episode/6vlX...

This Springer journal article should evidently list ChatGPT as a coauthor. 🧪 doi.org/10.1016/j.su...

Look, I'm all for responsible tech/AI assistance but this is getting out of hand. How could this glaring generative AI response get past the authors, a set of reviewers AND a whole editorial team in a peer reviewed journal? This paper is *still* live as is...👇🏽🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Found something really cool in my data today. This will probably be the last thing I do in my PhD. As excited as I am to venture out into science writing world once I finish my PhD, I will definitely miss this feeling🧪

Hello Bluesky! I'm a PhD student and science writer, trying to do more of the latter after graduating. Check out more about me and my work here - siddhantpusdekar.com I write & host a podcast on science & philosophy. Latest 👇 rss.com/podcasts/pur...

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Genuinely excited to share something I've been working on for a while. It's a podcast with @Project_Telos on the intersections of biology and philosophy. The first one is with @RamrayB on the behavior of groups of cancer cells. Listen here - rss.com/podcasts/pur...