Does anyone know what's happening with NSF oceanography related panels? I think the physical oceanography one is usually early November; presumably it's been cancelled or delayed due to the shutdown. Is there any vague schedule now that they're open again? 🌊

I am so so sorry that Alice Wong has left. I didn’t know her well, but I knew her for a long time and had many convos - and her words, her advocacy, and her humor meant so much for so many. And in classic Alice fashion she generously left us all a note. Safe travels, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social. 一路走好

For those not on Instagram: bsky.app/profile/drsh...

I don’t want to formulate words yet, but my friend Alice Wong, @sfdirewolf.bsky.social of the Disability Visibility Project, has passed. Here are the words she left behind: www.instagram.com/p/DREMDNBjnq...

Alice Wong, writer and disability activist, has died. She was an educator and a communicator and a warrior who lit the way. I’m grateful to have crossed paths with her. Rest in peace.

Prohibited activities include advising Chinese graduate students. For reference, a recent Georgetown report estimated 16% of STEM graduate students in the US are Chinese nationals. This would take out entire fields at the knees, which is perhaps the point.

Are you an early-stage graduate student (2nd or 3rd year) or early-stage postdoc based in the US or Canada, working primarily in Drosophila? Would you like to help improve the experience of all trainees working in Drosophila research? If so, read on. (Please repost to reach a broad audience.)

#InverteFest season is almost here, which means it's time to submit your bug & slug art! The form closes at 100 entries. Find more info, download past art book, and submit here: invertefest.com/#artbook

The Fudge Lab at Chapman University is recruiting a postdoc for an NSF-funded project on the biophysics of hagfish defensive slime deployment. Please repost! Apply here: tinyurl.com/4p937dn5

You're never gonna believe this, but we're out of archaeologists again. We have matched ~650 groups with archaeologists this semester! I am so grateful to the 196 Archaeologist volunteers! We have 60 unmatched groups rn Know archaeologists who could do a session? Send them to SkypeAScientist.com

Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.

Now accepting proposals for the Small Grants for Local and Regional Outreach, which provide up to $1000 USD for a variety of evolution education & outreach projects, workshops, and events. Submit your proposal by March 2, 2026! shorturl.at/I8HqO

For postdocs not yet on the job market!

I have RETURNED to the city of Philadelphia, which means I am about to start shipping orders again. Advent begins in 4 weeks! Do you have a calendar picked out yet?? Make this a December to remember with EELS! Every day, learn something about eels. You won't regret it! Eelfacts.net

the year i’m having

Lovely jelly, thankful to my wife who gave it a much better name than originally intended - story at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tiburonia

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Warning. ⚠️ If you are writing an NSF GRFP, new this year, you need official transcripts to apply. Beware. They will not review applications without official transcripts. ‼️

Hey friends down in VA -- if you care about science, Democracy, or the livability of our planet, please turn out tomorrow and vote for @abigailspanberger.com and the Democrats

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This applies to trying to help people who get SNAP, too. Donating money to a food bank is far more useful than donating food because food banks can buy in bulk and get what they know people actually need. (And recurring donations are a lot more useful than one-time ones, if you can swing it!)

From this day in 2016. #Halloween

Best metaphor I've heard is that using AI is like bringing a forklift to lift the weights at the gym. The point is to build YOUR muscles, not to make the weights go up and down.

CBS News has reportedly disbanded its race and culture unit, which was formed in the wake of George Floyd's murder in 2020 NBC News eliminated its editorial teams for NBC Asian America, NBC BLK, NBC Latino and NBC OUT earlier this month

Debatable in some cases.

🧪📍🌊 🦑🍎 @mbarinews.bsky.social is now accepting applications for our 30th summer internship program www.mbari.org/about/career...

📣 Travel Grants for #COSYNE25 📍 Computational & Systems Neuroscience #COSYNE will be held in Lisbon, Portugal, 12-15 March 2026. Undergrads & those from traditionally under-represented and under-served groups are encouraged to apply. Deadline is 12 November.

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Climate change DEFINITELY affects hurricane: STRENGTH: Warmer water is hurricane food RAINFALL: Warm air holds more water vapor SURGE: Warmer water expands, warmer ice melts, sea levels rise PREDICTION: hotter seas mean faster intensification

TLDR; The PSF has made the decision to put our community and our shared diversity, equity, and inclusion values ahead of seeking $1.5M in new revenue. Please read and share. pyfound.blogspot.com/2025/10/NSF-... 🧵

Sharing for awareness: For those able and willing to help, the Embassy of Jamaica in DC is coordinating disaster relief in the U.S. They have asked folks to reach out to them at [email protected] to coordinate support. The government has info on donations supportjamaica.gov.jm

@aoc at the rally for Mamdani Sunday in NYC. “This city was built by the Irish escaping famine, Italians fleeing fascism, Black Americans fleeing slavery and Jim Crow, Latinos seeking a better life, Native people standing for themselves, Asian Americans coming together…” So good!! 🔥

Congratulations to the 2025 winners of the National Academies Eric and Wendy Schmidt Awards for Excellence in Science Communications given by @nationalacademies.org in partnership with @schmidtsciences.bsky.social ! Learn more about the winners: www.nationalacademies.org/news/2025/10... #scicomm

Tylenol doesn’t cause autism. Vaccines don’t cause autism. Starvation and malnutrition are far bigger threats to the health of children than any of the distractions Trump and RFK Jr want to point you towards. You want to protect kids? Demand they fund SNAP. Don’t let people starve.

This is the third death that I'm aware of this year where a person died trying to flee from ICE.

Spread librarian love! Nominate an extraordinary librarian for the #ILoveMyLibrarian Award. Nominations are accepted online now through Monday, Dec. 15, 2025. ilovelibraries.org/love-my-librarian

Happy World Wombat Day! Sound on to listen to the very soothing munching noises of this chonky wombat...

Looking for a very specific photo of the Ornithischian Hall at AMNH. I want to see the mummified Lambeosaurus from far enough away that you can see the shape and dimensions of the case it's in. Like the 1st image, but further back. Or the 2nd image, but slightly to the left. Can anyone help?

If you're looking for feathered hats, it's plumescrolling

I could not be more excited to have these guests for the next Our Findings Show!! AHHHH!!! Grab early bird tix for $5 off, and join us on 11/11 as we recreate science to see what Our Findings Show! 🎟️ www.ourfindingsshow.com 🎟️ @mikerugnetta.com @taylordotbiz.bsky.social @goastromo.bsky.social

I should probably mention if TV or radio producers need a knowledgeable art reporter specializing in art crime to talk about the theft at the Louvre, I am available

was randomly browsing r/megalophobia earlier only to see an image of stygiomedusa with a snorkeler at the surface, which is bonkers since it's a deep sea jelly. 🦑🧪 after a little digging, it came from this paper: doi.org/10.1590/S198... about this observation: www.instagram.com/p/BzlnDMxht0y

Kanoya Kanpachirou (PR chief of Kanoya City) is a skilled dancer with the head of an amberjack.

I suspect the MAGA government decided to launch all these Bluesky accounts tonight to try to bait people in advance of No Kings. These people have incurable 4chan brain and this is how they operate. Block them. Do not engage. Do not give them what they want.

white house has joined bluesky click here to block all official us government accounts instantly bsky.app/profile/did:...

in these troubling times of great stress and great uncertainty, I urge all my friends on here to remember that the most important thing we can do in our day to day is to be nice to me in particular

Source: Charitie Ropati, Intersectional Environmentalist, and Feminist reporting on Typhoon Halong ravaging western Alaska

This is a sign of immense weakness. It’s like a mobster asking others if they’d be interested in a shakedown because their first targets didn’t cooperate.

Some people doodle. My mother-in-law sews. Happy world squid and cuttlefish day!