"It’s going to be people with substance versus people with shallow knowledge. It’s going to be mastery versus faking it. It’s going to be people with good taste versus tacky. I trust you will put in the work necessary to be on the right side of those battles.”

ICE is targeting press outside Delaney Hall

Ojo

Conversely "talent" will get you only so far. One, talent is spread more widely than people who fancy themselves geniuses might presume. Two, no matter how talented you are, you're probably neither a Prince nor a Picasso, and someone else pretty talented who's not a dick can do nearly all you do.

My latest for @sciam.bsky.social is all about the real biology, ecology, and climate science that is used to create the world of Pokémon, and how scientists use it to teach science in the real world. This is just about the most fun I’ve ever had interviewing anyone, and I hope you enjoy! 🧪🌎

I don’t actually think it is the job of #scicomm and it’s certainly not responsible scicomm to uncritically repeat propaganda about a scientific project without situating it in political and social context, actually. We need to build trust with our audiences by being complete! 🧪

The way I throw myself to the floor from my bed in milliseconds whenever I wake up by earthquake should be studied.

Damn Mr President that’s crazy anyway stream Carlson et al 2025 “Health losses attributed to anthropogenic climate change” Nature Climate Change 15, 1052-1055 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

ACADEMICS SHOULD TALK BLUNTLY ABOUT MONEY (and should not write for free)

We have been cooking up this story for a while and we are excited to finally be able to share! Read on if you're interested in whole plant regeneration WITHOUT the application of hormones!

There’s still time to take our survey about the landscape of science communication and share your experience

Please excuse my rant I have low blood pressure and need to keep doing work my brain is trying its best

I’m in bed feeling awful and it’s the middle of the day of course so someone doing yard work is perfectly acceptable. Except can someone explain to me why leaf blowers? In a small urban backyard? A leaf blower? What is the point of leaf blowers. What is the benefit of them vis a vis idk a RAKE?

NEW: Wikipedia has banned AI-generated content.

A decade ago, I did make a reading list to help scientists get started! 🧪 medium.com/@chanda/deco...

Didn’t expect making square knots to be such a handy thing to know as an adult +1 boy scouting

Poverty is not and will never be a moral failing

They're killing me I cannot afford a switch 2 pls

My latest blog post on Podura aquatica, the water springtail is finally done! Check it out below…

Graduation becoming a reality slowly but surely. She will be a doctor, and she will finally have a graduation ceremony. 🫶 It’s all coming together.

I got to chat about my career path and how what started as a means to earn a paycheck turned into a personal mission to use my background in science to improve access to neuroscience research education. genomicpress.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...

Attention Science Communicators! We are conducting a survey on the landscape of science communication & need your help gathering experiences. Please send this to #SciComm ppl you know. We want to get as thorough a sense of the state of the field as we can. umiami.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Here is a graph with dollar amounts of funding committed. The curves look very similar to those based on the number of awards.

Nerds, @hopkinspress.bsky.social is having a big sale on books, with many science and nature titles up to 80% off! 🧪🌍

Dolphins have been stranding in droves on the shores of Patagonia. Scientists think they’ve found the culprit

Haitian woman, 31, dies alone at Pittsburgh bus stop days after ICE released her to the streets far from home to perish. Rest in power, Daphy Michel: migrantinsider.com/p/the-loneso...

Did you ever participate in a science fair? Ceren Tunçer's new bite (the first of our 2026 cohort!) takes a look at a study from researchers Soumaiya Imarraine and Nicole Ortiz about how science fairs can make careers in science more accessible to diverse audiences. scicommbites.org/getting-hand...

People have always been captivated by crystals. Turns out we’re not the only apes to find them fascinating. That and more of the best in @science.org and science in this edition of #ScienceAdviser: www.science.org/content/arti... 🧪

Sun bathing lizard for your viewing pleasure

Mercury was only 50 arcminutes (0.8°) above a very young waxing crescent Moon this evening. KAS member Pete Mumbower captured this image from his home in Vicksburg, MI.

Also I’ve been sick as a DOG for the past few days send Vicks and caldito

One decade of my life where the US doesn’t bomb a country Apparently too much to ask for

We’re thrilled to officially introduce the 2026 SciCommBites Author Cohort! This talented group of writers is ready to bring you another year of accessible, engaging bites of science communication research. scicommbites.org/announcing-t...

RNA world beckons

Wrote about Bad Bunny and how after more than a century under U.S. rule, after attempts to erase our national identity, after the man-made crises and natural disasters that have befallen our people, in the face of every challenge, seguimos aquí. We’re still here. www.thecut.com/article/bad-...

I'm going to do a thread of all the references and context behind Bad Bunny's performance and what it means for Puerto Ricans to see this on the biggest stage. The opening title screen is a street mural in Puerto Rico that comes to life with footballs as coconuts. Follow along!

What's that? You say you want to learn more about Puerto Rico's electricity grid?

Bad Bunny’s performance began in the plantation, featured broken electric poles, and ended by centering a hemispheric understanding of “América”—among many other things—and some Anglo journalists are like “his performance wasn’t political.” This is why we need to be telling our stories.

Not at all surprised to learn that Bad Bunny has a historical adviser. His halftime show was a reminder that our history and culture are deeply intertwined with the rest of the western hemisphere. We should think of his performance as part of #America250. #SuperBowl news.wisc.edu/pop-star-bad...

Let's learn about the coquí frog 🐸 (Eleutherodactylus coqui), native to Puerto Rico where it is a beloved national symbol. I want to focus on their call: two tones described as co- and -quí. (SOUND ON) Take a listen 👂 & see if you spot the pattern. Then I'll tell you something amazing about it.

¿Por qué andan encabronados? 😂🏈 #BadBunnyBowl 👏

I cried from beginning to end let’s goooo you know what I can do anything my roots will carry me far.

LADY GAGA?!?!?

No new pictures. Where are you mentally?

*need*

say it louder for the people in the back

the girls are okay they’re playing Beyoncé’s Video Phone on speakers while they do 100 PCR reactions it’s me I’m the girls !!!

Does anyone have a good resource for understanding birthright citizenship in the context of non-incorporated territories? I’m wondering where citizens of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, etc. stand in all the discourse. I’m sure it bodes not great for us but I must know.