This week, the Global Sumud Flotilla tried to deliver life-saving aid to Gaza. Instead, 461 people—including New Yorkers—have been detained by the Israeli military. They must be freed at once. And the deliberate starvation of Palestinians must end now.

Are you a woman in midlife (or older) who has struggled with an eating disorder as an adult? A new anthology, “This Is Not Your Mother’s Eating Disorder,”is looking for your story in the form of a personal essay!  You can read more about the anthology and submit your writing here!

We took the paywall down on this one. defector.com/how-the-fuck...

When you get a PhD, the applications* of your work will be endless. * job applications

WZB Berlin Social Science Center are establishing a new department for the study of democracy and are looking to appoint its first director. wzb.eu/en/jobs/dire...

Take a quick break from doomscrolling and watch a happy golden retriever bounce toward you in the park. #dogsofbluesky

We need about 300 more scientists before we let teachers loose on the database! Tell your colleagues, we need ya!

Look at this cool grasshopper (probably?) that I found

I think there’s a big difference between “all hope is lost” and “I have lost hope” and in climate it is really important to distinguish between the two. My personal feelings, your personal feelings are not the limits of our collective politics.

My coping mechanism for dealing with the nonstop deluge of horrors is just putting more cute community building/educational shit into the world. The more horrific shit they shovel onto us the more cute shit they're going to get out of me. I have to recommend this as a coping mechanism.

A friend and I made a text bot (non-AI) that tells you cool nature facts about the SF Bay Area. I want to find a micro-grant to help fund the texts and also print stickers w/ the number and cute nature illustrations to promote it. Anyone know of a grant/fund that might be a fit? #scicomm

An extremely specific question: does anyone know if local news outlets in the San Francisco Bay Area have some kind of association or organization where they all link up? Not clear from a Google. #SanFrancisco #LocalNews #LocalJournalism #Journalism

I had the opportunity to talk with @gregsoden.bsky.social about some of my work in religion and diet/body size, and how we're seeing language of religious shame return in force to diet products in the current return to "thin is in".

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why is the president the only person testing the limits of his power? everyone should see what they can get away with. what if zookeepers gave helicopters to gorillas? nobody has tried this

A very sweet story from my city ❤️

You do not have to accept repeat Covid infections as inevitable. Mitigations work. Layers work best. Get your booster. Clean & ventilate the air. Test and stay home when sick. Perhaps most important of all, wear a well fitted N95. It protects you & those around you. Community care can save us!

It’s Mary Anning’s birthday, so time to share @katebeaton.bsky.social’s brilliant cartoon again.

📣🧪 $25k grants for those who: 1. are working on research on STEM and education (including AI and CS, graduate education and MSIs, and scholarship that aims to reduce inequality), and 2. have had a recently terminated or cancelled grant from NSF. Early-career scholars prioritized

I have but three moods these days: 1) depressed 2) enraged 3) panel discussion moderator

Research friends— What methodologies do you recommend for analyzing qualitative data from small group (<10 people) conversations/deliberations? Maybe things from focus groups or…? Appreciate any ideas! #academicsky #sociology #research

PhD Timeline xkcd.com/3081

Glad to see my professional organization, the American Sociological Association (@asanews.bsky.social), fighting back.

HEY SCIENTISTS!!! Looking for a way to get involved in advocating for science on a local level? ⬇️ We're asking scientists to publish an op-ed in their local newspaper on June 16th, the birthday of Nobel-prize winning scientist Barbara McClintock ☀️ See the link below for more details!

Very very cool graphics that helped me understand what’s up with K2-18b!

Please share widely! The Next-Generation Psychology Scholars Program (NPSP) supports people applying to Psychology PhD programs in the US, with a focus on those from underrepresented groups. Accepting applications for mentees (undergrads/postbacs) & mentors (grad students/postdocs) til 5/23!

If you are in California, please call and ask your reps to support SB829 and the creation of the California Institute for Scientific Research. This would be an incredible resource for the thousands of scientists impacted by the Trump attacks on science. www.capradio.org/articles/202...

In regard to RFK Jr.'s statements today that wrongfully pathologize people with autism and indicate a very thinly-veiled and extremely concerning anti-vaccine campaign, please see #19: Get vaccinated and talk about the excellent science behind vaccines.

Please send a letter to your representative about this administration's attack on science. This literally took me about a minute to do. actionnetwork.org/letters/kill...

Some friends and I made a zine of things you (and anyone) can do to support science right now. Print a few and put them in little free libraries or local coffee shops, maybe? Printable: tinyurl.com/doforscience... Digitally Readable: tinyurl.com/doforscience... #scicomm #science #research #zine

Hi! Are you a US researcher who spent time thinking about humans? Then your work is in danger of censorship and loss. I'm here to walk you through basic self-archiving. Maybe you think I am being hyperbolic. You only worked on bacteria! Not your problem. Do me a favor and join me anyway.

Colossal didn't make a dire wolf. This is not a dire wolf! Stop saying it is!! I feel like I'm going mad!!!

We need a centralized system to track deaths caused by disruptions to public health, both in the U.S. and globally. I worry the true toll will be massive. I worry it won’t be counted. And if it’s not counted, will it matter? #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth

Today is my birthday (41!) and I have a birthday present request: Today I want you to: - visit a local shop and have a short and pleasant interaction with the person working there (purchase not required but encouraged) - spend 30-60 minutes making or drawing something with analog tools

🚨 Come research singlehood with me! I’m hiring a 3-year Postdoc w/interest in Family Demography to start this Fall. Please share! 📍 Barcelona (@cedemografia.bsky.social) 🔎 ERC-funded project 'SINGLE' 📅 Deadline – April 24, 2025 🔗 More info: shorturl.at/400eo #Postdoc #Demography

Look at this morel mushroom growing out of a crack in the stairs!!!!

Grateful to see many names from my past and current institutions on the list of signatories in this letter. Particularly grateful for Carroll Estes, an incredible UCSF professor emerita whose amazing work on health policy has saved lives. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

Thanks to a follower suggestion, I've added a visualization showing the mean #Arctic sea ice extent for each summer season (June-September). This can be a way of tracking whether each region is becoming seasonally ice-free. Graphic will be updated annually at: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i... 🌊

I want to make a little text bot (sms autoresponder) that essentially follows the format of "text WORD to 12345" and then the bot will respond with a randomized response from a list I have generated. Anyone know a good tool for this? All the business SMS tools are doing too much for my needs.

Massive TDOV rally expected today from 4:00-6:00 at the National Mall between 3rd and 4th streets. Go there, I know many who will be there. Be with community and show your support for transgender people. www.dcnewsnow.com/news/local-n...

Researchers on LinkedIn right now: (It's me, I'm the researcher) #firedfed #opentowork #linkedin #jobsearch #thisisnotfine #academicsky

There is 2-3x as much CO2 sequestered in global permafrost as is in the atmosphere right now; permafrost thaw threatens to release it with massive implications for global warming & climate change Interview with permafrost expert Vladimir Romanovsky out from behind the paywall now for a limited time

These materials were super helpful in my (ultimately unsuccessful) tenure-track job market search this last year. Recommend taking a look if you are on the academic job market! Many thanks, of course, to @aliciaandrz.bsky.social for the generosity and sharing!

Every Californian with an email address and an internet connection can now visit California’s Bookshelf and access more than 300,000 ebooks and audiobooks. www.library.ca.gov/uploads/2025...

Everyone is at risk of Long COVID and other serious health issues from COVID-19. And lots of people don’t have paid sick days or the ability to take time off from work, caretaking, school or more if they get sick. EVERYONE has a right to wear a mask. #NoNYMaskBan

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

Saying “the birth rate is plummeting” is wrong (in addition to the fact it’s eugenics) - and blames the ppl not having children The truth is “the material and psychological conditions in which having a child might be feasible are absent”

Unpopular opinion: I’ve signed a few of these open letters, but frankly, that is not enough. Faculty need to organize AND unionize. I began my #ProfessorLife in a union shop (Wayne State) & I’m now in AAUP-AFT’s at large chapter. Best time to unionize was yesterday. Second best is today.