Like other professionals, scientists are considering the impacts of #AI. The @smbmathbiology.bsky.social is no exception. Reinhard Laubenbacher shared his thoughts on how AI could be incorporated into #MathBio in a meaningful way. Links to the full #BiologyInNumbers episode: smb.org/news/13588558

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... ‘Don’t go to the US – not with Trump in charge’: the UK tourist with a valid visa detained by ICE for six weeks

It's been a while friends partly because of good things, partly super sad. But now we have a year of fun travels in the works, so we're looking forward to introducing you to old friends, and new as we seek out cool new scientists to share their stories with you. So watch this space!

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office – live

The fact that they can't spell "success" should be an indicator of: a) what they consider to be successful b) whether we should in any way take them seriously

This little thread 😂

Check out my virtual talk in a few weeks with @tasteofscience.org !

This seems not good.

Check out what past grantees did with their money, then apply for your passion project: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... #SciComm #Outreach #CommunityEngagement

These kinds of mini-grants can be incredibly helpful to small outfits who would otherwise struggle to find sources of funding. It's such an awesome and generous way of a slightly bigger org (i.e. @skypeascientist.bsky.social) to share the love 😍 #SciComm #outreach

I've been using the phrase "dry run" recently in the process of preparing for upcoming events, and got to thinking that this implies the existence of a "wet run". I looked it up to find that the origins are pretty family friendly...although not all the uses are 😏 www.wordorigins.org/big-list-ent...

Here the final illustration of the wrinkle-faced bat #sciart #art #bats

Join us for this free event 🚰🧪 #PFAS #PublicHealth #water #EnvironmentalJustice #scicomm

Using AI makes science communication worse. Period. AI use necessarily reduces accuracy, transparency and authenticity. But sci comm *needs* to be accurate, transparent, and authentic. Otherwise you’re just goofing around, which will destroy your audience‘s trust in you and in other sci comm.

Let me just make a few little adjustments to that title… “How a scientist with a PhD in Geology and 25 years of experience is helping lead California’s earthquake work” Way to devalue my experience.

Still hope I get to see the show at some point, but this is a pretty epic thread of all the details...

I loved this so much + informative thread

Bhattacharya tries to worm his way out of *gasp* telling the truth. RFK Jr.'s HHS is allergic to evidence: it shouldn't take a Senate hearing under oath for Americans to get accurate public health information — especially when lives are on the line.

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Two governors trying to figure out who can shoot themselves in the foot faster

I am working on my 'recap of 2025' post for the @mathonco.bsky.social blog and found that many of last year's posts had to do with #AI in one form or the other. In this #BiologyInNumbers podcast, @smbmathbiology.bsky.social president Laubenbacher talks about the promises and challenges for us

Ötzi and a 45,000-year-old Siberian were both infected with a cancer-causing strain of HPV. This is fascinating, and a reminder that we have a vaccine that *prevents cancer* and everyone eligible should get it.

My sisters have spent years telling me I'm tiny with examples of me posed with perfectly normal sized things. For example 🎒

Our last blog post of 2025 is a look back on everything we did this year - a recap of our ongoing work supporting human infrastructure in STEM and, more recently, scientific open-source projects: www.cscce.org/2025/12/17/2...

The second part of this blog from The Ideas Fund is now online, looking at the importance of care, support, and wellbeing in helping brokers navigate their roles: theideasfund.org/news/role-of...

"Fake citations have turned into a nightmare for research librarians, who by some estimates are wasting up to 15 percent of their work hours responding to requests for nonexistent records that ChatGPT or Google Gemini alluded to."

this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous this is worth sharing and educating people about

"You know the difference between a real science and a pseudoscience? A real science recognizes and accepts its own history without feeling attacked." - Foucault

"The circadian rhythm extends far beyond sleep. It controls metabolism, your mood, how sharp you are at what time of the day, your alertness, all kinds of things." www.americanscientist.org/article/fixi...

Reading that more than 24,000 grant reviews are being rescheduled due to the shutdown. Because of that only 30-35% (vs 50%) will be discussed at study sections.

A movie that takes place where you’re from.

$15k stipend to support 9 weeks of full time summer research! For rising juniors/seniors who are able to travel to and obtain housing at the location of the lab they are placed in! I did an HHMI summer experience in 2013 and it changed everything for me! Apply…or tell someone to apply! 🧪🧠

A PhD in #MathBio at an NCI designated cancer center and hospital? If you are interested in that there's no other place to be

The first rule of communications is clarity 😉

It always seems a little unfair to boil a week long workshop into 5 minutes or less, but these videos are always a fun way to capture the spirit of #MoffittIMO.

Australia has so much electricity from solar power that it is going to start offering free electricity to everyone for at least three hours during the day as the wholesale price of power goes negative electrek.co/2025/11/04/a...

I love the idea of a "super-facilitator". Not sure I am there, but this would qualify as a serious life goal.

Hear hear.

Me doing my best to regulate my body clock using that sweet sweet Florida sunshine! Thanks again @oliviawalch.bsky.social for the time and the chat for @smbmathbiology.bsky.social's podcast #BiologyInNumbers. It was super cool learning about your work @arcascope.bsky.social ⏰☀️💊 #scicomm

Excited to be in Florida for #MathOnco25 starting today. Nice place for it.

With all this talk about gerrymandering in the US at the moment and yet @parmvir.com had to remind me that we do have a @2scientists.org podcast with Thomas Weighill that uses #MathModeling to study precisely that

You can take the girl out of the lab... Despite leaving the lab more than 2 years ago, last week saw the publication of a study I was co-author on: physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/... An intricate piece of work tracking nerve fibers in the lungs, and a reminder of how long science takes!

POLITICO: “.. They referred to Black people as monkeys and ‘the watermelon people’ and mused about putting their political opponents in gas chambers. They talked about raping their enemies .. and lauded Republicans who they believed support slavery. @politico.com www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Coming to SD 🌴 for #SfN25 🧠?! Join @storiesofwin.bsky.social for our first in-person event 🤩. We’ll have a keynote, panels, & time for networking! Won’t be in SD? You can still register to receive a recording! Speaker/panelist announcements coming soon 👀 Register by Nov 1: forms.gle/CJPcKZNZY7uU...

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This is happening tomorrow!

Whereas what I took away from that conversation was "read more science fiction and go to more parties. And that will help your scientific career." 😂 You can all get links to @suzannesindi.bsky.social's episode here: smb.org/news/13442398 #Scicomm #BiologyInNumbers

Really enjoyed talking about mathematical biology (and a little about being an associate dean) in @parmvir.com's Biology in Numbers podcast on the 2025 @smbmathbiology.bsky.social annual meeting! Bolero superfans, don't @ me! 🧪 (I'm at 33:43) podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...